Munster Heifer (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Munster Heifer

An Irish woman. A woman with thick legs is said to be like a Munster heifer; i.e. beef to the heels.

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

Munster Plums * Murder

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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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