To Dawb (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Dawb

To bribe. The cull was scragged because he could not dawb; the rogue was hanged because he could not bribe. All bedawbed with lace; all over lace.

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

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