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Lig (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Lig

A bed. See Lib.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Lifter * Light Bob

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Levite
To Lib
Libbege
Libben
Libken
To Lick
Lickspittle
Lift
Lift-1
Lifter
Lig
Light Bob
Light-fingered
Light-heeled
Light House
Light Troops
Ltghtmans
Lightning
Likeness
Liliputian
Lily White