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A     DICTIONARY 


SLANG,    JARGON    &    CANT 


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A    DICTIONARY 
SLANG,  JARGON   &  CANT 


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■NCUSH,  AMERICAN,   AND  ANGLO-INDIAN   SLANC 

PIDGIN  BNGUSH,  TINKERS'  JARGON 

AND  OTHER   IRREGULAR 

PHRASEOLOGY 


ALBERT    BARRilRE 


CHARLES  G.  LELAND,  M.A.,   Hon.  F.R.S.U 


With  a  New  Introduction  by  Eric  Partridge 

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A  MODERN  WELCOME 
TO  BARRERE  AND  LELAND 


There  have  been  many  dictionaries  of  English  Slang 
since  the  tentative  Cant  glossaries  of  Awdeley  and  Har- 
man  in  the  sixteenth  centuiy,  but  the  present  work  is 
one  of  the  most  important. 

Before  this  dictionaiy  appeared,  Barrere  had  already 
distinguished  himself  with  the  publication  of  his  Argot 
and  Slang:  A  New  French  and  English' DictioTiary  (pri- 
vately printed,  Chiswick  Press,  London,  1887).  lltat 
valuable  work  set  the  style  for  the  present  dictionary 
and  also  for  the  Dictionary  of  Slang  and  Its  Analogues 
of  John  S.  Farmer  and  William  Ernest  Henley  (7  vol- 
umes, 1890-1904).  The  first  volume  of  Parmer  &  Henley 
appeared  soon  after  Barrere  and  Leland  had  completed 
their  work,  although  the  former  dictionary  was  not  com- 
pleted for  another  fourteen  years.  Barrere  anA  Leland 
wete  first  in  the  field,  but  these  two  notable  dictionaries 
were  so  very  differrat  in  scope  and  size  tiiat  they  can 
hardly  be  regarded  as  competitors. 

One  of  the  great  virtues  of  this  useful  Barrere  &  Le- 
land is  that  it's  an  easy  book  to  handle.  It  is  alert, 
instructive  and  readable,  very  much  to  the  point,  and 
contains  no  padding. 


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A  Modem  Welcome 


It  is  sometimes  difficult  for  a  dictionary  of  Slang  to 
avoid  the  charge  of  vulgarity.  It  was  the  fate  of  most  of 
the  great  Slang  dictionaries  of  the  late  nineteenth  cen- 
tury to  be  hampered  by  the  prudisbness  of  their  period, 
and  in  most  instances  the  complete  first  edition  is  su- 
perior to  later  condensed  and  revised  editions.  Barry's 
Argot  and  Slang  of  1887  was  reissued  in  the  1890's  m 
an  expurgated  version,  while  the  Fanner  &  Henley 
seven  volumes  were  drastically  abridged  into  one  tame 
volume  as  A  Dictionary  of  Slang  and  CoUoquial  Eng- 
lish in  1905.  The  present  work  of  Bairere  &  Leliind  was 
also  reduced  to  a  single  volume  in  1897,  with  some 
material  omitted,  but  the  present  reprint  is  the  com- 
plete edition  of  1889-90. 

Another  feature  which  this  work  has  in  common  with 
Parmer  &  Henley  is  that  both  books  had  picturesque 
editors.  The  mysterious  and  versatile  John  Stephen 
Farmer  and  his  collaborator,  W.  E.  Hrailey,  have  been 
frequently  discussed.  Charles  Godfrey  Ldand  (1824- 
1903),  co-author  of  the  present  book,  was  an  American 
who  was  in  Paris  during  the  revolution  of  1848  and  ac- 
tually took  part  in  it.  Later  he  went  to  England  and 
studied  tiie  life  and  language  of  the  gypsies.  He  even 
discovered  and  elucidated  "Shelta,"  the  secret  language 
of  the  Irish  tinkers,  and  wrote  the  once-famous  Breit- 
mann  Bedlada  and  many  other  highly  original  works. 

Albert  Marie  Victor  Bairere  (18467-1921),  Offider 
de  ki  Legion  d'Honneur  and  Offider  de  I'lnstitution 
Publique,  was  a  Professor  of  French  at  the  Royal  Naval 
College,  Greenwich,  and  the  Royal  Military  Academy, 
Woolwich,  England.  He  was  also  responsible  for  a  score 
of  useful  works.  He  edited  French  texts  of  Dumas, 
Hugo  and  other  authors,  compiled  Examination  papers, 
a  FrouJt  language  course,  and  a  Dictionary  of  English 
and  French  Military  Terms  (1895-6;  1918);  be  was  also 
in  charge  of  Hachette'a  French  Directory  (1909-10). 


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A  Modem  Welcome 

He  was  an  authority  on  French  slang,  and  knew  far 
more  about  English  slang  than  Leland.  The  latter,  how- 
ever, contributed  some  useful  American  material  and  a 
number  of  gypsy  words.  Barrere  and  Leland  got  along 
wdl  together.  Tliey  had  the  good  sense  to  a^  in  help 
from  numerous  good  scholars  and  many  rather  more 
woridly  persons,  and  achieved  a  valuable  work  which 
earned  a  high  place  in  the  literature  of  Slang.  Although 
tbey  Doade  several  claims  that  might  be  difficult  to  sub- 
stantiate, their  book  is  neither  arrogant  nor  wrong- 
headed. 

At  cme  time— so  long  ago  that  I  can  remember  the 
expmence  with  a  wry  jdeasure — I  thoroughly  examined 
both  Barrere  &  Leland,  and  Farmer  &  Henley.  That 
memory  is  so  vivid  that  I  can  recall  sa}^g  to  myself 
**You  wear  well,  both  of  you,  and  I  shouldn't  care  to 
have  been  deprived  of  your  cheerful,  infonnative  and 
most  hdpful  company."  Indeed,  nobody  studying  Slang 
can  afford  to  ignore  either  work.  Both  the  first  edition 
of  Barrere  &  Leland  and  the  original  seven  volumes  of 
Farmer  &  Henley  are  very  scarce  books,  and  unless 
you  were  bom  lucky  you  had  to  pay  a  stiff  price  for 
them.  Now  that  the  Fanner  &  Henley  volumes  have 
been  reprinted  it  is  good  to  see  the  Barrere  &  Leland 
easily  available  once  more.  The  present  reprint  is  a 
wdcome  one  of  the  best  and  fullest  edition  of  a  key 
dictionary  of  English  Slang. 

ERIC    PARTRIDGE 


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PREFACE. 


0  »  very  great  number  of  respectable  snd  bj  no  meaiu 
uneducated  peraonf,  slang  is  siinplf  a  collective  name 
for  vulgar  ezpresaiona,  the  moat  refined  individual 
being  the  one  who  uwa  it  least.  To  them  it  is  all 
Utat  which  in  speech  is  "  tabn,"  or  forbidden.  Others 
r«gBid  it  as  the  ja^on  of  thievea,  which  has  spread  to  costermcmgers 
and  stieet-ar&ba,  thougb  in  justice  to  the  worthy  people  first  men- 
tioned it  most  be  admitted  that  many  of  tbem  are  so  fortified  in 
their  ignoiance  of  what  is  beneath  them,  that  they  are  unaware 
that  thieves  have  a  lingo  of  theu  own. 

Others,  again,  believe  that  it  is  identical  with  the  gypsy  tongue 
or  Bomany,  an  opinion  which,  in  spite  of  its  easily  demonstrated 
etymological  absurdity,  has  held  its  ground  for  more  than  a  century ; 
whilst  several  writers,  such  as  the  author  of  the  "  Life  of  Bampfield 
(or  Baropfylde)  Hoore  Carew,"  have  published  so-called  gypsy 
vocabularies,  in  which  barely  half-a-dozen  words  of  corrupt  Somany 
are  to  be  fonnd. 

Many,  not  without  good  excuse,  find  it  very  difficult  to  distinguish 
between  technical  terms  not  as  yet  recognised  by  lexicographers, 
and  llioae  which  are,  to  all  intents  and  purpose,  firmly  established. 

It  is  worthy  of  notice,  let  it  be  said  nt  jMiMOnl,  that  the  two  nations 
at  the  head  of  the  intellectual  movement,  England  and  Fiance,  have 
the  most  extenaive  slang  vocabolary,  the  two  being  about  on  a  par 
in  that  respect. 

Now,  the  dialect  alluded  to  above  was,  centuriee  ago,  almost  the 
only  slang — and  there  are  men  so  much  behind  the  times  that  it  is 


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vi  Pre/ace. 

the  onlj  slang  to  them  atilL  We  pat  in  the  qoalifj'ing  "Blmoat" 
becaase  tliere  always  have  been  certain  omditioDa,  anch  as  emigra- 
tion to  savage  countries,  which  have  bred  new  circnmstancee,  with  a 
corresponding  development  of  language.  The  Boman  legionaries  in 
the  wilds  of  OanI  and  Germany  found  claasical  Latin  as  inadequate 
for  bush  vocabulary  as  the  Anglo-Saxon  finds  classical  English  in 
the  backwoods  of  America  and  the  bachblocks  of  Anstralia,  and  they 
evolved  a  Low  Latin  slang  corresponding  with  snch  terms  as  "war- 
paint," "  backwoodsman,"  "  ring-barker,"  "  bnshman,''and  "  throwing- 
stiek."  Modem  French  baa  its  elements  of  hose  Latin  origin,  just 
as  the  English  lexicons  of  the  future  will  include  a  number  of 
words  forged  by  necessit;  in  tiie  bush  and  the  backwoods— in  New 
World  mines  and  cities — and  others  which  at  the  present  time  are 
only  to  be  found  in  such  dictionaries  as  the  present  one. 

But  here,  in  the  heart  as  well  as  at  the  extremitiea  of  "Anglo- 
Saxony,"  new  needs  and  new  circumstances  are  being  developed 
unceasingly,  and  society  both  high  and  low,  in  every  walk  of  life^ 
and  on  bypaths  of  art  and  trade,  has  of  late  years  taken  to  inventing 
new  words  and  phrases,  some  for  practical  wants,  others  for  amnae* 
ment,  some  coarse  and  rude,  others  daintUy  cut  and  polished,  deftiy 
veiled — all  in  such  profusion,  that  every  one  of  Uie  old  definitions 
of  slang  is  now  inadequate  to  express  the  "  new  departure "  phase 
of  the  language. 

Perhaps  the  best  general  definition  at  which  one  can  arrive  is 
that  "  slang  "  is  a  conventional  tongue  with  many  dialects,  which  are 
ns  a  rule  unintelligible  to  outsiders.  In  one  case  at  least  it  has 
been  framed  with  the  intention  of  its  being  intelligihle  only  to  the 
initiated — the  vagabond  and  thievish  fraternity. 

The  vocabulary  is  based  chiefly  on  words  of  the  language  proper, 
ancient  and  modem  (with  an  admiztore  of  foreign  words),  which 
have  become  "slang"  through  a  metaphoric  process  or  misappro- 
priation of  meaning.  Thus  '*  brass,"  "  timbers  "  and  "  pins,"  "  red 
lane,"  "  mug,"  "  canister,"  "  claret,"  "  ivory,"  "  tile,"  taken  figura- 
tively, enrich  the  slang  vocabulary  by  respectively  acquiring  the 
conventional  meaning  of  "  impudence,"  "  legs,"  "  throat,"  "  &ce,'> 
"  head,"  "  blood,"  "  teeth,"  "  hat" 


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Preface.  vii 

It  bu  been  well  aud  therefore  that  alang,  in  ita  general  featurea, 
ia  hardlr  more  tban  an  arbitrary  interpretation  of  the  ordinary 
language.  It  doea  not  anffice,  however,  that  it  should  be  merely 
conrentional  or  Ggnrative,  elae  it  might  be  mnltiplicd  ad  i^fi/Mtum. 
Bnt  being  b>  a  great  dc^free  the  outcome  of  the  humour  and  wit, 
more  or  le«a  refined,  of  its  promoters,  it  bean  the  sUmp  of 
aucaam,  of  callooaneaa,  and  occasionallj  of  a  grim  philoeophy,  as, 
for  example,  when  a  drunkard  is  called  a  "lean  away,"  or  a  man 
"  waiting  for  a  dead  man's  shoes "  is  aaid  to  be  "  shepherding "  his 
rich  relative — when  a  clergyman  is  jeetingly  called  a  "  aky-pilot "  or 
a  "  flre-eecape  " — when  a  man  who  feeb  beaten  says  that  he  has  been 
"  had  on  toast,"  and  will  "  give  it  best." 

Each  profeasion  or  trade  haa  ita  "lingo,"  not  to  be  mistaken  for 
technical  phraseology.  Thus  in  cricket  "wickets"  is  technical,  but 
" sticks"  is  slang ;  to  pnt  a  "break"  on  a  ball  the  former,  to  pnt 
**  stuff "  on  it  the  latter.  "  Bone  shaker,"  tiie  old  type  of  bicycle,  is 
dang ;  bnt  "kangaroo,"  the  latest  improvement  on  the  spider  bicycle, 
and  which  in  shape  somewhat  resembles  the  primitive  "  bone  shaker," 
bdmiga  to  the  technical  phraseology  of  'cycle  machinists. 

Itaometime*  occun  that  a  t«chnical  word  comes  to  be  used  figura- 
tivdy  in  an  humorous  and  sarcastic  sense.  Sailors  talk  alang  when 
they  say  of  a  drunken  man  that  hie  "mainbnce  is  well  spliced,"  or 
that  he  is  "  two  sheets  in  the  wind." 

Occasionally  a  class  slang  word  is  adopted  by  the  public,  and 
swells  the  vocabulary  of  general  or  "  society  "  slang.  This  specially 
applies  to  nautical  and  sporting  phraseology.  Thus  it  is  quite  pos- 
sible for  people  who  do  not  belong  to  the  seafaring  fraternity  to 
hear  of  a  hnsband  having  to  "  look  out  for  squalls  "  when  he  comes 
home  "heeling  over"  from  having  dined  too  well,  even  if  he  haa 
not  "capsiied"  or  been  "thrown  npon  his  beam-enda"  in  the 
gntter.  And  many  a  penon  when  asked  to  contribote  to  a  charity 
haa  declared  himself  "  stomped,"  though  he  may  never  have  been 
new  a  cricket-field  since  he  left  schooL 

What  one  might  call  the  classical  slang  of  thieves  is  technically 
t<TTnM  "cant."  It  haa  the  appearance  of  possessing  more  quaint 
and  original  features  than  the  more  modem  lingo,  the  sole  reason 


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viii  Pn/ace. 

for  which  a  perh&pa  that  it  proceeds  from  dialecti  but  little  known, 
M  for  iaataoM  Romany,  <ar  from  Celtic  and  Anglo-Saxon  words  no 
longer  naed  aa  langnage-worda  and  known  only  to  a  few  tcbolan. 

CmU  poaaenea  but  few  original  temu  coined  in  a  direct  manner 
by  thoae  who  employ  the  Toeabolary,  for  it  needa  greater  imaginatjre 
powers  than  these  light-fingered  profenora  an  generally  credited 
with  to  invent  terma  that  ahall  remain  and  form  port  of  a  loiigni^ 
An  illtutntion  of  this  may  be  found  in  the  French  argot— taken  in 
the  narrower  sense  of  malefaett^  language  and  leaving  out  alt<^ther 
the  Parisian  slang — which  in  spite  of  all  the  efforts  of  Uioee  inte- 
rested in  the  matter  has  remained  very  nearly  what  it  was  in  the 
seventeenth  century. 

The  components  have  been  elongated,  then  curtailed,  tlien  their 
syllables  have  been  interverted,  and  finally  they  have  reappeared 
under  their  original  form. 

Taking  as  a  starting-point  that  slang  and  cant  are  of  an  eaeentially 
conventional  and  consequently  metaphoris  and  Bgurative  nature,  it 
may  safely  be  asserted  that  the  origin  of  slang  and  cant  terms  must 
certainly  be  sought  for  in  those  old  dialect  words  which  bear  a 
resemblance  in  form ;  not  however  in  words  which  bear  an  apptozi- 
mately  identical  meaning,  but  rather  in  such  aa  allow  of  the  supposed 
offqirings  having  a  figurative  connection  of  sense. 

The  reader  will  probably  best  understand  what  is  meant  if  he 
will,  for  the  sake  of  aigument,  suppose  tlie  modem  T'i"gl'«t'  language 
to  have  become  a  dead  language  known  only  to  scholars.  Then  let 
him  take  the  slang  word  "top-li^^te,"  meaning  eyes.  He  is  seeking 
the  origin  of  top-Uj^Ui.  If  he  were  to  find  in  the  old  language  a 
word  having  some  resemblance  in  form  and  bearing  the  identical 
meaning  of  eyes  he  would  have  to  reject  it  But  when  he  finds  the 
SIMM  word  signifying  tfts  upper  lanttnu  0/  a  Mp,  he  may  adopt  it 
without  hesitation,  because  the  metaphor  forms  a  connection  link 
and  furnishes  a  safe  clue. 

So  far  we  have  spoken  rather  as  if  slang  were  a  kind  of  outlaw 
or  Bedouin  with  every  man's  hand  against  it^  but  of  late  yean 
many  judicious  and  intelligent  writers  have  recognised  that  there  is 
a  vast  nnmber  of  words  which,  while  current,  are  still  on  probation. 


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Prt/act.  ix 

like  emigmtta  in  qnuantiiw,  Awailuig  Qie  time  iriien  they  an  to 
be  itoiitttid  to  the  regnlv  hanax  of  the  Standard  Dictionai;.  Bat 
thia  incxfaae  has  been  wa  enormoiu  and  ao  rapid  that  no  atandaid 
lexioognpher  wold  do  it  Jnstiee.  It  ia  generally  admitted  that  to 
keep  psee  with  modem  F)«nch  jonrnaUnn  or  noreia,  ft  "  Diddonnaire 
d' Argot'  is  absolntel7  indiapenuble,  and  this  ii  now  qnite  m  much 
ttte  case  wilJi  B"gl"*'  And  when  we  consider  that  it  ia  not  poatible 
to  take  np  a  copj  of  any  of  Uie  leading  London  sodetj  joomala 
withont  finding  tttj  often  in  one  aingle  article  a  doien  alang 
[diTaMfl  which  have  nerer  jet  been  given  in  anj  dictionary  what- 
ever, it  wQl  be  admitted  that  a  time  haa  certainly  come  to  pnldiah 
ft  diistioiury  apon  new  Unee  in  which  every  effort  ahaU  be  made 
to  define  inch  expnoaiona  without  r^ard  to  what  the  department  ia 
called  to  which  t^y  belong. 

To  ahow  what  a  need  there  in  of  anch  a  work,  one  only  haa  to 
reflect  that  a  vast  number  of  more  i«eent  American  skng  phrasea 
(not  old  Engliah  pnmndaliams  catabliahed  oi  initio  in  New  England, 
bvt  tlioae  chiefly  of  modem  Weetem  manafactnre)  have  never  been 
selected  and  pnbliehed.  And  the  same  may  be  said  of  those  which 
have  crt^iped  np  and  developed  themaetvea  in  the  English-speaking 
eoloniea,  in  the  bnsh  of  Anatralia,  or  Sontli  Africa.  Hie  real 
ftmonnt  of  Bomsny,  Dntch,  Celtic,  and  Yiddish,  in  die  variona 
slangs,  haa  never  yet  been  decided  by  writers  who  had  «  thorongb 
knowledge  of  these  langnsgea,  and  Mr.  Hotten,  while  declaring  that 
to  the  gypsies  we  are  in  great  measnre  indebted  for  tlie  cant  lan- 
gnage,  and  tiiat  it  was  the  eomer-stime  and  a  gnat  port  of  the  edifice 
of  BinglinTi  slang,  was  still  ao  utterly  ignorant  of  it  as  to  have 
leconive  to  a  vocabnlary  of  Ronmanian  gypsy  to  explain  die  very 
few  w<»ds  of  'Bng^'"*'  Bomftny  in  his  work,  the  gnat  mqtwil;  of 
which  were  in  aome  wfty  enoneona.  The  preaent  ia  the  first  Shtng 
Dictionary  ever  writtm  irtiich  haa  had  the  benefit  of  oontribntora 
iriio  Utwon^ily  nnderatood  Celtic  dialecta,  Dntch,  Oerman,  and 
nmch  ilanft  and  who  were  thus  enabled  to  eetabliah  their  lela- 
tiona  with  It^l"*'  cant,  and  one  of  these  genUemen  is  equally 
at  bome  in  Kdgin-En^iah,  Oypsy,  and  Shelta  or  tinker's  slang, 
which  by-the-bye  is  one  of  the  three  principal  slangs  of  the  kingdom, 


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X  Prefeee. 

and  is  here  made  known  tat  Vat  fint  time  in  a  work  of  Utia  kind ; 
thii  being  also  Uie  fint  Slang  Dictionaiy  to  which  the  ridi  and  itfsj 
eUng  of  the  fifth  continent — the  mighty  Anatralian  eommonwealtli 
of  the  fntnra — hu  been  eontribnted  by  one  long  teudent  in  the 
eonntry  and  familial-  both  with  its  life  uid  its  literature.  Informv 
tion  haa  been  gathered  at  ila  veiy  source  from  all  classu  of  society, 
and  in  every  department  contribnton  have  been  employed  who 
were  perfectly  at  home  in  their  lespectiTe  epecialitieo. 

We  b^an  our  preface  with  Izyii^  to  define,  or  disoovet,  Uia 
nature  of  Uiat  ali|^)ery  Protens,  slang ;  after  doing  which  to  Uie 
best  of  oar  power,  we  proceeded  to  show  the  neoeari^  for  a  dic- 
tjonaiy  snch  as  the  present  and  b>  instance  the  precautions 
taken  to  make  it  ezhanstiTe.  We  might  have  added  thsi  the 
m^ority  of  the  contiibuton  selected  were  men  not  only  intimate 
with  their  subject,  bnt  also  of  proved  ability  in  lit«ratiu«.  We 
conld  hardly  conclude  without  making  some  allusion  to  the  volnme 
iflHch  was  the  forerunner  of  this,  "Ajgot  and  Slang."  One  passage 
in  ita  preface  has  attiactad  much  attention  for  its  terse  enunciation 
of  what  is  generally  recognised. 

"  Slang  has  invaded  all  classes  of  society,  and  is  often  used  for 
want  of  terau  suffieienUy  strong  to  convey  the  speaker's  real  feel- 
ings. It  seems  to  be  resorted  to  in  order  to  make  up  for  the  ahort- 
comingi  of  a  well-balanced  and  polished  tongue  which  will  not  lead 
itaelf  to  exaggeration  and  violence  of  utterance.  Jonmslista,  artists, 
politicians,  men  of  fashion,  soldiers,  even  women,  talk  aigo^  aoma- 
times  onawaiee."  A  carious  illoitration  of  Ukis  has  just  been 
brought  under  tlie  editor's  notice,  A  gentleman  had  been  pub- 
liahing  for  some  years  with  the  same  firm  of  publishers,  but  with 
very  varying  snccesa.  "  I  can  nev^  for  the  life  of  me,"  he  used  to 
eomplain,  "  tell  whether  Mr.  Pompons  means  that  my  new  book  ia 
a  poor  one  or  a  had  ona.  His  letters  are  tissues  of  wniftr  csrioHi 
etnuMdaMf,  (w  Aovld  not  ftd  juttifitd  ta  adtrUing  (or  not  adviaingX 
m  tiu  pntmt  dait  <^  iKt  puHie  toitf  U  it  impcttOU  to  pr^diet,  con- 
ceivably, &&"  But  a  year  or  two  ago  a  college  friend  of  ttiia  author 
became  a  member  of  this  firm  of  publishers.  In  due  time  another 
book  was  submitted,  and  the  answer  came  from  the  new  partner — 


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"  ILj  dear ,  it  would  be  rat  pnblialiiiig  a  thing  like  tliu.    Tho 

pnblie  would  nwrt  kt  it.    Tonra  vei7  trnl^, '    The  antbor'a 

eomfidenee  in  hia  pnbliaher  went  up  %  hnndred  per  cent  Then 
WM  now  «  member  of  the  firm  enffieiently  intimate  witii  him  to 
employ  "  ala-np  "  in  tJieir  ^ jim  mnwif^t.iftiiM  uid  the  author  knew  that 
from  that  time  he  would  be  able  to  teU  to  a  fraction  the  exact  grade 
of  value  tliej  put  upon  ever;  work  he  ofFered  them.  "Slang"  ia  an 
eaential  of  tlu  age.  Even  a  bishop  haa  used  it  in  the  pnlpit,  in  a 
modified  form,  when  he  aaid  that  "Society  wonld  be  impoadble 
withont  white  liea."  It  aeems  as  if  the  day  was  not  far  off  when 
it  might  be  tme  to  aay  that  "  Sode^  would  be  impotsible  without 
•lang." 

One  thing  ia  certun,  that  the  taste  of  the  age  ia  to  leam  speci- 
alitica  from  tliow  who  have  a  epeeial  knowledge  of  them.  The 
public  that  goe«  to  aee  ttw  life  of  the  Wild  West  and  the  prize-rin^ 
rqoice  alao-  in  realistic  nurels  by  those  whose  special  knowledge  beat 
qualifies  them  for  the  work,  whetlier  it  be  an  uncanny  familiaritj 
with  the  mysteries  of  the  Far  Vest,  or  the  mysteries  of  Paris ;  and 
these  kind  of  works,  as  a  rule,  abound  above  all  others  in  technical 
czjireadons  and  a^ot  Oianted  that  people  of  the  same  country  as 
the  author  are  generally  able  to  nnderstand  these  by  the  context 
without  the  labour  of  a  dictionary,  a  very  email  percentage  of  the 
intelligent  foreigners  who  make  a  practice  of  reading  T!"gt''Ti  works 
of  note  could,  without  the  ud  of  a  vocabulary,  be  able  to  decipher 
the  multifarionB  "lingos"  which  enter  into  these  books,  and  this 
is  just  tlie  class  who  will  be  moat  aaaisted  by  the  arrangement 
adopted  in  tbie  work  of  givuig  all  the  various  departmenta  of  alang 

A.  B. 


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A  BRIEF 

HISTORY  OF  ENGLISH  SLANG. 

By  CHARLES  G.  LELAND. 


■T  doM  not  seem  to  hxve  occnned  to  any  writer  that  the 
chief  reason  ^ij  the  earl;  histoij  of  porely  English 
sUng  is  oliacDie,  is  because  that  previoiu  to  a  certain 
determinate  date,  thexo  was  really  so  little  of  it,  that 
it  hardly  eiisted  at  alL  There  can  be  no  biography  of 
a  child  worth  writing  ao  long  oa  it  can  babble  only  a  few  words.  It 
is  probable  that  of  these  few  early  slang  words,  none  bare  been  lost. 
Daring  the  S&ion  Early  English  and  Middle  English  periods,  there 
were  provincial  dialects,  familiar  forms  of  speech,  and  vnlgarisms, 
but  whether  a  distinct  wLnting  tongue  was  current  in  "F'^gla-nH^  re- 
nuuns  as  yet  to  be  esteblished.  That  the  tinker*  or  metal-workers, 
who  roamed  all  over  Great  Britain,  were  a  peculiar  people^*  with  a 
peculiar  Celtic  language  called  Shelta,  may  be  true,  but  canting  as 
yet  did  not  exist. 

No  discorenea  bare  as  yet  been  made  which  cast  much  lif^t  on 
the  procees  by  which  English  canting  or  the  language  of  the  looee 
and  dangerous  classes,  «m  first  formed.  This  much  we  know,  that 
in  "P!Tigl«nHj  to  a  beginning  of  antiquated  and  provincial  or  perverted 
words,  a  few  additions  were  mode  of  Welsh,  Irish,  or  Gaelic,  with 
here  and  there  a  contribution  bata  the  Continent  It  seems  to  be 
evident  that  this  rill  of  impure  English,  most  defiled,  was  a  very 

*  Jobs  BDD7a%  it  may  be  rwusmbarad,  mim  siIemI  bii  fstber  wbetber  tba 
tmkm  were  not  "a  paouliar  people."  Reguded  (rom  tnj  point  of  view, 
tUi  bidkktM  tbst  b«  SDSpeoted  tbay  wen  not  BnglMi,  BimTan,  aooordins 
lo  raosat  nsaanbM,  oould  not  have  bam  a  gTpay,  bat  u  a  tinker  he  nvat 
turn  known  Skdla,  or  the  old  Unker'a  language,  and  ttiarefore  uatqnll; 
aoqMOtad  that  be  belonged  to  aiinM  kind  at  leparate  nao. 


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■lender  one.  But  u  C.  J.  Bibton  Turner  mggeela,  it  wu  the  vriv«t 
of  the  gTpsiee  in  Engl&nd  sbont  150J,  ipeeking  )^  Qttamlvm  • 
perfect  lengoege,  iriiich  etimnUted  d>e  EngUih  nomade  to  giftly 
improve  their  own  rode  and  eeenty  jargon.  According  to  Samuel 
Bowlande,  whoae  work,  "  The  Rnnnagate'e  Bace,"  qipeued  is  1610^ 
one  Cock  Lorrell,  a  gKat  rsacal,  but  evidently  a  man  of  talenta, 
became,  in  1501,  the  acknowledged  head  of  all  the  atrollera  in  Eng- 
land. Thia  person  tormed  his  followen  into  a  regular  guild  or 
order,  according  to  the  spirit  of  the  tune  in  which  he  lived,  and 
obeerving  that  the  gjpnee,  under  their  leader,  Qilee  Hatiior,  were  a 
powerful  and  npidly  inoeaaing  bodf ,  he  propoeed  to  them  a  general 
oonndl  and  anion  of  interala  and  language. 

"  After  a  time  that  theee  vp-etart  Loaeels  had  got  nito  a  head,  the 
two  chief  Commaunden  of  both  theee  regimenta  met  at  the  Dinela- 
arM.*-peak,  there  to  parle  and  inbeete  of  matten  that  mi^t  tend  to 
the  eelablialung  of  thia  their  new  fonnd  gouemment ;  and  flnt  of  all 
the^  think  it  fit  to  deuise  a  oertaine  kinde  of  Language,  to  Hie  end 
that  their  conaenings,  knaneriee,  and  villainiee  mi^t  not  be  so  eaailj 
perceined  and  knowne  in  placea  where  they  come." 

Here  Samuel  Bawlonde,  apeaking  ignorantly,  eajs  that  thia 
tongue  was  made  up  out  of  Latin,  Englieh,  and  Dutch,  with  a  few 
wordi  borrowed  from  Spanish  and  Franch.  To  thia  day  it  is  com- 
mon enough  for  "  bweUere,"  or  gypeiee,  to  tell  the  ignorant  that  the 
language  which  thej  speak  is  I^tin,  French,  or  I>atch,  Ac  From 
the  language  iteel^  as  given  b^  Bobert  Copland  (1535),  and  Hannan 
("  Caveat  for  Cursitora  ")  in  1 567,  it  appean  that  the  gypeiee  actually 
ccmtribnted  a  certain  amount  of  Bomany,  bnt  that  with  their 
natural  dialike  to  teach  it^  they  made  this  contribution  aa  small  aa 
poasible — thou^  it  is  larger  than  Mr.  Turner  suppoees.  He  haa, 
however,  with  very  approximate  accuracy,  shown  tiie  various  Celtic 
origins  of  the  terms  not  reducible  to  English  or  Saxon.  Of  lAtin 
he  finds  only  eight  words,  of  which  two  are  very  doubtful,  while 
two  others,  gtny  (Le.  jtrry),  excrement,  and  peck,  meat,  are  plainly 
&om  the  Bomany/trr  (rectum  vel  KurttMnftm),  and  p«Uer,  roast, «.«., 
roast  meat  It  is  too  hr  afield  to  seek  these  common  gypsy  w^nds 
in  the  Latin  gtrrts,  trifiee,  and  ptciu,  cattle. 

This  was  the  beginning  made  of  the  canting  or  thievee*  tongue, 
and  it  must  be  admitl«d  that  the  first  meeting  of  this  Philological 
Oriental  Congress  for  the  purpoee  of  forming  a  language  waa 
probaUy  not  deficient  in  a  certain  pictnreeque  element,  and  an  able 
artiat  might  find  a  worse  aubject  than  thia  grand  council  of  the 


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__  1  their  ctvem  among  the  hiUa.    It  ii  to 

be  obaerred  that  Human,  ■  magubate  who  wu  not  aalj  vaij 
familiar  with  «nrj  t^pe  of  crimiuala,  bnt  who  vaa  the  flrat  who 
ever  pnbliahed  a  canting  yocabolarj,  dedaiei  that  it  vat  oaZy 
witkm  UUriy  ftan  prwiotu  to  1567  Oud  Oia  iafttgerov*  efauw  hoi 
hyiMt  to  UN  a  familiar  jargon  ai  aU.  Hr.  Tnmet  aayi  that  thia 
■tatement  ia  litUe  better  than  a  gueas  at  the  trath ;  but  Horman, 
who  aeenu  to  have  been  an  earnest  and  honeat  writer,  ezplidtlf 
deelarea  that  his  statement  waa  the  result  of  inquiry  among  many, 
or  to  nae  his  own  words :  "As  far  as  I  can  leame  or  nnderrtand  ij 
the  examination  of  a  mmier  of  them,  their  langnage — which  the;r 
terme  peddelan  Frenche  or  canting— bepn  bat  within  theae  xxi: 
jMTca  or  Ijttle  abore." 

What  confirms  this  statement  if  it  does  not  actnally  prore  it, 
ia  the  &ct  that  Hannan,  tbon^  he  evidently  Ubonred  hard  to 
make  a  full  vocabnlaij  and  had  many  facilities  for  collecting  woid% 
gives  nj  in  all  only  abont  1601  while  those  who  came  after  him  in  the 
field  are  accused  of  only  repeating  him.  Bat  the  trath  probably 
ia,  that  Hamuui  was  quite  right ;  canting  wai  really  young  in  his 
time,  and  small  in  proportion  to  its  age.  Its  growth  may  be  very 
dekrly  tnced  in  drainatic,  ccmic,  or  criminal  literature  from  153$, 
aa  shown  by  Bobert  Copland  in  his  "Hye  Way  to  the  Spyttel 
House,'  down  to  the  present  day. 

In  old  r».TiHiig  Qie  most  striking  element  is  the  large  proportion 
<rf  Celtic  words,  drawn  from  all  parts  of  Great  Britain.  Tomer  has 
observed  that  the  Act  5  Edward  III.  c  14,  affords  evidence  that  the 
Welsh  gmtlw,  "  unbidden  gnest,"  or  vagabond,  was  a  public  nuisance 
in  England  prior  to  1331.  In  foct  the  Welsh  and  Irish  stroller,  or 
professional  rogue  and  b(^;gar,  waa  a  oonunon  type  represented  and 
ridicnied  in  brottdaidn  or  plays  till  within  a  century.*  Edicts  and 
Acts  df  t^liament,  and  the  most  vigorous  punishment  and  reahip- 
ment  of  "ye  vacabonea"  to  Uieir  homes,  were  utterly  ineffectual  to 
keep  them  out  of  England.  In  the  TJngiiab  "  kennick "  or  ra».n^ing 
of  the  lowest  clasats  of  the  present  day,  the  greater  proportion  of 

■  A  majori^  of  tb«w  tiaiaUn*  tad  tnunpa  in  gnglwid,  wbo  ars  nmplj 
tnggai*  asd  thl*TM,  and  who  do  not  sMk  lor  work,  srs  itill  Iriili.  Full 
fabmMtioa  on  tUs  tat^tcst  tatj  bs  fotuid  in  tbe  "  Hiitory  of  Tkgnota  and 
Vagttnej,"  bj  C.  J.  Blbtoa  ^inMr ;  aod  it  ms;  b*  Mid  with  tnitb  th^t  all 
the  orimiosli «(  tbe  towns  and  dtiM  pat  tog«th«r  do  not  injara  Uw  aaontiy 
at  large  aa  mneh  w  tbe**  onatniM,  wbo  vxrj  Ties  into  tmj  bamlo^  and 
iato  Um  mnoteit  oonwn  cf  Uw  klDgdom. 


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Celtic  temu  are  appaientlj  not  t&ken  dnttMn  fiom  Gaelic,  Ene, 
Welah,  or  Uanx,  bat  from  a  wngnl^F  and  ni;iterio<u  laogoage  called 
ShelU  (Celtic  I),  or  UMitu  Thari  (tinlwn'  bOl:),  which  it  apohen 
\ij  a  Tuy  large  proporticin  of  all  prorincial  ti&kan  (who  elaun  for 
it  great  antiquity),  aa  well  aa  by  many  other  Tagabtatda,  eapeeially 
by  all  the  Irish  who  are  on  the  roada.  The  very  exittenra  of  Ukia 
dialect  waa  eompletely  nnknown  nntil  1867,  ita  Toeabolarr  and 
qiecimena  of  the  langnage  being  flnt  pnblialied  in  "The  Qypsea" 
(Boaton,  1880).  It  haa  been  ingeniooaly  coqjectnted  by  a  reviewer 
that  as  all  the  Celtic  tinkera  of  Great  Britain  formed,  until  the 
nilmad  era,  or  about  184;,  an  extremely  done  avpontlon,  alwaya 
intermarrying  and  aa  they  are  all  fiimly  peranaded  that  their 
tinkerdotn  and  tongue]  are  extremely  andent,  they  may  poeaibly 
be  d««cendanta  of  the  early  bronae-workem,  who  alao  perambu- 
lated the  conntiy  in  bands,  baying  up  broken  implementa  and 
aelling  new  onea.  Thie  ia  at  lea«t  certain,  that  the  tinkera  aa  a  body 
were  vary  clanniah,  had  a  atrongly-marked  chancter,  a  wetl-de- 
veloped  langnage  of  their  own,  and  that  while  they  were  extiemelj 
intimate  with  the  gypaiea,  often  taking  wivea  from  among  them, 
and  being  sometimea  half-blood*,  they  itill  always  remained 
(wiJbI«n  and  spoke  Shelta  among  themaelTea.  The  natme  of  thia 
alliance  is  very  singular.  In  Scotland  the  tinkUr  is  popularly 
identified  with  the  gypsy,  but  even  half-blood  tinklers,  aucb 
aa  the  Hacdonalds,*  who  speak  Romany,  do  not  call  themselves 
gypsies,  but  tinklers.  The  caste  deserves  this  brief  mention  since 
it  haa  apparently  been  the  chief  source  through  which  Celtic  worda 
have  come  into  English  canting — an  assertion  which  ia  not  the  mare 
eoqjecture  of  a  philoli^pat,  but  the  opinion  of  more  than  one  vefj 
intell^[ent  and  well-infonned  vagabond.  It  is  vety  remarkable  tliot 
though  Sbelta  ia  more  or  leaa  extensively  spoken  even  in  London, 
and  thoQgfa  it  haa  evidently  had  a  leading  inflnenoe  in  contributing 
the  Cdtic  element  to  canting,  thus  far  only  one  writer  has  ever 
pnbliahed  a  line  relative  to  it.  Hotten  or  hia  collaboratenrs  seem, 
in  common  with  Tumar  and  aU  other  writ«ra  on  vagabond*,  never 
to  have  beard  of  its  existence.  It  will  probably  be  recognised  by 
future  analyata  of  canting  that  in  all  casee  where  a  corruiAed  Celtic 
word  is  found  in  it,  it  will  be  necMsary  to  aacertain  if  it  did  not 
owe  ita  change  to  having  passed  tbtough  the  medium  of  Shelt&. 


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Tbongh  the  gypajr  contribution  to  canting  was  not  ezteiurre,  it 
wai  much  lu^r  than  manf  eztenaive  writ«n  on  vagabonda  have 
supposed,  and  it  is  worth  noting  tliat  a  noniber  of  our  most  char- 
acteriatic  slang  words,  such  a«  row,  shindj,  tool  (in  driving),  mash 
(i.e^  to  fascinate),  pal,  chivvy,  and  especially  the  arch-term  alang 
itself,  are  all  Bomany.  It  is  not  lematkable  that  Cock  Lorrell 
recognised  in  the  gypeies  "a  race  with  a.  back-bone,"  and  one 
from  whom  something  could  be  learned.  Their  blood  "had  rolled 
tltron^  scoundrels  ever  since  the  flood,"  and  from  the  begin- 
ning they  had  spoken  not  a  mere  slang,  but  a  really  beautiful  and 
perfect  language  resembling  Hindustani  or  CidO,  but  which  waa 
madi  older.  The  constituentH  of  tliis  tongue  are  Hindi  and  Fer- 
■iao — the  f«Hiner  greatly  predominating — with  an  admixture  of 
fither  Indo- Aryan  dialecn.  It  waa  first  suggested  in  "English 
Gypdes  and  their  language"  that  the  true  origin  of  the  Rom  ot 
gfgKj  was  to  be  found  among  the  Dom,  a  very  low  caste  in  India, 
whitji  sprung  from  the  Domai,  a  mountain  tanbe  of  shepheid- 
lobben ;  and  recent  researches  by  U r.  Grierson  among  the  Bibari 
Dom  have  gone  far  to  confirm  the  conjecture.  Ita  author  also 
discovered  that  there  exists  to-day  in  India  a  wandering  bibe 
known  as  ZVoijb,  who  call  themselves  Bom,  and  who  are  in  all 
respects  identical  with  the  Syrian  and  European  gypaiea.  About 
the  tentli  century,  owing  to  political  convulsions,  there  were  ui 
India  a  great  number  of  outcasts  of  different  kinds.  Among 
Ibeae  the  JSU,  a  fierce  and  warlike  tribe,  crushed  by  Mahometan 
power,  seemed  to  have  coalesced  with  t}ie  Doms  or  Bom,  the 
aemi-Persian  Lnri  or  Nuri  (originally  Indian),  and  othetH,  and 
to  luve  migrated  westward.  Uikloeich,  in  a  very  learned  work, 
has,  hj  uudyaing  the  language  aa  it  now  exists,  pointed  out 
tlte  Oraek,  Slavonian,  and  other  words  which  they  picked  up  «» 
nMU.  It  was  about  the  beginning  of  the  fifteenth  century  that  a 
bttnd  of  abont  300  of  these  wanderers  flist  appeared  in  Oermony, 
whence  they  in  &  few  years  spread  themselves  over  Europe,  so  that 
within  a  decade  many  thousands  of  them  penetrated  to  every  comer 
of  the  GoniinenL  They  were  evidently  led  by  men  of  great  ability. 
Iliey  represented  themselves  as  pilffrims,  who,  because  they  had 
become  i«n<gadefl  from  Christianity,  had  been  oidered  by  the  King 
of  Hni^ary  as  a  penance  to  wander  for  fifty  years  aa  pilgrims. 
They  had  previously  by  telling  the  same  story,  but  adapted  to  the 
faith  of  Uahomet,  got  a  foothold  in  %ypt  They  thus  obtained 
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in  England,  ^et  w«nt  there  ftU  the  ume.  Andrew  Borde,  the 
eccentric  [dijaiciui,  who  lived  during  the  reign  of  Henrj  VIII.,  was 
the  fint  penon  who  m&de  (in  i  $42)  a  vocabnlaiT  of  their  langiuge, 
which  he  did  under  the  impreeBion  that  it  was  "  Egyptian  '  or  the 
conent  tongae  of  Egypt.  Booaventura  Tulcanius,  in  1597,  in  hia 
caricraa  book  "  De  Litcria  et  Lingua  Oetarum,"  aUo  gave  (pecimena  of 
Bomany  aa  "Nubian."  T^e  first  European  writer  who  diacovered 
that  Romany  waa  really  of  Hindu  origin,  was  J.  C.  Rodiger,  and 
thia  he  announced  in  a  book  entitled  "  Keueater  Zuwacha  der  Sprach- 
konde,"  Halle  1783.  He  waa  followed  by  Orellmann,  whose  work 
woa  much  more  copiooa.  It  waa  tnuulated  into  English  at  the  begin- 
ning of  thie  century,  and  pMsed  thro<^  three  editions.  George 
Borrow,  in  his  novels  of  "  lAvengro  "  and  "  The  Romany  Rye,"  pub- 
lished about  184s,  and  in  "The  Qypaies  in  Spain,"  first  told  the  pub- 
lic much  about  this  subject^  and  bis  influence  was  very  great  both 
in  England  and  on  the  Continent  in  awakening  an  int«rest  in  iL 
Among  more  recent  writers.  Dr.  Bath  C.  Smart,  Francis  Groome, 
and  the  writer,  have  been  the  principal  collectors  of  Anglo-Bwnany 
lore.  Borrow,  who  knew  the  gypsies  so  well,  was  far  from  being 
perfect  in  their  language,  as  he  declared  positively  that  there  an 
only  I30O  words  in  the  English  dialect ;  more  recent  researchea 
have  more  than  doubled  the  number. 

The  next  element  of  importance  which  enters  into  English  aUng 
of  the  middle  type,  subsequent  to  old  cant,  is  Ihitch.  Of  thid  there 
are  two  separate  Murcea.  In  England,  fnnn  the  time  of  William 
of  Orange  nntil  that  of  George  II.,  there  waa  a  constant  inllnx 
of  NtdtrduyUA,  whUe  in  America,  the  State  of  New  fork,  while 
anbject  to  Holland,  contributed  an  equally  large  proportion  of  qnaint 
ex^esdona,  and  of  these  in  time  there  was  great  interchange  between 
the  old  country  and  the  new.  To  detect  many  of  these,  one  mnat 
go  much  deeper  into  Dutch  than  the  standard  dictionaries,  and 
descend  to  TeirlinckV  and  other  collections  of  thieves'  slang,  or  dig 
into  such  old  works  as  those  of  Sewel,  in  which  the  vulgar  and  anti- 
quated words  "  to  be  avoided  "  are  indicated  by  signs.  As  'Rngtifh 
and  Dutch  belong  to  the  same  stock,  it  natumlly  results  that  numb«n 
of  onr  provincial  or  obsolete  terms  are  the  same  or  nearly  the  same 
in  both ;  in  such  cases  we  hare  generally  placed  them  together.  An 
ezaminatim  of  the  work  cannot  fail  to  convince  any  one  that  our 
indebtcdnew  to  this  source  is  much  greater  than  has  ever  been  sup- 
posed. But  as  these  derivations  are  often  as  doubtful  as  they  are 
numerous  and  plausible,  the  editor,  with  the  example  of  Bellenden 


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SetT'*  before  him,  would  beg  Uw  nwlertoobaerTe  that  in  thi>work 
no  andoit  or  foreign  woids  are  adTtwced  u  paaitiodjf  eatabliahing 
tbe  e^mologf.of  anj  eUng  expression,  bnt  are  rimpljr  adduced  aa 
mdiwtting  pottBih  relations.  The  daj  has  gone  by  when  it  mfficed 
to  show  something  like  a  reaemblance  in  sound  and  meaning  between 
a  dosen  Choctaw  and  as  many  Hebrew  word^  to  prore  podlivelf 
tbat  the  Bed  Indiann  are  Jews.  Bat  "wild  goess-wcrk"  is  still 
qirrent  even  in  very  learned  works,  and  though  "in  a  pioneer  way" 
it  ia  nsefnl  in  affording  hints  to  tnie  philologists,  it  should  never 
claim  to  be  mote  than  mere  conjecture, 

Dtmug  the  reign  of  Queen  EUnbeth  many  Italian  words  fonnd 
their  way  not  only  into  English  liUTatnre  but  also  into  slang,  and 
additions  have  oecasicnially  been  made  nnce  then  from  the  same 
■onrce.  Thus  fogU,  a  handkerchief,  ia  beyond  question  the  Italian 
f»jl*a,  a  leaf,  also  slang  for  a  silk  handkerchief  (Florentine  fetio), 
wad  not  the  Qoman  >o^  a  bird,  as  Hotten  dedarea.  The  nnmber 
of  tb<M  derivations  is  much  larger  than  has  ever  been  snppoeed, 
and  much  of  the  mine  is  still  unworked. 

Old  canting  retained  its  chancter  until  the  teign  of  Charles  IL, 
wben  ft  great  deal  of  general  slang  began  to  he  current,  which  waa 
BOt  eonnected  in  any  way  with  the  jargon  of  the  dangerous  classcai 
Bit*,  maeorom,  and  quta  were  slang,  bnt  not  cant ;  they  originated 
in  or  were  first  made  popular  by  fashionable  people.  PoUowing  the 
Bpaniab  Qneredo,  and  other  writers  of  the  vida  hmanlttca,  or  "tag- 
lag^and-bobtail  school,''  as  models,  not  only  the  diamatist^  hat 
antlKwa  like  Sir  Roger  L'Estoange  and  Defoe  need  directly,  or  put 
into  the  moaUis  of  tlteir  heroes,  a  hmiliar,  het  and  cfsy,  offhand 
Mfit,  which  was  anything  bnt  conventional,  or  as  many  may  think, 
etxrect  Pedantic  writen  also  continued  b»  more  tiian  a  century 
to  deliberately  mannfaetuie  in  great  quantity,  from  ^^*^".  wcada 
of  the  kind  used  by  the  nnfortnnate  Limousin  student  who  was 
beaten  by  Gaigantoa.  An  "  abont-town '  dialect  was  developed 
by  "Uoods"  and  wits,  in  which  Dutch,  Italian,  and  French  bepn 
to  appear  more  frequently  than  of  yan.  Oypsy  and  old  i-awtiiig 
lemw  roe  now  and  then  from  the  depths,  or  dr^i,  and  remained 
on  the  surfiue.  It  waa  during  this  which  may  be  called  tlie  middle 
■lang  epoch,  that  those  conventional  or  colloquial  terms  b^an  to  be 


u  Ingwiiooi  sod  •eeaotrio  week  in  two  Tfilnmw,  id  <rUeh 
prora  that  mast  EkiglUi  pnireriji^  wjiMii,  and  oBnmj 
a  Hotsrio  Menipg.  b^ng  nally 


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current^  wliich,  without  being  mdgar  or  directly  MMciated  with 
crime,  were,  owing  to  their  aoveltv,  flippuu^,  or  "tattaem,"  itiJl 
kept  in  limbo,  or  under  probation.  It  has  been  tmly  enough  B&id 
that  the  old  sUng  was  altogether  couM  or  Tolgar,  aiid  that  there 
was  mibaequently  a  great  increase  in  the  aamber  of  low  and  obacene 
terms  classed  with  it,  a  growth  which  went  on  Tigorooal;  until  Uie 
end  of  the  reign  of  George  IV.  But  while  Bntler,  Swift,  Tom 
Brown,  Grose,  and  scores  of  minor  artiste  dealt  out  more  or  less 
'  dirt  or  deviltry,"  it  should  be  remembered  that  the  accretion  of  new 
phrases,  which  were  in  no  way  "  immoral,"  was  really  much  greater. 

Abont  this  time,  daring  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century 
and  the  fint  half  of  the  eighteenth,  was  the  banning  of  the  vast 
array  of  words  now  in  familiar  ose,  which  are  unjustly  called  dan^ 
because  that  term  forces  upon  them  aasociationB  with  vulgaris  uid 
crime  which  they  no  more  merit  than  that  leaves  or  flowers  ^ald 
be  identified  with  the  dirt  from  which  they  grow.  This  quarantine 
language  is  simply  the  natural  and  inevitable  result  of  a  rapid  in- 
crease in  inventions,  needs,  new  sources  of  humour,  and,  in  fact,  of 
all  social  causes.  New  names  are  in  a*  great  demand  as  they  were 
of  yore,  when  heathen  were  converted  and  baptiied  in  batches. 
Then  they  were  often  sll  called  John  or  James  by  the  tboosand 
"for  short,"  but  now  we  are  more  diecriminatdng  and  analytical. 
But  it  is  to  be  observed  that  hitherto  no  writer  whatever  haa  ever 
dealt  with  these  quarantined  words  or  piobationen  in  the  spirit 
which  they  merit,  or  pointed  out  the  fact  that  they  fulfil  a  Intimate 
function  in  language,  or  attempted  to  collect  them  in  a  book. 

It  would  appear  to  have  been  about  a  century  ago  that  a  few 
Tiddish,  or  Uebrew-Oerman,  words  began  to  creep  into  English 
slang.  When  we  consider  that  fully  one-half  of  the  itothwalach  or 
real  slang  of  Germany  is  of  this  kind  of  Hebrew,  and  also  the  great 
nnmben  of  persons  who  speak  it,  it  ia  remarkable  that  we  really 
have  ao  little  of  it  As  an  instance  of  the  guess-work  philology 
which  we  have  alluded  to,  it  may  be  pmnted  out  that  the  common 
Jewiah  word  gonnof  (Hebrew  gan^),  a  thie^  ia  according  to  Hotten 
very  old,  in  English,  because  it  is  found  in  a  song  of  the  time  ri 
Edward  TI.  as  gnoffe  I 

"  The  oaimlT7  mnogtt.  Hob,  Dlek,  and  WOl, 
With  alabs  and  clciat«d  shoaD, 
Bball  All  up  "Ovrnja  Date 
With  aUnghtwed  bodio  hmd." 

But  gnofft,  according  to  Wright,  does  not  mean  a  thief  at  all,  but 


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a  ehaii  (also  on  old  miser).  Its  true  root  is  probablj  in  the  An^o- 
Saxon  aieov,  enirf,  or  aiAvan  (also  cntav,  knave),  to  bend,  yield  to, 
atao^oH  igem^lmiert}.  If  conntry  boon  or  peasants  be  therefore  the 
meaning  of  gnofftt,  it  would  be  in  Yiddish  ksferim.  This  remarkable 
dialect  is  now  spoken  by  some  thoosanda  of  persons  in  London,  and 
there  are  one  if  not  two  newspapers  published  in  it  The  editor 
has  not  only  the  Oerman-Jewish  OAratomolw  of  Mar  QrUnhanm, 
and  many  books  written  in  Yiddish,  hnt  also  eleven  voeabnlaries 
of  it,  one  of  which,  a  MS.  of  about  3000  words,  is  by  far  the  most 
extensive  ever  compilefl.  It  aeems  not  unlikely  tJiat  the  word 
polur,  as  a  game  of  cards,  is  derived  bom  Yiddish,  since  in  it  poehgtr 
(from  poAgen)  means  a  man  who  in  play  conceals  the  state  of  his 
winnings  or  losses,  or  bides  his  band.  This  is  so  eminently  char- 
acteriatie  of  pofer  that  tiie  resemblance  seems  to  be  something  more 
than  merely  accidentaL  There  have  always  been  Jewish  card- 
players  enough  in  tbe  United  States  to  have  given  the  word.  The 
most  remarkable  and  desperate  game  of  poker  within  the  writer^ 
knowledge  (in  which  not  only  a  fortune  but  a  life  were  risked) 
occurred  on  board  a  Mississippi  steamer,  its  bero  being  a  Jew. 

Of  late  years  many  Anglo-Indian  and  pidgin-En^ish,  or  Atiglo- 
Chineae  words,  have  become  familiar  to  the  public.  For  the  former 
onr  chief  authority  has  been  the  "Qloasary  of  Anglo-Indian  Colloquial 
Words  and  Phrases,  and  of  Kindred  Terms,"  by  CoL  Henry  Yule  and 
file  late  Arthur  Coke  Bumell  (870  pp.  8vo,  London,  John  Murray, 
ifi86),  a  copious  work,  as  remarkable  for  extensive  eradition  aa  for 
sagacity,  common-sense,  and  genial  humour.  For  pidgin-Enj^h 
we  have  used  tbe  only  work  extant  on  the  subject,  vix.,  "  Pidgin- 
English  Ballads,  with  a  Vocabnlary,"  by  C.  Q.  Leland  (London, 
Trtibner  &  Co,  1887).  This  remarkable  dialect,  owing  to  the  ease 
with  which  it  is  acquired,  ia  now  spreading  so  rapidly  all  over  tbe 
East  that  Sir  Bichard  Burton  thinks  that  it  may  at  no  distant  date 
become  the  Imgtut-fiwiea  of  the  whole  world. 

Anything  like  a  distinct  hittory  of  the  development  of  BngliA 
slang  has  hitherto  been  impoasible,  owing  to  the  ignorance  of  most 
ot  those  who  have  put  themselves  forward  as  its  analysts  and  lexieo- 
grapherB.  Samuel  Rowlande  told  the  world  that  gypsy  and  canting 
had  resolved  themselves  into  one  and  tbe  same  thing,  and  following 
his  lead,  .one  authority  after  the  other,  such  as  the  author  of  tbe 
"Life  of  Bampfytde  Moore  Carew,"  gave  us  as  "Gypsy"  vocabu- 
laries, works  in  which  hardly  a  traca  of  Romany  was  to  be  found. 
In  vain  did  GrcUmann,  Hoyland,  and  Oeorge  Barrow  explain  that 


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tlwae  wanderera  ipoke  ui  Oriental  language — eren  Hr.  Edwaid 
OoBH,  in  his  "  Memoii  of  Samnel  Bowlaude,"  saji  that  " '  Hartin 
Uarkall'  ia  entirely  in  in^we,  except  aome  queer  jypiy  eongi ' — the 
"871*7  aongi'  in  question  haying  le«  reaembUnce  h>  gjrpsj  than 
Engliah  haa  to  Spuiiah  or  French.  The  editor  haa  before  him  a 
work  written  and  published  within  a  few  years,  called  "The  New 
Tork  Slang  Dictiunary,"  in  wbich  the  writer  tells  ns  that  "bitt  ia 
a  word  in  the  gypsf  jangnage,  from  which  most  Rngiiah  alang  ia 
derived  "  (Mtt  not  being  Romany  at  all),  'and  assnrea  the  reader  that 
his  book  (which  is  simply  a  re-hash  of  Grose,  wit^  the  addition  of 
■oma  purely  modem  Americauiams)  will  enable  him  to  make  him- 
self nnderstood  in  the  slnma  of  St.  Petersburg,  Paria,  or  in  any 
countty  in  the  world  I  In  common  with  tax  greater  critica  aAd 
acholara,  he  believea  Uiat  gypsy  ia  a  mixture  of  .all  £arope«> 
tougnea  and  corrupt  English,  when,  in  fact,  it  does  not  contain  a 
aingle  French  wotd.*  Hotten  had  a  far  better  knowledge  of  the 
constituent  elements  of  slan^  unfortunately  be  bad  not  even  an 
average  "amatteriug'  of  the  langnagea  which  mvM  be  uaderstood, 
and  that  into  their  very  provincialiama,  B^>ta,  and  cormptiont,  in 
order  to  solve  the  origin  of  all  the  really  difficult  problems  in  tL 
Be  knew  that  the  poet,  Thomas  Moore,  made  a  great  mistake  in 
believing  that  i-^iTiting  waa  gypsy,  but  he  knew  nothing,  whatever 
of  Bomany,  and  asBerte  that  it  is  minted  ap  and  confused  with 
canting  and  ia  ignorant  enough  to  declaie  that  "had  the  gypsy 
tongue  been  analysed  and  committed  to  writing  three  centuries  ago, 
there  is  every  probability  that  many  scores  of  words  now  in  common 
use  could  be  at  once  traced  to  its  source."  This  was  the  result  of  an 
erroneous  belief  that  Mr.  Borrow  knew  everything  of  English  Romany 
that  could  be  known,  while  the  fact  is  that  by  comparison  with 
Continental  dialeete,  and  with  the  aid  of  what  Mr.  Borrow  did  lut 
know,  it  ia  tolerably  certain  that  the  Enf^h  BJVY  "^  three  Gen< 
tnriea  ago  ia  by  no  means  the  lost  language  which  he  assumed  it 
to  be. 

The  last  and  not  least  important  element  in  En^iah  slang  oonaiata 
of  Americanisms.  The  original  basia  or  beginning  of  these  is  to  be 
found  in  Yankeeisms  or  words  and  phrases  peculiar  at  fint  to  New 
Kngland.    They  consisted  chiefly  of  (dd  Engliah  provincialism^ 


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witit  an  impcfftuit  addition  of  Dutch  which  came  over  the  border 
from  Hew  York  and  New  Jersey,  and  a  few  Canadian-Ftench 
cxpnauona.  For  Iheae  the  dictionary  of  Hr.  Bartlett  is  ko.  invalu- 
able Kniioe  of  reference;  We  cannot  piaiae  too  highly  ibe  indiuti; 
and  aagaeity  manif  etted  in  that  work.  His  weak  point  lies  in  the 
fact  Uut  having  been  gnided  by  dictdonariea  such  as  that  of  Wright, 
be  too  frequently  awtunee  that  a  word  which  ii  marked  as  provincial 
la  not  genenlly  known  in  England.  Hence  he  gives  as  peculiarly 
and  Bcdely  American  words  which  have  no  special  claim  to  be  re- 
prded  aa  sQch.  In  addition  to  these  moetly  Saz<Hi-bom  terms, 
there  is  a  mnch  greater  number  of  quaint  eccentric  espiessions  of 
Weatem  and  Sondiem  giowtli,  which  incEease  at  such  a  rate  that  one 
mi^t  easily  compile  firom  a  very  few  newspaper*  an  annual  volume 
of  new  ooMi  Tet  again,  En^iah  slang  phrases  are  continually 
being  received  and  shifted  into  new  meanings  and  forma,  as  caprice 
or  need  may- dictate.  It  may  surprise  the  reader  to  learn  that  the 
works  of  Aztemus  Ward,  Bret  Haite,  Uark  Twain,  and  other  standard 
bmnonrist^  are  by  no  means  the  great  mines  of  ilang  which  they 
■fe  popularly  supposed  to  be.  It  is  in  the  newspapers,  especially 
in  tbeir  teporta,  theatrical  or  local,  and  not  infrequently  in  the 
"editorials,"  that  the  new  racy  and  startling  words  occur,  as  they 
are  improvised  and  picked  up.  This  dictionary  contains  a  lai^ge 
collection  of  true  and  recent  Americau  colloquial  or  slang  phrases, 
and  though  the  works  of  the  great  American  humourists  have  been 
coiefnlly  searched  for  tins  purpose,  it  will  be  found  that  the  mtgo- 
titf  of  terms  given  are  from  other  aonrces.  The  reader  who  is 
fam'H"  with  fisrtlett  and  other  writen  on  AmericanismB,  can  judge 
for  himself  to  what  extent— or  to  what  a  slight  extent — we  are 
"indebted"  to  them.  It  is  true  that  they  are  frequently  cited,  but 
in  the  great  m(y<»i^  of  instances  it  has  been  for  the  purpose  of 
eomction,  emendattim,  or  illustration  of  their  definitions. 

Hm  history  of  Slang  is  that  of  the  transition  of  languages  into 
new  forms,  and  from  this  point  of  view  it  may  be  assumed  that 
aneb  a  work  as  the  present  will  be  of  as  great  interest  to  the 
tborongh  student  of  bistoiy  as  the  folk-lore  to  which  it  properly 
belra^  ot  anything  else  which  indicates  the  phaiea  of  culture. 


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A   DICTIONARY 


SLANG,  JARGON,  AND  CANT. 


(papoiMz),   •   fonn 


tdgh  degree  of  exoel- 


TbvT  ■mctimo  dnip  thing!  in  ibdr  flight, 
TboH  thinci  of  cotint  1  uk€ ; 

To  lean  itwn  tbcn  to  Mmpl  Ibe  poor 
WoBld  be  ■  gitu  raiitakc. 

—tImA  HmaStne- 

The  ezpnnlcin  ia  alM  nied  ad- 
rerbiaUj. 

HT  ftitodi  RBuk,  "  Ob,  whu  ■  Uii: 
11h7  ht  m'n  Iwo  ynmff  dlli«,  aad 

But  yOB  jut  k*n  my  Fnd  iloBc, 

H«'b  nch  B  luwwlng  ion, 
H*  t>Ti  (he  maDcy  out  ^  i, 

And  Ihit  h  Khnl  h*'i  boosht. 

—itiit&  JfrnU  Sn^. 


Kmt. 

lamAi.lamuH  right,  oom- 
fntabki. 


Itortgiiiatedtn)mJi,£&i|id'«, 
BO  KbbrerlAtloii  commonly  used 
in  mennntik  clrolea  to  iodl- 
cftte  tbe  ohanctet  of  a  ship 
sod  Its  nppoiQtmenta.  To  be 
cOasaed  At  at  IXoySt  meuu 
tlwt  the  nssd,  its  aoobois, 
saUa,  taoUe,  and  Htorei  baTe 
been  examined  bj  official  m- 
vejon,  and  found  to  be  io 
good  tiim,  enUUing  it  to  ba 
lanked  as  first  class.  When  a 
vessel  fails  to  reach  the  highest 
standard,  other  marks  are  be- 

A.  I  or  No.  t  (fenian).  The  latter 
is  oftea  inoorreotly  nsed.  It 
■honld  be    A\,  a  title  for  the 


Aaron  (thleree).  Tbe  Jotm  Is 
the  chief  ot  c^tain  of  a  gang 
or  school  of  thieresL  This 
cognomen  is  iDvariably  ao- 
oompaoled  with  the  prefix  Tkt 
—par  exoellenoe  (As  flnt— slml- 


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2  Aaron — Abatuhned. 

lar  t<)   the  aldMt  MpnMntK-  KtmUoa    (old),    s    tu^ilMiimn 

tlTe  of  occtMln  Iriah  and  Sootoh  thief,  one  who  tnm*  infoimar 

olana  or  f»mlUM,  noh  aa  n«  agaliut  hi*  teUow-ngaM,  Tiota 

O'CouoT  Don,  Tka  Cbiaholm,  Ao.  the    Hebraw    o&wMmi,   *  do- 

Aj  ^armt  mi  the  Ant  high-  aktajw  \  often  oonfonnded  with 

pdMt,  aitd  the  ^otmm  an  the  tlMCoelciiejiain«-iad-'wi,»l»d 
chief*  of  the  Hebrew  tribea,  it 
ii  piobaUj  til  Jewiah  origin  in 
ita  slang  ^^oation.  ^armw 


Tbc  primtr,    HoMT   Uotu,    bMMr 


doantl«nn  for  a  oadget  th.  .ma,.,  hu  bMd.  u. .;  k»*i.dc*. 

who    OOmUned    begging    with  far  dw  Im  tmotr  mn  >  rccdiw  tod 

actlDg  aa  a  guide  to  the  mim.  *••'"  >"  •»»"  pnip«tT.-«<*»r*  ifikt 
mite  of  mountain*,  ohleflj  to  T^^nf^GflGMD^RM^. 
etade  the  lawi  a^tlnrt  vaga- 
bondage, no  doabt  a  fa.-;  In  Abandaaoud  (thlerea),  otw  who 
ita  alang  aeue  on  It*  Hebrew  ''■^  ^^  libert;  bj  oomiwltting 
•qninleut,  lofty.  an  act  of  oontamptible  petty 
laiooDy.    nie  phiaae  oiiglnatad 

A-baa  (varioM).  Aa  ofcM  oon,  thiongh  a  footpad  robbing  a 
a  bad  man;  an  aboA  mnC,  a  woman  of  a  palby  bandanna 
■Ulj  poaon.  Among  trade  (benoe  otaajjaaaai)  abawl 
nnloniita  aa  oiaa  elgblfiea  a  mnedatninepanoe,forwhloha 
non-onionlrt,  who  la  geuenDy  notoiioM  Ugh-olaaa,  or  "high- 
aas^led  with  the  deriatTSahont,  ^*^''  *l>l*if>  <»>•  "Kiddj  Hai^ 
"Baa,  baatblaofcaheep."  rla," waa hanged,  aKhoDghlnno- 

oent  of  any  oooneotioii  with  the 

Abactcr  <old),  a  diahoneat  diorer  robbeiy,  the  nal  onlpclt  hating 
or  shepherd,  one  who  oonuiTea  *^^^  '"v  oonfeaaed  to  the 
at  the  Bt««liiig  of  hif  m*«ter'a  CErlma.  The  poor  pnaeontiix 
cattle.    Probably  from  the  lAtln  waa  ao  horrified  at  dlaoorarlag 

odutorw,     itealera     of    cattle.  Iw  miataken  IdantUcatlon  that 

Oite  of  the  tricks  ot  the  a6-  alio  became  a  Imiatlo.  This 
aettr*  of  old  SmitfaSeld  was  Inddant  waa  the  chief  oanaa 
the  drlTing  a  bollock  into  a  of  the  passing  of  Sir  Samnd 
jeweller's  or  other  ahop,  ami  Romllly'a  Act  for  the  abolition 
dniing  the  oonfoslon  and  uoite-  of  cai^tal  poniibment  for  rob- 
ment  of  ezpaUon  the  a6aM«r'i  beriea  0°  tlw  highway  of  pro- 

confedeiateB,  under  the  cloak         peri,y    under    for^    ahllllnga 
of  asaiBtBitce,  woald  help  them-         ralne. 
■elTCB  to  any  nlnalde*  bandy. 

The  AtmuA  Stgiiltr  for  1818  Abaodoned  haUti  (society),  the 
records  that  one  shop  was  to  riding  oostnme  of  the  "Pretty 
served  three  tlmea  in  that  HoisebMaken"  of  "the  Lady'a 
jm.  Mile,"  In  Hyde  Park. 


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Abandonus — Abbrevtaiions. 


AliinrlnnfiH  (prarliMlal),  hooae- 
litm  tammpt,  wwkUicn.  (Har- 
\ctaj),  t.  iwUtnte  who  bu 
^tthtff  dMVtod  her  husband  or 
bMD  alvndnMd  bj  hitw 


;  tdtf  term  tor  the 
bankrapfa^  of  *  railin7  oom> 
pwj. 


Abbcai,  lutr  (oteileU).  tha  ml«- 
k  toothal,  mlM  A  pro- 


Tb«  fnnutM  wen  call«d  the 
"  Don*,"  and  WHnetlinM  "Blaten 
of  ChBiitj."  The  Raioh  iluig 
hkd  lOfmerlj  the  tomsptmSiztg 
(u,pi union  " allitmt"  the  catab- 
Uihment  being  termed  "  oUoik 
itt  t'l^fr*  d  l«««,"  the  fninatee 


Abber-JnUw  (nimUokl).  TUa  U 
an  old  term  ti.  leproaoh  for  Idle* 
neai.  and  la  appUed  oiilj  to  the 
naatloa]  hiUfr.  In  the  "  Bnm- 
>iige  of  FMile's  Chvnb,  1563," 
ttlatbaa^[pbdned:  "AnoUqr* 
toUn-,  that  waa  Idle,  weU-fad, 
ft  1««   lewed   Utber   Ldtem, 


Abbot,  tba  fuwr  man  or  buband 
otaaabboM.  A ooder'd oUot, 
or  aU«<  on  the  cniai,  a  man 
who  keepa  a  brothel  more  for 
the  pnipoee  of  robberj  and  ei> 
tortlcoi  than  that  of  pnwUtv- 


AbbnvUtloiw.  Oite  of  the  moat 
notable  ligna  of  the  degiadft- 
tlon  and  dotecloration  of  a  lan- 
piage  ia  the  popular  habit.  In 
many  other  oonntrlea  beaidaa 
Bngiaad,  of  abbrerlftttng  worde 
and  redstdng  them  to  their  flnt 
•yllahlea,  aa  If  in  ft  taat  age 
tlM  oommoa  mnltitnde  had  only 
time  to  expnaa  theniMlye*  in 
iaaoo«7llal>lea.  It  pwraila  alike 
in  the  learned  haUa  of  Oxford 
and  Cambridge  and  the  loweat 
(Inms  of  St.  OilM'i  and  White- 
obapel.  Among  the  moat  pro- 
minent may  be  oited  the  follow- 
ing which,  though  itriotly  apeak- 
ing  are  not  alang,  tonoh  on 
It  aa  not  being  the  origimd 
forms.  Wlienwiltten  or  printed 
thej  are  simply  teohnkal  and 
GonTentional,  bnt  naed  Terbftlly 
they  are  slang. 

AJkC,  Ald»4e-Camp ;  Ad.a, 
adJDtant;  Ad  Ub.,  ad  {{Ulna; 
A.Q.II.O.,  Aatlstant  Qoaitw- 
Haater-Oeneral  i  Ui,  bnitPBaa; 
C.  In  0.,  GommaDder.in-Ghief ; 
0.-0.,  Commanding- Offloer ; 
<M',  "  Criterion  "(restaotant); 
D.A.Q.ll.a.,  Depn^-Asiiitant 
QDBrter  -  Master -OcMral;    Sz- 


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Abbrematbrns — Ab^aiL 


am.,  rndTOfitj  or  oompeti- 
tl*«  eoaminattw ;  S«l,  gn- 
tlamaai  tha  ffigk.  High  Street, 
Oxtotd;  I.O.,  Iii«peoU»i-G«Da- 
nl :  JoAa.,  JookBTS ;  J.P., 
Jsrtioe  of  Um  Peace ;  Kmu., 
memomidQin  or  member ; 
Modi,  modentloTifl  (nniTenl^}; 
■.CO.,  Nod  -  Cknmnlnlotiod 
Offloer ;  MeiK.  Coo.,  hcmmw  mi»- 
mdieailt;  O.C.. Old CheltonUn 
(ChelMnbAm  College) ;  Ox.,  Ox- 
ford music-hall;  Pvr.,  ParHlon 
miido-hall)  Photo,  photograph; 
pppa.,  popnlai  oonoertii  P.B., 
the  price  ring ;  Pab.,  or  pnblle, 
pnbllo-honae;  Png.,  pngHiet; 
Q.O.,  Qneen'i  Coniuel;  Q.1I.0., 
Qnartfir-HHter-Oeneral ;  Bad., 
ndlcal ;  B«p.,  lepreeentatiTe ; 
8«v.,  lOTereigii ;  Spec,  speonla- 
Uod;  Spec*.,Bpectaolee',  B.1I.0., 
Senior  Under -Officer  {R.H. 
Academy) ;  Ten.,  deteotlre ; 
Tolortallot,tolsiable;  Tiul, 
trun-car;  ^fO.,  typogtaphar 
orpilDter;  VanitT,  nnlTcvalt; ; 
Tat,  nterinary  smgeoti ;  Tloa, 
Tloe-CbanoeUor. 

