[Francis Grose] (1785), “Abbess”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, London: [] S. Hooper, [], OCLC 1080177284


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1st edition (1785)
  • Wikitext:
    • {{R:Grose Vulgar Tongue|entry={{smallcaps|Gumption}}, or {{smallcaps|rum gumption}}|noformat=1|page=100|passage={{smallcaps|'''Gumption'''}}, or {{smallcaps|rum '''gumption'''}}, docility, comprehenſion, capacity.|nodot=1}}; or
    • {{R:Grose Vulgar Tongue|{{smallcaps|Gumption}}, or {{smallcaps|rum gumption}}|noformat=1|page=100|{{smallcaps|'''Gumption'''}}, or {{smallcaps|rum '''gumption'''}}, docility, comprehenſion, capacity.|nodot=1}}
  • Result: [Francis Grose] (1785), “Gumption, or rum gumption”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, London: [] S. Hooper, [], OCLC 1080177284: “Gumption, or rum gumption, docility, comprehenſion, capacity.”
2nd edition (1788)
1823 edition
  • Wikitext: {{R:Grose Vulgar Tongue|edition=1823|entry=Collywobbles|page=93|passage='''{{smallcaps|Collywobbles}}''', the gripes.|nodot=1}}
  • Result: