Wet Parson (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Wet Parson

One who moistens his clay freely, in order to make it stick together.

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

Westminster Wedding * Wet Quaker

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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