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The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal: Cover
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THE SLANG DICTIONARY ETYMOLOGICAL HISTORICAL AND ANECDOTAL
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE HISTORY OF CANT, OR THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF VAGABONDS.
ACCOUNT OF THE HIEROGLYPHICS USED BY VAGABONDS.
A SHORT HISTORY OF SLANG, OR THE VULGAR LANGUAGE OF FAST LIFE.
THE SLANG DICTIONARY.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE BACK SLANG.
GLOSSARY OF THE BACK SLANG.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE RHYMING SLANG.
NOTE.
GLOSSARY OF THE RHYMING SLANG.
CENTRE SLANG.
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SLANG, CANT, AND VULGAR LANGUAGE: A LIST OF THE BOOKS CONSULTED IN COMPILING THIS WORK.
DICTIONARIES
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