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Smear Gelt (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Smear Gelt

A bribe. GERMAN.

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

Smear * Smeller

Nearby

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.

To Smack
Smacksmooth
Smacking Cove
Small Clothes
Smart
Smart Money
Smasher
Smash
To Smash
Smear
Smear Gelt
Smeller
Smelling Cheat
Smelts
Smicket
Smirk
Smiter
Smithfield Bargain
Smock-faced
To Smoke
Smoker