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Pego (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Pego

The penis of man or beast.

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

Peg Trantum’s * Pell-mell

Nearby

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.

Pedlar’s French
To Peel
Peeper
Peepers
Peeping Tom
Peepy
To Peer
Peery
Peg
Peg Trantum’s
Pego
Pell-mell
Pelt
Penance Board
Penny-wise and Pound Foolish
Pennyworth
Penthouse Nab
Peppered
Peppery
Perkin
Perriwinkle