Tall Boy (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Tall Boy

A bottle, or two-quart pot.

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.

Tale Tellers * Tally Men

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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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Tabby
Tace
Tackle
Taffy
Tag-rag and Bobtail
Tail
Taken In
Tale Tellers
Tall Boy
Tally Men
Tallywags
Tame
Tandem
Tangier
Tanner
Tantadlin Tart
Tantrums
Tantwivy
Tap