Fam Lay (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Fam Lay

Going into a goldsmith’s shop, under pretence of buying a wedding ring, and palming one or two, by daubing the hand with some viscous matter.

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

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