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Wiseacre’s Hall (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Wiseacre’s Hall

Gresham college.

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

Wiseacre * Wit

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.

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
Wolf In the Stomach
Wood
Wood Pecker
Woodcock
Wooden Habeas
Wooden Spoon