Oi Poaaoi (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Oi Poaaoi

(CAMBRIDGE.) The many; the multitude; who take degrees without being entitled for an honor. All that is REQUIRED, are three books of Euclid, and as far as Quadratic Equation’s in Algebra. See Plucked.

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

Oil of Stirrup * Old

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