Swannery (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Swannery

He keeps a swannery; i.e. all his geese are swans.

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

Swagger * Sweating

Nearby

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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Surveyor of the Pavement
Sus Per Coll
Suspence
Sutrer
Swabbers
Swad
To Swaddle
Swaddlers
Swag
Swagger
Swannery
Sweating
Sweet
Sweet Heart
Sweetness
Swell
Swelled Head
Swig
Swigmen
To Swill
Swill Tub