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Moiety (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Moiety

Half, but vulgarly used to signify a share or portion: as, He will come in for a small moiety.

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

Mohair * Moll

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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.

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
Money
Money Droppers
Mongrel
Monks and Friars
Monkey