White Lie (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

White Lie

A harmless lie, one not told with a malicious intent, a lie told to reconcile people at variance.

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

White-livered * White Serjeant

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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Whisker
Whisker Splitter
Whiskin
Whisky
Whistle
Whistling Shop
Whit
White Ribbin
White Feather
White-livered
White Lie
White Serjeant
White Swelling
White Tape
White Wool
Whitechapel
Whitewashed
Whitfielite
Whither-go-ye
Whittington’s College
Whore’s Bird