welch comb | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

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Welch
·adj ·see <<Welsh>>. ...

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Comb
·noun The curling crest of a wave. II. Comb ·noun The notched scale of a wire micrometer. III. Com...

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comb
To comb one's head; to clapperclaw, or scold any one: a woman who lectures her husband, is said to c...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
comb
1) a hollow or valley. Suss. Also half a quarter of corn. S. 2) the window-stool of a casement. Glo...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
comb
A small piece of timber under the lower part of the beak-head, for the fore-tack to be hauled to, in...

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welch fiddle
The itch. See scotch fiddle. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
welch mile
Like a Welch mile, long and narrow. His story is like a Welch mile, long and tedious. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
welch rabbit
(i. e. a Welch rare-bit) Bread and cheese toasted. See rabbit.--The Welch are said to be so remarka...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
welch ejectment
To unroof the house, a method practised by landlords in Wales to eject a bad tenant. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Comb-shaped
·adj <<Pectinate>>. ...

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Lady's comb
·- An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely res...

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flacking-comb
a wide-toothed comb. Oxf. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
readying-comb
a wide-toothed comb. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose