jolly nob | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

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Jolly
·add. ·adj A marine in the English navy. II. Jolly ·superl Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Nob
·noun The <<Head>>. II. Nob ·noun A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Nob
discourse; prophecy ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Nob
High place, a city of the priests, first mentioned in the history of David's wanderings (1 Sam. 21:1...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
jolly
The head. I'll lump your jolly nob for you; I'll give you a knock on the head. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
nob
1) A king. A man of rank. 2) The head. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
jolly
This term is usually applied to a comely and corpulent person, but afloat it is a familiar name for ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
nob
The head; therefore applied to a person in a high station of life. (See knob.) ...

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Nob
(high place) (1 Samuel 22:19; Nehemiah 11:32) a sacerdotal city in the tribe of Benjamin and situate...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Jolly-boat
·noun A boat of medium size belonging to a ship. ...

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jolly dog
A merry facetious fellow; a BON VIVANT, who never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to b...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
nob girder
A bridle. ...

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jolly-tail
n. a Tasmanian name for the largervariety of the fish Galaxias attenuatus, Jenyns, andother species...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
hob-nob
(sometimes pronounced [hab-nab]) at a venture, rashly. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
jolly-boat
A smaller boat than the cutter, but likewise clincher-built. It is generally a hack boat for small w...

The Sailor's Word-Book
jolly jumpers
Sails above the moon-rakers. ...

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jolly roger
A pirate's flag; a white skull in a black field. ...

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hob or nob
Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request o...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mersey jolly-tail
n. See jolly-tail. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
pieman jolly-tail
n. See jolly-tail. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
hob-a-nob
To drink cosily; the act of touching glasses in pledging a health. An early and extensive custom fal...

The Sailor's Word-Book
dicked in the nob
Silly. Crazed. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose