Lurries (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Lurries

Money, watches, rings, or other moveablcs.

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.

Lurcher * Lush

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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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Lumber Troop
Lumber House
To Lump
To Lump the Lighter
Lumpers
Lumping
Lun
Lurch
Lurched
Lurcher
Lurries
Lush
To Lush
Lushey
Lye