Strum (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Strum

A perriwig. Rum strum: a fine large wig. (CAMBRIDGE) To do a piece. Foeminam subagitare. Cant.

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.

Strong Man * To Strum

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Strapping
Straw
Stretch
Stretching
Strike
Strip Me Naked
Stroke
Strollers
Strommel
Strong Man
Strum
To Strum
Strumpet
Stub-faced
Stubble It
Stuling Ken
Stum
Stumps
Sturdy Beggars
Successfully
Such a Reason Pist My Goose