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Wiper (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Wiper

A handkerchief. Cant.

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

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Wipe * Wiper Drawer

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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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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.

Windfall
Windmills In the Head
Window Peeper
Windward Passage
Windy
Wink
Winnings
Winter Cricket
Winter’s Day
Wipe
Wiper
Wiper Drawer
To Wiredraw
Wise
Wise Men of Gotham
Wiseacre
Wiseacre’s Hall
Wit
Witches
To Wobble
Wolf In the Breast