Saint (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Saint

A piece of spoilt timber in a coach-maker’s shop, like a saint, devoted to the flames.

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

Saddle * Saint Geoffrey’s Day

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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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