Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - Snabble and Smush

Here Grose defines a range of odd words and phrases, including smack (to kiss), snap the glace (break the shop windows), snabble (to riffle or plunder) and, smush (to snatch).

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

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