CIRCLE WITH A DOT

MEDLAR. A fruit, vulgarly called an open arse; of which it is more truly than delicately said, that it is never ripe till it is as rotten as a t--d, and then it is not worth a f--t.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)--#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

GARNISH. An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol.A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)--#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons