rochester portion | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Portion
·noun A wife's fortune; a dowry. II. Portion ·noun A part assigned; allotment; share; fate. III. P...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Rochester Buildings
On the north side of Leadenhall Street at No. 138, adjoining 8haft's Court (P.O. Directory). First ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
dog's portion
A lick and a smell. He comes in for only a dog's portion; a saying of one who is a distant admirer o...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
tetbury portion
A **** and a clap. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Rochester, John Wilmot (2nd Earl of)
(1647-1680) Poet, s. of the 1st Earl, b. at Ditchley in Oxfordshire, and ed. at Oxf., saw some nava...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Jezreel, Portion of
The field adjoining the city (2 Kings 9:10, 21, 36, 37). Here Naboth was stoned to death (1 Kings 21...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
devil's daughter's portion
Deal, Dover, and Harwich, The Devil gave with his daughter in marriage; And, by a codicil to his wil...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
hand basket portion
A woman whose husband receives frequent presents from her father, or family, is said to have a hand-...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose