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Spice
·noun Species; kind. II. Spice ·vt To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices. III. Spice ·vt T...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
spice
To rob. Spice the swell; rob the gentleman. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
spice
raisins, plums, figs, and such like fruit. Yorksh. Spice, a SPECIES. Spice-pudding, plum-pudding. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
cribby islands
Blind alleys, courts, or bye-ways; perhaps from the houses built there being cribbed out of the comm...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
ant islands
Generally found on Spanish charts as Hormigas. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
lagoon islands
Those produced by coral animals; they are of various shapes, belted with coral, frequently with chan...

The Sailor's Word-Book
spice-cake
plumb-cake. SPICE-GINGERBREAD does not imply plumbs, but gingerbread that is warm in the mouth. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Spice, Spices
Heb. basam, besem or bosem . In (Song of Solomon 5:1) "I have gathered my myrrh with my spice," the ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
black spice racket
To rob chimney sweepers of their soot, bag and soot. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose