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lion - Foolish Dictionary definition

A cruel beast who never patronizes the barber and is always bearded in his den, yet will furnish a close shave if you get near enough.

lion - Vulgar Dictionary definition

To tip the lion; to squeeze the nose of the party tipped, flat to his face with the thumb. To shew the lions and tombs; to point out the particular curiosities of any place, to act the ciceroni: an allusion to Westminster Abbey, and the Tower, where the tombs and lions are shewn. A lion is also a name given by the gownsmen of Oxford to an inhabitant or visitor. It is a standing joke among the city wits to send boys and country folks, on the first of April, to the Tower-ditch, to see the lions washed.