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queer cole fencer
A putter off, or utterer, of bad money.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Cole
·noun A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; ·esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coles...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cole
Money. Post the cole: pay down the money.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cole
, keal
pottage or broth made of cabbage. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cole
[from the German kohl]. Colewort or sea-kale; a plant in its wild state peculiar to the sea-coast.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Maker
·noun One who writes verses; a poet.
II. Maker ·noun The person who makes a promissory note.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Queer
·noun Counterfeit money.
II. Queer ·add. ·adj To <<Puzzle>>.
III. Queer ·adj Mysterious; suspiciou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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queer
or quire
Base, roguish, bad, naught or worthless. How queerly the cull touts; how roguishly the fel...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rum cole
New money, or medals.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cole-goose
A name for the cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Glass maker
·noun ·Alt. of <<Glassmaker>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mischief-maker
·noun One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Money-maker
·noun One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money.
II. Money-maker ·noun One who ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Widow-maker
·noun One who makes widows by destroying husbands.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bed-maker
Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students, sweep his room, &c. They will put their hands...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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beggar maker
A publican, or ale-house keeper.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dilberry maker
The fundament.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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piss maker
A great drinker, one much given to liquor.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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block-maker
A manufacturer of blocks.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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rope-maker
A first-class petty officer in the navy.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sail-maker
A qualified person who (with his mates) is employed on board ship in making, repairing, or altering ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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queer wedges
Large buckles.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer bail
Insolvent sharpers, who make a profession of bailing persons arrested: they are generally styled Jew...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer birds
Rogues relieved from prison, and returned to their old trade.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer bitch
An odd, out-of-the-way fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer bluffer
The master of a public-house the resort of rogues and sharpers, a cut-throat inn or alehouse keeper....
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer bung
An empty purse.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer checkers
Among strolling players, door-keepers who defraud the company, by falsely checking the number of peo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer cove
A rogue. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer cuffin
A justice of the peace; also a churl.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer degen
An ordinary sword, brass or iron hilted.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer ken
A prison. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer kicks
A bad pair of breeches.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer mort
A diseased strumpet. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer nab
A felt hat, or other bad hat.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer plungers
Cheats who throw themselves into the water, in order that they may be taken up by their accomplices,...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer prancer
A bad, worn-out, foundered horse; also a cowardly or faint-hearted horse-stealer.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer rooster
An informer that pretends to be sleeping, and thereby overhears the conversation of thieves in night...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer street
Wrong. Improper. Contrary to one's wish. It is queer street, a cant phrase, to signify that it is wr...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer fish
An odd or eccentric person is often called a queer fish, an odd stick.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Cole-Harbour Lane
1) A lane leading south out of Upper Thames Street at No. 92 to the Thames at Cole Harbour Stairs, i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cole Harbour Stairs
At the south end of Coleharbour in Dowgate Ward (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
The wharf seems to hav...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the south side of Knightrider Street, near its junction with Queen Victoria Street, in Queenhithe...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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matrimonial peace-maker
The sugar-stick, or arbor vitae.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer bit-makers
Coiners. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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queer as dick's hatband
Out of order, without knowing one's disease.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Conduit by St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the north side of the church, in the wall thereof (S. 18). Made about 1583. £700 given by Barnard...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.