Black Fly (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Black Fly

The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest.

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

Black Eye * Black Guard

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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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