Socket Money (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Socket Money

A whore’s fee, or hire: also money paid for a treat, by a married man caught in an intrigue.

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.

To Soak * Soldier’s Bottle

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