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Peccavi (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Peccavi

To cry peccavi; to acknowledge one’s self in an error, to own a fault: from the Latin PECCAVI, I have sinned.

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

Pear Making * Peck

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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.

Paviour’s Workshop
To Paum
Paunch
Paw
Paw Paw Tricks
To Pay
To Peach
Peak
Peal
Pear Making
Peccavi
Peck
Peckish
Peculiar
Ped
Pedlar’s French
To Peel
Peeper
Peepers
Peeping Tom
Peepy