Welch Comb (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Welch Comb

The thumb and four fingers.

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

Weeping Cross * Welch Fiddle

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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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Wear A—e
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Wedding
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Welch Mile
Welch Rabbit
Welch Ejectment
To Well
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