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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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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.

Resurrection Men
Reverence
Reversed
Review of the Black Cuirassiers
Rhino
Rib
Ribaldry
Ribbin
To Ribroast
Rich Face
Richaud Snary
Rider
Ridge
Riding St
Riding Skimmington
Riff Raff
Rig
Rigging
Right
Rigmarole
Ring