Hum Cap (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hum Cap

Very old and strong beer, called also stingo. See Stingo.

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.

Hum Box * Hum Drum

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