1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue eBook

Francis Grose
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 343 pages of information about 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue eBook

Francis Grose
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 343 pages of information about 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Job’s Comfort.  Reproof instead of consolation.

Job’s comforter.  One who brings news of some
  additional misfortune.

Job’s dock.  He is laid up in Job’s dock; i.e. in a salivation. 
  The apartments for the foul or venereal patients in St.
  Bartholomew’s hospital, are called Job’s ward.

JOBATION.  A reproof.

JOBBERNOLE.  The head.

To job.  To reprove or reprehend.  Cambridge term.

Job.  Any robbery.  To do a job; to commit some kind of
  robbery.

Jock, or crowdy-headed Jock.  A jeering appellation for
  a north country seaman, particularly a collier; Jock being
  a common name, and crowdy the chief food, of the lower
  order of the people in Northumberland.

To Jock, or JOCKUM cloy.  To enjoy a woman.

JOCKUM gage.  A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or
  member-mug.  Cant.

JOGG-trot.  To keep on a jogg-trot; to get on with a slow
  but regular pace.

Johnny bum.  A he or jack ass:  so called by a lady that
  affected to be extremely polite and modest, who would
  not say Jack because it was vulgar, nor ass because it
  was indecent.

Joint.  To hit a joint in carving, the operator must think
  of a cuckold.  To put one’s nose out of joint; to rival one
  in the favour of a patron or mistress.

Jolly, or jolly nob.  The head.  I’ll lump your jolly
  nob for you; I’ll give you a knock on the head.

Jolly dog.  A merry facetious fellow; a Bon VIVANT, who
  never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to
  bed.

Jolter head.  A large head; metaphorically a stupid fellow.

JORDAIN.  A great blow, or staff.  I’ll tip him a jordain if
  I transnear; i.e.  I’ll give him a blow with my staff, if I
  come near him.  Cant.

Jordan.  A chamber-pot.

Jorum.  A jugg, or large pitcher.

Joseph.  A woman’s great coat.  Also, a sheepish bashful
  young fellow:  an allusion to Joseph who fled from Potiphar’s
  wife.  You are Josephus rex; you are jo-king, i. e.
  joking.

Joskin.  A countryman.  The dropcove maced the Joskin
  of twenty quid; The ring dropper cheated the
  countryman of twenty guineas.

Jowl.  The cheek.  Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek
  to cheek.  My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen’s
  jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely.

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