Cab  and  bui,  which  were  ori- 
glnellj  slang,  have  hj  dint  of 
uaage  cmcoeeded  In  eatabllsbing 
themaelves  in  the  Ungniga 
In  the  Doveli  of  Charlea  Dicksiu 
thej  had  alreadf  aoqnired  a 
certain  aiobalo  flaTOor. 


Aberdeaa  cntieti  (popolar),  onied 
or  dried  haddooka,  or  "had- 
dleii"  aa  the  Soctoh  teno  them. 

JUMliis{vagiaiitB),  "my Ming." 
geotatHy  refen  to  a  temponuy 
neUng  or  hiding  place,  aeciira 
fromcaptnra.  Abidatff-hj,UA- 
ing  within  oalL 

Abd  hul  DO  IHoidi,  ud  ■  1»  «u  not 
a  hMTc  mn  ^^Jinf^iaa,  In 
I  ban  OH  ^Dt  ool  J  kd  to  th* 

uU  he  tail  (DH  te  uetbir. — 
.-  Lilfy  DamttM. 


Mn-Crw, 


Abdeli  (Anglo-Indian),  a  hypo- 
orite,  »  oanting  preaoher,  a 
(aatldlona  or  fabe  icftlot. 


Ablcait  (KMjietj),  a  ladf'*  maid. 
More  properly  one  of  an  ill 
temper,  <n  tyiannioal  to  her  mia- 
tieeK 

Tynill,  00  au«rla(  hli  ipaitnMH,  haad 
ihu  h  wu  not  lictUed,  m  mn  tba  mU- 
/■fZirfMn.  Dodi  qwu  B  ikn  B  m  miMr 

Will 

Old  English  writan  Bnt  em- 
ployed it  as  a  oaut  word  for  a 
termagant  woman,  and  after- 
wards for  a  female  bigamiat. 
It  seems  probable  that  having 
originally  reoelTed  its  {M-eaent 
aignifioation  from  Abigail,  who 
called  heraell  the  *""'^'n»i<1ftii 
of  David,  the  word  beoame 
synonjmona  for  a  lady's  maid, 
in  the  Hune  way  that  Job 
and  Samson  oame  to  be  ap- 
plied respectively  to  a  model 
of  patience  and  to  a  man  of 
heroolean  strength.  It  waa 
oaed  by  Beaomont  and  Fletcher 
as  tho  name  of  a  handmaiden  in 
their  comedy  of  the  "  Scomln] 
lAdy,"  and  most  have  been  fur- 
ther popularised  by  the  maiden 


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Wbcna  IbcT  pMidod  U  bcfrndbsB 


a  of  the  nkmea  of  chat- 
I   of    comedie*   or  norda 


Abigait — Abnonmfy.  5 

DMIM  AUgkU  Hill  of  Kn.  Ma-      ^Hgil;  qui  tuim  JscbdM  tat  )•  dlfa 
■hMH.  traltiug-womui  to  Qli«ai       ''"  v-i^.-BHamt-SmMim .-  PkniM^ 

Aim«.    It  ^ipaan  to  hM«  b«aa 

adcfitad  b;  maoT  astbor&  Dr.  Olbokay,  alluding  totbe 

gonenlly  aooeiAed  deriTiutiaB  of 
the  wotd,  ujt,  "  This  aappoal- 
tlon  maj,  orma;  notbe  ooiTMt ; 
but  it  la  ooilona  to  lemark  that 
In  thft  anolBiit  Breton  and  Gulio 
langnage,  Mutgaa  dgnifiea  flip- 
pant,  waaplah,  and    inappiah, 

By  amk  tt^  kin,-,  pby tio«,  .nd  ,hioh   word    ia   derlred    from 

>et*d;DaD  CauaoniantAHriit  aau  oMop, « towier, » anarllag  dog." 

naUtatlT.— /Vfta'  D^ry. 

^                             .^      ,  AUahac  (thlerea).  the  illegltinwte 

Thar*    are    many    other   i*.  ^Sld^  a  mother  whotaa  be«D 
■ednoed  bj  •  married  man.    bi 

,     ,      ,          ,        , ,    ,      ,  Hebrew  It  meani  the  motlMr'a 

having  been  adopted  to  denote  a  aiTar 
whole oUm of  Indlvidnala.  Thm, 

an   inn-keeper  ia  called  Boul-  Wmlpoleimt*— "ilott  Dnid  toevdl 

bM,from  Farqnhar'a  -Beam'  iioiiob.j«ilmiiof«ii^«a^«^,im 

BMUe^i."    ABobAor«,fr«m  »W-"-^^ "■«'•"-'-«'. 
Sharldan'i  "The  BiTala,"  ii  ar- 

nooTmoaa  with  a  coward.    The  Able  -  »ri»cketo     (naotioa]),     » 

neneb   i^tlr   to   %  awindler  Vop"^  aaa-game  with  wda, 

the  navia  of  Bobert  Hacaire,  wherein  the  loeer  la  bertanowt 

immoitaUBed  by  IWdirlo  Le-  ***  P'"'"  "^  "*  '""^  ***'■ 

mattie  in  hU  Imperaonatlon  of  »  handknwihlwf  tightly  twlated 

tba    oharaeter    in    the    melo-  Uke  a  rope.     It  li  yery  popular 

drMn»"l'AnbergedeaAdreta"  Macmg  aailora.    French  aoldiera 

-Bobert  Macaire,  by  the  bye.  **"  »  •'"'l"  B««»-  »»  !*»* 

waa  the  name  of  A  notoriooa  *"  regards  the  penalty,  tenoed 

baudiL    One  of  tlM  creation*  "  fovtro."—ViAis  Barrirt'i  Argal 

of    Baluo,    in    faia    "ComMie  andSlaitg. 
Hntnaine,"    I'Cloatre    Gaudia- 

md,  haa  provided  an  epithet  Abaotmi^ (vnlguiim],  "aUead- 

lot  K  commercial  traveller ;  and  ing  abnarmlif,"  an  <^jfvobrioaa 

the  Fienohnae^fr^aiJ  with  the  epithet  applied  to  the  treaolie- 

Mme  algnlftoation   aa   on  tUi  KU  and  deceitful;  apanonof 

•ide  «f  the  Ohannd.  crooked  waya,  an  Informer,  ft 


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Abob  (WiuoIiMta],  a  Uige  wblta 
jag  coaUining  kboot  agkllon  in 


'    (Ameiicwi),    Kpfdicd 
K  peiBon  nniniBtakablj  pro- 
minent at  a  pMt;  or  a  public 


told  of  ■  profetd  wit 


Abont  Eaat  (American).  A  term 
DMd  b7  men  ooming  from  the 
New  KngUnd,  it.,  the  eksteni 
Mid  pnreir  Yankee  Slatei,  to 
■ignlfj'  anything  that  meets 
with  ^pconL  Bnob  things  or 
peo^  are  wid  to  be  miimt 
JU.  J.  Ra«*dl  Lowell  in  hla 
"Letten"  wdl  iUn«tr»le«  ttalt 
eoUoqniaUcm  of  men  who  re- 
gnid  ererTthii^  done  in  their 
nattre  atatea  aa  rigbt,  and  wboee 
«Tea  an  oft«m  tuned  to  the  old 
home  »mij^  %i^^  roughing  and 
■traggle  of  the  wilder  Weal. 

Tb«  ma  Bt  ■  Ywl«  whoa  Hone* 
hUm  ncnnod  n  hd  ib<  the  Fnvk 
•obI  ftrittUr  in  our  ■md^  "  yABm 
vrMtm  bat  not  alwmTi  b«  to  Cad  sal 
>Im  h  mttmt  Smt.    The  "ffciiirinh- 


■ba  EMt  br  in  oon>  h.  portapo,  imm 
■ROoBtly  maOnlod  ia  U^jor  Jack  Dmr- 


m  tlia  irfaDlc  tbat'i 


About  right  (Tn^ariam).  To  do 
a  thing  tbout  right  la  to  do  it 
thoronghly. 

Abont  the  aise  of  it  (Anxerioan). 
An   eipresalon    indioating   an 


KTeiBge,    „ ,    _    _ 

preadon  of  ralne,  or  an  eqniT>- 
lenl,  la  a  Jtxj  wide  aenaa. 

"  Da  yoB  thiok  Ihot  ib  the  uritolc  oor 
Pbebc  noldmUTT  Sdlit" 

"Win-iciiwiiw 

sfcKl  Oh  Hf  rf  U.     Sbi  daal  kaov 
btr  own  niad  7*1.  Uit  A«  wiQ  vita  ib* 

Wbca  E^k  Dan  died, 
1  was  kitdii^  br  hit  iid«» 

laid  UaM,"  Old  bs7[ 

Dead  or  liTia',  (aka  na  lack  if 'joa  caa 
— ^  Bmllmd:  /■  Mf  Wmv  *»• 

"  1>»  TOO  take  tbii  wonaa,  vrbooe  baad 
jrqv'ra  a^qpagrip',  to  be  ynir  lawfal  wife, 
in  flodi  lian  an-  ■kaapl" 

"I  ladue  thal^  mint  Of  Hi  t/ il, 
■qaiic.'— CUcv*  Lnfttr. 

Above   one'a   bend  (Amerioaa), 
be;r<>nd  ooa'i  opacity. 


taimf  >«■  au  n  H«  aasnc  tbt  Kad- 
ikiai.-/.  T.  Clf*r:  T%t  Oak  Oftwimgt. 

In  the  Sonth  the  phnae  to  sig- 
nify the  same  ide*  ia  "  nbora 
my  bnekle-berrj,"  or  "  a  hooUe- 
beny  above  my  perdmmon-'* 
Btud  in  this  senae  is  probaUj 
derited  fnan  the  Anglo^fiaxMi 
hmd,  mgnfi^iag  a  bond  or  any- 
thing that  binds— a  contract. 

For  idi  aai  cob»  hider  ut^ay. 


"Above  my  hmd"  la  "more 
than  I  am  bound  or  held  to  do  " 
— a  Saxon  idiom. 


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Abovt — Abntkam.  7 

Ab»n  far,  bdvw  par  (popnlaz).  hBngbig.     So  naniad  from  the 

TobaaloM  or  Maw  par  ilgiiUlM  hainp  trae,  •  Und  of  willow, 

(iMt  tba  penoo  a^  the  cs-  tlMt  li  oitllad  JbrwUM'i  Ulm 

t»wrii»  U  In  better  ei  wone  I7  botanlaU.     Bj  the  gTpsie* 

h— Hhtlntiiwiwl     HladariTed  it  U  oiUlad  Tatber't  balm,  and 

firantheoomiaenlaltennwhieh  it  ia  uaad  tqr  tb«m  M  %  pfe- 

ntea  to  the  fiioe  of  itook,  in  eanitiTa  of  ohutity.    There  li 

ttat  eaae  (ha  meaning  bdi^  »  pecDBw  ■hma  In  the  nanby 

"Menve"  or  "lanL"    JkM  diatdcta  of  the  North  <tf  Si«- 

yarilpiUaaaliotcdentilrdranh ;  land  oalled  ^traAoM'i  rtone ;  a 

poeaeeeedof  nMve7b«rrviidone'a  pieoe  erf  thia  atone  b  wont  I7 
the  lower  <" 


Iran  dlaeaw;  when  Abrahain 
died,  Oodplaoed  tbie  ttoaa  in 

The  naicb  nae  the  epitliet  ^^  ,gg_ 
etfCTrfairil,    wUoh    ii    beat 

nndared    bj   '■■taimiiig"    or  Abnhnm  cmc  (tbSerea},  n  mean, 

"  flabbaga^ng.'    AhnoadAra  bcggailr,    dcaplaed    tUef,    tr 

waa  a  cabalistio  wort  fai  the  ^^or   neak.     Decker  writea 

Middle  Agea.    It  wm  writton  in  1608  that  "The  Jfe«iU»i«». 

ftt  meoeMiTe  liitaa  in  the  f  one  ,,  ,  i,„u,  ^wmg   ragna  who 

of  an  taiTertad  tariang^  cash  walketh  with  a  itade  abort  Ma 

line  being  ahcotar  by  a  ietter  ^oMnoat"  {a  iheet  akrnt  hia 

tbaa  the  one  abere,  till  the  laat  body).  The  Hon.  JnatloeMataia. 

WtM  A  lonetA  the  H>ez  of  a  ^  jf„  yofk.  In  the  Bogne'a 

triH«leatthebott».    Itwaa  L«tooo. regiieB -iirwuir*-. 

wid  to  bare  oagioal  power,  and  ■<»  naked  or  poor  man;  abw- 

wban  boog  atomid  the  neok  gatinfaga-(Or«a). 

H  waa  anppMad  to  aet  a*  a  "^       ^ 

**■*"    ^j^nat   ague.      It   la  Abrahaa  gmtaa  (tMerea),  a  pab- 

thooghttobederiTadfroM^  Ikan  wto  tawi  hi.  owi  bJiT 
BabMw  aft,  &tbar.  raaaA.  qOtt. 
and  Jillai .  woid.    AooocdiDg  to 
tble  dadration  it  myieiaaU  the 
Tdni^. 

Abcaban  (popnlai),  a  ebe^^  and 
tiaahy  alop  abop. 

Afankam'a   bakam  or  ttiapai  to   go   begging   on   behalf  of 

efixir  (proriiMial},  exeeidleB  by  the  boepUaJ.  ■   ' 


ham  want  in  Bedlam  bad  e«r- 
sallowed 


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^plfed  nibMqncntlr  to  luna  cr 
dok  begg^n,  or  tboM  ■huunlng 
dirtreM.  The  begging  impo*- 
Um  deaigtiated  u  Abnum-men 
were  well  known  in  the  els- 
teentb  oaatoiy,  and  an  men- 
Uooed  in  the  "  Fntenltle  of 
Tagkbondea,"  157$.  "AnAbn- 
bsm-man  ia  one  that  walketb 
bu»4rmed  and  baie-legged,  and 
bynetb  to  be  mad,  calling  him- 
■bU  Pom  Tom."  Abtabam-men, 
in  Stepheu'a  "Enaje  and  Char- 
aoteia,"  1615,  are  designated  aa 
fngitiTe  ragamofflna,  pcetend* 
ing  to  be  oripplee  or  impotent 
aoldleta.  Harman  thoa  deaoribee 


hn*  iidoul;  tod  o 


The  old  Bn^bh  dramatMa 


nakednaaa.  In  whlob  aanae  it  la 
■till  oommoD  amoog  trampa,  who 
Mf  of  a  naked  patson,  ■'  He  waa 
diened  in  Abraham's  anit,  aantt 
of  ereriaating  fleah  oolonr." 

A  tKWn^  beard  waa  termed 
an  "  AbrabamHwlonmd  beard," 
probably  In  aooordanoe  with  the 
direotiona  tta  represent^  all 
the  petsona  in  Sorlptnre  ai  given 
In  the  "BTmutlne  Faintwa' 
Onida,"  the  "Book  of  Bally- 
moti,"  fto.  In  all  of  tbaee  the 
baarda  are  apedally  deaoribed. 


wonl  of  alndlsr  import,  waa  ao 
oaUed  baoanae  Jndaa  laoariet 
waa  tnulltionaUT  nppoaed  to 
have  had  a  red  beard,  and  waa 
•o  rerfwaeuled  bj  tnlj  Italian 
palnteia.    Bnt  the  ^thet  of  an 
Abraham  -  oolonred   baatd    re- 
mains aa  yet  witboot  any  ex> 
planation  or  jnatiacaUoQ.     To 
"■ham  Abraham"  waa  to  feign 
■lokneaa  or  dlatrea^  and  the  term 
I«  need  to  the  present  day. 
To  "Sham  Auuum'  Acn'S-noii. 
— Hutcn  moK  lun  eamc  la  ■  imUT  pua 
when  em  tba  Daify  ttm  vkkdmn  IM 
B^twi  Ihm  tha  TraUfar  Sqnn  mpo*- 
Kn.—T»eGMi. 

A  popular  aoag  of  the  last 
oeutnry,  when  forgery  of  bank 
notes  for  one  pound  waa  a  oom- 
mon  crime,  and  when  the  hang- 
ing of  the  detected  criminal  waa 
qoite  aa  frequent,  has  preserred 
for  posterity  the  name  of  Abra* 
baJU  Newland,  the  then  cashier 
of  the  Bank  of  England,  who 
signed  all  the  notes  in  drcol*- 


Sailors  Dae  the  term  to  de- 
note an  Idle  fellow  who  wants 
to  be  pot  on  the  slok  list  so  as 
to  shirk  duty, 
nee  it,  with  the  n 
pretend  to  be  tO,"  in  order  to 
get  oS  work. 

Abraham  stdt,  00  Ow,  aity  kind 
of  dodge  (^  deceit  deei^ied  to 
excite  sympathy,  naed  tv  beg* 
glng-letter  impoatot*. 


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Abraham — -Abskizt. 

AbaHuaa  work  (popokr),  Hi-paid 
tnunpoj  work;  tndlng  ■hama; 
■howj  Bwindlea 

Abraban's  willlag^  (rhjinliig 

alaOS),  a  aMlHrw 

JUnsorna  (Amerioao).    Bartlett  **»'   (WIncheBter),  »bbniTi«tlon 

■pelLithi.OOTnipttoiiof"»bori-  ^'absent    To  get  o(*  li  to  get 

giiMs"aiAb«rgoiiuorAbn>gaiu,  awsj. 

.  '.  ^  °?"-  ^~^  At^y^ymauMti  Ab»eirtdial«ter{thieTe«),  one  who 

^ta^S^'SS^^r^r^;;,^^  i.Udi=gaw.rfc,mthepoUo-. 

C.  C.  ItJant  From  the  American  ahtqaai/i^alt, 

Abaence (Eton).  ThUwordintha 
slang  of  the  boja  la  meant  to 
convej  jnst  the  oppoeita  mean* 
Ing.    It  BignifleB  also  roll-caU. 

AbMnt  wtthoiit  leiTe  (thievot), 
broken  oat  of  gaol ;  esoaped 
from  the  police.  (Con 


Lftttm;  Mmtx- 

Abnwd  (Winobertw).   aboyla  ,  ^.        -         .              .., 

•aid  to   be   >fat»d   when  hl>  (orthoonjUiB  »hen  wanted  for 

naoie  is  taken  off  "  ConUneat  •*""*  '"^*'  ^*'^'  "'  ^^^1  \ 

RoU"  or  Sick  LUt,  and  here-  "i^eondBd. 

tuna  to  aohool  dntiea.  Mr.  RoopeU,  ibi  aaaba  tar  LuabMh, 
mi  reported  aim/ miiMMrJ  Amv. —Jf«ns- 

AbRwded  (•odety),  a  noble  de-  ivSiMr:P.rii^m„aM^s,mm«y. 

faulter    on    the    Continent    to  Al  do  bmer  period  on  Ihm  apindao 

armd  creditors.    It  Is  the  poUoe  "^  •>»*  ""^  •™™  ""  "™»  ■•  ""T 

olEciaLi-  slang  for  oonvioto  sent  S?^  '*^  ""*^  /««.-J>*rt. 
to  a  calontal  or  penal  setUe- 

ment,  bnt  applied  by  thieves  In  Abstt  (nniTerdty),  a  permit  to  be 

thifl  oonntry,  and  formraly  In  absent   from    oollege,    ball,   or 

the  ooloniee,  to  Imprisotunent  chapel  tor  the  day. 

Abakdxe,    abartiirr    (Amerloan). 

A.B.S.      IliBt'Olaas  nllon  are  In   a  sketch  of   Westem  life 

rated  as  A.B.8.,  "able-bodied  published  in  1833,  In  a  Phila. 

Mamen."      Sometimes   taoetl-  delphia  newspaper,  this  word 

onsly  tranaUted  a«  "  a  bottla-  ooonrs  as  meaiiing  to  depart  or 

■Dcker."  go  away.    It  woold  seem  to  be 


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Absquatuiate — Abusive. 


dnlTed  from  ib%  Dntob  t^tAtf- 
Ot  deput. 

Abaqoatuble  (Amcriou),  to  dli- 
■fp«u,  to  ran  •Mt.y,  to  abaoond. 
ThareTOMof  to  "■qut,'*fraai 
at  and  (ffttot,  origluUr  lettlen' 
■Ung  to  ■twndoBlng  s  looktlon 
when  fearing  an  nnweiloame 
TUtatloa,  and  Mttling  on  a 
mon  remote  qmA. 

Yeo'd  think  »a  lo  atfuthilmtr,  m 
Um  Yuk«a  HT-  .  ■  ■  W<U,  I  win  h  a 
aiuue.— J?iM;i  SmwiUM :  Camnlil  i^ 

Baitlett  oalla  thla  "a  taotltlon* 
TnlgaiiBm."  ItwaalniuenBailjr 
fifty  Tean  ago.  At  that  time 
naming  away  with  money  by 
bank  preoidBatB,  fto.,  became 
very  oommoo  In  conaeqnenoe  of 
flnaudal  panics  or  odlapae*. 
and  It  waa  the  fiubion  to  ooiu 
word*  from  the  namea  of  the 
dellnqnents,  ■■  "  to  Swartwoot " 
or  "  to  Schyletiae,"  &o.  When 
we  reflect  that  there  are  many 
Yankee  and  Weatem  men  ao- 
cnatomed  to  spelling  bees,  and 
perhaps  more  *Tnl'<"  with  the 
dlfflonlt  woida  of  the  dlottonary 
than  are  many  Bcfaolan,  It  doea 
not  i^pear  remarkable  that  we 
And  In  Axoerican  lalang  a  rniin* 
ber  of  wordi  which  have  a 
learned  length  and  Latin  eonnd. 
To  any  half -educated  mas  with 
a  faooy  for  aztiaTagant  ei> 
preasioD,  and  famtlUi-  vlth 
"abeoond,"  "towjnattleaway," 
and  "  peranbnlate,"  abtqttatt^' 
laU  would  readily  enggeat  itaelf 
in  an  effort  to  recall  one  or  the 


other.  Onoe  ottered  and  heard, 
it  would  became  popular.  To 
deliberately  invent  a  new  wtwd, 
without  aome  foregoing  aog- 
geattoD  or  basis,  and  get  tt 
adopted,  is  one  of  the  ranat 
events  in  the  world,  even  in 
America,  where  men  are  oon- 
tinnally  attempting  It. 

The  Tariona  alang  aynonyma 
are  "  to  akedaddk^  to  out  one'* 
lucky,  (o  aling  one'a  hook,  to 
minle,  to  bott,  to  out  and  nm, 
to  alip  one's  cablo,  to  step  It,  to 
leg  it,  to  tip  the  double,  to  am- 
putate one's  mahogany,  to  make 
or  to  take  tracks,  to  hook  it,  to 
■lope,  to  slip  it,  to  paddle,  to 
evaporate,  to  vamoose,  to  tip 
your  rags  a  gallop,  to  walk 
one'a  chalks,  to  pike,  to  hop  the 
twig,  t«  tttm  it  np,  t«  out  the 
cable  and  nm  before  tbe  wind," 
and  In  the  lingo  of  the  light- 
lingered  and  sure-footed  gentry, 
"to  make  beef,  to  guy,  to  ipeeL" 
—Barrtrt:  Argot  and  SlMg. 

AlnalTe  driU,  adjutant's  diilL 
The  adjutant,  being  respon- 
sible for  the  diiU  of  a  ragi- 
ment,  has  constant  parades  for 
instractioB  and  practloe,  at 
whioh  hs  may  oooastoually 
use  strong  language.  He  is 
especially  ooncemed  with  the 
development  of  reonlta,  the 
perfecting  of  awkward  sqnads, 
and  of  careless  or  inattentive 
soldiers  sent  back  to  driD  as 
a  pnnlahmeDt.  A  nlntary 
change  has  no  doubt  come  over 
the  army,  which  was  once  pro- 
TSibial  for  ouraing  and  swear- 


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Abusive — A  caden^. 


II 


tug.  Kren  the  Ugbaat  nuka 
wen  addicted  to  It,  >■  witneM 
the  old  Hqring,  "  Haw  we  nrora 
in  Flanden,"  uid  th«  atoi7  In 
Onrrflle'a  Hemolra  of  the  Duke 
of  WeUington  and  Lord  AngleMs 
at  Waterloa.  Wlian  the  latter 
waa  wounded,  be  rated,  "  Fve 
bMt mj  1^, bf O— d I "  "Have 
ron,  bj  G^-^I"  replied  tbe 
ISoka.  Bnt  laagmge  of  oor- 
notion  and  reproof  i«  (till  likely 
to  be  etroDg,  and  may  at  timea 
beoMne  "  abnsiTe  "  wben  iaming 
tram  a  msob  aggravated  ad- 
Jntant'a  montb.  Aetoiytatold 
of  tbe  laat  Lord  Cudlgan 
wliioh  Ulnstntea  the  otyle  of  a 
military  officer  of  a  compara- 
Ut^  modem  Mibaol.  Hie  lord' 
ahip  waa  being  driven  to  the 
eovett-aide  in  a  poatcbaiee, 
and  tlw  poetillitm  lo«t  hia  way. 
Lord  Cardigan,  fnrionB  at  being 
made  late  for  tbe  meet,  threw 
down  tbe  {^aaa  of  the  ehaiaa 
and  cried,  "  I  may  be  right  or 
I  may  be  wrong,  or  I  may  not 
be  the  proper  person  to  aey  eo, 

bnt  you're  a eon  of , 

and  if  I  could  get  near  yon,  I'd 
twiat  your neck  ofL" 


iiq;,  thelowlodg- 
lnge  or  pnblio-boaaea  for  cad- 
gera  and  trampa,  lorkera,  or  tbe 
honaea  of  call  or  country  lodg< 
ing-honaea  for  beggars  and  im- 
poetori  who  eolidt  alma  by  a 
written  petitloD  or  forged  eol- 
div'a  or  aailor'a  diaobaiga. 


tor  praoUshig  the  Oaah  art 
"dodge;"  a  goal;  a  brothd. 
Termed  alao  "  flaah-drnm,* 
"  nanny  -  ahop,"  "  bnttooklng 
ebop,"  and  in  polioe-oonrt  re- 
ports, "diaorderly  hoiia&"  Eata- 
blialuneiita  where  "  good  beda  " 
are  [ooHded  for  coaplea  [are 
termed  "bouaea  of  aooommOda* 
tion,"  which  correspond  tO'tlie 
French  "maitoni  dt  jawf."'  A 
chronicler  of  old  London  relatea 
that  Sir  William  Walworth,  the 
ot^  fishmonger,  who  aBsaaai- 
nated  Wat  Tyler,  poaseaaed  a 
unmber  of  acadamia  at  low 
brothels  In  Scnthwark,  which 
Wat  Tyler  had  lerelled  with  the 
groDod.  "  Hence,"  aaya  the  old 
writer,  "  private  feeling  and  re- 
venge may  have  prompted  Wal- 
wortb'a  activity  to  slay  Tyler." 
Feter  Pindar  writes  that  "  aoa- 


rion  for  a  honae  that  baiboura 
oonrteaana."  A  "  flnlahing  eea* 
dtmg"  la  a  private  brothel, 
where  a  staS  of  yonng  (not 
common)  proetltnte*  are  kept  on 
hire.  So  called  from  its  being 
the  laat  gradation  of  private 
prostitution  before  going  on  tbe 
pnbllo  streeta.  The  girls  who 
chleSy  reeort  to  theee  brotbela 
are  work  girls  who  visit  on  the 
sly :  they  are  not  driven  by  want 
or  desertion,  bnt  go  from  wll- 
folnesa;  to  nse  their  own  wovda, 
they  "  work  honestly  for  a  liv- 
ing, bnt  do  the  itaitgktu  for  tbeir 
clothee."  A  "chaiaoter  Hew 
demg,"  a  rendervons  for  cba- 
raoterieaa  ahopmen,  footmen, 
barmen,   and   othera,   whereat 


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Academy — Accordtng  lo. 


■  ooaoooted, 
•nd  other  [daiu  aie  tnotnied  for 
robbing  emplojen.  TheaeplAOM 
ue  ohieflj  alehoiuea  kept  by 
diaoaided  serrants ;  as  the  mb- 
Bcrlptions  are  enforoad  monthlr 
on  thoK  in  place,  the  fnnda  an 
Teiy  large,  and  e«ch  a«adem.y 
keepa  a  M&S  of  well-  educated 
teaobDTB  who  ani  well  expe- 
lienoed  In  all  the  czaft  of  trade, 
and  well-appointed  igeuoiee  ue 
kept  up  In  all  the  numnfactnriiig 
town«,  acting  as  references,  and 
to  give  good  written  characters. 
A  "gammoning  oeocfmy"  is  a 
reformatoiy   for   jnreaile    cri- 

AcceleratiOQ  (vagrants).  "  Ha 
died  of  aerdtraiion,"  he  died  of 
BtairatioD. 

Acceleraton,  the  anion  relieving 
officers,  from  their  fieqneiit  re- 
fuBdl  to  giTC  food  to  the  dying 
outcast,  whose  miseiable  oaieei 
of  wont  often  ends  in  de>th. 
In  inoh  cases  the  jar;  invsri- 
abl7  Rccompanj  their  Terdlot  of 
catuial  death  with  the  rider, 
*'  Accelerated  through  the  want 
of  the  common  neoewaiies  of 
life." 


tenced  to  a  term  of  imprison- 


hcndcd  mod  wm  aatrumiia 
■nontli'i  baud  ud  kidginc  u  i 
of  the  niiioo.— -W*/**!"  -■  i™ 


opa  (dtj). 
The  officers  of  certain  '■  fin- 
ance Joint  Stock  CompaniBB " 
who  practise  the  awiHHModatwN 
tviniSc ,  on  "  UoTd's  Bcmda," 
Debentnrae,  Fraferenoe,  and  tSi 
other  sharee. 

Accommodktora  {thleres), 
ehiefl  J  u-poUee  ccostables  who 
negotjate  a  oompoouding  at 
felonies  and  other  crimes  bj 
briUng   wibiessee    and    proee- 

Accofdinc  to  Cocker  (oonunon), 
proper,  acoording  to  mle,  ao- 
oording  to  the  best  mthorl^. 
This  phrase  refwa  to  a  tamona 
writing-master  of  the  name  of 
Oother,  wbo  In  the  time  of 
Charles  IL  composed  and  pab> 
lished  an  elaborate  TraatiBe  on 
Arithmetic 

This  work  commenoen  with  a 
"Provena,"  or  Preface,  which 
ends  thus:  "All  the  Problem* 
and  Propoeitions  are  well 
weighed,  pertinent,  and  olear, 
and  not  one  of  them  taken  ui 
trust  thronghont  the  tract ; 
therefore  now 


Z(«u>>Dd  Hob 


mon),  brothels.    Their  female 


I  Ik  TUB  dcwD  and 
CBtkKU  ynn  vbok  fiaci 


Prof  eaaoi  De  Morgan  wtUm 
that  the  phrase  as  a  popo^ 


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AceortSttg  to — AecumuiaUves. 


■lying  originated  Id  1756,  and 
ma  taken  ap  hj  the  people 
from  Mocphj'a  jjaj  ol  "The 
Appcentioe,"  In  whtoh  the  strong 
point  of  the  old  meichaat  Win- 
gate  it  hli  extreme  reverenoe 
for  Cotktr  and  his  Arlthinetic. 
In  America,  a  similar  oonflr- 
""**"*■  phiaae  la  in  common 
nse,  ttzeept  that  the  nam«  of 
OwHter  is  nibstitDted  for  that  of 
Ooelctr,  Qnnter  waa  a  tamon* 
aiithmeticiaD,  and  no  doubt 
the  Amerioaa  ptuaae  ia  the 
oldest.  The  old  laws  of  Rhode 
Island  mj,  "Alt  oaaks  shall  be 
gained  1^  the  rale  commonly 
known  as  'gauging  bj/  OwMr.' " 
"  Mi.  K.,  a  respected  dtiten  of 
Detroit,  has  pabliahed  a  letter 
entiTelj  exonerating  General 
Case  from  the  cha^e  of  liaTing 
defracded  hfa  aasooiation  in  the 
land  specnlationi.  He  ia  posi- 
tlTO  that  all  was  done  aeaonlmg 
to  Ovnter."  Aeeording  to  Jokn 
Iforit  la  the  standard  of  appeal 
among  a^lors.  John  Norie 
compiled  a  very  popular  work 
entitled,  "  The  Navigator'a 
Standard  MannaL"  Among 
■ehoolboyi  tteardiag  to  Watking- 
kamu  la  the  oonflrmation  of  a 


[Sporting),  to  aecouM  tor,  re- 
fers to  one's  personal  share  in 
killing. 

Tba  pcnecM«d  uuauli  (nu)  boked 
■bora  EnKuid ;  lb*  tsiicr  wennUW  lot 
oae,  tbt  kctper  fbr  KooOiB.—naciirwri 
Vmd^Fmir. 

Acconnta  (common).  To  oast  np 
oeoowUt  U  to  Tomlt,  and  in 
tbteres'  lingo  it  signlfles  to  be- 
come eridence  against  an  accom- 
pUo& 

Accnmnlatlvta  (Amerioan).  At 
times  an  editor  in  tlie  United 
Statea  will  make  a  remark  W  a 
joke,  then  another  will  olte  it 
and  add  a  remark  or  a  parody 
of  it,  whioh  will  ag^n  be  com- 
mented on  by  a  third.  Tbns 
one  says: - 

"  Williiun,  bmiliutr  kncnni  »  '  KU ' 
Sticker,  mu  Indicieil  lui  week  in  Lekd- 
vOle  for  lawic  CDonlcifcii  money.  Thit 
it  wasxiivMt  to  l**i  for  Iw  wt>o  ""U  vaj 
md  ia  uny  itreet,  ■  Bill  Stickm  will  tx 


To  which  a  rival  adds : 


According  to  the  reriaed  ata- 
tntea  (American].  Anything 
that  is  l^al,  or  properly 
BDthoriaed  or  cetabUshed. 
expression  first  nsed  In  this 
general  or  bnmoroua  sense  by 
a  lawyer  of  New  Toik  named 
Halstead,  in  Fonilir  Fair,  in 
i860. 


And  a  third  exclaims : 


IL    ^' 


ih!    LctDinOeclI' 


We  have  seen  as  many  as 
twenty  and  more  of  these  ac> 
cnmnktive  paragraphs  of  this 
kind  "  going  the  rounds  "  of  tho 
country  press. 


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Accumulator — Acres. 


AccoBBtator  (ncdiig),  a  penon 
who  back*  one  bona,  uid  then 
il  tt  wina  Twolti  (nmetimM  in- 
olnding  original  itakN)  goes  on 


An  ef  tpwles  (old  ikug),  • 
widow,  aUndiDK  to  the  boo  ot 
ttM  card.  This  slang  word  is 
given  in  tbe  "  Lezioon  BaU- 
troaionm,"  liondon  iSii. 

Ack  (Christ'*  Hocpital).  In  tbe 
■iBUg  of  Bloe  Coat  boTS  thi« 
word  i*  BzpieMiTe  of  denial  or 

Ade  men  or  uk  pintM  (lUHitiaa)), 
tresfa  water  thleree.  Frobablr 
from  a  oormption  ot  "ark," 
meaning  boat,  aa  the  tetm 
"aik  nffi"  haa  alike tigntfioa- 
tlon.  Act,  bowever,  leema  to 
have  some  oonneotlon  with  the 
old  term  aier  (apparentlj  from 
tbe  Anglo-Saxon  igor,  tbe  flow- 
ing of  tbe  sea],  whiob  ia  still 
applied  oa  tbe  Trent  to  a  kind 
of  eddjtng  twirl  which  ooctin 
on  the  river  when  It  is  flooded. 
In  the  dialect  of  Craven,  ao- 
oordiDg  to  Mr.  Tbomaa  Wright 
(Dlotlonar;  of  Obsolete  and 
Provincial  Engllab],  a  ripple  on 
tbe  snrfaee  ot  the  water  ia 
tarmed  taaettr. 

A^nowledge  the  com,  to  (Ame- 
rican). To  admit  that  one  baa 
been  got  tbe  better  ot,  or  la 
ODtdone. 


DnriBf  tba  Bi(lu  Acn  euH  ■  itar 
tba  tnl  foU  of  com  wu  mDk.  : 
Bunl^  tha  gKmblcn  cuiu  lo  dun 
■taka.    Hh  hoDila  widi  (nu  & 


(Ghn   mm  jVlr  n   S^-tUtfi   Die- 

A-COCk  (popular),  knocked  orer, 
defeated  i  eoddenl;  aorpriaed, 
•atonndad. 


Stf*t1,Mtjti,it6f. 

Alao,  oooked  np. 
TIm  buhII  frej  q>if  on  tb*  cm*  of 

Strtk. 

Aconi  (old  cant),  tbe  gallowa  tree. 


The    oSc«  •wpriied   ibtra  paddna 
op  tbe  K^titm.—TU  Mmm  tm  Pf- 


given  to  picking  and  stealing. 

Acreocn^  (Amerioan),  a  ooined 
word   to    rignlf?   tbe   landlord 
interesL 
1\h  inlmdiKlion  of ■  phitocncT  UHnfil 

Ibe  uisocncj  and  Ihe  MCTVcrmcj,  thoo^ 


tiaiOirgtr',    lUtatrmttd 


Acres  (theatrical),  a  coward,  from 
the  poaillanimons  Bob  Aerti  in 
Sheridan's  plaj. 


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Acres — Adam. 


Id  Iidaiid  "b  regnki  oerw 
man"  mMntkprDfMMddnelUrt. 
nom  "the  flftMn  aem,"  tat- 
11M1I7  a  Add  funou  for  dveb 
itiDiiUiu.  Id  India,  Jmv  Farm, 
near  Oalentta,  U  naad  foi  dneli, 
benoe  "  a  ragnlar  oen'f  man." 

Acran Ma (Amarloan).    "In the 

ragsrdi  time),  or (ai  regards  dis- 
taaoe)  "by  the  ■hortMt  ant." 
"  He  ma7  be  nld  to  bare  at- 
tained plaoe  and  power  aamt 
laU,"  i^,  with  g7«at  raplditr. 
TUa  phraM  oomea  down  to  na 
'from  theold  aettlera'  Axjt,  when 
tbe  iborteet  road  then,  as  Indeed 
now,  waa  osroM  toti,  and  not  b; 
the  main  road. 

Y«  wold  cu  anw  ii<  M  like  m  nnaik 
f/g  K^ufciHj  if  yea  had  ft  ^"*'^i — Chm*^ 
ttmlSiiicJUl,  i.  J}. 


ActioniM,  to  (Ugal),  to  dt«  bafwa 
a  legal  tribimal 

Act  cf  Pariiameot  (old),  imall 
ba».  A  militaryterm  referring 
to  the  taot  that  publloana  were 
bj  Aet  of  Parliament  compelled 
to  inpply  billeted  coldlna  with 
Ave  pint!  dailjr  giaiu.  There 
U  a  ftor^  onrtent  among  the 
Cheliea  Teterans  that  the  Dnke 
of  Wellington  saw  a  loldier 
wanning  hie  weak  regnlatioD 
beei.  Hi*  Oraoe  nid,  "Damn 
the  belljr  that  won't  warm  Aet 
of  Pariiatient."  The  Midler  re- 
plied, "Daaai  ibe  Aet  af  Paiiia- 
•i«nJ,  It  won't  wann  the  bell;." 

Actual  (Amerioan),  "the  actital," 


Ai  for  hupplim  in  ihi)  mrid  wiihaoi 
(In  ihino,  du  chink,  «  tb«  mctiiat,  jtn 

tSKdoot  in  ft  nO*.— /^fw't  SfrmHu, 


ActiiV  dickef  (naval),  an  officer 
acting  aa  Ueatenant  although 
not  ooDflrmed  b7  the  Admiialtj. 
(Legal),  a  olerk  or  agent  acting 
in  the  name  of  a  lawyer  on  the 
Boll*.  The  praotioe  of  atlmg 
itdteg  !■  generallj  reeorted  to 
In  qaeeUonable  prooeedlngi. 

AcliMi  (Amevloan),  quick  work, 
an  Immediate  leanlt.  Weatani 
oard  playing,  tc,  elaog. 


dbDW,"  aid  ft  UwT«r,  u  he  cnltnd  tht 
oAca  of  ft  iHviiiopo'.     "  !['•  (ot  to  bo 
coapiT  wilh  Iba  iiw,  bat  it 

t  pablidly  Itku  w«  con  Ih]|x. 
yoai  pftper  ii  ~ 


puUiilHid  D 


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Isn't  itf 

Tlucdiui 

"  Then  run  thii  md.  in  under  the  church 
notko.  It  will  Bern  be  itcn  then  by 
TOOT  mbocribert,"  iftid  the  Iftwyer. — Am^ 


Adam  (popular),  matter-man,  fore- 
man, or  aDperiDteDdent;  termed 


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AJam — Adntiral. 


Adam'B  ale   (old),   mtai   h   a  Addle-cere  (popokr),  a  fooUah 

berenge.    It  Ii  snppowd  that  man,    mat    am     addle-pate. 

thla  wu  the  oolj  drink  of  our  "  Litaially,  a  rank  moker." 

flist    parent,   and   that   before  N.  Y.  Slang  DieL 

Noah  planted  the  vine  all  were 

porforoe  teetotalers.  Addled-^:8r  (oo 


Ymr  dam'i  loo  hot,  dmh  dmnr,  go 


—T.Brtmm:  War*t. 

Another  old  term  for  tbe 
beverage  which  "doea  not  in- 
toxicate bnt  doea  not  cheer," 
la  "flab  broth."  The  French 
argot  haa  the  oontemptnoiu 
epitheta  "  ratafia  de  grenonlUea," 
and  "vaae,"  aometimei  varied 
to  "  nainette." 

Adam  Tiler  (old  cant),  a  piok- 
pooket'a  ooofederate,  who  re- 
oeiTea  the  stolen  erticle,  and 
nina  off  with  it.  Origin  un- 
known, bnt  supposed  to  have 
been  the  name  of  one  nototloos 
for  hla  skiU  at  this  kind  of  thing. 
It  is  poaaiblT  from  the  Qenoan 
7%«ler,  one  who  shares,  a  con- 
federata 

Added  to  Uie  Uat  (racing),  is  said 
of  a  borae  which  haa  been  cas- 
trated. A  like  operation  per- 
formed on  a  man  is  termed  In 
French  slang  "  Abdardiaer," 
from  the  barbarous  treatment 
of  Abjlard  hy  Chanoine  Fnlbert. 
When  a  faorae  has  been  impcr- 
f  eotlj  oaatrated  he  is  colled  a 
"rig." 

Addition.  dlTiaioo,  and— tilence  I 
(American).  Tbia  phrase  origi- 
nated in  Philadelphia. 


an  egg  from  the  fabnlona  Hem's 

Addle-headed  (oommon),  with 
little  brains,  or  empty-headed; 
from  Anglo-Saxon  adda,  mnd. 

Addl»{Mte  (common),  one  whose 
brain  cannot  diatingnlsh  be- 
tween the  object*  whloh  are 
oataide  It  and  the  imaginationa 


Adept  (thieves),  a  ptokpocket,  a 


TocftboluT  <]f  obaliitic  phnua  lo  Astonish 
tlu  bdioldH.  —  T^lf  Mrrfy  Cti^miuom, 

tftoi  {Jivtltri,  1711. 
(Old  cant),  an  alohemlsb 


it'a  gig;  (military),  tbe  bar- 
rack  roller,  which  is  drawn,  pre- 
snmablj  under  the  adjataot's 
ordera,  by  the  detaolteia — the 
men  under  ponishment — who 
ara  the  staves,  the  hewer*  of 
wood  and  drawers  of  water  for 
offlcers,  comrades,  and  the  bar- 
racka  generally. 

Admiral  (naval],  tbe  ship  which 
carries  tbe  odrntmA  Formerly 
all  shipa  were  called  admiraU. 


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Admiral — Adopitd. 


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Admiim]  cf  the  Blue  (old  lUi^), 
•  pablio-hoiue  keepei,  to  oalled, 
aftji  Grose,  beowue  pabUoana 
wore  modutoinacl  to  wwz  blue 
^mm.  Ftopeily  ta  Admiral 
0/  at  BUm  to  one  of  tbe  tUid 
cIuB  In  the  nwr;,  «nd  hidd«  the 
rear  in  Ml  engagement. 

Admlnl  of  the  nnnow  seu  (nan- 
tioal),  one  who  from  dninken- 
nesa  romita  Into  the  lap  of  Us 
oppodte  oompenion. 

Admin]  of  the  Red  (conunon),  a 
penon  vhoM  nbj  conntensnoe 
gifaa  DneqnifooAl  eigne  of  hie 
penobnnt  for  tlie  bottle.  Ko- 
pet^,  Admind  o/  Oe  Jbrf  is  ui 
mdndral  of  the  lecond  oleaa,  Mid 
holds  the  centre  in  an  engage- 
As  reguda  the  wotd  admiral 
taken  in  iu  Ut«nd  sense,  it  mnj 
be  interasting  to  remaik  that 
this  word  seems  to  h»>e  been 
introdnced  into  Bnnpe  bj  the 
Genoese  or  TenetiMis  in  the 
twelfth  or  thirteenth  oentnrj, 
tnm  tbe  AmUo  Amir-al-behr, 
ooDunander  of  the  aea,  the  termi- 
nating wmd  having  beenomitted 
(Webster). 

Admirals  of  the  red,  «rfiite,  aad 
bfaw  (popniar),  street  and  square 
beadles,  offloe  and  dob  door- 
keepcn. 

Adminl  of  tbe  iridte  (popular),  a 
wbite-tsoed  pereou,  a  ooward; 


In  manj  strange  wajs,  t^,,  "  I 
oilaiirv  to  look  at  pictmrea." 
Athiire  Is  often  oaed  tor  liking, 
pndilectlon,  or  taate.  "I  do 
aJatirt  peaches  and  cream." 
"  Don't  jon  admirt  pnmpUn* 
pie  with  ginger  in  It  t "  corre- 
sponds to  the  proaalo  nae  of 
adorer,  to  worship ;  "  J'adore 
lea  pommes  de  teire  frites." 

Adobe  (American),  a  honse  made 
of  dried  day  In  adoba  ta  large 
01b7  blocka.  "To  the  old 
adaii,"  ia  the  death-orj  of  the 
Tigilante  of  San  Franclaoo  wtken 
a  criminal  is  tried  by  lynch  law 
and  condemned  to  death  ;  the 
(dd  ad«it  being  the  slang  title 
of  the  oostom-honse  where  the 
Bzeontion  of  malefactors  takes 
place.  Ad^  signlSes  a  snn- 
boked  briok,  from  the  Spanish. 

At  Um  Aiifdoa,  coaaly  OUIfonli,  Iha 
ddUcd  lilk  wcdnn  m  cgofonaU;  boiMd 
'm  mtlfit  ccmt^—Vmlnl  Slata  C*rTti- 
frndml,  SbmAird,  H>r  1K9. 

Adoj,  adoj  (gTpay),  ther&  "  Adei 
SB  miri  djel"— "There  ia  tay 
mothecl" 

Adonee  (old  cant),  the  DeitT.  Brl* 
denUj  Tlddisb,  from  Adimai, 
Loid.  Martin  Lather  nsea  the 
word  aa  a  oant  term  «""wig 
beggars  for  Ood. 
A  trampa*  toast  aays :— 

" Utrf  Ihc |DOd  '/mil 
ScfMB  IbcMimc; 


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i8 


/tdopted—AduUatHOes. 


Unooln  pn>poMd  to  Coagnm 
thkt  tbfl  wud  «ti9ri«j  tboDld  btt 
■truck  fiom  aH  pabUo  doon- 
nenti,  ao  u  to  jdkoe  forsigii 
ditUas  and  natlre-bom  dtiieoa 
OB  an  aqnalltf. 

Adopter,  «  Monndna  who  pn- 
tendi  to  be  deriiont  of  mdefCimf 
a  ohild,  oat  of  philaathropia 
uotiTCS,  on  Um  pa^rmBpt  of  a 
oertaln  mtn,  and  eithw  gate  rid 
of  It  at  the  eatUeat  (qipoctuiUj. 
orleaTM  tttodfeot  ■' 
andnaglect. 


priL  AJomt,  ttOtaagk  nowoon- 
■Ideied  mlgai,  waa  fonnarly 
saed  bf  ow  b«at  wiitara  la 
[laoa  of  down ;  tIoI  raf  era  to  the 
nofaa  of  the  old-taahioned  1d- 
rtrnnuat  whan  pUfed  bj  atnat 
miuioiaiu,  which  wu  Ttrj  dlf> 
forent  from   Ita  ^^ffiHT<Tig   U^ 


U  portaa  {Wlaohaatar).  a  Utln 
a^aoh  daUTwad  bj  the  6aiiiar 
CoOage  Prefaot  to  the  Wai. 
den  of  New  Ccdlaga,  and  the 
"Paaen"<aea  tU*  woa^.  Jtc, 


thayo. 


New  OollBge  aoboUrddpa  and 


Hie  Initials  refer  to  the  toli- 
Jc^ned  adrBrtiaement,  which  U 
glTon  ben  aa  a  ^edmcoi  of  the 
node  of  prooaeding  of  aiiiqArs. 


B>difr«»,anaderw^;  Onak 


(Low)  "doption,"  an 
adopted  ohild.  In  babj  farm- 
ing, "  to  be  motmtad  tm  InpjJng 
the  •  d(q>tion,< "  ia  to  be  plaoed 
In  tlM  criminal  dock  for  oanalng 
tbe  death  of  as  adopted  child. 

Adown  In  tbe  viol  (thierea),  a  hae 
and  017  againat  a  deteoted  onl- 


douatat^hecel" 
Adam  (ChartartiOMeX  ToILall  oi 

Addbunitn  (FarilawntaiT},  the 
Moedeie  tnm  Oe  liboal  paitj 
lad  bj  Hr.  (Hadatone  dnrii« 
tbe  Rafona  Agitation  at  1S67, 
To  "  take  refine  tn  the  oare  of 
AdoBana"  ia  a  jdiraee  bomtwad 
from  the  (Nd  Teatament,  and 
waa  naad  dnrliig  the  grvt 
American  dvU  war  in  1863  by 
Fieaident  Linooln  in  nfcnooe 
to  the  ptztixua  of  QaDeral 
H'Lellan  after  hia  *^«-n1 
from  tbe  command  of  the  army 
of  the  Potomaa    It  ma  after- 


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Adtdiamites — Affinity. 


--Hur 


B  <CUif onilan) ;  pooket 
mdtmmtagt,  CkRTillg  k  piMol 
ehmig«d  Htd  At  bklf  coek  In  the 
0(Mt  pocket,  M  that  If  Um  hand 
ia^Medintbe  pocket  it  lesta 
on  the  hukdle.  Sometime*  • 
■hot  ie  Bnd  at  an  adienary 
tluot«htbepockBtitHlt  Thi« 
to  onl7  done  with  a  derringer. 

JCfcn  (nnlvenitj  elang),  lettoi 
m;  fram  the  latin  tv""- 


"t«7  ankaie  ohesM."  It  is 
oooadonally  abiued  in  mnoh  tlM 
nme  wa;  in  England. 

Aetna  CWinohaeter),  an  ambitiona 
^ipeUadon  givoi  to  a  tmaU 
boUer  tor  "  brewing,"  that  ia, 
making  cooo*  or  ooSee,  the 
otxnbiutible  lued  being  c[diits 


JBgtxMt  (nnlrenit;),  a  remlMloa 
of  a  oollegiate  dn^,  genenDy 
obtained  bj  eome  qoeetiMMbte 
exonae  to  the  prinolF>l.  From 
ovratoiT.  tobeOL 

.£alhatk  (American),  Thtowotd, 
tmn  b«dng  enppcind  to  mean 
"aittotfo,"  hat  been  extended 
to  exceUMoe  of  all  Unda.  In 
1884  B  grocer  In  PUladelpbla 
advertised  tctj  ■erional;  and 
innooentl7  that  be  had  aome 


A.  F.,  abbreviation  for  ' 
the  Flat,"  one  of  tbe  ni 
mbdlviidona  of  the  racing  tmck 
at  Newmarket.  The  A.  F.  ooorM 
commeuoea  at  the  running  g^ 
In  the  Ditofa,  and  enda  at  the 
winiking  poet  ot  the  Bowky 
HOe,  wbenoe  atoo  to  the  Onuid 
Stud.    The  diftanca  A.  F.  la 


■eront^r-tluM  Tarda. 

AffldMit  nm  (old),  men  who  lot- 
tend  abcmt  tiw  eonrta  of  ^oatloe 
ready  to  awear  anTthing  for 
F>7.  Tbej  were  alao  known  aa 
Knights  of  the  Fast,  and  were 
distlngnlahed  by  the  straw 
which  the;  stuck  In  the  beeto 
of  their  sboee.  The  word  has 
become  obsolete,  but  not  so  the 
psactice,  as  there  are  even  now 
plmtj  of  Bconndrels  loitering 
ontstde  courts  of  jnstioe  who 
arereadj  to  awear  to  anTthing 
fuhall-a' 


ASaStj  (American),  a  person  of 
the  cf^ioslte  sex  who  Is  per- 
fectly   in   hannony   win   anr 


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zo 


AffiM^—Affliaions. 


aU  otlMT  •ttribntM.  Thia  U 
Iha  faToniite  and  ohanat«r> 
Iftlo  expTMsion  of  the  IYm- 
LOTS  Beot,  whioh  sprang  np 
aboat  1850,  and  for  a  time 
attracted  a  great  deal  of  att«D- 
tion,  holding  public  iiieetlnB«  in 
New  York,  "givli^  tiae"  to 
mnob  newapaper  writing,  and 
not  a  little  eztremelj  IITBI7 
UteratnTe,  snoh  aa  "Fanny 
Oreel;,  or  the  OonleaBlona  of  a 
FreiB-LoTe  Slater,"  ha.  Sevond 
OCHmnnnitiBi  ware  founded  to 
oany  out  Free-LoTo  pnctioally ; 
that  at  Berlin  Helghta  waa  made 
(he  aabject  of  an  amnsing  aketob 
\>j  Art«miia  Ward.  The  Oneida 
oooDtj  Free-Love  oommnnity 
ia  described  by  Hepwotth  Dlzon 
In  "  Bpiritoal  WItos."  The  ori- 
ginal Free-LoTera  held  that  lore 
ii,  or  ahonld  be  made,  the  mo- 
tlT«  power  and  Inipliatlon  of 
life,  that  to  perfect  ooraelTea 
in  ererj  way  we  ahonld  have  an 
^fiitit]!,  that  two  paraona  are 
reqniied  to  make  one  complete 
life  or  deatfnT-,  and  that  It  la 
the  great  doty  of  life  to  aeek 
for  thia  t^ttUg,  BrerTthing 
abonld  yield  to  thla,  and  ahonld 
the  <4^m/Uji  nnfortnnataly  be  al- 
ready married  to  another,  there 
ahonld  be  a  dlvoroe  and  re* 
marriage  at  onoe.  Of  ooniae,  it 
was  soon  diacorered  that  a  great 
deal  of  experimenting  with  dif- 
ferent Isdiea  or  gentlemen  waa 
neoeeaary  before  the  trae  ^mitu 
ooold  be  diaoovered.  Thia 
Bberly  to  "ohop  and  change 
riba  i  la  modt  AnaoNarHM" 
waa  not,  hawerer,  favonnibly 


la  the  JWH  iljs,  ■ 
lUTiii(  bHn  bnkcB  ni^ 

'  IvoD^  bdbn  ■  ■mil 
■■■-  Ifowic  ladTof 


■T  ■<>.  for  tu 

T«1]  be  Hnr  to  ban  uMd  Bidi  a  ciiuca 

ol  addin'  to  iba  soMea  jajt  cl  nuk."— 

AfEraMdrc  ride,  the  winitlDg  aide, 
the  aide  moat  likely  to  forward 
one's  aelf-intereet  and  promo- 


Cmu  Mud  dciBi  Ikk 


Afildiona  (diapers),  mourning 
haUllmenta.  ^ictiiMwareqalet, 
iA,  monming  gooda  are  not  In 
deioand.     Mitigated  <t^K(toM, 


half  mourning. 


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Ajfygrapky — Age. 


AEfgnfibf  (popnlar)  la  iMid  of 
■DTtbiDg  that  fib  Dioelj. 


"Qua.  4f^n^^r-"Qwn  «fr 


who  Utm  and  mlzea  with  tha 
bribe.    FMm  tha  Spanish  ^ftie- 


Afterdap  (Amaricau).  In  Fenn- 
■ylTBiiia  and  tba  Western  Statoa 
<rf  America  tbii  dgnifiea  an  ad- 
dTtifflia1i  and  toit  often  anjiut 


cr  bargain  origimJlj  made. 
"  None  of  yonr  t^Urctoft,"  In 
BooUaad  the  same  wend  means 


1  (old),  a  deep 

iiFnoch  Bard*u} 
■r.bal  ■cdetnted 

BDod  bsot  hdMd  in  aWd  ha  nt  woniKL 


After  fonr  (Eton),  the  Inteml 
between  3  and  6  r.M. 

Aftemoeo  bvTer  (popular),  one 
who  wait*  antD  atlw  the  market 
dinner  with  the  hope  of  pu- 
chaaing  cheaper  than  before 
that  time. 

Afternoon  farmer  {popnlar),  one 
who  nc^Ieot*  bl«  fanning  opeia< 
tiona  nntU  late  in  the  seaion,  or 
holda  orei  bli  itook 'until  late 
in  the  daj,  In  the  hope  of  getting 
a  better  price. 

After  twetv«  (Eton),  the  leceea 
after  motnlng  echool  and  before 
aftemoon  olaa*. 

1  ucd  u  volt  him  ntdlariy  hi  tha  dvar 
oU  calks*  r>DB  tha  4A0-  ImilH.—lirfylf 
iftlBilV,  Gt^/tr  IfMitv. 

Ovfi^*,  who  ■bonintad  all  lawa  and 
ddi^iad  b  11  an  11.1 11  nil  iiii.  molvcd  to  fo 
Id  ibt  fair,  mud  wilhout  diScuhy  h«  par- 
nad<d  Ibc  Pof  wid  va  to  join  him.  Oaa 
iajm/itrtttirht  the  tbm  of  u  pattad  orar 
Wiodaor  Bridcv  in  the  awpa  condilioa  ai 
■ha  "hold  ■dvcnmnn''  allndfd  to  In 
Gist'i  Oi»--Briml^  SitAardl'  AwB 

Ag;e  (American,  oarda,  teefanloal), 
the  oldeet  band  or  plt^er  to  the 
left  of  the  dealer,  who,  at  Poker, 
la  allowed  to  paaa  the  flnt  round 
after  the  haada  are  "helped," 
and  to  oome  in  again  after  all 
baxe  raised  01  gone  oat.  He 
dgnlflea  hla  Intention  by  aajing 
"  my  ag*w"  or  ■'  I  paaa  the  oje." 
The  effect  1«  that  the  fint  player 
beoomea  the  laat  pb^er.    Thla 


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Agi — A^mst. 


A  "  blnS,"  or  «  poor  oiw.  A« 
OMM  ot  alwolate  eqailitj  tunong 
haad*  M«  bU  but  ImpoMlhle  at 
Fokn,  UttJe  li  iliked  bj  it. 

Ag;ed   (noiiig,   taotmlMl),   anjr 


Agxwi  (Angla-Indiau),  Ut.  flie. 
oanii^  appUed  by  tlw  aatlTM 
to  A  mamj  tnln.— A6wit  Jolf 
MM,  feta;  a*  ■ingfo-Zwrfi—  Ofs*- 
(orv,  Loadon  1886. 

Afftcnivf  tttofs  (popular),  %  oottvi^ 
UoD  ol  "aggnvftton,"  tha  look 
of  hair  fdnnerirln  Tognaallko 


V  on  i>Ktinf, 

coM^ToBchitaDM,  B«awiiiB>,  ABc*  Haw- 
thoni,  Ac,  br  ItM  don.— f>(n:£v 
TViiMi. 


AcMori^(Aiii«tioaa).  Bartlett 
deBoea  tbla  aa  "  aakew ; "  as  to 
hava  ona'a  hat  mym.  TiOBk  the 
tenn  gm,  oiMd  In  drlriug  oattle. 
It  »Mtaa  ntbac  to  be  darirad 
fnnn^M,  "toagna  with,"  "to 
Bt,"  with  Uw  pnflx  negatlTe  s. 
In  Amerioa  it  la  a~ 
a  door  ajar  or  partly  opoi,  1 
^ppOHi  bj  the  following  thjDBea 
from  a  oomlo  p^iar  pnbliahed 
in  niUaddpbia  ia  1833  or  1834 
on  an  Indde&t  irtiloh  ooonned 
there  :— 


ltd  the  Bill  SykcatTpc^w 
twirtad  haok  from  the  tampla 
towarda  the  eat.  It  la  bow  In 
favooT  among  gypalei  and  a 
tew  "  biulaer*."  The  Freneh 
paaaanta  of  Bairj  aie  fond  of 
tbla  omament,  which  reoaHa, 
thongb  mnob  aborter,  the  old 
odenettea  of  tha  Tiaatih  hna- 


Acitnte  the  *'^**"*""ttli*ititf  (oom- 
nKm),  ring  the  bell. 


1  iittil  joahui 
Vanrbiiutqiui 


(kDofiln. 


AoQOiding  to  Wright  (ftorindal 
XHotionary},  agn  la  North  Sog- 
11^  and  meaiia  both  bwtj  and 
■jar.    The  word  U,  bowem,  at 


Ag;og;nT«    (Ameiioan    thieiTaa* 
■lang),  be  qniokt 
aignal.    Vttaaagag. 


I  (American), 
agonj.    A  btTonrite  wtnd  wltb 


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Agonise — Air. 


men.  The  writer  on 
MM  of  Uuae  declMC  (in  Kcn- 
tocl^),  that  "We  mait  agcmit 
If  we  wotild  M«  Ood,"  ud 
hehaednce  net  with  tbe  Mine 
iiHiiriMlnn  in  print. 


beud       xiU.    Tn  pitf  to  baM  nuiRd  Eljnlu 


■  uad  UiUsl  cvu   lo  JOB 
Tu  U  ooN.— BIoi  B  ud  knp  «•,  whu 


Acaay  (ooaunon),  to  pnt  or  to 
pae  the  agomjf  on,  mMtie  to 
tltriU,  to  bont^,  to  keep  np  or 
intcoid^  tbe  ezdtement  attcnd- 
•at  on  >wM»tlon»l  ptodnctiont, 

•'Wife'' kibB  ipcdBW*  sfa bosk  ef 
■kii  kM-  It  B  all  -VKV  but  teabininl 
IS  «•&    TWn  n  K  piaHS  for  kactli- 


peiiUjilmil'  »lfiuqM  fcpM,  n 


Thet  particDlar  etdnmit  In  the 
daOy  Fnpen,  whkb  ia  heeded 
by  print*  o 


It  is  Mid  thM  tbe  iMt  Gullet 
revolctioQ  w»*  emnged  entlTely 
yij  meaoa  of  the  Timal  »eony 
colomn. 

Football  players  ny  of  tbe 
■ide  that  makes  a  unmbw  of 
gonle  th»t  it  "pilea  on  the 
mgmtf."  In  theatrioal  perhnoe 
an  "eponjr  pOer"  la  an  actor 
who  performs  in  a  Miuattonal 
pls7  in  which  the  blood  of  the 
audience  ia  made  to  cnrdle 
and  their  fleeb  creep.  To  "  pile 
on  the  oyoaf "  waa  origiBtdlT 
American;  it  waa  conunoo  in 
184a 

Aidh  (tinkcc),  butter, 

Ainoch  (tinker),  a  tbing. 

Air  and  cxeidM  (tbleTeaV  pB»t 
serritikle  at  a  owTtct  settle- 
ment. Two  rtietchea  of  ofr 
L,  two  7ein'  penal 


Alrinff  (TBobig),  a  hone  is 
Tbe  «r«af  ODlnmn  doca  not  ealdtobe  "ont  tor  an  otritv" 
alwa;i  cont^n  w^eaaant  or  when  there  ia  no  intention  on 
diamal  tidinga.  R  la  naed  ex-  tbe  part  irf  those  concerned  with 
teusWelj  tjj  lorera  and  as  a  Um  that  he  shonld  win. 
mnann  of  oommnnicatico  be- 
tween tbleres,  Ac  Air  line  road,  aa  (American),  an 
8-ocu.  b.  ddchui  »  t.k.  n«t  ««I*<»to»  »PPli«^  to  a  rail. 
EQwHi  Of  H  0«ci*  B  kmlT,  rnc  ud  road  tisok  when  it  passes  over 


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Ao" — Alderman. 


the  level  nnbrokeii  pnirie  in  ■ 
Btnight  line  wlthoat  bend  or 
gradient.  "A  Knight  eboot" 
is  alto  another  teim  for  this. 

Aj»,  «j«w  (gjixy),  H>.  Often 
pleonsstio  kmktt  aji,  good 
enoDgh. 


Akabk   (Ane^Indiau),  a 
n  1:7  Indian  oSoeis  01 


Akerman'a  Hotel  (obiolete), 
Newgate  priaon,  the  gorernor 
being,  in  1787,  a  man  named 
Akerman, 

Akeofo  (gTpe;),  alone. 


Um  buti  nufaior, 
Tc  (vl  chiridoi  ncU, 
Pbo  buidy  filoir." 

{"  I  am  all  alone^"  she  eang, 
"  among  many  flowen,  and  all 
the  birdi  are  singing  tongs  to 
me."^faMt  Tiuhtf.) 

Alftf,  alA  (g7ps7),doini.— ("Besh- 
tn  atajr  adol  te  me  te  vel  pen 
tnt«  a  knahto  gadlo"— "  Sit 
thou  down  then,  and  I  will  tell 
thee  a  nice  story  I "} 

Albanr  beef  (Amerioan),  the 
■targeon,  so  called  becaose 
Waahington  Irving  spoke  of  the 
"hospitable  boards"  of  that 
oi^  aa  "smoking  with  stur* 
geon."    It  is  a~ 


called  "nigger  beef,"  sturgeon 
being  In  some  parta  of  tba 
Dnited  States  a  obeap  Bsh 
whioh  was  onoe  hdd  in  very 
little  aoooDDt.  It  ia  to  be  re- 
marked that  serentl  Mitda  of 
Bah  are  often  apoken  of  aa  meat. 
Thus  a  Yaimonth  bloater  ia 
called  a  two-eyed  ateak,  or  a 
Yarmonth  oa^xin;  a  kind  of 
fiah  in  India  ia  known  aa  Bom- 
bay ducka,  and  a  fresh  herring 
ia  a  BiUingagate  pheasant. 

Albert  (common),  a  watoh  chain. 

AlbettopoUi,  aoooiding  to  Hotten, 
a  faoetiODa  appellation  given  b;- 
the  Londoner!  to  the  Kenelngton 
Oore  diabrlot.    How  obsolete. 

AUm  (Anglo-Indian  and  frontier 
American),  a TiUi^  or  aTUla,a 
ooontry-aeai.  From  the  Spanish 
aldta,  whiob  is  in  tnm  derived 
from  the  Aiabio. 


a  (popnk^,a  half -crown, 
aloi^[dpe,BtDrkej,  An  older- 
sioii  in  chains,  la  a  tnikej  hong 
with  sausages.  "  Blood  and 
gota  oUerman,"  a  fat  and  pom- 
pouaman. 

(Tliievee),  an  sUenum,  a  large 
"jemmy"  or  crowbar,  need  for 
opening  aaf  ea.  An  extra  Urge 
one  ia  called  a  "  lord  maTor." 

Aldennnn  Lnabingtoa,  Intoxloat- 

ing    drink.     (Attcr    imported 

into  Australia  bj  convicts. ) 

Ban  or  lugooc  of  my  kind  i>  /•uM ;  le 

Aut  it  to  drink.    Spokii^  of  ■  pcnoa 

lAe  k  drunk,  iha  "luh"  fnMrnicjr  ujr, 

I  LmUi^ltm  it  oooommi'  or 


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AtdgaU — AU  along. 


■MB."  Klmth-€ra.<itliaMm»,atya\iiti- 
bCBm.—Frtm  Fmiyitftimin. 

AU^ate  pamp  (old),  a  drai^ht 
on  Aldffatt  J>i»p  meuit  a  bill  of 
ezohuigB  drawu  on  peraons  no 
bett«r  kble  to  paj  thui  Aldgalt 
pump. 

Ale  dn^er  (old),  ale-hoou  "ktitfta. 


Ales  (Stock  Bxcbange),  k  niok 
name  used  by  men  on  'Cluuige 
for  Allsopp  k  Soni'  vtock, 

Alexaadn  limp,  the' (oommon), 
a  twhionable  crate,  resnltlng 
from  a  toadying  Imitation  of  a 
oertain  ladj  well  known  In 
society  who  walks  with  a  alight 


Alfred  David  tpopnlar),  affldaTtt ; 
alao  AJUa^  and  Dang. 
1  ilmoil  dropped  when  up  ihe  jumped 
And  Bid,  "  I'm  readr  new, 
Hut  whT  lbs  kxA  or  Ihnineo 
Thkt  it  Itcaling  o'er  thj  bnnrV* 


All  abroad  (common)  an  exprea- 
Bton  n«ed  when  an;  nndertaUng 
hat  failed,  and  a  perwn  hi  nn- 
oertain  ai  to  the  oootm  to  por- 
■oe.   ATBTlantlB"aUat*ea." 

"  Aim!  poor (hortl-  If 

To  be  pitW-ow  dooo 
boil.  »d  renw,- 

Oi  oae  boodied  about  ll 

Tabe*iU*Lw<~(obe' 

imdoubl  which 

■d  to  (tt,  breO, 

bui  flXHD  piliu 

■itumped,-not 

Allacompaln  or  alicnmpdne 
(rhyming  slang),  isin,  termed 
"pamey"  in  thieve*'  lingo; 
also  a  oommon  Bweetmeat  de- 
riTed  from  the  name  of  the 

Of  upt  eibd  doviu  I've  Telt  tht  shock, 
Since  4mjt  of  ba»  end  ihutlkcoclu. 
And  a/ieum/aiMt  and  Albot  nxk* 
When  1  the  world  beien. 

He  bed  b«ii  Doled  Ibr  in  iounodenH 
pajtialilj  for  the  leocheriiie  ibouah  iodi- 


And  111  take  mj  A(/nd  Dmvid  hM, 
She  dos't  cetch  me  there  mcvJo. 

—BU^iltd  Lmt,  h  tfmrrj  Aimmt. 
He  b  engaced  ia  teceinn£  the  tjitr. 
dM^  t£  a  man  who  fat  hie  head  broke  by 
a  i^iM.'-KiwpUf :  Cnfrty  Hamfy<L 

AlgVfinea  (theatrical),  performers 
who  bully  the  manager  of  a 
theatre  when  the  salaijee  are 


AH  alive  (tailors),  garmente  nn> 
fairly  or  elorenly  mad& 

All  alone  of,  an  Illiterate  synonym 


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z6  AU-a-mort — AU  fours. 

onnlnpilBtaoaailyMitbntiiM      ^v  iAm^  iwnh  iM*fa(  ■ 
<d  Cbaiaeet,  and  la  thnaCora  In 
tH  probablli^  maoh  older. 


. i  (old),   rtmolc   dumb, 

CfgOamOtd.  "^^  irotd  ■t«'(<*  Ha^  hu 
oeuedto  bcdoog  toilang  phimM- 

AU   Bromd   i^orti   (Aueriou),  ology.    It  sujr  be  bit«ra«tliig 

BW  who  teko  on  liit«n«t  in  all  to  renuuk  tbat  tha  gam*  ma 

Unda  <rf  apart — lacdDg,  ahoot-  originaUj  nine  plna ;    bnt  tlia 

log,  flshing,  ball,  pedeatiianiam,  BlnelA'<n<dConDaottDnt  baring 

aparriiig,  oock-flghting,  mttii^,  forUdden  that  game,  the  aatnte 

Jto.  Bona  of  the  Puritan*  added  a 

AH  at  acA  (oammoo),  bewlldarad,         pina,  or,  aa  it  la  now  oaOed, 
(Mofnaed ;  "  aB  al  aaa  on  the         "Ameiloan  bowla." 

