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Mouth-1 (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Mouth-1

A silly fellow. A dupe. To stand mouth; i.e. to be duped.

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

Mouth * To Mow

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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.

Mother
Mother of All Saints
Mother of All Souls
Mother of St
Mother of the Maids
Mouchets
Moveables
Mouse
Mousetrap
Mouth
Mouth-1
To Mow
Mow Heater
Mower
Muck
Muckworm
Muckinder
Mud
Mud Lark
Muff
Muffling Cheat