Venus’s Curse (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Venus’s Curse

The venereal disease.

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

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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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Vamper
Van
Van-neck
Vardy
Varlets
Varment
Vaulting School
Velvet
Venerable Monosyllable
Venus’s Curse
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Vicar of Bray
Vice Admiral of the Narrow Seas
Victualling Office
Vincent’s Law
Vinegar
Vixen
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Uncle
Understrapper