AD  fanodj  (popnlar),  good,  pro- 
flbible,  plflaiant 


AnbeeraiiddtIttki,rMeatalaiig  AU-firad    (Bn^iah    and    Ameii- 

aignlfflDg  that  the  life  and  the  oan),  Immodeimte,  Tlolenb   Thla 

olnnunatanoea  of  the  penon  to  oomnrao  cocpnaeiao  ia  thought 

whom  It  la  made  applioable  are  in  New  En^and  to  be  an  en> 

not  ao  {teaaaat  or  to  baftpy  aa  phemlamfor  "hell-flred."  Thna 

thajmlgbt beiOraatheyareie-  people    talk    of    an    "^l-Jbwt 

jnaentedtobe.    TheallDakai la  abiiae,"meanlngaoi7lngabiue) 

to  the   aappoeed  amnaamenta  an  "aa-Jh^id  hnny,"  i^,  in  great 

ta  working  mot  In  the  aUttle  baate. 

thej  drink  to  rebeatathemaelTea  lnrlaIws'lMrtaIkui(,klalaHwiida( 

dniii%  the  emroiae.  vt.—r.HMt*»:TtmSmmmiOjf/irA 

Bn  ih*  U*  sf  an  tMlr  10  lb.  RnuB 

a,nB,hMmtil^mmd4JUiila.  Tl»  All  foan,  to  be  on  (oommcai),  to 

THBC  Onnd  Dnka  ha*  nvrawlr  xaped  be  OO  good  terma,  to  be  exacUj 

S^  "?i  1  ''f  ^?°^  if^  ."J  "  ■'«fl«  S   probably  of  Hasonlo 

,;„j.  orlglu,andrefeiTlDgt«theoom- 
jdet«neaa  and  harmonj  of  the 
four  sfdea  of  a  "  aqnare." 


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AU  gqy — AB  ttty  o*- 


AB  (IV  (tUaiTM),  •  tann  to  dmoto 

tlMt  tiM  ooMt  fa  oImi,  a  nilut 

tbtona  DM  the  «ipnMlaa  "  tont 
art  frmcM  "  in  tbe  ^na  MDWL 

Hnli«  HlwMd  M  bmt,  at  wUil 


AOfat-fltit  {Amwiowi},  an  <dd 
Tankee  BTpreMJnti.  "  Oh,  gat 
oqtl"  ^^paantolHTanggMtad 
it,    lUa  fa  atUoed  ray  oftan 


wbaa  a  maikat  goaa  lat,  and 
tbeia  U  a  fannal  dfapoaUoa  to 


AU  Is  a  pBckar  (oa 
ocnfuloa ;  w  hnrladl;  a*  to 
agitata  and  ptf^az.  Woman 
of  tbe  lovai  olaiiM,  aapoataUr 
when  nKUoidr  flulamd  and 
agiUtad,  wiU  daolantbamadrea 
•B  to  •  jmdMr,  and  moat  fra- 
qneBtlT*Boh  a  ctatamfnt  willba 


a  tho  woal 


nying,  *' That  beat* 


— niXaU^  ^  Tim  Zim  Btat- 

An  hoUd^at  PetUuuB  (iM^mlar) 
fa  Mid  wb«t  Umn  b  nothing 
to  cat.  ^H  iolidmt  meana  no 
work,  and  PtMam  U  a  pfa^  on 
"ftdk,"  food. 

An  hollmv,  hollmv  (old  daiw), 
oompletelj,  attailj.  "  I  baat 
him  M  ica«m  at  a  laoe."  Fro- 
baUj  dailTed  faom  idoZIy.  AU 
whole,  or  wbcda-and-all.  Aarf  en 
■I,  fa  a  Ihitoh  idiom ;  iM-aS, 


An  BOath  (Amarloan),  a  man  who 
fa  a  great  talker,  and  onjj  a 
talker,  b  laid  to  be  all  moutk. 


An  in  {racing}  means  that  be 
made  im  bonaa  In  tha  Ust  a 
to  aland  whether  the  hone  mi 


An  inl  (Stock  ■xohange),  an  ax- 
pgawioa  need  by  man  on 'Change 


An  aj  aye  (pmlar),  noneaD 
nntme.  Some  philtdogiats  hare 
anggeatad—thongh  thaj  hava 
not  adc^tod— a  darivatdon  from 
the  Welib  ol  IM  iwjr,  it  fa  reiy 
tadlona,  i.*..  It  fa  all  nonaensa. 
It  eeema  tax  more  probable  that 
it  fa  a  oonttaotioa  of  the  phraea 
"  there  fa  as  mnoh  of  It  as  theie 
fa  la  aB  my  <iw,"  the  words 
being  made  mora  fondhla  by 
oloalng  one  of  tbe  ogana  of 
Tfaioo.  ToezpMaadiaaanttrom 
any  atatonen^  or  a  retnsal  to 
comply  with  a  reqneat,  AoMh 
•fang  has  tbe  oorreqwDdlivlantt 
aMd  oil  /  whiob  fa  nsoaUy  accom- 
panied bj  a  knowing  wtnk  and 


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Aa  my  eft — AO  natums. 


a  dgnlflntit  gMtnre  h  an  In- 
TllaUo&  to  Iiuqwot  the  ocgan. 
iR  w^  tf  it  MmatimM  oloo- 
gBted  Into  "  JU  nil  «|«  Mid  Bettr 
Hutin,"  wbloh  bmhu  to  htiTa 
been  the  arigiuil  phnie,  and  of 
whioh  iiuDT  irfylanatitmt  baf  o 
been  giTtn.  B7  huut  It  la  tald 
to  b«  a  oompttoo  of  a  Po^ah 
pnjer  to  Bt.  ^»'*t^i  oommeno- 
Ing  with  the  word*,  "O  mihi 
beate  Martina  I "  whloh  taU  into 
dlacradit  at  the  Befonnatlon. 
Hr.  T.  Lewia  a  Dariea  thinks 
that  it  anwe  from  a  (ETpar 
woman  in  Shiewabni?,  named 
Bettjr  Hartln,  giving  a  black  eje 
to  a  oonetaUe,  who  waa  obaSed 
hj  the  boT*  aooordlng^.  The 
ezpreafton  mnit  hare  been  oom- 
mon  in  1837,  aa  Dlokoiu  giToa 
one  of  the  Briok^Lane  teeti- 
mcolala  aa  from  "  Bettj  Martin, 
widow,  one  child,  one  eye" 
(■■Fiokwtak,"ah.zxzi{L).  Tak- 
ii%  for  granted  that  the  ex- 
preadon  originated  from  tiie 
beginning  of  a  pnjer  (a  theorj 
which  la  now  rejected  bjr 
moat  e^mologiata),  thia  would 
be  bot  one  of  the  man?  in- 
•taoaea  of  a  raUgloaa  fonnnla 
being  diatorted  and  lidi- 
enled.  Thna,  the  oant  term 
"to  pattw  flash,"  i.t.,  to  talk 
In  oant,  la  from  "to  patter" 
(•igniting  to  mnmUe),  which 
itaeU  is  probablj  derlVed  from 
patsmoater.  The  French  use 
jMlcnAru  with  the  dgniSoa- 
tion    of    mumbling,  and  pait- 


movth  of  Frenoh  wm^'people, 
la  a  dlqMiagIng  <qplthet  for 
irieet  The  familiar  «««(,  ml 
religloiia  hTpocilte,  wm  for- 
metlj  a  friar  of  a  mendicant 
order.  Then  ear*  pcdlte,  on 
both  aide*  of  ths  Ohannel.  ai« 
freqnetit);  offended  \fj  ▼olgar 
ffll^tlfti)*  to  the  Bnlgarlan  hare* 
tioa,  thongb  the  e^ceaalon  baa 

meaning.  Again,  some  etymo- 
logltt*  derive  the  word  "bigot" 
from  the  fli*t  worda  of  a  pnjer 
"  by  God."  "  Dn  goddam " 
naed  to  be  aTnonjmooa  with  an 
KngUahman,  at  the  time  when 
It  waa  thcDght  In  France  that 
an  Briton*  had  red  hair,  aold 
their  wivea  at  Smlthfleld,  got 
drank  regnlarlj  after  dinner 
(this  maj  have  been  a  fact  at 
the  time  of  three-bottle  men), 
and  alwaja  had  a  boIl'Jog  with 
his  noae  at  thoii  heel*.  Bailey 
aaoribe*  the  origin  of  ian* 
poaa,  naed  by  qnaoka,  to  koe 
tit  earjma  euinn,  when  thl*  for- 
mula fell  into  ridicule  with 
man?  othen  after  the  Befarma. 
tion.  It  la  cariona  to  note  that 
old-faahioned  French  charlatana 
atill  noe  the  worda  jMMi-prfcta 
as  an  opening  to  their  Umimti 
or  poffing  speech. 

AH  tiationa  (obsolete),  a  coat  or 
garment  of  dtfTerent  patdtea; 
a  woman  with  manj  oolonr* 
In  her  dress.  A  glua  of  oil 
nalwni  was  mpplied  at  the 
dram  sbopc^  and  consisted  of 
the  mixed  drli^ng*  of  the  spirit 
txgt  and  drop*  of  spirltB  left  In 


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AU  HoiioHs — All  over. 


Asmic*  thia  la  omllsd 
MBto."  It  ii  gBiienll7  mised 
with  o*7eDiM  pappar.  In  Lon- 
don "all  aoTtc"  iiKimpidlr  fn- 
tozicatiiig  oomponnd. 

Alio  (pidgin  English),  all,  averj. 
0  !■  added  to  maoj  woida  in 
pidgin  in  an  arbitraiy  manner. 
"^Oa  man  talkM  my  M  fothion  " 
— "Ereiy    roan    talks    to    mo 

Slu^'WhaDa  ^UB  ului  doIh, 
WIl  "ha  pictul  AoOa  *i^  lWT*> 


AH  of  a  honffh   (tailon),   very 
rough,  twistod,  or  aloranly. 

AD  ef  mr  tone  (American),  all 


AU  on  the  go  (vnlgariim),  gone, 
done  avaj  with. 

Tba  lu)  laiipa—B  nice  I— that  hud 
Sodi  ■  hard  diy'i  »s(k— oow  aiU  « 

(iff*/ 

Tn*  bernod  •  }ak*,  ud  eKngfa  Is 

TIh  mildttt  iBd  bdt'Miiipa'd  Bold 

bckmt 

All  ont  (popular),  much,  h^  far ; 
"all  ma  the  best,"  b;  far  the 
bwt.  To  be  ail  out,  to  be  quite 
wamg.  (Turf),  one  who  has 
been  nnsaoceestiil  during  a  daj'e 
lacing  i*  said  to  be  oU  ml. 
(Stock  Ezcbasge),  all  null  m 
«zpiesBion  to  denote  that  the 
matket  tmprovet,  and  that  there 
is  a  general  diepoeition  to  boj. 


AU  ont  (athletio),  where  a  rannet 


AU-oretltli  (Tolgarism),  a  lenH- 
tioD  as  of  iUnesf ,  ohtUa,  ihnd* 
dering  pteasnre,  or  "  the  oreepa" 
from  head  to  foot. 


—Am  Hamal  8*r. 

AU  otfX  pAttcrn  (decoratlre  de- 
dgn.)  "  A  technical  term  that 
is  used  to  denote  a  design  In 
which  the  whole  of  a  field  is 
covered  with  ornament  in  con* 
tradistinctlon  to  such  a*  have 
unit*  only  at  Intervale,  leaving 
spaces  of  the  gronnd  between 
them.  The  ornament  of  the 
Moors,  as  seen  in  the  decora- 
tions of  the  Alhambra,  and  that 
of  Eaitetn  nations  generally,  la 
most  oommonly  of  this  nature ; 
the  whole  sorface  of  the  object 
is  covered  with  decorative  forms 
so  aa  to  present  to  the  eye  a 
mass  of  elaborate  detail,  the 
leading  lines  of  which  oan  often 
on^  be  detected  by  careful 
sonitiny.  When,  as  in  some 
Persian  surfaces,  these  lines  are 
often  quite  lost,  the  resnlt  la 
uusatlsfaatory."_P.  E.  BmIwm: 
Bvggettiont  in  Flond  Duign, 

AU  over  the  ihop  (common),  aU 
over  the  place ;  refers  also  to  an 
obtmsive  and  exaggerated  per< 
f  ormanoe  which  asserts  itself  in 
an  offensive  manner.    In  retail 


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Ali  over — AU-rounder. 


tiadBn'duig  it  s^nlflM  a  widel; 
aprMd  movement  of  an;  kind, 
a  geDenJ  •cninble,  diMorbuics, 
or  •gitatlon.  (Tailon),  naod  of 
a  penon  or  tbliig  taking  ap  loo 
maoh  rooDL 

AUow  (Americui),  to  admit,  to 
declare,  to  intimate  that  m  tbii^ 
niut  be  done.  TUs  word  U 
qoaintl;  D*ed  bj  raatio*  in  dif- 
leitot  Btateato  ex^^eia  thoDght, 
or  oj^on  on  ita  nttertmce  ;  to 
giTB.  "  All  the  people  in  the 
room  oIlDiKd  that  his  condnot 
waa  perfectly  shamefnl. "  "  He 
aUoKvi  he'd  give  me  a  new  tmnk 
if  I'd  allote  falm  my  arm-chair." 
(Harrow),  aUaie,  a  boy'a  weekly 
allowance  of  pooket-mone;. 

Allomncw  (t^on),  aUowancei 
for  making  ap  a  garment,  i.e., 
for  seams,  padding,  wadding, 
bottoning,  and  respiratioo. 

All  jAof».  (pidgin),  quite  right. 

Olo  Hi>*qiu>  b*  UUh*.  kir  wife  ifae 
vtUjr 'culb 'bunt  pauiaalumrcurioniw 
pBculUr  u  to  pcariiX  >b<  likec  oae  kind 
pcultc,  IB  ether  chop  (quilitr)  an  do ; 
■be  like*  peiilw  nomp*  ant  lound,  he 
whiier  oakwr.  Look,  Re  iiU  flfa,  alio 
wmec  (hat  he  EmpcLcr  kub  fol  top  tide 
he   hit.      Suppoiej   peiHer   blongy  » 

All  round  (common),  a  phrase 
applied  to  a  thing  or  person 
thoTonghiy  adapted  to  ita  ot 
his  purpose,  and  signifies  in  Its 
restricted  sense  complete  and 
perfect,  aa  "an  oU  round  man 
of  baslnesi,"  "  an  all  mind 
lawyer,"  "an  oU  rOKmf  sports- 


or  lady,"  or  even  an  "oB  muMf 

Boonndrel  or  thief  "  (in  America 

an  "  oU  ronmA  orook.")    An  all 

round  man  Is  one  who  i»d  tnm 

his  hand  to  anything,  or  a  clerk 

who  can  ondertake  all  the  de- 

partmente  in  his  bosiness. 

A  much  pxTcr  qneBioa  ii  niied  bj  the 

ItronciT  cxpnaaed  opiiwn  of  lo  many  vit. 

Denei,  th»t  iha  fimifncT  is  ■!  pveKbt  a 

bettnagniw/min.— rfa  Tima. 

Ur.  Ccu  in  the  imiU  pi 


An  aS,  round  player  at  billiards 
is  one  who  goes  in  for  any  kind 
of  stroke^  in  contradistinotion  to 
a  player  who  plays  eiclnsiTely 
the  spot  stroke. 

It  mi  nrr  cvidmC  that  the  lyiBrathiei 
o(  the  udience  were  with  the  ■//  rrmU 
pUfer  TKibcr  Ehui  with  the  tpot  pej  farmer. 


An  all  round  cannon  is  said 
of  a  cannon  stroke  effected  by 
tonohing  the  cushions  in  sno- 
cession  with  one's  ball  before 
striking  another. 

All-ronnder  (common).  A  ehiit 
collar  meeting  in  front,  thus 
covering  the  throat,  was  Tery 
fashionable  a  short  time  ago, 
and  no  "  masher"  would  be  seen 
without  ono  reaching  np  to  bis 


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AO  round — Allspice. 


ill  ntwd  1117  hat  <popaUr),  "I 
fwa  an  nfmi  mf  Aot,"  I  feal 
qoMT,  do  not  feal  tmj  wdL 
"Tbat'a  all  rtnnA  Mjr  iU("  ia 
•jnonrmoB*   with   "that'*  iH 

ft  MDg  «lilcb  wu  m7  popsbr 
1111834. 

ABl  (popolM),  Up  dropplagi, 
or  InfBrioT  ipitltt.  sold  ohasipi 
[workmen's),  goods  and  ohat- 
tela,  01,  perbapa,  more  properly, 
tooU  "Come,  pftck  np  yonr 
■Us  and  be  off,"  U  a  common 
form  of  dlimlwal  to  a  labourer 


All  VBoke,  gwfflnion,  and  pkUaa 
<popDlar),  an  deceit,  lummiM. 


AH  aofta.    <8ea  All  Natk»s.) 


The  title  of  a  novel  by  Walter 
Beaaut,  and  tba  b— jWig  dt  ft 
wdl-known  oolleot  In  tbeTnyei* 
Book.  It  baa  paaMd  Into  euob 
oommoB  and  geoMal  nae  m  to 
hftTe  become  a  truly  "  llxad 
popular  phme."  [See  All 
Nanom.) 


AH  wtnuk  (popnlar),  all  aafe,  all 
i%bl. 

Wbo'n  TOO,  iir1-4li,  UlMs  Sfrud- 


fnV-«ll  rifhi,  tba — jro,  I  think  n'n 

lOt  mvm  I— Bird  /  Fraitm. 

Some  yean  ago  tbe  pbtaae  wi* 
bawled  In  tbe  etreete,  before 
•acb  erpuMtons  sa  "Bow's 
your  poor  {«et  1 "  "  Wbo's  your 
hatt«Tl''cameintovogtie.  Tbe 
Ftrisians  at  tbi«  time  Indulged 
in  eqnally  Idiotio  inquiries  or 
oftUs,  SQch  as  "  Et  tea  ^deda 
KTOt-D*  b  U  mnoe  t  "  "  Obd 
Lftrobertl  as-tn  n  I^nbertt" 


All  sortft  of  (Ameiiou).  BaiUett 
defines  this  as  "  expert,  aoote, 
oxcallent,  o^ltal."  It  ia  more 
aoourately,  as  its  name  dsclarea, 
"  perfect,  complete  In  ereiy  de- 
tail, bavbig  erery  qnality."  iXi 
tortt  a/  a  iorw  la  ft  horaa  poa- 
Mssed  of  nwry  merit,  not  one 
that  la  merdy  esoellent  or 
ca[dtaL  JU  «>rtt  o/aj'ai  {B.  A. 
Foe,  olted  by  BaiUett)  doee  not 
mean  an  export,  aont«,  or  excel- 
lent undertaking,  but  one  re- 
quiring all  oonoelTable  abllllieB. 
In  this  it  ooneeponds  to  tbe 
Oerman  a&crfn  and  Datoh  at- 
ItrUg.  "Hy  la  TftnaOcriqrsoort 
▼oonien."  AlUrUf  is,  in  bot, 
translated  all  sorti  by  BeweL 

AUsplce  (popular),  a  grocer. 


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Airs  quitt—Ai/  the  way. 


Att»  qaiet  on  the  PateaiKl 
(AmwtoMi).  TUa  phnaa  ori- 
ginated dming  the  Civil  Wu, 
and  luu  dnoe  b«eii  th«  rafnln 
of  m  TUj  popnlu  aong.  It  d»i 
notMqoietnde;  a  period  of  calm 
enjoTineiit.  "Don't  IrM  «bont 
tbtngH ;  the;  an  going  on 
igly,  foi  «tr«  jinrt  M 


tf  H/Hm  Ltmdtn.  «<A 

W  DO  ri»  In 

oUinf  on  raoDC  Bob  Logic,  who  ou  ■ 

■■y^ttrklikohiifilhcr,. 

adqmU..>.V 

«ilb   nU  die  .p««  of 

h.   melKvoliL 

"  Fuhioni  hum  duDinl 

mT  dcu  Coi," 

■WttoCorinthimi,  "imd 

ih«ro<>»Ei»ci<. 

ud  [Jiquutn  Kcm  to  u  to 

bulnppoK  Iheiiutin  ii<//y^/>  »», 

um«l<t>Tll» 

Dicker  Primefii  of  the  d> 

--/•«*. 

It  is  kUo  naod  in  Ameriok. 

A  EOitlaun  tntend  ■ 

Chkafo  ru- 

slonuduk«lLobe>honi 

■•  H«  la  ■  Ida  baKir  "<V0^' «U  A* 
dtrk.      "Fuilr  iwpHt-     "Ym,  a 

tic  tnndiV'  li  lao  rix  chubn^  <ir, 
no  bollHi  fiv  roar  WMm  >»<,  two  far . 
Uw  mlUa*  Attnrtjm  of  ymr  hoiif,  aad 
two  fci  TOonclC  "Dua  an  ma  a»  f 
jg,w."-TtM»tWiiip. 

Fluawdt  B|f4liiicM  bsai?  Al(/*ia 
Unt  lis*  hn  bow,  and  ibcn  ■•  mm  ai 


AU  T.  H.  (Uilonk  »n  right,  or 
■nsrj  good  indeed  (atook  out- 
ten). 

AU  the  cnbooec  (common),  vnrj- 
where.  The  oiioowia  thegalle; 
or  cooking  plus  of  k  ahip,  or 
timpl;  a  Ulclwn. 

Do« lore, Ion,  kmr 
W*  doB'i  tod  It  mu  dU  lb* 


Ul  tbera  (general),  axtMwtntr 
oaed  with  the  ■Igalficaticm  of 
Brat-rate,  op  to  the  mark.  A 
good  player  at  any  game  1*  aald 
to  be  oB  Mm  ;  the  nme  to  aaid 
of  a  prettj,  well-dreaaed  woman, 
A  amart  officer  alao  ia  mO.  lAov. 
It  likewise  meua  to  be  in  one's 


A  Eindcr'i  a  aander,  ■  fooH  it  a  ffooov, 
Aod  Cnt^'i  the  kug  orcr  all  ihe  aimm. 
Ohl  knra,  km,  lenJ" 

AU  the  p>  (common),  in  demand, 
fashionable,  meeting  with  a  very 


Tl»  basd  aod  tl 
■boosb,  and  ' 

party  ^Ih 


—Paatk. 

AU  the  shoot  (popular),  the  whole 
assembly,  aU  the  party.  "  ETeiy 
txisn-jaok  of  them." 

The  Priao*  of  Wila  to  a  bricUar"'* 


AU  the  my  down,  M  simply  aU  tbe 
wky  (common  dang,  [cobably 
Ameiioan),  entirely  \tf.  "  down 


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All  to — Alm^hfy. 


pnteUj  bvm  top  to  bottom. 
A  oomiiuni  phnn  U  "that  viD 
•nit  me  aS  tiU  My  dmm,"  or  oU 


An  WBC  blue  (Amuloaa),  a  joDjr 
time,  ft  frollo,  •  ^uubocM. — 
MS.  Awttritanitm.  bf  C.  Lt- 
larndBarrittm. 


Tob 


AH  to  hii  Mm  chMk  (taOon) 
■IgnillM  mil  to  Mmti'lf 


An  topieca(i 


gether.  The  tern  ii  *1jo  used 
b7  bokting  men.  A  orew  are 
Mid  to  bBT*  fallen  oB  to  pkeit 
when  they  are  ezhaiutad  and 
the  rowing  U  wild. 

An  i!^  (genetal),  a  ayiumyia  for 
"  all  am,"  ilgiilfie*  that  the  end 
baa  oome  to  anj  one,  that  all  la 
OTerwlthhlm.  *'Alltoimaah" 
b  another  phnae  of  a  cimilar 
meaaliig,  ^tplled  to  a  person 
whoee  affair*  are  InettieTablj 
iDTolTed,  who  If  ntterlj  bank- 
rupt In  fcatnne.  ^na  one  been 
that  "  So-and-M  haa  gone  all  to 
■maili,"  i.t,,  Ua  credit  is  gone. 
Flani,  and  indeed  anjthlng,  maj 
M  itfjx  to  imath  "  A  similar 
ezpfeeriMi  is  popular  among  the 
knrer  oliwoe  in  Bolginm  and 
Holland,  and  amcng 


thing  la  gone — all  la  o?ei.  An 
odd  *arie^  of  this  slang  Is 
■ranetlme*  beaxd  in  tbe  United 
State*.  Mr.  Bartlett  leoord* 
that  it  la  a  oonunon  expnaalon 
among  sarrauta  in  Fennajlvanla 
to  my,  "  all  an;  mote,"  instead 
of  "all gone"  oratTtay. 


Ally-begr,  a  bed.  Thia  tqi; 
anoient  and  nearlj  obsolete 
cant  word  was  ezpsesalTe  of 
the  pleasme  found  I^  the  raga- 
bcmd  olaasea  in  the  nnDanal 
luziiij  of  a  warm  and  comfort- 
able reatlng-idaoe  for  tbe  nlgbt. 
People  who  slept  in  a  nook 
in  a  waQ,  under  a  bosh  or  a 
hedge,  or  tbe  chanoe  sbeltcc  of 
a  bam  or  onthoose,  spoke  of  a 
bed  as  aSU,  pleaaant,  agreeable, 
and  Ug,  lltUe,  t.a.,  a  little  place 
or  harbour  of  pleasantnee*. 
L»ah  ia  Oaallo  for  a  bed,  and 
laii-6v,  a  UtUe  bed ;  and  Jaoi- 
ber  or  ^ifar,  a  bonaa  with  bed* 
in  it,  a  lodglng-bouae  tor  tiavel- 
leia. 

Afanifffa^  mauh  (American).  Tbe 
adjeotiTB  is  naed  In  an  infinite 
TBiietj  <rf  waja,  and  Lord  Lytton 
in  a  certain  meaanre  aoolima* 
tiaed  it  on  this  aide  of  tbe 
water.  For  example,  be  apeak* 
In  tbe  following  qaolatlon*  of 
olaiipktir  tMort  (that  la,  a  state 
of  oomplete  demolition};  of 
"  driTlng  Into  almighty  ahivers  " 
(a  state  of  entire  colb^iae) ;  and 
of  "aln^btj  cinck"  (that  ia, 
witboat  oeasing — a  referenoe 
to  the  popular  eraok  of  doom), 
nieaopbiaaea  are  tbnsilliutiated 
fiom  one  of  hi*  beat  work* — 


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Almighty— AU^de. 


wbcD  U  sum  ts  UUofi  uid  ""jflH-n*. 
■Ifht  luiu>  ■  sJiaipitr  cnK^' " 

—t^NttO. 


Altemsl  (AmerioMi  tiilavM'  ilKig)! 
Aliiiyn.  M   In^Indlu  word         »ltogrtherj  the  iok  total  of  a 
lor  «  ohMt  of  dmwera,  darired  ■bnyoiUll;  eutltihott,  Fram 

from  the  HindMUnlalMdri,  and  tbe  Dnbsh  aUcaal,  aUogathcr. 


oat  deUIb— a  pnotloe  wblob 
mDowod  of  grOM  oreHthaigas 
without  aajr  pOMible  nwni  of 


In  oldAD  dAjv  tile  fhht»ft  WM 
with  low  qotfter.    The  Ugher  ■pBoiallj«mIiedtotho«o«»mt« 

JtMti>wM»Miiotau7fnWhlt«  „„d«i^  to  tho  frwpienter.  of 
^?' J'^  P~^'  waie  f or-  taothd^  mch  beli«  giTen  with- 
uertj  free  from  krrart  t<a  debt.  -    - 

The  lowOT  JiMrtta  was  alao  ft 
nnotouT  of  the  Mune  deMnip> 
tiim.  uid  WM  dtRoted  In  the 
Hint  in  Bonthwrnrk. 
And fcrihit  nua  [lu swiiiii«-iuiH  b      JUIerinc  lb«  jeffs  cBck  (taDora), 
nqnoribl*.    Hamkr  ■  bat  qh  of  ilia         maUng  np  a  ganaent  withont 

Nataaljiifihariiuwy.bBtiidhtlrhHlih  linM  or  ttylo. 

uA  at  [k^  kappinaL— r.  C  n ^; 

AGiimilimgHtU.  AHtaill  (old  oant),  a  "enrmlTB'' 

WUutHun,  ■4j«at  ta  ih*  Tvapk,  ''^    '^  CDTtaU  wai  a  aeoond 

ifaes  mti  knnrn  b;  lb*  cut  bum  ai  in  command  In  the  fmtemitjot 


Lord    Oaii-  Jutkc.    . 


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Amah — Anuer.  3S 

«^ita(A^o-bklteti).*w«t-iniTM.        "I**  "^  '"''■>  •*  v^i^  •"^  u 

■Ik  intaaalr  iDHis  lucodn*,  or  ddck  Imwo 


In  pidgin  fi^'"''  It  bu  the  paitlM.     Also  a  blaokleg  who 

■».a»  BignlAoaticai : —  ahuM  with  both  paiti«a  at  th« 

■,i<>ok«.<».»a,f.t«a)»  gaming^aWe,  or  on  tha  ™». 

OM  piten  littH  Jmmkm*t  ddlo,  nt  OQIUM. 


I'—TklSiim^ 


Anlmili  (Anmiean),  a  nlaknanM 

^^^^m^*^"'      '"■""'  for  tha  Malaa  luod  brgrooMia, 
ooa]-d«alaa,  &o.    60  oaUed  be- 

Amaadi,  mande,  owBigTpcr).  wo ;  oaiue  th^  an  alwara  "  lyiiiK  to 

MMMli,  m   mm  diO,  fn  two.  wdgbt" 
"Ant  tn  nr  amandi,  nan  ae 

baabno"— "Coma   with   n;  nniainlllii(rTit  TnitrTil.  "   ■-'-■- 

dont  be  ataid."  void   «■!<«,  meaning  a  trait- 
woithj  pcnoi,  bot  ^^tSad  bf 

flaitMnailnf  fnanflnaT]  apirtJnal  the  »^'«''  in  India  to  aereial 

joke  pofonned  «n  boaid  aUp  kinda  of  nattra  officials,  ncazl^ 

bj  3mA  Tan  in  warm  latitndas,  aO  tadnolble  to  the  definition 

the  TicUm  being  daoked  to  tha  ot^Mt  SMmtaarMK    Itlsalao 

wasb-daok  tnb,  and  nbjected  i^Ued    to    natire    aMlstanta 

to  other  indigniUaa  {AdmitxA  to  land  anirojlng.  —  TitU  aad 

SmtPn).  SaOon  of  other  natioaa  AmMQ:    Jnpb-Aidte    Oi*- 

iadalge  to  aimHar  joke*  when  «ary. 

cToedngthaaqnator.  -  b-^^  d™-. «.  p««, «  ™. 

Aabia  or  aaibeer  (Amntean).  a  1m,  bKoa*  ds«.— /■^onm,  Sftteh  in 

enphamlamforsalintedtobaooo  IktlHtDmfKtmH.au. 
JnJoe,  tha  reaott  of  cltewtog. 

Bartlett  mja,  "The  word  U  a  Ameer  (Anglo-Indian),  orlginaUj 

otnraptiDn  of  wtAer,  to  which  an  Arab  word  omw,  root  a- 


tt  bwra  a  dight  reaemblance  in  signifTing   oommandlng   or   a 

oolonr,  ■»«■«<*— ting  oertainly  a  oommandcT,  is  osed  in  tl>e  Baat 

ddicaoT  <A  mpnaalnn  which  In  a  -naj  general  waj  (or  dlgni* 

•    -  -  tarleaandiB ■" 


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AtrUH — Ampersand. 


wrrioe  on  "  Codi.  and  Ob." 
(whiob  Me),  whan  the  raapouMi 
■M  ohmnted  to  tli«  orgmo,  and 
liwtMd  of  the  ordiaMj  pMlnu 
and  Ant  leasoii,  ftalma  145, 146, 
and  147,  sod  Eoolea.  an  naed. 

Amen  cntler  (old),  a  pariah  clerk, 
from  the  reaponae  so  frequentl7 
uadenM  of  bybiin. 

Anen  wallah  (military),  the 
chaplain's  clerk,  who  make* 
the  raepoDMi  In  the  garrlKm  or 
other  Ghonb.  The  rafflx  ool- 
laA  U  the  well-known  Hludn- 
atanl  word  ilgiilfjring  man  or 
pnaoD,  and  U  one  of  innumer- 
able Inatanoei  of  the  adoption 
in  onr  annj  of  Hlndnatani  tcnna, 
doe  to  the  lengthened  oaonp»- 
tlMof  India  I7' Britiah  tzocqw. 


Americftnlalng  (Ametioan). 
"  Awuritattitiiif  a  peoide,"  ae> 
oordlng  to  the  Bar.  J.  S.  Qnbel- 
man,  "  oonaiata  in  teaehing 
them  the  Wngliwh  laogxiage. 
After  this  oome  snndiy  tnlnnr 
vlitnea.  Be  la  not  a  tne 
American  who  -deaeoatea  the 
Sabbath,  who  Tielda  to  Intern- 
peraaoe,    or   tieada  down   the 

American  ahonlders  (t^Ion), 
■honldsra  oat  broad  and  "  bidlt 
np,"  to  give  the  n 
peanooe  of  i 
the  ahonlder. 


I  anap- 


r  (old),  a  ngnlar  aatoMr, 
one  who  eaja  Tea  to  evsTTthing. 

Amerftce    (American     thje*M' 
■lang),  *«i7  near,  within  call. 


American  tweexera  {thioTw' 
slang),  an  Inatnunent  l^  meana 
of  which  an  hotel  thief  ia  en- 
abled to  open  »  door  bstened 
with  the  key  in  the  look  inelde. 

Amee  all  (old  ilaog),  within  amtt 
all,  neariy,  ytaj  near. 


M  (American).    This 


AmmnmHon  lef  (annT},  a  wooden 

Ampenand  (American,  hot  of 
Bngliflh  origin),  the  aeat  or 
hinder   part.     In  one  of  the 


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DaiTadfnun  "andpetMuicI," 
thai  explBiiied  bj  Birtlett : — 

"Two geai:taatiaa»  ago,  when 
Iticb  achoolinastetm  wen  oom- 
inoaat  tbe  Booth,  thia  cspna- 
ffon,  eqalrklent  totbeft  annoiad 
t«  tha  •IphabM  (in«*fi3ng  k  ftr 
M  oad^  to  dlitiiiffiiiflli  It  from 
ko.),  wu  in  fraqooiit  oaa." 

Aatbe  mmptrtoKi  Oftme  at  the 
bottom  tt  tbe  a^lisbet,  it  cune 
to  be  at  length  Mw>dated  with 
thetmeohltMll 


and  «*ar7  one,  to  make  a  fnri- 
ona  onaet.  A  wotd  jmbablj 
deiirad  from  tbe  HiUaj,  thongh 
Chen  is  some  reaaon  to  asoiibe 
em  Indian  origin  to  tbe  teim. 
HalaTaa  aobolan  say  it  nrelj 
oootm  in  a&j  other  than  the 
verbal  lonn  mti^/aMuJc,  to  make 
a  fnriona  aaMuilt.  It  baa  paaaed 
into  gBneial  naa.  and  la  often 
applied  to  anj  one  who  leta 
bimaelf  np  to  del^  popular 
oplnlona,  or  the  mnltitnde.  The 
word  was  **'wni*>  ^  Engliflh* 
mm  two  oentniea  ago. 

onntlw 


—DryJtn:  Tit  Ub^  mad  lit 
PaaOtr,  a-d.  tttr> 
Suin'*  or  OMpoo,  b«  rs'lao  4i>- 


ot  ddstnltT,  r  iIh  ihiip*  at  H 

■■  tm^ni-mid,  or  in  ihort  ujtUaf.— 

OarUtMrntUim:  ThtMim^UHWrrU. 

AatfU  fomk    Lodge  opened  b; 
tbe   Orand  Haater  in    penon, 

"Form"  b;-  other  maaon  or 
penon.  Also  need  ooUoqulall; 
for  tbe  "  ooneot  thing." 


awBj,  mn  off.  A  Tariant  of 
"  out  jroor  ftiok,"  aa  a  penon 
who  enta  a  waUdng^^tlck  from 
a  tiee  or  hedge  preriona  to 
■taitiiv  on  a  JowiMT. 

A^OBck  ( An^o-Andian),  from  the 
Ifalaj  awMit  or  awat,  to  run 
fnrloacIjaDd  deipeiaMl74an7 


Cttifi  Vtf*t*- 

Amtwen  [BngHah  and  Amertoan), 
thleTee,  who  fonoerlj  used  to 
throw  annlf  or  pepper  In  a  tIo- 
tlm'a  efM,  while  an  aooMnplioe 
robbed  him,  tmdor  pretext  of 
rendering  aralatanoe. 

Anabaptiat  (obaolete),  a  thief, 
oaoght  in  tbe  act,  and  douaed 
In  tbe  boTM  trough  or  pond. 

Analken  (llnka),  to  waah. 

Aii>tt.(tinluar),  to  awe«p.  to  brown. 


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Anava — AngeUferous. 


Aimk,  Anner  (gTpay).  In  the 
oouunon  dialect  itwur  oi  Amukt, 
to  bring,  fetch,  can?. 


Aitdu>r  (nantioal).    "Bring  jtinr 

a — e    to    ao   oHeior,"    Lt.,    stt 

down ;  also  "  bring  jonrBoU  to 

an  andmr,"  a  oommon  phnwa. 

"IInno,F(tt  .  .  .  Mntynrtiffii 

anditr,  aj  BUD."    Tlw  Fa  *eGO(diD(lT 

kndund  himself  b7  dnipfwia  oa  to  tha 

edc*arsduit.-C  ^lA;  VirdaatGmm. 

"  To  l«t  go  an  muAot  to  the 
windward  of  tho  law,"  to  keep 
JDSI  within  the  lett«  of  the  law. 
Sailon  lue  the  ezprearion  "to 
heave  aaoAor,"  meaning  to  go 
away. 

And  T«,  art  *>at*i  vcmki  yat  belicn  iDt  t 


—C.  DUdiM :  TIU  GndSJaf  Ot  KMj. 

Ancbontge  (popnlar),  a  pboe  of 
abode.      The    U 
ItwU. 


I  {Oxford  Uni- 
Tenjty  slang),  rawing  "dons" 
at  Oxford.  A  a«w  of  dona  (vidf 
Doiis)  are  alwaje  called  oMtorf 


And  dant  jon  foi^etitl  (Ameri- 
can). This  common-place  ex- 
lioTtatiou,  as  it  la  popnlarly  need 
and  forcibly  intoned,  lUnstrates 
the  fact  that  any  word  or  ez- 
presaion,  by  dint  of  repetition 
and  emphaaia,  may  become  aa- 
eodatod  with  hnmoai  imtU  it 


nmmit  to  have  aometUng  in  tt 
beyond  It*  real  meaning. 

And  be  didn't  (tailon),  often  need 
to  expteu  the  belief  that  a  per- 
son haa  really  done  aometbing 
diaoieditable  in  spite  of  tbo 
attempt  to  prore  hla  iunooence. 

And  no  mocne  (talloTB),  and  no 
mistake,  joking  ^lart.  Some- 
times it  is  used  as  an  Interroga- 
tion, and  at  oilier  time*  to  ex- 
presa  diabellef ;  for  Instanoe,  a 
man  may  be  relating  some  in- 
credible story,  and  an  andltm 
will  oonTey  a  wwld  of  meaning 
by  qnletly  romadlng,  bat  with 
pecnliar  emphaaia,  o«d  ao  ae^M; 

And  DO  wUMle  (tailon).  ThU 
remaiA  means,  no  oneaeema  to 
think  that  what  yon  hare  said 
^)pliea  to  yooiaelf,  bnt  I  do. 

Andrew  Hillcr  (nantioal),  a  man- 
o'-war;  Jmircw  MQia't  Ugger, 
a  Teeael  of  the  royal  navy,  is 
BmogBlers'  slang  taken  out  to 
Australia  by  the  ooaviots,  and 
is  used  by  acoomfdlces  in  warn- 
ing the  emnggler*  of  the  b[h 
proaoh  of  reveeoe  ontters,  ko. 

Aneijli  (gypey).  <mt  againrt,  mi- 
A-vit.  Mungui  is  also  an  obao- 
lete  term  for  the  same. 


Aneeliferons  (American),  a  word 
■IgniJ^ring  "aogeUo,"  and  flnt 


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A  ngeli/erous — Anglo-French. 


naed  \fj  Blid  in  hla  norel  al 
"  Nick  of  the  Woodi."  In  which 
rowing  Balpfa  Btaokpole  fre- 
qnentl;  emlla  the  heniiiM  "an- 
f^ifrrintt  U»d«m  I " 

flunoui,  bcaUifiil.  mttgilf/tTimi  place. 
E)«  hkih  wM  wo,  ai  hull  net  hoid, 
it  buh  BDt  auend  into  lb*  boitol  uy 


Aocds  alti«etbcr  (Weat  IndlMn), 
A  Mbriqnet  applied  to  thooe  who 
babitiuUj  give  waj  to  ezoeMl*e 

AnCcT*  footitool  (nsatical],  ftu 
imaginaij  skil  joUngl;  aEnuned 
to  be  cairied  br  Taokee  Tcewls. 
It  Is  eaid  to  be  *  eqnaie  sail, 
and  to  top  the  "^  lailB," 
"mocmialla,"  "olondoleanara," 
ke.—  W.  a^iiRntca:  SaOon' 


AngUawTfc  Anghtotwi*  (gyp^r). 


Aiv«l's  gew-  (nantloal),  ft  gnc«- 
fal  teim  Died  b;  gallant  tan  to 
d«iot«  female  attire. 

Aocd  nut  (bulon ),  veatand  jacket 
OMEoblnediHid  the  trODsen  made 
to  bntton  to  the  bottom  of  the 
jackeL    It  is  now  a  thing  of  the 

Ai^d's  wUsper  (militajy),  the 
bnl^  or  tmmpet  call  for  de- 
tanlten'  diilL  It  lonnds  from 
tfaiM  to  toax  times  ■  day,  and 
tbe  Bxpresiion  !■  ondonbtedly 
eopbemietio ;  like  tbe  lavonrite 
expMiTe  of  the  na  captain, 
who,  wbtti  reprarlng  hi*  orsw. 


Aai^  (biniards),  an  angltd  baU 
!■  one  that  is  so  neai  the  edge 
of  the  pooket,  that  a  plajer  is 
prereoted  from  plajing  at  anj 
other  ball  direct. 


hookera  (thieves) 
pettj  thieves,  who  ste«l  goods 
bf  means  of  a  stick  with  a  hook 


Hooker  of  iuiother  pack, 

Roffuc,  V  m^,  fm^f  nuiuidcn 

Trith  toflc,  or  o(bcr  wBodercT ; 


Uodem  Froioh  thieves  call 
this  mode  of  pnrloiniiig  "grla- 
ohisiage  an  boulon,"  from  the 
circnmstance  that  the  hook  is 
Inserted  through  a  bolt-hole  in 
the  shatters.  Angler  is  a  very 
old  slang  term  (nearly  obso- 
lete) tor  an  adventorer  or  catoh- 
penny.  It  may  be  found  osed  in 
BretoD'H  "Wit's  Trenclimeii" 
(159)  In  this  sense.  It  la  now 
also  applied  to  roguas,  who  at 
races  and  connti?  fairs  entioe 
the  nnwary  to  try  their  Inck  at 
the  thimblerig,  prick  In  the 
garter,  three- trick-card,  Ik. 

Aflglo-Frcndi.    Unch  notioe  has 
been  takm  of  late  of  Tt^ifh  as 


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Attglo'Frtnck — Animab. 


"■IwU(pok«ii;''ii(AKiinnchi>f         whoindmnkenorMiid-dnnkMi 

nenoh  M  "he  la  BngUalied,"         froUoiiiMde  nootonial  dMotb* 

powiblj  beoaoM  it  I*  no  loiiKer         auoM  in  Uw  (treeU,  and  oom- 

bahioiMbU  in  Engluid  to  nie         mltted  ovtnigM  oa  naollcmdlng 

Ftwich  words  needlessly  in  «on- 

vetwrflon,  although  the  number 

of  gentlemen  who  ask  for  Ut- 

tmrtt  after  dinner  la  itlll  "  very 

respeotable."     In    the    United 

States  it  Is,  however,  stUl  Tccy 

cnirent,  if  we  ma;  believe  the 

aaaertion  of  an  Am^eaa  "news- 

pt^xirial  writer,"  who   aMerti 

that  "there  ate  on  an  avenge  /»iLa^. 

six  miaqvotationa,  tnalprounn- 

datlona,  or  miaappUoationa  of      Aagiihr  pKty  (oommon),  *  pa«^ 

French  daily  among  onr  entire         oompoaad    of    three,    ftve,    ot 

population  per  head."  ■"t"'  person*. 

i^J'.Tl^Z.X^;!:'^^^     Anjnatrln  (gypsy),  a  Snger.  a 

His  thri>  M'Kcnni,  ■  local  muiciu.  I^.    O0nupt«d     tO    WM^OS^. 

It  b  alltd  "Ldcila,'  ud  b  alon  ttory  It  alao  mean*  only  a  flngar'a- 

w-..  i,.Kau-«).  bK«lth,  or  a  very  Uttle.  In  any 

Hence  nta^OH,  a  littl^ 


a  abort  time.     "  '  Hatch  a  won- 
irinM»rtnH«J<»  ■»[*<,  «**''■  '>«*''  •  wonglah  akal  (or 

me,"  pende  liki  "— "  '  Stop  a 
Uttle,  wait  a  little  hare  for  me.' 
sbeaald.'* 

Animal,  to  ffo  the  iriiole  (Ameri* 
JLttTrtSmSTbtTii'^Sn^  "°''    *"    conuaon  ™  in  the 

■  cfaord  in  ctht  lanlnliM  bwt.— cuatf*         We«t.    It   is   a   mete,  though 
TrOaat.  more    popular   variant  of    the 

Kngliah  "  to  go  the  whole  hog," 
AaclomanlaCB     (Amerioaa),  and  meaaa  the  «nie. 

another    name  for    Bostonians 


as  being  oltra-Engliih.    ntere 


Thu  Uht  bad  modi  batta  pay  fint- 


la  a  dnb  at  Boston  called  the       T^ia  Rtmmd  lit  O 


AagTT  boya.    Slang  of  the  early 
part  of  the  seventeenth  oentnry, 
to    dewlgnate    the    noisy    and       *"*"■'■  (Amerloan  oadeta),   the 
rlotone  yonng  men  or  "bloods,"         cognomen  by  which  new  anivala 


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Animels — Anointing. 


•n  known  at  tlie  W««t  Point  "  Ha  hu  ■  white  itrlps  tewn 

101itH7     Aoademr    (Me    &Uo  the   back,"    it    being  believed 

"  Bbabm  "),    The  Engllah  have  that    mnlattoee    ot    qoadiooiw 

"ntooker"   and    the    Frenob  have  a  line  ot  light  ocdonr  <» 

"ndcii''aaaqnlfalenta.  Anew  the  ipine. 
oadat  who  pnti  m  extravagant 

ain   and   pretendonB— a   ooi-  Annex  (American),  to  eteal.     It 

oomb   ot   "fvfpj" — ie  oalled  became  popnlar  In  1835,  at  the 

"  a  bet  animaL"  th°e  of  the  aiinejatloD  of  Texaa, 

which  wai  legaidad  bjr  loanj  Be 

Aak«ir(gn«7).*o  begin.  a  theft 

"  I  A*!  klUd  kA  niicioe,  Robvl,    "Priu~    at    iba    YMbolB 

BM  if  inn.  ibid  Urn.  11.  MUTrf  ,»eadJ    ThT"  PriD«7^ 

Hakk  loHlrkuraJI."  ihu  Uacra  w»  b  ■  wrqnw  omdl- 

— &  /f.  Falmtr.  yi^^  ^^  ^^^  ^  l^  „  bMadoB  of  «•• 

C  t  ban  uku  (|at)  no  nll^oa,  asd  iHziv  ''>■  tpaaMk*.  wfakh  ba  pidnd  op 

rn  aat  bt^lB  BW  ;  biu  if  ttlHr  paofila 


, >  ihon-riahwd  polkr  for 

Ankle  (Amerioan  thiaree'  dang). 
"  She  has  ifnined  bar  onUv," 
■be   baa   had   an   lUegiUniate 

obUd.    Alto,  "  She  ha*  tvaken  Bone  aooonnt  of  thia  r^lj- 

bar  leg."    A  aomewhat  almilar  witted  Prinoe  Bobert  m^  be 

a:qgaMloBlipaedin  theFrmoh  fonodin  "The  Bngllah  OTpdea 

tb—trical  worid ;  a  ladj  who  la  msA  their  lAoguage,"  Thibtier, 

wBriart  ia  laid  to  bava  a  bad  is^^, 
knee:  " SDa a mal an genon." 

_  Anodne  necklace  (dd),  a  baltar. 

Annn(An^o-bdIai>).    Hindi.  Sad  ^^h^nian'a  nooae  wa.  atoo 

or  tmAk.  the  aixtaatith  part  of  a  called  the  '■  Tjbwn  tiH>et,"  a 

nq>ee.    The  term  la  aleo  applied  ■■hot»e'.nighto»p."a"hempan 

oolloqslaU;  to  pereona  of  mixed  onrat." 
parentage.    "  Such  an  one  baa 

at   leaat   two   xmoi   of   dark  Aapj   (Amerioan),    an   andiraa. 

blood,"  or  "of  ooSee  ooloor."  Bartlalt  derlvca  thia  fr«n  A«m1- 

Tbla  ma;  be  compared  with  the  dg^,  Dntoh  anw  Any,  that  wMoh 

Sootoh  Bxpraaalon  that  a  panon  helgbteni  or  talaea. 
of  deflolant   Intalleot    "wanU 

twopence   in   tbe    sUUing."—  Anointed  (Irish),  ia  expieaelTe  tS 

Am^ImUan  (Oimarf.  great  raaoaUty. 

In  the  UuHad  Statea  tbli  dai^ 

la  paraDded  b;  the  following  AndnHng  (popnlar),  a  eoend  beat- 

eqceedoaa:— "He"  or   "abe  Ing,  tbe  efleot  taken  for  the 

hna  a  Uok  of  the  tar-facnah."  cMue. 


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Anonyma— Another. 


■  (obwdrte), 
ftUdjof  the 

the  Tranob  «Mi0B6 


AmttlitrfiamXt. 
Rgud  bU  tba  Oi  cvny  «nnic  I  dip. 
And  deep  b  llw  pale  T**'"t  bitter  I 


Hu  cartfnllT  wiihd  aDnlopet  centtk- 
inc  l(tl«  fnni  fair  Mit*mfmM).—Bmlmtr 

The  iBte  Mr.  H.  J.  B7T011, 
ths  plajirright  and  Aotor,  in 
•ome  U8S.  annotAtiooB  to  & 
copfofthe  "  Slang  DiotioDBiy," 
DOW  in  tho  British  Uoieniu, 
■a;a,  writing  In  Novembw  1868, 

that  "  Wm ,  said  to  hsTS 

bMn  the  real  JwmjnMa,  died  at 
Fkrls  about  that  time."  Other 
arnonrms  aie  "  pretty  horae- 
bteoker,"  "demi-rep,"  and  the 
mora  modem  "  tart,"  which, 
however,  ia  osed  Also  in  the 
•enae  of  woman,  wife.  The 
loWBi  in  the  scale  are — mot, 
common  }aek,  bnnter,  bed-bgot, 
■hake,  bnlker,  gay  woman,  nu- 
fortoaate,  bamok-baok,  dieaa 
lodger,  Ac 

AaoOer  sctoImU  (miuio  hall),  for 
another  tnmbler,  ix.,  aaothei 
{^ati  of  drink; 

Another  fellow's  (popnlar),  a 
slang  phimse  which,  like  moM  ot 
its  kind,  owe*  its  popularity  to 
Ita  almoat  indefinite  power  of 
iqildicatioD.  Thus  If  a  man  re- 
marks that  he  has  a  new'coU, 
he  if  asked  it  it  wa«  anaOmr 
yUtow't,  or  If  the  girl  with  whom 
he  is  in  company  la  not  the 
property  of  some  one  else. 


}<*•, 


Another  pien  aort  of  mui  (old). 
The  ezpressioD  is  innriably 
applied  to  one  who  is  knowliig 
and  "  fiy,"  or  not  the  man  yoa 
take  him  to  be.  It  has  a  dose 
resemblanoe  both  in  sonnd  and 
meaning  to  the  Yiddish  "ohesi." 
Tills  may  be  a  mere  oolnddenoe, 
but  it  ia  certainly  of  Boyish 

Ha  bu  be«  >  mdmi  in  i>n  uoqil* 
thetd  three  y«mn ;  mtutivr  tU4u  nrl  ^ 
•uw,  I  usun  vrt.—TtmOV'fir'Mm- 
dmiM  TickU,  l6t>. 

Anettier  lie  naikd  to  Oe  conalar 

(American), 
ezproation  in 
papers  in  ref  erenoe  to  detected 
slanders,  Ac  It  was  ntnal  in 
olden  times  to  niOl  "  Bnngtown 
<>.(.,  Birmingham)  coppers,"  and 
all  kinds  of  counterfeit  or  worth- 
leee  coins,  to  the  oonntere  of 
the  country  "atores"  or  shops. 
Thia  is  mentioned  in  the  "  Jack 
Downing  Letters." 

eidtvl  editor  of  m  North  Ciiroliiw  piipeiv 
"  in  the  ttorr  that  oh  of  the  Chtafo  Aa- 
archuli  11  eihplaying  hii  time  ia  jell  io 
tlM  pafectiaf  of  en  tnventioa  by  vtudi  % 
cUrinxt,  eqiuU  Lo  tooe  to  the  beet  in  the 
meiket,  on  be  oude  of  tin  end  eold  tot 
Meen  cbice,  the  men  oufht  to  be  henged 
It  ooce.*    Keii  ee>r.  bntbo-.    Noat  of 


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«f  mfk  to  ^icDd  ha  dm*  ini 

B^p     The  itory  b&i  dotibtleii  bees  or- 

CBliitcd  (a  poljlia]  effecL     Aialitr  lit 


(qmitlng),  to  act  •• 


g*me  Mid  forfeit  fail  anti,  or 
nmcC  make  It  good  b;  putting 
up  >  mm  equal  to  It,  so  m  to 
mako  hli  (take  the  «ajiie  aa  that 
of  the  other  plajen.     Saitiitf 


tA«ai 


;anyo] 


Atheti 


eof 


Dniflar  IMI  «!  Jona  ud  Brown  ta 
■ha  widua,  vim  dwj  wtn  jnfryiJurf 
with  tha  iHthn  br  AIT  and  iha  Yooni 


th«  faToniite  oi  amallett  {rig 
in  tho  Utter.  To  foUow  like 
St.  Aathonj'a  pig  meant  to 
foUow  oloM  at  one's  heels.  St. 
Anthoi^  the  hermit  waa  aawine- 
becd,  and  la  always  represented 
wUb  Us  beU  and  pig. 


"  chipping  In  "  to  fiU  his  hand 
may  niae  the  onM,  and  the  other 
players  must  then  in  torn  make 
tbdi  stakes  eqnsl  to  the  niajd- 
mom  10  raised,  or  else  mnst 
"nm"  and  abandon  what  they 
haTe  already  staked. 


(^Inte^s),  typcL 


An^-tip    (Australian    and    Ame- 
iloan)^  a  game  of  oards. 


.,  bat  of  American  ori- 
gin), an  after-meeting  held  dur- 
ing a  "  rerlval "  for  the  benefit 
of  those  who  protsM  "to  be 
onnoui  for  their  soul's  salva- 
tion." Those  who  during  "  re- 
Tivals "  pn>(ess  anzle^  for 
"ealraUoa  "  are  said  to  ooou^ 


An^ow  jon  can  fix  it  (Ame- 
rican), however  yon  may  try,  try 
as  yoD  may.  "  I  don't  see  how 
yon  oan  oonvinoe  me  of  that, 
onirAoK  rm  out  fie  it." 
OoBt  OB  a  drift  loR  I  [ink  1  Ha  ui 


lUthi 


on'  and  dmck  bim  wntt 
wad  an'  try  (nc  to  wb  U, 


Tttaa  ante,  the  stake  with 
which  the  dealer  at  poker  oom- 
menoee  each  hand  befwe  deal- 
ing the  cards ;  he  psts  np  a 
"  oUp  "  in  front  of  him,  benoe 
the  name.  Mate  good  tki  anU; 
the  dealer,  aft^r  looking  at  M* 
hand,  mnst  dthm  go  oat  of  tho 


Cooldn't  fool  hi 
•Irtf. 

Dm  I  iqi  wid  a  hrick. 

An'  'twBtmiiKn  baCapinalof  uponabii 

—Camtt  Cmf,  a  Nffw  BaUad,  itji. 

Aof  Other  man  (American},  nils 
phrase  had  a  great  "  ran  "  In 
i86a    Ifauanbeoamepcosaio, 


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At^  oUur — Apes. 


"  dlMUM,"  and  to 


or  J<ai«a,  or  BoMuaoo,"  be  mi 
pMnptlj  oftlled  to  order  by  tlia 
orr  "ortrnfoAerma*."  Itwaa 
flrst  ni«4e  known  in  typo  by 
CbulM  O.  Lalmnd  In  •  ooBiio 
iketoh  In  tbfl  New  York  FaaAy 
Fair.  It  bM  linoe  been  die- 
OOTCTod  thmt  In  "Wnvarl^" 
then  ia  the  exprSMlon  "GU 
anj  man  or  any  oAtr  etoK." 

A17  imcket  <Th7ining  dug),  • 
penny  laggot. 

AnjOiliit  etoe,  not  dofaic  (Ame- 
rioan),  e  strong  aJBnnatian  gme- 
rallT  in  reply  to  *  qneation  na 
to  whet  Ii  or  bu  been  done  by 
n  tblrd  par^.  "Waa  So-and- 
•o  dnmk,"  01  "  bad  tendered," 
m  "in  good  ipiiltet"  "He 
didat  do  or  mat  MtONvtb*," 
minld  be  the  lei^y. 

Anjiriwn  do>i^  than  (tallon). 
an  nuiiiMaliiii  wbloh  oomea  al- 
moat  ainialtaiieonitr  from  orcry 
man  la  the  "ibop"  when  any- 
thing ia  dropped  on  the  floor. 
Theworda  are  peonliaily  aggia- 
Tating  it  It  la  a  breakable  artiole. 

Apartment*  to  lot  (popslar),  a 
term  naed  In  ref  eienoe  to  one 
who  li  not  orei  bright,  whoae 
head  reqidiea  metapborioally 
•ome  fnmitnie  to  fill  Ita  emp^ 
nNnaa.  The  Frenoh  bara  a 
kindred  .expreailon  for  a  man 
who  ahowi  ilgna  of  becoming 
otaay,  and  mj  that  be  It  remoT- 
Ing  bia  hmitore,  "U  tUmtnae*." 


It  ia  r«Aatod  of  the  ocMmtad 
mobaid  Btinaley  8h«ddea  that 
bit  eoa  Thomaa,  who  waa  a  oaa- 
didete  for  a  acat  in  hrUanwot, 
jeaUn^y  dedaied  to  bim  that 
he  had  no  dedded  poUtioal  prin- 
dl^ee,  that  he  waa  inollned  to 
•erre  the  pai^  whiota  would  pay 
him  beat,  and  that  he  ehonld 
put  a  placard  on  bla  forehead 
inaoiibed  with  the  worda,  "  To 
let."  His  father  MpUed,  "AB 
right,  Tom ;  bnt  don't  forget  to 
add,  'Dnfamiabedt*" 

Apt,  an  "ap^leadeT"  ia  an  old 
maid.  The  ei^madon  ooenrs  in 
••  The  Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  and 
la  still  common.  The  punish- 
ment of  old  spinsters,  it  w«a 
said,  wu  to  lead  epa  in  Hades; 
whereby  two  equally  Innocent 
beings  —  the  maid  and  the 
Oft — were  equally  bnt  on  jnstly 
punished.  It  ia  probably  •>> 
old  aQpeistitton  derired  from 
tbeEaat.  In  India  and  China, 
oertain  eril-doers  are  rappotoi 
to  cany  about  or  lead  in  h«Il 
oertain  »niTn»lii,  {Vidt  Doo- 
little,  "China.")  "To  say  an 
op/t  paternceter,"  is  to  obatter 
indistinctly,  cither  from  oold  or 
exoltemeait.  Theexpresskmoor- 
re^onds  to  the  Frmoh  "dire 
des  pateuMres  de  ainge," 

ApM  (Btook  Bxohange),  a  nick- 
name for  Atlantic  firet  motgage 


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Apollo — AppU-pie. 


npaOo  tMBder  (Ai^lo-IndUn],  « 
w^-known  whait  at  BomtMijr. 
Th«  woid  ApaBa  appoM*  to  b« 
m  Ttaj  oortoiu  ofaaago  ot  the 
uatlTe  word  poSa  or  poUiia,  a 
kind  of  Sah,  to  that  of  a  Oreak 
god.  Othn  natlra  antboiitlM 
derira  it  from  pdl,  «  fighting 
Toaael,  ka.--Aitglo-Iiidiam  fflot- 
mtrg. 

ApopU  (g7p^),  onoe  more,  again, 
yet  again.  Sair  lU  apcfU,  do  it 
■gain;  onpdli,  baok  again,  tU., 
-orefter." 


I  (UnlTenitj,  Cantab.). 
The  "Oiadue  ad  Cantabilgiain  " 
nji :  "The  ajxtdti  are  the 
olodlioppen  of  literature,  who 
IwTa  at  lut  scrambled  through 
Uie  Senate  Hoose  TJthont  being 
plnoked,  and  have  obtained  the 
title  of  B^  bj  a  miraole.  The 
laat  twelTB  namee  on  the  Itit  of 
Bachelor  of  Art<— those  a  degree 
lower  than  the  ol  rnXAaf— ate 
thoa  deatgnated."  The  apot&it 
aie  ao  called  baoanae  thej  are 
twain  In  nmnber.    (Common) 


borrow  money  from  one  pomm 
to  pay  another,  an  allaslon  to 
tha  aipreaslon,  "BobUng  Peter 
to  i»j  PaoL" 

Apoatfe**  Gtvn,  Bt.  John's  Wood, 
alao  called  "  Orore  of  the  Bnn- 
geliat."  Irtllj  di^NMod  persMu 
might  remaA  that  the  plaoa  ia 
Mlntly  only  in  name,  as  in  some 
parte  it  oorreaponde  to  the  Bue 
Breda  <A  Failt,  whera  ladiw  of 


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Apple-cart  (popnlar),  the  human 
body.  The  term  la  in  keeping 
with  the  "  potato  tiap,"  wUoh 
doaa  daty  In  the  slang  Tocabn- 
lary  for  mouth  ;  the  "  bread 


pet,"  (or  head,  ka.  To  the 
imaginatlTO  power*  of  coeter- 
mongers  we  probably  owe  the 
metaphor.   One  will  say  that  his 


df-suarfs  dw«a. 


he  has  be«i  diaappdnted  lij  the 
failoie  of  bis  i^ans.  (Am«doan) 
"  To  '  upset  one's  apjiUtart  and 
sjrill  the  peaobas,'  means  to  ruin 
any  undertaking.  The  phnse 
was  originally  American,  and 
had  peculiarly  this  signiflcatlon 
Battel's  limitation  of  It  to  the 
human  body  was  all  ooujeotnra 
and  fancy." 

Apple-dnmtding  shop  (common), 
a  fat  woman's  exposed  bieasta. 
The  French  ai^t,  with  mora 
galanterit,  terms  the  same 
"  oranges  sur  I'Aagtoe." 

Apple-pie  bed  (general),  ia  made 
l;^  untnokii^;  the  sheet  at  tha 
bottom  of  the  bed  and  donliling 
it  up,  so  as  to  form  a  sort  A 
bag  half  way  down  the  bad  and 
thus  preTenting  the  owner  from 
stretching  himself  at  full  Imigth. 
A  common  trick  of  misohlerous 
boys  and  girls  at  boarding- 
schools  sod  elsewhercL 

i^iple-pl«  day  (Winohester  ool- 
lege),  the  last  Thursday  in  Long 
Half,  when  the  "  men  "  get  their 
money  and   the   soholan   get 


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Apple-pie— Ard. 


Apple-pie  order  (common),  in 
re^nlnr  order.  "Order"  U  kn 
old  void  for  •  low,  and  •  pco- 
perij  nude  i^tple-pie  had,  of 
old,  alwsjs  an  order,  or  row 
of  regularlj  ont  "  turrets,"  or 
an  ezaotlj  dividod  border.  Piea 
are  seldom  made  now  in  this 
manner  in  En^knd,  but  in  mial 
Amerioa,  espeol«ll7  in  Haw  Bng- 
land,  the;  are  still  oonunon. 

Imjoxin  the  «r^(r- which  nH  blki 
— Ihonih  whr  I  un  nn  I  cu't  tdl  yaa 
vouU  (mil  mitlftU.—ltit*Utkj  Jjgmdi. 


ApidlcatlMI  (Irish],  nune;  a  eor- 
rnptlon  and  perreriion  of  appeU 
Istlon. 


Uml't  hsn  coodoluiK 


I  (old),  pomp* 
Teimed  also  "Adam's 
ale,"  and  "flsh  broth,"  for- 
merlj,  wbou  people  with  weak 
stomaoha  did  not  make  a  Tiitne 
of  neoeeBit7,and  when  the  others 
onlf  "pledged"  themsdres  in 
bnmperm  <d  old  Borgondj. 

A-ratti,  ailti  (grpsf),  t^  nlg^ 


Arch  (piqnilar),  a  boat 


Arch-con  (thieves),  leader  of  mob 
or  party. 


(Oxford),  the  Mettoa 


i^tpn  (tmde),  a  oootraction  of 
approlMtlon.  "  On  oppra,"  on 
sale  for  retom.  The  term  is 
nsed  bj  tradesmen  generally. 

Appropriation  (tailMs),  ganneots 
taken  from  old  rejeoMoos  and 
worked  in  for  another  "  foiee," 
or  the  next  "snpply"  for  the 


Apiusiati lug-hold  (old),  an  estate 
held  by  a  man  daring  his  wife's 


(raduM,  und  csp^ld,  hul  ■ 


Areh  dell  (old),  the  wife  of  a 
headman  of  TOgrants.  '  Teamed 
also  "arch  dozy." 

Aldi-dnke  (Amerioau  thiBres),  a 

funny  fellow. 

Ardi-ffonnaf  (American  thisTes), 
chief  of  a  gang  of  tbierea ; 
termed  "dtmberdamber,""Dp> 
right  man,"  in  old  Bngllrfi  oant ; 
and  ardU-iNjipA  In  the  old 
French  aigot.  Ovuwtf  la  Tld* 
dish  for  thief ;  Hebrew,  pan^. 

Ard  (American  thieves),  hot;  eri- 
dently  from  erdrat,  la  old  oant 
it  had  the  dgnification  of  foot. 


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Area — Arkansas. 


Ana  tiwfc  Iptqmlkr),  one  wbo 
■n««k*  faito  Utobeoa  to  atnl. 
OthM  TarietiM  of  male&oton  go 
bj  tha  ajqwllktioiu  of   "prig, 


nuu,  moncbOT,  booker,  fla«b' 
Dore,  bag-bnnter,  CTaa» 
biii-t*ket,  fogle-honter,  stook- 
bftoler,  tcrr-^Btter,  tooler,  prop- 
naUar,  ptdmer,  dnganuui,  box- 
^oak,  amiiMr,  bob-neak,  boon- 
oer,  bii%-prigg|er,  tbimUe-twla- 
ter,  gim,  oonTeTanoer,  dancer, 
pudding -Htammer,  iLS,  dram- 
nwr,  kniiok,  bnttook-and-flle, 
ptdl-tbief ,  UUls  niakentMo,  mil 
ben,  a  oove  on  the  oroai,  flaati 
man,  finder,  gleaner,  pickai 
taz-oollector,"  and  (ormerlj  "  a 
good  fellow,  a  brldle-onll,  a 
nmpaman,  an  angler."— £af^ 
rin^t  Argot  and  SoKf. 

Argifr  (popular),  a  jaigcoi  cormp- 
tioo  of  to  argDQ. 

"Th*  EnnpMB  imgam  at  Pcwa  ud 
LibcRr  tuR  Jul  bcid  k  cengnu  u 


Mm  •l.K' 


9'  pnttr  libBtT  to  pean, 
tttoargify,  7SD  little  iMCfU'. 


Aiftiaimxz'A-  AoooTding  to  Hot- 
ten  thla  la  a  Sootcb  phraae 
signifying  "to  bandj  worda." 
It  la  ponible  that  It  baa  a 
Hebrew  derivation.  Bar4tt^  \a 
Tiddiib  ia,  "  to  talk  oi  apeak 
In  anj  mij,"  and  bargein  la 
one  wbo  goea  abont  in  miaery 
and  poverty,  perhaps  a  flnent 
beggar.  Jfyol  ia  tbe  popnlar 
proDDndatlon  of  cttb— aa  giten 
by  Dune  Qniokly— a  word  whicb 


I  (old),  a  diet  drink 
mnob  In  Togae  in  the  latter  part 
of  the  last  oentniy.  It  waa 
made  of  ■an^^rilla  and  other 
dniga,  and  a(dd  at  the  ooflee- 

AA  (thlerea),  a  boat  or  rsMel. 
(Military),  a  box  Id  the  barraok- 
Tootn  QBOd  for  holding  extra 
artiolee  of  a  man's  kit.  In 
America  a  large  boat  nied  on 
riveiB  to  tranaport  prodnoe  to 

It  may  be  noted,  that  In  tbe 
northern  oonntiee  the  large 
cheats  in  fann-honsoa  need  for 
keeping  meat  or  flonr  are  called 
arlct.  Villon,  the  old  French 
poet,  in  his  Jargon  Jobelln, 
tenna  arjwc  a  ooffer  as  money- 
box, and  In  tbe  modem  French 
argot  "aller  k  I'arohe"  meane 
to  go  frequently  to  the  money- 
box, to  spend  one's  money  freely. 

Aik  and  dove  (masonic),  an 
American  degree  prqauatoiy 
totbeRA. 


I  tootbpiA  (American), 
a  large  bowle  knife  which  shnta 
up  into  the  handle.  It  la  a 
piece  of  sange  irony  which 
thns  dnbe  H,  aa  the  Uade,  whicb 
has  a  point  of  bait  ita  length,  la 
OTer  a  foot  long  and  two  inohea 


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AHi — Arsy^vaniy. 


Afk  lloatsr  (thekferioal),  u  matot 
so  loaded  with  jam,  that  ho  la 
mppowd,  through  Mme  effort 
of  tlie  imagiuktioii,  to  bMr« 
nud«  hli  dAmt  before  the 
"floBti,"  i^  the  tootUght*  In 
Noah'B  uk.  People  wiU  my, 
"Ton  mnrt  b»n  oome  out  of 
the  »f*,"  or  "Too  were  bom  Id 
the  iu*i"  becwiM  jon  we  ao 
old-tuhloned,  and  ignoTant  of 


Aik-niff  (old),  freah-wftter  thlel 
AnniiitB(old),pettjhtn)en7.  The 
term  bu  been  Imported  Into 
Australisl^theoonTieta.  Tanz, 
In  hla  Hemoln,  aai;s :  "  Ta  work 
•win-  tA*  armpitf,  la  to  ^naoUse 
onl7  aacb  Unda  of  depredation 
aa  will  amount,  upon  conviction, 
to  what  the  law  temu  aingle 
or  pettj  larceny,  the  extent  of 
pni^hment  for  which  ia  tiana- 
portaUon  for  lerai  7«an.  Bj 
f  ollowix^  thia  ayitem  a  thief 
MTolds  the  baltMT,  which  oer> 
talnlj  ia  applied  abore  the 
orapite."  Watchea  are  atolen 
1^  nrfng  the  right  hand  under 
the  ora^il  of  the  left  arm,  which 
la  put  aotces  the  toeaat. 

Annctrons,  Captain  (tmf),  a  dia- 
honett  jookej.  "  He  came  Cap- 
tain Anutrong"  la  eqnlTalent 
to  aaying  that  the  rider  pwUcd 
with  a  atrong  arm,  thai  prevent- 
ing  hla  hOTM  from  winning. 

'Any,  for  Barr;,  a  familiar  general 
tem  for  a  young  ooatermonger 


dTMMed  In  hla  best  elothea  when 
taking  a  Sondaj  walk  with  hia 
Tonngwoman.  Theooireapond- 
ii^  word  fin-  the  yonng  woman 
la"SanhjBue"  ar"Jemlma." 
The  'A  rrim  arealmoetindlgeBoqa 
to  London,  are  generally  to  be 
aaen  with  aboii  pipe*  in  their 
movtha,  and  mm  at  fair*  and 
race*  and  other  plaMB  of  poblio 
leaort,  talUng  alang  and  pnjl- 
tng  tobaooo  atnc^,  and  If  not 
Bltcgetbei  of  the  aama  genu 
aa  the  longba  and  rowdiei  that 
Infaat  gnat  dtiea,  are  little  re- 


tppMiaaoo,  and  oonrertatioD. 


'Anyfi  rif''  tnoaii  to  Aakt, 

Bad  Ibej,  'Arrjl 
'A  rrj  thinki  It  Tcty  food  lu 
.  TapoffluichEitidtu 


Ane   cooler*   (vulgar), 
bj   < 
apeaUng  of  dreaa-lmptoven. 


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ArUsian — Assay. 


flrf  ■Im  (Anatraliui,  popnlkr), 
CobnUlbeer.  PaoplelnOlpp*- 
laod,  Tiotoris,  hm  arta>«  jmt 


tba  oiw  i*  in*i*TifmjTtn  t#A  from 
the  oelebnted  ariaiam  well  ftt 
Sale,  OipptlAnd,  Mid  the  gthar 
fiom  the  ctemdc  mMr. 

Artfbl  tpapolar),  »  word  of  wide 
^ppUoatioii  to  IntliiiUa  triokerj, 
noreoj,  and  "  dodgee." 

