Sweet Heart (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Sweet Heart

A term applicable to either the masculine or feminine gender, signifying a girl’s lover, or a man’s mistress: derived from a sweet cake in the shape of a heart.

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

Sweet * Sweetness

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Swabbers
Swad
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Swag
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Sweating
Sweet
Sweet Heart
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Swimmer
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