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To Snilch (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Snilch

To eye, or look at any thing attentively: the cull snilches. Cant.

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

To Snicker * Snip

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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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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.

Snappers
Snapt
Snatch Cly
Sneak
Sneaker
Sneaking Budge
Sneaksby
Sneering
Snicker
To Snicker
To Snilch
Snip
Snitch
To Snite
To Snivel
To Snoach
Snob
To Snooze
Snoozing Ken
Snow
Snout