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The Vulgar Tongue on Nostr: WEDDING. The emptying of a necessary-house, particularly in London. You have been at ...

WEDDING. The emptying of a necessary-house, particularly in London. You have been at an Irish wedding, where black eyes are given instead of favours; saying to one who has a black eye.

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

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