Shoulder Feast (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Shoulder Feast

A dinner given after a funeral, to those who have carried the corpse.

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

Shovel * Shoulder Clapper

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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Short-heeled Wench
Shot
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Shoulder Clapper
Shoulder Sham
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