spice | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Spice
·noun Species; kind. II. Spice ·vt To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices. III. Spice ·vt T...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
spice
To rob. Spice the swell; rob the gentleman. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
spice islands
A privy. Stink-hole bay or dilberry creek. The fundament. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
spice-cake
plumb-cake. SPICE-GINGERBREAD does not imply plumbs, but gingerbread that is warm in the mouth. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Spice, Spices
Heb. basam, besem or bosem . In (Song of Solomon 5:1) "I have gathered my myrrh with my spice," the ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
black spice racket
To rob chimney sweepers of their soot, bag and soot. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose