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The Vulgar Tongue on Nostr: FAT. The last landed, inned, or stowed, of any sort of merchandise: so called by the ...

FAT. The last landed, inned, or stowed, of any sort of merchandise: so called by the water-side porters, carmen, &c. All the fat is in the fire; that is, it is all over with us: a saying used in case of any miscarriage or disappointment in an undertaking.

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

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