The first dictionaries were the secret language of rogues, beggars and vagabonds
For lexicographers, lowlives and librarians
October 17, 2017
What Day
Are you an “arsworm” (“a little diminutive Fellow”) or a “bundletail” (“a short Fat or squat Lass”)? Dictionaries of slang have been delighting lexicographers, lowlives and librarians since the …