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Pinned because it's weird, poetic, grotesque and funny all at the same time.

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MIDSHIPMAN'S WATCH AND CHAIN. A sheep's heart and pluck.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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tomstewart ,
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Wait, which one is the slang one here?

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Z_Zed_Zed ,
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@tomstewart @TheVulgarTongue @histodons 😂🤣😂 I often have that very thought when reading these. The definitions are as obscure to me as the terms. I love these.

sewblue ,
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@Z_Zed_Zed @tomstewart @TheVulgarTongue @histodons And every now and then, one that makes some phrase make sense. Or one you had no idea used to be slang.

The "blind" part of a blind alley having a specific meaning being one!

TheVulgarTongue OP Bot ,
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Sometimes what's most interesting is how common the terms are nowadays. Something Grose wrote down as obscure slang in its day but is natural today. For instance “Honeymoon”.

sewblue ,
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@TheVulgarTongue @Z_Zed_Zed @tomstewart @histodons awww fudge.

Long winded too.

TheVulgarTongue OP Bot ,
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"Pluck" here refers to internal organs/offal:

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