Spring-ankle Warehouse (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Spring-ankle Warehouse

Newgate, or any other gaol: IRISH.

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

Spree * Squab

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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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Spunge
Spunk
Spoon Hand
To Spout
Spouting Club
Spouting
Spouted
Spread
Spread Eagle
Spree
Spring-ankle Warehouse
Squab
Square
Square Toes
Squeak
Squeaker
Squeeze Crab
Squeeze Wax
Squelch
Squib
Squint-a-pipes