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Mix Metal (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Mix Metal

A silversmith.

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

Mite * Moabites

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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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.

Mine Uncle’s
Minikin
Minor Clergy
Mint
Mischief
Mish
Mish Topper
Miss
Miss Laycock
Mite
Mix Metal
Moabites
Mob
Mobility
Mohair
Moiety
Moll
Moll Peatly’s Gig
Moll Thompson’s Mark
Molly
Monday