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1823

Short description:

John Bee's slang dictionary

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history of English

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was a source for

First instalment of "A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles" (the OED) according to

Coleman, Julie, 2004

was sourced from

'The Lexicon Balatronicum' according to

Coleman, Julie, 2004

Coleman, Julie (2004). A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries Volume II 1785-1858. New York: Oxford University Press [p.178]