The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699 by Bodleian Library
The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699

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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