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Stum (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Stum

The flower of fermenting wine, used by vintners to adulterate their wines.

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

Stuling Ken * Stumps

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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.

Stroke
Strollers
Strommel
Strong Man
Strum
To Strum
Strumpet
Stub-faced
Stubble It
Stuling Ken
Stum
Stumps
Sturdy Beggars
Successfully
Such a Reason Pist My Goose
Suck
To Suck
Sucking Chicken
Suds
Sugar Stick
Sugar Sops