Found this one in a list of forgotten English words. Of immediate use at the gaming table and/or in situations involving self-described "grogs".
Grog-blossom: A carbuncle, or pimple in the face, caused by drinking.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Sounds like gin blossoms, which, in addition to the name of a rock band, means the red nose from broken capillaries caused by excessive drinking
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ReplyDeleteHa! Thanks, that's a great reference, and available free on Google Books.
ReplyDeleteI have a nice little modern revised edition called "Lobcocks and Fartleberries: 18th-Century Insults to confound Your Foes." Lots of fun.
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