Definitions
November, 1976
from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Compiled by Captain Grose, LondonBurner. A clap. The blowen tipped the swell a burner: The girl gave the gentleman a clap.Cauliflower. A large white wig such as is commonly worn by the dignified clergy. Also, the private parts of a woman, as in the following story: A woman who was giving evidence in a case wherein it was necessary to express those parts made use of the term cauliflower, for which the judge on the bench reproved her, saying she might as...
