Dowse On the Chops (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Dowse On the Chops

A blow in the face.

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

To Dowse * Dowser

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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Double
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Dove-tail
Douglas
Dowdy
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Down
To Dowse
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Drap
Drag
Drag Lay
Draggletail
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Drain
Dram
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