Turnpike Man (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Turnpike Man

A parson; because the clergy collect their tolls at our entrance into and exit from the world.

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

Turnip-pated * Tuzzy-muzzy

Nearby

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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Tup
Tup Running
T—d
Turf
Turk
Turkey Merchant
Turncoat
Turned Up
Turnip-pated
Turnpike Man
Tuzzy-muzzy
Twaddle
Twangey
Tweague
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Twelver
Twiddle-diddles
Twiddle Poop
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