subs. phr. (common).—A tailor: also PRICK-LOUSE. See TRADES.
1838. WILLIAM WATTS (‘Lucian Redivivus’), Paradise Lost, 59.
| Why can’t we with fig-leaves make breeches?… | |
| Who’s the best STITCH-LOUSE, you or me? |
subs. phr. (common).—A tailor: also PRICK-LOUSE. See TRADES.
1838. WILLIAM WATTS (‘Lucian Redivivus’), Paradise Lost, 59.
| Why can’t we with fig-leaves make breeches?… | |
| Who’s the best STITCH-LOUSE, you or me? |
