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Chapter 1: Slang and its Analogues Past and Present. A Dictionary, Historical and Comparative, of the Heterodox Speech of all Classes of Society for more than Three Hundred Years. WITH SYNONYMS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, ETC.
By John Stephen Farmer
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The volume is an alphabetically arranged historical dictionary of heterodox and colloquial speech that documents slang, cant, and informal phrases across centuries. Entries provide concise definitions, variant forms and phrases, word origins and cross-language synonyms, and dated literary citations illustrating usage. Headwords include verbs, nouns, adjectives, and idiomatic compounds, plus usage notes and regional or register distinctions. This volume covers the alphabetical range from Fla–Hyps and emphasizes comparative links among English, French, German, Italian, and other equivalents.

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Title: Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 3 (of 7)

A dictionary, historical and comparative, of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc.

Author: John Stephen Farmer

William Ernest Henley

Release date: December 10, 2024 [eBook #74870]

Language: English

Original publication: London: "Printed for Subscribers Only", 1890

Credits: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

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Slang and its Analogues Past and Present.

A Dictionary, Historical and Comparative, of the Heterodox Speech of all Classes of Society for more than Three Hundred Years.

WITH SYNONYMS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, ETC.

COMPILED AND EDITED BY
JOHN S. FARMER and W. E. HENLEY.
VOL. III.—Fla. to Hyps.
PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.
MDCCCXCIII.

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