devil’s books (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

devil’s books

Cards.

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

devil-1 * devil catcher

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Nathan Bailey's 1721 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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deep-one
deft fellow
degen
dells
demure
demy-rep
derby
derrick
devil
devil-1
devil’s books
devil catcher
devil’s daughter
devil’s daughter’s portion
devil drawer
devil’s dung
devil’s guts
devilish
deusea ville
deusea ville stampers
dew beaters