Specked Whiper (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Specked Whiper

A coloured hankerchief. Cant.

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

Speak * Spice

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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Spanks
Spanking
Spark
Sparkish
Sparking Blows
Sparrow
Sparrow-mouthed
Spatch Cock
To Speak With
Speak
Specked Whiper
Spice
Spice Islands
Spider-shanked
To Spiflicate
Spilt
Spilt-1
Spindle Shanks
To Spirit Away
Spiritual Flesh Broker
Spit