Whittington’s College (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Whittington’s College

Newgate; built or repaired by the famous lord mayor of that name.

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

Whither-go-ye * Whore’s Bird

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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White-livered
White Lie
White Serjeant
White Swelling
White Tape
White Wool
Whitechapel
Whitewashed
Whitfielite
Whither-go-ye
Whittington’s College
Whore’s Bird
Whore’s Curse
Whohe’s Kitling
Whore-monger
Whore Pipe
Whow Ball
Wibble
Wibling’s Witch
Wicket
Widow’s Weeds