subs. phr. (old).—See quot. and MUDCRUSHER.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. PARISH SOLDIER. A jeering name for a militia-man: from substitutes being frequently hired by the Parish.
subs. phr. (old).—See quot. and MUDCRUSHER.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. PARISH SOLDIER. A jeering name for a militia-man: from substitutes being frequently hired by the Parish.
