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She Lion (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

She Lion

A shilling.

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

She House * She Napper

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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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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.

Shanks Naggy
Shannon
Shapes
Shappo
Shark
Sharp
Sharper
Shaver
Shavings
She House
She Lion
She Napper
Sheep’s Head
Sheepish
Sheepskin Fiddler
Shelf
Sheriff’s Journeyman
Sheriff’s Ball
Sheriff’s Bracelets
Sheriff’s Hotel
Sheriff’s Picture Frame