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Property (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Property

To make a property of any one; to make him a conveniency, tool, or cat’s paw; to use him as one’s own.

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

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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.

Princes
Princod
Princox
Princum Prancum
Prinking
Print
Priscian
Prittle Prattle
Prog
Props
Property
Proud
Provender
Prophet
Prunella
To Pry
Public Man
Public Ledger
Pucker
Pucker Water
Puddings