Salesman's-dog, subs. phr. (old).—A shop tout; a barker (q.v.).—Grose.
Salisbury, subs. (political: obsolete).—See
quots.
1890. Standard, 3 Mar., 3, 4 [Mr. Labouchere loquitur]. Some time ago they invented a word for the Marquess's statements. They said, "When you are telling a lie and want to tell it civilly, say you are telling a Salisbury."
1890. Pall Mall Gaz., 1 Mar., 5, 1. Lord Salisbury's evasion, which past experience, even without the facts, suggested was a Salisbury. Ibid., 6, 1. The famous Salisbury about the Secret-Treaty . . . must henceforth be read "cum grano salis-bury."
Sally. See Aunt Sally.
Sally-port, subs. phr. (venery).—The
female pudendum: see Monosyllable.
1656. Fletcher, Martiall. Torches can Best enter at the Salli-port of man.
Sallinger's- (or Sallenger's—i.e.,
St. Leger's) round. To
dance Sallinger's-round,
verb. phr. (old).—To wanton; to
copulate: cf. the tune of the
shaking of the sheet. [Sallenger's
round = a loose ballad
and tune, tempus Elizabeth.]
1698. London Spy [Nares]. It will restore an old man of threescore, to the juvenallity of thirty, or make a girle at fourteen, with drinking but one glass, as ripe as an old maid of four and twenty. 'Twill make a parson dance Sallinger's-round, a puritan lust after the flesh.
Salmagundy (or Salmon-gundy),
subs. (old).—1. See quot. Hence
(2) = a cook.
1748. Smollett, Rod. Random, xxvi. Ordering the boy to bring a piece of salt beef from the brine, cut off a slice, and mixed it with an equal quantity of onions, which seasoning with a moderate proportion of pepper and salt he brought it into a consistence with oil and vinegar. Then tasting the dish, assured us, it was the best salmagundy that he had ever made.
Salmon (or Salomon), subs. (Old
Cant).—The mass; 'the Beggers
Sacrament or Oath.' [Smyth-Palmer,
Folk Etymology: 'probably
a corruption of Fr. serment';
Oliphant, New Eng., i. 384,
'Henry VIII., when surprised,
cries by the mass (Ellis, Letters,
III. i. 196, 1513-25); this was to
become a common oath all
through the country.'] (Harman,
Dekker, Rowlands, Head,
B. E., Bailey, Grose, Egan,
Bee.)
c. 1536. Copland, Spyttel-hous [Hazlitt, Pop. Poet., iv.]. By Salmon, and thou shall pek my jere.
1611. Middleton, Roaring Girl, v. 1. I have, by the Salomon, a doxy that carries a kinchin-mort in her slate at her back.
1614. Overbury, Characters, 'A Canting Rogue.' He will not beg out of his limit though hee starve; nor break his oath if hee sware by his Saloman . . . though you hang him.
1622. Fletcher, Beggar's Bush, 'Maunder's Initiation.' I . . . stall thee by the salmon into clowes.
1641. Brome, Jovial Crew, ii. By Salamon, I think my mort is in drink.
1707. Shirley, Triumph of Wit, 'Maunder's Praise of His Strowling Mort.' Doxy, oh! thy glaziers shine As glimmar; by the Salomon!
1749. Moore-Carew, Oath of Canting Crew. And as I keep to the foregone, So may help me Salamon!
1815. Scott, Guy Mannering, xxxiv. She swore by the Salmon.
Salmon-and-trout, subs. phr.
(rhyming).—The mouth: see
Potato-trap.
Salt, subs. (common).—1. A
sailor: esp. an old hand: also
salt-water.