Ha'd  u  mrifiU  Uol*  bouU  oa  u  arfM 


Artful  dod^cn  (tUerM),  lodgm ; 
tdlowB  wtw  dsre  not  sleep  twloa 
in  the  nma  pUoe  for  (ear  ol 


AiticlM  of  fbtMlta 


Artistic.  It  ii  a  a 
to  eni^oie  that  ortMi  ie  a 
•jiioiiTin  for  beantUnl,  tymD»- 
trioal,  or  attiaotlre.  That  ontjr 
la  artuHa  whlob,  beliig  nudfl 
b7  the  hand  ot  man,  indloatea 
direct  indiTidnal  chacaothr  and 
tODoh.  The  mare  maohinc^  in- 
tarrene*  between  the  original 
pattern  and  the  mere  ocepj,  tba 
leu  art  la  then.  The  Sittlne 
Madonna  ia  trnlj  a  work  of  art, 
the  meet  perfect  ohromo-Utho> 
giaphio  oopT  of  it  ia  not  Aa 
naed  by  many  tiadennan,  to 
indicate  theli  caat  worka, 
maoblne-wtwed  fnmltnie,  Jtc, 


ArtidMke  (American  thlerea),  a 
low  and  old  pnwtitnte,  It  ia 
eoriona  to  note  that  the  French 
■igot  baa  the  term  taw  ioHi- 
cJtanttodenoteaman  or  woman 
ot  a  hlgUj  amatorj  diapoalttcoi. 

nkmuMB;qiail  mar  ^mlldimml, 
Cqc  BQn  fiA^;  (IB*  ftuULe  poor  loot 

An  )oar  d-Mieiinllnil  J'(oba  la  Uood*  1 
Apcii  i'  BVn,  c'at  Ift  bnu'  qal  B'&ot. 
-CiU:  La  Muu  i  BM. 


Aah  path  (mnnlng),  a  mnnlnff 
path  formed  of  pnlTetiaed  oln> 
deia  or  blaok  aab. 

Aak  bofjr  (old  ilang),  an  indeoent 
evaalTe  ftTfilaiTuitloj>  need  br 
■aHora  when  not  wiihlng  to 
answer  any  qneaUon. 

Aaknr  (<dd  oant),  thla  mar  be  a 
coimption  of  cMulfa; 

Aakinf  (tnif),  a  jockey  la  said  to 


Artidea  (American  thieve),  a  inlt 
of  oloUtaa ;  tamed  In  the  Bng- 
Uali  dang,  "toga,  toggwy,  olob- 


hamj  (American  thieved  slang), 
oommanoa,  try  It.    From  tba 


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50  Assqy — Atnusfikere. 

•mntrion  to  Uk0  the  cmof  or  «j.  It  Mn  b« ;  uaMii4»ti,  It  1*  not 

enajr,  toUatewlnetoinoTethat  poMlble,  i.*.,  it  otwiot  be. 
it  is  not  pdMtMd.    He&oe  to 

ti7,  to  tMt«,  tiial  or  nmple.  Aitr«l    body   (theoMi^tiit),   k 

ShmkBpcani  luea  the  tmn.  phrMe  borrowed  from  the  Bod- 

m  Imalu.              hiA»  M>>mrU  Oni(lI«IU,  ■lid  Ulod  bj  PMBOCI*!!* 

W""'^"              '"™  Mid  V»n  Helmont.     It  rigniaet 

To  siva  tha  an^  of  umi  ifUBM  roar  •  (eml-apilitoal  IClf ,  wMoh  goei 

io^Mt-  forth  from  the  bod;. 

•  __„   , r_. I        B—  n ■  "l"  tl™!  •*  bay%  mi  h  am  be  mad* 

Teem  tifted  bj  prt—miTi  for  com-  body,  mod  can  be  ^^aed  biio  **—W  jbr 

poaitoia,  t^  nj  of  retaliation  ur  oocwaoo  vfaaa  the  iHur  mold  b*  of 

In  cKlling   them    "p!g»."     The  ■*  •ecoimt,  •mn  to  Iba  muvialuin(  Ot 

mnimal  oreatloii  hu  fnrnlihed  J^ifaZt^  tb.il^!^^J.S^^  " 

•  TKietj  of  alMig  termi  for  [JiTtot.  (6ivx«*-.   IT- only  diB^ 

FVenob   prioten    In   nfflolent  wiib  On  aitmi  t*^  b  in  tnmiwIaUiT. 

DombeiB  to  form  a  «in«ii  mena-  '>  i*  "Kb  ■  tubde,  al^tiBT  ihbg  thai  ih* 

gerie.      Thna   a   eomporitor  la  "«.  "l— 1»  t»nf.  «  to  It  wtth  tb. 

»   9    ..        .  ..    «                ..  otmoM  Mudty.  n  uM  to  kae  u  jnM  vbm 

oalled  "molrt;-  a  marter  or  b.  ».«  n«d.  i..  liie  u»  B«d^  i. 

fonman,  "dnge;"aiiewapnpar,  New  York  vbo  wu  juled  tbeocber^y. 

"  eauard "    (whloh   alio   meaaa  He  had  been  in  tha  hiUt  of  depandiai 

Um  newa);   to   baTe   "om's  T^^i'"^*^t^I^     '" 

monkej  np,"  that  la,  tobeangrr,  """                   '"""' 
"gober  n  ohivre" 


tbe    metapborio    operatloii;    a 

letter  which  baa   fallen    from 

the  form  is  termed  "obien;"  a  tboae  wba  hM  no  miirml  htdia  to  ui 

creditor,  "  loop ;"  an  idle  work-  b^kopoqiniiBwof  SiiKicklaiiiHjuicy. 

man  who  distnibe  others,  "onm"  — ^*«^r»  TrOmmt. 

"  Poser  one  sa^ne"  i»  to  oor-  ^^^_  ,„t^  ^^,_  ^^  ,j,„j^_ 

reot     ones      fellow-workman  b  ,^, 

work  in  hie  absence.    Tbe  Oer-  ..„",..,, 

...  "  5>  nundy  Aa^aUtf  to  kOr,  ny  iy«  — 

hie   "herring"  when   he    gets 

dismiwed  from  his  employ.  Atmoephere  (Ameriou,  Boston), 

a  new  slang  phrase  of  sodetj 
and  liteiUnre   thna   explained 
b;  an  Amerioen  journal : — 
.     .,    , ^_,  ,,  .  .  "  Tbe  cani  of  the  day  ii  tha  word  */■(«- 

Aati  (gypey),  wonld  have,  haye     ji*„.,hidib.idi.pta»d -looe.'   whee 

to;     a$Ht,    can,  possible  ;     lUii       mpk  tried  tobaeniBiiite  tbey^okaof 


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Atottty  — Attorney. 


51 


ii  (gype;),  ktnJd. 

"  An  whtmwr  tlie  buvl  podind  ho  *M 

tallM  »'tk*  fOra'— "And  wbaamT  iIm 
wtod  Ur>  be  I'M  aftiU  be  wonU  UI 
dom  on  tba  tunit  of  dM  tnlL"— Til( 

At    tiut    (AmerioMi),    mawilng 

■n—mthtng    In    ttddmoU    tO,    >A 

intouiTe.  SiJd  to  h»Te  csigi- 
nated  in  FemiajlTBiilk,  aod  to 
b«  ft  ttMuUtloa  of  the  0«niian 
dam.  "Bhe  it  be«iiUfnl  uid 
rich  t*  that."  "She  ii  old  and 
ngl7  at  Uiat."  It  ia  also  owd 
upon  A  mUcj  of  ooouioiu, 
wltboat  teuon  or  naoenit;f. 

"  Now  Otm,  Mate,  drinlci  ill  nnod, 
■ad  coblihH  W  Omtr-Nrtti  tm  C^mmiU. 

Ht'i  ist  ■  aaUait  ^^  nod  u  Dglj 
OB*  at  ttrnt^—BmrtUU, 

Tlw  HisMptf  ■  ■  nSfbtr  bif  drink- 
and  ■  BDddT  oiH«(  AUr.-/<bH 

Th*  (noia  wilh  one-biU  sf  lb*  Niv 
TsriHn,  of  Bonnc  on  lb«  Em  of  UaT,  ii 
■D  awlul  cmtoB,  and  fooliih  si  tAst^^ 

In  Anatralia  ons  talka  of  dear 
at  Oiai,  weak  at  (Aul,  fto.,  aome 
moh  wordu  "»to"  or  "price  " 
being  onderotood. 
Sd  wtU  diwB  Ihc  lawinc  bowl. 
Twin  not  JeopudlK  Ihc  loal, 
Fv  it'a  eolf  ten  mid  wait  at  Ma<. 

—rtftify  CwtiicMU!  Tit  OU 
FtU  Mml. 


Attic  (poptilat),  the  human  head, 
to  be  "  queer  in  the  attic,"  to 
be  intozleated  or  eiaoked.  A 
aontewbat  sln^lar  tenn  in  the 
Fnnoh  ilaug  la  ■■  greniei  k  aeL" 
The  vjvnnjmt  are,  "  knowledge- 
box,  Ubb^,  oootud,  nob,  nnt, 
chomp,  nppei  atorey,  omin- 
peU" 

Attteborongh  (American),  sham. 
Bham  Jewellery,  from  the  town 
of  Attleboroogh,  in  Haasaohn* 
aetta,  where  mnoh  imlWlon  or 
tiuby  jewellery  la  made. 

Attotney  (thierea).  The  term  ia 
^>plied  to  a  onnnlng  feQow,  or 
at  leaot  one  who  paaaea  Mm— if 
oil  aa  auohi  olerer  in  getting 
Tonnd  people,  or  twrnimg  diifl> 
anltiea  (attonMy,  Franoh  A  lear- 
ner) ;  m  loftfer  who  pretenda  to 
ft  full  knowledge  of  the  legal 
meahea  in  which  the  light- 
fingered  gentry  fti«  txtoaaioti* 
ftUy  lnv<dred.  The  aitonug  la 
alwftya  leftdj  to  give  adrioe  in 
tbeae  and  othar  mattera  for  • 
amftll  oandd«ration  in  money, 
and  tiling  that,  for  a  glaaa  of 
any  kind  of  "tipple"  ftl  the 
nearest  "pnb."  Thla  distant 
relation  to  the  gnat  family  of 
"  limba  of  the  law  "  hangs  abont 
the  favourite  reaorta  of  other 
klnda  of  "  piaotitloDCTi,"  i^t., 
thievea.  He  is  conildered  aa  n 
■hilling  light  by  aoine,  aa  an 
Impostor  by  othera,  bat  what- 
ever the  caae  may  be,  he  dla- 
tingnisheebiiOMlf  from  the  real 
attariMjr  by  the  low  iftte  of  hla 


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Attonuy-Cmnv/ — Aunt. 


n>U  ia  a  barrlitar,  who,  not 
bring  %  Qneoii'i  OooomI,  li  ^>- 
potutedl^  tlw  Attonajr-Oananl 
for  Uw  time  beli«  to  ba  hia 
"  jimlor"  in  Qavaminaiit  «mm. 
He  li  mlmTa  cue  of  the  best 
men  at  the  ]imior  fakr,  end  ea 
■uob  U  ohoeen  bj  the  AttanM7- 


TlH  ufeb  n  v^J  >iib  oCM.  mAI. 
■nlda  «r  tba  huUrr.—OiMt!  HMU 


Andky  or  wdolr  (tlMfttiical),  » 
t«nn  wed  b^  thMtricel  ■bow- 
wben  tlwr  with  to  abcldgs 


AttoiT, 

a  polaonona  llttla  aeipent,  tvlgl- 
nallj  ipelt  and  pmoonnoed  md- 
dtrji.  Obaaoer  In  the  "Fet- 
•ou's  Tale"  ipeaki  of  aHry  ai^er; 
Anglo-Saxon  atlor,  poiMn. 

Auctioneer  (popalar),  to  tip  him 


man  off  hU  leg*.    Derived  tnaa 
tbe  ttietvoiD  phiaee  to  knock 


pooket-moner,  called  alao  "  ^- 
ple-pie  daj." 

Andlt  aU  (Cambridge),  tt^ 
•trong  ale  nppowd  to  bednmk 
OB  audit  daj.  It  ii  peonllar  to 
Trini^  College.  About  two  oen- 
tnriea  ago,  aome  ale  me  brewed 
for  that  oolite  whioh  wae  so 
■trong  and  good  that  the  recipe 
wac  preaerred  with  care,  and 
the  ale  haa  erer  ilnce  beoi 
made  efetj  jcat  in  a  limited 
qnantltj.  Frofeawn  and  m- 
dsigndnatea  are  allowed  to 
purahaaa  a  oertaJn  number  <d 
botttea.  Thia  ale  wlU  bom  like 
■piritB  whan  thrown  Into  the 
fire. 


ber  <d  penou  waltlog  to  tU 
"another  hoiue."  Tbe  manager 
orpande  maMar  will  then  oaU 
out,  JohnOrdetljl 

Aocar  (Ameriean),  a  inaj  fal- 


AnL  pim.  (WInobeatar),  an  abbre- 
TlatioD  which  itanda  for  Pro- 
ftm*  A^ia,  that  U,  Piafaot  of 


Anly-anfy  (Wlnohester),  a  gaoM 
tdajedoQ  "  giaaeoonrt"  on  Sa- 
turday aftamoMu  after  chapeL 
It  ia  idayed  by  throwing  a 
small  cricket  bajl  at  jonr  op- 
ponent. 

AnnL  ThU-torm,  as  need  Is  tbe 
pbiaae  at  "  mj  mmtt,"  in  a 
brotbel,  la  obaolele.  The  (dd 
•lang  of  tbe  BUiabetban  era, 
oant,  had  the  dgnlfloatlon  of 
a  coDoabine,  a  proatitnt*^  or  a 
woman  of  looae  monla,  ci, 
woTM,  aporocDTeeL  "HlneoiMl 
will  feed  me,"  waa  a  common 
phiBM  at  one  time,  meaning  an 
agent  who  wonld  procuv  vlrglna 
for  tbe  porpoaee  of  debanoherr. 
Bhafcspeare  and  Ben  Jonatm  oae 
the  word. 


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Atmt — Autem. 


of  the  ContiUlk  M  "  ilunring  a« 


ThfF  nuffft  niodem  flipujwlop 
Ice  a  oooenUiw — who  live*  In 
a  aln^  nuui't  honM  withont 
•ftlMr  ^  thMn  Mtliigthe  woild 
Into  tho  imI  MOMt  of  tbe  o<u- 
iMQtloii  —  i«  "  nieoo."  Thai 
niBiij  nrersnd  gentlemen  In 
CkthoUo  oonntiiea,  whow  tows 
of  chastity  debar  them  bom 
enjt^lng  Uie  cweets  of  pater- 
nltT,  an  fain  to  oonMnt  tbem- 
•elTe*  with  belog  the  nndee 
of  pret^  "nieOM."  A  oar/j 
nleoe  i»  a  etaadlng  joke  in 
rtanoe.  The  loua  of  Uie  Pope 
—if  thoM  high  eooledartloid 
dlgnitariea  have  any,  m  thej- 
had  in  anoient  timee  fu  more 
frequently  tlian  in  the  present 
— are  oalled  "  nephews." 

To  go  to  "myaioU't,"  to  go 
to  the  i^vy.  The  expression  is 
nowadays  nied  chiefly  by  gids, 
who  say  among  themselTea,  "  I 
am  goliog  to  my  aoaJ,"  or  "  I 
am  going  to  my  a«a(H." 

Aaittalianflaff,  the  ( Anglo-Anstia- 
tian  slang),  the  bottom  of  a  shirt. 
The  Autnlian  who  llres  np  the 
oonntry  gVMiallf  wears  a  belt 
Instead  of  braoea,  the  reenlt 
being  that  wb«ai  he  ezerta  him- 
self, titere  is  nsnally  a  great 
fold  of  aUn  protniding  between 
biasmaU  clothes  snd  his  waist- 
coat, which  Bngliahmen  have 
oalled  in  soom  tht  AiutraUafi 
tag.      The  Cornstalk  talks  of 


Anstralian  grip  (ap  oonntiy  Ans- 
tiallaa),  a  hearty  shake  of  the 
hand  (compare  HaMMno  Qkf.) 
The  bnsbman  shakes  hands  very 
beartUj— a  Icmg  grip  with  the 
whole  hand,  following  three 
deep  «>»»w—  He  does  not  omsh 
yooi  hand ;  but  he  Is  sareastio 
abODt  the  "limp  shakes"  and 
"one-&nger  ibakee"  of  people 
"newly  ont  from  home." 

Wu  h«  ■  fnnfal,  wtU-Ind  bcM, 
But  b>  *M  htwir  b  Kcgn, 
And  irrins  llK  jlmtrmlimmfT^ 


AnteB  or  antaun,  a  ohuroh.  This 
word,  which  is  of  the  oldest 
cant,  and  is  f^ven  by  Barman,  is 
protMbly  the  Yiddish  a'Aaammt, 
a  ofanroh  (tfjb  being  the  common 
tatm),  which  in  ordinaiy  oon- 
Tersatlon  wonld  be  prononnoed 
oatoa.  It  seems  to  haTe  been 
at  first  always  associated  with 
oledoal  marriage,  and  as  in  out 
Adam  and  Sve  are  terms  for 
hnsband  and  wife,  it  is  possible 
that  AuUm  also  owes  some- 
thing to  Oatem  or  Ondem,  as 
Adam  is  prononnoed  in  Yiddish. 
npiimmt  or  tusu  really  means 
the  forbidden  orimpma  (ohoroh). 
("Unrdu  rerboten."  — Tliila) 
"A,"  or  "ah,"  isthBTnlgai  Yid- 
dish proDnnoiation  for  "Bin.'* 
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54  j4iitem — Author. 

I'laBab   cant    «    ohnrah   wm  Aabim  jat  (cdd),  om  at  Uw  Ib- 

toniwd  mtmm  €K  tmtf/U,  tift  umnaratde   Mpii*alMiU   tn   * 

bdng  nddlali  &»  ohtmli.  panoa.    ^trtoM,  »  ohnnb;  jt*, 
black,  bom  the  wwtSUag  hm 

Antem  twwlw  or  utaatjat  (old),  i^  .  pmon'i  dnai. 
a  puacnL     The  mora  mod«nt 

■Uiig  haa  the  epithote,  "  duU  Antem  mett  (<dd  oaat).    A  legal 

dodger,"  and  "  Aj  pilot."  wifi^  »ho«i  awrriege  h«i  been 

At  IM  Job  opUMii  tiH  cwBi «(  BIT  oelebnted   in   a   ofanroh.      It 

'^'^r*  doee   not  ^i^  to  maniagea 

"  -celebrated  t^"  hedge  pa»0M- 
u  the  Ughwaj,  aaiendBred  ne- 

„                   _  -JUnaUe  t^  the  line*  anppoeed 

?L2!  ^ISil  "*  "■*■**-**«■  to  bare  bees  giTOi  to  *  pair  of 

LytiKu  ftUMm.  gypeylorewl^  Dean  Swift:— 

&atMB  cncUe  tab  (old),  oc»Ten-  "B«wiktbMtMla«bmubv, 

tide,  or   Diuenteia'   meeting-  rn>aiD*dthawiwn«ndiUtfKisiihir: 


_«(cdd),  ]       

m  married  women.  '"  Iswbbs  rlu  h  ti^at, 

™.  .    .          ™.     .        n     ,  1   .,_  ThiitoliimbomB,  thbfcltMBOi™*. 

^taliS^lS.^^'l  -Il.»wm..AJmlMlCn<: 

Tb* bn* aom,  wba nnttiT ilnit  .    .             _,  .              ,  ,,, 

Aliiiiidr«iiti«ei»ti«mi  Antem  prichaun  (dd),  a  gens- 

Tbamxtim^mekbn;  maun  com,  "^  name  for  DIaeeDten.     (Bee 

Th*  J0II7  bhila  >bo  wUdlr  rant :  AUTKM  CAOXUBa.} 
And  wbvt  Iba  cnSv,  bnuB,'  blomn, 

tss^rsjSitir,'"*''  A««»»«™«iid),Q»i™. 

Antem  qnftTCf  tab  (old),  a  Qnakna' 

Antem  can  (thlerea),  a  manied  meeting-boiue. 

A»t«n  dipper,  or  di«r.  (old),  *Shtl^^i^^bi: 

AnabaptUtt,  from  the  ourtom  S^^  ,  ^^^  ^^^. 

ofdip^orbaptWngtheoon-  ^"^^  ^  ""  i^?  "f*  "^^ 
prooeea  ia  aa  follows : — 

Antem  dlven  (old),  ohoroh  |dok  ••  FiTTt.-Sia  roar  tnp,  and  cudi  JDH 

purwi,      and      derlatTClj,      the  iwAlrr.     Ib  ords  ta  do  ao— all  far  Ub 

chnrchwardena   and   overBeeri  -iA^MtmitT,  "J  ■?!«««  ouiiiiMi™!- 

Of  the  poor.  lli«tu,«noooMl»puu  hn  bHd  bi^ 

Antem  sclera  (dd),  pretAlded  bellow,  bin  emit  ■Hood of 'aUcannoiM 

Iteioh  pcopbeta.  ina  Eltbr  Kv^' 


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Uick^  of  (be  loweic  MuKUrd  oRiuBiuilty, 
u>d  when  Tm  tuvi  inmlied  the  onforlu- 
BAtt  dniDAtist  by  every  mEuu  vhicfa  jonr 
paucity  of  bniu  ud  pIcniRid*  of  laaft 


At  IgTpej),  come;  amkdi,  oomB 
liflra.  Fnll  tona  «w  atom,  I 
ooine.  "If  tatell  av  sk&i 
nundjil  del  tats  a  boira"— 
"  If  joall  come  here,  I'll  give 
jon  B  penny." 


Availa.  profits  or  adraiitaf^,  ab- 
brevutted  into  raili,  is  the  gratni- 
ties  given  bj  vUitore  or  guests 
in  great  houses  to  MrvautB  for 
ciTilltiee,  attentiona,  or  serrlcei 
rendered. 

ATut  (naatica]],  a  sailor's  phrase 
for  stop,  cease,  ttAj.  Accord* 
log  to  Webster  a  corruption  of 
the  Dutch  houd  wu(,  hold  fast. 
Borne  etjmologists  connect  it 
with  the  old  cant  term  "  bynge 
a  mate."  Others  ascribe  its 
■wigin  to  the  Italian  toKo, 
enough.  This  derivation  seems 
plaosible,  from  the  citcom- 
stance  that  French  workmen 
ose  baila  with  the  same  signifl- 
cation  as  English  tars. 
Anui  hcanng  s  mumle,  Tom,  >sd 
veil  lighl  oor  pips  and  gather  nnBd 
and  tfttn  cnS;  what  do  700  lajr.  ladT— 


Ivast.  55 

in  the  oldest  English  cant- 
ing," says  C.  G.  Lelaod,  "baa 
ever  been  offered."  Id  gypsy, 
mqK  or  vat  (Hindu,  hatia  or 
hatl)  means  a  band,  and,  as  in 
Snglish,  it  is  intimately  con- 
nected with  using  the  hands  or 
being  ready.  Chiv  a  nut  adm  I 
means  exactly  in  Bomany,  "pnt 
a  hand  there  1"  "be  tdeitl" 
It  is  equivHlent  to  "  lend  a 
hand  I "  It  will  be  readily  an- 
deistood  that  the  Injunction  to 
lend  a  band  might  easily  be- 
come  a  synonym  for  "attend 
there!"  "observel"  or  "look 
out  I "  It  is  to  be  remarked 
tbat  in  modem  Bnglish,  gyp^ 
ioJeA  a  v(y»giA I  means  "stop 
a  bit  I"  or,  litenJIy,  "stop  a 
thumb  I "  WongiA  is  a  cor- 
rupted form  of  an^iulrtit,  a 
finger  or  thumb,  and  it  seems 
to  be  a  synonym  for  a  bit  or 
smaU  piece,  because  a  digit 
forms  a  smaller  portion  of  tho 
hand.  "  I'll  not  bate  a  finger's 
breadth  of  it."  TaA,  meaning 
a  band,  appears  to  denote  a 
greater  extent  or  quantity,  t.g., 
"a  hand's  breadth  better,"  and 
is  sometimes  ooufused  with  mtl, 
meaning  a  great  deal.  An  old 
Yorkshire  song  says — 
"  Bat  Tom  lot  ilw  bat  oT  ihk  bwiaia 


Wright  gives  tait  as  meaning 
a  waste  or  deserted  space.  In 
the  song  the  actual  meaning  is 
that  the  victor  beat  his  anta- 
gonist  not  tiwtty  but  fay  a  little, 
or  "  by  a  hand,"  U.,  "  barely," 


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Avast — Awful. 


»  the  ■iiiNMNlliiit  Unw  okwlr 


n  lb*  bMt*  br  lb*  hid* 
ibiM*.' 

Aw*M  In  old   ottnt  hu  the 
dgnUeatioii  of  kwkj. 

Aft  la  tha  p^   Ik  B  bfaw.— r. 

Juviag,  tbm  triok  of  ■  b«ggar 
boj  wbo  ftiip*  hlmMlt  aod  goM 
naked  into  t,  town  with  a  talae 
ftoijof  hi*  being  acdd  and  rob- 
bed at  hUolothet,  to  moTB  oom- 
paadcm  and  get  otbet  olotbee. 
Thla  U  osJled  attrU  and  to  go 


WrigUi 

nte  word  li  eTldenOy  gypey, 
from  Mw,  to  oome  or  go,  as 
tnrtliw  appeM<  by  avrrit,  U  or 
at  being  (bb  ta  oomnum  In  Indian 
dlaleott]  a  anlBz  to  form  a  soon 

(MrftAT). 

Xve.  fwo,  un*o.  awnill.  avail 
(BTP*?)'  T"*-  •'*>'J  te  lue  in 
^gland,  but  It  may  be  oom- 
monly  beard  In  Hungary. 


Avelidnpdi   Uj  (old),   stealing 
biaM  weight!  oS  ibop  oonnten. 


Ibe  'fiunily  people;' 
tUefwU  MjU  - 
on  petoelting  that  the  poaon 
they  are  about  to  rob  ie  aware 
of  their  lotentlon  and  upon  hla 
goard,  'fitow  it,  the  oore's 
amtia.'  To  be  avah  to  any 
•ohema,  deoeiAion,  or  deaign, 
maana,  genenlly,  to  Methrangh 
or  oompcebendlt.'' — iVoMpaWi 
Mmoir*. 

Awer  (gypay),  bnt.  Thla  reoalla 
the  German  mttr,  tmt  it  ia  pro- 
bably onlyaformottbeaiBnna- 
tiTeatDo. 

AivfnL  Thii  word  doea  duty  in 
taiMonable  ilaog  for  "very." 
QIiIb  and  women  are  no  longer 
"Teiy  pretty"  or  "Tory  hand- 
some," bnt  "m^faltg  pretty" 
or  "a^fkOf  handsome."  llw 
ozpreBsion  is  sometimea  TBrled 
into  "  dreadfully."  An  ai^il 
■hame  or  pity,  or  a  drta^U 
shame  or  pity,  are  oommon 
sxpres^ons  boUi  among  the 
high  and  low  mlgar.  "An 
mt^uHy  &ne  day  "  is  a  faTonrite 
expletiTe  ammg  young  and 
old,  but  eepenially  among  tbe 
yonng.  AH  tbeee,  and  oonnt- 
lees  other  pervanloDS  of  the 
word,  might  fitly  be  desorlbed 
as  aiefiillf  dsstrnQtiTe  of  tbe 
grace,  elegance,  and  pnrity  of 
the  English  langosge.  In  like 
manner  very  laoghaUe  ItioM 
are  declared  to  be  tertamimgfy 
huiny  or  vcneiatiiigtjf  toimj ; 
as  if  TBry  were  no  .longer  an 
English  word. 


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AtoJul-~Ayrshirts.  57 


hw  wnne  pet  aoliame  or  bobby 
of  hU  own  in  tIsw,  nippoita 

_  _— another  who  nj»r  in  the  future 

lb*  TDDDi  \t^i  wm  qsiM  dwBMd  wiih         be  nsefol  to  him.     Bach  men 
luB.  em  Baid  to  hare  ooxt  to  grind. 

•"  1  dunk  him  a^fW^nica,'  ilMHid; 
'laBqoiuukmwiihhio.'  SprtUl  kcuUiko  in  bduJf  rf  priru* 

"ABilBiRntbt7all.ulilaHbHqiHDI  inl*n«iU«»oftb*cun«.rflhiiootiolrT, 
UBBBMloa  tf  Iha  Bdibsud  dncloHd  lb*  «h«nniticibleiHdbytlia>nii1aiirDii4M 
bcllliUaeanuilaablapoitioBoftlMiilU*  I'»ridcnc*.  The  nomber  of  u«  wUdi 
liHl  lik»iM  hMO  Ukm  «ih  him."  "  tJ™  n.  the  ™ri™  5ui>  CmauU.  u 

be  [rouod  ju  th*  pabuc  cxpanRi  ii  par 
The  Philadelphia  Preu  qaotea      (mHj  aurmou— JVm  yn*  TrOtmt. 
t  ehanning  cM  lad^'B  advloe 


__    _ The  phrmie  U  derived  bom  s 

thinreet-f^iddwn-  f^^?*?;?''^?^  J^'f*^ 

In  his  life.    Once  when  be  w-- 


to  gill* — itttj  excellent  edrloe 


seU  who  are  "ftWng 

bowe   to   aooletjr   tbie  winter. 


a  bt^,  a  man  who  wanted  to 


Firat^.  whirttoBToid;  «^^  "  *^  persuaded  little 

Senjamin  h-j  flattery  to  turn  the 
"11  he  was  utterly  weary 
and  hii  hands  were  lore,  and 
then  when  it  was  done,  told 
him  rudely  to  be  oS.  Aflw 
thii,  whenever  anybody  was  ex- 
tremely amiable,  the  great  Ame- 
rican   philosopher    epeonlated 


aifbowtoUTr"  whether  the  polite  person  had 

Awkward    aqnad    (military  and  prwu. 

nantloai;,   a  aqnad    formed  of  ..,,,,.,,         „,    . 

the  men  who^  hwAward  in  ^^^  ^^^T^^h  *."^ 

drill  inrtniotlon.     The  French  iiim»«l"dy'.att*nd«.t.  From 

ban  the  oorreqwnding  term,  "*  Portnguoee  <ua,  a  nuiae. 
"Le  peloton  des  naladroiti." 

Ayrshlres  (Stock  Sxohange),  ia 

Ax*    to   giind.   Ml   (American,  need  to  deaoribe  (Haagow  and 

poUtioal),  Mid  when  a  man  who  Sonth-Weatem  Bailway  itook. 


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Ba — Baboo-EngUsh, 


(fenlao).  IntbeFooian 
roobnlai;  thlj  l«tt«l 
ttaudi  for  a  captain. 


friend.  Ihitratemblesthanortb- 
conntrj  tor,  bat  ia  of  Hlndn 
origin. 

BabUers  (sport),  ill-bred  hoaods ; 
when  the  pock  is  questing  the 
bMUrt  frBqnsntlj  open  withont 


Bal>M  (tntde),  the  "  snull  fi7  "  or 
lower  orders  of  "kuook-oat" 
men  who  Me  bought  over  t^  the 
larger  dealers  just  preriou*  to 
a  sale  coming  oS,  and  who  for 
a  few  ahillinga  retire  alh)g«tlMT, 
or  promise  to  make  no  biddings 
while  the  lot  is  held  bj  anj  of 
the  other  party. 

Baboo  (Anglo-Indian),  from  the 
Bengali  and  Hindu  BaH,  wUoh 
i*  properly  a  term  of  respect, 
like  Uaater  or  Mr.  Its  ap^oa- 
tion  In  this  sense  ia  now  oonSned 
to  Lower  Bengal,  though  C.  P. 
Brown  statea  that  it  is  also  used 
in  SoQtben)  India  for  Hy  Lord 
VT  Tout  Honour.  In  Bengal 
and  elsewhere  it  ia  often  oaed 
among  Anglo-Indiana  with  a 
■light  saTOur  of  disparagement, 
aa  ohaiacteristng  a  snperfiolally 
onltivated  but  too  often  eSemi- 
oata  Bengali  From  the  exten- 
aive  employment  of  the  olasa  to 
which  the  term  waa  ^tpUed  aa 


a  title.  In  the  capadt;  of  clorka 
In  KigUah  offloes,  tlie  w<xd  has 
come  often  to  algnify  a  nativ« 
olerk   who   writes    ^"tft*^  — 

"  But  I'd  •ooDH  ta  robbed  b]i  ■  tall  mu 

who  ihavcd  Be  m  fard  df  tfed, 

Thu  bt  Beeocd  by  ■  nakiiit  &(tH  with 

k  p«o«  and  bndcE  u  bii  bid.' 

—SirA.C.l,fmll:  TUtOU 


Baboo -En^iah  {Anglo -Indian). 
This  term  la  applied  to  the 
pocnliar  Kngllsh  which  is  rather 
written  than  apoken  by  the 
natives  in  India.  It  is  diffleult 
to  describe,  not  being  apeoially 
nngnunnuitical  or  faulty  aa  re- 
gards orthography,  and  yet  it  ia 
the  drollest  dialsot  of  Buglish 
known.  It  is  most  hnmorona 
when  the  writer  has  made  bim- 
•eU  fiuDlliar  with,  let  us  any 
Shakspeaie  and  the  R^fim,  the 
Bible  and  the  "Slang  Diction- 
ary,"  Artemna  Ward,  Hilton, 
AiacA,  and  the  "PoUt«  Letter 
Writer,''  and  then  conblTee  to 
happily  unite  all  their  chanoter- 
tatlos  with  most  nnezoeptionable 
gravity  and  skUl.  Itisaaidthat 
a  converted  Baboo,  wiahing  to 
oombine  deroUon  with  kindly 
feeling,  ended  a  letter  to  an 
BngUah  lady-patam,  to  whom 
be  anpplied  meat,  with  thla 
expreoaion ;  "Tour affeotionate 
bntcher,  in  Christ."  Of  late 
yeaia  many  """'«<ng  apeclmenB 
of  Baboo-English  have  been 
oolleoted  and  published.  There 
ia  a  work  called  "  The  Baboo 
and  Otbei  Tales."  by  Aognatiia 


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Babus — Back  block. 


BUm,  bawboi  iSTPf)>  gnuid- 
Iktbat.  "Hsndj  dlkked  ysr 
bStnu  ft  cblnnlu  koshters  ksiiko 
kdrd  leetis  taa" — "I  raw  joor 
gnadfatber  a  cutting  woodi 
(maUng  akewoi)  yeitaidaj,  in 
hiatent." 

Baby-lierder  (Amerlaan  cowboy 
•luig),  fe  noTBO  for  ui  Inbnt. — 
C.  U<M«i  Barritan :  US.  Amtri- 


aluig  f ot  cttpa. 

Bftcca-idpe  (popvlsT),  old -tosh- 
ioned  mj  of  wearing  whiBker*. 
Tho  (ocBo-pipf  WBB  the  whiokac 
cniled  Id  tiny  ilnglet& 

Bull,  to,  batch,  *"'■*'■"£  (Ame- 
rican), from  the  word  baoheloc. 
To  tomapaityand  live  withoat 
women'*  cooielT  or  aid  in  the 
woods  at  hj  the  aea-iide.  The 
ezpenaea  entailed  on  yoong 
men  who  mix  with  ladies  In 
■ociety  at  the  watering-places 
In  Amerioa  are  great,  and  often 
out  of  all  proportian  to  their 
means,  the  natnnd  resnlt  being 
that  baohelon  take  to  the 
forests  or  sea-nuf,  and  live 
in  tents,  enjoying  tbemselTCa 
thoronghly  without  the  aid  of 
"the  mnslln,"  for  half,  or  quar- 
ter the  money  which  they  most 
otherwise  have  expended  on 
treatlDg  ladies  to  coiriages, 
jQlepe  and  cobblers  after  bath- 
ing, biUluds  and  tea  pins,  ball 
tii^etaand  suppers. 


hns  Jul  whu  ^BU  sppetita  bxto,  ud 

tlic  lnj-oot.  Of  CDUTH  it  mguiis  Jiulc- 
meat  to  prtFrtte  the  iDgrtdienEieuebtittlM 
a  fijit-dUB  npKit,  and  freqneatlj  apB  vrrm 

impait  ft  pAluaUe  relifh  to  com,  tonuJocv, 
■trini  bwa,  and  uavtaflh,  bat  -pra  tooa 
catch  OD,  and  h«qdenEly  bdbn  the  ibU 
and  pepper  gin  oat  .  .  ■  Vo,  tmtlmg  ia 
perfectly  deliitilfiil,  ud  ^iil<  emti  Bajr 
inUTTOie  dorinf  lb*  period  in  which  the 

phTHCiani.— Cj/^IIii  jiia  Nrm^^tr. 

BaA  (general)  to  get  one's  baek 
up,  to  get  angry,  the  idea  being 
taken  from  a  cat,  that  always 
arches  its  laik  when  irritated. 
"  Don't  get  your  Aoob  np," 
"Keep  yonr  ludr  on,"  "Don't 
lose  your  shirt,"  are  synony- 
mous ezproBsioiis  for  an  exhor* 
tatlon  to  keep  one's  temper. 

Back  block  (AnstraUan),  the 
oonntry  outside  the  margin  of 

the  settled  district*. 

like  the  hrieT  aiffat  </i 

•rCnlir  nifht. 
Out  of  the  froB 


Ii  thg  adrent  of 

DlWeM, 

Hon  to-night,  and  | 

—b.  a.  W.  Slmiln :  Oat  Wat  £■ 
AvtnBm,  Lrria). 

These  hack  Uoth  are,  as  a  role, 
grailDg  country,  often  very 
poor,  let  to  the  squatters  (or 
giadeis)  in  immense  tracts  at  a 
..  One  often  bean 
of  a  man  holding  a  tbowaad 


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6o  Back  block — Back-*anded. 

or  two  tbonMnd  Bqnua  milo.  Back  •  door     work     {popnkr), 

Mr.   B1cli«r,   ■   Booth  Aiubm-  ao&omj. 

liau,    leoently    put   upon   the  _    .    , 

m»kat,  in  t£e  aorth^terri-  B«k«I  (old  du^i),  de«i,  with 

toij  of  aoDth  AuBtnllB,  lloeki  *">«  ■  *o^  t"™"  "P- 

to  the  •(Ktneato  of  thWj  or  Back  end  (r«ji^).  the  Urt  two 

forty    thomMd    sqiure   mU«.  month,  of  the  imamg  ««oi.. 

In  »ei7  remote  pftrU,  crown- 

iMids  are  sometimes  leased  U 

•Urpenoe  &  Bqnue  mile.     The 

two  neatest  dlfflooltles  to  oon-  .  ,    .      , 

tend  with  (besides  droogfats  and  ^^^  '^'T'  ~«»<!°«>''T.  »■ 

floods)  are  "  getting  up  stores,"  »  ''•™'  ''"<=*'  *PP«"  <^  *?• 

and  getting  to  market    Cattle  J^"™  »»  "«  "°d  of  the 

are  sometimea  ditrea  all  the  way  x^ann 

from  the  OoU  of  Carpentaria 

to  Uelbonrne,  the  whole  length 

of  Anatnlia,  for  sale,  and  some 

oatUe   which   had   some  this 

journey  had  been  six  months  _    _ 

and  three  weeks  m  rvuU.  Sfmriav  Tiwu 

Ba^en  (a  racing  technical  tenn), 

Back-bmkei*.   According  to  the  the  general  body  of  the  betting 

eridenoe  taken  before  the  Chll-  pnUio    who    wagv    oa    hones 

dren's    Employment    Oommls-  winning,  in  oontradistlnctlon  to 

■ion,  the  ganger  who  contracts  the  more  limited  society  of  the 

todothewcrkblresthesmalleBt  "ring"  or  " bocAmakers,"  who 

and  obeivest  children,   seloot-  bet  againgt  horses. 

Ingthe  strongest  and  most  will-  This  term  is  also  frequently 

btgof  thegangasaAoat-bMbsr,  a^^ed  to  ooal  oarrien,  whip- 

wboss   daty  it   U   to   set  an  pars,  or  heaTers. 

example  of  aotLvity  to  the  reat  U[r.    Dudley   Baiter,    KA., 

and  "  put  them  alraig."  ^itos  In  NaticMol  Iikowm  that  a 
coal  backtr  ia  oonaidered  past 

Back-dieat  (old  cant),  a  dcak.  work  at  forty. 

Back-dotii  (theatrloBl),  sosiea  in  Back-gammoii   plajer   (old),   a 

a  theatre  or  mnslo  halL  praotdser  of  an  nnmentioiiable 

vioe.   Alsocalled"Bnnshw,"or 

TtK^wJ<iMtuibcwei]-lmowii"vood-  "gentlemu  of  the  back  door." 

laod  sbilc  '  that  Mr  it  Pinu,  ihamuu- 

r  change),  having  made  an  un- 
profitable bargain. 


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Backhanders — Badt  seats. 


6i 


lewbo 

keq«  haek  the  deoanter  in  order 
to  AoaJ  hinuelf  •  aeoond  glut 
before  be  pusea  it.  Also,  a 
drink  out  of  tnin. 


Back  hanilicap  Cmu>iiig)>  the 
proceH  of  nrlaiiig  a  time  handi- 
cap, the  tine  being  reckoned 
frmn    the   second    th 

Back-bonae,  tn  backward  (com- 
mon), a  prlvj.  Bo  called  from 
being  oniall;  dtnated  at  the 
lear  of  bonee.  Soldlen  also 
caU  it  "the  rear,"  frcnn  aaking 
learD  to  Ul  to  the  rear  of  tbe 
oompaoy. 


r  fa  tnfnitu^-oii  (Amerl- 
ji  tUeres*  alaiig).  a  very  nsoal 
Und  of  obeating,  by  which  a 
man  la  vicl~ 

liable  to  piuklihitiefit. 

Back  juof  (thievea),  a  baok  win- 
dow. The  window  Beenui  to  be 
comidered  by  tbievei  only  Id 
the  light  of  a  ooDTenlent  meoua 
of  eaupe,  bcnce  the  ezpreadon 

Back  iDaA  (mnningl,  the  mark 
BMMet  tbe  eraalob — lometlme*, 
of  oonrae,  tbe  leiatoh  Itaelf.    A 


man  Ii  Slid  to  be  "  baokmaiked  " 
In  buidlcapt^ng  when  tbo 
handioapper  «ete  him  back,  or 
glvee  him  lew  start  tban  he  hat 
hitherto  had. 

Back  of  berond,  the  {American), 
a  mythical  aonnby  wbcm  large 
fortiowa  ai«  to  be  made — a  Tom 
Tiddler'e  gioimd. 


H  Hmid  lUyof  April  tit', 
>  aotuD  ihu  I  dioald  fad 

the  ttorj  at  vUdi  I 
than  I  hiLV*,  14  ~ 

if  tb>  UT>- 
utry  ksDWD  u  th*  Bmek  ff 
W.  A.  Fmtmi  Dtm  Ot  /*■ 


3ackaciittle.ta(thfeT 
\tj  the  back  way. 


Back  aeata  (Amerioan),  a  rery 
oommon  alang  expreuion  rigni- 
fyliig  reeerre  m  an  obiouie  and 
modeet  petition.  It  originated 
In  a  taylng  of  Fretldent  John- 
eon  in  1868,  that  "  in  the  wrak 
of  TMonttmotion  traiton  ahonld 
take  badt  taU." 

Geomi  Shtlbrcf  nlKl^M(lri«7ByI;— 
"  L«  il  ba  dudnctlir  undcntaed  u  St. 
LoDB  ubd  everrwba*  cIh  tlul,  whll*  Eha 
Hma  of  the  war  u*  pas  %bA  totgoKUb, 
w*  take  hhck  nolhinf,  and  then  ii  no  uaa 
ef  their  eipecting  ni  IS  do  •!>.- 

Thai'i  trm.  Yan  don't  erto  take  taeh 
itmii.  In  the  Oentaiid  variety  ahaw 
■my  iBui'jiiek  oTyou  11  m 
iow.-CUi4f  Tt^imi. 


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i  staircase. 


Backsheesli  (Anglo-bicUan). 
From  the  FeniBU  baUiMik,  k 
gnttdtj, »  "  tip." 

WkU  an  hgnaqr  ig  dusk  tlut  I  ub  ta 
b«  tinmtfld  to  tlu  tlmiM,  and  lo  bring  Ibe 
MU  io  PuliuMDI  u  ImUhiI  M  >bc 
Salon.— TiMctrrmf :  PtuUimU. 

Back  •Ung;  (AnBtialiHiiooiiTlcti), 
the  golDg  atealthil;  to  or  into  k 
plkOe,  Bnekkiiig  into  it.  Plo- 
babl;  taken  oat  to  Aoatnlis 
bj  the  oouTiots  tmupoited 
thither,  though  it  maj  bftve 
oiigiiutad  there. 

(Thlerea),  to  enter  or  oome 
out  of  ■  boote  b;  the  baok 
door,  or  to  go  a  oiionitona  or 
private  mj  through  the  Btraeta 
In  order  to  avoid  txxj  puti- 
enlai  [daoe  In  the  direct  road, 
la  termed  UKk-tLangtitg  it. — 
YarndtUtawKn.  Joeijian^alBo 
meana  slang  prodnoed  by  spel- 
ling words  baokwardi,  «.f.,  "oael 
ekom "  for  lean  moke,  "  ocoa- 
bot "  for  tobacco, 

Back-tUmgiiiig  Li  quite  ariato- 
oiatic  ap  the  ooontiy  In  Aob- 
tralia,  where,  nnleu  it  i«  a  formal 
visit,  It  Is  almovt  the  imiTersal 
custom  for  any  one  of  any  tank 
to  dilve  straight  into  the  stablet 
of  the  house  he  is  going  to,  call 
for  a  groom  (or  qoito  as  often 
a  b(7)  to  take  the  horses,  and 
then  walk  ronnd  to  the  honse. 


Back  shun  (AnstiaUan  Mnriott* 
alang),  a  baok  room,  a  baok 
entrance.  Probably  taken  ont 
to  Australia  by  the  oonTicts 
transported  thither. 

In  ordinary  ooBoqnfal  Bng- 
llsh,  loci  stmt  simply  means  a 
"baok  street"  or  a  "bad  neigh- 
bourhood," bat  Vaux  In  Ua 
UemoUs  says  that  among  the 
Anstralian  lays  bank  ifan  Is  a 
baok  room,  also  the  back  en- 
tianoe  toany  house  or  premiMC ; 
thns,  "  Well  give  it  'em  on  the 
iost  dyim,"  means  "  Will  get  In 
at  the  hack  door." 

Back  atalrcaM  <popitlar),  a  de- 
risiTe  term  for  a  bnstle,  called 
by  mald-semnU  "Urd  cage," 
or  "  canary  cage."  ftuisian 
ladies  bad  framerly  the  nu- 
awomlog  jMltssm,  saperseded 
under  the  Third  Empire  tj  the 
more  "all  ronnd"  crinoline, 
bronght  into  fuUon  by  the 
Empress,  and  which  became  so 
mnoh  the  lage  all  the  world 
over  sa  to  be  worn  even  by  Afri- 
can belleB,  whose  sole  adorn- 
ment ft  frequently  was.  Eng- 
lish girls  of  the  lower  classes, 
who  could  not  afford  to  procure 
the  "real  article,"  would  affix 
wooden  hoops  to  their  petti- 
coats. Scoffing  Parisians  now 
term  the  modem  "  dress  impro- 
ver "—so  eltmgated,  painfully 
pointed,  and  almost  horliontal 
— "  un  lieutenant "  (a  pun  <m 
"  tenant  lien  de  ce  qni  manque  " ) 
"  nnage  "  ("  parcequ'il  caohe  la 
lone,"  lii»t  being  slang  for  the 
postffiiot),  and  "  volapnk." 


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Baekstairs — Bat^eer. 


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Tb«  u  BD  ml*  of  ths  (bV 


■aanom.— ^psM,  April  16,  itSt. 

Back  talk   (popular),  no  hack 
tali,  it.,  tpMkliig  ftankl;. 


aaUa,  my  popnlar  in  hi*  tiine, 
nji  thii  phnaa  haa  lefsreBDe 
to  a  gilmaoe  which  ha  usad 
to  make^  and  which  wu  called 
palling  ■  lattn  face,  or,  in 
ihort,  pulling  iaccti,  bqt  the  «c- 
prcMiou  la  not  in  geneial  uie. 


Bad  bteak  (Amarlcan),  an  ont- 
break,  oatrag«,  tnrbiilent  oon- 
Back-tommj  (tallon),  a  [dece  of         dnot. 
cloth  owd  to  oorer  the  itaTB  at         .,  c      '  l  h      •         1 

,  '  "Sun,   b«  HT>t     TOUTfl  nude  odb  or 


:  (American) ;  going 
back,  retreating,  eating  one'^ 
woidi;  to  take  the  hadc-lraA, 
to  reoede  from  one's  position. 
TIh  Efn  law  of  nlf-|ii  mn  mlap  hu 
■dBooiilHd  Ur.  Dooflai  that  be  hai  fooe 

Souh  u  bt  cu  fomUAj  go,  and  that  if  he 
vooU  nva  hlmaelf  at  boaa  ba  mtial  lalw 
iIm  Uet-tnck-fffw  Ytrk  HtrmU,  D«- 
«mb«>t,iBST. 

1  lancd   to   Uac  aad  taid,  "  Com«, 
Mac;  vhat'i  ihc  ma  of  fimling ;   coma 


Back  np  (public  aoboola),  to  call 
oat,  as,  for  instance,  when  a 
piasfeet  reqnirea  a  Etg. 

B>Ay  (tailors),  the  man  working 
immediately  behind  the  speaker. 
The  term  la  mnch  affected  bj 
"  slop  cattera." 


Bad  eg^  (popular),  a  rascal. 
Tike*  U  loait  phDoMpbT  in  iha  maik 

ba  a  Buiaaaca  nnlcii  ha  |eu  biokc— 
Sptrtiai  Timi: 

The  term  is  nrcd  in  America 
to  express  a  man  of  onsoond  or 
donbtfnl  ohaiaoter.  It  became 
popular  aboat  iS49-5a  U  the 
ooirespondlng  slangterm  existed 
in  China,  a  bad  tgg  would,  on  the 
contrary,  mean  a  very  honest 
feUow. 
But  ooa  (raTJiaiRd  old  «Uer  (hmUed 

crimly  uad  bet 
Dat  Bralunaas  vmld  pnn  ay^  i^r  lor 
dtnril- 


0  strike  one ;  (theat- 
rical), to  "  pnll  hacon." 
The  late  Mr.  H.  J.  Byron,  the 


a  A*rf  Iff  1 1"!  tl"7  mn  went  ao  lar  aa  id 
UEieit  that  tba  uoaer  ha  had  a  buUal  ia 
him  the  bencc.— .1.  SUerltfHUl:  Pm» 

Badge  corea  (eld  cant),  persons 
existing  on  the  bonntr  of  tbe 

Badgeer  (Anglo- Indian),  from  tbe 
Persian    bSd-glr,    wind-catoh. 


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Batiger — Bad  man. 


A  QontrtTanoe  tat  bringiiig  »li 
down  Into,  and  for  oooUng  mud 
T«DtilfttIiig  %  houML     A  wind 

Bulger  (Amerioan  thlaToi],  a 
"  panel "  thief  {paoel  being  pro- 
bably »  oormption  of  ponny,  a 
oant  word  for  a  honae).  who  robe 
ft  man  alter  a  woman  baa  enticed 
biminto  bed. 

In  aohooU  it  ia  the  fate  of 
rsd-bairad  boya  to  be  niok- 
named  after  tbla  aaimaL  (Na- 
*al)  tod^er-bag,  tba  flctltions 
Neptune  who  rUitt  tbe  ship  on 
ber  omealng  the  line,  and  ia  ao 
called  from  hla  badgering  the 
snlnitiatod.  Foimerlj  the  tenn 
waa  apidled  to  a  hnobter  or 
TOtailer,  from  hadpdatt,  to  cany, 
lAUn  bajvlan.  To  overdraw 
one's  iadgtr  1*  slang  for  over- 
drawing one's  banMng  aoooont, 
a  play  on  the  azpreail<»  drawing 
the  badgtr. 
Hii  dtocki  v/o  loofBT  drew  tha  caih, 


~Htd :  Mia  Xdmaiu^r. 

A1k>  afipUed  In  (dd  cant  to  a 
foo^ad  who  In  <dd  days  robbed 
perMHii  near  a  river,  snbaa- 
qoently  throwing  the  body  of 
the  viotin  into  the  water ;  ■ 
n  proatitnte. 


Bad  giw^-nnj  (Amerioan),  In< 
caationj  betrayal,  lapana. 


Bad  hallpensr  (Anattalian  mn- 
viots'  s^mg),  a  frnitlaas  etTaad, 
no  go.  Frobably  taken  out  fay  the 
oonviota  transported  thitbv. 
Taox  in  hla  Uemoira  nys; — 


A  ne'ernlo-well  Is  called  « 
tmf  hatfyieimf,  baosinatt  the  ne'er- 
do-weU  of  tbe  family  is  so  diffl- 
onlt  to  get  rid  of ;  be  is  said  "  to 
turn  up  like  a  bad  Kal/pni*]/,'' 
beoanae  imperfect  ooins  ara 
oonitautly  being  traced  back  to 
and  foiced  back  on  the  peraon 
who  dronlates  them. 

Bad  lot  (common),  a  parson  of 
Indifferent  obanu)t«r.  The  term 
aeems  to  be  derived  from  an 
anctioneering  phrase.  It  Is 
often  ^ii^ed  to  girls  who  have, 
as  tbe  French  t«nn  it,  "la 
cnlsso  gale." 


The^ili 

'*  I  alwaji  tboufht  yoa  vc 

Tba  chdni  girl  wu  tTyiog  to 


ttmdUt.' 


1,  well— I  wn  om  u  pcNiy  u 
i  m  deal  pnnkr,  and  wu  aada 


Bad  nian  (American).  This  has 
a  special  meaning  in  tha  Weat, 
where  it  indicatea  a  heartUaa, 
oroal  mnTderet.     Bowdiea  and 


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Bad  man — Bagga^. 


balUM  in  their  boMUng  often 
dMoiibe  themwlTM  m  "bud 
had  mm  bona  Blttei  CredL' 
In  tttia  ba  begged  for  mercy.    Uilloc 


"  Oom«  wid  lutve  ft  bag  "  wonld 
be  »  form  of  Inritation  given. 

Bkk.  to  (tuniUv),  to    eteal  or 


DiST  ihuiblcd  pas  ibcni  od  hii  wny  to 
iha  jii]  wen  Iba  dalh-luMll  of  lui  tad- 
OHL  He  Bdda  no  **  John  Bruch  plftyi " 
after  iba,  bol  uuadcd  IklihTully  to  hk 
bard,  HDil  iht  ban  meniiQa  of  ihe  nuu 
«f  Had  IlUloa  wai  niSdcal  to  knp  him 
qniat  whmavar  h«  forgot  hii  defeat  and 
■— Tiri  Ihg  r«b  of  i>^  mMM.—DHrtH 

"Bad man"  fomenMl  mnr- 
deret  U  Indeed  b  very  mild  w>7 
of  pntUngit.  If  theeuphemlnn 
were  euried  on,  a  mniderer 
pan  and  sim^  wonld  probeiblj 
be  itjled  a  mvigltty  man. 


«.*,4^».  (priH  ring),  blood; 
properly  a  kind  of  claret  cnp. 
To  "  tKp  tbe  badminton,  or 
elant,"  ti  to  draw  blood. 

Bac  (OMunou),  anj  Und  of  pone 
when  emptj* ;  to  give  tbe  bog, 
>.«.,  to  dlmdae,  mn  awi^. 


Aid  goDi  off  inlh  (MM  ona  (h*  tq>0B 


Tha  ihamehilmy  in  which  ear  ihipt 
an  beiii(  haaid  irilbODl  tba  ilighteit 
•cniplo  lo  mil  ptiTiM  cDdi  bacomo  oor 

coiDpajably.  Th«  public^  who  have  to  pay 
tbe  inper  F^etty  nrcatly  for  the  ^itbcad 
paceaot,  can  hardly  ba  cipactcd  to  look 
without  wonder  or  diignit  nt  the  banfacod 
partiality  displayed  by  tbe  Admiralty  ia 

Aleo  a  ptanue  in  common  nae 
aigni^'lDg  tbe  expanilon  of  gar- 
ments bj  frequent  wear. 

"  You  BWB  are  ■>  lucky,"  n  Mr  maideo 
•aid, 
DiAciisidg  the  qnenion  of  droB, 


*'y«a,  I  know,"  nid  a  youth  iriio'dbaiB 
waitiDC  lor  thii, 

"  What  yonWiaid  iiall triM, bol Iban't 

Your  pant!  never  lot  at  the  knee*.' 

Basg«g«  MMuJiw  (American),  a 
word  with  two  meaninga.  The 
Hist  appllM  to  men  wbo  hang 
about  tbe  railway  etatione  to 
iteal  leggage,  tbe  Koond  to  the 
iKilway  poiten  and  others  who 
in  America  handle  tmnke  and 
boxes,  fto.,  with  extraordinarf 

^'  t  feel  depraiad  ttHught,"  remarkad  a 


-~Sfrrllai  Tima. 

(nrinten  and  Milon),  a  ralgai 
t«nn  for  a  pint  or  pot  of  beer ; 


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A  London  thief  who  BteaU 
linage  off  oarriAgM  or  caba  bj 
climbiDg  ap  behind,  li  termed 


Bagged  (American  thieves),  im- 
pilioned,  "  scooped  in,"  it, 
taken  In,  Tictimised. 

Bagging  (noTtbenicoiiiitiea),nBed 
of  food  between  meali ;  in  I^an- 
cashiro  eEpeoiallj,  an  Kftemoon 
meal,  i.&,  what  ii  taken  about 
In  a  bag.  See  Cakfbt  Baq- 
aiNfl. 

Lknwhire  idoplb  the  wholc-boaj^  or 
pwtUl.boutlirUeiiiircryeit(nu«l;r-  The 
local  Mnn  of  ^iffiv  imp^in  hnmd  uid 
dwcK,  or  pief  ;  Mod  Ihere  $tk  mil  the 
vuietio  of  board  ud  lodgiDE.  dinner  of 
pautod  and  bacon  will)  butts-aiilk, 
itgZ^t  ^^  ^h<  ToRnooo  and  aflemoon, 
dtaaa  and  ]uach»  and  rations  allovad  for 
mnen.— CtamJln'i  Jnnud. 

Bagging  or  jockeTing  the  orer 

(oncketenjitbepraotioe  of  bats- 
men who  manaffe  tbeir  running 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  get  ail 
the  bowling  to  thenuelves. 


1  (general),  a  commercial 
ttaveHer.  A  name  formerly 
given  to  commercial  traTeUera 
from  their  travelling  on  horse- 
back and  carrying  their  samples 
or  wares  in  saddle-bags ;  now 
used  only  in  a  somewhat  oou- 
temptDous  manner. 

The  lau  lord  cane  lo  London  wilh  fonr 
poN^liauet  and  uleen  bonn.  Hie  pre- 
■enl  lord  mveb  with  fire  hfmt*  In  a 
raOnT  curiage.  —  W.  if.   T/mektrmy : 


Bag  of  mill  (American),  the  same 
aa  hnrrab's  nest  or  whore's  nest. 
Everything  in  confusion,  and 
topeytatry.  The  sign  of  the 
Sag  of  NaiU  in  England  has 
been  said  by  inventive  and 
imaginative  etymologists  to  be 
derived    from    "  the    Baccha- 


make  yya  iquint  like  a  ia^  ^  mMilt," 
replied  the  muiideT,  "  tbough  jou  rub 
u  lo  whit  for  il.~-^7ii  Mr  TnU. 

Bag!    (general),    tronsers.      The 
synonyms  are    "  kicks,"    "  lit 
□pons,"    "hams."      Sometimes 
rudely  called  *'  bimibags." 
"Hieo  ihe  ihmng  begini  lo  t^I, 
But  1  Katun  tn  pell-mell. 
Be  their  ckxhins  manlj  Av*  '"  (amaia 

With  my  itaff  I  goet  for  all, 


tiffat  IwHd  hmp~ 


Bagoio  (old),  a  bawdy  bouse. 


When  the  pattern  of  the  lagt 
is  very  staring  they  are  called 
"  howling  bdjii."  The  synonyms 
" onmentlonahles "  and  "Inex- 
pressibles," thongh  generally 
Dsed  jocosely,  mnst  have  been 
coined  by  people  vrith  Indecent 
imaginations  who  think  more  of 
the  ctmtents  than  the  container, 
and  who  would  cover  with  petti- 
coats the  nakedness  of  statnee 
or  incase  the  l^a  of  pianos  in 
"  ineipreasiblea."  It  may,  how. 
ever,   have   been    invented  by 


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Ba^ — Baked. 


ladiM  who  wiU  blush  tk  the  word 
obemioe,  but  who  do  Dot  Boniide 
to  ihow  thenuelTM  in  public  in 
•Qch  a  dtaOtii  state  u  to  inig- 
gMt  thkt  only  the  lower  half  of 
thkt  gannent  baa  been  retained. 
To  "haye  the  bagt  off,"  iato 
be  of  Bge  and  one's  own  master, 
to  have  plenty  of  money.  To 
have  the  bagi  on  wonld  sorel;  be 
a  more  appropriate  metaphor  la 
this  instance. 

Bags,  to  btke  the  {athletio},  to 
go  hare  in  a  paper  chase. 

Ba-ha  <tailora),  bronchitis. 

B«l,  by  (gypsy), »  sleeve,  a  bongb. 

Bail  (Anstialian  Blackfdlowa' 
Ungo},  no,  not.  The  following 
ii  a  ipedmen  of  the  pi^^in- 
KngUah  Btnffed  with  Blaokf  d- 
lows'  woide  tiMd  by  the  wbitw 
CA  itatlms  in  th^  iDteraonne 
with  the  aborigines  :— 

"Toi 


"Yohi"  (js).  Bid  JohB,  ntba  doal>t- 
ibllj,  br  he  la  But  mm  how  Ui  Womach 
wUl  >«n  wiih  iIm  >uug(  amX—A.  C. 

(Society),  to  give  leg  toil  and 
hiid  Mcnrtty,  a  phiase  foe  run- 
ning away,  decampdng. 

Baiat  •  nari  (tailors},  work  np  a 


angry.    To  boil  a  lad  is  to  tc 


Bait-land  (nantical),  an  old  wtml, 
formerly  used  to  ligntfj  a  pott 
where  refreshments  could  be 
procored. — Admiral  BatgOL 


'■Rt«  dd  muidr  ■  pmier."  "Wli« 
fort-  "tixUk.-  •' For  bock,  kek— tot 
muidrll  do  it  ID  nu  to  kia  ■  dadTB*." 

"Hutviimii*Hi«r(5CBi[i).'  "Wlul 
ftirl"  "FotM*,"  "For  bock  (bar),  M 
— Int  111  grn  it  to  tou  to  bur  m  daar." — 
Gyfif  Nila  In  Amtrita  CMS.). 

Bake,  to  (Winchecter),  to  rest,  to 
enjoy  "doloefaiDiente;"  (oom- 
mon),  to  fomlgate  a  room. 

Baked  (Australian),  tired  out. 
Slang  delight!  In  pnn*.  BecaoM 
meat  put  in  the  oren  is  Miid  to 
be  haitd  when  it  is  "done,"  a 
man  who  Is  "done  np,"  or 
"done,"  is  tidd  to  be  baleid. 
This  disUnctly  "slang"  use  of 
baied  is  quite  diHerent  from 
baJctd  in  the  sense  of  "  heat«d  " 
01 "  hot,"  In  which  even  ladles 
often  oae  it.  In  the  English 
slang  only  "half-ioJ^"  means 
imbedle. 

Baked  Spanlah  (oomm<m).  A 
SpmuA  means  a  large  Spanish 


n  wny.— An.' JWiOt  VUHiie. 


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BSkelo — Bakes. 


Baker  (Amerioui),  a  word  dii* 
covered  or  nnconioioiulr  In- 
TeaUd  b;  the  Baron  ■.  de 
Ifandkt  0noo(7. 

Wa  fot  lh«  wilboiit  nndBlr  andilns 
th(  idl*  curioilly  at  the  iaWn  iiniwid  w. 
Id  AmeiicK  iIht  o"  '^  hnUtul  miui- 
mbool-lom,  Ibe  lonagn— titfr-.  1  loo 
<a  a  Don  Lcuoed  ■tTDK^ofvt  thui  nyHlf 
Uhch 


raDDtry.  — AarM  S.  Xamdmt  CtuKty: 

The  writer  of  the  above  bad 
heard  the  vord  loafer,  and  having 
Inqnlred  iti  meaning,  innocent]? 
tranilated  it  as  haker.  Id  a  ehort 
Uma  hakgr  will,  perhaps,  be 
onmnt  aa  a  joke,  and  a  few 
jean  hence  aome  one  teanied 
in  Amerioaniwna  ma?  poaaiblj 
doolan  it  to  be  the  original  word. 


knock  togetfaec — the  podtlon  in 
which  bakers  etand  to  knead 
their  bread  tending  to  mak' 
their  knOM  Incline  inwarda. 


American  term,  and  one  recently 
heard  bj  him  in  America. 
(WinolieateT  College),  a  hoixt 
la  a  oojhion,  generallj  a  large 
green  one,  need  by  prefecta  and 
by  boja  who  have  atndieeof  their 
own,  ThenameiaalaogiTentoa 
■mall  red  coahion  naed  at  chapeL 
Formerly  it  meant  a  portfcdio. 
A  "tofar layer"  iaa  joniorwho 
baa  to  take  a  prefect'i  Aofar  in 
and  out  of  hall  at  meala.  The 
term  waa  probably  obtained  by 
panning  Mi  the  connotation  of 
the  word  lool 


I  (workmen),  an  in- 
kneed   man,  cma  wboae  kneea 


Baker-l^^ged  (aee  Bazkb-xxud]. 

.  .  .  Hii   body  crookBl   ill  am,  Uf 

Baker's  dwen  (oommou),  thir- 
teen.  Originally  tlie  London 
baken  aapplied  the  retailen 
with  thirteen  ioavea  to  the 
doien,  BO  aa  to  make  sore  of  not 
giving  ahott  weight 
Abool  ■  tmitr'i  jHtm  of  con  isd  calm 


To  "give  a  man  a  baker's 
doaen  "  ia  to  give  him  a  good 
beating,  to  give  him  full  meaanre 
in  that  reepeot. 

Baker,  to  spell,  an  expreealoD  for 
attempting  anythlr^  diffionlt. 
In  old  apeUing-bookB,  iabcr  waa 
the  flrat  word  of  two  ayllablea, 
and  when  a  ohild  came  to  it, 
ha  thought  be  had  a  hard  taak 
before  him. 
If  an  old   maa   wtU   marrr  a  Toong 

wifb,  why  dsefk — vhy  Ibsi — why  theo — Ika 

EKglmmdTfmitdi-- 

Bakes  (Amerioan),  onslt  ordinal 
■take  in  a  game,  a  juvenile  twm ; 
B8  " '  I  will  atop  when  I  get  my 
'-•— '  nld  by  a  boy  playing 
-"    (BortbH),   in    retar- 


marblea" 


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Bakts — Balance. 


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•noe  poMiblj  to  »  bftker't  not 
almja  gatting  his  bate  Mfely 
oot  of  the  OTen.  Hon  probably 
from  tbs  prorincUl  Engllah 
fate,  marblM  of  baked  claj  ot 


r  (Winqheater),  one  wbo 
b*k«a— that  U,  a  aloggard,  an 
Idle  fellow  who  U  food  of  lying 
down  doing  nothing.  [Provln- 
oial),  a  oagnoiD«i  for  a  bakeK 


Bakioff-lMTC  (Winobest«r>,  pei- 
miMltm  to  "  bake  " — that  is,  to 


BaUnc-ptace  (mnoboater),  a  Kut 
of  oonoh  01  sob,  an  important 
aitbjle  of  frnnitoie  for  those 
wlio  daliglit  in  falsa;,  that  is, 
doing  notiiing. 

Kkro,  iokio  (gypsy),  a  sheep  o 
lamb ;  iaimfiiv,  a  shepherd. 

BU  fgrw),  "  boir  (Hindn,  fat). 
BMa,  iiOor,  hairs;  Ulnoi, 
haiiy. 

BaluiB-lMx<piiiitiiig  shopa),  used 
by  oomposlton  to  designate  the 
reoeptaole  tor  tOij  paragraphs 
aboot  ffloastmitlM  in  art  or 
natue;  or  old  jfkesand  anec- 
dotes kept  in  reiem  to  lengthen 
oat  t'gt*  or  oolnmns  which 
might  otherwise  nmain  Taoant. 
^M  [duase  cniginated  in  the 
eomparatiToly  leoiote  days  when 
aewq«per  adllM*  wore  some- 
tiniM  at<ilositoflUiipthe  al- 
lotted tptat  at  thsir  oommand. 
Ho   snoh   dilDonl^,    howercs, 


of  Terboaity,  when  Um  "gift  of 
the  gab"  is  oonsidered  to  be 
one  of  the  proofs  of  states- 
manship, and  when  short-hand 
wrttan  supply  the  materials  for 
filling  and  OTerfllling  the  news- 
pi^ers,  by  full  leporta  of  the 
speeches  of  Tastrymcoi,  platform 
oiaton,  mambat*  <a  Parliament, 
and  worse  perhi^  than  aB,  of 
windy  I>anist«rs,  doing-  their 
utmost  in  ooorts  ot  law  to 
make  goilt  look  InDooenoe, 
or  nM  wm,  and  otherwise 
"darkening  counsel  with  tain 
words."  The  disease  that  afDlots 
the  prlnting-ofBoea  ia  no  longer 
that  ui  "atrophy,"  bat  of  fiato- 
lence  in  its  worst  and  nuMt  per- 
■Istent  forms. 


wonld  han  bMa  eonrifntd  bjrtlw  •dkor 


Baladan  day  {militaiy},  pay 
day,  a  surriral  of  the  Crimean 
war.  The  day  on  whioh  men 
having  got  theii  pay  took  it 
down  to  Balaclava,  the  great 
baae  of  copply,  where  pnrohaaes 
ooDld  best  be  made  from  sat- 
krs  who  had  their  hat  shops 


I  (Amerloan),  the  rest  ta 
n^msJnd'"'  ^  fcnyt^ing  Bartlett 
says  that  it  ia  "a  mercantile 
woid  originally  introdnoed  into 
the  ordinary  taagnage  of  life  by 
the  Sontbem  pecqile,  bnt  now 
improperly  need  throngheat  the 
United  States  to  signify  tlw  r«- 


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Balanix — Ball 


■Hinder otkthinjT.  TbeioIanM 
of  an  ■ocowit  U  a  tenn  well 
KQthoilMd  and  proper,  but  we 
also  freqaentl;  hear  each  «c- 
preaaioiiB  aa  the  halmta  of  a 
speech,  the  hdlamet  at  the  da;, 
Ac."  It  ■eetnadonbtfnl  whether 
boloawoanerer  be  quite  oonect 
DiileM  It  (ignlllee  an  exacts 
aqnalhaU. 


Balbna  (oniTenttj),  Latin  proae 
oompoailloil.  A  term  deriTed 
from  Amold'i  "  IaUo  Proae 
Compodtion,"  a  w^  •  known 
text-book  in  which  Balbut  (who 
doea  not  oonnect  In  hi*  memoij 
this  odlona  IndlTldnal  with  the 
magiiter*!  canel)  occniaatthe 
beginning  of  the  exBroiHa  and 
OD  everj  page,  sometimea  over 
and  over  a^ain,  right  through  to 
the  end  of  the  book. 

Bnldcrdneh  (old),  a  t«rm  appUed 
to  adnlterated  wine,  and  to 
senaeleea  talk  or  writing. 

Bald-face  (Amcdcan),  new  whie- 


Bsld-fnced  ahiit  (Amerioaa  oow- 
boTs),  a  white,  i^.,  mnilin  or 
linen  ahirt.  80  oalled  beoanae 
lald-fiietd,  or  Hereford  cattle 
have  white  faoea.  —  0.  leland 
Sarriton :  US.  Ak 


w  (American),  the 
front  Hats  in  the  pit  of  a  theatie. 
It  ia  an  old  joke  in  the  United 
Statei,  that  whenever  there  i* 
agrtat  "  Icg-pleoe,"  or  a  "frog- 
salad  "  (i.r.,a  ballet  witii  nnnsual 
opportnmtie*  for  stadjing  ana- 
tomy), the  front  «e>ta  are  always 
filled  with  veteran  tohU,  or 
"  Vnole  Nedii." 

Baldober  (see  BaLDOwn),  a  direc- 
tor, or  leader.  In  Oerman 
thierei'  slang  the  director  or 
planner  of  a  robbeiy,  who  gets 
a  donble  share. 

Bald«wer(TlddishX  head.speaker. 
One  who  conveys  infonnaUon ;  a 
spy.  Oonneoted  with  this  are 
iaUMMn*,  to  direct,  plan,  wpj, 
Inrk,  obaerre  (In  Dutch  slang 
ialdtnatK,),  also  MJartr,  a  wpj 
or  traitor. 

