Yorkshire Tyke (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Yorkshire Tyke

A Yorkshire clown. To come Yorkshire over any one; to cheat him.

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

Yoked * Young One

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

Buy a modern reprint of this book from Amazon CA; US;

Yarmouth Coach
Yarmouth Pye
Yarum
Yea and Nay Man
Yellow
Yellow Belly
Yellow Boys
To Yelp
Yest
Yoked
Yorkshire Tyke
Young One
To Yowl