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Sign of The (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Sign of The

FIVE SHILLINGS. The crown. TEN SHILLINGS. The two crowns. FIFTEEN SHILLINGS. The three crowns.

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

Sign of a House To Let * Silence

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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.

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
Simples