Bale*,  a  little  drive  with  (popu- 
lar) ;  BdUt  is  the  polioeman  who 
snperinttftda  the  Blaok  Haria, 
or  prison  van. 

I  WM  Imi  tcKtj  itaSiBtt,  bat  Mt  Ibny 


to  du  p'iin  TUk : 

I  U  Bmltt  1  lUBC  ui  uu  in 

MtrOtrt^  stmt. 


bimdMml, 


Bald-Eaced  atn^T  (popnlar),  a  term 
of  derision  applied  to  a  bald- 
headed  man. 


B«)e-np  (coDunoD),  an  equivalent 
of  "fork  oat,"  that  is,  pay,  give 
the  monej  instantly,  a  phrase 
Imported  from  the  AaBtralian 
bnghrangei*. 

Ball  (prison),  prison  allowance  ; 
siz  onnoea  of  meal ;  a  drink.  A 
ball  of  fire  in  popoJac  slang  Is  a 


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Ballad-basket— Bally. 


71 


gUai  of  bnmdy,  tn  aUnsIoii  to 
tbs  AeriiiGss  ukd  pnnffeooj  of 
the  wretchedlj  bad  g^rit  aokl 
aa  brandj  to  the  lower  olaasM. 

Balkd-fauket  (<dd  s 
•Inger. 

Ball«rt  {common),  money.  Some 
of  the  ilaag  tjntmYna  lot  money 
were  or  are — "  Oof,  ooftlah, 
■tamp;,  mnok,  biBse,  lokver, 
bltm^  needfol,  rhino,  boitle,  cole, 
gUt,  dn«t,  dinimock,  feMbera, 
biBd<,  chinki,  pieces,  cUnkert, 
Btnff,  clomps,  chips,  c<aii,  ihek- 
els,  oorka,  dibba,  dinjurly,  horse- 
nails,  gent,  hookstCT,  mopnssss, 
nsUin  cili  posh,  resdy,  fipsnish, 
lowdj."— Bsrrips  t  Argit  amd 
Saaff. 

A  rich  man  is  said  to  be  well- 
baBoMUd.  A  nkso  is  slid  to 
"lose  his  tallatt"  when  bis 
jQdgmeat  falls  him,  or  when  he 
becomes  top-he*v7  from  conceit. 

BaTlonniDc  (Stook  Exchange). 
When  stook  ts  tnoieosed  to  a 
flgnra  far  beyond  Its  real  valoe 
it  U  said  to  be  baUo<maI,  and 
the  operation  by  which  this 
is  effected  Is  called  iaUooNM^. 
The  means  by  which  this  result 
is  attained  are  oo<Aed  or  other- 
wise faTooiahle  reports, 
tions  sales,  and  so  on. 


J  it  (American),  exag. 
geraUng,  indulging  in  bonnce, 
polling  the  Itnig  bow.  It  is 
Mid  to  have  originated  in  a  story 
of  a  nan  who  boasted  that  be 
had  foDgbt  a  dnel  in  a  balloon 


and  brought  down  bisadTersaiy, 
baUoon  and  alL  Bat  this  was 
a  veritable  occarrence,  as  ap- 
pears by  the  Si.  Jamt^t  OautU 
of  Angnrt  5,  I  ~  ~ 


tty  ■  dual  en  ihe  n 
liooi  icTHd  «■  br  U.  da  Gniul|ii<  ud  H. 
k  Piqna  IB  Pam  in  iSoS.  Thoe  (tntkaiai 
hATiDf  quArrtllAd  mbcAt » Iftdj,  afnad  to 
hinitMitia  ballooo,  nch  partfto  liic  U 
lbs  MbcT**  Ukxn  uiil  trr  ud  Mug  him 
down.  A  monlb  wu  talmi  u  boild  Ivt 
limilw  ballaani ;  >ad  onafiaedsythtpai 
uemdid  wiih  thur  lecDadi  ftoo  ihe  Tni 


When  tb*T  WB*  nboni  Iwlf  >  nik  dp,  ud 

KHD*  dflhtT  TSJdf  iqMrt,  the  Hgnal  was 

1,  and  M.  )e  PiqiM  niiiiad.     H.  da 


a  (popular),  "  to  make  Mb  of 
it,"  t«  make  a  mistake,  to  get 
into  tronble. 

Batta*  aU  Cpop<ilar),  all  mbblab. 


n  (old),  a  ball  where 
all  the  dancers  are  thlCTea,  proa- 
titatea,  or  other  leiy  degraded 
perMns,na  in  the  "baff-balt,"  in 
which  both  sexes  join  witbont 
olotbing. 

Bal^  (society),  a  word  In  n«e 
arntng  the  yoang  men  of  the 
present  day  to  emphasise  a 
speech.  Coined  bf  the  Sporlinf 
Timn,  from  the  Irish  word 
"ball.r-liooly."      It    is    mostly 


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Bally—Balmy. 


OMd  a*  K  enpheiniam  for 
"bloo^r-"  <M  the  ame.olua 
>ra  "dull  it  I"  "by  goUyl" 
"  gTMt  Soott  1 " 


Ballrnv  (Oxford  UniTBrdty), 
a  fTM  flgbt  in  jest.  Thia  I* 
■a  old  woid  that  hM  b«en  in 
on  at  iMMt  «  hondnd  jMtn — 
■pslt  alao  bnUuse;.  The  oou- 
olndon  of  ■  big  "wine"  {ridi 
Wm),  ia  often  »  wbolenle 
toBirnv  or  <mtU«,  mlwayi  omirled 
on  in  good  tsmper  (personal 
Tiolence  in  a  qoanel  i«  [nwtl- 
oally  nnknown  at  Oxford).  To 
baUjmy  a  man  la  to  mob  him 
and  plaj  pmotlml  joke*  npon 
him, to  hmtUe  him.  TotoUynifr 
a  man'i  rooma  i>  to  torn  them 
npatde  down,  to  make  "I»t" 


Dai  Hniid,— I  ■Iwiti  mi  nibs  m 
toff  I  bat  •hm  I  till  jcn  that  thb  bloom- 
iii|  houH  hiu  b«coia«  Jtrfiicify  itmitfy,  I 
kuiw  jioii  will  pilj  th*  poor  old  boanUr. 
'  If  all  diy  In  lb*  libnijr, 


(OMnmon),  to  bnlly,  to  make 
a  Uok  ap  oi  riot 

Nme  of  yanr  Ihiinc  up,  and  imlfyrmi- 
gimf  tin  mpk  ■boqt.— jM— arf  Kate  : 

The  void  ia  a  oomptiaa  of 
hiAjmiy,  to  threaten,  bnUy, 
hoitle.  "  Bnlly  "  la  a  prarin- 
oialiam  tor  a  riot.  It  maj  be 
noted  that  ta  Tiddlah  iaU«  and 
Tog  mean  a  riot,  a  llglit,  and 
rage.  AaMt-r^  would,  in  fact, 
be  a  icMiiag  row. 


Balm  (idd},  i 

Bain?  (oommMi),  sleepy,  bom 
tabi|i  (lit.,  eootlilng)  ileep  [ 
weak-minded,  doll,  eaaily  Im- 
poaedupon,  mad. 

Tbi  people  ia  oar  aUcTCatl  BM  Sahaliiiii 


Thcr  Hy  I  BBM  ba  A>te>  to  fa  a^ 

Jgia  tbc  Arntr, 
That  laadi  fou  la  Hlntioa  ia  tha  Wbila- 
fh.[Mj  Road. 


oat  lijua  bus  i^tHj.—Hflij :  /«Mhvi 

Amrag  oontriot*  to  "  ^  on 
thetalatyaUok"  ia  to  feign  In- 

Tbcn  «ai  alwa^  a  aBabar  pattiu  on 


imeK  O.E.C. 

P.S._nM'>  wbva  tha  ]«U  gchh  Id. 
—TM  Cmltmt  </'  Of  Miua:   Tkt  SI. 


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Babi^ — BambooMk. 


To  be  ft  lUtl«  bit  "telMy  in 
ooa'a  ommpat "  meuu  to  be 
illghtl;  otaMf.  The  iTiioiiTiiie 
•re  "tobetoDohed,"  "off  one's 
chomp,"  "  moDg  in  the  upper 
•toiej,"  "to  have  nta  tn  the 
npper  ttattj,"  "  ft  tUe  loow," 
"  helf-beked."  "  dot^."  lo 
"go  Aobqr"  etgnlflea  to  go  mad. 

"Ah,"  lud  Ton  CuAOaa  nliHqiHB 
'     ~'     tdwt,  "DODCD'uvkidir 
er  Bav«n  or  Ebe  Aadcm 


An'  I  Died  lo  mug  tlu  Mtr, 
Tinl  lo  Buc  >bc  mDllD  Mbr 
When  i  jawd  U  Itw  kn -- 


Babun  (tbieree'  ilang),  monej. 

"  It  WH  BO  (HU  qoid*,  JiB— coir  lb 


ih  it-— JKb,  K*»*  . 


Ai  <!'■  nlliB  late,  in  trf  uid  cm  ■  wiok 
ar  MS  of  tbe  taim^.-Omia  Dtctitu! 
OUCmrtatifySluf. 

Bilo,   biior,   bawlor  (grpe?),  » 


ifmidtaibow  U." 

Also  impeTtiiienoe,  impndenoe. 

Balwar  (Anglo-Indiu),  ■  barber. 
Thla  is  an  «Tnn«t»g  ingtanoe  of 
native  Mending  of  iiiwaia  (b^- 
pertOD,  eqiillaruu)  with  the 
Bngtiah  word. 

Il  ofUo  uka  th«  fcnhB  b(B  Ml^v 
■Dotlnc  fictilioiu  hybrid  ih^itd  by  Ih* 
Perdu  Jarv^W.  u  oiti  /aoi,  bair- 
eaam.—Aniit-IiiJimm  GItamrj. 

Bam  (old),  tacetioa*  hambng ; 
"to  iom"  was  to  impose  on  a 
person  b^  means  of  falsehood ; 
also  to  cbadl  and  poke  fan  at 


cheat,  to  delode,  to 

F*lrlM]i«uUDdl  udiTiroii' 


DoBi  dubbUin 


"  BellmAU]  yona, 
Bkllovu  u' Tonu, 
A'  Ibc  rTE  u'  iJh  itoi 


In  the  language  of  Bailors,  to 
tam&xolc  has  the  meaning  of 
to  deco;  the  enemy  b7  hoisting 
false  colonrs. 

This  word  has  been  a  stnmb- 
ling-block  to  all  the  et^mologlste 
who  have  attempted  to  grapple 


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Bamboozle — B,  ami  S. 


with  it.  "  It  ia,"  Kijt  the  Dlc- 
tioDU7  of  Fhraae  «nd  Fable, 
"  a  Chinwe  and  gjpsy  word, 
meuiiiig  to  dreu  a  mui  Id  bun- 
booi  to  teach  him  swimtDing." 
Aa  the  gTpaies  never  had  iiiter- 
ooQise  with  Cbin&,  and  as  the 
ezpluuttion  ia  utterly  DninteUJ- 
gible  and  Irrelerftnt,  the  etymo- 
logy muat  be  reckoned  imagi- 
native,  to  aay  the  leaat  of  it. 
"Hotten,  with  others,  credita 
ban^oo^  to  the  gypsies ;  aa 
banbhonta  ia  Hindu  for  to  hom- 
bog,  M)d  M  the  tenninatire  iltd 
ia  n«ed  in  Bomany,  it  is  possible 
that  haatboode  is  Uie  Hindu  word 
gypaifled."— C.  0.  Ldand:  MS. 
Oi/pif  Ifola. 

BuMglier,  to  buig. 

Banco  or  bnnko  •teerer  or  roper 
(AmeTican),  a  ahaiper,  a  con- 
fidenoe-triok  man. 


hivt  dinid  ugclhcr  in  Cucinuti,  or  it 
may  b*  Orlaiu,  «  perhipi  FuDcitco, 
be^uiK  he  §iidt  out  vhcR  ywi  canw  from 
lut.  And  he  will  ihiJu  band!  with  you ; 
and  be  will  pnixK  ■  dnnk ;  und  h«  will 
pay  for  thai  drink.  And  pRKDIly  he  will 
uk«  you  lomcwitm  ebe,  uioog  hii  paJi, 
and  he  will  •trip  you  to  doui  ih»i  ihtre 


{ChartCThouse  School),  I 
evening  school 


(Anglo-Indian}.  Hot* 
ten  aays  of  this  word  that  it 
WBB  originally  a  peculiar  kind 
of  silk  handkerchief,  bnt  ta  now 
a  alaog  word,  denoting  all  kinds 
of  "atooka,"  "wipes,"  and  "fo- 
gies," and  In  bet  the  genoio 
term  for  a  kerchief.  In  the 
United  Statei  it  Is  specially 
applied  to  a  kind  of  cotton  or 
muslin  handkerchief  from  Had- 

colonr,  especially  old-fashioned 
or  elderly  ones,  wrapped  aboat 
the  head.  The  American  ban- 
datuia  Is  Invariably  made  of 
yellow  and  red  In  cross  stripes. 

Thii  tern  ie  properly  applied  to  the 
Ttcli  yelkiv  or  red  lilk  handkcnJucf  wiib 
diamood  ^ocs  left  white  by  pnuon  ap. 

The   etymolocy  may   be    (ilfaered    £raa 
Shaluoctn'l     Dictiooary,     which     fivct 
ant  in  which  the 
placet,  to  prevent 
g  the  dye.    "  Sir 


cl«h  ii  tied  in  diffai 


«D  or  St.  Lcmli.    He  will 
•nrf  friendly,  wonditfully 


HoTvcc  Foglc  ii  about  tt 

Ibe  peenge  a>  Baron  Bandanna    (t'ajwfy 

/Wi>,  it  c  ^t.y-Ang{»-Jmdijm  Civuar^. 

Banded  (popnlai),  hnngiy;  lite- 
rally, bonnd  np.  From  the 
notion  that  to  appease  the  pangs 
of  hanger,  one  moat  tighten  his 
belt 

Bandero  (American),  vridow's 
weeda.— ilTcw    York  Slang  Die- 


B.  and  5-  (common),  toandy  and 
"  Add    now,  wife  of  mb 


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Bands  (AtutMlkn  oonTicta),  bun- 
gar.  lutiodiuMdIiitoAiutiallkbT 
tha  cmiTtota  tTMiqiortod  tUtber. 
<y.  the  lini^iali  thterM*  u|ina- 
aiou  iaadtd,  meudug  hungry. 


In  the  eadj  d>7s  of  Hew 
Soatb  Wmles,  betoie  Aiutn)l» 
b«g>n  to  produM  tuMl  and 
graiii  for  Itself,  the  colonj  wu 
dependent  for  ita  mpfdiea  npoD 
Bi^tland  JLUd  the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope,  and  the  oolonista  were 
■ereral  titnei  on  rery  short  com- 
mona,  and  even  on  one  occasion 
wore  abaolutelj  in  danger  of 
pwiahlng.  ThephnseiideriTed 
from  the  cDstom  among  the  poor, 
and  soldien  on  an  expedition,  of 
wearing  a  tight  belt  round  the 
sUmiaoh  to  prevent  the  ptina  of 


In  thlerct'  sliag  it  means  a 
sixpence,  so  oaQed  tma  this 
coin  being  sometimea  bent. 

Banc  (pngHlstio  and  low),  a  blow ; 
loalandlo  bang,  a  hammering. 
"Ill  give  7on  a  bang  in  the 
'gills.'"   To  iov,  to  beat. 


XMtaaei  ■  dnf  divuw. 
Ai  huhiih  ill  111  il,  la  lu^  ponn 
Cu  Iv  u  1b  BIrwu  bomn, 
Bui  mMir  br  ov  KcUl  boon 

Onr  m  lliik  of  urine. 

&«0«{  up  to  the  eyes,  la  drank 
Hair  worn  down  low  on  the 
forehead  almost  to  the  eyea,  is 
in  America  oaQed  a  bang,  and 
the  praotioe  of  tbna  wearing  it 
is  lo  bang.     Called  "t<^«"  In 


lo*,  U  derind  from  ibt  proriDcul  Binliiti 
Id  Norfslk  [he  gdcs  c4'  ■  hat  u  aid  to 
itmtt,  (Wriiht)  when  it  dnpa  or  tmmg, 
down  sm  the  eya.  Asd  com  or  yttaig 
ihuoti  when  balen  hj  the  nin  aad  heog- 
lot  dom,  an  ImmgUJ  or  tmtimL  So 
kioeeaadliaiisJDieuien  "banned  tan. " 
^KtUi  irC.G.  Ltlmid. 


Bandy  (Ane^o-Indian),  a  word  of 
general  application  to  several 
Unda  of  Tehlolea,  snob  as 
oanlages,  bollock  waggons,  bog- 
glee,  and  carta.  Used  in  Sonth- 
eni  and  Western  Intlia.  It  is 
the  Telega  haiKd\,  Tamil  mn^t.— 
Jnglo-Indittn  Qlcuarg. 


Mtwttir  t/Crinul  Mrtmtaa,  iliS. 


tack.  Tlie  ptecoi  ■  repealed  oalil  ih* 
whole  [rant  hidr  hai  been  ncceiilBllT 
hamctd.—Ilbatrmttd  LtnAtm  Nmt. 

(Stock  Exchange),  to  bm^,  to 
londly  offer  stock  with  the  in- 
tention of  lowering  the  prioe. 

Oh  1  In  the  dayi  of  oU, 
We  ontf  heard  of  "paff,''aBd  "rig,"  and 


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Bang — Bang-up. 


—AIMt!  HrmSenift. 
To  lanfig  mlso  «lgiJfle»  to  «xoel 

thumioEi^. 


Banc  off  (oonmkon),  to  write  K 
letter  iati|7  ^,  In  a  bniTT'. 


a  prorlndaUam  for  the 


(Fopolu),  an  obriona  nntnith. 


B«a^  (Anglo  -  Indian].  This 
word,  now  ganerallj  used  In 
England,  ia  from  the  Hindn 
bm^ri.  The  original  is  applied 
to  a  bracelet  of  oolonrod  glass, 
but  it  la  now  extended  to  all 
kinds  of  looh  ornaments  for  the 
wrist  when  in  ring-forni  or  of 
one  piece  of  metal. 
HcKT  tbtir  wriKi  %a&  anklit  jangki 
With  muT  >  bnn  ud  nlTa  *«v<^  .- 


tl(d»u 


arooch  . . . ;  and  IwrEn*^ 

■ra  called  Ati^iet,  107 
dar,  b]F  tbt  luiiJHi  *)d<canicd  ihc  ikam 
leand  ha  bu  old  hud*. — Tiactert/i! 

It  la  cnriODB  that  the  Hindu 
word  bangri  exists  In  Bug- 
land  ae  the  gTpaj  term  for  u 
waistcoat,  j.c,  originally  a  mere 
ring,  belt,  or  circlet  of  oloth, 


/fKt>>'i :  Ttm  Brrmu  mt  O-^fird. 

Baag^-np  (common),  flne^  flnt>inte. 
STrMtnymooa  with  "  sb^hnp." 
To  bang-^,  to  make  Orat-rvte, 
stylish. 

Pu  to  hk  Hc^^loth  |an  u  air 
In  Mjlt.  ud  t  U  miUlain ; 
Hh  packet,  Iw,  a  kcnzhicf  ban, 
Wilh  woaoni  w]i»  ipriiiUKl  a'er; 
Thu  tamfd^,  inLuMu'd,  ud  dtu 


r«  thoroughly  imig'^  ukI 
la  roUkbuig  than  tba  run  whkb 
1m  Enrgtten  had  las  Tbaniij.—Ptmtk, 

A  bang-up  COte  la  a  daahing 
fellow  who  spends  his  money 


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Bang-up — Banter. 


freelj.  Baitlett  girm  ionff-tiji 
U  Amarlcan,  but  it  bM  long 
baan  oommon  in  Sngjand,  where 
It  origlomted.  "Buga  Bwag- 
ber."  bokts  the  world. 

Baag  iq>  to  tiw  mark  (popoUr), 
in  Sne  or  ■i»«Miig  itjle. 


Tolgai;  brawn  logkr.  Fn>- 
batdjr  from  Ungi/,  dnU,  kIoobt. 
HI  kdjeetlve  tued  in  Bhsz. 


i  (Anglo-Indlu),  ■ 
■Ricr  of  paroida. 

■I,  and  the  *^i^g  mmllmJu,  u  Ihtr  an 
•l,Kte  any  tb*  boHi,hH]  as  air 
itta.—MariiLimt<t:  FaOmtr  I41U. 


■o  traqnHitiT  naed  on  Snndi^ 
jaunt*  \rj  eztran^aot  tndaa- 


Bank  nank  (Amerioan),  "laai 
«>uai  thlerea,"  men  «f  ednoa- 
tion,  good  addreu,  and  faoU- 
l«aa  attire,  who  in  ganga  of 
three  or  four  engage  the  atten* 
tion  of  the  officer*  of  a  bank 
while  one  of  their  nnmber  com- 
mit* a  robbery.  No  thlana 
are  ao  daogerotu,  or  so  mooh 
dnadad. 


(American),   newiboy*' 
alaog.    The  word  la  e]q>lalned 
in  the  following  extract  from 
the  Chitago  Tnlmiu:^ 
"  Oh,  I HT,  FlfiT,"  arM  oot, "  ib/i  T* 


BaqfOt  tba  name  given  b;  the 
parianta  in  one  at  leaat  of  the 
London  hoapltala  to  a  bed-pan, 
bom  Ita  aomewhat  fandfnl  re- 
isnblanoe  to  the  well-known 
■ad   now   faahlonable   mnalcal 


"  Eadn'i,'  OEplabMd  Ibt  Baling  "an 
tha  mcala  wluch  tb*r  (U  domhtowii. 
BaHMtn  an  iba  ftn  which  Hnf  pay  In 
Ihcir  meali  and  lodcinfi  u  Ihc  boa*. 
Thai  mrd  u  to  nie  all  OKt  ihg  Uutad 
Slaua.  and  I  han  dckt  Ibiind  a  iwvibDT 


Bank,  to  (tWovo*'),  to  pnt  in  a  Banter,  to  (American).  ThepreU. 
plaoe  of  aafetr.  "  To  iaai  the  ""i"^  diaonwion  or  jww^par- 
•wag,"  to  awmra  the  booty.  ^  *">'<"'  P~o«dea  a  barg^ 
AIM,  (0  hamk  ia  to  go  aliarea.—  '■  ^"^^^^  »  *■»'»  *"  fcuitertay. 

hm^  It  ia  derlted   from  hatittr,  to 

make  a  jeat  of  or  to  ohaUenge. 

Cbathah,   N.C.    Not.  15,  itS£.— A 
ihoea.  white  man  nuwd  Uoerc  wai  Knl  to  lb* 

chaln-fantf  OD  Satuniar  for  haWns  traded 

B«knn*  «rt  (old).  »  on^horj.  S^"^"^,^  J^  i"^, 
ofaaiae;  >o  called.  It  la  aaid,  ,rt,, ««t.B« d«id ««  b.  p.-«l,  h.  » 
by  Lord  Manafldd,  from  being      pUad  ihai  ht  did  om  know  bii  act  m  a 


(old),  olnnuy  boota  and 


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Banting — Bar. 


_,  the  process  of  gtittlng 
rid  of  inperfluotu  fftt  b7  tuMoa 
of  >  ■triotl7  regulated  diet. 
The  method  m*  Introdnoed  bj 
Hr.  Banting — henoe  the  name 
— aboat  twentj-flTs  jcan  ago. 


Ban^  (popolar),  nraoy,  Impndenl. 
Probabl7  from  hantam  or  ioaly- 
ohlokeu,  which  are  proverbial 
in  Ameiiaa  for  pBrttiess. — Ntw 
Yirrk  aiang  DictHmarf. 

Baoyui  (Anglo-IndiaD),  an  under- 
shirt, originally  of  muslin,  and 
•ooaUed  as  tMemblingthe  body 
gannent  of  the  Hindus,  bat  now 
commonly  applied  to  onder  body 
clothing  ot  elaaUc  ootton,  wool- 
Icn,  or  Bilk  web. — Ji^lo-/iidta» 

Tluaa  win  lb*  dajt  «>iu  rra  the 
b«n  of  tbfl  Conndl  nd 


in  C*ailU,  Fttmstji  n 


I  have  kjtt  Dotluiig  by  it  bat  it  bmtjmt 
•hiK,  m  comer  of  mj  quill,  tiA  aj  Bibia 
•iii(«L— if  lUfrriivi  t/'m  Dwtdt  Sailrr. 

Btnjao  daja  (naatical],  those  in 
vhjob  no  flesh  meat  w*s  ismed 
to  tbs  messes.    8tock<fish  nssd 


u  tlw7  laB  itwB.— Oi^vM^  A.I1.  itgo. 


^,  lad  ■  nckly  imnn  (or  TOO,  hna  iht 
buiiia  t— Jtfan^ :  Jttfliit  it  Smrdi 
ffaFatiir. 

According  to  Admlnl  Smyth, 
"  Tho  teim  ts  darired  from  a 
religions  sect  In  the  East,  who, 
beliering  in  metempsyobosis,  tmt 
of  no  orcaton  endowed  with 
life."  Hotten  says  the  term  Is 
probably  derived  from  the  Ba- 
nians orBsayana,  a  Hindoo  caster 
who  abstain  from  animal  food. 
Quite  as  probably  from  the  sani- 
tary arrangements  whloh  hate 
in  hot  climates  counselled  the 
eating  on  oeitaln  days  ot  ban- 
yans and  other  fruits  In  pre- 
ference to  meat. 

Tb*  lUiiDcr.  I  own,  b  (hy,  onkn  I  cDa 
■nd  diDcwitb  my  friends,  uvltbco  I  mtik* 


Bar  (racing),  except.  Bar  is  used 
instead  of  the  common  oom- 
ponnd  form  debar.  Wben  the 
bookmaker  says  "  ten  to  one 
bar  one,"  he  means  that  fae  will 
lay  ten  to  one  against  any  boiae 
bar  (Ce.,  except)  one. 
"How   do  ibly   bclT"    inquiicd  tba 

Jiibil.1  Ptniigcr. 
"  Btcu,"  npliad  Ciu  Jicobi. 
"AUriclu.    lllbMynaaBaeluy." 


t  I'D  lay  yoB  TOO  to  4EP  *■ 


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Baf — Bar^. 


ing  phnw  in  the  montlw  ot  tbs 
oommon  p«opIe  About  the  JMI 
1760,  ilgiilfTliiK  thdi  ^tfnotw* 
tion  ot  anj  ■etioD,  meaaara,  or 

Buber'a  cat  (oonunou).  Hotten 
givM  tbs  definition — •  balf- 
■tarvad,  liokly-lookiiig  penoo. 
A  tsnn  uMd  In  oonneoUon  with 


(Ameiioan  thloTM),  "Aarthat 
tow,"  itop  that  game. 

"  Bar  thu  u^  Pin,"  Miid  B(U,  "  for 
jBa'n  u  17  u  the  jiecatm  w  tlM  dnil 
■t  Iriat,  ud  I  waald  nilHr  b*  k  kaisbt 
oT  Akuik  ihu  B  ptncbd  pit«iii.''-^>K 

(Oztoid  UniTenltT),  lo  ior,  to 
objMit  to.  Fnfaably  from  ts  bar, 
In  the  Mnaa  ot  to  azoept ;  00m- 

rlnth.«»,[«niidl«m      Butar'.  dok  |oo«mo.|,  .  cm- 

celtad,  orer-dnsiad  fellow,  who 
apei  the  mannen  of  a  gentle- 

Barbtj  (pidgin),  babble,  noiM. 
Fiobablj  the  aame  aa  bobbei7 
or  bobbelj.  "  Too  niiiobee  tar- 
tly makse  that  chilo." 

Bared  (popular),  ihaTed. 

Thm  u*  beyi  who  think  ibeBtidw 

__  ^  men,  unci  who  fo  to  Ixrbcci'  ibofM  lo  be, 

Bancan  tailor  (tatlon),  a  rough      „  tt^  wij,  tmrwi-Dtfrm, :  iMm  m 


would  probably  n,j  that  ho  bar- 
nd  "the  Union."  An  "Exeter" 
man  wonld  be  pretty  certidn  to 
ny  that  ha  banvd  "  Jesoi." 

Bar  (grVT)-  ■  badge,  a  garden  or 
inolaaim;  a  pound  for  oattle. 
Fatdau,  M^  Aleo  a  atone  1  ta«ik> 
bar,  a  tne  or  teal  atone,  %.«.,  a 


Barber,  to  (oniTeial^),  to  do 
one'*  impodtlona  by  deputy, 
the  o«dlege  barber  having  often 
been  employed  to  perform  this 
dn^ — hoioe  the  phraaa.  Those 
who  by  thia  meau  get  rid  of 
their  Impodtloiw  are  eald  to 
K  them. 


iartiriit  {01  joa,  Gic-JunpiT'— C.  BiJt: 
ftr^mmlGnm. 

Batter,  Uial'a  the  (old  ibuig). 
Oroee  In  bla  ran  first  edition  of 
the  "daaaloal  Dictionary  of 
the  Tttlgar  Tcagne,"  nys  thi« 


Bare-footed  on  top  of  the  head 
(American),  an  expteedon  ap- 
plied to  a  bald  man. 

Barge  (printera),  an  aitlcia  nMd 
by  oompoeitora  in  coiTeotiug 
the  forma.  Either  a  flat  piece 
of  oard,  or  a  amaU  wooden  box, 
with  divisions  to  hold  apecea  for 
altering  the  joatiflcotion  of  the 
line.  A  case,  with  some  boiea 
foU  and  othen  nearly  empty,  la 
also  called  a  bargt,  probably  re- 
ferring to  those  boxes  toll  np  to 
the  edge.  The  teohnkal  term 
would  be  apace  p^en  ac  apaoe 
boi. 


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Barge — Barking. 


(Couuqod),  bargt  or  hargtji,  b 
term  of  ridionle  applied  to  a 
\eTj.  corpnlent  man  oi  woman 
of  U^e  posterior  derelopmeDt ; 
a  simile  derived  from  the  shape 
at  a.  coal  barge,  or  anj  clnmsj 
boat  or  ship,  compared  with  a 
whenj,  or  other  vessel  of  mor« 
elegant  and  slender  build. 

Biria,  bawrii,  faami  (gn«J)>  « 
sDsil;  iniprM  tumun, BDail aonp. 

Buk  (popular),  an  Irish  man  or 
woman.  Eotten  safs  that  no 
etymoliig;  can  be  found  for  this. 
In  low  Wbitecbapel  Yiddish 
the  term  would  at  once  be 
understood  to  mean  a  wanderer 
or  vagabond,  based  on  barkUit, 
or  bargdU,  one  who  goes  about 
in  misery  and  poverty,  and 
barditt,  "  fartheT,"  as  lartha 
AdfcAcn,  "  to  go  further."  It  is, 
however,  probably  derived  from 
the  Celtic  banitg,  acom,  or  dirty 
scum.  Scum,  as  an  Bbnsive 
term,  "  aoum  of  the  earth,'* 
is  originally  Irish,  vidt  Barx- 
SKIBE.  (Common),  the  sUn,  to 
"  fcori  one's  shins  "  Is  to  get  the 
skin  oS  one's  shins. 

Thull  uke  tht  Ur*  lioin  yonr  noizle, 
«nd  diilil  the  Dutch  pink  for 
\0—Tla  Furtlur  A  Jvtnium  « 


to  entioe  people  indde.  The 
French  slang  has  the  exactly 
corresponding  term  oAeymr. 
Among  touting  photographen  be 
iscalleda  "doorsman."  Atuni- 
versitles  a  barlctr  signifies  a  great 
swell,  and  In  Americ*  a  noisy 
ooward ;  barktr  bas  another  sig- 
niScation  explained  by  the  fol- 
lowing quotation : — 

Bnlwhilwu  "biuUiig*'T    I  thMghr  m 
hit  >  Aintn-  wu  n  boy  thu  attendeii  ■ 


Also  used  by  thieves  for  pis- 
toL  The  terra  is  in  contradic- 
tion to  the  saying,  that  a  "  dog 
that  barks  seldom  bites." 

Hen  K  loud  htdlsa  wuhurddou  by  the 
hoTMi'  heads.  "  Good  heAvcm.  if  thai  b 
a  footpedl"  uid  Mr.  Spencer,  ihaltint 
violent]/.    "  Lord,  &r,  [  have  tay  imriirrj 


-IToby 


In  nantical  parlance,  hwktn  is 
an  old  term  for  lower.deck  guns 
and  pistole. 

Barkey  (nanttoal),  a  sailor  thns 
calls  a  pet  ship  to  which  he 
belongs. 

For  the  imrttj  the  did  know. 


Barker  (common),  a  man  em- 
ployed at  the  doors  of  shows 
and  shops  of  an  inferior  class 


-OUAmtrka  Slaatr't  Stng. 


Barking  irona  (thieves),  ^stols; 
and    in    nautical    slang   latga 


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Barkshire — Barney. 


dudling  [dstota,  which  Freuoh 
aohliflTS  <akll  "  piedi  de  ooehon." 

TWltillilili.  A  word  appllftd  by  the 
low  SngUah  to  Ireland ;  from 
tanb,  K  oontemptaoot  and  ded- 
■tve  BMiM  for  an  Irlabman  ot 
Iiiabwoman.  A  member  foi 
BttrtAirt  It  a  noisy,  howling, 
tzoobleeome  fellow,  who  ti- 
iMnpte  to  cough  down  hii  op- 
ponent*, Cc,  iart  at  them. 

Baik  op  the  inong  tree,  to 
(American),  is  Mid  of  a  roan 
who  Tainly  andeaToon  to  no- 
oom^ish  a  thing  for  which  ha 
la  not  fitted,  or  who  addressea 
hinueU  to  the  wrong  penon  for 


an  initmment  oonriiting  of  two 
bianohea  joined  at  one  end  witb 
a  hinge,  to  pnt  npoo  a  hone'l 
noea,  to  confine  him  for  shoe* 
Ing,  bleeding,  or  dieaalng. 


—EilwanU:  Dmrnt 


^FUUt. 


Bamdoof  practice  (aoolet;),  tba 
bflhicnable  but  indefeoaible 
gyitem  of  battue,  by  which  the 
birds  are  brought  all  within  a 
limited  laage,  where  the^  tall 
an  eaaj  prej  to  the  "iporta- 


"Yoa  didat  rollr  go  M  eU  BoDiaa,' 
lid  ■  pnliiidui  to  u  office  Htkn ;  "  wh;, 
B  hu  w  iiduHm  [ben,  I  cu  tall  ran ; 

HDdi  ud  TOO  dacm  to  bil.— Xiici- 


.paraaby 

Bantabf  la  to  move  qaicklT 
and  Inegnlaily,  See  Ootton  Id 
hie  "Virgil  TiaTMUe,"  where, 
■peaUng  of  Eolna,  he  has  thaae 


'Ard  liao,  iiin'i  it,  Cturlu,  old  lu]M*rI 
A  ttnuy^t  ■  ifsrairf ,  dotf  bo7, 

Aod  rcpu  know  Uut  k  tqaeegt  imd  ■  iky- 
tork  it  «M  1  did  liwar*  kdJot. 

A  itrcet-msh  li  lomcthUik  qjLcDdaciova 
to  Mien  of  ipeorit  liko  bh, 

Bm  diDU  tai  dukk^un  liaiaa:  wSl 


((dd  cant),  pickpocket 

thalitoad  bwUilwaUold 
,  tba  BKiKl  Botoriou  KUar, 
sd  IsiM  in   tho  d».—Mmrt 


Buaactes  (oommon),  spectacle* ; 
tanned  alio  "gig-Uunpa"  or 
"boaaca."  fiomi(iniad(,aUnd 
of  shdiaah,  or  from  bonudM, 


Thia  word  haa  tereral  mean- 
ing*, and  j^iparently  two  dia> 
tinot  root* — one  Aryan,  and  the 
other  Semitic.  Sarntf,  a  mob 
or  crowd,  may  be  derived  bom 
the  gTpay  biro,  great  or  many, 
which  eometimea  take*  the  form 
of  bomo  or  ionw,  and  whioh 
■n^eate  the  Hlodn  ioAnia,  to 
increaie,  proceed,  to  gain,  Ao., 


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Barney  — Bamu  m. 


•nd  Monw,  to  fill  or  utUfj. 
Sanuf,  ».  iwindla,  k  Mil,  or 
*  oiDU,  is  probabi;  from 
the  Yiddish  iomiH  or  barmu, 
which  beoomea  a  Jawith  propet 
■ULme  in  Bunet,  popnlulf  Bar- 
<Kjr.  (Dtckcns  gives  this  name 
toayomigJeir.)  Barninmt»ta 
a  leader  of  a  moltitnde,  or  head- 
man of  any  description.  Remote 
as  the  connection  between  a 
"  swindle  "  and  a  "  captain  " 
may  seem  to  be,  it  is  direct 
enough  according  to  the  lowest 
form  of  Yiddish  or  German 
thieves'  slang,  in  which  a  lead- 
ing, a  clever,  a  swindling  man 
ore  all  ouited  in  eaehtmcr,  "  a 
wiBeman,"andalso  "aleaderot 
tliieve&  "  In  aekpre$ck  we  have 
again  the  conceptions  of  intelli- 
genoe  united  to  lobberj.  and  to 
leadership.  Further,  baUaier,  a 
director,  a  leader,  is  applied  to 
an  aroh-thief  who  gats  donble 
share.  BalmoMttaalen  has  also 
the  doable  meaning  of  a  shrewd 
man  of  bosluesi  and  a  swin- 
dler, and  the  transitioQ  from  a 
swindler  to  a  swindle  is  natDral 
enoagfa,  and  has  many  parallels. 
It  is  to  be  observed  that  Hebrew 
terms  of  this  stamp  are  far 
more  trequentlj  used  by  Chris- 
tian than  bj  Jewish  malefactors, 
as  is  proi«d  by  their  cormp- 
tion.  From  the  bamiu,  banttt, 
or  ianteg  of  a  gang  of  thieves, 
we  bare  barnq/iitg,  robbing,  or 
swindling,  whence  innuy,  a 
swindle,  is  all  in  order. 

(Rating),  tbe  person  wbo  pre- 
vents a  horse  winning  a  race,  is 
deaeiibed  as  "  doing  a  bamty." 


{Riumlng),  hnmbog,  rnbUah ; 
In  neii%,  when  a  man  does 
not  try  to  win. 

(Sooietj),  brip,  ezoursion,  out- 
ing. 

(Fopolar),  fun,  Isj-kii^;  teas- 
ing for  amosement.  It  is 
common  to  hear  people  of  the 
lower  class  say,  whenever  tbore 
is  any  object  In  view  to  make  fim 
of,  or  have  a  game  with.  "  Let's 
have  a  barney." 


Bam  monw  (popnlar),  to  be  Ulton 
by  a  bora  novte,  to  be  tipey. 
Possibly  an  allnsion  to  barley. 

Bam  stonner  (familiar),  a  term 
formerly  applied  to  itinerant 
actors  who  acted  in  bams,  Uke 
the  troupe  of  Scamm's  Roman 
Comiqne,  and  that  of  Oantto's 
C^taine  SVacassct 

Bamnm  {American.)  "To  talk 
Barnum"  is  not  to  Indolge 
in  extravagant  "  hlgh-falntin," 
— this  tbe  great  Amaican  never 
does, — but  to  ntter  vast  asser- 
tions In  a  quiet  manner.  Tlie 
following  is  a  good  specimen 
of  it. 


Riiini  Phoini, 


Id  eqtul  putnenhip 
■ergtlic  and  cMpcrieiiCBd  friend  uid 
r  UBOciUc,  Jama  A.  BaHtj.  Wi 
enlarged  ud  vutly  jmpnmd  the 


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Bamumise — Barrack. 


83 


,    Al  *o  oHr  due  m  iotaid  u> 
v«n]  al  tbc  Urjcn  Ameri- 


!,  to  (Amoitcui),  to  act 
•a  Hr.  Bunnin,  a  ihowituiii,  im- 
pre«aiio.  Mid  a  pablio  ohancter, 
In  BO  nuuj  pbMM  lunona,  or 
notorions,  thftt  bis  name  has 
paraed  into  tha  established  list 
of  Amotioauiama.  The  word 
hnmbog  does  not  ezpreii  ao 
tnooh  as  that  of  Baiiinm. 

Barnnin  had  made  himflf 
u  extremely  coaapicuons  in  so 
man;  ways  even  thirtj  jeara 
ago,  ttwt  a  Paris  editor  sag- 
gested  that  when  hie  engage- 
ment as  manager  for  Jenny  Lind 
shonld  come  to  ao  eod,  she 
wonld  make  qntte  as  mnoh 
money  if  ahe  would  go  abont 
exhibiting  him.  Long  ago  not 
a  Bool  In  the  United  8t«tes  pnt 
the  leaat  &ith  in  Bamnm'a 
cnrioeitiee,  bat  this  made  no 
difterence  in  the  receipts,  people 
thronged  in  "jnst  to  tt  how 
he  hnmbngged  the  greenhoma." 
In  one  advertisement  the  great 
exhibitor  admitted  with  tieaoti- 
fnl  candour  that  what  he  exhi- 
bited might  not  be  genuine,  that 
he  himself  with  all  his  experience 
might  have  been  taken  in  by  on- 


eerapnlons  deoelTeiB — "  all  that 
we  ask,"  he  aaid,  "  Is  that  tha 
public  wiU  oome  and  jitdge  foe 
themselves,  and  we  promise 
faithfuUy  to  abide  by  their  ver- 
dict." The  pablio  did  come, 
paying  twenty-five  cents  (or  one 
ahUling)  per  he«d  and  passed 
their  verdict,  and  Hr.  Bamnm 
did  abide  by  it  (and  the  dollars), 
and  at  cmce  got  ont  something 
new.  At  last  nobody  put  any 
foltb  in  bia  CQiioaltlea.  Then  It 
became  a  aooroe  of  intense  do- 
light  to  him  to  exhibit  objeota 
wtilcb  were  really  lemailcable, 
and  to  make  the  pablio  believe 
they  were  trands.  Having  one* 
a  real  bearded  woman,  Bamom 
ingenioiuly  contrived  to  have  it 
reported  that  ahe  was  a  man, 
and  to  get  himself  proseonted 
for  impoaition,  the  result  being 
a  medical  exanunation,  an  ac- 
quittal, and  of  conrae  an  In- 
creased msh  of  sight-Beers.  It 
shonld  be  added  that  Hr.  Bar- 
nom  baa  ^waya  been  noted  for 
very  great  though  always  jndi- 
ciooa  generosity,  that  he  Is 
exceptionally  honourable  and 
honest  in  hla  private  dealings, 
and  that  he  has  ballt  op  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  from  a  small 
town  to  a  city.  Bammn's  oolos- 
■kl  show  was  destroyed  by  fire 
a  short  time  since. 

Banvck  back  (army),  a  girl  who 
prowls  about  barracks  for  pur- 
poses of  proatitation,  generally 
the  lowest  of  the  low.  French 
soldiers  call  these  "  paillasse  do 
corpB-de-garde."     Bamti-lMiek 


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Barrack — Barvelo. 


Is  alto  q)[dl«d  to  Tonng  ladia* 
of  perfeotlj  Tiituoiu  chmcter, 
bat  who  hkTe  bean  to  ganrlfoo 
or  iniUtM7  balli  tta  leTenl 
7eua.     The   teim  wu  freely 


BuncUnf  {AtutraUan),  butei- 
ing.  Vwibiblj  bom  Uie  «i«»ig 
tttnn  iorrfttfi,  jargim,  Bpeeoh, 
or  diKxnrM,  on  moooimt  of  the 
"psUver"  which  tnden  miut 
hold  before  the;  can  staike  *, 


BamUii  or  buriUn  (popnlar), 
jaigOQ,   glbbertih;    low,    unin- 
telligible langiuge. 
Tin  hi(1i  wDTdi  in  s  Ingcdr  m  callt 
Jlw-biuktn,  ud  m  ay  *■  can't  cunibla 
to  thu  iMrrOU—Mtylitw :  Ltmd^  Lar 


From  the  French  h 
which  has  the  i 
It  ooonrs  in  Rabelais  a 
poHi.     "  Chaeee  your  iatTitM," 
stop  talktng,  shnt  ap. 

Barrel  boarder  (Amerloau),  "a 
bnoket-shop  bmomeT,  a  low 
■ot"  (StM  York  Slang  IHetun- 
atj),  aiidently  derived  from 
dtting  about  on  the  barrels  in 
a  small  shop 

Barrel  ferer  (oonunon),  the  slok- 
Dess  caosed  by  IntozicatioD, 
sometimes  called  the  bottle- 
aobe,  the  quart-mania,  and  the 
galloD- distemper,  aH  ponible 
pMOnnois  of  dtlirium  trtmem. 


Bmtm  (dd),  gamblers'  term.  ^>. 
piled  to  money  lost  by  them, 
bat  whioh  th^  do  not  pay. 
WlMnbr  ther  wrl   dnm  x  bum* 
which  tbcT  call 


Banick  (Ameiioaii),  i 
word  in  Peonsylnida  for  a  bill. 
From  the  German  berg. 


BarTow-bnitter   (costermongeis), 

female  oostermonger. 

ItwaJutyJamin  ItimltrlaibM^na, 
dcuinc  hm  doKj  trmi  with  her  on 
HbOt—SmtUill .-  Hamflirtf  Ctinktr. 

BatTow-tram  (popular),  a  tenn 
applied  joaolarly  to  a  nw-boned, 
awkward-looking  person. 

Barter  (Winobsrter},  a  h<Mtr  Is 
a  ball  more  generally  called  a 
"half  volley"  by  crlcketere, 
from  the  name  of  R  a  Barter, 
a  famous  orioketer.  It  has  also 
the  signif  cation  of  a  hard  hit. 
To  iarfcr  is  to  hit  the  ball  hard 
at  cricket. 

Barta,  an  abbreviation  of  8t  Bar- 
tholomew's Hospital,  used  by 
medical  students  and  others. 

Barrelo  (gypsy),  rich,  wealthy. 


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Bash — Basktt. 


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&uh,  to  (popnlv),  to  strike,  to 
ttmah,  to  cnuh ;  to  ioik  hats  ia 
M  tkTODTit«  uniueDaeut  of  Lon- 
dcnt  tonglu  in  i,  laige  crowd. 
From  ft  pTOTinciBlism  to  bcftt 
frnit  down  from  the  tieM  with 

Hs  Mpa  w  ><»•■  thi  haad  with  &  CUM, 
■Dd  my  aotlber  foH  id  and  baiJut  hui 
over  thfl  head  vilh  m  poka,  ukd  (en  hin 
bad  for  ■miiltliit  >».— AnKi. 

(Pngillrtlo),  k  6uA  ia  one  of  a 
*uie(7  of  blows. 


(Old  prorinoUI  Engliah],  to 
best,  la  Bodfordihire  to  best 
trait  treM  with  A  pole.  Allied 
to  badt,  to  beat;  loelaodio 
Ufda,  Swedish  MXo,  and  halt, 
to  beat.  An  Bngliah  word  of 
Danish  DiigiiL 

In  prisons  to  Uuk  signifies  to 
■farike,  and  eepeoiallT  to  flog. 
Bmtkimt  in,  a  flogglug  at  the 

tann  of  imprisonment ;  AmUh; 
Mrf,  one  at  the  elooo. 


(Fopnlar},at(i 
or  fsU.    A  word  expresstre  of 
sndden  oononssioD,  brealdng  np, 
or  tumbling. 
Tbi  dull*  won  oih  and  I  w«ol  Au) 


Buher  (pngilistio),  prise  fighter, 
BjrnonTmoiis  with  "  bmiser." 

Rj^tiinj  (prison),  a  flogging. 

Bating  (gaming).  "That'stamlg" 
whan  elnba  are  tamed  ap  tmmps 
— the  allnsloii  as  generally  ez* 
platned  being  "  that  olnba  were 
tmiapswben  Awin;  was  taken." 
This  was  one  of  the  most  ma- 
morable  of  the  sieges  of  the 
Civil  War. 

Basket  (old  oant),  nsed  in  the 
phrase  "a  kid  In  the  6a*ta," 
said  of  a  woman  in  the  family 
waj.    (Tailots),  stale  news. 

Basket  meeting  (Amerioan).  A 
ha}9   plonlo  and  lialf  religions 

BaAet,  to  brins  ta  the  (old),  to 

fall  into  poTertj. 

Godbafiaiaedl  I  am  not  jrHKiU  lit 
Iki  tmttft,  ihDotJi  I  had  raibe  II*e  oa 
chariiT  ihau  impiua.— /kU<r  Drnma: 
Gtmtltmn  ImtnKtti 

Baiket,  to  go  to  die  (old),  to  be 
imprisoned. 


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Hs  b  aM  vortli  jranr  pltjr,  nc 


This  is  from  the  tact  that  a 
bMket  «M  lowered  from  the 
priaon  window  for  alnis  by  a 
man,  wh«  callod  ost,  "  Pity  the 
poor  prlsonera  I " 

Bastard  brig  (nanl),  a  coaster, 
tenned  alao  a  "tohooaj-orgj" 
or  "  bennapbrodlte  brig.' 

Bastlle  (thleree,  psnpera,  and 
trampa),  the  workhouse  or  "  hlg 
house  i "  formerl;  a  prtaon.  The 
word  is  now  abbreviated  Into 


aeanstbamn& 
n  amr  fnm  tbt  (hop  wtd  t-nj  ban 
to  CM  np  like  ■  ic(<il« 
]i  dw  Laser  and  np  with 
Wa  an  cC  (or  lb*  dar  01 


Turk; 


Also  a  prottitate  who  only 

walks    the    etneta   at    night. 

Termed  "hirondelle  de  nidt" 

In  Fienoh  slang. 

Van  lie,  y<»  iat~t  tmptt  *i(h  oe 
eon  but  or  o^^-  ^^"TT.  ^^  Too  In 
jnonaU  be  mule  a  two-Iiaad  uul  of  bj 
■  ■■g-abwu  f—0»  Uu  Trm'l, 

In  the  Sogliah  slang,  "  on  his 
own  bat"  has  the  slgniflcation 
of  m  his  own  aooount,  by  his 
own  exertions,  a  oriokeUng 
phrase.  Sat  also  means  pace — 
to  go  off  at  a  good  iot. 


lates-  Iknn  (prtooD),the  priaon; 

probably  ^^ed  mily  to  Cold 

BathFielda 

Now  erCTT  iMniiiw  »tH  Toa  riaa 

Yo.t«a<«rTi«(».l, 

Aad  if  yoB  doa'l  aat  all  IlKT  aaad 

Yon  ban  u  -oA  tha  -had. 

Tach^ltohanpraTRi, 

AKiforalinleiwdine-ol 

Tlw  snriauinc  Nain. 

F»r  i.  w  ibi.  Uoomuw  wonin. 

lldtOUBAta-iJkrim. 

ir«lB(tadiluibkaHlda7 

I-Tik^  OUSMtf-ifitml 

So  C.  B.  y„  the  initials  of  Cold 
Bath  Fields  stamped  on  aitlDles 
need  in  the  prison,  is  interpreted 
Ouuiey  Bates's  Farm,  and  to  be 
on  the  treadmill  there  i*  feed- 
ing the  chlokens  on  Charley 
Bates's  Farm.  A  warder  of  that 
name  is  said  to  have  been  in 
cha^e  there. 

Bath  (general),  "  go  to  BaA  "  U 
so  Qniversally  used  that  it  baa 
almost  oeaaed  to  be  slang.  In- 
Tallds  or  insane  persons  need  to 
be  sent  to  Bath  for  the  benefit 
of  its  mineral  waters.  So  "  go 
to  Bclk"  Utetally  meant  yon  are 
mad,  go  to  Bath  to  get  ooied. 

Voatanad 


"Gota&tUr"  aidtlnBaKn.  Ada- 
Samx  w  ceDtHDptnOBt  roucd  tha  itc  at 
Um  adTtna  ecnnwiidtn.— /iv*Ut^  L*. 
grmi,. 

This  town  does  not  seem  to 
have  been  In  favour  with  the 
Earl  of  Rochester,  who  thus 
describes  It : — 


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T*)|  tlwm— r-l  pil^rf— .  It 


SBtfa,  which  hu  given  ito 
name  to  tsiioiu  things  for  which 
it  w«a  (iippoMd  to  b«  tunoiu, 
u  Salk  hriok,  Aitfc  Iraiui,  Bath 
chain,  &o.,  baa,  heaidea,  pro- 
vided the  Fnooh  ugot  with 
the  adjeotlTe  talk  or  bate,  an 
•qnlvalentof  J  I,  used  In  phissea 
anofa  aa  "o'eat  bien  boA,"  that 
la,  exoellant,  fliat-iilaaa,  tip-top. 
"  fitn  de  la  iotc  "  afgnifiea  to  be 
tnokj,  fistnnate.  The  origin 
of  the  axpresidon  is  as  fcJlowa : 
— Towuda  1848  Bome  Bathnote- 
|l^isr  of  mperior  qnallty  was 
hawked  about  in  the  Btreets  of 
VvU  aod  sold  at  a  low  price. 
Thoa  "papier  bath"  became  17- 
Donjinoafl  with  excellent  paper. 
Id  a  short  time  the  quBli^dng 
term  alone  remained,  and  re- 
oeired  a  gcnetsl  application. — 
A.  Barrin:  Argot  mud  Slang. 

Badui  (Anglo-Indian).  "Two 
dUerent  woida  are  thna  ex- 
presaed  la  Anglo-Indian  col- 
loqnlal,  and  in  a  manner 
<i.)  HindD  MOtd, 


offlcera,  aoldien,  or  other 
pnbtio  aervaota  when  in  the 
field  or  on  other  ipedal  occa- 
alona,  alao  anbalatence-monej 
to  witawaea  or  priaoDenb  (a.) 
Kndo  iottB,  agio  or  diflemnoa 
tn   enhange,  at  disoonnt  on 

imOIUTeBt  OtiBM."—Aiigla-t»dian 


Pathing  tn*#'ti<ti^  (nautical)) 
old  lo-gnn  briga  are  ao  named. 

Bat  mng^vr  (Wluobeater),  an  in< 
atmment  for  oiling  bata. 

Bnta  (thierea*  slang),  old  shoes  or 
boots.  In  Somersetahlre,  low- 
laoed  boots.  From  pat,  M 
gTpej  for  foot  or  shoe. 

Battel!  (nnlTerattj).  a  student's 
aoconnt  at  the  college  Utaben. 
Bometimee  also  it  la  nsed  for 
tlie  goods  supplied. 

Buttery  and  kitchcQ  cooki  wen  adduB 
up  the  SUB  total ;  bonan  wen  pnpaiinc 
(or  itltU.—C.  Bt4t !  VtrJml  Grttn. 
It  is  an  old  word,  originally 
meaning  an  aooonnt.  In  the 
(?«*tlnu>n'«  Magannt,  Aognst 
187a,  it  U  said  to  be  derived 
fromteuAZM,  "top^."  Wright 
giTBB  the  derivation  old  Ei^liah 
bat,  iucieaae,  and  Anglo-Saxon 
Ari,  deal,  portion.  Another  origin 
la  that  given  by  Dr.  Stewer, 
baOau,  from  the  verb  to  £at(«K,to 
feed.  AMea  ia  naed  by  Shak- 
speate  in  Coriolanos,  and  also 
in  Hamlet,  where  the  ^Inoa 
addienee  his  mother,  and  aaka 
her  to  compare  his  father's  por- 
trait with  that  of  her  aecond 
hosband,  whom  she  married  so 
aoon  after  the  fnneral  of  the 
first  aa  to  scandalise  all  Den- 


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Battels — Baulk. 


(Oxford  DnlTuritj),  lo  batul,  to 
be  Indebted  to  the  bnttcny  for 
prorlsloDa  &nd  diiuk,  to  ran  ui 
woonnt  for  food,  ka.,  with  the 
college  ai  oppoaed  to  boarding 
in  »  ptirato  honse.  In  De  Qain- 
ce7*8  "  Life  and  Ilemoin,"  p. 
374,  there  ia  an  allniion  to  tlila 
practice—"  Haa?  men  battd  at 
the  rate  of  a  goinea  a  week  and 


BattHn'-iochcs    (bird    fanden), 
explained  bf  the  foUowlng  qno- 


and  more  carelen 
batteUtd  mDoh  higher;"  also  to 
reside  or  keep  tenna  at  the 
nnlTBTsltj.  It  has  been  ang- 
geeted  that  the  word  ia  deriTed 
from  an  old  monkiib  word, 
paUlU  or  AottUo,  a  plate. 

Batter  (popnlai),  wear  and  tear. 
"Can't  atand  the  batUr,"  %.t., 
not  eqoal  to  the  ta«k ;  "  on  the 
haUtr"  on  the  streeta  ap^dlea 
to  proetltntee,  termed  in  French 
argot  "battrt  le  qnart"  with 
thlaapeoial  meaning ;  alao,  given 
np  to  debanoheiy.    See  Batit. 

Batten  (printer*),  a  teoogniaed 
term  ^filled  to  bad  or  broken 
letterv  which  are  flnng  into  the 
"  ttell  box,**  a  receptacle  to  hold 
these  diMarded  t;pea,  which  an 
melted  down  eTentoalij. 

ir  7011  pJosv,  nr,  .  .  '  (be  dvnl  hju 
ban  paniiii  Un  muiir  iatn  ball  ia 
at  SmiUn.—Amuriemm  Vrmt^9f€r, 

BattifV  l>i>  Tca  (American),  a 
gambler's  term  for  men  who 
look  on  but  do  not  pla7. 

Btftle  of  the  Hue  (rhTmlag  ilang), 


Battiings  (pnblio  sohoola),  weekl; 
allowance  given  oat  to  bo7i  on 
Saturdays. 

m  of  a  Butnini;  u  dktnbau  maongit  ia 
oar  tatltaip  <M  pock«™oney. — ZWrtwr  i 
HtrntiiU  WtrJ,,  nO.  L  p.  iBS. 

Baitner  (old),  an  ox.  "  The  cove 
has  hashed  the  iattaer,*'  the 
bntoher  hai  killed  the  01 ;  from 
boftot,  to  fatten.  According  to 
Bkeat,  of  Scandinarian  origin, 
from  the  same  root  aa  "  better." 

Battf  (workmoi),  wages,  par* 
qoisitea.  Derived  from  toMa, 
an  extra  paj  given  to  Boldien 
while  serving  in  India.— AoMca't 

Bat^*faiiff    (pcovinoialism),    to 
thnah  1  baUjf'ftaig  at  batUr-foKf, 
blow;  ialt)r./as;>qp,  a  thralling. 
The  Puitor  lay*  on  loRr/^V 
Wbitcbud  ibc  FuMrtetter^v^ 

Banlk  (Winchester),  a  hoax,  a 
false  report.  (Popnlar),  wh«o 
street  boys  are  playing  at  pttob 
and  toss,  the  cry  may  be  heard 


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Baom,  to  (UniT.,  Anwricui),  t« 
Cnra,  to  flatter,  to  011117  faroiiT. 

Uto,  WtdI  (gTpay),  *lr,  breftth, 
brerae,  wind.  "O  ahlUo  idvel 
pad«rl> 'drd  70  beT70r" — "The 
cold  wind  la  blowing  through 
the  holM."  B^Mi  ia  ■ometimea 
uMd  tor  diut. 

Bftwbella  (old  lOAiig),  thet«atlDlea, 
A  corraplioii  of  babbit,  •  pro- 
ficdAUini  dgiii^'iiig  gtonee  and 


tor  s  duudng-glrl,  li  otil7  m 
Frenoh  form  of  the  FottogneM 
tailaiartt,  from  baiinr,  to  dance. 


B  (old  alang),  wo- 
men who  sold  pins,  kc,  to  ser- 
Tant  girU,  or  exchanged  these 
articles  for  eatablea,  and  occa- 
■iouallj  stole  linen  off  hedges. 
Also  applied  to  the  itinennt 
Tendon  of  obscene  and  ribald 
liteiatore,  and  to  a  prostitute. 


BMrimrder  (Anglo-Indian),  from 
the  Hindn  ialorfAr,  a  hero,  a 
champion.  A  word  applied  in 
Anglo- Indian  to  an;  great  swell 
or  soldier.  It  is  a  title  of  honour 
for  braver;,  whloh  is  found  in 
one  form  or  another  all  over  the 


Then  il  iMbiBC  of  the  grot  Mtamitr 
About  hiBL^^Mni^Miiv,  Nok  94(70,  p.  tjt: 
Augii-lmiUmii  GImmtj. 

Ba;«den.     This  word,    though 
genenllj  eopposed  to  be  Hiodn 


Baymrd  of  ten  toe*,  to  ride 
(oid  Blangh  The  old  equivalent 
of  "Shanks'  mare"  (German 
jSotiufer*  Aipfwn,  oobbleE'a  black 
horses),  u.,  to  go  on  foot,  In 
the  old  romances  Sagard  was  a 
Delsbrated  horse. 

B«T- window  (American),  preg- 
nancy, with  a  big  bell;.  New 
Tork  Slang  Dictionary:  "She 
has  a  baic-Kindoie  to  her  toy- 
shop." The  French  aigot  ex- 
presses the  same  by  the  phrase, 
"  Bile  a  nn  polichinelle  dans  le 
tiroir,"  the  tiroir  being  in  tiiU 
phrase  a  "  toy-shopk" 

B.C.  has  become  the  atereotyped 
exponent  of  a  ridicoloos  charge 
of  libel.  A  genteel  yonog 
woman  complained  to  Ur,  Ing- 
ham ot  having  been  abused  by 
»  person  who  oalled  her  a  B.O. 
The  magistrate  asked  what 
B.C.  meant,  when  he  was  told 
that  C.  meant  "cat,"  bat  £. 
was  too  shocking  to  be  uttered 
aloud.  She  consented,  however, 
to  whisper  the  nai^ht;  word  in 
his  worship's  ear.  Ur.  Ingham 
heard  the  mysterious  "  libel," 
and  though  be  could  not  grant 
the  sommons,  S.C.  has  acquired 
the  signiflcation  given  above.— 
J>r.  Brtmtr:  Didionary  qfPhrati 
ondFaiU. 


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B.C. — Beam  enth. 


(BMsing),  the  Beacon  Coqim, 
the  fnU  length  (tour  tnfle*,  one 
fnrlong,  one  hundred  and  fortj- 
three  ykrdi)  of  the  ladng  tnck 
at  Newm&rket. 

Beach  cadcera  (old),  Idle  nga- 
bmda  dieMBd  at  Milors,  who 
prowl  ahont  the  beaeh  at  water- 
Ing-plaoee  and  obtain  money 
on  false  [astenoee  frompenona 
fregnenting  that  part- 
Beachcomber  (Ukntloal),  a  f dlow 
who  loaf*  about  a  port  to  Oloh 
■mall  thinge.  One  who  {^owla 
about  the  eea-ahmv  4o  plunder 
wieoka  OC  pick  op  waifa  and 
AV*  *^  *'T  Und.  Id  the 
Faotflo  any  hind  of  Mdlor  ad- 
(Naotical),   a  rivBr 


b,nySulisi 


i-iaii-tflBl  ...    Mytjn 
.  WllT.  *  fc-*''  ■  "^^ 

tna  vna  yx,  mlk  by  a  btm 
\  not  itjufhtrorerd,  bot  ■!«■ 

R  Dltktm:  OUvtr  Tmitf. 


Tim  «u  u  old  oteinaM  Jmi 
(Who  <in«ituBaa  pliTBd  ■  <iii«r  frak), 
SiM,  "  T*k(  ba  inr— 

Aod  mnld  M>  IM  bv  dlief  wiaui 


(nantical),  eoaat- 

Beadle  (freemasona),  an  officer 
anawering  to  Junior  wardcm  in 
a  oonuoll  of  Knlghta  of  the 
Holj  Bepnlcbre. 

Beak,  orlginall;  tbieTes'  cant 
(beck),  for  policeman,  magiatnte, 
bnt  now  it  baa  on^  the  latter 
■Ignlflcatlon. 


Borne  etTmologiats  derive  teat 
from  the  Saioo  beag,  a  gdd 
oollai  worn  b;  ciTic  magi«tist«a 
as  an  emblem  of  authority.  It 
aeema,  howerer,  that  "beck,"  a 
constable,  was  from  a  metafdm' 
baaed  on  the  Ilteial  meaning  of 
the  word  htak  or  MI,  and  the 
dronmitanoe  that  a  detective 
la  nowadajra  termed  a  "  noae" 
cornea  in  support  of  thia  anp- 
podtion.  It  may  also  be  de- 
rived from  "  to  beckon,"  to  Inti- 
mate a  command,  the  "move 
on "  of  the  modem  constable. 
To  acconnt  for  the  meaning 
of  magistrate,  it  maj  be  ndd 
that  the  transition  was  easy 
from  the  humble  gnatdlau  of 
the  law  to  the  more  exalted 
one.  Thoa  French  malefaotcca 
gave  both  poUceroan  and  magis- 
trate the  conunon  appdlation  of 


Beaker  bmiter  or  beak  hnster 
(thieves'  alang),  a  tbief  who  de- 
votee hia  attentlixi  to  the  poultry 


Beam  enda  (gmeral),  a  naotioal 
metaphor.  A  person  entirely  at 
a  loss,  who  is  "all  abroad,"  la 


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Beam  ends — Beans. 


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Ht  knilMd  iIh  Ida  dowD  ODDplmel]r ; 
■Dd  Tota  BtiHidoiuri  it,  vu  thmvn  «pan 

tioa.— CAarAf  AWmi.'  MmtHa  Ckaatll- 


The  BYeaoli  wonld  ezprew  » 
•tate  ot  embumBtmeDt  b7  "II 
est  en  boat  de  son  latin,"  or  "  11 
IM  nit  snr  qnel  pted  daiwer," 

The  phrase  also  means  to  be 
Id  great  need,  when  the  "  bsl- 
laet"  (mone;)— to  oontlnee  the 
naati(»I  metaphv — ii  gone. 

WhH  ■  feUoir  B  < 


altti^  poetnre. 

VoD  (M  CB  MDHDiofly,  fif-lunp^  and 
bawk'l  bvoL  an  tout  ttMHt-intdi  man  Uuut 


Bf  n  This  wcrdoconte  In  several 
ooUoqnial  pbiases,  such  as  "three 
Une  iwni  in  a  blue  bladder," 
and  refers  to  a  nrttle-head,  a 
tooUdi  Mlow. 

Tliat  pottniK  nil  hit  wordi  lotctkEr, 
111  llin  bhu  jtmm  in  t  bloc  bladder, 
—PHrr:  Alma  CmU. 

The  phraae  is  evident!;  bom  a 
jefter's  bladder  with  bam*  or 
peaa  in  It.  It  must  be  Doted, 
as  a  coincidenc«,  that  the  Idea 
of  a  UmdiUr  waa  ni^)enn0Bt  in 
the  mhida  of  tboee  who  coined 
the  Frertoh  word  JU,  fool,  jea> 


ter,  from  the  low  Latin  yUli*, 
bellows  or  bladder. 

"Hot  worth  a  btan,"  or  "the 
black  of  a  ieon,"  oorreaponds 
to  the  lAtin  M  UltHa  (Uterallr 
"  not  the  black  of  a  ica»"), 
oontiacted  Into  Ht'JUI.  There  is  a 
Dutch  proverb,  "  Bver;  Itati  has 
Its  black,"  (.0.,  "  Bvfoy  man  has 
bis  faolts,"  wbloh  gives  toroe  to 
the  English  expression. 

(American  slang),  a  istm  is 
specially  a  five-dollar  gold  piece, 
and  "iMm-trape"  Is  sTnonj- 
mons  with  stylish  sharpns. 

Formeffly  inm  meaat  a  gainea. 
This  is  possibly  from  the  French 
Msn,  used  in  old  canting  amongr 
other  meanings  fot  propMtj  or 

"  Couldn't  yon  let  him  pllu  IT  I  ma* 
dawn  with  >  thimbte  ud  Ecn^uvrf 
Tbc  dMKlin  ilHok  hi 


Bean  feast  (t^ors),  a  good  feast, 
also   an   annual   ezcarsion   ot 

workpeople. 

Beano  (printen).  See  'Qocsi. 
Abbreviation  ol  word  "bean- 
feast," mostly  used  by  maohlne- 
printeiB.  Compositars  generally 
employ  the  term  "  'goose"  or 
"wayigoose"    for  this  festive 


Beam,  be  don't  know  (Ameri- 
can). The  natives  of  New  Eng- 
land, bnt  espeofally  of  Boston, 
are  celebrated  for  culture  or  In- 
telligence of  the  highest  order, 
and  also  for  an  extraordlnaiT 
fcndneas  tor  beans  baked  In  a 


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92  Beatts- 

pot  with  pwk— of  whioh  Foller, 
the  SbakBpe&TD  of  dlTines,  nid 
that  "  it  wu  •  good  diih  whicli 
Ibtt  F^thagonMis  and  Jewi  had 
OontriTed  between  them  to 
■poll"  The  remit  of  til  thia 
haa  lieen  a  aajliig  for  kqj  igno- 
rant person  that  he  don't  Jtnow 
(earn,  «.£.,  "  he  ii  an  ignonunos, 
or  Q«ntil»— he  la  not  a  Boa- 
tonian,  he  is  not  fond  of  bewu, 
rrpo,  an  ontaide  baibatian." 
Otheia  derixe  It  from  the  old 
joke,  "  How  maitj  blaok  beana 
make  Are  white  onea  T "  to 
whioh  the  anawer  ia,  "  FUe,  if 
yon  peel  them."  He  who  knew 
how  to  answer  this  qneation 
waa  anppoaed  lo  tiUM  bmu.  In 
the  following  extract  from  the 
Bvtion  Olobt,  in  which  an  eSort 
U  made  to  select  from  the  local 
direotory  names  which  indicate 
aitlolea  of  food,  it  Is  worth  ob- 
aerrlng  that  the  Srst  name 
thought  of  ia,  of  oonrse,  Btan, 
although  the  list  ia  not  in  alpha- 
betical order : — 

"Tki Hull  Hatpt  Fahilt.— AccbkI- 
faif  to  the  dtydinctoty,  then  in  plenty  of 
SMmm  b  Boenn,  one  Ee(«,  d^ht  Ptaa.  ■ 
-"■">■**  of  OdIocu^  and  ooe  Cnunb.  Be- 
tiiitt  tbeie  then  an  three  Bate*,  *!»  S^t 
uid  Jelljr.  Seven  Been  ue  fcKuxl,  and 
Coffee,  Milk,  and  Teu.  There  ii  ona 
Cfaldun  lo  Ihni  CnUnci  ukI  ■  Hawk. 


Sock,  ana  OnTatt.  ■  pair  of  HUtani,  and 
fooiCollan.    Three  HatI* and  o«  mgf 

coeiplete  (he  eatfit.' 

The  writer  for  the  OUAc  forgot 
to  look  ont  for  BaooD  to  go 
with  hla  Beaut.  It  was,  we  be- 
Uere,  a  Beaton  Baoon,  "  fore- 
nained"  Delia,  who  flnt  denied 


to  Sbakipear*  the  antborahip  of 
hisplajs. 

(8ooiet7),toba"fiiIlofienH," 
means  to  be  in  good  form.  The 
met^ihor  ta  borrowed  from  a 
hone  bring  aald  to  be  fnll  of 
btana  when  be  Is  fresh  and 
frisJiT.  To  be  iiMy,  is  to  be  in 
a  good  humoor,  like  a  hana 
who  haa  bad  a  good  feed. 
(Common),  to  "gi™  (mm," 
means  to  gin  a  good  beating. 


The  term  heant  is  alao  naed  for 
none; ;  a  "  haddock  of  hami," 
a  purse  of  monej. 

Bear  (Stock  Biohauge),  a  [all,  « 
a  apacnlator  for  a  fall ;  a  man 
whosells  stock  whioh  hedoesnot 
possess  in  the  Iiope  of  being  paid 
not  to  have  It  delivered.  His 
confrere  the  "bull"  specnlatea 

while  tbe  "stag"  operates  on 
shares  of  new  companies  whioh 
he  applies  for  with  the  Inten- 
tion of  selling  at  once  at  a  pra> 
miom.  The  oommonlyaooepted 
and  very  old  ezpUnatlon  of  tbeae 
words  is  that  the  isors  olaw 
or  pnll  the  stock  down,  while 
the  bolls  toes  tt  np.  The 
"  stag  "  ia  the  repnsentative 
of  the  timid  speculator,  trust- 
ing more  to  his  Beetness  of 
foot  than  to  the  balanoe  at  his 
banker's  when  the  ezpeoted 
premium  is  "nil,"  and  he  ia 


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Bear — Bear-leader. 


eaOed  npon  to  paj  the  allot- 

Now  u  tbt  Ban  had  mil  awBT, 
Uoabla  b-  tba  ihus  to  pajr. 
TwH  dar,  M  hs'd  BO  cadi  to 
Tbs  Sue  dial  ccnkla't  ^)r  lb 
So  wbcs  tbc  Avmot  ror  hii 
Tba  Sue  had  tsn  to  Boulo|i 


"to  lend  a  hand;  "  (popnlu), 
to  Jdn  In  ohom  with  pcnona 


WltEn  IhBj  woofbt  ovi  lb*  biota'*  aboda, 
Feond  thai  tba  Aiv,  or  him  Ibsr  call  M, 
Had  col  and  nin  to  BooLofnc  alio- 

Cnrrent  exprea^ona  In  the 
"  HoQH  "  m :  to  Dpeiate  for 
*  5wr;  to  nalite  »  pcoSUtble 
itmr.  To  i«ar  the  market  ii 
luli^  ereiy  eBort  to  depreu  the 
price  of  atook  iDordsr  to  bnyit. 


