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sage - 20 Jan 2004 22:18 GMT

Thought you'd enjoy this ...

The "1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" at:

http://www.harvestfields.netfirms.com/etexts/31/00.htm

Cheers, PeterNW

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sage - 20 Jan 2004 22:23 GMT

> Thought you'd enjoy this ...
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> Cheers, PeterNW

Sorry, troops -- meant for someone else.

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Jim Ward - 20 Jan 2004 22:54 GMT

> Sorry, troops -- meant for someone else.

What's we're not vulgar enough?

MALKIN, or MAULKIN. A general name for a cat; also a
parcel of rags fastened to the end of a stick, to clean an
oven; also a figure set up in a garden to scare the birds;
likewise an awkward woman. The cove's so scaly, he'd
spice a malkin of his jazey: the fellow is so mean, that he
would rob a scare-crow of his old wig.

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