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Billingsgate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.
(2):
(n.) Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Billingsgate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/billingsgate.html. 1828.