Peculiar (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Peculiar

A mistress.

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.

Peckish * Ped

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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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Paw
Paw Paw Tricks
To Pay
To Peach
Peak
Peal
Pear Making
Peccavi
Peck
Peckish
Peculiar
Ped
Pedlar’s French
To Peel
Peeper
Peepers
Peeping Tom
Peepy
To Peer
Peery
Peg