Mousetrap (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Mousetrap

The parson’s mousetrap; the state of matrimony.

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

Mouse * Mouth

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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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Mossy Face
Mot
Mother
Mother of All Saints
Mother of All Souls
Mother of St
Mother of the Maids
Mouchets
Moveables
Mouse
Mousetrap
Mouth
Mouth-1
To Mow
Mow Heater
Mower
Muck
Muckworm
Muckinder
Mud
Mud Lark