GREASE ONE'S GILLSalso GREASE THE GILLS
VERB to make a good or luxurious meal; to have a good feed; to eat heartily ...Bk1860 sl. ETYMOLOGY from grease (vb.) to eat (sl.) + gills (n.) the cheeks (sl.) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE ? 1860 - "To grease one's GILLS," "to have a good feed," or make a hearty meal From: A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, John Camden Hotten, 1860 EXAMPLE "...By jove, to grease my gills at last!" From: The Ruins By: Trace Farrell, 1998 SOURCES • A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, John Camden Hotten, 1860 • Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present, John S. Farmer, W.E. Henley, 1891-1902
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