Squelch (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Squelch

A fall. Formerly a bailiff caught in a barrack-yard in Ireland, was liable by custom to have three tosses in a blanket, and a squelch; the squelch was given by letting go the corners of the blanket, and suffering him to fall to the ground. Squelch-gutted; fat, having a prominent belly.

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

Squeeze Wax * Squib

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