Whetstone’s Park (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Whetstone’s Park

A lane between Holborn and Lincoln’s-inn Fields, formerly famed for being the resort of women of the town.

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

Whet * Whids

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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Whack
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Wheedle
Wheelband In the Nick
Whelp
Whereas
Whet
Whetstone’s Park
Whids
To Whiddle
Whiddler
Whiffles
Whifflers
Whimper
To Whine
Whinyard
To Whip the Cock
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