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Written by The Vulgar Tongue on 2025-01-25 at 01:55

EVES DROPPER. One that lurks about to rob hen-roosts; also a listener at doors and windows, to hear private conversation.

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

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