Shanks Naggy (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Shanks Naggy

To ride shanks naggy: to travel on foot. SCOTCH.

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

Shanks * Shannon

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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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Shake
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Shallow Pate
Shallow
Sham
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Shanker
Shanks
Shanks Naggy
Shannon
Shapes
Shappo
Shark
Sharp
Sharper
Shaver
Shavings
She House
She Lion