Master of the Wardrobe (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Master of the Wardrobe

One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.

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

Master of the Rolls * Matrimonial Peace-maker

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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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