—A  aim .-  /f«w#  Sera^. 


ammil  i>dc*dapii«  itMK-7>>M,  April 
i«,il81. 

When  (peoalaton  beoome  de- 
fanlten— to  whateTei  categoi? 
of  the  nnipi»i  trlnlt;  mentioned 
abore  the;  nu^  belong — the; 
are  metamorphoaed  into  *'  lame 
daoks,"  and  "  mddle  out  of  the 
tU»j." 

"  To  bear  a  bob  "  (aaatioal), 
used  Joonlaily  by  Jaok-tan  for 


Beard  splitter  (old  aUng),*  nke; 
one  of  the  "  looae  llah "  aort 
who  ia  f ond  of  proatltotes.  The 
allndon  la  obrlona. 

Bear«r-ap  (thierea'  olang),  a 
MmKUng  oheat,  more  getunallT 
called  a  "  bonnet,"  a  oommia- 
alon  agent,  bddder  or  aweetener 
at  an  aootlon  ;  a  deooy-dnok 
at  carda  who  ludneea  atrangera 
to  play  with  alutrpera  by  per- 
niaaloii  or  by  seeing  him  win. 
From  the  legal  teim  "bearttt" 
in  old  law,  one  who  bean  down 
and  oppreiana  otheia  by  vexa* 
tiouily  aasirting  a  thlid  paity 
in  *t>**lT>teiniT>g  a  ault  again  tt 


Be«r  ficht  (MKdety),  a  roogh 
and  tomble  In  good  part.  The 
amoking  or  billlatd  roonu  at 
night  in  oonntry  faooaee  are 
the  plaoee  where  bmt  fyhl*  fre- 
qneutly  oooor, 

Be-arg;ered  (oommom),  drank. 
Probably  tnaa  the  Oecman  b«- 
dfycrt,  irritated,  reied,  refarrlng 
to  the  "fifth  itageof  intozioa- 
tion,  which  ta  one  of  wrath  and 
fighting  "  IKBrte,  SpriekMrler 
dtr  Htuttelun). 

Bear-leader  (oommon),  the  travel- 
ling oompaalon  « 

yOOng  gBltlBD 


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Bear  Uader — Beaslly, 


and  ka^  him  from  aril  oonnei 
which  he  might  Edl  faito  if 
iBft  to  himoell  "Uolicked 
cab"  waa  and  atjll  U  a  ilang 
tuin  tor  an  tindlBoipliued  jooth, 
and  wu  no  donbt  the  origia 
of  btar  a*  applied  to  the  same 
kind  of  person.  When  Dr. 
Jofanaon  vldted  Scotland  and 
the  Hebrides  In  hli  old  age, 
aooompanled  b;  James  Boe- 
weli,  who  has  left  the  world 
eo  »twnid.ig  an  aooonnt  of  the 
prejudice*  of  hi*  unoonth  and 
ungainly  hero  against  ererj- 
thing  he  saw  in  Scotland,  it 
pleased  the  wits  of  Bdinborgh 
to  call  Boewell  his  Uar^tadtr. 
Henry  Brtklne,  to  whom  Boe- 
well had  introduced  the  great 
man,  sli^^md  a  fiiimtig  into 
Boewell's  hand,  sayhig,  "Take 
that,  my  good  man ;  it's  for  the 
eight  of  you  tear  / " 

Bean?  mn  yon  ttiere  with yoof 
(old),  are  yon  there,  or,  at  it 
againi  Joe  Miller  say*  the  ez- 
preaiion  originated  In  this  way. 
A  man  disgusted  with  a.  sermon 
on  Elisha  and  the  bears,  went 
on  the  following  Snnday  to  an- 
otiier  chorch,  where  lu  heard 
the  sermon  delivered  onoe  more 
by  the  same  preaobor.  Irate 
at  being  thus  foiled,  be  cried 
Ont,  "Art  yeu  tlitr*  wUK  yaur 
htant"  The  explanation  is  more 
quaint  than  convintdng.  The 
pliraae  seems  to  havo  been  very 
common  in  the  seventeenth  cen- 

Aiiotlwr,  wtwD  U  ibc  ndici  awn  he  had 


Oh,  qiulh  tbeTi  ben  u  ui  tcaixat.  may 
Hniliamu;  w  ftu  tktn  wilkyrmr 
tmnt  Wt  will  qoil  the  enrdie  of  th« 
HaaH'i  lifhi  niha  thu  ihsuhotild  te.— 
Siftr  Strik !  Ejnmtm. 

Bear  watchinf ,  to  (American),  a 
piuaae  indjcMIng  aospicion. 

Bur  be  k  Bid  BUS,  but  bell 


'•  Na*  Bm  RjLbbil  kDoiRcl  he  bet' look 
■baal  rictai  qjrr.  tajt  de  cmUn  ill  bud 
der  CTCt  tkinl  an'  dey  y^on  open  fs-  hisi, 
caviB  be  bed  Ktcta  cn'y'oiu  IceUi  wsti 
vid  him  du  Itt'i  hmr  wmttMM.'—Brtr 
RiMU. 

Beastly  (common).  Tliis  word, 
which  waa  onoe  need  only  in 
a  very  abusive  sense,  has,  by 
dint  of  repetition,  come  Ulce 
awfully,  or  dieadfnl,  or  luwrid 
In  Amerioa,  to  signify  "  very." 
Ere  Udia  lue  vich  htmtth  buu  our 


TheyihoaLd  bear  in  mii] 

find  we're  hatlfy  ion 

—ZultrkmtCtmpMMu 


"  itMiIfy  jofly," 


An)  lajr  Ihu  I  ninu't  talk  Utot, 
And  hdun  me  well  on  Ibe  fall} 
Of  >butdni  Uh  dooc  wiib  a  buj. 

— //.  Adami :  O^  a  LiUli 
Bit  GUify. 

It  is  also  used  In  society  as 
an  emphatic  adjective.  Every- 
thing that  doea  not  meet  with 
approval  now  is  btatdf:  as, 
'■  We  had  a  bauUy  dull  eemum 
this  morning."  Sniely  a  libel 
on  animals,  as  the  original 
meaning  is,  "pertaining  to,  or 


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Beastly—Beat. 


95 


hwing  the  form  and  uton 
of  ft  btatt."  Thiu,  the  Tonng 
FMnoh  Iftdr  OMd  tbs  word 
borraotlr  when  shs  Mid  of  her 
p«ta,  "  I  lika  honM,  I  Uk«  dogi, 
I  like  panotB ;  in  ahoit,  I  like 
«Tei7thing  that  i»  bratOg/" 

TImiIi  (Ameiioui  cadeto].  At 
the  United  8titt«B  HUttmry  Aca- 
demj,  at  Weat  Point ,  new  oadaU 
are  so  called.  Mora  hppro' 
priate  and  niggeetiTe  temu — 
though  not  ao  forcible— ara  naed 
at  the  BoTal  HiUtauy  A(«- 
deiny,  Sandhnnt— "Soooker," 
"Johnn;;"  "bajants"  {bifmuta) 
li  ^plied  to  freshmen  at  Aber- 
deen UDiverslt7. 


Tmof  iheH  tUiiil 
lux*  Bod  bovT  place 
dabc*  an  Ik  hud  Tot 
ll  ii  Hiid  that  tba  nilin  m  all  uhlMn 


■pacud  hj  tb*  pablic  tbui  uj  wakvn 
•<Rr  wen  bdon.  It  li  like  iriains  whli 
drwBiH  to  tfy  ^  itat  oh  of  ibae  plans 
out  of  a  diiuKT,  and  lb*  bwniDv  who  dou 
B  la  dncribtd  ■»  lookim  aad  (tollag  am  » 


To  "teat  ludlow,"  .to  " btat 
into  Bta,"  to  "  teal  badlj,"  to 
nupau  or  excel.  A  man  who 
ll  whoU7  exbanited  Ii  nid  to 
be  "deed-teof." 

"  That  heat*  the  bnga  I "  (Am*- 
rlcan).  The  phraae  i*  used  to 
denot*  anTthing  atupendons, 
Inoommonanrablo. 


Protatblr  from  an  old  atoij  In 
which  Knne  bngt  Bbowed  as- 
tannding  lagaaltj  and  aohlsred 
Bome  wonderful  feat  in  order  to 
baffle  their  tormentor  and  extri- 
cate themselvet  from  a  petiloni 
position.  Another  version  la 
that  a  man  to  prevent  the  bugs 
from  getting  to  his  bed,  made 
a  oircle  of  tar  ronnd  It.  Then 
they  climbed  up  to  the  ceiling, 
and  fdl  or  jumped  down  on  the 
bed.  Finally,  he  made  another 
tiirde  of  tar  on  the  ceiling,  and 
that  "teal  the  bogs." 

••  Wan,  If  Ihia  doB-l  iM  Ihabiwi  r  iH'd 
■ay.  "  What  a  ipot  o'  work  ihb  U,  nr- 
laiBlj.'—SMm  Slici. 

Mr.  AtUn,  in  hia  "  Honie 
Sor^w,"  has  a  storj  of  a  dog 
that  oertainly  "  teoii  the  bugs." 
"  One  B^d  his  dog  WM  so  clever 
that  it  wonld  not  go  ont  with 
him  onleas  his  cartridges  fit  hia 
gun.  'Well,  old  man,  I  must 
admit  that  yoor  dog  ia  above 
the  average,  bat  I'll  iMtck  mine 
agMnit  him  for  a  &va.  I  wm 
in  OUT  lane  the  other  evening, 
when  my  dog  pointed  at  a  man 
I  had  never  seen  before,  and  aa 
nothing  would  make  him  move, 
I  went  np  to  the  man  and  said, 
'  Sir,  would  yoa  oblige  me  with 
you  rkame  t '  '  Tea,  tir,  my 
name  is  Partridge.' " 

Beat,  a  (jonmalistic).    "To  have 
a  teat  on  one,"  is  tn 


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915 


BttU—B^Umg. 

(Amarieui),  to"gat«tMt€a         ezccciM  hit  "iditeB  of  mew 
ODB,"  to  hftre  tha  iMtgh  of  caw.  The  muoh  dMplsed  sfoing  ri 

oUkea"riw"<nito&  boots  offioen  tei       "' 


•ditv.    "  TiM  kfttr.      Beaten  (thtena),  teet,  an  abbre- 


Beat  Oe  Diitcb,  to  (popolar). 
7%tf(  (colt  M*  AKdl,  ii  mid  of 
■Dj  atutUng  Btateme&t  or  in- 
^adible  fact.  To  beggar  de- 
•oription  or  stagger  bdief.  Ori- 
ginally Died  to  expreas  extreme 
•topldltjand  obstiikBo;,  a  Dntoh- 
man  beiogpopolarly  rei^eMiitod 
as  a  phlegmatic  peraon  whom 
nothing  ooold  more. 


Sou  bad  died,  otlm  ma*  djini ;  nBiit 
w*n  wen,  ind  aO  wen,  •>  tbcr  mihIt 

Beater  -  cuea  (obeolete),  ihoca 
or  boot*  ;  also  called  tormeilr 
"boirlee;"  more  modem  are  the 
"  trotter-oasea  "  (teimed  "  trot- 
tineta/'or  "  trottina  "  in  French 
■lang),  "gmbben,  carta,  beetle- 
cnuhen,  orab-ahells,  and  hock- 
dooUee."  Thievei  and  rooghi 
in  a  poetical  mood  have  given 
tbem  the  name  of  "dalaj-ioots," 
while  maebere  ruefully  talk  of 
their  pointed  patents  aa  "  ez- 
CTDOiatoT*."  A  policeman  on 
hli  beat  ia  aafd  bj  the  ronghs  to 


term  fat  feet,  sod,  in  H<»fi^ 
ooarae  oOed  stMes  that  resist  the 
dew.     "To  pad  one's  iBaters," 
to  walk,  to  walk  away. 
Pluck  BK  *cn*  iiuBM  ud  oftH,  Bm, 

be  I  wm  u  pad  BT  iMIn-A'n*  ftnl 

Slamf  Dictitmart. 

Tlw  eaiiler  word  li "  batters  "  or 
"  bata,"  which  represents  tlie  (wi- 
ginal  "pats."  fn  gypsy, les^sto 
is  in  common  with  oantli^  a 
word  for  feet.  Hindu,  l/J-^al, 
the  sole. 


»  —  boobr  (naatioal),  the 

beating  of  the  handa  and  anna 
across  the  ohest,  to  warm 
oneeelf  in  cold  weather.  An 
older  aynoDymoss  expiession  is 
"  beating  Jonaa." 

Bf  ting  Uw  qBartermaater  (Ame- 
rioan),  a  phiaae  onrrat  in  the 
amy,  which  probably  originated 
in  the  following  story ; — 

JoDH  Smith,  of  WutuactsB,  Indkno, 
■onrdi  Uk  ckiK  of  Ok  law  war.  wu  bed; 
■emnt  u  >  Quulfnuaxr,  uid  after  Ibc 
dsH.  (od  whoi  Ihc  Quwtcnnutn'  had 
bmi  moMend  oat,  u  (he  Morr  U  told,  ba 
nqneHed  Sndih,  ■■  •  lut  mia  bcfiin 
puninj,  u  take  ■  Urga  boi  on  a  dn^  to 
Ihc  fnichl  depot  and  ihip  it,  ukini;  Smith 
al  Iht  BOM  line  "  if  he  couM  nnd  and 


Jo« 


:h  the  boK.  and  on  the  war  la  ilw 
I  rtiBoted  (he  thippinf  <Ug,  wbkh 
h(  uaan  of  th*  Qiiait«Baiier  and 


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Beatmg — BeautysUep, 


ta  iaoa,  to  Uma  aboiit.  In 
Qaeen  Aim«'s  time  tha  hmi 
meant  imthar  ui  elegant  mui 
tluukalorec. 


**— **"g  the  roftd  (American], 
tntTening  in  a  r^w^  fatala 
vitbont  paTing.  Tbera  ars 
many  wayi  <rf  doing  this  known 
to  the  American  "dead  beat," 
adventmer,  and  tramp.  One  U 
to  pntmd  to  be  an  official  em- 
picked  on  lome  other  lallroad, 
anotber  to  make  a  private 
anangemoit  with  the  condno- 
tor  or  an  emplojd  to  be  allowed 
to  traTel  in  a  freight  cai,  a  third 
la  to  dmplj  hide  In  the  freight. 


pKjinc  vk'*  iMj«  OTd  til*  mill,  Thb 
wqold  h4T«  bHfl  KQ  «uy  tAik  to  mui7, 
Bad  naa  ■''^■*"  lM«r  it  would  loirccLj 
D  mBdi  uodNj,  Int  1 

votlMWi,  vUchin 


icwg'f**'  nxtgfai  and  thierea 
tenn  thla  kind  of  cheat- 
ing "didng  a  duck,"  geneiallj 
managed  \tj  hiding  nndar  the 
aeat  of  a  oantaga. 

Rran  Thla  U  a  word  in  -mj 
genenl  DM  In  America  to  rignl^ 
A  lover  tx  an  eapedall;  deroted 
Tram  thli  tbe  TOrb 


Bean-naat?  (old),  a  fop  who, 
though  in  exterior  findj  dreMed, 
ia  dirtj  and  alovenly  In  peraon 
andhablta. 

Beaittifien  (popdar).  Women 
who,  like  Uadame  Bachal,  pn>- 
fou  to  make  people  "Tonng 
and  beaDtUnl  for  ever."  Of  late 
yean  theae  penou  harebeoome 
common,  and  haTs  man;r  cue- 
tomen  not  t>nl7  in  the  donl- 
monde,  bat  even  among  poor 
girla. 


«*n  la  !■  nbt^id  by  ■  pluiiUi  a 
of  flood  idduM,  iDd  mud  io  lbs  melbodi 
of  JfHmt  A<  r»ad,  at,  nxn  lilcnllT, 
of  dtoulnc  lb*  conetBj.—Siifrti :  TkM 


Otij  mi*  t*lD*d  by  lulx  iIiDlh, 
Hacd  not  the  iuBttifitr't  dirtoioa, 
Um  tot  bet  dtu  CHBatic  nlli. 
—SmUsd.Smaii^Otmmtit  f  tmn 


3mui   tr^  (old),  ( 
Bharper  who  naed  to  Ue  in  wait 
for  oonntij  Tlaitota. 


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Btavm—Btd-posL 


Jfim^jj;!^  wu  MlMr  iiiproiint 

<(  Ml  Ufh  ■  CH 


Beam*  (WluebMt«i),  origlnmllj, 
laaTB  to  go  oat  in  the  aftcraooa, 
when  none  bet  preteota  were 
allowed  to  weer  b»ti.  Aftei- 
warde  the  appellatioo  denoted 
an  lutemibalon  of  half -an-honc 
in  the  oomse  of  the  afternoon 
on  whole  eohool  days,  what 
•ohool  begu)  at  two  o'olot^ 
The  tenn  !■  now  obeoletet  A 
betutr  {nautical),  U  a  hdmet  In 
geueial,  bnt  paiUooliily  that 
I»rt  which  let!  down  to  allow 
of  the  wearer's  diinUng. 

Beck,  bear  (old  oant],  a  oon- 
atable.  In  Dateh  sluig,  ictaa* 
means  aneeted,  inprlBoned. 

TIm  raSo  dy  tha  nb  of  the  Kviua  Jul 
If  n  mawnd  Puidwb,  Up  «  raff-peck. 


Bed  BUug  l»noj),  Jjiaf  down 
after  dinner  to  iwt  and  digeet. 
It  it  the  geneni  rale  that  tbe 
oota  or  baa  hediteadc  In  aol- 
dlen'  bamok-roonu  ehall  be 
oonatantly  k^  naat  and  tidy, 
palliane  rolled  up  and  bedding 
erenly  folded.  Bat  at  oertala 
boors,  ••  after  dinnn,  a  little 
relaxation  of  the  mle  ti  allowed. 


PUjKd  cot  Uht  1>T,  it  >iU  be  Bid, 


Bedder  (nntvenltlea) ,  a  bedmaker, 
a  ipeoicti  of  cbuwoman  now 
neatly  eztlnot  In  Oifotd,  bat 
flonifAhing 


Bed-fagot  (common),  a  contemp- 
tuoos  term  for  a  woman,  but 
more  apedally  applied  to  a 
prostltDte.  A  prorinciallgm  for 
a  bedfellow. 


,  a  booM  of  aealgna- 
ticm.  One  where  beda  and 
rooma  are  hired  by  the  hour 
orhaU^day.Ao.  An  institution 
which  has  spread  with  incre- 
dible rapidity  of  lato  years  in 
England  and  America,  dnoe  the 
sappresdon  or  gndoal  dlM^ 
peuance  of  brothels,  so  that, 
according  to  tmstworthy  Infor- 
mation, where  there  formerly 
existed  one  of  the  latter,  there 
are  now  from  ten  even  to  twotty 
of  the  former.  Tha  repeal  <^ 
the  Contagions  Diaeasei  Act 
baa  given  a  great  impetna  to 
the  eatablishment  of  lerf-AoMW. 

Bedoosle  (Anmioan),  to  oonfnae, 
bewilder,  the  result  bring  that 
a  man  Is  "  an  abroad,"  or  "  flab- 
beigaated." 

Bed-poat  (oommon),  hi  tbe 
"  twinkling  of  a  itd-patl,'  in  a 
moment,  as  qniok  as  lightning. 
In  a  jil^,  or  as  lapidly  ai  a 
staff  can  be  twinkled  or  tamed. 


tenslvelyaaedis,  inthe  "twink- 
ling of  a  pike-staff,"  which 
explains  Itself.  Btdfttt,  in 
this  oaae,  seems  to  have  re- 
idaoed  bed-staff,  a  woodesk  pin 


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Bed-post— Bee-bee. 


•tock  -formeri  J  cm  the  ddes  of 
tlw  b«daicKd  to  kaep  tho  OMfaM 
from  iHpidng  <m  dther  side, 
and  vhloh  mlgtit  be  wielded  aa 
ft  stick  01  itkfl  when  a  bmte 
thought  it  neoewaiT  to  nhastlae 
hia  better  bait.  Notu  ovdm 
eUangi  toitt  ala,  and  now  the 
Improrind  staff  has  been  snper- 
ieded  bj  the  poker,  mied  bj 
an  api^loation  of  hob-nailed 
boots. 

Bed-rode  (Ameriean),  to  get  on 
the  iof  radl,  not  to  be  able  to  go 
lowei  n  to  abate.  Used  in  thia 
luitance:  "What  U  the  price 
ofthatt"  "fflxdoUars."  "Is 
It  UArodt  piioet"  «.&,  la  It 
jonr  lowest  pitoe.  Btd-rojt 
pieces,  the  last  oolna  in  one's 
aloMMt  emp^  pnise ;  probably 
a  miner'a  pbtase. 

Bee  (American),  a  meeUng,  gene- 
nllj  a  meirTmaking,  but  with 
a  practical  or  beneficial  object. 
Thos  thete  are  apple-bees 
foi  filing  applca,  hnsUng-beea 
tat  hnaking,  lalring-bees  to 
"nlie"  hoDMB,  and  spelling- 
bees.  Ptobably  an  abbrevia- 
tion of  the  old  word  "bidding," 
or  the  Dotoh  Hat,  iuflaenced 
bj  i««  aa  a  type  of  indnstiy. 
"  Bidding,"  prononneed  (hi- 
ding, meant  an  invitation  a  cen- 
taiyago. 


I'D  CCBH  to  jaw  mdding  vitlnl  anr 

UMiiw, 

And  ttiy  with  lb«  btidc  in  ihe  n[ght. 

—Hrlktr  Gtmt't   Nttntry  Rl^ma  ftr 

BvmJGiriilS  ■ 


99 

A  "  ohopping-bM  "  is  thus  de- 
scribed In  »  weatem 
"  Onoe  a  clearing  wa 
on  a  laige  aoale.  It  was  for  the 
slteof  apnblicinititatlon.  The 
inhabitants  within  a  ladina  of 
ten  miles  were  inrited  to  a 
"  chap[dng-iM:''  Each  one 
brought  bis  axe  and  day's  ^ro- 
visions.  No  sptritnoos  liquors 
were  aUowed.  The  work  was 
ordered  by  an  elected  marshal 
of  the  day.  The  front  nmk  of 
trees,  ten  tods  In  width,  were 
chopped  partially  throogh  on 
either  side,  then  the  soooeedlng 
ones  in  like  manner  tor  a  space 
of  perhaps  twenty  rods.  Then 
the  last  rank  was  felled  simnl* 
taneoDsly  by  the  united  foroe, 
when,  with  a  crash  iDcrearing  to 
a  thnnderir^  volnme,  it  bme 
down  on  the  next,  till  all  lay 
prostrate.  And  thns  for  three 
days  did  thia  volonteei  war 
against  the  forest  progreas." 

Bee-bee  (Ang^o-Indlan),  Elndn, 
from  the  Persian  M  U,  once  ap- 
plied to  English  ladles,  who  ate 
now  called  Hem  Sahib.  It  ta 
still  often  used  by  native  lei- 
vaots  in  addressing  Emopean 
maid  •servants.  — Aitgh- Indian 
Obmmrf. 
A  Hindn  cononUne. 

Bot  ibc  fodcty  of  till  lUtuD  dod  btcr. 
(en  in  nch  cuci,  and  Ibanfh  it  Aoet  not 
nlod  ttt-^tf  f*  tbair  frrRiclA,  il  ri^ljf 

rinli.-»'i^J!w-i  Htwtra  Rumi:.-  My 
Dimrj  ia  frnJim  ta  1*4  Yar  tl}l-». 


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Bee-bte—Bitf. 

r  middle'  IfiB>i  pacichwt  ia  m 


Tli  tb«  ball  to  and  iitm  UmmW 

WbHtetBtbl«B«l 

—Ifhim  Uk  Tmri  it  Ytm^- 

BMf  (AwtraUu  Mwrloti'  ■Ung), 

•■■top  ihlefl"   liitrodDOed  t^  Beef-beaded    (popnlar),   Btiiidd. 

UwDonTlatabaiiapoitedthitlwr.  dull  aa  an  ox.    B*^-w3Ui.  la  » 

A  teetnie  ^  tUarea'  cut,  and  prorinolsliam  with  a  like  rignl- 

Indeed  of  alang  KenaaHy,  ia  Ita  oatioo.     "  A^-wltted,"  that  la, 

fondneea  forpnuniiig  and  rlijm-  doll,  thiok-hettded ;  "  haTtng  no 

lug,  *Ji„  "  oobbler,"  applied  fa>  more  wit  than  an   ox"  la  ■ 

the  last  ahaep  that  la  aboni,  term  lued  by  Sbakqieaie. 
"  slang-whaDg,'*  awH    ■<  Bol^ln- 

tmna."    Thief  wh  canted  Into  Beef  it,  to  (pmrlndaUam).     IV 

kt^bewnae  the;  Thjined.  kf^itlatolndalge  In  a  meal  of 

butohen*  meat ;  it  onl;  oooDn 

^SK^^crTSJ^'in'S^^  «««««  the  lower  and  poor« 

■«  bin  (teppad.-l'Air'i  Mtmtin.  claaaea. 

(■ngUfb  thierea'  ilang),  to  ^mf  Beefiaeot  (I 

ft,  or  to  glTS  hot  \itf,  la  to  give 

ohaae,   pome,   lalae  a   halloo 

and  017.  Beef  atkk  (anny),  the  bona  of 

v„  *•»  ">*•*  *"  '•'*  ^T""  Mttona. 

I  VTA^  tbi  n^  b.  ■■«  B»  bot  ^  ^^jj^j^  ^  aUowod,  at  home, 

ABdaKnffaBaatxntBmdboacKd';  thTee-qoartera  ot    >    ponnd  od 

I  puUad  ogt  •  chin,  bat  I  ma  ami  to  meat,  Inolodlag  bone,  and  iriMD 

***•    the  day's  meat  dinner  li  <mt  np, 

*°*otoi'*"  "^  '  *""  *  ""  "*"°  *"*  "•*  *•**  remalna  for 

-TiuRiftrm.  thooe  laat  ierTed. 

<NantiGal),    a  figniatlve   term  Betfatraight  (American).   When 

for   ttrengtb  —  "more    U^!"  a  man  has  nothing  bst  beef  for 

mace  men  on ;  (oommOn),  "  b^  a  meal,  and  moat  eat  it  withont 

tipt"or"pst  TOUT  ia^^  to  It  I "  bread,  Tegetablee,  fto.,  it  ia  1«^ 

An  e]aanIatioa  meant  aa  a  re-  ttraigU.    The  nune  term  la  ^t- 

qneat  to  naa  one'B  atrongth,  to  pUed  to  anj  other  kind  of  food 

oae  one'a  mnaclea  to  good  ac3-  ftr  m. 
oonnt.     (Popular),  the  penla; 

to   be   dreeaed   like   "Chrirt-  Beef  ts  tile  beete,  tike  a  HnlUn- 

maa  U^,"  to  be  In  ooe'a  beat  gar  bdfer.    lb.  H.  J.  Byron 

olotbea,  mijt;  "The  exiKMrioutej^leliU 


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Beef— Been. 


JUibliflist  fonnd,  I  b«llen,lii 
Um  Iriali  njliig,  'A  Waterfoid 


BrwiV/^fa:  CtmttkufimFlrmitr. 

Beefr  (oonunon),  tmdnlj  thiok, 
oommon];  said  of  women's 
anklsa;  also  licb,  joiaj,  [doi- 
taona.  To  take  the  whole  pool 
ktloo,  M'toliftTeaDjputicalaz 
niD'Of  lack  at  cards  generallr, 
!■  Mid  b7  pUyen  to  be  •naj 
te«V  (Hottea).  B*^  U  also 
applied  to  a  bloated,  rad-taoed 


I  (Amarioao),  a  hollow 
gom-ttee  In  whloh  beea  hare 
hived.  Thia  la  mote  t«chiiical 
than  alaiig* 

Bob  tuck  hia  by  dc  ddo, 

Ai  it  bar  wn  Mola'  in. 

An'  h«  pgU,  u'  b*  poll  till  don  de  bol- 


WhOcdcboi  link  b.  cut  didcbbUio 
—tfttnSti^. 

Bee  In  the  boonet  (oonunon).  To 
hkve  A  het  i»  om'i  Unatet,  U  to 
be  odd,  eccentric,  fantastical, 
whimalcai,  or  half 'Ciasy.  It  la 
aopposed  tobe  apecnliarl/  Boot- 
tUh  phnae,  bewnae  Bootamen 
wear  "  bonneta,"  and  Engliah- 
men  do  not.  Ita  nee,  however, 
i«  not  confined  to  Scotland,  bnt 
vaa  known  in  England  in  the 
aeTtfitaenth  ceotnrr,  and  ia  atill 
oonunon.     It  ooonre  in  a  aoDg 


Whidi  boR  BT  br*  »*r  1 

111  Hck  bin  in  yvtt  hmaitl  bn**, 

111  Hck  bin  in  jtpa  eyo.' 

A  Mend  speaking  to  an  Sdln- 
bnrgh  lad7  of  a  late  eminent 
profcMor  in  the  Unlrenltj,  aaid 


had  a  6«  «*  Ai«  ionnet.  "  Don't 
aa7  that,"  replied  the  lady,  u- 
earning  a  look  and  tone  of  !«• 
prooL  "  Ton  nndet-iate  Um. 
J  bM  *■  Ail  hmiut/  Why,  ho 
haa  a  whole  hive  of  ka  fat  it  I " 
The  Pnnch  have  the  ooma- 
ponding  expreaaion  "avoir  nn 
banneton  " — a  may-bng. 

Been  in  Oe  ran  (popular),  intoxi- 
cated, Blinding  to  the  flnahed 
oonntenanoe  of  one  who  haa 
been  drinking  hekvUy. 

Been  meunred  for  *  new  nm- 
brella  (American),  aaid  origt- 
nally  <^  a  man  that  nothing 
fitted  him  bnt  hla  vatfrnOa.  An 
old  joke,  Teprodaoedby  Aitemna 
Ward,  who  took  bis  own  gene< 
lallf  wherever  he  foond  it. 


9  jidjiiccnt  t 


D  *lu  bod  ■ 


"Did  It  fit  bin  well!  Wn  il<snl»- 
"  Hcuand  fin  *hu  T  ~  aid  Abe. 

"Tb*  oDibeUerl "-^rtenu  Wvd. 

Beeno  (gypsy),  born.  "  Ei  aoa  o 
tikno  iMMo  r  "—"Where  was  the 
babebOTnl" 

Been  to  Baagtown.  Been  to 
Boitoa  (Amarioan).    It  la  re- 


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I02 


Bten — BeeHe-crushtrs. 


ported  that  linHnow  have  been 
blown  In  which  ladiM  Uving 
In  th«  oonntrjr  h>Te  gons  "to 
town  "  for  the  pnrpoM  of  meet- 
ing with  loren,  or  making  them, 
"inloooeeoreto."  SoltUnld 
of  one  not  qnlte  above  raaploion, 
that  «tc  Aai  ftfcn  Ocrw,  and  ahoold 
a  foreigner  not  nnderrtandlng 
the  phnasMik  where,  the  annrer 
m^  be,  (o  BungUmti.  In  Phila- 
delphia It  Ii  eald  of  a  Tery  fait 
woman,  that  ahe  has  been  to,  or 
oomea  from  Boianton,  a  town  in 
PennajlTaniik 

Be«r  harrel  (pngtUilio),  the  bod;. 

Tlut  dimwi  lb*  boiif  &«b  Iha  iltr 
Urrwl,  I'aalUDkiB'.-C.  AA:  Vtr*imt 

Beenlincer  (American),  a  t«nn 
for  a  barman  In  a  lager-beer 
"vloon"  or  taveiiL  It  origi- 
nated in  Fhlladelpbia  in  1S48- 
49,  abont  whlob  tiine  lager-beer 
was  Snt  btewsd  In  America. 
The  word  "ilingere"  had  pre- 
-vionsly  been  oonunonlj  lulled 
for  at  least  forty  year*  to  other 
barmen,  who  were  often  spoken 
of  as  "  whlakej  -  slingers  "  (a 
pnoningtetm).  "Bmn-aUngera" 
or  "  gin-alingen,"  derived  In  tliia 
inatauoa  probably  from  gln- 
eling.  In  America  "aling"  Is 
a  <rer7  common  expression,  Indi- 
cating to  be  engaged  with,  or 
to  tackle,  attack,  &o.  Hence 
"  hash-ilbiger,"  one  who  eata  at 
an  ordinary  table,  or  one  who 
Ii  eating  In  any  way.  "  Ink- 
slinger,"  a  writer.  "DoitBlIng 
your  saai  at  me,"  means  give 


me  no  more  of  yonr  ti  _ 

"  Jerk  "  and  "jaiteer'*  are  In  every 

w^  ezaot  synonynu  for  "aUng" 

and    "illnger,"   t.g.,    a   beer- 

JeAer. 


Beeawax  (oommon),  poor, 
■oft  oheeee,  tomeUmee  called 
"(weaty-toecheew,"  the  Fienoh 
equivalent  of  which  la  "  [ded  de 
factenr."  Applied  to  peiaona 
whom  It  ia  difflonlt  to  get  rid 
of.  Friends  oonveislng  together 
seeing  one  of  this  kind  ooming 
toward*  tbem,  freqamtly  say, 
"  Hece'a  old  SonaoK,  let's  be  off." 


a  (WincheaterCoUege). 
Thiok-ioled,  laoed-np  boots  an 
BO  called,  no  donbt  from  being 
nsed  in  damp  or  snowy  weather, 
after  bavii^  been  besmeared 
with  beeswax,  grease,  or  dub- 
bin, in  order  to  make  tbtm 
water-tight. 

Bee-awcetentog       {Amerlcwi), 
honey,  more  Jaigon  than  slai^. 


I  (oommon),  a  per- 
son's foot.  Hore  freqnently 
nsed  with  the  sense  of  foot  of 
large  pioportionB,  large  flat  loot. 
Also  shoe  or  book 


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BeeUe-cntsktrs — Belial. 


y»,  tat  whu  hocribk  b 


The  ezpnwloD  ma  first  osed 
in  AuuA,  In  one  of  Leech's 
cuicUDTet.  A  mkn  with  "ex- 
trAniUa  cuudUea,"  u  the 
French  bare  it,  U  said  to  be 
bleased  with  "  iw(I(-«nwAeri 
and  mntton  llita."  (Army),  an 
In&ntij  soldier  Is  deriiiTelj 
t«nned  Itott-ervAer  bj  Die 
cavaliy,  varied  sometimes  to 
"  ioDd-i»iiih«T,"  a  near  equi- 
valent of  the  French  "pooBae- 
calUoQ." 

TiKHigb  doloi-oiu  the  lax]  Ihcjr  bui— 
Who  WDoldnl  be  ■  Dilliouin  T 

H7  katltvnalur  ilchcs  I 


befitting  term  Is  "  slats'-wool," 
as  teflecting  on  the  laij  hatdta 
of  the  maid. 

Begnm,  a  rich  widow. 

Beilbj's  baU  (old),  an  old  Bailey 
ezecationor.  "  Ton  wUI  dance 
at  BtiOis'i  fxdl,  where  the  sheriff 
pays  for  the  mado."  from  the 
name  of  the  execntionet  in  the 
time  of  Jonathan  Wild. 

Be  ifl  it,  to  (oommoa),  like  the 
American  phrase  "to  be  on  it" 
Bnt    the    Boglish    exprestdon 
seems  todenoto  being  in  trooble, 
"  I'm  always  in  It." 
Soil  tat  mU,  tnAj  in  h  t 
1  f«U  in  thfi  "box  of  cggi  ud  then  1 
quieUf  Hack. 
1  luu  In  it,  hirly  in  il  I 


Before  -tin   (pidgin),   formerly, 

ont^,  previously,  ere  now,  of 

old. 

01dHow-qBa.bcoiK  piecn  nlly  luge; 
Hope  PBChio  (ncrchui),  Hrtin  itfirt. 
tim  yoa  plvnly  hodcc  (hiiv«  hutrti  of) 

/>«n[r. 

BtggUboitM  (nautical),  a  term 
formerly  apidied  to  any  miaailes 
thrown  from  a  gaUey-slavea' 
boat  at  an  attacking  forc& 

Becgara'  Telvet  (common),  par- 
ticles of  down  shaken  from  a 
bed,  and  left  to  aceumnlate 
under  furniture  by  the  negli- 
gence of  housemaids.    A  more      Belial  (Oxford),  Balliol  Collie. 


B^jant,  new  student  at  Aberdeen 
UniveTsity.  A  corruption  of 
the  French  b^unt  {free  jatau), 
unsophisticated  young  man, 
oompared  to  an  unfledged  black- 
bird. The  term  is  applied  to 
the  first  or  lowest  class,  the 
second  being  the  "  eemi-b^laiit*," 
the  third  the  "tertians,"  and 
the  foortb  the  "  magistrands." 

Belaj  (n&ntical),  stop.  "  Bdvg 
that  yam,"  cease  talking,  we 
have  bad  enough  of  it. 


Belcher  (roughs),  a  bine  bird's- 
eye  handkerchief. 


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Bdl—B^-U>pptr. 


Ben  (tno^),  %  nn^ 

Bellerin   (Amerioan),   talking 
I0DCU7,  OTTiiig  aloud. 


1  bad  ft  pllsiwr  lood  ol'  nmikM  thU  I'd 
liniiv  with  ma  froo  my  huu  in  JaneTi 
u'  I'd  poUihad  u'  Dsd  II  tiU  It  wu  ilii^ 
■■  a  whude,  an'  [  kinder  thm^l  I'd  opes 
JtCl  am  ■  leetle  if  I  pX  an;  kbd  oT  a 

Jeff  'd  ben  a  btUtrin  ta  modi  Ixiut.— JVnr 


MOM  dgnUoatlon. 

BeUomcr  (pngiUitiO.  %  bfew 
(bat  knooki  thswlndoot  of  tba 
"  bBlloWB  "  or  lung*.  (Old  oant), 
%  Mtttenoe  of  tiao^KiTtatioti  toe 
Ufa  I  Uwt  li,  to  the  oonriat's 
laot  Ittaath  wken  Ills  long*  M' 
"ballom"  osMo  to  pbv- 


BcUowi  to  n 
athletea),   abort  in  the  wind, 
pumped  out. 

g  tu  iraakl  pi 


■  <pagiliBtio),  the  IniigB; 
"bellom  to  mend  "  was  f  onnart; 
Mtld  of  a  pogiUat  when  winded, 
and  geneiaU;  of  a  penon  out  of 

Bellawa,  beUowaea  (American), 


And  vbsn  old  Tuai  JeSeraon  eeet  for 
pu  u  fci  to  WaihiDcton,  1  vas  idll  hen 
with  fifkeen  childrto  and  as  good  a  boaa  aa 
any  man  are  ud,  only  iba  wai  blind  and 
liMt  iha  i€J/mm.-Um:li  SUM't  Stwm^ 


(Nandoal),  an  old  hand  at  the 
Minn,  a  man  np  to  hla  work, 
tohladntf.  A"fieih  handat 
the  MlMN''isealdwhena  gale 


d  (thlerea)  was  said  of 
one  who  had  "  lumped  the 
Ugbtei "  or  had  been  "lagged." 
Li.,  tiansported.  Aa  lagged  is  a 
gypsy  word,  meaning  bound  or 
Ued  together  (Hluda  Ugdntd), 
It  ia  pobabU  that  btlhtmd  ia 
I   pioTindal  word 


41"— 

BcU  awagget  (old),  a  noiaj, 
bullying  fellow. 

BcU-tapped  or  knoUwd  (nlgar), 
a  man  with  a  large  top  to  Ma 
generatlTe  organ. 

Bell-topper,  that  Und  of  hat 
known  in  England  as  a  "cbim- 
ne7-pot,"a  "mlk  hat,"  a  "high 
bat,"  a  "  top  bat,"  a  "Mttdp- 
pn',"abell-ibapndtapliat.  The 
term  Is,  we  believe,  not  nn< 
known  to  hatters  In  Bnglamd, 
but  in  Australia  It  Is  nnlveiHllj 
used,  often  erco  by  reSned  peo- 
ple. White  ones  are  very  mnoh 
oommoner  than  black  In  Ana- 
tialia  and  America,  on  aooonnt 
of  the  higher  tempentme. 

When  the  writer  was  aboat 
to  land  at  Poit  Helbonine  he 
was  warned  "  a  man  Is  of  no 
aooonnt  In  If  elbonina  withont 
a  white  MttofiiMr."  flom  after 
this  he  w«nt  to  the  Qeelimg 


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BelUlopper — Behndere. 


imott  and  ordered  a  down 
ojsUaa  at  •  ttall.  The  man 
gSTS  him  thirt«eti  by  mictake. 
"Stop,"  he  Mid,  "you're  giving 
me  too  nuuij"  Tbe  man  who 
ma  next  to  him — quite  a  com- 
m<ni  nun  and  «  little  dnnk — 
tuned  round  and  addreaaed  him 
Mdtentloiulj,  "  A  core  with  a 
white  bdl-toppa'  ahoiJd  nerei 


log  to  a  woman  being  In  the 
famiijwa;. 

"So  h^p  mj  greeni,  if  our 
Sal  ain't  Un  and  got  hei  AoBy 


Bcllr-cbere  (cdd  out),  food. 

BeDj-cliete  (<dd  oant),  an  apron. 

BtOjtal  (old),  a  soond  dinbbing 
or  thiaahlng. 

Bcllr-ffO-fintcr  (old  elang),  the 
flift  blow,  nnuUly  givAn  in  the 
bellj. 

BeUj  hedses(Shrawibur7  School), 
Ml  ob«tniction  of  a  modeiate 
Chuacter  in  ateepleohaBea  ran 
by  thebojB. 

Bel)r  pkk,  tiie  (old),  t^  old  alaag 
tonn  to  describe  Oie  practice 
of  women  condemned  to  death 
pleading  pregnancy  In  mitiga- 
tion or  deferment  of  «ent«ice. 
Thii  cutom  !■  Blinded  to  In  the 
" Beggai's Opea."  Inmost jaila 
there  were  men  termed  "  child 
gecten,"  who  made  a  pnotioe 
of  qoalifTing  women  to  put  for- 
ward nich  a  pie*. 

B«ll7-tlmb*r  {common),  food; 
termed  also  "  prog,"  "  gmb." 

Btl^wf,*^oeUaaawmj  of  aUnd- 


BeUj-TengCMOce  (common),  aont 
beer  that  will  gixe  the  stomach- 
aoha. 

Below  the  belt  (tallon),  nntaii 
or  mean,  from  an  exprearion 
need  In  boxing  <^  fcodng. 

Belt,  belt  tinker,  beOowa  (tallon), 
a  very  roughly  ns 


Beltiasr  (nantical),  a  beating,  be- 
fore the  rattan  or  cat-o'-nine- 
taUa  came  into  oae. 

BeltlnK  aodctr  {^egal),  a  debat- 
ing societ J,  formerly  held  in  the 
Innaot  Court. 


Some  of  the  ayuoDyme  an  "  to 
give  one  Jesaie,  a  tanning,  a  hid- 
ing, a  walloping,  a  jackettlng, 
A  dusting,  to  walk  into,  to 
quilt,  to  aet  aboat,"  the  opeia- 
tioD  being  sometimes  pnebed 
to  "  thrashing  one  wtthln  an 
Inch  of  his  life,"  or 
Into  a  cocked  hat." 

Behrideie  (popular),  a  handsome 
man,   an   Ap^o,     Froionnoed 


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io8 

form  Dt  the  Hindu  UAtcti  (ofUn 
prouooDoed  like  hemgi),  the  okn 
of  Ameiiom,  alao  c^ed  bmdy 
ftud  Mmw.  One  wletj  of  It  ia 
■Lbont  the  at£e  of  na  onion. 

Beagj,  a  waistooftt,  ia  from  the 

Beaia^ited,  tlw  (Anglo- Indiui), 
» term  ^iplied  in  nllleij  to  the 
iababitanta  of  Hkdiu  bj  their 
eoTioiu  neighbonn. 


Bei^ainlii  or  benjie  (oi 
wslatco&t  or  coat,  (onner^  » 
"Joseph."  Possiljj  an  allusion 
to  JoHph's  gannent  left  In  Ha- 
djuna  Potlphai'a  grasp.  Dr.  C. 
HsAkay  h^  it  was  so  named 
from  a  once  oalebiated  advertlB- 
Ing  tailor  in  London.  (Nauti- 
oal),  a  low  crowned  straw  hat, 
with  a  very  faroad  btlm. 

Ben  joltcKin  (old),  poor  and 
coeise  food,  snoh  as  j^onltmal 
men,  navigators,  and  men  work- 
ing on  roads,  have  to  pst  np 
with. 


Batgi — Beskava. 


BenTennfl  (printers),  obsolete. 
This  was  a  Und  of  antranoe-fee 
paid  by  the  workman  to  the 
"obapel"  on  entering  a  new 
oIBoe.  BqulTalent  to  "  stand- 
ing his  focrting."  Derived  from 
the  French  ^>paientl;,  Um- 
oBiuM,  weloome,  footing,  used 
In  the  ezpresslDn  "pMjrer  la 
blaiTanDe." 


Beoog'  (oostermongers),  a  shilling ; 
in  old  cant  ■"horde''  and  now 
a  "bob;"  from  tha  Italian 
Mmm,  white,  also  a  silvet  coin. 
An  eqniralent  for  this  is  to  be 
found  in  most  slangs.  For  In- 
stanoe,  In  Datob  thieves'  alang, 
itUttn;  InGetman,  Uoniter;  Ita- 
lian, Maneon.  Formeriy  French 
sUver  coins  were  termed  Hornet. 

Bomj  (old  oaot),  dnng,  dirt;. 


Bera  (JirpEj).  a  -ship  or  boat ; 
btromtttgro,  a  ntlor ;  iettMuwra, 
pertaining  to  a  ship,  naval 
"  Ghiom  adrd  a  b&o"— "  I  went 
in  a  ship,"  in  oonunon  jargon 
"  mandj-jawed  (or  jaased),  wdxi 

Beithu  (Stock  Eiohai^),  Lon- 
don, Brighton,  and  Sooth  Coast 
BaJlwa;  Company,  ordlnair 
stock. 

Dtu  BtrOM,  I  ban  dm  fasattea, 

Slic'i  naDf  t,  Icatiin  in  *■  nil*; " 

Aod  Iho' •OM  of  Bj  ripa  bin  ban  ratta, 

-AMm:  HrmmSat^. 

Besh(gype7},a7ear.  Continental 
g7pe7i    i«nA.     Du*   UOl,    two 


Beahin  (grpsj),  I  sit,  c 
form  UA;  BeA  tu  aiag,  ml 
down ;  beOOa,  he  dts.  "  Who 
btA  in  ye  pus,  around  the  yag  " 
— "  Who  sit  in  the  stiaw  around 
the  fl»,"— tf.  Am 


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Beskermaigro — B^. 


DtibtrnwngTo  (gjfj),  c 


Bespeak-niglit  (oonuDon),  b  nlgbt 
in  theBtriokl  performuico  Mt 
qpait  for  the  ip«oi^  benefit  of 
■ome  aotQT  or  sotne* — r  benefit 
in  modsm  phiaoeolagj. 

Beit  (oommon),  to  bat  a  man, 
to  luTe  the  better  of  one  in 
enywiV 

And  thk  (leM  party,  At  wbU  tnaj  at 

to  rah)  tb*  prk*  of  tha  wwwHiy  fcr 
dh*  baidk  cf  the  piodaan,  whom,  by  ■ 
cnrim  pBmwn  of  ndod,  iIht  CMHidn' 
tbdr  unnl  cnadM,  to  ba  taUdtl  etttr 


Beitinff  the  pistol  (nmnliifl;), 
where  b  numer  geta  the  beat 
of  the  iterter,  and  ii  amy  on 
Ilia  ioanuy  when   the  piitol 


Bet  n  aeed,  to  (American),  to  bet 
the  Bmallsri  chip  or  ooonter, 
i.e.,  itake.  In  the  game  of  poker. 
— MS.  CaUmtum  of  Amerieamum4, 


Be  there,  to  (oommon),  to  ba  in 
one's  element,  to  be  knowing  at 

1  Tcry  BOD  boiiD  topnach  u 


M  IbU  b*  viibe* 
hin,  wd  i>  thiHd  raoo^  U  know  that 
ID  "  (ho  bi  Itrt,'  ■>  h*  vosld  iipuw  U, 
b  tb*  way  M  t(t  let  oC  cuj.— /.  &«n- 


Beater,  (popular),  one  who  gets 
the  better.  Alw  a  low  bettli^t 
oheal,  a  blackleg. 

Beat  girt  (American),  tbeprafemd 
one;  aiweetheart. 

"  DU  yoB  *<«  hc»r,"aalnl  Bjlof/M^ 
aa  in  inm  alooi  Dtlawan  Amma,  fm 
tb*  lln«lll  snundi  of  JooaUuD  ScariUa, 
"  wby  Mr.  SconUo  amr  buili  ihat  oottly 


Uitiiml—St^t. 

Better  than  a  die  In  the  eje  with 
a  blunt  allck  (common).  The 
expreaaion  \a  Twed  to  denote  a 
thing  of  little  Talne. 

Betting;  ronnd  (radng),  laying 
fair^  and  equally  agalnit  nearly 
aU  tha  hOTHB  in  a  nce,  m  that 
no  great  riak  can  be  nm.  Com- 
monly called  "  getting  rouid." 


BetiT  (thievee),  a  skeleton  key 
or  [dolclock,  teimed  alio  UttII, 
twist,  Borew ;  all  BOtf,  it  is  all 
Qpl  past  reooT«ay. 


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Btt—Bibb-ckrk. 


Bet,  yon  (Amarioui),  ro°  via.j  ba 
•DM  of  It,  70a  tu7  Mf  elj  bet 
thkt  It  Ij  t 

ulUiiu  Tm 


■  oat,  "Yoa  iMl" 
With  aqod  pnnpOMH  the  dauctad  tUrf 
•idMoed,  "  Koa  M  /  "  tad  >Ud  don  ilw 

iWtf  mmrmm.  —  AUx.  SImtfy  HiU: 


Berer  (obaolete),  a  aUght  reput 
between  mekla,  an  attenoon 
Innoh,  a  meal  sBten  In  a  horr;. 
It  watlnuMMtheBngliBhaad 
AmericaD  TmiTerdties.  At  the 
former  tbe  htttn  coiiiiM«d  of 
a  porUon  of  bread  and  an  allow- 
anoe  of  beei  laid  oat  In  tbe  haU 
In  the  aftamoon,  a  break  of  a 
quartet  of  an  hoot  In  BChool 
time  being  allowed  in  rammer 
for  this  rBfreabmeut.  Thepaon- 
liar  natnre  of  tbe  repaat  waa  a 
rello  of  the  old  fonndert'  daya. 
Old  Bngliab  htttr,  a  drinking; 
from  tbe  old  French  k*re,  to 
drink. 

Be*7  or  btnU  (common),  beer; 
abbreviation  of  bsYenge.  GTpey 
ym,  drink ;  Slavonian  pivd,  beer. 
Other  appellatloDi  for  beer  are 
"  gatter,  oilotbarlej,  bug  jnioe, 
ponjello  " ;  and  wen  it  the  beet 
of  Base's  it  la  termed  bj  boud- 
ing-aoho<d  boya  "  awipea," 


Bewer  (tinker**  alang),  ft  womML 
"Midi  to  my  jBwr"—" Write 
(la,  go  or  eetkd)  to  mj  woman." 
Tonag  hvtfr,  a  giri. 

B  flata  (popular),  bnga. 

Hn.  B.  bebdd  on  Bi|hl  &  Kant  ai^a 
of  the  Au-^iackcd  tribe,  loun  ui(in(oiaJc 
wriuti  am  iha  B  Jimiit  iMaliDi  iq>  roward 
lb*  haul  eftba  ffoflit.—HmiktU  WtrA. 

Bheea^  (Anglo-Indian),  a  water* 
ourjer.  "TbeanlTeRalwoidln 
tbe  Anglo-Indian  bonaeholda  of 
Northam  India  for  tbe  domeatio 
who  mppUea  the  bmilj  with 
water,  caTTylng  it  in  a  miuanok 
or  goat'i  akin  on  hli  back.  No 
olaaa  of  men  is  ao  diligent,  >o 
f^tbfnl,  nnobtniii**,  and  ao 
onomnplaining  as  tlie  bSUM*." 
—Anglo-I^iait  OlaMafy. 
Htn  coanct  a  fcal  caTrrinf  a  potpoiao 
00  in  back.  No  I  it  ii  ooljr  ow  bkad  Iha 
ikttHf.—Itt  wtf  ImdiMH  Gmnltm. 

Bible  (nantloal),  a  hand  axe  j  also 
a  aqoare  piece  of  freeatone  to 
grind  the  deok  with  aand  in 
cleaning  it ;  a  small  holTStone^ 
so  called  from  seamen  using 
them  kneeling.— Jdsiinij  AajFtiL 


Bible  carrier  (c 
who  sella  songs  wlthont  alnging 
them  (Hotten). 

Bn4e<l«riE  (Winobeeter),  a  col- 
lege prefect  wbo  has  to  read 
the  loaaons  in  ohi^el,  to  keep 
order  in  aohool,  to  <qMn  tbe 
doors  for  masters,  to  keep  np 
tbe  flrei  and  assist  at  flogging. 
He  holds  his  ofliDe  for  a  week 
at  a  time.   Biii»-Aai»  come  into 


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BiMe-derk — Big  as. 


Ill 


OouM  now  (dnoe  "  Clolrted 
time"  1873)  on  WednMdayin- 
ttMd  of  8fttaTd>7.  A  BiiU- 
clcrffioob  ia  tlie  Sitt  "loob" 
(box  Bpdt  bAokmrds,  phoiMti- 
callj)  (u  the  light  band  u  70a 
enter  Mho«>L  It  bSBrs  a  bnw 
ld«(e  with  the  liuoriptlom  en- 
graved  od  it:  "Tw  <L«  dwy 
w»n" — "To  eeofa  snooMrive 
reader,"  becaoM  .8tftl<-cbrli 
DMd    to    lead    tlu    iMson*    at 


■r  (jK^nilar),  a  paiMHi ; 
tetmea  aiao  a  "white-ohoker," 
a  "  derll-dodger,"  a  "  onahlon- 

EUbBiv  (mnchefter),  a  flogging 
ctn^tOag  of  tix  onta  on  the 
mall  of  the  back  admiiiivtered 
by  the  head  or  aeoond  nwEter. 
The  term  la  obeolete.  The 
NUjn^rod  wai  an  initmment 
with  which  the  pnnishDunt  of 
MUhV  wsb  adminiateied.  It 
eonriited  of  ahandle  terminated 
\rj  fonr  apple-tree  twigs. 


ia  tha  vdinuy  biUon.  u  cuM  fc 

m  the  BiUHJok  introdao 


Biddy  (WInohester  College),  a 
bath  In  coUcse  whlob  waa  filled 
ereiy  momliig  for  Fref eeta,  ic, 
bj  the    Jsnior   man   in   e«cb 


"gallery"  or  bed-Toom.  The 
origin  of  the  word  ia  poaaibly  dne 
to  the  nienoh  bidtl,  an  aitiole 
of  bed-room  frnnitnre  for  the 

the  Continent  than  in  Eng- 
land. (American),  an  Iriah  aer- 
rant  glri. 

BidfM  or  bidtj  (Aof^Iiidian). 
Of  late  jean  all  amatenn  of 
brlo-k-brac  In  England  have  be> 
come  famiUni-  with  a  M"^  of 
niello-work  of  silver  pattern!  on 
a  blaok  metal  gronnd  whioh 
oomea  from  the  Deooan,  and 
wUch  take*  tta  name  front  the 
city  of  Bidar.  TUa  U  bidrti 
^roA.  The  gronnd  la  made  of 
three  patti  pewter  to  one  of 
copper,  which  ia  Inlaid  with  the 
aQver,  and  the  gronnd  is  then 
blackened.  —  Madna  Ltttrary 
Sodtty  Jeunud,  New  Series,  L 
81-84. 

Bt£r(Ameriaaniam),  toglTOa  "big 
in  the  jaw,"  to  atrike  one  in  the 
facet  In  England  to  "fetch 
70D  a  wipe  in  the  mug,"  or 
"give yon  a  bang  intheohopa," 
are  choice.  Big  is  bom  the 
provincial  English  b^tt  or  i«tfU, 
a  blow  ;  old  French  bafit.  Pos- 
sibly   Anglo-Saxon    bifjam,    to 

BitSn  (popular),  "my  b^fta"  la  a 

friendly  appellation. 

"Ain't  iku  Bp  to  IMdt.  nr  ^»> 
UmJtT  at  BIm  BUnitl. 


ffi[  aa  all  out  a'  doors,  a  ho- 
morons  Americanlam  for  any- 


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B^-imi—B^  /elbw. 


~SsmSlia.-  Tkt Ctthtmkir. 


Blf-blrd  (tbMtrio*!),  to  "get  the 
%-iM,''tobelilBBed.  ThaNnI 
to  wappoutA  to  be,  and  U  veiy 
often,  k  gooM.  Frenob  aotors 
o&Q  biwnng  "  Appeler  Axa," 
tblj  being  the  iwbbI  oMoe  for 
»dog, 

Blc  bug!  (Amerloai)),  an  e^me- 
aloti  for  great  people,  people  of 
oonseqaenoe,  anstoorMs.  Bart- 
lett  thinks  that  thli  word  sag- 
geita  lome  aneodote  which 
would  be  "  worth  finding  ouL" 
Theie  to  no  laok  in  Ameiioan 
newip^MH  of  anaodotea  es- 
plalnlng  the  origin  of  popular 
ptmaea,  bat  nnf ortnnatelT  aboat 
ninetr-nlne  in  a  hundred  of 
them  are  what  Oermaai  oall 
Naekntrk,  mannfactnTed  after- 
waidi  bj  «ome  ingenlooi  ho- 
moariit  to  (nit  the  caae.  The 
following,  whloh  to  of  leoent 
origin,  iii%ht  eaeilT  pan  for 
one  o(  tbeee  Talnable  oiiginato. 
Those  whioh  haye  already  ap- 
peared on  Ohabma,  ewom  to  by 
as  many  anthoritiea  as  those 
dted  b7  Anloljoos,  would  fill  a 


1r  pnci   DM  in  mind  of  & 


PmnpkiD  Bof^ast  toraad  pale  ■ 
pawled  don  nndenMUh.     "  CUMisi," 
ujt  h^  "  I  iKBldn'I  hcT  tboo^  il,  ba 
■hai'i  Utfrimt'  In  tba  vorid  Ihu  vliM 
Ib*I"— OwR-Aib. 
Whil*  atf  wif*  idb  oat  wmAin',  u 

dtuun' ^  hy  Imbhi, 
III  hm  kdup  dam-town  for  nnomin 


onigolag  for  tl 
rleuv  "Ym,"  1 
*  iDl(hlr  bia  mi 


"  Whal'i  •fans  taotba-  dniiif  t ' 

"OhI  iH'iunwhl&Cr^nw-    Tba 

Mbkler  gf  Raihnri  busMhimaUlM 

iallHCSnlSirric*.' 

"Wiufithtbaictr" 

"RulnrpaRB   u  LkI    UL"— C*- 
ttri^  Ctmie  Prnftr. 

Bis   cotmtfT   (sport),   the   open 


Biff  dog  with  a  btus  collar,  the, 
the  prinoipsd  or  head  of  ■  oon- 
oem,  or  the  biggest  "wig"  o{« 


Biff  fellow  (Anstialian  BlaaAfel* 
low's  lingo),  to^e,  a  qnanlit; ; 
a  ipeoinien  of  the  pidgin  Eng- 
lish stnffed  with  BlsokfelloWi 
words  used  bj  the  whites  €n 
stations  in  their  Intetooorie  with 
the  aborigines; 


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Biggin — Big  mouth. 


'•  Too  iwidi  Uf/iUim  wuv.  Uit  (plj) 

lb*  ■borisu],  addui^  hovtvcr,  Ihc  qno- 
Ika, "  You  putcr  pawhBB  I "  (mi  peinnX 

Biniin  (WiaotMater,  Ac), »  ooflso- 

pot  ooDoirtbig  of  t 

•tnlner,  mod  ■  ooffee-pot. 

"It  »  TVTT  oddt"  laid  w*"^*^  to  hu 

taofmam  Horler,  "  yoa  cui'l  fM  coA* 

■fnnrhm."    HotlcT,  who  hul  •oppsaad 

ofcsawmpdoa  in  HowbnT*  looked  ■  tklk 
■nipt  bed ;  but  ml  thu  mofnoit  Hattoo'i 

■Au  tiiiraptiuii  (ir,  (od  abcrinE  in  ■ 


HCgUr  (AmcricAii),  lkig«,  «xtn- 
Tagaat,  grand,  premmiAaODily. 

Van,  dcB,  wlls  dejr  wu  ill  a-iMlb' 


Tb*  "  lOTi"  tot  du  jjr  Amrf,  and  di>- 
plAfod  flAmKenn  Kkrcftly  Ita  ruarit* 
abig  tlm  tbuo<  tba  dumiioco*  Itwll'— 
F.  Frwmeii  .■  SmUU  mmd  MKoaht. 

It  dgniflee,  farther,  tbo  fseUsg 
of  «  (welled  head,  acoompMiied 
bj  headaolie  experienced  in  the 
mondiif  kft«r  a  debaooh,  when 
one  hu  "  m»l  anx  oberenz,"  sa 
theFreuoh  expnsaft. 
A  ijr  liH^Udm  vlih  codtuDi  and  gin. 
To  ta^od  ma  of  tba  wbUtT  t^M  hw  *ll 

Tokboldthuit 
Aolriionaknn 


trthcbaan, 
MpinS  d»v«, 
u  tlH  bai-keapor  nur  ban  no 


For  in  whidcf  II]  nets  b>  drowned. 
— Ckiagi  Trttmu .-  .dv  &7>,  Ctmt 


A*  loD(  ai  ibaj  ktpt  ool  of  tba  ^  iImh 


Biff  Knu  (commtm),  men  of  im- 
pottanoe,  gnat  peoi^ 

H.  Ceqnclia  hu  bea  Utad,  bulEd, 
and  gHwnHy  otauiOEd  durini  faii  Bar 
in  thv  lactTOpaliL  The  other  wmtDc  ba 
wai  bTiiid  to  Biect  iba  Prinet  of  Walo, 


Bis  bead  (Amerioui),  a  tenn  of 
abiiMk  imp^rlog  that  a  man 
U  conceited,  "bnmptlou;"  to 
get  the  Ug  tenf,  to  be  in  a 
•lata  vexing  on  Intoxication, 
irhat  the  Ftenoh  call  "  ttra  al- 


Blff  Injttn  (Amerioan),  a  term  ap- 
plied at  first  b;  the  red  Indiana 
to  indicate  some  great  chief. 
"  He  Ht  Inj'wm    b»  h«p  Uf  I<vtm— 
ba  dim  biap  Uf  /avao— be  miglKy  dun 
bla  heap  daa  Hg  Ivw'-bt  /m$l'- 
T%ni  ThtmiidMtlii  im  m  Xaihuv  Cmr. 


Big 


1  (American),  a  Terj 
expio— ion  applied  to 
any  man  who  talks  too  much, 
who  la  windf,  "gaaiy,"  and 
given  to  boeb.  Dniii:^  bla 
trial  for  mcrder  the  wratofaed 
ODltean  often  Intermpted  th« 
judge  bj  OTTlng  o«t  "  Sbnt  np, 
higmamlk. 


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Hmy  Gnts*  h  (oioi  u  lorn  N*w 
York  ibr  k  whik.  H«  it  pnUUr  iakmi 
g(  LJbcRT,  wboH  moDlh  h  ■  tuiI  wida.— 
PUImJt^Um  Stra  Amtnam. 


—B4iamd  ^UU  Gntn  OUMam. 

Bif  anta  to  cntck  (Ameriovi),  a 
difflonlt  or  iMge  DOdertkking. 

Ug  pond  (Aineriau),tlM  Atlantio. 


BI2  pot  (oommon),  »  aomabodr. 


B»j  nuts — Bildar. 


tUvswiihiuuSloaali: 
xgM  ■  ciiT  clBliiUp, 
So  I'b  quilt  a  Kfftl  Imr. 

—Mutlc  HmH  Shit- 


Big  ndei  (sohooLs), »  sohool  term 
for  the  pnotlos  games  at  foot- 
ball, where  all  or  nearly  all  tha 
bojs  join  Id.  It  was  originallj 
(ued  at  Rugby. 

Big  take  (American),  anything 
very  maob  affected  or  popular. 
A  grand  acqnislUon,  a  Eaehion, 


Blc,  to  look  (oommon),  to  aMama 
an  InOated  air  or  manner.  To 
"  talk  big,"  to  talk  in  a  bouUiv 
manner,   from   the   jnopetud^ 

"bnmptiou"  or  dellant  w^a. 
Tbeee  ezpreodona  hare  almort 
oeaaed  to  be  alang. 

Big  wig;  (common),  a  pcanpona, 
oonoeited  individnaL  Alao  t:p- 
plied  by  the  lower  nlaMiii  to 
thoae  in  a  high  station  of  life 
or  offloe.  Thus  a  jadge  or 
nobleman  will  be  teimed  a  big 
trig.  Iht  word  ia  naed  in  a 
good-hnmonred,  f^™^'^^'■  Benie. 

Tbcponniti  of  Holjp  BoBUiciu,  Kibop 
of  Bodgooo,  ubd  bU  Ibfl  dcAocI  t^-migt 
of  iho  aMtw^—T»iK*tn^:  Lma  Om 

Talbot  TWTidai'i  diniwr^iU*  b  lufc, 


il  llwITi   ft   Ht^mlt   o 

Thii  moniijif  ho  wmi  up  of  hii  ova 
■CGOnl  iilbn  the  Lsd  Hmjut  tn  woat  at 

Ckmttltwit. 

(Naatical),  a  high  offioer. 


BiUar  or  beUars  (Anglo-Indian), 
a  term  applied  to  diggers  with 
the  spade  or  mattock  in  the  pnb- 
lio  worka. 


Bbf  If  DOBlrind  booqoeu  for  Isdia  in  ■ 
Ugt^uiB  Nn.  York.  In  Iht  cntn  of 
■hi  pntty  tWDcha  of  Bomn  lulf-^nnt 
bonis  on  Duilr  cmaoled.  TIm  boulcs 
«r*  BUcd  wiifa  cool  cdreihiag  uiltuk ; 
Itrtv*  rtin  through  the  coi^  vkI  ei  tho 
■•atl*  duighteti  el  En  tike  a  miff,  tber 
am  nioj  a  "uiha."—Fim. 


■t  tyae  U  alU  oni-j«  u 
'a  iiUmn  have  alt*  mi 


Yekynaar 
And^  tbr 

—AatbJmdiait  Ghutrji  YiDrmm* 


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Bile — Bilking. 


"5 


BBC  (old  bIu^),  am  old  («Tm  oMd 
for  tba  femmle  otgan  of  gmera- 

mk  (oonunou),  to  defnnd,  to 
cheat,  to  obtain  goods  withont 
paTing  tor  them,  to  obeat  tba 
dii*cT  of  a  backD«j  carriage 
or  a  girl  from  whom  one  haa 
leceiTed  the  ■exnal  bTOnr;  a 
hole,  a  deception.  The  tenn 
haa  long  been  In  use. 
And  All  tbe  vil«  CDOpaaiocH  of  k  Mntt 
Kwp  *  pcipcRu)  bwlinc  dt  lb*  doer : 
Who  bm  tb(  bcwd  Inn  m^it  who 
NO/dicwhonl 

—BmH^KKlUtUi't  Wtrb. 
I  dca^  bund  to  Wk  wj  lodcinci.— 
FiiUime:  Ttmjma. 
Bnl  AS  upoD  Lb«  moo  I  ovl 
Hy  vdnd'rioc  guBi  &  frknd  wmt  pait. 
Hb  BOH  *»  nd,  Ih  Rcled  aloDg, 
And  wlica  t  aiked  him  what  wu  wno^ 
SoMidHnk.  bt  wd,  >u(Uc /)■»», 
And  to  ba  had  been  dtiDldof — milk  1 

To  "do  a  niX,"  to  defraad, 
■pedaU;  osed  in  tbe  c 
prostitiites  who  are  obeated.  In 
the  Frmoh  slaiig  "  poser  an  la- 
[rin."  Most  etjimoloKista  deriTe 
the  word  UU  from  the  Qothlo 
Mloifan*,  to  mook,  to  deride. 

BQic,  aa  provinolal  or  old  Eng- 
lish,  meaning  to  cheat  01  defmnd 
(Wright],  iaa  form  of  bnU,  which 
haa  the  same  meaning.  In  the 
tense  of  hindering  a  man  in  his 
rigbto.  Baik,  to  hinder,  is,  ao- 
ooiding  to  Skeot  (BtTmoL  Diet.) 
from  EoO,  a  beam  or  bar;  to 
put  a  balk  or  bar  in  a  man's 
•wKj.  Anglo-Saxon  ftoJco.  Bnt 
as  English  it  Is  probably  from  a 
Danish  aonroe,  ^roUo,  OldNone 


MA*  (Bttmttller,  La.  Jng. 
SaiBeniauH],  whititi  brings  tu 
dlreotl;  to  MEL 

"  ^tUinj)  tbe  bines,"  In  pris(m 
slang,  Is  oTsdlng  the  poUoe. 
In  society  a  man  who,  though 
never  aotoally  fonnd  ont,  Is 
strongly  snspeoted  of  obeating 
at  cards,  would  be  called  a 
iOk. 


SB  HU  In  the  sense  of  cheat, 
bnt  speolallj  applied  to  rasoats 
who  defraud  prostitotea  or  oab- 


A  lUrd  and  frcqacDl  maani  of  vrmSSaf 
pftjnAat  of  cab  fiuu  ii  for  ridcfi  lata  at 
night,  or  in  tbo  amall  boiin  of  tht  raofii- 
ing,  tA  ttcallhiif  gat  out  of  tho  vcikidaa 
in  motion,  and  then  ran  off  naobatoTTd. 
SoiBB  of  Lhcao  malpnctitiODOn  hava  bfr 
cocDE  (o  iVilfiil  in  thi>  agtion  Ibat  Ibaj 
ban  liA  tha  eaba  and  gentij  doaad  Iha 
door  aftenmdi  wilbont  brin|aaen,  whan 
they  vera  bong  driTcn  along  al  lix  or 

1  oTiheac  UOfrt  ban  cm 
ida^roada 
or  laaca  pnpaicaiTad  by  their  driircta  when 
tba  "  twO'whEdtt*  "  bars  baa  mnniag  M 
dgbl  or  nine  uila  an  hoar.—TU  Biti. 

(Popelar),  one  who  gets  a  bed 
at  a  lodging-honse  and  doe*  not 

Brridra,  the  lyoiFathia  of  tha  otbar 
lodgoi  an  ahnyi  with  tha  Uktr,  and  if 
thcylooitaBypart  inaacuflla,ibonld  ndi 
a  thing  arije,  it  would  be  io  hii  &nar 
and  againU  the  porter. — TAtr  FrvAir; 
StrltJkrt/rtm  Simfy  PImCH. 


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fiwmShm^Plactt. 


Sone  rt  the  anill  bori  whan  tlu  dc 
Hthtfnl  youh  Unqitti]  lo  ^h  hia  hubki. 
liBd  «Aa  -~~=—  ta  nw  it  cIkii  ilwy 
nin«d  lia^  to  GoDcgi  (Udy  lod  ndi, 
canyias  viA  lh(m  ■  pafOna  *hkh  UU 
It*  tak  to  Ibiir  tuon,  tad  caned  thsBto 
be  pu  in  tin  UIL-Brimdrr  Klchmrdt : 


BUI,  *  looff  Of  •bort  (oommon),  i 
term  of  Im^lionmeDt. 


BU  brighten  (wtater),  nuU 
figoti  amplored  In  the  UtobeD 
t«  light  tlte  Bzw. 

Billed  op  (K1117),  ooDfined  to  bu- 
noln,  k  tenn  paoaltar  to  Hw 
lUJMtj's  Onuda,  to  wlioin  a 
pnotohmait  wtdoh  onrtaUa  tra»- 
dom  of  moveiiieDt  U  do  doabt 
MpaoUItr  IAmmu*. 

&llet(AnstnUkii,popDlu),  k  dtok- 
tlon.  A  hilUt  ia  h  nnlToml  • 
t«nu  for  a  iltiiKtioii  M  "  Mnw  " 
!■  for  a  MU17  in  Aiutnlift,  or 
"bobbj"' 
land.     The  meUpboi 


-SJmaiJ  ntgprmU;  Primtm- 


Primla',  Kuftmki. 

