Sword Racket (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Sword Racket

To enlist in different regiments, and on receiving the bounty to desert immediately.

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

Swizzle * Swop

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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Swizzle
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