Nubbing (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Nubbing

Hanging. Nubbing cheat: the gallows. Nubbing cove; the hangman. Nubbing ken; the sessions house.

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.

Nub * Nug

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To Nose-1
Nose Bag
Nose Gent
Nostrum
Notch
Note
Nous-box
Nozzle
Nub
Nubbing
Nug
Nugging Dress
Nugging-house
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Numbers
Numbscull
Numms
Nunnery
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