costard monger

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• Costard

  ·noun The head; — used contemptuously. II. Costard ·noun An apple, large and round like the head. ...

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• costard

  The head. I'll smite your costard; I'll give you a knock on the head. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• costard

  the head ; a kind of opprobrious word, used by way of contempt, probably alluding to a costard apple...

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

• Monger

  ·noun A small merchant vessel. II. Monger ·vt To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; —...

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• monger

  A trader. (See monkey.) ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Ballad monger

  ·- A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. ...

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• Fashion-monger

  ·noun One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy. ...

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• Rule-monger

  ·noun A stickler for rules; a slave of <<Rules>>. ...

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• mutton monger

  A man addicted to wenching. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• schism monger

  A dissenting teacher. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• tat monger

  One that uses false dice. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• whore-monger

  A man that keeps more than one mistress. A country gentleman, who kept a female friend, being reprov...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose