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To Troll (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Troll

To loiter or saunter about.

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

Tripe * Trolly Lolly

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.

Trigrymate
Trim
Trim Tram
Trimming
Trine
Tringum Trangum
Trining
Trinkets
Trip
Tripe
To Troll
Trolly Lolly
Trollop
Trooper
Trot
Trotters
To Trounce
Truck
Trull
Trumpery
Trumpet