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Sign of a House To Let (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Sign of a House To Let

A widow’s weeds.

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

Sidledywry * Sign of The

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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.

Shoulder Clapper
Shoulder Sham
Shred
Shrimp
To Shuffle
Shy Cock
Sice
Sick As a Horse
Side Pocket
Sidledywry
Sign of a House To Let
Sign of The
Silence
Silent Flute
Silk Snatchers
Silver Laced
Simeonites
Simkin
Simon
To Simper
Simpleton