autem prickear
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English
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Noun
[edit]autem prickear (plural autem prickears)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A Dissenter; a Protestant who is not a follower of the Established Church (i.e. Church of England, Church of Scotland, etc).
Synonyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- autem dipper (“Anabaptist”)
References
[edit]- [Francis Grose] (1788) “Autem prickear”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC.
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “autem prickear”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volumes I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 54.
- John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “autem prickear”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 81.