Humming Liquor (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Humming Liquor

Double ale, stout pharaoh. See Pharaoh.

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

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Hummer * Hummums

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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Hulky
Hulver-headed
To Hum
Hums
Hum Box
Hum Cap
Hum Drum
Hum Durgeon
Humbugs
Hummer
Humming Liquor
Hummums
Humstrum
Hump
Humpty Dumpty
To Hunch
Hunch-backed
Hung Beef
Hunks
Hunt’s Dog
Hunting