Thames (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Thames

He will not find out a way to set the Thames on fire; he will not make any wonderful discoveries, he is no conjuror.

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

Tetbury Portion * Thatch-gallows

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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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