Riding St (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Riding St

GEORGE. The woman uppermost in the amorous congress, that is, the dragon upon St. George. This is said to be the way to get a bishop.

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

Ridge * Riding Skimmington

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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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