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Throttle (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Throttle

The throat, or gullet.

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

To Throttle * To Thrum

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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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.

Thorough Go Nimble
Thorough Cough
Thorough Stitch
Thought
Three To One
Three-penny Upright
Three-legged Mare
Three Threads
Threps
To Throttle
Throttle
To Thrum
Thrums
Thumb
Thcmmikins
Thump
Thumping
Thwack
Tib
Tibby
Tib of the Buttery