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 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.