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Rantum Scantum (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Rantum Scantum

Playing at rantum scantum; making the beast with two backs.

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

Rantipole * To Rap

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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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.

Rammer
To Ramp
Ramshackled
Randle
Randy
Rangling
Rank
Rank Rider
Rantallion
Rantipole
Rantum Scantum
To Rap
Rapparees
Rapper
Raree Shew Men
Rascal
Rat
Rats
Rattle
Rattle-pate
Rattle-traps