The Vulgar Tongue

DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war.

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

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Mar 16 at 1:55pmWeb
Show threadDave Nathanson1d ago
@TheVulgarTongue @histodons I believe a less vulgar version of this is “Jemmy Ducks”