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Negligee (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Negligee

A woman’s undressed gown, Vulgarly termed a neggledigee.

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

Needle Point * Negroe

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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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.

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Nazakene Foretop
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Neb
Neck Stamper
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Neck Weed
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Negroe
Negroe’s Heads
Nescio
Nettled
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New Drop
New Light
Newgate Bird
Newgate Solicitor
Newman’s Lift