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Shaftsbury (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Shaftsbury

A gallon pot full of wine, with a cock.

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

Shabbaroon * To Shag

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.

Seedy
Sees
Served
Seraglio
Send
Set
Setter
To Settle
Seven-sided Animal
Shabbaroon
Shaftsbury
To Shag
Shag-bag
Shake
Shake-1
Shallow Pate
Shallow
Sham
To Shamble
Shanker
Shanks