jerry lynch n.
a poor quality pickled pig’s head.
Sl. Dict. 202: Jerry Lynch, a pig’s head pickled. Term usually applied to the long Irish heads which are sent over here for sale in the poorer districts of London, and which are vastly different from the heads of ‘dairy-fed’ porkers. | ||
Dict. of Sl., Jargon and Cant. | ||
Sl. and Its Analogues. |