Richaud Snary (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Richaud Snary

A dictionary. A country lad, having been reproved for calling persons by their christian names, being sent by his master to borrow a dictionary, thought to shew his breeding by asking for a Richard Snary.

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

Rich Face * Rider

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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