Spiritual Flesh Broker (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Spiritual Flesh Broker

A parson.

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 Spirit Away * Spit

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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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Speak
Specked Whiper
Spice
Spice Islands
Spider-shanked
To Spiflicate
Spilt
Spilt-1
Spindle Shanks
To Spirit Away
Spiritual Flesh Broker
Spit
Spit-1
Spit Fire
Spliced
Split Crow
Split Cause
Split Fig
Split Iron
Spooney
Spoil Pudding