FRANCIS GROSE] A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue London: Hooper, 1796. 8° (8¼ x 4½in; 211 x 126mm) (browned), contemporary calf (rebacked preserving old morocco label, board edges rubbed and chipped). Provenance : John Arlott (pencil inscription). Third edition, one of two issues. Francis Grose (1731?-1791) first published his dictionary of underworld slang and thieves' cant in 1785. Sporting terms include "Bruiser: one skilled in the art of boxing", "Cocker: one fond of the diversions of cock fighting" and "Gambler: A sharper, a tricking gamester". "Tartar" has a range of meanings which include: "An adept at any feat, or game: he is quite a tartar at cricket, or billiards."
FRANCIS GROSE] A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue London: Hooper, 1796. 8° (8¼ x 4½in; 211 x 126mm) (browned), contemporary calf (rebacked preserving old morocco label, board edges rubbed and chipped). Provenance : John Arlott (pencil inscription). Third edition, one of two issues. Francis Grose (1731?-1791) first published his dictionary of underworld slang and thieves' cant in 1785. Sporting terms include "Bruiser: one skilled in the art of boxing", "Cocker: one fond of the diversions of cock fighting" and "Gambler: A sharper, a tricking gamester". "Tartar" has a range of meanings which include: "An adept at any feat, or game: he is quite a tartar at cricket, or billiards."
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