A  gentleman  at  a  boaidii^ 
honaein  Fammatta,  New  Sooth 
Walea,  Id  1883,  related  with 
great  gruto  a  onnte's  bOltt  tn 
If  ortliDmlMriaiid  whloh  had  Jnrt 
oome  under  hia  notiaa.  The 
vloar  was  away  tnTelUng  Tomut 
the  world  for  Mb  health,  and  the 
mmte,  a  Cambridge  gTadoate, 
reoelTed  ttie  magnlOoeDt  etipend 
of  £iaa  a  jeat  for  looking  after 
the  ohnroh  terrioee,  the  pariah, 
the  Tioai'e  wife  and  five  ohildten, 
and  two  pnptla  oramcQlng  for 
matrioolaticnL 

BilUt  U  used  in  England  with 
a  like  aignlfloatlon.  In  pclaona 
"getting  a  bUiet"  iE  being  ap- 
pointed to  Kme  oflice  wbioh 
piooiues  oertain  adTantagea  for 
the  oonviot  who  ia  fortunate 
enough  to  reoelTe  the  favonr. 


bedng  fosnd  for  loldltTa,  who 
an  then  aatd  to  be  "  MBitsd  ont " 
In  mBltaiy.padanoe.  Thne  one 
of  the  oommoiMat  iaag  word* 


MOalMaMM    H*n         

|ha  "  clMBan,'  aad  pnmoMd  lo  ba  tin 
"  chaplain'i  otdtrtj,"  ^^di  waa  the  onlj 
UlUI  I  wubed  Is  obtain  far  mjmIL  H* 
■ecuRd  it,  and  on  a  Sunday  nlaaiilT 
narcbed  up  t>w  pnliiit  sain  to  upso  Iba 
Bible  or  Pnyn  Bo^  and  Si  tbtnla  at 
the  (mpa-  pUca  the  bymnl  aad  witheM 
to  ba  Buli  by  tba  ooncnsatioD.  TUavai 
hil  Snoday't  dUy.— Aw«v  fimt. 

(Old  militai7  ilang)^  Mbi;  vp. 
plated  plaoe  or  aim.  "  Br^ 
bullet  haa  ita  hOtt." 


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BiBiard — Bitty- hHtUing. 


TJcts'  skng),  falsB  preteaoM. 
ftotwbl?  lotrodaced  iato  Ans- 
traU»  by  the  ooDTlota  tTMispoitod 
thitbST.  To"glTeoD(JUMIiiinl 
ihim,"  to  "Duce"  or  "give 
upon  the  mace,"  *.«.,  to  obtain 
goods  on  credit  wbioh  7011  neyer 
mean  to  pay  for,  to  mn  up  a 
Bcore  with  the  aame  intention, 
or  to  spoiige  npon  yoor  ftcqoaio- 
tanc«  by  coDtlnoally  begf^ng 
or  borroirliig  from  them  (Tkoz'B 
Memoin).  To  pvallel  the  pun 
Itetween  "  maoe  "  and  biUiard 
•Ida,  ^.  "bolt-in-tmi,'*  "oob> 
Uer,"&o.  Slang,  and  cepetdaUy 
thisTes'  alang,  ia  veiy  addioted 


BHUiifwate  plwBBUit  (oommon), 
a  red  barring  or  blOBt«r,  other* 
wise  known  nnder  ttte  Oippella- 
tioB  of  "Tumoutb  capon"  or 
"  two-oyed  steak. " 

BUI  of  sale   (old  Blmng),  widows' 


KUt  (Bcotoh),  a  iUk  handeTohief, 
also  oaed  by  UiieTSB ;  (common), 
a  policeman's  staff ;  (thierea), 
stolen  metal ;  (Hew  Zealand  and 
Australia),  a  sancapan.  In  the 
Bnsb,  ererytMng— tea,  soap,  or 
anything  else — la  boiled  Id  the 
MUjr,  a  tin  sancepan  with  a 
wire  poop-handle  to  cairy  it  by. 
The  sundowner  or  swagman, 
tramping  the  country  in  ■enich 
of  work,  infariably  oanies  thia 
bill|r  and  a  blanket  In  the 
latter  all  his  worldly  goods  are 
nanally  strapped  ap ;  somatlmM 


hegoea. 

mfarashaTlngabttot 

maoklntoah  sheeting  ontdde  the 

blanket 

to  keep  it  dry.    He  will 

be  seen 

•■  bumping"  (oanrying) 

these  on 

the  hottest  day. 

Soniucbfbri 

nrkcnl    AuuoaqiiefeM 

WoaMnOcr 

brwarint  thu  h<.yT»iM 

bo«- 

isiihudlrAdima: 

HD*mr,  b< 

11  h^pjp.     Hg  cut  >  cnM 

—Dr.KtMbM:  Tbmikt SpUtl^. 


Billr-bnttoii  (thierea'  alang), 
rhyming  slang  for  mutton  \  also 
a  oontamptnona  term  for  a  yonng 
jonrrkeyman  tailor. 


BiUy  ba«man  (thierea],  a  piok- 
pooket  who  oonfinea  his  atten- 
tion exoluslTely  to  sUk  haDdkei> 
ohieb; 

BlUycock  (Australian),  a  Und  of 
hat.  The  aOtyant  La  a  low, 
round,  hard-felt  hat  with  a 
tumed-np  brim.  Hotten  de- 
soribes  it  as  a  soft  felt  bat  of 
the  ^m  Crow  or  "  wide-awake  " 
description, 

BillT-fencer  (popular),  a  maria^ 


BUfy-hontinf  (popular),  buying 
old  metal ;  one  of  the  oooi^*- 
tlona  of  a  "  blUy-fencei "  or 
■      ST.    (Thtorea), 


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Bilty-siinh — Binge, 


pdng  out  for  the  purpose  of 
Atoftliiur  pwrkfrt-han^kfriThift^i 

1KllT-«UDk  (Anglo-Indian).*  tu 
glTOB  hj  BnTopeami  in  IndiA  t< 
the  tUo  liquids  of  nfttlTO  mann- 
footnie  sold  in  the  bauan. 


-»jj— i-j  natin  cofflpoondi.  It  mnld 
Indeed  be  toy  luod  lo  By  *>>"  ^^  "la- 
pOBHii  pnpink*  of  tU)  mjr  hisUy- 
■       ■  ■    .  .   .  WJwa 


nFmtUntm:  Li/ilm  at  XiJk. 

Binu,  Vm^Mft  (Weet  Indian). 
BMhadooe  enif  itii  InhaWtantn  are 
M  nioknamed  throngbout  tbo 
Weet  Indie*.  A  recent  tiafeller 
buaida  the  fallowing  ingenious 
explanation — which  if  not  true 
ought  to  be  10 — of  these  terms, 
irtiloh  are  confessedly  obeonie 
intlieirderiTation-  "Baibadoee 
is  known  all  the  world  over  as 
the  little  island  that  pays  hei 
way ;  It  has  never  been  oon- 
quered ;  its  peofde  are  enter- 
priiinK  fc"^  energetic,  go-ahead 
and  driving ;  In  short,  the 
badness  men  of  theae  islands 
{theCaribbees).  Barbadian  may 
tbeiefore  be  said  to  mean  a 
man  with  'go'  and  grit,  energy 


Bins  (grpey),  the  devil ;  (old  oaot) 
a  liquor  shop,  as  a  ram  Hmg; 
to  Mng,  to  go,  to  attack,  shoot, 

"  Could  TDB  BOi  luiM  tuned  hiin  m  hU 


Btng  avaat  (old  cant  derived 
horn  gypsy),  an  aogiy  oommand 
to  be  off,  meaning  literally,  "  go 
to  the  deviL"  Btng  SngUsh 
gypey ;  Scottish  gypsy  M^, 
meaningtbe  devil,  and  amiM  from 
avita  second  preeont  Indicative 
sod  imperative,  ovdja  or  avOaa 
"then  goest,"  or  "go  thon." 
Foil  form,  bui^aiiiu  Iv  /  or  a«ai(£ 
It  is  probable  that  in  Hsnnan'e 
vocabulary  a  is  by  aooidsnt  sepa- 
rated from  wiu(.  £Hi7,thBdenl, 
is  not  to  be  conf  onnded  with  the 
same  word  in  "  to  Uiv  ont,"  in 
old  cant,  nor  anut  with  woMt, 
in  its  other  meaning.  It  is 
probable  that  those  who  made 
the  old  cant,  having  leaned 
from  gypoiea  that  itay  avatt 
meant  "go  to  the  devil,"  con- 
aidered  that  hi^  meant  "  go  " 
or  "ooms"  a  distance,  andnaed 
it  assoch. 

Binr  out.  btn  morti  aod  toun, 
ForeUyt 


Blngie  (Oxford),  a  big  drinking 
boot.  To  bHve  is  a  provincialism 
for  to  Boak  a  vesaal  in  water  to 
prevent  its  leaking.  It  Is  also  a 
naatical  term  meaning  to  rinse 
a  cask.  This  word  seems  to  be 
oonneotad  with  bnng,  the  orifice 
in  the  bilge  of  a  oask,  through 
which  tt  is  ailed. 


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Bmgo — Birdcage. 


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Bioco  (old  OAot),  probaUr  of 
gTpajorlgiD.   Sptriti  ot  bnndj. 

PaBiDmid  ihaMv*!  too  of  ■(■■■, 
Yon  IBBMT,  diaky,  hukr  m  I 
—iH^  Lytfrn  ;  Paml  Clf^rd. 
Son*  lodiinur,  wUli  ■  duh  of  My, 
doHi  on'i  liMi)   Id  tlM  mcninc-— r. 
tf  ^<|0 ;  Ttm  Smm  ml  OnJirdL 

"  BiKQo  boj,"  A  diunkaid  ; 
"  tiajTO   mort,"   female   dnun- 

^*V  te7P*T)t  the  deril,  an  er:! 
ifdrit,  probably  Bnggeeted  the 
word.  Funi  on  eplrit  Id  it* 
twofold  meaning  have  almTB 
b«en  ooDunon  both  in  Bngltth 


Biiig7  (trade),  ■  term  largely  need 
in  tbe  batter  trade  to  denote 
bad,  Top7  batter  (Hotton). 


ord  (nantlcat),  any 
learned  or  aflected  word  nssd 
in  the  naty,  whloh  the  sallon 
jeeringlj  oSer  to  cbalk  apon 
the  binnacle. 

Blnnl  (tlnksf),  nnall ;  bmnifoMi, 
aboji  UL,  small  man. 


lang  term  in  vogna 
among  tbe  lower  order*  for  a 
bnatle,  or  in  more  modem  alaag  a 
"dieaa-innproTer."  Thiipartof 
a  ladT**  toilet  ii  a  kind  of  pad  or 
eaihitoi  worn  at  the  back  of  the 
dreaa  for  the  ptupoee  of  ex- 
panding tbe  eUrta,  and.  In  some 
ca«w^  maUng  np  tor  oartain 


defldcndea  in  tbe  wearei'i  form. 
Those  DOW  in  fashion  are  Im- 
mensely elongated  stractarea, 
littlo  Bo^eattve  of  the  hnmaa 
form ;  some  are  built  on  the  prin* 
oiple  of  the  <dd  crinoline,  with 
wire  or  steel  ribs,  henoe  the  ap- 
pellatl<ni  of  Mrdtt^e. 
Sbc  wu  walking  In  bar  bat  clolbe*  00 
Bank  HolidaT,  whan  a  cradns  awocpv 

feet  Udy  nbo  wBi  all  over  hit  cbcrj  bcftva 
ba'd  time  to  tom  roond,  and  Ibey  look 
bcr  br  th«  cbifDon  and  ika  ttr^cmif  and 
walUBd  ber  iaio  Vim  Stmt  qsidBT  Ihna 
■  wisk.~j>f r«nv  Tima. 

Mc  and  JuH  ni  u  Gnawldi  but 
mfc.  Itit  bill'*  T«r7  dIm,  bat  Jan*  qoli* 
■irikd  ber  ^rdeM£t  roUui*  down,  A  D*v 
dicH,  too.— ,1;^  Slff't  Haif-HtUdf. 

Not  long  ago  there  was  an 
action  relating  to  patents  in  the 
High  Court  of  Jostice.  The 
court  was  strewn  with  fariona 
■pecimens  of  these  articles,  and 
oonsiderabie  amaBsmenl  was 
canaed  by  the  speotaole  of  a 
jadge  and  sev«sal  leading  ooan< 
ael  arguing  gravely  on  the  in- 
tricacies of  the  YuiDos  designs 
(or  dresa-improTers.  Tbe  jndge, 
after  looking  at  se*Bral  designs, 
said,  "  I  hope  yon  are  going  to 
produce  another  of  these  ar- 
ticles, H r. ,  which  I  do  not 

see  here.  It  is  called  the  JaU- 
lee  .  .  .  it  is  one  which,  when 
a  lady  site  down,  plays  the 
'  National  Anthem.' "  An  old 
lawyer  woald  have  his  feeble 
joke,  too,  and  remarked  that  ha 
had  attended  the  sittings  o(  th« 
court  for  many  yean,  but  that 
never  had  he  witnessed  so  much 


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Birdcage — Bishop's  foot. 


(BadDg),  tlM  HMUUng  pMl> 
dookadjoluiiigthe  GrKnd  Stand 
M  Newmarkati  (Fopnlar),  a 
(our  •  wheeled  cab,  oth«rwi>e 
known  bj  tbe  appn^itiate  ap- 
pellation of  "  growler." 

Bifd-Unw  (thiarea),  rimnintt  ififl"g 


Bird'a  eye  fog^  a<priM-flgltt«n), 
the  name  of  a  Mart  tied  tonad 
their  watBte  bj  priie-flghten  in 
the  ring ;  a  neokerohief  or  band- 
kenbief  with  white  apot*  oo  a 
blaok,  blue,  or  otbar  ground. 
Fogtt,  from  the  Occman  vigd,  a 
bird. 


ker- 


Bird'a  eye  wipe  (oommon), 
chief,  either  for  the  pocket 
neok,  with  bine  apote  on  it 

Bilk  (back  alang),  a  "  crib,"  i 


UiUmUt  suit  (oommon),  the  colt 
of  oar  fint  parents  before  thej 
bad  a  bite  in  the  apple, 

BUi  (Anglo-Indian),  pcdson ;  Ban- 

akrit,  vfiAa,  poison. 

An  old  EagUiti  k.  . 
"  1  kiwv  what  tt€t*  m 

uikladofpc 
Vnixdia  it 
(dt  paaao,  wycmyac 


Olhop  (hone-dealera),  to  hiAap  a 
hoiM  la  a  swindling  oontrlTanoa 
teaoited  to  in  order  to  deoeive 
bayers  aa  to  ita  age.  An  old 
boree  haa  no  black  etreaka  on 
hii  teeth,  and  b7  aome  prooees 
theaeara  made  to  t^peat ;  from 
a  north  of  Bngland  tenn.  See 
Bubof's  foot. 

(Common),  the  chamber  nten- 
til  or  "  Jordan ; "  alao,  lat- 
tsdy,  an  "  IL"  The  last  U  de- 
rived from  the  hnmorona  de- 
scription of  Max  (TBeU  in 
"John  Bnll'a  WomanklDd,"  p. 
"Si- 


Bishop's  cooit  In  moat  A 
llan  see*  the  bishop's  palace  is 
called  bishop's  oonrt.  Pcrh^a 
palaoer  t  e  considerad  nnsoit- 
able  lor  democratic  ctynmn- 
nltiea ;  Joat  aa  it  U  not  oorreot 
to  address  a  colonial  tdahop  aa 
"mjlord."  In  practice,  how- 
ever, the;  are  alwajs  addieesed 
"milord."  Not  to  do  sowoold 
be  an  inolTility. 

Biahop*!  foot,  to  Uahop  (Low- 
land Scotch  and  North  of  Eng- 
land), the  devil's  foot.  Milk 
burned  in  the  pan  la,  in  the 
North  of  Bn^and,  aaid  to  be 
UiAapaeL  In  Fifeahin  the 
expreaalcn  Is  ^pUed  to  food 
that  haa  been  Boorahed  In  cock- 
ing or  otherwise  spoiled— "Iks 
tiriiip's/NiCitnlt"  TheUabop 
meana  the  deva,  and  the  aajli« 


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Bisser — Bitch  party. 


la  probablT  *  itiia  of  the  Umei 
of  tbe  Baf  omwtioii,  when  In 
BooUud  OTerjthlng  oonnwited 
with  frelkOT  ma  oonsidend  to 
babkd. 

KOCT  fgrtKj}.  to  foigflt 

Bit  (Arurioftn),  oonMtlj  the  old 
SpanUh  "  tM^">«qiial  to  twd*a 
and  a  half  oentB,  or  about  aix- 


In 


the  I 


ponoo. 

teldom  woi  tonipenny-ideoe 
mM  oallod  a  fompennj-MI,  atao 
a  "  josy,"  ftom  the  lat«  Jo«eph 
Hume,  H.F.,  who  extolled  ita 
ooflTenienoe  In  a  apeeoh  whloh 
he  made  in  Failiamont.  In 
Peniuj'lTania  the  "real"  wm 
called  an  eleTenpenny-iit,— M 
beli%  a  tnuialation  of  the 
Spanish  "  peao,"  a  piooe  or  bit 
(as  it  waa  popnlariy  nndentood), 
and  dgnlfled  an;  ooin.  Sinoe 
thia  Spanlih  and  Ifexicau 
monej  waa  withdrawn  from 
drcnlatlon  the  term  bit  i» 
applied  to  the  "dime."  The 
"  medio  "  or  "  half-real "  WBB  in 
Philadedphla  oaUed  a  Jlppmmf- 
bit  (flTepenn;),  whioh  was  ab- 
bieriated  to  "  fip,"  as  "  eleven- 
pennj-Ut"  became  oonttacted 
to  "levj."  This  old  Spanish 
cnzrenoy  became  so  worn  that 
the  "  lery,"  which  was  legally 
worth  twelve  and  a  hall  cents, 
ofttti  weighed  leas  than  the  ten- 
oeot  ^ver  piece  or  "dime," 
and  it  was  s^d  that  bo;a  wen 
In  the  habit  of  flUi^  down 
and    imootUDg    the   latter    to 


half  ccBti,f«  thca  he  cu  nlwajpi  bolda 

[West  Indian),  a  iil  Is  a  foni- 
penarpleoe.  InDemerara  tbe 
negroes  make  this  one  of  their 
nnlts  of  oaloolatlon.  Itbiia  a 
■bilUtig  is  three  Mtt,  and  ao 

(Popular),  footpenoe. 

Bitch,  to  (old  elang),  to  ^ve  wi^ 
throngh  feai.  The  primarr 
meaning  Is  to  sport.    (Common), 


To  assume  a  woman's  functions 
In  maUng  tea,  presiding  at  the 
table,  Ac. 

Bttchadey-pawdd  (gypsj),  trana- 

Bltch  boobj  (old  miUtBi7  slang), 
a  ooonti;  gM. 

Bitcher  (gypsy),  to  send.  Henoe 
to  order  oi  oommand.  AUeter- 
ing  Un,  police  or  asaise-oonrta. 
Bee  To  Bitcb. 

Bttcherin  muah  (gypsy),  a  ma^ 


Bitclier-pawdd  (gypq'),  t 


a  pass  foi  tbe      Bitch  pv^(iuilTenity),  tea  party; 
only  snitahle  for  women  In  the 


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mind*  of  tho  ocdnen  of  thU 
Ineraratit  expraMicai.  "Will 
Ton  b«  old  W«A  r  "  meus  "  Wm 
yon  nuke  t«B  T  " 


Bite  Oe  car,  to  (priMo  dang), 
to  borrow.  "I  bit  btaeai  for 
UuMMidsifnt"— I  bonowed 
3S.  6d.  of  him. 

Bite  the  ngtr,  to  (thlerM),  to 
Meal  a  portmuiteMi. 

Bite  tite  w^er,  to  (tUerei),  to 
•taal  a  pooket-hBndkBrohlef . 


A  take  In,  im- 
poM  on,  oheat,  OTer-raaoh  in  aaj 
w^.  HottoD  uja  thiM  is  a 
fjptj  term,  but  dow  not  proTs 
Ik  "  Cros*-bite,  tot  a  choat, 
oonatantiy  ocean  Id  tho  initen 
of  thesliteeiithcentarj.  Bailey 
ha«OT<M»'bite,adiaBppoiiitineDt, 
probably  tho  primary  aense,  and 
tUt  ia  Toiy  probably  a  oootrao- 
tion  of  this."  It  la  mnoh  more 
probably  derived  from  the  Dutob 
huitm,  which  In  elaog  meani, 
aooording  to  Teirlinck,  to  boy, 
or  tiade,  and  which  le  more 
aocniatel;  doBned  by  Gbeiaid 
Tan  der  Bobenren  (TVwdoiutte 
oft  IhtjftAmdtr,  i47S-?7)  ■■ 
"  BuigUn,  weMelen  mangeln, 
onyden  ;  (uywAm-oamblre,  per- 
mntaie,"  Jcc.  Tbeaa  wordi  all 
mean  to  tiade,  exchange,  or 
barter ;  but  ta^teKm  indicate* 
cheating,  or  awlndllng  ;  com- 
bining the  foroa  of  the  analo- 


gona  Oennan  worda  ta 
e«nhai>ge  ot  tiad«^  and  Hhwatw, 
to  deoeiTe.  Hotten  alio  aaya 
that  Hit  !•  a  north  oonntiy 
word  for  a  hard  bargain  (need 
by  Pope),  and  that  Swift  tdla 
na  that  it  originated  with  a 
notdttsudi  in  his  day.  Aooord- 
iug  to  Sewel'e  Diotlonary,  M( 
la  booty,  ^oH,  Ullage ;  hwtm, 
■wi#iM.  Other  meaninn,  haa  '^  to 
go  out  to  pUlage,"  and  "  dob  t« 
bnyten  gaan  "  <ia.,  to  go  ont,  or 
amy,  or  too  tar)  la  "  to  be  ex- 
mbltaot."  When  we  remember 
that  hgitn  meana  In  Dntoh  to 
hitt,  and  hitytat  (whloh  haa  al- 
most the  aame  pronnnoiatlon} 
to  baigain  with  all  tbe  auooia- 
tiona  of  deoeit  and  ptnndsr,  it 

Mt(,  a  bard  bargain,  or  Mc,  to 
cheat,  came  from  the  Low 
Oonntriee  dlreot,  than  from  an 
Sngliih  w<a^  elgnifying  '*dia> 
appointment." — C  Q.  L. 

SUt  ma  former^  oaed  aa  an 
Interjection  eqalvalent  to  tbe 
modem  ezpreaalon  "  aold  I " 
Hiere  la  a  atory  of  a  man  een- 
tenced  to  tbe  gallowB  who  aold 
bla  body  to  a  aiugeon,  .  ,  . 


TbcfiUow 
(fttfl,  v«f7  rorvudly,  and  lik«  a  nun  who 
w»  wilLinj  to  defti,  told  him,  "  Look  Toti, 
Mr.  Sbtckiii,  that  little  dry  Mlow,  wha 
hai  bcea  balf-uarved  all  hit  life,  vnd  k 
BOir  halfnltul  with  fear,  cannM  innm- 
TPor  purpoae.  .  .  -  Cook,  for  Iwcolj 
■hillin«»  I  am  TOUT  buil"  Sajl  llw 
nuieoo,  "DoK,  thin't  ■  cuim.'  Tia 
witly  TO^OB  took  the  matnj,  and  aa  boo 


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Bit-fkker  (thlsreB'  tlang),  *  oolner 
or  target  of  ttiae  mOMj.  To 
"iaka"  U  probAblj  tba  I^tin 
fytio,  wbloh  bMM  wTjmy  nuftnliiffa 
bMldM  its  piimar7  mcaolnga  of 
"mike"  Mid  "da"  It  maj 
■lao  be  »  fonn  of  the  grpo;  br, 
whiob  h**  the  mhib  ngnifioa- 
tioiu.  A  Ht-fiixr  would,  there- 
for^  be  k  BuJtet  of  money  (btt). 

Blt-f«lthie  (tbieres'  iluig),  coin- 
lug  or  loigliig  mooej. 

BMnf  his  hipa  (tailon),  regret- 
ting  what  he  haj  done  or  said. 

Biting  np  (teflon),  giieriog  for 
•omethlDg  loat  or  gone. 

Bitinc  yoor  name  In  (pc^ndar), 
taking  ft  Urge  dmoght  of  Mme 
liqnor,  diiDUng  deep  or  gieedilj. 


ffit  on,  «  (oommon),  alightlT  In- 
toxicated. 

Tba  iiUut  captnk  vM  ■  W  ml    Ha 
wuicd  u  miika  naa  puichuH  then  and 

Bit  of  otlckt  {sporting),  a  oo|ae, 
Tha  bfiD  of  Iha  maaw,  Ui  wbita  haul, 
whobaodi 
With  ha  Gaa  old  iduol  air,  dileafktM 
mod  comtty, 
A>  hii  hud  m  «u  Balla'i  Udt  bout- 
tip  balcodv 
"  Boot!  ud  Hddlg*  "  iha  wonl  ii ;— ud 
T«  who  naU  bUow 
For  ■  tan  aimp-of  kitet  aoi  nor 
d^l 
Foe  fon  ion  M  «<  Hkii  kUI  « loos 


Bit  of  antiiy,  a  saddlo  hone. 

Bit  of  lenf  (prison),  a  amaU  qnan- 
tit7  of  tobaooo. 

Tba  BBW  ri(id  niU  u  b  Ibm  1  Poit- 
lud.    I  siiipciK  it  ■•  bauc  Ibc  CDBTicU 

^hU  ff  b^t  rcfmnluag  it  ai  Eba  gttalctt 
luBiT  (rf  tttar  lino,  tbu  Iha  anibanltEi 


Bit  of  BtDtF  (familiar),  orer- 
draased  man ;  a  man  with  full 
conlldenM  In  hla  appaaranoe 
and  ability.  A  young  woman 
of  dlasolnte  life,  who  ia  also 
called  a  "bit  of  moalin." 

(Common],  a  draft  or  bill  of 


I  lai  mij  llial  lit  n/itajTfiawiJnc  rhi 
bill)  wan't  fcr  fin   Ihonauid  liwia.— 

Bits  of  stiff  (popnlar),  bank  notea. 

Bitter  (general),  to  "  do  a  bitter," 
to  hare  a  glass  of  bitter  ale. 
Originally  an  Oxford  term. 

Iniot)ia"CTL"a(uannIiicIaUp, 
And   into  Uw  cool  »paAli^  tilUr  1 

—Matk  HaUSne. 


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BiOo — Blacit-afid^aH. 


Bttto,  UttKgTpar),  ■  tdl,  ft  UtUa, 
main,  UHla.  A  hiUQ  m^A,  t, 
BnuU  man;  biOi  dtr,  btntei, 
lower  (rdoe),  lew,  omaUer; 
KM  maiio*  <a  MtUqn,  gobllna. 


In  tbaatrioal  lugoage  the  U 
ia  th«  acting,  peifonalnga  part. 


Birry,  ptwwj  (prorlndal),  a  drink,       ^^  rf"  J™  on*  u  Covm  C,  it  aka 
boar;  aahautof  btny,  apot  of      ^  "^""TJ**     _,.._,..   .    ^ 

how  •       lit     I       H       nthmrmiTB  ^^  Ho««  L«liud'l  book  b  lOOd,  tad 


a  dImlnntiTO  of  bererage,  wsthyiebaMd; 

orfromtheK7ptTi>ia*aoTMi«a,  Ttau  Squn  wJ  thait  u 

todriiik;j>Aw,beuinBoh«nilan  .   .*^'"^^^''''P^' . 
oiO*6ah.     InFrenohcaiitpHou 


And  Joa^ita  Cmn,  la  all  the  io,  k  a 


Blrlffliln  (tjnktf),  rteallngi 
MyJ^',  to  steal;  b^tgV  li.'«mii, 
to  steal  the  tbliig. 

Blx    (Sngllah    and    American), 


'^Tbiy  maugfl  thno  thinicl  b<Ct«r  in 
FruDcs,"  bU  Gnb.  co  Ih*  Ci&nl  i&Ir. 
"[('•■UTByinU  toBKSU  'daconud 
lAilow,'  bat  I  think  if  tdu  can  do  il,  to 
[■y  row  Uilor  with  a  decnralioa  ii  dailwd 
good  Ut.    I  Iliink  I  ihill  tiy  il  on." 

"Wbatll  Toa  deCDcata  him  wkhl' 
ukad  RooCTtootT.  who  talia  a  li*a]j  In- 
tcrqi  in  thw  matten,  and  baliarca  muchiy 
in  an  cdiur*!  abiliir  to  bcnafit  hi>  fallow. 

"Oh," 


'o  bonnet  a  Lot  af  old  bLoks  and  rnaka 
puiicoatt  Kltical  la  (cud  Um, 

ut  a  Cnuhar*!  'ard  knncklat  a  emndinf 
ratatl  No,  rmblowadifthatial 


B.  K.  S.  (olBoen),  banaoka,  naed 
specdalljamong  ofBoen  In  mufti, 
who  with  to  prHerre  the  lu- 
oognitoi 

BUb  (ooQunou),  to  talk  iuooa- 
■icleratelj,  to  let  seoieta  Slip 
out,  bebay ;  Dan.  tlaHibrt,  to 
babble. 

"  H(  bai  not  pgadwd  B  bi,'  mid  Ih* 


pnctlaed  by  tha  ordinary  woman  tifucidj, 
oix  of  (Ih  wont  ii  her  hahil  of  iUUair, 
or  ivpcatins  to  «H  dew  Friend  the  diiaci 
that  ban  been  latdjF  iwd  and  done  by 


BUck-«od-tam  («tne(),  baU-and- 
balf,   poitei   and   ale   mixed. 

(American),  applied  to  black  and 
brown  teirien.  A  mulatto^  a 
tnixtiue  of  mnlattoesand  hla^ki 
Daring  the  Civil  War  the  Soath 
was  called  the  iloofc-aaii-tan 
connti7,  froni  the  planteia"  tan- 
ning "  01  beating  their  alaTee. 


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BlMk  WW  (ocamum),  ft  kettle  oi 
pot. 


BtocMiaD  (wMdetr),  meani  to 
*ota  agalnit  a  tnui  for  election 
for  •  olnb,  ka.,  by  ballot.  Tbe 
expiMilcm  was  deriTsd  from  tbe 
onoe  pierelent  CDBtom  at  olnb 
eleottons  of  giving  eaob  Toter 
awUteudftbteckball;  if  he 
wisbed  to  TOt*  for  tbe  eleotlon 
of  tbe  o«adid»te  be  pat  In  the' 
white  ban,  ir  otberwise,  tbe 
black  >t"  Tbii  term  Is  so  fre- 
qneotly  need  that  it  bas  oeased 
tfi  be  elasg,  and  tbe  word 
"  pm  "  hai  been  labatitnted. 
The  ITienob  equiralent,  a  oor- 
mptioD  of  the  Bnglieb,  la  Uaek- 


■p  for  ■  */«**«.  bM  k  moUnt  fai%*. 
OmOtTniiL 

ic,  "Hj  girl  entioed  a  man 
iuto,a  bawdj  hoiue  (when  men 
■le  robbed  by  otmfedentea),  and 
stole  Us  watoh  to  pcoooie  money 
for  a  oonnael,  bnt  It  was  of  no 
ue.  I  got  two  years  at  a  o<m' 
Tiot  Mttlement." 

BtackboTB  (np  ooontry  Anstn- 
lian},  ab<uiglnal  aemnta  in 
Aiutialia.  .BtodUoy  meau  a 
black  who  hw  become  a  aerrant. 
It  is  not  snipriaing  that  "boy" 
should  be  synonyiiMiia  with 
"  Berrant"  In  oonntrias  in  wbosa 
Infoncy  free  adolt  whites  conld 
hardfy  by  any  wages  belndooed 
to  work.  The  term  is  not  ap> 
plied  to  wild  blacks. 


idcKtdiiii2(ooloiiiBl),  the 
slave  trade ;  Tecmiting  oolonied 
Ubonren    In    the    Sonth    Sea 


Bhdc-box  (thieves),  a  lawyer. 

Ur  btom  Udded  ■  Uolw  into  B  pu 
oib  aad  iboali  Ub  of  hk  tluBUe  u  p 


Btocfcbcnr  wwrnggv  (popnlar),  a 
pecaon  who  hawks  t^pea  and 
bootlaow  (Hott«n). 

BlmdMii,  to  (oolonial),  to  kidnap, 
from  the  ooloor  of  tbe  skin  of 
tboae  kidnapped,  snch  as  negroes, 
natives  of  New  Zealand,  3m.  In 
tbe  quotation  reference  Is  made 
-      ■      "which  see. 

podi  ukd  pnctioUy  lold  inco  iUvery.— . 


diircD  hj  MkUph,  ihit  It  to  bt,  mboii- 
giml  nalivti;  the  LEim  bcinc  invarimblj 

■kUB  vhu  kge  thtj  may  btt.     llH>t 
vb«  kttiRd  liiniLbty  ta  their  vhiLd  com- 


Blad  braceteU  (old),  bondonOs: 

When  tba  taniktj  next  inonusg  itqip'd 
Tlie  ii(hi  of  tbe  hols  la  the  mO  nradc 
Th*  ihiriffi  Uui  trmetbli  liy  Kitm  oo 


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Black  eMk—Blaeh/ord. 


Stack  oOtla  (oldX  fumUm  InfMt- 

Blade  cfttOn  dww  (elerioal),  k 
gMbaring  of  olerg^;  a;.,  Xpla- 
oopal  TUtatioD,  01  gHden-pu^, 

Stack  coat  (oonunoii),  ■  cUcgy- 
hhhi,  from  the  hmUtnal  sombre- 
ncM  of  Ua  Bttira,  Tbe  Franch 
STgot  liaa  aorbtam  for  a  [vieat. 

Stack  ■"""*""<"  (popntar),  a 
oommoti  dmllB  for  ooL  AIm, 
talontod  penou  of  ding;  or  im- 
poliihed  eztetlor ;  rough  jewel* 

(BOttBD). 


(medloal),    tlte 


Stadc  eye  (oonunoo),  "  we  gare 
the  bottle  a  Uadc  eye,"  *'.<.,  diank 


ital 


■  tdaok  ia  the  whito  ol  107  ere,' " 
i^,  lie  oannot  point  oat  a  blot 
in  1117  ohaiacter.  (Nautical), 
"  hiatal  the  white  of  1117  vjo  I  " 
iiaed  when  Jack  aToa  that  no 
ODe  can  ta.j  thli  or  that  of  hhn. 
It  le  an  Indlgnaot  asaettion  of 
hmooenoe  of  a  charge.  "Le 
cdel  a'eit  pae  plus  pni  qne  te 
fond  de  men  omxal" 

Btackfellow  (AtutnJian),  an  ab- 
original, one  of  the  native  in- 
bahitanta  of  Anrtralla.  The 
fliat  f  eatnie  in  tbe  nativea  which 
■tniok  the  ear^  aettlera  of  Ana- 
tiaUa  waa  their  oolonr.    It  waa 


natual  lor  then  to  write  of  the 
UMJ^fUbw.  At  pnaent  the 
tenn  la  moat  need  b7  whltea 
"up  the  ooDnti7,"  and  brthe 
aboriglnee  themaeltea,  Towna- 
people  gmm&j  talk  of  "ab- 
uiginala." 


g«  of  Dm  u  pUj  bn  a*.  Both  cu 
into  til*  {HnUgD,  wb«  lb*  od>  who  hi 
been  ukad  to  pUj  Hid  to  tbe  othc 
"  Blmdi/klltm.  TUB  jnu  dew  .st  at  ih» 


Stack  flj  (oonntry),  a  oletgTmaa. 

Btack-Aot  (prorinolal),  one  who 
attenda  on  a  oonitlng  ezpedi- 
tloD,  to  bribe  the  serrant,  make 
friends  with  the  siatet,  or  ptit 
an7  friend  oS  hie  goacd.  Tbe 
n»nohaa7  of  a  man  whotaTDtns 
lore  intrignea,  that  "  il  tient  ta 
ohandelle." 

Stackford,  Stackfofd  swell  (Lcm- 
don  alai^,  a  aweU  Bnppoaed  to 
be  inboRowed  orUred  plninag& 
It  la  common  for  roi^lM  to  vrf 
Biaekford!  to  a  eweU  diaraed 
up  for  the  occasion.  80  called 
from  an  adrardaing  tndeaman 
well  knon  aa  letting  on  hire 
mlta  of  elotbea  b7  the  daj. 

S^  tha  ICHdier :  " '  And  it  cuw  to  pBM 
thu  Dand  resl  U>  dutho.'  Kam  whM 
dots  that  iiiaiD,  bori,  'reot  hbclodKi'l* 
Up  weM   BtnnT't  hind.     "I   innble,' 


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Blackfriars — Blackguard. 


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Ha  BT*  ha  iwdc* 

TboQcti  hii  l«tlcn 


r«r  Bladl/trtI  lodi  nui 
hu  to  the  boou. 


Blackfrian  (thierea'  Blang),  used 
•a  %  warntng  1  "look  out  I" 
FTBnch  thiBTGS  would  07,  "  »o- 


BUckgnsnl  (common),  &  low,  dls- 
Tepotable  fallow.  Dr.  John- 
son, Olfford,  and  otben  derive 
tbi*  from  an  atteudAut  on 
the  dsTll,  and  slso  from  tlie 
mean  dependantt  of  a  great 
hoiue,  who  were  generally 
called  the  black  gvard  as  eaily 
at  least  as  the  beginning  o(  the 
sixteenth  century. 
Wb  hm  aeithcr  Kbool 

iha  dbtrcaed  children  c 

gmarii.—Ntbtm  :  Addrta  t, 

A  1oD*T  knavv,  diAi  vilhin  Ihti  twenty 
yean  rod«  with  tha  ^/ocj^nurdlr  in  iho 


d  tha  Mw4. 


O.  O.  Ld»nd  says  :— "  It  ie 
probably  the  old  Dutch  thierea' 
■laag  word  Uoffoort,  from  blag, 
meaning  a  man  (but  alw^g  In 
an  iDterior  sense),  and  orl,  the 


commonest  termination  for  a 
noon.  'The  greater  part  of 
the  nouns  in  slang  which  are  of 
Dutch  origin,  are  (onned  with 
the  ending  oarA  (oort,  rrd,  eri), 
tr,  ■nk,  kai,  and  ing' — Jam** 
lUrUiwl,  WtntriKritoik  nm  Bite- 
goentck.  To  those  who  would 
object  that  man  does  not  neces- 
sarily mDu  a  mlgar  or  low  per- 
son, I  would  snggest  that  in 
thleTes'  patois  it  means  nothing 
else,  sad  that  In  onr  British 
inkers'  dialect,  wMI  ttaHUacX 
(Gaelic  lor  a  vagabond)  is  used 
rimply  to  denote  any  man." 

Likewise  in  the  French  argot, 
goMt,  originally  a  fool  {oocssion- 
aJly  used  with  that  meaning 
now),  has  the  slgniflcatiou  of 
man,  indiTldnal.  Wright  has. 
however,  shown  that  the  entirdy 
English  term  liatkgvard,  as  ap- 
plied to  sonllions,  was  in  general 
use  at  an  early  date. 

Her  MkJeUT,  by  »ric  muni  I  know 
not,  wu  lodged  at  hi<  horn*  Ewuon,  ruTC 
oamect  for  her  highnrn,  but  fitter  lor  tha 
htmck  gardt—I-tditt  lOialrmliuu,  U. 


and  Iheie  at  the  elecloi'i  dnchme  cham- 
ber, Ibnooth.  which  yoa  would  have  laid 
to  have  been  of  Ibe  timdu  itimrd.—Mtri- 


Thonsb  toiM  of  lb 
■hoae  of  their  own  ni 
gamrd  in  *  priace'i  coui 


To  be  an  ensfD. 
Whne  tatter'd  coloon  well  do  repreKnt 
Kb  fin>  eaute  i'  Ih'  ragged  nsiiKni. 


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Biadigtiard—Btaekkg. 


nMM  maka  ont  ft  stKng  cmm 
te  Um  mAj  DM  of  tb*  wocd 
In  Ingtowil.  It  would  mtm  to 
hftTe  died  ont  for  ft  Uma  ftnd 
iMcn  rarlTod,  poMtbly  nndei 
Datoh  faiBaenoB,  In  th«  time  of 


Btaddt  {AmtriMn),  »  tmj  old 
word  tor  ft  nagto,  •US  oee»- 
donaHj  iiMd.  Uiatobefomtd 
in  ft  neiro  Mng  whkli  date* 


Mae>g—nll>  from  ir^yrt,  with 
ft  ohftnga  of  llqnld.  Aanoh  of 
th«  ilztAanth  ocotnij  bwpMr, 
(»«Var4  or  traflrlor  (giftdnftUj 
ftUomd  to  hragumtr,  tfaca  iU- 
fMiv),  dandy,  nin  fellow, 
■wnggw,  trBocftble  to  the  old 
IrefiML,  biMoltMi  *<""*'—  of  the 
■liliiiiiilli  oeului;  being  known 
b7  tbe  KppumA  etyle  id  thetr 
bneobaa.  Hon  reoenttr  there 
anbtftftnoea  of  dandiei  or  other* 
raoelTliv  the  a{^eUfttloB  of  the 
more  oonepletKnu  arUolea  of 
thrir  dfCM  or  Uie  oolonr  of  theae 
— tbe  lolon-myt,  a  dandy  of  the 
tlnM  of  Loaii  XIV. ;  eelttmi,  the 
modem  Farl5iaii"maafaer;"  m«- 
giMM-d-tnu-fxntf,  a  boDy ;  cub- 
TWtgti  and  durry-twiu,  honftra ; 
wUto-eiobr,  ft  clei^yioaii,  ka. 

It  has  also  been  Kild  that  the 
teim  waa  derlred  from  the  olr- 
onitutanoe  of  a  nnmber  of  dirty 
ragged  boya  attending  on  tbe 
pande  to  blacken  the  boota  and 
aboea  of  tbe  aoldleia  and  do  any 
other  dtr^  offloea.  From  tbe^ 
oonatant  attendanoe  at  tbe  time 
of  the  Boyal  Body  Quard  mount- 
ing, the;  were  by  aome  faoetjona 
peraon    oloknamed   tbe   Uoal- 


Bbck  Jack  (Amadean),  ram 
and  molawaa,  wtth  or  vltbont 
water.  A  New  Bngland  drink. 
(Winoheatw),  a  large  leathern 
jog  which  formerly  waa  noed 

Black  Job  (nndertakera*),  a  fone- 
raL.  Lord  Portnnonth'i  hobby 
waa  to  attend  all  tbmtiaekJcU 
he  ooold  heai  of. 

"Whu,  ■  fiiBB*l  uatcl"  "Via,  lb, 
Umct  /it  hoAmit.-'-SJmmmd  YmUt: 
LimimtLmi. 

Blade  langmce  (Anglo-Indian), 


an,  for  Hindnatanl  and  other 
dian  tongnea.  It  la  remark- 
B  that  the  Sngliib  gypaiea 


•a  thefdfo  jik,  or  black  tongoe. 
The  term  waa  doubtleaa  origl- 
ually  Hindu. 


a  for- 


vitj  appropriated  to  iwind- 
lera  in  ndng  tranaaotiona,  and 
to  thoae  who  betted  without 
Intending  to  pey  their  loaaaa. 
Alao  generally  applied  in  Ama- 
rloft  to  gambling  of  any  Und. 
bi    ita    eadiar   wip^tioMoa   ft 


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Blackleg — Black  Maria. 


129 


tDMUt  k  swindler  or  criminal, 
and  1j  emij«ctimd]f  doclTed 
from  nob  fellowi'  lege  being 
Uaok  uid  bmlBcd  from  fitting 
bi  tile  Btooks  and  weailng  fet- 
ten ;  or  from  the  leg*  of  a 
game-cock,  wbioh  are  alwajs 
black,  gamblers  and  swindlers 
being  freqneoters  of  the  oock- 
pit.  Else  from  an  allnsioEi  to 
the  leg*  of  a  "  rook,"  another 
name  for  a  swindler.  Btaddtg  is 
now  a  rocognlMd  word.  Id  (dd 
prorlncial  SnglUh  a  tlaeh-foot 
was  a  man  who  attended  a  Iotbt 
OD  a  conrting  expedition  to  do 
the  dirtj  and  mean  work,  aach 
as  bribbig  servants,  and  acting 
the  Leporella 

(Tailors)  U  UacOeji,  a  set  that 
reject  a  man  a*  not  fit  to  move 
in  tbetr  (oolety,  or  who  organise 
a  method  to  compel  a  man  to 
leave  his  situation  or  tbe  town, 
are  said  to  UooiU^  him. 


State*,  sa;*  Bartlett,  it  nsnallj 
means  mon^  extorted  from  a 
person,  by  thrsatening  to  accnse 
him  of  a  crime  or  to  expoee  him 
in  the  newspapers  (it  is  used 
with  a  like  meaning  tn  England). 

"  ThricB  11  he  uswd  who  hmh  hii  quvnl 


tin  mbiirb^  but  It  ■  very  jici 
■Iw  catR  of  tht  nrjr  bat  pi 
town,  and  th«  »    ' 


antiqnarian  expert  In  law.whero- 
aa  one  well  veised  in  "  case 
law,"  or  the  deoisions  of  jadgea, 
is  termed  a  "  case  lawyer." 

Blkck  lion  (medical),  the  name 
given  to  certain  ra^ddly-elongb- 
ing  nloera  which  affected  our 
soMieTS  when  in  Fortagal 

Btocltmafl  (leoognlsed).  To  levy 
ilaefaaoiZ  waa  a  tribute  extorted 
hj  powertnt  robber  chieftains  to 
protect  traveUers  from  the  de- 
ptvdattons  of  other  robben  in- 
tertoT  to  themsdres  in  strength 
and  organisation.  IntbeUntted 


(he  palicv  hai  been  I 
DotiiHoiu  ha  in  ■uh  ihoRMghfiun  » 
Fieadillr,  Pall  Mill,  W>leH<»  Flaca, 
Reteol  Slrccl,  Sec,  tec  •ohm  jma  puL 
—Smt-n/v  Stviem. 

Bkeat  HL7s:^"jr<M(lB  aSeot> 
tish  term  for  rent  fitocjtsunt  or 
Umk  rtnt  is  the  rent  paid  in 
catUf^  as  distinct  from  wAite 
MOney  or  Bilver."  It  is  onrioos 
to  note,  however,  that  naitl#  in 
old  French  signified  capper  oidn 
(a  trace  of  which  still  remains 
in  the  modem  phrases  «iuw  ««m 
ai  mmiUt,  amir  moQli  i  partir, 
fto.}.  This  wrad  m^  have 
been  adopted  by  the  Scotch,  who 
•till  reti^  French  words  tn 
their  phiaeeology.  BhdMMiug 
is  a  provlnoiaUsm  still  nsed 
(Wright). 

Black  Harla  (Engllah  and  Ame< 
rican),  the  oell  van  in  wbioh 
prisoners  aro  removed  from 
ccnirt  to  prison.  Termed  in  tbe 
Erenoh  aigot  "  panier  aaalade." 
I 


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Black  Maria-^Blaek  town. 


Em;  fitldnult'i  paili  poplei ; 
Who  on  culh  would  be  ■  WDmu— 

Which  it  ii  ■  wTMdied  m. 
No  OH  fncr,  no  one  pstcr, 

Rhonld  be  hobjcct  of  dtifuil  T 
Wli«-i  the  navn,  tell  me  why,  nh  I 

Why  tlut  t>i  with  chiUm  nic* 
Sboald  be  Msnwd  like  BUci  Maria, 
FDllafTillwnTudYiccT 

"AUy  Sttfirit  HMfHtlUmy. 
When  Lord  Curincloo  tiA  Ui  UMod- 
ODl  nablaiiicn  urivgd  in  MelboorDt  on  a 
viul  lately,  Blmtk  Mmria,  the  ijciua  nn, 
w«i  dr»wn  Dp  hr  iht  ituiaii,  iqfiiiRntljf 
in  naiting.— J/Hftm  Sichf^. 

Thla  term  i«  s»Id  to  have 
originated  in  Fbiladelphia  In 
|8]8. 

BUck  Miwdaj  (popular),  erecn- 
tioDB  used  to  tobe  place  on 
Hondaj*. 


Jookered  ■  man  tn  "middle 
put"  he  vu  Mid  to  tfaat 
Attp  blm,  whilat  the  other  «m 
Mid  to  be  ilatl-tkteped.  Thi* 
ooold  onlj  happen  in  "  oloiated 
time,"  that  is,  dnring  the  lact 
eleven  weeke  of  "  long  tudf," 
when  "middle"  Mid  "Junior 
puts"  went  Qp  together.  It 
refer*  now  to  eenfor  Mid  Junior 
divliton*  of  "  middle  part," 


Black  olnbaent  (tbleres),  pleoei 


(old), 

the  large  keT*  with  which  the 
doors  of  ■ponging-hooM*  were 
fnmiahed, 

BUdt  spy  (popnlar),  the  de:*lL 

BUck  itrmi  (popnlu),  port  wine. 
(American),  New  ^glaod  nun 
and  malaMes.  (Naatiiial),  the 
dark  ooiintij  wines  of  the 
Uedltemmean.  Also,  had  port, 
■nch  as  was  serred  for  the  slok 
in  former  times. 


Black  paalm  (old],  to  sing  a  blaek 
fttdm  wag  to  017. 

BUck  Sal  (popidar),  the  tea-kettle. 

BUck  Saturdaj  (workmen's). 
When  a  labourer  or  meohanio 
has  anticipated  or  drawn  all 
hi*  wages  and  has  no  money  to 
take  at  the  end  of  the  week, 
his  mates  say  "he  has  a  Uuol 
Saivrdaji  In  his  week." 

BUck-«heep  (Winohester). 
When  a  man  in  "junior  part" 


DnnlmiM  <*<  MiUuit. 

(Old),  the  name  by  wbioh  a 
oertsJn  punishment,  a  labonr 
task  Imposed  on  soldiers  at 
Gibraltar  for  small  oSenoM, 
was  called, 

BUck  teapot  [popular),  a  bUck 


BUck  town  (Anglo-Indian),  the 
popnlar  local  English  name  for 
Uadraa.   It  is  also  used  at  Bom- 


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Black  wash — Blank. 


Uatt,  Oarman  KSit*.  B07it«T- 
en  and  debanohsai  were  alio 
tenned  "  roaring  bcTi." 


Blade  wuh  (medioal),  a  lotion 
«»»»««i«n»»j-  of  <ialonwl  and  lime-        *'  <"id'^< 


Black  woifc  Cpc^nlar),  nndeitak* 


v  of  lard  (popular),  a  bald- 
boadad  pertoD.  The  French 
eqtdnlent  la  "bonk  de  Tlenx 
oing." 

Blade  (ooouaon).  It  la  ganerallj 
and  plaodblj  aaanmed  that  this 
word  for  a  man  U  detired  from 
Kadt  aa  a  ejiutajm  for  iword, 
and  a  aoldier.  And  this  seona 
to  be  borne  out  by  the  anal^^ 
of  a  limUar  French  espreaioii, 
MMioBM  loBU,  which  foRDerfy 
meant  a  man  of  the  world,  a 
HmMrig  mail.  Blmdt  la  atUl 
naed  in  the  prorlnoea  foe  a 
briak,  mettleeome,  eharp  yao.11% 
man.  But  aa  it  haa  the  lame 
prtmiuioiatlon  aa  the  Dntch 
Itoed,  meaning  "  blood,"  and  aa 
a  blood  was  the  common  term 
for  "a  taat,  and  high-mettled 
man  "  during  the  refgna  of  the 
Georges,  It  la  not  Impoeaible  it 
owes  maoh  to  the  latter.  The 
word  waa  alto  a  personal  noon 
in  Dotch,  aa  em  armt  Hotd,  a 
poor  fellow.  £Io<d,  a  dmple- 
toB,  ia  from  a  different  root; 
Heedt,    timid,    f  eartnl ;    Irlah 


(tinker),  prison. 

Blaaie  (popular),  a  mild  aqiletlTe 

used  when  one  ia  dissatisfled  or 

disappointed.    Ottener  heard  In 

the  proTinoea  than  in  Londcm, 

uid  tnuoh  mttte  ao  In  Amarloa. 

llM  iHiptT  hMI  tnd  fcor  tiBHt  lit  u 

tndiitn,  but  be  aud,  vith  ui  mjund  air, 

diu  tbt  Indtu  bud  ikipiMd  imiDd  b'i  is 

■pill  nwTtluiia— SDd  iBiaiiioilloo  Ummti 

•knne,  too.— Mat*  Tmahn  Xt^gU^ /I. 


I    Thbih 


I  lb*  b< 


"  Ynr— doo'— iiiTH)  I "  dovlTfJiiciiUtad 
(be  nsbniwd  old  MIow.  "As' hen  I'm 
been  ■  nids'  time  bean  lor  the  iUwud 
tUac  b>  lUit  Kv  BnoUya  I  '—DraUt 

"  Daronation  1 "    is   aometjmea 
softened  into  "  blamenatton  1 " 

Blank  (hunting),  to  draw  a  hUmk 
In  oonndng  or  hnntlng  is  to 
hare  a  run  without  meeting 
with  anything.  Qntte  recently 
the  term  Uoai  has  been  adopted 
as  a  snbstltnte  for  "  damn," 
"  bloodj,"  end  other  fordble 


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on  Ml  sRUid  br  me,  and  i^ia  m  if  you 
■In't  nmnin'  off  vitboni  x  mrd  aboiii  lu- 
ff irt  JimrU  1  Cmiriil  Cmrv- 

Bmwu*  m-n  nUciou,  ilmmk  too, 
doTDacqMctBKIOBMiTcT  Gawdocds 
npntrfinil  StopI^KnisUHtvcyin 
■naff  l~Brtt  HmrU .-  GairUl  Ctmrwr. 

"  For  Wnfi  1.^  rir,  (in  m  Ih. 
orfioe,  ]FOT  ItBMn  nu  lordT.  uid  ihu  I'm 
Vdl,tl 
tUaii 
■  doa^-4]kiT(D,  bnlkt-boida] 


i" 


,.  "iflMUnt 
m  Hw  picur  Willi  ihc  mini  in  hii  ha 
ilown  'crt  tod  'ere,  ■  nhowin'  out  jmt  jf  ■ 
Umi  luatut  'id  pusud  him.  Till  tct 
(■•"i  lnmutJfBl,  fine  u  (  Mui  (reThmmd, 
wttli «  iltt^t  luavy  sir  with  bim  tlwt  kuki 

OM,  piT-Kirl"  kddi  the  ipeaker.  nddenlr 


Bteniej  (oommoD),  Sattei?;  np. 
poaad  to  be  derived  from  a  BtoiM 
In  the  tow^  of  Blarney  CuQe, 
Dsar  Cork,  the  kiniiig  of  wUch 
U  «  feat  of  tome  dlffionlt;,  from 
its  perilooi  poBitton  Id  the  waU. 
It  li  inppoeed  to  oonfer  the  gift 
of  eloqneuoe,  of  a  kind  pecnllariy 
adapted  to  win  the  heaita  of 
women.  It  ia  a  oonunon  tarltu 
in  Cork,  when  a  man  ii  tijing 
Ua  powen  of  perraasioii  or 
whoMlling,  "he  haa  been  to 
Blarae;  OMtle,"  or  "naao  of 
yonr  blarney," 

Blwt  (popular),  a  familiar  nama 
amongst  the  lower  orden  for 
erysipelaB  of  the  hce. 

Blater  (popalar),  a  oalf ;  to  "  oiy 
beef  on  a  hlaier,"  to  make  a  fun 
about  nothing: 

Dent  be  (Um-auhr:  iAj,  m'd  or 
b«f  oa  ■  Uttr.-Ljian ,  p,aumi. 

,  a  lawful  (old  cant),  a      BbUber  (geDoral),  Idle 
wife.    The  alloiion  la  obrioos.  ^^  ^^^  °"id  or  puddle. 

A  priiE-Sibter  wbo  dos  sot  %ht  b 

dock  which  doct  at*  go  oK.  He  hu  no 
rmJumiTMrT.  We  do  not  af  cmne  wiifa  to 
inrinmre  ih»i  my  at  the  "Gsic  men  ill* 
oflo-daruieuiJi)ii](iBdi(iiTidact.  And 
T«  Ihete  mmy  be  tb<Me' who  w«ch  "Ifc." 
John  L.  Snllinn  Rvolriog  ronod  the  pn- 
naat  in  ■  dood  af  i/nOrr;  who  think  the 
tip  ihouid  £l— /«>■  Trudt. 

Blatherskite  (American),  a  man 
wboM  tongue  ran*  away  with 
him ;  an  iirepressible  notay 
obattorer ;  "  blathering."  Of 
Scotch  origin  {vide  BiMiBtaa). 


—CMarUi  Dicitm:  Para/trUu 
"' •ifiHAIllUYtar 


Bluka  (Anglo-Indian),  a  rare 
word  uaed  for  whites  or  Kuro- 
peang  by  themselves. 

Blare  (popular),  to  roar,  to  bawl. 


Hitccw  (ot  loni  offud  hehndn'i  >  ihin 

to  Uh  cook, 
Yen  ■udnEKHu  ttoitef,  rou'd  beu  ilini 
rosrhook. 
—  7»f  MmditrimdatPiimt: 


"To  \t 


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Blase — Blaxers. 


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to  leave  k  white  saifMa  expoaed, 
whlob  serrea  rither  for  s  boon- 
du7,  a  landmark,  or  as  a  Bign 
to  dlraot  ttaveller*.  The  Algan- 
kln  Iniliiuiii  of  the  north-aast 
Uou  trees  BO  aa  to  dii«ot  Indiana 
leaving  a  vlllaga;  whlt«  m«o 
make  mob  marks  on  the  other 


di    btoutht    D*   oppotHs 
id,  iUMimt  thi  nw  u  ■ 
Vait.-Stmmltjr.TirratitiulMr»Ctm- 

It  is  used  in  this  sense  by  the 
op  oountiy  Angtraliaus. 
T)w  lut  (ii  miki  of  ■  neir  rud  inU 
CusOKr  hud  jiut  b«D  mukcd  out  ud 
P*rU1t  ohI*  hj  rbs  inhiUiuiii,  a- 
pnatr  for  the  lOTemor.  It  mi  ■  wall 
cboacn  bal  nngh  tnck  duigiuUd  br 
Wmid  lr«  oa  tilha  hand,  the  Dobaifcad 
pAiti  bdDjE  pUDled  whiCfl,  in  ordtr  to  bi 
non  nunireB  in  the  duk.— ££nX.-Ca£ 
Mtmdmj:  Our  AmtifiJa. 

It  also  appUee  to  an;  kind  of 


a  great  incoeH  and  crowded 
hooMB.  To  the  initiated  this 
luoallf  dgnlllea  a  dead  fiUl- 
nre,  and  a  hoosa  crowded  with 
"  dead-heads." 

31aser  (DnlTerdty),  a  ooloared 
loose  flannel  jaoket,  worn  as 
the  nnifonn  of  a  boating  or 
other  olab ;  originaUy  red,  but 
now  of  the  olnb  oolonn,  sbriped 
or  ooloared  aocordingl;.  The 
■orplice  worn  by  students  in 
chapel  on  oertaln  feast  or  fast 
days,  is  deaoribed  as  the  Uattr 
of  the  Chnroh  of  England.  Baoh 
olqb  ohom  a  different  colour 
or  combination  of  oolonrs,  and 
these  oombinaUons  aie  some- 
thing snfflclently  startling  to 
have  originated  the  appellation. 


rt  deddcdLy  the  fknuntca. 


I  pidUd  op  m  BOH.  ud  N-a  my 

Duogh  «»  diiiv  duH  b>d  KDlond  on 

(«»  br  U»Uds  off  .  p«u«dD(  onH 

of  aUstaa.-MATi  7W£..-  A  Strmf 
Drtam, 

■n- effKi  mdnd  br  tb*  tbooHid.  of 

flcuini:  ud  meriaa  cnfi,  with  Ibdt  occo- 

puti  in  briUIuI  Mum  ud  light  Do» 

BloMt  is  an  English   prorln- 

■DBH,  !•  qniU  ulqu  of  iti  kiad.-7-*» 

ciallsm  for  a  white  spot  on  a 

borM's  forehead;  and  U««d  is 

(Prisons),  a  jaoket  worn  hj 

a  term  appUed  to  a  tree  when 

marked  lor  sale. 

Iflh*  jaag  autloKB  do  not  lik.  the 

(General},  to  Uue  away,  to 

onyicl  Wo«r.,  the,  wiU  no.  be  iiUowkI 

Bra. 

Hi  Munf  anr  ud  aiHd  T«i  u  ihu 

■  policeB«i.-A«w  FoO^ 

SkkStKkriiUr. 

BUzera  (nautical),  a  term  applied 

to  mortar  or  bomb  vessdls,  from 
tbe  great  emission  of  Same  to 
throw  a  13-iDch  sh^— Jdairal 

by  the  poet  Bonn,  to  indicate 

AvU. 

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BImm (oommon).  "QotAlUia," 
i4.,  "go  to  httll,"  is  %  oomnuHi 
•zprMsion  both  in  Qrat  BriUic 
■ad  the  Dnited  State*,  among 
thow  who  ax*  too  &Bttdioits  to 
■ay  the  word  that  the^  mean, 
uid  are  willing  to  go  ninety-nine 
per  oent.  fn  the  ezpreadon  of 
protani^,  nukiiig  dm  of  "  b; 
Oad,"  Inatead  of  "hj  Qod," 
"great  Soott,"  instead  of  "  great 
Ood,"  and  "darned"  inateadof 


1  caold  b»e  told  Johnsr  SkM  IhU  I 

■udi  a  lUfl  hoar,  mad  m  (o  to  U^m  vltk 
lt.-itmrk  Twmim. 

Bleach,  to  (Harvard  UniTenity, 
Maaaaoboaetti),  to  absent  ono- 
■elf  from  morning  prayer&  To 
prefer  being  present  In  the  ipliit 
lather  than  In  the  body. 


Beak  (thlerea'  slai 
(New  Tork  Slang  DiotioDarT). 

Bleating  cheat  (old  CBOt),  a  sbeep. 
"Cheat,"  meaning  a  thing 
igJVJ)'  ***  added  to  a  word 
deeotlbing  the  017  of  the  ani- 
mal, tfana  oaoHIng  cheat,  grant- 
ing oheat,  &0. 
When  I  ipok*  ra  Mm,  b*  nid  Moe- 

tUns  ■boat  ■  MHtny  ihwg  lous  ■  bite ; 

but  1  ibonld  think  tku  fofioff  ■■»■  ■>  hx 
a  in  flcacnL — MacmillMM't 


Bteating  cull  (dd  eaot),  a  aheep- 


Bleating  prig,  iheep-ateallng. 


*"— **"g  rig  (old  oant),  sheep- 
Bleed,  to  (BngUsh  and  American), 
to  be  oUiged   to   pay  mon^ 
•gainst  CMie'B  will,  or  to  oUigB 
ime  topay. 

A  bay  lira  is  Pamjtnu  wbo  niMifi 
from  bleediot  u  intoimk.     Ha  uaaUr 
bfawb  hbh  iKjt  at  a  iIm. 
irin  N-d  dm*  Bouha  a 


1  mot  (popnlar),  a  bdr- 
oomplazloDed  weni^ 


This  is  in  ref  sence  to  the 
oxtnTagani  demands  made 
upon  poUtioal  oandldatea  by 
"  heeltts  "  and  "  atrikem" 

each  atbcr  deed, 
Hal  [atdr  iboini  that  far  our  laka  ba  did 

■ul  fear  to  Mi(£ 
A  fcnaooi  fifk,  that  tabta  va^  ia  nolh 

youll  be  agreed. 
That  a  a^  vfaich  bean  aiae  hinrlinsn 

St.Httm'tLmmlirm. 

(Piinten),  a  book  or  pamphlet 
that  i*  oat  down  eo  moch  aa 
to  toabh  the  printed  poitionis 


Bleeder  (sporting),  a  sorereign; 
(oulversi^).  a  "  regular  iUadtr" 
signiAee  a  lopeilatiTe  dnffer. 

Bleedeta  (old),  spurs,  from  theic 
causing  blood  to  flow  by  fr»- 

Bleeding  the  monkey  (nantloal). 
The  mimkry  la  a  tall  pyramidal 
rod  or  bucket  which  conveys  the 
grog  from  the  giog-tab  to  the 
men.  Btoaling  from  this  in  InM- 
*<l«  is  so  oalled.— Jcfaiiral  On^ 


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Btetlurs—Blmd. 


(Soottidi),  wind  or 
windj ;  ncHuenM.  Robert  Bum* 
JooomIj  Umenti  that  Ua  biul- 
iiaw  wu  to  ctriDg  np  Udktn 
in  ihyme  for  fool*  to  ring. 
BUOmimd  fa  a  loqnaoloiu  fool. 
f8«rt«rwwrfif«  la  %  arnonTmoaa 
woid,  but  axprMdtre  of  atlU 
grafttcr  oontempt  ^  the  oae  of 
tlM  word  "ikite"  at  "ik^te," 
wbioh  (tgniflea  exeremeiit.  To 
ifaOtror  UalWlato  talk  t«di- 
onalj  and  f  ooUahly.  Tbe  word  la 
akin  to  "  bladder,"  tkat  is,  filled 
with  wind. 

I  hH  beoi  dMB  Ipcill  JBM  vi'  luUD- 
i«  u  tn  AMAfriv  eU  warn—Sir 
WmOtrSaU:  OUMtrimHlr. 


MiMfnVUack  ne^bodi  Ihut,  aaj  not 
U  u  pomfiil  td  innn  And),  ftc— .&VM  : 

Blew  or  bhie  (conunon),  to  warte, 
to  spend,  to  diaalpate.  "  I  Uns 
abob  (I  waated  asblUlng),"  nUd 
a  ooetennooger,  "  wbeo  I  went 
to  an  exhibition  of  {dctDreB." 


Toq 


»  il Ub  w-i  iikHd  kiiria  n 


W*11  polU  nC  lb*  Mk  and  vaCiUd  M 
A  jtUr  iW.  ud  Um  tbt  lirb  ud  « 


nl  M  nil,  wd  lliiBk 
»c'tv  doinff  right ; 
od  if  n  hive  u  jmm  thi  dodi,  MU 
day  I  ihaa'L  npinc, 


Slewed  (oommon),  spent,  dlspoeed 
of.  Loot  or  been  Tobbad  oL  Prl- 
maiil7,  to  p^  ont,  to  spend, 
Oennan  Uanco,  whloh  anggerts 
bine,  and  not  to  blow,  aa  the 
originaL  In*  Uaua  Aiiu in  (awaj 
Into  the  blae),  vanished,  gone; 
the  Frenoh  fani  au  bleu  ha* 
the  same  stgniflcatfon.  Atn 
patmr  au  bltu,  to  sapprets,  dl»- 
ripate,  spend,  aqnaoder,  appro- 
priate. An  alludon  to  a  dla- 
tant,  undefined  place  in  tbe  bine 

BUgee.  bUcer  (pidgin),  obliged. 


■hu  Tiihk,  cu  w  _ 

sfftr.    Hufl  cuebc*  chaml  nov.— CWl ; 

Pm-cM. 

BUmcf  (common),  an  appateatir 
meani^eM,  abnalve  term. 
C  roK  TKB  Iloa-'A*  lUi  ii  ■  coon,  I 
(Mknitibta  ud  pnpa  to  n  tboton 
of  liiisu(*  afanji  Doed  op  *w«oan.  1 
■bnalon  iimili.  "  Urn,  Buudaicff,  n»- 
adit  fluAly  hlaodndwn,  dwik;  cam 


EmmMimt  EgtOttim. 


BUnd  (popular), '■  in  the  UmhI,"  in 
^ii^i  zilght,  in  dartaiesa. 


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Blind—Blatsard. 


Tbta  it'i  dswB  with  tlw  *— <— '  u^  Im 

Puk  DP  aU  n  cu  bi  tlu  mm; 
ADd  looff  ov  the  bttnui, 
Wiibou  uj  wuniiia. 
Win  lun  Uck-TEqi  ud  ludtod  bc- 


(Frinton), » term  ^iplled  to  a, 
pangnph  muk  T.  owiiig  to  tha 
fact  of  tbe  «70  of  the  P  being 
black  or  fllled  Dp. 

Blliiddiaeka(pO[nlai},po*teilon, 
tanned  ocaaetiiiie*  Mod  Cnpld. 
The  French  argut  caII*  it  more 
epproprUtelf  U  lergm.  An- 
other slang  ezpreeston  for  the 
nme  put  of  the  bodj  i*  "  two 
bit  oheeks  Mid  ne'er  »  dom  ; " 
In  French  slang  "  on  Tl«age  Mna 


Blinker  (Amadou),  »  phiMa 
fnll7  explained  bj  the  follow- 
ing aneodote  tttaa  a  New  Todc 
newsp^er: — 

'■Tlwta 


-■ .■TTttTMHW 

(mr  ih«-fei  llMT  Itti  iIhb  CUM  Okd 
BigfatyoAioI'  Tbtnct  vulM  o«a 
lutr,  vhoi  om  of  dM  wm 
ink  with  the  ba>WT  •rail*  of 


-ridiBLDTX. 


I  (pogilirtdo).  the  ere*, 
termed  aleo  oglea,  optloa,  peep- 
en,  winkers.  (Common),  speo- 
taolBi.     minktrt,  Dntoh  alaag. 


Soau  rabUr  lo  wU  had  napiiHl  ■  winder. 


BUiido,  to  ((umj),  to  die. 

Blind  one'a  trail,  to  (Amerloan),  to 
mot  In  moh  a  va^  that  tt  wonld 
be  dlffloolt  to  trace  one's  doii^ ; 
putting  oS  the  loent.  Thni  m 
fox  in  croBslng  a  lirer  Uimit  Ui 
Irail,  water  being  fatal  to  the 
■cent  of  dogs, 

BUnk,  to  (American),  to  drink.  In 
Dntoh  thierei'  tlang,  Umkett  is 
a  glaaa.  ".HMheri  cm  nit  t« 
boim"— "To  booie  from  » 
glaea." 


BUnko  (tbierea),  the  term  U  ex. 
plained  bj  the  qnotatlon. 

"WUt  la  I  UMk,  br  Intucal* 
"  Well,  il-io  kind  oTcawtHDimil,  Aif 
ing,  ud  thu,"  replied  ttia  oU  rdkm, 
" lowhidi Hiucn an  tat  ■-- ■—  '--n 
of  all  tht  polks.--  -    - 


Bliu«d  (American),  a  word  of 
maoj  meanings,  in  one  of  the 
eadj  Crockett  almanacs  about 
1836  it  appears  as  dictlnotlr 
meaning  a  shot  from  a  rUe. 

""Dk  ddv  ba^i  irhan  tbay  mot  to 
■dual  ouriad  their  ri>Et  b>  (M  ■  H£DMtf 


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Bliaard— Block. 


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blue,  or  from  tha  (Oanadlaii) 
Fraaoh  tlaur,  to  wooncl  or  hit. 
It  wsa  «Ibo  applied  to  lightning 
at  BD  Mrl^  data.  At  preaent  the 
tremandooa  wind-stoims  lika 
(he  (yphooD  which  iweep  over 
tho  Wert  an  caUed  Uinonli. 
It  posaiblj  owes  thia  later  mMD- 
ing  to  the  Oeimaa  bUtt. 
Wllb  R&rcno*  10  lh<  wsnl  iOaarJ,  m 
~  '»]•  th<  rgltov 

u  Gnt  tiled  in  Muihall, 
ft  uujteen  yvmn  mgo.  SoaH 
9  (ojoyuig  tbonHlva  u  ■ 
,  wbcn  M  nonn  of  wind  aod 

iac  up  quickly,  uttered  ■  Gimuii  eipm- 
■i(A  (oar  corrapondcpl  bu  forgotten  ths 
vuidi)  which  KiondedTeTTmochlika  Wi- 
AtfWl     Hia  fncHlm  took  it  Dp  And  hmvfl 


BkMt  (Amerioau),  a  dmnkard,  a 
drowned  ooipM. 

BliMter  (popular), "  my  KoaUr,"  a 
terra  of  foiendehlp  much  in 
U,f<xa  with  'Jmj,  who  like* 
hia  trienda  as  mnob  as  his 
UoaUr  for  breakfast,  and  that 
Is  not  taying  a  little. 

•Omttr,  il  (n't  all 
h  vw  on  the  Ruly, 


Block,  the  (AnstnUan}. 
Uu  Hock,"   ' 


one  of  the  favoorite  amnee- 
ments  of  Helboiuiu  ladles  be- 
tween twelve  and  one  and  five 
andiiz.  T%«6(oatUtheIaihioD- 
abte  promensde  la  Helbonine. 
The  Uoet  is  the  block  of  boild- 
iugs  in  Collins  Street  Iring  be- 
tween Swanston  Street  and 
EUiabeth  Street. 

Block  hooM  (dd  slang),  a  prison, 
honaeof  ooiieotion,  pMiltentiary, 
and  similar  aitabllshmenta.  The 
eipi«BEion  leminda  one  of  the 
French  military  slang  term  U 
bhe,  an  abbrerlati<m  otUoe/dtaut, 

Block  of  stock  (American),   ao 

adaptation  of  the  Franoh  term 
eti  bloc,  meaning  a  latge  number 
of  shares  in  anything,  a  great 
nndlvided  maas,  held  as  a  single 
interest. 

