The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699 by Bodleian Library

The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699

Bodleian Library

196 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction informative slow-paced
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It’s a shame that so many very apt words fall out of common use over time, like “blobber-lippd,” which means having lips that are very thick, hanging down, or turning over; and “chounter”, which is to talk pertly, and sometimes angrily. Both words...

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