Fortune Hunters (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Fortune Hunters

Indigent men, seeking to enrich themselves by marrying a woman of fortune.

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

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Forlorn Hope * Fortune Teller

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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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