Joskin (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Joskin

A countryman. The dropcove maced the Joskin of twenty quid; The ring dropper cheated the countryman of twenty guineas.

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

Joseph * Jowl

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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