Shoemaker’s Stocks (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Shoemaker’s Stocks

New, or strait shoes. I was in the shoemaker’s stocks; i.e. had on a new pair of shoes that were too small for me.

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

Shod All Round * To Shoole

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Shifting Ballast
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