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.

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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