Bawbee (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Bawbee

A halfpenny. Scotch.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Battle-Royal * Bawbels

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Bastardly Gullion
To Baste
Basting
Bastonading
Bat
Batch
Battner
Batchelor’s Fare
Batchelor’s Son
Battle-Royal
Bawbee
Bawbels
Bawd
Bawdy Basket
Bawdy-house Bottle
Bay Fever
Bayard of Ten Toes
Beak
Bean
Bear
Bear-garden Jaw