TheVulgarTongue Bot , 1 month ago HOSTELER, i.e. oat stealer. Hosteler was originally the name for an inn-keeper; inns being in old English styled hostels, from the French signifying the same. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang @histodons
HOSTELER, i.e. oat stealer. Hosteler was originally the name for an inn-keeper; inns being in old English styled hostels, from the French signifying the same.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
-- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang @histodons