To Bar the Bubble (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Bar the Bubble

To except against the general rule, that he who lays the odds must always be adjudged the loser: this is restricted to betts laid for liquor.

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

To Bubble * Bubbly Jock

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