amen curler

English

Noun

amen curler (plural amen curlers)

  1. (slang, obsolete) A parish clerk.

References

[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Amen curler”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.

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