Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - Punch in the Potato Trap

These pages include definitions for the words polt (a punch in the face), potato trap (a mouth), and poisoned (pregnant).

Taken from: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Author / Creator: Grose, Francis
Publisher: S. Hooper, London
Date: 1785
Copyright: By permission of the British Library Board
Shelfmark: 626.h.22

1785 - Grose's Vulgar Tongue

Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - Title Page

Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - Goggles and goldfinders

Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - Punch in the Potato Trap

Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - Snabble and Smush

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