Tender Parnell (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Tender Parnell

A tender creature, fearful of the least puff of wind or drop of rain. As tender as Parnell, who broke her finger in a posset drink.

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

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