1811 dictionary of the vulgar tongue : a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence : unabridged from the original 1811 edition more books like this

by Francis Grose

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1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue more books like this

by Francis Grose

Francis Grose (1731-1791) was an antiquary, a lexicographer, of Swiss extraction, and a Richmond Herald from 1755 to 1763. He published Antiquities of England and Wales (1773-87), which was well received, and thereafter, in 1789, set out on an antiquarian tour through Scotland, the fruit of which was Antiquity of Scotland (1789- 91). He afterwards ...

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Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Chi more books like this

by Li Shujuan, Shujuan Li, Yan Ligang

This new dictionary of modern Chinese slang contains more than 1,000 entries of the most popular and widely used expressions which have emerged in recent years. Entries are presented and alphabetized using English characters, with complete English definitions.

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