Welch Ejectment (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Welch Ejectment

To unroof the house, a method practised by landlords in Wales to eject a bad tenant.

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

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