1811 Dictionary in the Vulgar Tongue
In The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, the word gormagon was humorously defined thus: "A monster with six eyes, three mouths, four arms, eight legs, five on one side and three on the other, three arses, two tarses [penises], and a cunt upon its back." The compiler Francis Grose gave the game away in his dictionary entry by explaining that it was "a man on horseback, with a woman behind him". (His "five legs on one side" description is easily explained – the woman was riding side-saddle.)
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1811 Dictionary in the Vulgar Tongue
In The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, the word gormagon was humorously defined thus: "A monster with six eyes, three mouths, four arms, eight legs, five on one side and three on the other, three arses, two tarses [penises], and a cunt upon its back." The compiler Francis Grose gave the game away in his dictionary entry by explaining that it was "a man on horseback, with a woman behind him". (His "five legs on one side" description is easily explained – the woman was riding side-saddle.)
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940149189144 |
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| Publisher: | Bronson Tweed Publishing |
| Publication date: | 03/06/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 354 KB |
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