Numms (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Numms

A sham collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt.

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.

Numbscull * Nunnery

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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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Nous-box
Nozzle
Nub
Nubbing
Nug
Nugging Dress
Nugging-house
To Null
Numbers
Numbscull
Numms
Nunnery
To Nurse
Nuts
Nuts-1
Nutcrackers
Nutmegs
Nyp
Nyp Shop
Nypper