gooseberry wig | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Wig
·noun A kind of raised seedcake. II. Wig ·noun An old seal; — so called by fishermen. III. Wig ·v...

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Gooseberry
·adj A silly person; a goose cap. II. Gooseberry ·adj Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, th...

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gooseberry
He played up old gooseberry among them; said of a person who. by force or threats, suddenly puts an ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Bob wig
·- A short wig with bobs or short curls; — called also bobtail wig. ...

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gooseberry-eyed
One with dull grey eyes, like boiled gooseberries. ...

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gooseberry-tree
Little, n. name given to theAustralian tree Buchanania mangoides, F. v. M., N.O.Anacardiaceae. 1847...

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