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Robin Hamilton

Retired lecturer in English, now Independent Scholar.

For the last ten years or so, since 2015, I've been researching Cant (criminal speech, argot) from 1500-1900.

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25 Did gamblers get their lingo “hijacked?” Jun 6 '17
9 Wafer — New Adjective or Attributive Noun? Jun 11 '17
8 Relation of RUFFLER and RUYFLER Jun 4 '17
7 Has 'fat chance' always been used sarcastically or was it once a factual term? Jun 7 '17
7 Where does “dead man walking” come from? Jun 13 '17
5 To “carry water [for somebody]” Jun 15 '17
5 Is there a technical difference between “agree” and “concur”? Jun 12 '17
5 Can a sport field not surrounded by seats be called an arena? Jun 18 '17
5 Is there a difference in usage between the idioms “through the ringer” and “through the wringer”? Jun 10 '17
4 Meaning of “Vanity is the greatest seducer of reason” Jun 13 '17
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