I[  would  ba  compuaiinlj  ouy,  then- 
Ton,  Tor  k  lyndicue  to  alit  the  anmal 
rnm  }tj  Gould,  aptcudl;  if  Rusdl  Smgt 
or  KHH  otbcr  holds  efa  iHg  Ue:t  ^('(tai 
wen  10  join  iho  aOTemaL  -CAiatr  Tri- 
JMH,  Ociobei  I,  1W7. 


Block  oniamenia  (popnlar),  the 
better  kind  of  meat  scraps  sold 
at  bntchets'  atalls. 

On  the  ihdiei  Kt  oM  in  front  af  Ibc 
M  ifl  tb* 


lb.1 


tbtr 


Wtw 


■Bincd)  nt  ti.~Slmitdard. 
For  dinner,  whicli  so  n  weali  dajr  it 
lurdJy  ever  enten  nt  the  coaicrvaiver'i 
nhodn,  Ibej  boy  Mk*  murwrwir,  u  ihrf 
cnll  [he  «uU,  dnik-eolourod  pi«»  of  mul 
eipoaed  00  the  dienp  bulcbvi'  blocki 
or  coaiitm.~Hinr,  Mayin, :  iMdmt 
Laiturmiaau  L^<i4t<t  Ptrr. 

Also  old-fashioned,  qneer-look- 
ing  men  and  women. 


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IJS 


So  the  votd  WM  origliutUj  naed 
in  tbe  police  amnpKpea  twenty- 
flre  yean  ago.  A  Uah  wu  a 
viotim  of  Bharpo,  a  atnpld  pttT- 
•on,  a  greenhorn.  It  is  not 
from  tbe  gypey  latt,  »  nuui,  a* 
Hotten  aaserti,  lalct  not  being 
an  Anglo-Romany  woid.  It  la 
probably  from  the  Dutch  iUk, 
a  block,  a  log,  a  fool,  which 
glToa  riM  to  blok-ter,  a  plodder, 
a  dull  fellow,  and  to  the  Engllih 


"Givt  ui  >  boricr,  then,  old  iMi," 
■hrnksl  aDolhtr  (WBiD.— /'.  W.  SMx- 
tm:  LMUKmitKirtj. 

It  ha«  another  •igniflcatioo, 
whkh  is  explained  by  the  qnota- 


vijwM  noh  as  '■  darat "  (e^eoi- 
ally  ptotniMqae  In  oonneotiao 
with  tapping),  **  RadiTiinfaMi " 
(a  pwoliai  kind  d  olaiet  cap 
Inrented  at  the  Dnke  of  Beav- 
fort'eeeat).  "inby,"  "aimaon," 
"  Chateau  I^tt«,"fcc 

Blood  and  entnik  (nastioal). 
Tbla  la  a  ilang  name  given  to 
the  Britiih  eoitgn  by  Tankee 


Blood  and  thi 
(Amerioan),  d 
England.  Llteratnre  of  tha 
loodest  and  coaneat  aensational 
kind,  "dotecttre"  dotbIb,  ro- 
manoei  like  "Jack  Bheppard" 
and  the  "  Outlaw  of  the  Plains," 
"  Life  of  BuSftlo  Bill,"  fto. 


f/Lrmdtm. 


Blood  (fencing).  In  the  old  back- 
■wording  oonteats  a  Uood,  •.(., 
a  streak  of  blood  on  the  head  or 
face  at  leaet  one  Inch  In  length, 
waa  the  equivalent  of  a  deol- 
aive  "  broken- haad."  The  word 
Huiiger  ia  used  in  the  same  senaa 
by  the  Qerman  students  on  the 
Henanr. 

In  priie-ring  parlance  the 
word  Is  not  considered  anfflol- 
ently  graphic,  and  hlood  ia  never 
mentioned  except  under  B;rno- 


toiMd  lituktnn,  hu  fHYDnrirc  aiiihort 
iMuig  PoDBD  du  Temil,  Gaboruu,  Mod 
LAceoun,  the  Icllcred  murderer  who 
onuUlcd  tlH  d«di  of  Hoffmu'i  "Ch- 
dillu  "  br  pnwlini  uoond  i)h  Omtt  of 
Purii  for  ^umt—PmriM  Ctmtfndtmt ! 

Blood  boat  (uand),  a  "tally 
boat "  or  bninboat,  a  boat  em* 
ployed  to  cany  proTiaiona  from 

the  ahore. 

Blood-cnrdler  (aociety).  a  story 
of  murder  likely  to  nwke  tbe 
reader's  blood  ourdle. 


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Biood— Bloody. 


tlttJemrMtn  cf  Knglah  tmractiBo  ap  bii 


Blood  for  blood  [trade],  barter 
among  tradeajneu,  who  sz- 
ohaoge  with  each  other  the 
oommoditieB  In  which  they 
deal 

Blood-aackera  (lodety),  eztor- 
tionen,  people  who  are  ood- 
■taoUy  getting  mon^.  Derixed 
from  mufhta,  who  are  blood- 

ir  tSam  (Ur  ba  Inta-,  tlw  pontr  uid  iha 
boou  crpcct  ■oiBctblng.  A  bjr  *"■**■** 
u  abool  two  ftmoci  per  diem  divided  bfl' 

tbe  Stock  Ezchugs  ICKnllT  (in  trcbl* 


(Nantioal),  luj  fellows,  who 
bj  Bknlkiiig  throw  their  pro- 
portion of  labour  on  the  aboul- 
den  of  their  •blpmatea. — id- 
mini  Bmjitk.  Id  the  arm;  tnch 
fellows    are    ityled    "•crlm- 


Bloody.  Dr.C.Hackaynukestho 
following  remark*;  "A  word 
that  la  con*t«iitl7  used  in  the 
■enae  of  augninarybythe  radeat 
and  fonlMt-moQthed  of  the  vnl* 
gar.  Did  tbeee  people  know 
the  harmlecmeia  of  the  odlone 
eidtbet,aa  they  now  nndentand 
it— U  th^r  understand  it  at  all 
— tb^  would  perlkape  oeaee  to 
empli^  it,  aa   not  wlBoleatly 


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ooazM  and  dlagnmng  to  milt 
(heir  ideas  of  the  emplutic. 
Dean  Swift,  who  was  partiany 
aoqo&lnted  with  the  vemaon- 
lai  Gaelioof  Ireluid,  wrote  from 
Dublin  to  hit  friend  Oaj  that  it 
was  '  bloodg  hot ' — an  expres- 
sion which  he  woald  not  hare 
permitted  himself  to  use  in  its 
blaokgnardly  Kogllsh  sense  of 
Hsngnlnary.  '  Xotdfi  hot,*  in 
the  nse  made  of  it  by  Dean 
Swift,  meant '  rather  hot' " 

Mr.  Oharle*  Q.  Leland  writes : 
"Mr.  Hotten  thinks  that  this  is 
an  arpledTB  without  referenoe 
to  any  moBning.  Any  on*  who 
will  take  the  pains  to  look  orer 
the  sanguinary  words  in  any 
Eoropean  langoage  can  at  onoo 
peroeire  agreat  deal  of  meaning 
in  the  assooiatton  of  bloody  with 
erU  or  revolting.  We  find,  for 
inBtana«,ill  or  evil  blood,  blood- 
thfrrty,  blood-stained,  bloody. 
In  the  sense  of  omel  or  alfo- 
oioos,  bloody  aonnoU,  blood- 
guilty,  and  In  German  or  Datoh. 
blood-shame  or  Inoest,  a  tdood- 
rersnger,  bloody  revenge,  and 
in  aU  three  'a  bloody  villain' 
for  morderer,  as  nothing  is  more 
natoial  than  for  an  adjeotiva  or 
adverb  nsed  in  so  many  oppro- 
brious meanings  to  take  on 
otbers.  The  transfer  of  tlecdg 
from  mnrderons  to  evetything 
wioked  or  bad  seems  as  natm«l 
as  Haz  O'ReU's  derivation  of  it 
from  By'r  Lady  I  is  absurd.  As 
R.  H.  Prootor  remarks,  in  Us 
AMtrieaititmt  ('Knowledge'), 
it  is  '  simfde  nonsense.'  Tho 
Qormans  have  bhittimig,  which 


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Bloody — Blot. 


ha*  nothing  to  do  wiUi  Mirf, 
'blood;'  Um  Snt  oomponntt 
la   »   dialaotal  hnn   of  Kom, 

Tha  Xart  ol  Snffdk  ^T«a 
Um  follo«liig  defloMon  of 
the  wend;  "JKbody,  Ml  oni»- 
raeaUl  adjeotlTe  of  InDnito 
■dapUUlltj  and  aignUcaiioA. 
This  woid  ia  oaed  Urgaty 
though  not  exolusiTelT  In  tort 

Bloodj  Jmnny  (popnlar),  shMp'i 


pt^tment  or  raffled  fodingB^ 
mild  awMilnft  In  fact.  It  la 
^^«d  to  e*«i7tlilng  from  s 
•well  to  an  ojatn. 


Hchud  bHB  otad  and  faond  rulvor 
wiKkr.  lUdiTliHlcaBtfccliacaaF 
tioo,  ud  ih*  Tilifkchtr  wd  Toa  Barf 


BldOdj  Idnc^  a  red-briok  ohnrah 
In  Bamwell  (St.  Har^'a  the 
Laea),  teaembUng  King'a  Col- 
lege Chapel  in  arohlteotnre. 

Bloody  Haiy'a,  the  i«d-briok 
ohoTOh,  8L  Paul's,  raaemblii^ 
St.  Mair'a  in  Oambtldge,  the 
Unirenltj  church. 

Bloody  ahirt,  the  [American), 
agitation  of  the  war  qaestlon 
after  the  CItU  War. 


ifaOHT  to  bar  hk  hamlet.  AitbalKd 

■mil  itH li   "•    •  I  III  1  111  lliilain 


Bloomer  (Anatrallan),  prison  alaag 
for  a  miatak&  Abbreriated 
from  the  exfovadon  "a  bloom- 
ing error." 

Bloominc  (oommon),  naed  oom- 
monlf  for  emphaalalug  a  wocd, 
bat   gntenUy   in   an   inokal 


"  Whu  day  g'  ItH  wcA  b  thb  I " 
"  Mendmy.*'  i^ibed  Bcny. 
"Hoodky,  li  ill     W*ll.    .'wh^   ar 
ood  gmrdcD  ■tuff,  thk  ia  a  J/mhuV  aioa 


BlOM  (American  thieves),  woman, 
girl,  mistress ;  from  iUmnm,  oU 
Borilsh  slang. 


vbo  onldn't  jad  tb(  boortor 
loun'i  wiUwiU  bit  tha  to 
am  icuins  pacy.  — Ob  Ot 


Blot  tiu  scrip  (popular),  to  engago 
[ijtUng  by  a  wittton 


Blot  tfae  aoip,  and  Jsric  it  (cdd 
cant),  to  stand  snret;  or  baU 


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Biovidte — B/ow. 


Blorlste  (Amnicaii),  «  mmde  up 
or  "fBCtiUooB"  word,  wbloh  baa 
b«en  QMd  sinoe  1850,  and  la 
perhaps  oldor.  It  !■  liregnlarlj 
lued  to  tigDitj  verbositj,  wam- 
deiii^  fiom  the  nbjeot,  and 
idla  or  Inflftted  oratoij  01  blow* 
log,  bj  which  word  K  was  pro- 
bttblr  BuggMtod,  being  partl- 
allj  Inflnmeed  by  "  deflate." 

Bloir  (imiTerdl?),  a  drookeii 
froUo  1  an  old  alaug  phnsa  for- 
merly mnoh  in  TOgue  at  both 
Oifmd  and  Cambridge,  bnt  not 
mnoh  used  now,  snob  worda  aa 
"•pree,"  "tight,"  &0.,  baTii^ 
Bapersaded  it.  Alao,  "  to  hhm," 
utd  "  to  go  on  the  How."  (Old 
cant),  "  He  baa  bit  the  blow," 
i^  ha  baa  atolen  the  gooda,  or 
done  the  deed.    (Oommon],  a 

■hilling 

Forihu  1  wtBt  Id  tb*  SmbI  (Budlc— 
Cold  Buh  TtMM  PluooX  IwTiiw  ■  Dew 
•dl  of  dobber  oa  ma,  (nd  ■boot  Eftf  Ji!m> 
to  aj  hifb  pocket).  Whrn  I  cum  oat 
I  won  u  tb*  aoM  old  (ua*— /■  t/mifr  - 
PrUm/HUmti. 

Blow,  blow  It  (American  thleree' 
■lang),  to  be  aUent,  be  quiet  I 
bold  TOUT  chatter  I  Thla  la 
qntt«  the  oppoelte  of  tbe  BngUah 
slang  "to blow,"  whlob  meaiia 
to  inlonn  on,  or  the  oommon 
Amcolaan  "  to  blow,"  it.,  to  talk 
londlr  and  emptilj. 


Oow,  blow  OB,  npon  (oommoo), 
toezpoae.  Inform. 

And  riH  tSo't  (M  DoUidx  Inl  ma  u  k«p 
■  Hcnl  far  bv,  and  I-n  bHB  mud  Utmid 
m  bB.—J.  Gmmamd:  Diet  Tn^U. 

Yoa  mnldo'l  Mw  u  old  dmm  maoBg 
WMhiBid3,woBiijvi1—SiimS»i.Tit 


Dcpoid  Dpon  il  Ihu  Ibrj'n  oo  the  Kant 
down  bcra,  mod  Ihat  If  he  Dond,  ha'd 
Utm  ^M  tha  tUag  at  ooc*.— JKclMt  .- 
OUvtrTuItt 

BbI  I  aiU  Utm  bar,  ba  «id,  I  wffl  ibm 

Sirll'miUrSall:St.RKHtmiWia. 

Derixed  from  the  prlmai;  mean- 
ing (0  films,  to  spread  hf  report 
aa  It  with  atntmpet,  topabUsb; 
or  from  to  Mow  vjwa,  to  taint, 
to  blast,  to  Mng  into  diafiftTom 


Happily  Sit  him.  ha  wai  not  put  to 
tha  hai  lili  tba  Bnt  bnnt  of  populu  nic* 
had  •peil  itiel(  aad  lill  lb*  cr    '     '  ' 


>M,  "Nbar 
TooIhTi  C**  <^  lllb  tbw  U,  man,  Utm 
Ur  whidi  Biani  thu  Mr.  Uac  Clanj 
th«0(bt  thai  Hi.  Toohay  oo^  DM  to  talk 
M  maA.-~PMImJitfUm  Fna,  Dk.  t, 


In  Datoh  an  ear-blower,  oo^ 
Utmtr,  means  an  inatlgator. 
Informer,  or  STOOpbaut;  the 
Fnnob  nffitr  d«u  tertOU  piniiia 
to  ba  cloael;  allied  to  It.  (Wln- 
obestor),  to  Uow  algnlflea  to 
blush,  ^e  a  roee  in  foil  bloom. 
(American),  to  Uow,  to  brag, 
0[<>gaa"  midnlj.  (Old  slang), 
"  to  blow  the  groondaela,"  vilng 
theBoorforthepnTposeofaexnal 
interooorae,  (Conunon),''toU«v 
the  gaff,"  to  rersal  the  lecret, 
to  "  peaoh,"  to  Inform.  The  old 
form  still  In  use  la  "to  blow 
tha  gab,"  i.*.,  to  otter  tbe  dla- 
oonrae,  whlob  has  m 
in  it. 


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Bhm — BlotBer. 


Wby,  be  ninly  knn  ■  j^ny  fi««  ■ 
ronod  nUB,  uid  Jack  dmrwd  ihn  tippn 
ter  nuUog  ■  kw  with  bin,  u  nil  com 
othk  lodHT  "Ntm  tlH  sdt--l?a  1*4 

Sometimes  "  to  blow  tbe  gag," 
which  lllenllj  aignlfiea  to  Uow 
off  tbe  mebLphoric  impedimeat 
which  keeps  one's  month  closed. 
T«  ibm  off,  to  tMKt  to  drinki, 
(Common),  New  Dtit,  B  good  mML 
Thu  wu  ■  nn  (and  Utm  rnt,  kA^Io- 
qaiHt   Dm,   maplKaidr  nalliof  tlw 


BlomditobaBlMMl.  ThiaexptM- 
■ioD  is  m.  ir«Bk  attempt  to  aToJd 
tb«  nse  of  the  oaths  "  damn  "  or 
"  blast,"  asd  ooours  In  onl;  snch 
sxpressloiis  as  "  I'U  be  UmcwI  If 
I  do,"  aod  manj  othen  that 
are  contlnnally  heard  from 
the  months  of  tbe  popolaoe. 
Tom  Hood  was  asked  to  ooa- 
trlbnte  to  a  new  cheap  periodi- 
cal for  nothing,  or  for  a  small 
advance  aa  he  termed  It  npon 
nothing:,  and  replied  to  the 
raqnert  that  he  would  will> 
Inglj  do  so  In  the  interest  of 
ohe^  literature.  If  his  batoher 
and  baker  would  act  upon  the 
same  prinolple  towards  hlm^if 
He  cited  a  letter  on  the  sntajeot 
which  he  had  receiTed  from  his 
butcher : — 

Sls,~'KapActifi'r«iriuta;<Jic«plitet«. 
ton  b*  Urmmll  BntdiBi  mat  lin  u 
Mil  u  iNhcr  peofilc,  ud  ir  B  U  u  ran 
imd  (be  nadin'  public  mnU  lo  bin  WfcmX 

—M,  mad  kill  jmnFlKL— Johh  Stokki. 


Bbnrcn    (thieves),    oilgiiMlly    « 


of  woman,  mistreaa. 


A  £<ewgiiie  lumpipc  a>vc  fiat  day 

All  the  BWM  bilinoiblti  ptigi,  sr  totv 
■am,  mihi  to  get  hun  bto  ibor  m  ;  aad 
ilHHKcnAUnMa  in  Loadoe  innld 
h.™  fi™  b«  tuiM  m,  tja*  fcr.  tort* 
w«d  fna  BKfadoc  VSi.—L9tUm:  Paul 
CUffrrd. 


H.  O.  Davii  givesthe  definition 
of  "  Uoieen,  a  showy  woman, 
used  disparagingly,"  which 
would  Implj  that  It  is  derived 
from  ibnm,  i.t.,  inflated.  It 
•eems  on  tbe  oontrary  to  be 
nsed  in  a  complimentary  sense, 
a  simile  from  a  foil-blown  Sower, 
and  this  poetical  derivation  is 
borne  ont  by  the  cloeelj  allied 
term,  hbneett,  a  pet,  and  Ucm, 
a  woman,  from  hlofom  in  Ame- 
rican thieves' Ungo. 

Blomr  (American),  a  noisy,  talk- 
ative man,  a  "  gas-bag." 

'  hit  Uring  bytrmTclIiiig 


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Blower — Blown. 


It  would  appear  from  this 
•Ttlesf  anecdote  that  Ur.  Toor- 
beea  hu  «  Datmal  repatatioD 
as  a  Umwt.  It  Is  said  that  the 
late  Horace  Greeley,  during  a 
trip  from  New  Yoik  to  Phlla> 
delphia,  being  engaged  in  a 
polltioal  dlBcaadon,  went  on 
"nanating"  or  "ontlng"  for 
a  long  time,  while  all  the  other 
pasBengers  kept  silence  In  ed- 
miiatton  of  the  great  man. 
But  the  oondnotor,  not  knowing 
who  the  Bpc&ker  waa,  and  think- 
ing that  he  waa  monopolisii^ 
an  undoo  abaie  of  oonTenatton 
—a  gteat  oSenoe  in  the  United 
States— stepped  up  to  him  with 
the  remark,  "  Old  man,  yon 
(oU  too  mnch.  Shut  np  I  We 
don't  allow  no  soeh  Uoieing  on 
tbli  tntin."  And  then  there 
waa  a  roar  of  laughter  "fit  to 
blow  the  roof  oft" 

(Popnlar),  a  tobaooo-pipe. 

Blow    In    (Amerloan),    another 
form  of  "Uew,"  to  spend  one'i 

"SubI    InthBiDtbeTmllcrt'    "Mot 
Buchl  SuD  ROC  two  nanthi' wags  Hhead, 


it.-SaMliamiM 


'    Jakfl  bughcd 


Tbht  tbac'i  ilEpi  twill  the  cup  and  ihc 
Up. 

—Turf,  PitU,  and  Farm. 

Blowing:  (AQEtratian,  popular), 
boasting,  bragging. 
The  pabllc-hoiuei  pmcntcd  avb^buty 
■Iflit,  ud  judging  by  the  tm  ii  lecmcd 
thiit  when  men  wva  not  vating,  ilctfnng, 
or  wotking,  Ibty  Mre  dHnking  grot  t^^ 
boaiting  (ot  btemtt^,  in  colonul  pajlumf) 
of  KUBC  itM  wbich  Ehcj  hod  pcHvuood, 
or  of  Ihc  puiiailu  neriu  of  (onH  hoti*, 
bulladi.docoriDM.— Cnu(.'  BtakLift. 

The  metaphor  probably  Is  "ilow- 
in^one'a  own  trumpet,"  if  indeed 
it  be  not  simply  an  abbreTiatiou, 
Anstrallan  slang  being  given  to 
abbreviSitionB  of  all  kinds.  An- 
thony Trollope  gave  a  good  deal 
of  offence  in  Australia  by  speak- 
ing of  lilovring  as  a  national  fiil- 
fng  oat  there. 

(American),  "  Uomng  his  ba- 
■00,"  blowing  his  own  trumpet, 
boasting.  From  the  Dutch  taiu, 
abbreriation  of  iiuuin,  a  trum- 
pet or  trombone,  "  Janandt  lof 
batufnen,"  to  sound  one's  (own) 
praise.  (Thieves),  "  blowing  oat 
a  red  light,"  stealing  a  gold 
watch,  a  white  light  being  a 
silverwatoh.  (Nantlcal),  "Uov- 
ing  great  guns  and  small  arms," 
heavy  gales,  a  hurricane;  "bleie- 
ing  the  grampus,"  throwing 
water  over  a  man  on  watch  who 
has  fallen  asleep. 

Blown  together  (tailors),  gar- 
ments badly  made  are  nid  to 
have  been  blovn  legetktr. 


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BUm  out— Blue. 


It  Bi  a  ard  In  ■  Uw  #• 


op." 


tob«alang;  toTebMiieotljKold, 
nprimand. 

Th(  Ether  d>]'  HUM  poor  ttliom  ■unicd 
a  KumriiU  £uJact  bauxtr*  kad  oib*  of  hii 
tanaa  AcquAloEanca  loquirtct  how  tlu 
Devly-wbldcd  pur  vcn  ftcdsf  oa. 
"V«ry  iDd[ffenDl,''in<Eh«r«pt7.  "Sbt'i 
■Inyi  UnBoig  Urn  n^"  "  I'm  dm  hu^ 
priHdstlbM."  nid  the  fini-  "Ldakmt 
lb*  iBoiuit  of  pomla  ihc  caurki  iboiU 
iHr.  '—A  Ify  SIftr't  HmV  HtOduf. 

To  giT«  a  Ummy  itp  it  ijiiodj- 

(Workmen),  to  Um  tp  (i*., 
to  Mnmd  the  whistle),  la  to  oall 
the  men  to  work ;  uMd  by  fon- 


Blowtj  (oomnon),  wUd,  dU- 
orderod,  dlaherelled,  geiiBnllj 
Ap[d]ed  to  the  hkli  of  ■  woman 
when  Dokempt,  diaanKiiged,  and 
(tieuolug  over  her  f  oreheed  and 
taoe.  "Blowvbella"  li  the 
name  given  to  a  penonage  In  an 
andent  mook  heroio  poem. 

Bhb  (popnlar),  an  abbreriation 
of  to  *'  blnbbai,"  to  orj  like  a 
ohnd  wltb  noise  and  ilareiing. 

Don't  l»  >   root   ud  Mds   Jim,  Il'tn 

thnxd  flood  lUsfl  br  70a, 
Yaa-n  tai.^ 


Bhdrtwf  (popnlai),  the  month ; 
to  "epoitUHUCT-"  is  nid  of  a 
large  ooane  woman  whoazpiMaa 
hei  boaam;  UsUfr  and  gnta, 
obeeit;;  UoUcr-bellj,  a  fat 
penoD  ;  tIaUtr.head,  a  atopld 
perwn.  (NantJoalXNiiUtrboUv, 
a  whaling  reeeel  (Common). 
UiMtr  oheeki,  large  flaedd 
obeeka  h»wg<ng  like  the  tat  or 
UabUr  of  a  whale.  The  tmn 
ha*  ceased  to  be  alang. 

Bhichen  (Wlnahe«t«r),  college 
prefeota  with  onlj  ' '  half " 
power,  whloh  meaaa  tbej  can 
onlj  "fag"  men  in  "hall"  ot 
"  ohambeiB." 
Thi   nmiitDiu  dalit  ecdkc*  pnActt 

(aOlcdii) 


Bliidg«n  (tUerea),  fellows  who  do 
not  haaitate  to  nee  the  Uodgeon, 

Bhidget.  a  low  female  thief  who 
deoojB  her  Ttotima  into  alle;- 
waTB,  fto.,  to  rob  them  (Hew 
York  Slang  UoUonary),  B^idgtr 
(English  ilai^].  a  man  whoniea 
violence  to  robbery;  it  has  pos* 
fiblj  some  connection  with  the 
old  Dutch  slang  word  Mlt(ft,  a 
man  or  master.  "  Tolmaakt, 
hoUetje,  T 


Blue  (oommon).  This  word  en- 
ter* into  seveial  slai^;  phntaea, 
not  only  SngUsh  bnt  of  other 


riWimktoo. 


To  he  In  "  the  tlua,"  to  have 
a  "At  of  the  itua"  (in  Prencb 
irayer<tHiM(r),tobe  afflicted  with 


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"«NtdeTfla,''todilnktm  "aU 
UUm,"  "to  beputial  to  Nm 
min,"  "toIookUic,"  "tooirUiM 
mardor,"  &rfi  ftll  ^frtm**-  phiBAOi 
of  anolent  origin  and  modem 
fnralaaoe.  -■DnTtaMrB,''Mid 
"petit  iltu,"  are  mML  bf  the 
I'nnoh  to  ilgiiUj  tbln,  aoor, 
onwholBBOnie  wine,  temu  whloh 
owe  tbeif  origin  to  &  limllar 
■wectatlon  ol  idaw. 

In  aome  of  tiioae  with  melan- 
oholj  meaninga,  there  la  an 
evident  oesnection  between  Uu* 
aa  a  colour,  and  the  Idea  of 
grief ,  dlMqiixdotnMDt.  Thnathe 
rtcnoh  bare  the  expreedon, 
"En  Toir  de  iUuet,"  to  meet 
with  great  diiappolntment,  an- 
noTanoe,  anfieriuga,  a  Taiiant 
of  "En  Toir  de  griMa."  "Bn 
baiUer  toat  bttit,"  to  be  g^ilng 
with  aatoniahment  at  aome  newa 
at  act  whioh  aroiuee  one'*  in- 
dlgnatioo,  from  the  lirid  hne  ot 
the  bee. 

Ohailee  O.  Leland  makea  the 
foUowing  nmaika :— 

*'  JBtM,  Bngliah  popular  alang, 
but  a<H&ewbi4  extended  In  the 
United  Statei.  When  thii  word 
la  tiaed  to  denote  extremee,  aa 
'  to  drink  tm  aU  u  Mw,' <  a  ^red 
in  the  wool  blut  PnabTtarian,' 
'  tnie-Utu '  in  political  opioiona 
or  bmeatjr,  it  would  appear  that 
Ita  origin  ta  poaalblf  maritime^ 
Sua  water  waa  till  a  reoent 
period  alwaji  deaorlhed  aa  off 
or  oat  of  Bonndinga,  ao  that, 
Uke  the  iky,  it  inggeat*  no  end. 
It  la  remarkable  that  in  both 
German  and  Dutch  the 
ide»  ot  extremitj  li  ooDiieot«d 


ft  145 

withaiM.  An  uttflrir  bad,  pW- 
tal  reeolt  In  the  latter  la  '  Xen 
Ub«n nTtrlogt.'  Inthelaatax- 
trendtj  of  dead  dnmkeaneaa, 
or  in  the  awoona  of  a  man  in 
the  dMriitm  (rnaow,  a  Mm  aky 
or  atmoapbore  aeema  to  gather 
round  the  rlotim,  in  wbloh  a 
lominoui  point  appean,  whloh 
'aeenuto  comedireotljathim,* 
aa  the  writer  has  heaxd  it  de- 
aoribed.  To  look  bttit  la  pro* 
bably  derived,  like  Mna-noBa*, 
from  cold,  ea  from  »n;»m°"*'liig 
death,  which  latter  would  >ulB> 
olentlj  aoooont  for  the  relation 
of  Una  to  deapali,  deapoudenoy, 
andmiaerj." 

I  limulH]*  from  da  Shv- 


Hk  ftnie*  wen  >Aw  br  da  U^  afd* 
Und  rj  ihonldn't  afarr  man  an}a7  hU 
C#nH.— Room,  poyi,  nMB,  br  da  li^ 

Und  ry  ihaolda't  tAty  Baa  aojoy  tib 

owoncat 

—ymbctapsme. 

"  £!««  derila  and  i«d  mmkeja 
are  aald  bj  the  experienced  to 
be  the  oharaoteriatla  appari- 
tlona  whioh  haunt  dmnkaida." 

(Common),  to  talk  Um,  to 
talk  inunodBBtl7,  or  UUdinondr. 
"A  Ut  of  Nm,"  an  obaoene  or 
libidinous  anecdote.  "Abn>wn 
conTCTsatlon "  and  "a  brown 
atudj"  ta  uMd  in  the  oontiair 


gianij,  and  deoMitlj. 


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■46 


Bhte—Bbu-blmer, 


(Oxtoid  and  Ounbridge),  » 
nwB  to  Bid  to  get  Ilia  UtM  (tlutt 
It,  the  tight  to  WMT  the  Uni- 
Tcnl^  oolonr)  when  he  repro- 
■ent*  hii  DniTenitj  egaiiiBt 
the  linj  onlreni^,  in  the  an- 
nnal  boat-ntoe,  orioket-matah, 
mthMio     •porU,     or 


BhM,  binv.  ts  (oammou),  to  pawn 
or  plMlga,  to  ipend  or  Iom  wie'i 
mtmej  at  gauUlng,  to  mate 
mMte;  geoenllr.  Taiiod  to 
il«f,  from  the  ph»w  "blown 
in,"  wUob  TOfcn  to  mooej 
th«t  hu  been  ipeut,  as  in  the 
pbiBoe,  "  I  '  blewed '  all  mj 
tin."  For  another  deriTation 
•eeBLXWiD. 

B*'d  ■  notti  mctIw  la  amrtUDf 


the  alUn  of  the  naticoL  Tbm 
nf  enooB  ia  to  the  blue  Kftva 
ottoe  worn  hj  alnioat  all  tndee- 
nwn,  but  now  Tertrioted  to  bnt- 


Bfaw    Un    (WInobertw).    «T«rj 


ia,  Mhool,  in  oontiadiaUnction 
to  ooQege,  baa  hla  ttadeaman'a 
UUa  eodoaed  in  a  Mm  envelope 
givrnto  him  bytbe  head-maater 
on  the  laat  evening  of  the  half. 


Bliie  BiOr  (popnlar),  the  hand- 
kerchief (bloe  giovnd  with 
white  ipota)  aomeUmea  worn 
aod  oaed  aa  a  ooloar  at  ptrlie- 
flghta.  Alao  the  refnae  ammo- 
niaoal  Hnie  from  gaa  &otariea 
(Hottw). 

BfaM  blanket  (ngiaata),  «qdained 
by  qnoUUon  :— 


blow  In  the  aenae  of  make  worth' 
leaa ;  (thierea),  to  Utit,  to  atc^ ; 
"  Uciatd  of  hto  red  'on,"  i^,  his 
watoh  atolen  from  him.  "  I've 
been  Uaeed  at  my  aklQ,"  I've 
been  robbed  of  inj  pniae^ 

Dhie  Bprow  (oammon),ailiw-c9im 
atatecman.  "A  lay  politician,  a 
tradeainan  who  interferea  with 


The  Freneb  have  the  eqnl- 
nlent  "Oonober  h  lliStel  do 
I'lfttoila."  (PopDlar),  a  large 
rongb  ooat,  a  pilot  ooat. 

Btne-Uaaer  (Amerloan),  a  faner 
drink  of  eogar,  hot  water,  and 
apirjta,  bnt  made  in  a  peonHar 


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Blu4-blaMes—Blu*  mmtUrs. 


U7 


■  (oocamon),  hdL  A* 
tb«ra  U  pntMblj  no  man  wbo 
bu  em  htMd  of  hell  who  hu 
not  iMtti'  tugbt  to  UMoiato  it 
with  boming  ralphor  or  brim- 
•toM.  Uw  exprewloti  doea  not 
•Mm  t^  be  so  nwuUnglMi  m 
•onwwiltcnnippoM.  (Fopalu), 


•oldlanlMUni. 
BDd  tho  gng"'*!  wen  im|i«o- 
tirelf  a^led  la  Uoaci  utd 
knhli  rvH^tbj  French  aoldiny. 
Agftin,  "bine  balliM"  ma  ft 
tann  affiled  hj  the  Confodeiato 
■oUUeij  aoring  the  CiTil  War 


Bfaie-botUe  (gnunl),  apolloeman, 
a  ocButable,  tamed  alio  a  »  Una 
dorlL" 


"  graj-baok^"  Manj  other  az- 
amplea  might  be  glT«D  In  mp- 
port  of  the  abore  darintlon  of 


«  bo7  {popular},  a  bnba 


It  oooon  In  Bhakapoue  In 
the  Seooud  Fait  of  King  Heniy 
IT.,  where  Doll  TMnheet 
oalla  the  bevUe  " a  Utuhem* 
rogna."  MoetetTmoIaglftaagiea 
in  aaeilbing  the  appellatioii  to 
the  oolonr  of  a  polloeman'a  nui- 
f onn.  Tbe  term  was  fonnerir 
applied  to  aerranta  dieaaad  In 
blue  HmlM.  The  poHoa  foroa 
la  Bometlniea  ^oken  of  aa  the 
"  bloea."  Tbe  old  French  dty 
poUoe  wcm  tanned  b?  thleraa 
Zm  *>rt«,  from  thelt  green  nnl- 
forma,  and  nowaday*  a  Franoh 
rogue  win  talk  of  U*  uritu 
(canarlea),  i.t.,  gatdarma,  with 
yellow  taoinga.  The  rebel 
cioHoat  caQsd  the  BepnbUoan 


Bine  cheek  <p(^nlar),  ex[Jalned 
bj  quotation. 

Ttwn  wen  Una  fiuhioH  far  vfaldicn 
whcD  I  wu  A  ^diitd,  and  Ibay  *ia^  v>i^ 
ooiIt  Imown  H  Mar  cJiai,  tbt  vluilar 
ihind  sff  wd  kuTuig  ibi  di*^  bloa; 
pe,~  the  whi^a  cnried  h  tmr 


Blue  flaf  (poptlarX  a  Mae  i^nw 
wom  bybntoben,  greeugrooeia, 
fto.    "Hehaa  h<drted  thaUM 


Btat  fflntden  (popnlar),  a  gnat 
and  nsuanal  noiae.    To  call  him 


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I4S 


■Bkurum. 


MWtfan,  toodl  ont  kmdlr. 


To  >faid>  tlM  unn  n^'- EbTnTt 
<4R..>UIt>i>dI 


Blae    ooasa    (AaMriowitan),      !!|!"J*i!:^^ " 
natlTCiodfonBootla.  to«  »d  i«,  bo«. , 

"  Pr>r.  air. 'nid  00*0 


"It   it  llH  . 

"vbkh  dwrpmhta  b  rtw^ 

"    '  ~  a  b*  tka  bM  ia'th. 


r  (omntloal},  tha  sfgnftl 
tor  Bafliug  when  hoi(t«d  at  tha 
fontop  maat-hHuL  Thli  well- 
known  fla(r  hM  »  bine  gnmnd 
with  »  white  aqnaTe  in  the 
oatre  (Adminl  Smjth], 
T^iMw /nS(f  hM  taw  b™  f^DB  M 


Bbe  pinittlw  (thterM),  bnlMt. 

NonttenoBaqalilHtotTma'tJan 
Tb  biH  dnb  Mw  /bi.rf(  (if*  tba 


Bbe  ribboo  (ndng),  the  tann  !■ 
onlj  ^ipUed  to  the  Derby. 


Bbe  niia  (popnlu),  gin  of  infcsliv 
qnalltT.  Tenned  alao  "bine 
ribbend." 


^niij  azpranlon  te  alw  ap. 
Idled  to  tha  oall  for  tramps 
imtUrt. 

Bbw  pigeon  (thjerea},  the  lend 
on  roota;  to  fiy  or  ■boot  the 
MiM  pigton,  to  rteal  lead  ofT 
the  toolB  of  boildlngi.  (N»ati- 
cal).  a  nfo^nafflo  for  the  sound- 
ing lead. 

Bne  pai  (Amerioan),  a  ballet. 
I«ad  has  long  been  termed  U«<y 
In  England,  and  death  by  a 
ballet  Mhs  murder,  bat  the 
entmnoas  oonsimtptton  of  i(H« 
p3i*  or  oalomel  In  the  United 
States  renden  it  possible  that 
the  simile  (algiiiatad  ther& 


b7  Dm  idd  miu  ml 
oca  lowwiBS  iriiu  tbfooaU  w 


Dr.  Brewer  glres  the  ezplana- 
tlon:  "Biut,  from  Its  tint,  and 
ruM,  from  its  eSeots."  Compare 
as  regards  similea  of  ooloor  "red 
tape,"  red  wine;  "petit  bleo," 
ooarse  red  wine;  "one  Torte" 
or  "petroqnet,"  a  glass  of  ab- 
sinthe (which  i«  green);  "ana 
bnme,"  a  ^aas  of  porter ;  "ane 


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■Bluf. 


jMn^"  ft   dnm   ol    bntidr;  ™ ""r*  "i"  °? '"'?  **^^  "^ 

"ttBo  duna  bludu^"  ■  bottla  ^  ckl^k^C^^M^L^'''^' 

of   white   wine;    "firola   n- 

▼omrf,"    white    wine;     "ii4-  Blue   lUa   (WMt   Indian),    tha 

grewB."   bottle  of   red   wine.  ohild  of  a  bUok  wobuui  bj  ft 

And  with  napeot  to  panloloiu  white  man.     The  uuoe  of  ft 

•Saota,   "breekj  leg,"   itzong  mulatto,  one  of  the  ohataotancf 

drink;    " ean-de-moit,    oaose-  Alnaworth'a  " J«k  Bheppaid." 

pdtilne,    tord-boTMiz,"    tank 

btandr.     The  teim   Um  rviit  Bliie  ftqiiftdnn,  otM  of  tbe  (Kaat 

mnat    have    been   coined    by  Indian),  a  paiaon  h»Tlng  a  oroaa 

aobar  people,  or  by  repentant  "*  the  Indian  breed. 

dinnkaida,  whilat  thoae  othei- 

wlaa  InoUned  gave  it  tha  food 

iffiellatira)  erf  "white  TslTet," 

or  "white  Mtin,"  nnoonooioiulj  H«  bar*  W  jknmniinmm  hw, 

imitated  bjftwiohdiamHirink-  ^I^^JZ^^Z^^JT'' 

en,  whan,  after  bftTing  toned  Which  »«  daj  b*  «iu  witr  rw. 

<ai  wouM  bORible  atnH  in  an  —7*.  gMtfr  Mittri  BriidtUt. 

\aes  (tblerea),  IsmI     (Anatia- 

lian),  a  boBhman'a  bundle,  the 

BhMft  (oommon),  tlie  Boyal  Hocae  ontdde  wrappar   of  whioh   \» 

Gnaidi;  tba  Blneooat  aoliool;  K«aeiaIlT     a      Une      blanket 

the  oiewa  of  the  Tanitr  boM  (Hnnay). 

noe— the  dark  Uua  being  the  _.  _  ^  , .    _,         ,      ,  .    .. 

Oxtoid  men,  and  tba  Ught  Mm  ^™'  ** '*^*^'fT*'  **  ^ 

tbo.1    b«n    Oambrid^;    the  down  bya  bold  faont  to  oppea. 

ptdloa  tone.  ^  "cheek"  or effronteu. 

=,^717..    c  Idid  DM  ai.  nil  took  »..«*;  I 

W^wtBl-ittamr...  w»  Hit  Boina  to  b.  *VW  by  tfm.- 

Idb^i  b«di  (ocMiQ  b, 

WOl  ■nwUBcba  lint  thu  tba  OiftiH  German,  M(fai.    The  alerenth 

*^a^Xi!mia^tiiO;fArdATmi.  commandment   among  thleTte 

in    Oennaoy    la    "  Dn    aollat 

(Soeietr),  "a  at  of  tba  Uim"  Dlch  nicht  wrM{fm  laaaen  "— 

meani  a  fit  ol   depteaaion;  it  "Don't  let  TonraeU  be U^fU" 

la  abbrarlatad  from  the  "Urn  Dntoh  ll^fird,  a  cnading  fel- 

derUa,"  which  aia  aappoaed  to  low ;  Uqfte,  to  bait  at     Alao 

D  anHering  from  Dutch,  «wrN«|f!D»,  to  pot  oot  of 

oonntonanoe,  to  laoe  down. 

(Fatteren'  dang^  an  axonaat 


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Bluffer — Boarding  sdtool. 


1  Nmf  at  tha 
"  ucMcacfi "  IS  k«p  Iroa  tb*  poblic  tha 
tul  modvim  of  tlw  Burdfln.— ^prf //drtt: 

Bhifler  (proriDcia]),  va  iiiDk«epeT, 
or  Uudlord  of  a  pnblio-houM. 
(NanUoii) ,  B  boktBWBlu  of  B  ship. 

Blii&ng  (AmerlDBn,  oardj) ,  betting 
high  on  poor  oardt  at  poker, 
in  the  hopei  of  frightening  the 
Other  plBjera  into  going  out. 
A  oraftj  plajer  will  often  bIIow 
himself  to  be  o*Ued  for  % 
•mall  U«(f,  so  aa  to  estBhUab 
B  repnUtion  for  doing  it,  in 
Older  to  lie  bf  and  win  a  good 
■take  when  he  has  b  reallj 
good  hand,  on  wblcb  he  haa 
thni  indnoed  hi*  antagonista  to 
■a[f>oae  that  he  is  Unfit^.  The 
KngHab  equivalent  for  this  tenn 
ia  ■'  biagglDg." 


Blnnt  (thieveB),  monejr. 

Wbsi  Ihe  iliiv  coach  pasK 


id  the  cKily  uuDd  whidt  my  gnv*  lips 
funa-d 
Wu  Uwml—n.a\  Ummtl 
—Lml  L^Htn .-  PmU  CSfftrd. 


oh^rman  of  the  Booth  Be* 
Company,  the  bmona  bubble  by 
which  a  few  f ortnnea  we»  won, 
and  many  fortonea  wne  lost,  in 
i^aa  I^  others  It  la  thoi^ht 
that  the  word  originated  in  tha 
French  Ncixt.  But  UwK  (aome- 
tlmas  Tailed  to  Me  UwK)  ia 
more  probably  derlTed,  aa  tha 
latter  ^ipellatlon  in^iei,  trom 
an  alinaian  to  the  blunt  rim  of 
cofna  or  to  their  hardneaa,  aa  in 
the  phraae  "  hard  oaah,"  "  soft " 
being  bank  notes,  and  "ctUEa" 
oheqaes  or  bills. 

Biimted  (popular,  and  thleveB), 
possessed  of  money. 

Bly-honka  (tinker),  a  horw. 


BoMd,  to  (mlUtaiy),  to  boaow. 

BttKrd  him  (nantioal),  a  ool- 
loqnialism  for  111  ask,  demand, 
or  Bccoat  him  (Admiral  Smyth), 
Bhakspeare  makes  Folonina  say 
of  Hamlet  :— 

"  111  hfrd  kum  pnailr." 
To  "board  him  in  the  ■moke," 
means  to  take  a  penon  by  aar- 
prise,  from  the  einiile  of  firing  a 
broadside  and  taking  advantage 
of  tbe  smoke  to  board. 

Boudinc  achool  (old  cant),  tha 
I  given  by  thieves  and 
similar  ohBracters  to  Newgata 
or  any  other  prison.  "To  go 
to  boanluiy  teioat"  was  to  go 
to  gaol.     French  thieves  call  a 


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M  "pMl"  "nn  amlnolM  d»  litMtoi 

«."  And  thi  ™ 


diak  froB  nlcht  tiU  B> 


Boat  (tblOTM),  origliuUjtotiatt*- 
port,  the  teim  la  now  ft|ipliad 
to  pauml  aarritQdo.  To  "get 
tht  bout"  or  to  "be  boattd"  Is 
to  be  Matenoed  to  k  long  term 
of  Impriaonmeut  eqsivKlent  to 
tnnipoitU:ion  under  th«  old 
■TMem  (Hotten).  To  boml  witb 
ons  ia  to  bo  ■  partaBt  Id  iomo 
alma,  to  baft 


"Oomhii—lwitbyoBf  "ya,*Bd 
I'l  u  wtut.  tMr  lut  ni^it,  dawn  u 
•  Alhur  tn>k-Bp,  b*  hoBKl  m  Uoki 


(HllltHT).  ft  good  &>■(  ia  a 
•oldier  who  spenda  hla  mom^ 
trmlj  wltti  hla  poorer  oomiadea. 

Bob  (gaoanl),  a  ahUling.  Oilglii 
wiknowiL  Fnhftpa  from  ft 
■hnHein  aOnalon  to  (ha  meanti^ 
of  tot,  fonoerltr  bait  for  flah,tba 
odn  bting  loolwd  apon  tn  tha 
Ught  of  ft  bribe.  "  Bobstlak," 
old  alang  for  ft  lUllliig,  wonid 
in  that  cue  be  the  fiihiiig-iod. 
Compan  with  "pftlm-oil,"  both 
monejand  brfbe,ftnd  the  S^enob 
•IftDg  huilt  de  maint,  same  maau- 
teg.  Alao  with  ffofttc,  monej, 
from  tba  phiaae  "gtainer 
la  patta,"  to  bribe.  It  U 
oniona  to  aota  that  M  !■  a 
blow,  and  "  blow"  ilftog  for  a 
ahming. 

Tb*  joUiHt  fellov  }nB  (TB  mat 


N«er  hu  ibt  tat  fc 


-Sird  t^  finnbim. 

(Popnlar),  bob/  ctopl  the  ra- 
■PODM  to  the  raqneat  "aar 
when,"  wfaila  ^rita  are  being 
ponred  Into  oue'i  glaas. 

**  Jsi  a  nob,"  a  ehillteg  a  head. 

Bob,  in  old  alang,  dgnified  a 
ahopUfter'a  uilatant,  to  wh«n 
the  stolen  gooda  were  pamad, 
and  who  carried  them  awft^. 
"All  ia  bob,"  icL,  all  ii  aab. 
From  ft  Coniwall  term  bob, 
^aaaant,  agrasabla.  A  variant 
of  "allga7,"and  "aQaeiene." 
"  To  ahlft  one'a  M,"  to  go  awa;. 

(Pnblio  KJhoc^),  "drj  bob," 
a  bo7  who  devotei  himaelf  to 
orioket  or  football,  or  anj  othar 
gwnea  on  "  dry  land,"  te  oppo- 
dtioa  to  "wet  bob,"  me  who 
givee  hinwelt  np  to  boating. 

Tba  IMcDdly  rinbr  batnu  Xi«taid 
Mid  AmaiB  Ud  ■»•  oUb  acD  to  ■  ooa- 
W«  bmnm  iha  "  m  iti,,'  to  M*  *b 
KlaD  ^UBK,  of  ailbir  oobboj,  and  k  was 
Bii)TUriliaitha"di7M('  iboold  Aow 
wbal  tb*r  OBld  do.— r.  OtOait:  Im- 
tinml  aMHUUT  <^  M*  Xi^Ulk  La^ 

"  D17  M  "  alio  rafeia  to  frtdtleae 
ooition. 

RaaalKd   to  wk,  lil»  HtRaK  *• 
Tba  cheatim  im,  at  iba  twdfth.  ■  dty 
-Emrt  ifKtdfUr'i  ICmla 


Bottachce  (Anglo-Indian),  a  ooA; 
a  ralgsr  or  alang  ftttin  cf  t^ 


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BoUtr^Bobbish. 


Mrab,  *  high  dlgnltwr  at  tb« 
Mongol  ootut,  *  tutv  kitd 
cwrer  to  lome  gTMt  mu. 
BMaekg  oomoA,  oook-honM.— 


Sadown  Isauud  ftndiBtmt* 


Bobbery  (Anglo-Indiaii}.  Tbli 
word  oomof  from  tb»  Bait,  but 
lU  origin  U  doDbtfnL  The 
anthon  of  the  "Anglo-Indian 
OIoiMij  "  deolue  thU  it  la  com* 
moo  for  Hindoa  when  in  anzpriM 
or  grief  to  exolalm,  Bapnt 
orBapniapl  "Ob,  Father*!" 
Thia  la  Imitated  in  Anglo-Indian 
bj  BoUary  Bob  I  Ladles  In  the 
United  States  also  sometimee 
•xolalm,  "Fatheial"  with  or 
withoBt  "meroifnl,"or  "good" 
H  K  pnllx.  BMtrf  generallj 
aiguiflee  »  row,  a  dliturbanoe. 

"bobbelj"  In  |ddgiu  BngUsh, 
bot  it  la  very  doubtful  indeed 
wbethei  it  originated,  aa  some 
think,  in  the  CantoneMfs-pt,  a 
nolae. 

in  bet  m  maa  ibnH  In  a  Ml»7  la 


Bobbin  (oobumh).  "  Tfaof  ■  ttao 
end  of  Um  MMk."  A  phnwe 
eqidnlent  to  mjiag,  "That'e  th* 
end  of  tt,"  when  all  tlie  thread 
i*  wonnd  off  »MK>  oi  epooL 
The  Vtvnoh  aa;  "Mre  an  boot 
de  eon  reWsew."  (Ameriean), 
ieWut'  wwatd,  a  alang  phraaa 
meaning  going  ahont,  ben  and 
there,  oaaoallj.  It  roae  from 
the  retrain  of  a  aong  irtilob  waa 
IK^nlar  in  itfjo.  In  anoUiiK 
Irrio  the  following  aUndon  waa 
made  toaiepert  that  UwEliig 
of  Bdglnm  had  propoaed  mar- 
riage to  Uaa  Baidett-Oontta 
and  been  lejeoted. 

Ba  Um  Kbt  tf  till  BiW»  >«t  b  aod 


Mux7  ben  agta,  I'll  jut  tM  Ibt  dvfli  oe 


ItalMmcaoainlndia  "pack," 
a  paok  of  hoiindi  or  dogs  of  all 
Idiidi  without  diiUuotioa 


•Uiik  uh*  ii.— Am^  Piiftr. 

BMinQ  ammd  I*  eridentlr 
a  variation  on  "bobtilug  np  and 
down,"  rising  and  falling,  hiare 
and  there,  like  a  Hahemaa'a 
bob  In  the  water. 

Bobbbic  (paUIo  aohools),   "dry 
bobbiitg  "  ^)pUes  to  all  sports  aa 


Bobbiib  (oomnum),  imait,  spmoe, 
or  in  good  order,  fair.  From 
a  Oonrwall  term  M^  pkwMit, 
agieeablA 


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BobbUs—Bobtad. 


"'Ov  u*  T<r,  fMOcjitUlikt' 


Bobblea  (popnlar),  the  toUioIea. 
From  the  nine  word  Bignifylng 
la  CoinwaJl,  stones,  pebbles. 

Bobbr  (genenl),  m  poUoBmui ; 
otfaeiwise  "  peelet,  oop,  or 
wyppei,  bine-bottle,  ^,  Teeler, 
oiiulier,  frog,  fly -cop,"  Ac. 

TlH«fMy'«buiHt, 

Oh  Ucbtcai  ouur'i  Euda 

Skv. 
"If  !«  not  ■  thlqi  <I«M,  TOO  ihoold 
do  it  yDandf,'' 

Bel,  wben  ddma  nllinfcly  put  with  thdi 

P«ir. 

Tb*r'n  cntillcd  to  dum  bdc  nmni 
Ax  th«irpa]r. 
Boll  dos  DM  par  BttUti  to  knoai  oo 


uftd  dieorderlj  mohinSf  has, 
time  ont  of  ndnd,  been  called 
bj  the  nme  oTobiiu,  "  ioW|r  tha 


Bobby  twister  (thlevee'  slaog), » 
burglar  who  vonld  hedtata  at 
nothing,  ^TOn  to  ihooting  uij 
polloeman  who  might  be  ende»- 
vonilng  to  oaptnra  him.  A 
noted  MAt  tiniter  was  the  &• 
moo*  borglai  Feaoe,  whose  dlnr- 
nal  **ootions  were  oeitainlf 
Id  kee^dog  with  bis  Dtune,  aa  ha 
wai  ooDsideTed  a  highly  respeoU 
able  oitUen.  He  was,  or  pes- 
tended  to  be,  a  teetotaller,  and, 
it  is  said,  a  member  of  the 
Salvation  Aimf .  His  raspeot*- 
blUty  ended  on  tbe  gaUowst 

Bobtail  (thieraa),  good  fellow. 


t  '■—l^titn :  PmU  CS^ri. 


Bome  thirty  years  ago  tbe 
a  in  bine  (jonnallstio)  waa 


■till 

peeler,"  a  fact  which  bears  out 
the  generally  admitted  origin 
of  ioMy  from  Bir  Robert  Feel, 
to  whom  the  establishment  of 
the  force  was  dne.  In  iSig,  and 
who  replaced  the  old  "  Charlies  " 
(so  called  from  Charles  L,iD 
whose  rdgn  the  system  waa 
reorganiaed),  who  then  acted 
aa  oopstaMesand  night- watchers 
In  the  metropolis.  According 
to  Hotten,  the  official  sqnare- 
keepec,  who  is  alw^a  armed 
with  ft  oftDC  to  drln  ftwaf  idle 


Boba  (sohools),  hoge  bear  Jngs. 

OnlT  lluH  "Juaicn"  uttadad  ithosi 
oBu  it  mi  to  Udf  i«r  tbi  ponicM  of 
bead  ud  diH*c  ud  l«i(  ctf  bcv  r«  CDD- 
BunptiouinUKiiftBDOoo.— T'.i^.TVWbgl*: 
WUt  I  Rtmambtr. 


Bobtaa  <old  slang),  a  licaUona, 
Immodest  woman  of  the  T«ry 
lowest  cbaraotn.  One  who  ex- 
posed her  person  in  public.  Also 
an  impotent  MmmAm 


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Bob  Wkita— Bogey. 


Bob  White  (Americu),  •  popnlar 
bnt  Dot  K  8l«iig  auDe  (or  the 
qoAil,  whose  notei  ue  sappowd 
to  resemble  the  worda  Bob — 
Wkitt,  with  a  paose  bstweeQ  the 
two  words  and  «  ttrong  accent 
on  the  Wkitt.  It  li  jut  two- 
tbfids  of  the  sMig  of  the  whlp- 
poor-wilL 

TIm  Americu  brme  hu  ntcheil  ha 
biidi  <hniii(h  the  cycle  of  ihe  jeer ;  hu 
tl««»d  to  the  "  Ah  Ag«  WJUIt  I  ih  Btt 
WUUf  Ihu  iriih  the  UU  of  the  (pple- 
btOHom  betini  la  fill  tbt  ta.  —  Miu- 
millmit'i  ifypuiMi. 

Bodler  (pn^Uctic),  m  blow  on  the 
■Idei  of  th«  bodj,  othenriM 
known  a«  a  "lib-ioMter." 

BodUa  (oommon),  an  old  woid 
atUl  in  hm,  with  the  mom  of 
dirk,  dagger.  (Sporting),  a  par- 
■on  who  take!  hia  tnni  between 
Ow  iheeta  on  •  night  when  the 
Jiotal  hu  twloe  as  manr  Tidton 
as  it  can  oomfortab^  lodge 
(Hotten'8  Dlctionat7).  (Com- 
mon), to  "  lide  bodiM,"  anj  one 
dtting  between  two  others  In  a 
oanlage,  is  caid  t«  "ride  bod' 


liuirilliBfDeM  M  "  be  the  ««U/ii  -  <^  ■vAc', 
ride  (b  dw  DiiddkX  ordered  tlH  )eha  to 
drive  to  MidJImi  Somi.—S/trta^ 
Tima. 

Bodr-dancs  (thierei '  cant),  tet- 
ters for  the  body, 

Bodg'ilafiffi  are  of  two  kinds. 
Each  consists  of  a  bsBTj  Iron 
ring  to  go  ronnd  the  waist,  to 
whieh  are  attached  In  one  case 
two  bar*  or  heavy  ohains,  con- 
nected with  the  fetters  round 


the  ankles,  in  the  other  oaae  a 
link  at  each  aide  attached  to  a 
handooff.  Into  theae  the  wrists 
are  looked,  and  thus  held  down 
to  the  prisoner's  sides.  The 
latter  are  now  onl  j  to  be  toimd 
in  masenms.—  Fmue. 


r  (old),  a  balllir  or 
runner ;  a  violator  of  the  grave ; 
an  undertaker. 

Bog  (prison],  the  farm  woAs  at 
Dartmoor  where  mnoh  land  has 
been  reclamed.  £119  gang,  the 
partj  of  Mmriots  detailed  for 
this  work.  (Common),  a  privy. 
Originall]'  |u±iters'  slang,  bat 
nowrezj  oonunon.  "To  beg," 
to  ease  oneedf.    (Tlnkn),  sea 


Bogey,  often  called  bns-abeo,  » 
word  existing  in  difFerent  forms 
in  many  langusgea.  As  both 
God  and  DevU  jt»j  be  fonnd  In 
iVu),  Hevat,  dirine,  Diabelut 
and  the  gypsy  ArasI  or  Ikdia 
(both  meaning  Ood  only),  so  wa 
have  the  divinity  as  Bog  In 
Russian,  and  In  tlM  Celtic  bug, 
a  spirit  or  speotie,  while  in 
Bnf^ish  hitggt  or  h^  Is  in  two 
senses  a  terror,  as  the  faaunis 
Bngge  Bible  and  Spenser's 
"  nurle  Qneene  "  bear  wltnees. 
Ihe  bogey  or  bug-aboo  is  an 
imaginary  horror  or  monstw 
with  which  vulgar,  wicked,  or 
foolish  people  ware,  and  perhaps 
still  are,  aocuitomed  to  frighten 
children  at  night.  It  Is  probable 
that  oioo  is  the  common  old 
Irish  war-ciy,  which  was  said 


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Bogey — Bogus. 


to  faa  M  tMri^ing  ttut  it  wm 
toramij  prohibited  by  law. 
TUa  aim  wu  well-known  and 
■Dooh  talked  of  dnring  tbe  time 
of  EUnbetlL  On  August  a, 
1887,  Mr.  ConrtD^  in  Pulia- 
mont  invented  a  new  form  of 
tba  word. 


ai  A  CDDibtniitioa  odtf^jfitm  mod  fotcyun. 
MUnch.)  He.  W.  U.  Smilb  and  Hi.  J. 
Maricy  joined  in  the  ^ipal  to  cIok  tba 
1"— -'—  —  r-J-'  ]miu£t  GamUi. 

(CommoD),  one'a  Imndlord, 
called  b7  the  Frenob  "Hon- 
■ienr  Vantonr."  (Stndios),  a 
painting  li  said  to  be  logtn  when 
■ombie  tint*  predominate. 

Bogb  (tinkei),  to  get,  hold,  make 
work.  Tbiai^ipeaTatobeaTet? 
general  aort  of  a  verb. 

Bng  MKOcea  (oommon),  potatoee, 
tromtlie  faot  that  potatoes  form 
the  chief  diet  of  Irish  peasants. 

BoE-trottcr  (now  reoognlaed),  an 
Irlab  peasant,  "  Bog-trotting," 
^ipliad  to  an  Bmetaldei,  or  to 
anjone  who  llTea  among  marshj 


Bogne,  to  (Amerioan),  to  apply 
one'a  kU  very  earnestly,  to  make 
CToy  effort.  "  I  don't  git  mnoh 
done  withoot  I  bogut  right  in 
along  with  the  men"  (Bartlett). 
Botg*,  a  bow,  or  a  coarse  in 
Dutch,  is  oied  eiacUjr  in  this 


weDdcd,"  to  tiy  eTetythlng,  to 
leave  no  stone  nutnmed.  Alao 
in  Dntoh  ttyen,  to  pride  oaa's 
self   oD  emploTing   energy  in 

Bt^na  {Amerioan),  anything  like 
a  sham,  a  band,  a  oounterfeit, 
or  a  humbug.     Bvgtu  money. 


Ona  of  tba  ttfui  petilloni  ia  fimn  at 
I  putporUd  t(   ' 


The  story  which  derives  the 
name  from  one  Sorghtti,  who 
a  geneiatlim  ago  flooded  tha 
West  with  connterfeit  money, 
is,  like  most  American  deriva- 
tive storiee  given  in  news- 
papers, extremely  donbtfuL  As 
soon  as  an  ezpreastoo  beccmae 
popolar.  Ingenious  artists  in 
literary  n^pereJurit*  at  onoa 
manntactnre  for  it  a  history. 
Bcgui  is  from  a  cant  term  ap- 
plied to  oonnterfdt  coin.  This 
word  is  widely  onrrent  in  the 
United  States,  whence  it  has 
been  recently  Imported  1^  Kug< 
liah  newipaper  writers.  Among 
the  tinklers  or  tinkers,  a  kind 
of  Scottish  gypsies,  bogiu  means 
ooonterfelt  coin,  from  hoglt,  to 
oiake,  and  the  Romany  termi> 
nation  <«.  Wilson  declares  that 
there  are  nnmben  of  these  tin- 
kers in  America.  Dr.  C.  Hackay 
Is  of  opinion  that  it  was  intro- 
duced In  Amerloa  by  Irish  immi- 
grants from  boe,  pronoonced 
bokt,  deceit,  tiaod. 


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156  Ba/iH- 

Balm  (Tftle  CoUsge),  a,  baasU- 
tion,  -or  a  pony  trom  Btlut,  the 
name  of  well -known  London 
pnbllidiera,  who  lamed  a  setlea 
of  tzanolationB  of  the  Claadc*, 
the  Dse  of  these  beooming  tbtj 
conunoD  In  the  State* ;  a  Solat 
waa  general^  Bdopt«d  aa  a 
nama  fot  a  ttanalatloo. 

Twu  plaiy  of  ikiii  wiifa  a  piod  dol  of 


Boiled  ahirt  (Anstrallan  diggen) 
a  dean  ehlrt  or  "clean  biled 
rag,"  u  Hajk  Twain  pnta  it, 
boUingbeing  a  primitiTe  waj  of 

JcJm  lode  hoiiH  with  ■  dcpniKd  niipd. 

pnred  Um  lioa  in  the  old  dvd'i  puh,  ha 
fliv  Ihq  pnblnn,  ■  blgaUd,  frtuy-fAced 
BUI,  B  viUuDoiii  k>w  tonhEKl,  ud  ■ 
pricA-fiffaliaf  look,  waUring  ap  u>d  down 
ilw  mudih  in  ■  itUid  Mrl.—A.  C. 
Grmmi. 

Boilei^iilateil  (American)  origi- 
nated in  iion-cUd.  Utterlj  Im- 
penetmble,  lirealatlble,  not  to 
baaSeoted, 

He  lan  me  k  look  of  beiler^UUd  n- 
r*auh,  cUppcd  on  hit  hit,  ud  mioff  with- 
out  laotber  wonL-^JVr.  and  Xri.  Stmiii: 


BolleTB  (BoTal  MiUtary  Aoademr), 


Boiling  or  VSng  (common),  the 
"  whole  baSinff,"  the  whole 
party,  or  entlie  qoantity. 


A  phiaM  probttUj  declTed 
from  the  Utoben,  and  a  atew 
or  broth  of  manj  Ingndicnt^ 
It  li  a  phiBoe  more  common 
uno&g  Iriah  *^a"  among  Bngllsli 
at  Scotch  people,  thongh  not 
wholly  unknown  to  either.  Tha 
Iriah  prononnaiation  la  "biling" 
oi"bfIln'."  The  term  ia  exten- 
OiTelj  nsed  in  America,  and  la 
aometlmes  varied  to  the  "whoU 
gridiron  of  them,"  ^^ed  to  a 
tmitj.    The  latter  la  Iiiah. 

Boilnin  tek  (pidgin),  to  boil  tea. 

BloogT  "T  ^  I™  Mimmt  jn  iM, 
Boinpc  one  lint  ^ofJUtrJUtt  I  (quid  1) 

TalkH  dit  H-no  (Kmot)  be  ia  t.vrj 
bow  biilmm  Ua.—Fidgiit  TmOtt. 


An  expaft  id  nuosnipbT  dcdan*  thai  ■ 
pate  Doae  unuILr  bdooai  to  (ha  lalfiih, 
cold -batted  mia;  irtiilii  the  hiablr- 
coloondiAitf  ii  ***Mj^*w«rij>  of  thettd- 


Ibe  mu  vlw  ii  hopcf nJ  that  a  free  driak 

Originally  a  laige  noae,  poa- 
mbly  from  heak,  old  dang  for  a 
noae,  or  from  the  <M  W"g'U'' 
locht,  bote,  a  swelling. 

BoUr,  bowler  (mncheater),  ettB 
felt  hat  01  pot  hat 

Bol^  (Hailboroi^b)  la  used  by 
the  papUa  with  the  algnifioa- 

tion  of  pudding. 

Bolt,  to  (colloquial),  to  make  a 
aadden  and  rapid  moTement,  for 
haste ,  alarm,  perplexity ,  or  oOkei 
caoce  of  expedition.  ToMtone'a 
food  is  to  swallow  without  maa> 


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Bolt—Bfmatua. 


UosUon ;  to  Ml  ia  to  mn  Ktnj, 
to  dacamp,  to  dlnpp«kr.  TiM 
teno,  aooordingto  Oroae,  la  bor- 
TOwed  frmn  tbe  rabbtt-wuren, 
beoaoM  the  nbblts  belt  when  a 
font  antera  into  tbelr  bnirows. 
But  the  derlTatloii  Is  pmtwblj 
from  bolt,  the  auctentuid  DotTet 
obaoktft  word  for  an  know,  aa  In 
tba  omrant  prorerb  "a  fool'a 
Mt  ia  aoon  ahot,"  ao  that  to 
Mt  la  to  moTo  aa  awUtlf  aa 
an  anow.  (Filaon),  "getthig 
the  bolt,"  being  aentanoed  to 
p«wl  awTltDdeL 

"LoBC  Bni  BpMtt  Ml"  bfonu  tba 
lyiapaihttic  v  rooking  nad«r  ihu  on* 

WnUan sxpacti  to  b*  ntoxxd  to 

VMbI  Mrritade.— XfT.  /.   W.  Htnltf. 
JnHi^/nmJaa.  . 

Bolted  (naotjcal),  "Vn  been 
throngli  the  mill,  grooud  and 
IcUtd."  That  ia,  "Ton  can't 
gammon  me ;  I'm  too  old  a  bird 
to  be  oaaght  with  ohafl."  BaUid 
in  thia  oaae  dgnlflM  aifted. 

Bolt-tn-tnn  (London  thlevM), 
boltod,  run  away,  got  away, 
one  of  the  pana  that  oant  and 
alang  are  ao  food  oL  <y.  "COB- 
BIB,"  "  BlUIABD  BLDV,"  ftO. 


woid  '  bolt,'  and  merely  a  fan- 
cUnl  variation  verj  common 
amongjIaiJl  persona,  there  being 
in  London  a  hmona  Inn  ao 
called.  It  ia  customary  when 
a  man  baa  mn  away  from  hla 
lodgli^,  broken  out  of  jail,  or 
made  any  other  andden  move- 
t,  to  say  ■  the  £aU-wt-<un  is 
'  he's  gone  to  the 


.SoU-Ja-AM'  Instead  of  almidy 
aaying,  'be  haa  bolted,'"  to. 


BoK  the  moon,  to  (oommon),  to 
cheat  the  landlord  by  taUng 
away  gooda  or  fomitnre  wlth- 
ont  paying  the  rant;  literally  to 
extlngnlah  the  moon  and  take 
advantage  of  the  daikneae  thna 
[Hodaoed.  "Id  shoot  the  moon" 
i*  more  common. 

Bolna  (common),  an  apotheoary. 

BorabMj  dock  (Anglo-Indian),  a 
amall  Bah  called  the  boiomelo 
or  bombalow,  which  la  canght 
on  the  Indian  coasts.  When 
dried  it  forms  the  well-known 
ilmilay  dutlct,  seen  so  freqoently 
among  grooeia'  deUoades  in 
England. 

Bombo  (naotioal),  weak,  oold 
pnnob. 


BcmMun  (Amerioan),  a  Spanish 
word,  originally  applied  to  pro- 
Bt,  benefit  A  profltable  sUver 
mine  or  a  share  In  It  U  a  fon- 
onra.  Now  applied  generally 
to  money. 

At  lut  lb*  tnin  CUM,  ind  ib«  (ord 


"  MoHT  t '  I  ulud. 

"Yci;    twatjp    ilioaaiiid    donan."— 

Bat  >  ttmaitf  villi  BilHoDi  in  it  ii  not 
iDdi  tmy  mtk.-JerifiUf'l  Utmlkfy. 


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158  BoKos— 

Booaa    <popidar),    ballM.      Tba 


Sm*  (n  caUed  Him  uid  UBM  Ml*. ;  ^ 

n>  boa  of  ilwm  all  u*  oiled  ttmai,  TUi  word,  MMOdlllg  to  tbe 

j!^*^:           *^"—  Moon  0*raw.  ■!»  ligiilfiw  to 
«p[««baDd,  to  atnat,  to  t«to 

Bonce  (thIoiu),  tbe  tasftd,  called  Into  oiutod;,  to  "  nab."    Com- 

klao   "oniBt,   ohomp."     Prom  puv   with    the   ncoch    cant 

tenet,  a  nutrble  of  IttTger  siie  phnoe  "ebvlebon,"  which  Imw 

than  ordinuy,  used  by  boTS.  tbe  aame  meaning. 

The    French   slang    for    haad,  (Amaiioan  cadets),  to  atiidj 

KI«,  UteiaUy  a  martde,  bean  hai^;  poasibljr  a  idajfal  aOn- 

Ont  this  derlTatioD*  sion  to  the  more  nnJTerssl  slang 
meauiog  of  the  rorb  "to  bomt," 

Bane  (American),  a  fee ;  to  tone,  the  mining  of  conree  being  to 

to  pa;  a  fee,  or  tmthet  bribe,  convey  the  idn  of    acquiring 

called   bmt,    at   the    cnstom-  knowledge   by  /w«f— an    ap- 

faonaa  to  indooe  the  officials  Dot  protxiata  imding  of  the  wotd 

to  examine  paseengers*  luggage,  fo,  the  oadete  of  Wert  Pofait— 

or  to  let  it  off  lightly.    From  bnt  more  probably  from  Bohn's 

the  slang  tone,  derived  either  translations.     For  other  derira- 

from   the  French   bon,  or,  at  tion,  see  Boosdkk. 
■niray    snggeets,     from     the 

middle    Knglish    boon.      This  Bone  box  (cOd  slang),  the  month ; 

word  U  used  with  the  tense  ^''^  *^^^  *^  °o*  called  the 

of  good  by  BngUih  vagabonds:  "  i'orie*" 

0,  thdr  hleroglyphlo  for  the  Bone-emriier  (Sooth  African),  a 

word,  chalked  bythem  on  honsee  j^e^„  bo,^  ji^a  for  Hlllrnr  bte 

.-J  -_» g  as  a  hint  to  _„». 


■nooeeding  beggar 

(Ma«)nlo),aooirnptionofthe  ,„*!!r"Jr™  " 

Hebrew  word  tor  builder.  ^j^  p«H«tiTc  qoUity,  y^  lu.  not  tb* 

(Common),  to  hone,  to  steal,  -■—^"-^^—i:.^- -■■:-■--  , ^  

to  iWer,  to  purloin.    Probably  •<>  *"  ""'■^  '"•  "«  '™<i»  of  »«  AfeicM 
derived  from  hm,  good,  or,  by 


Uvaa  ■WH  rcquln   Umi.trtaktni 


-If.  SlMmlf. 


on  a  good  thing.  Boned  (thieves),  taken  into  one- 

tody.  To  6oM  is  to  t«ke  what 
does  not  belong  to  one.  There 
is  therefore   a    wtn'ld   of    dry 


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Boned — Botie  sJuwe. 


159 


hmrtnttf  Iq  tlitt  thlsf  Sftjinff  tbti 

be  hM  been  timti  or  stdan  by 
the  polioemui  when  Uken  Into 
ooatody. 


Booh  {medical),  tbe  bomu  of  the 
hnDun  sknU.  "  Do  yon  know 
joni  iaa«t  f "  {.it,,  are  jon  fami* 
liar  with  the  anatomf  of  the 
human  ikeleton.  (Stock  Ez> 
obange),  Wiokcoi,  Feaw  ft  Oo.'* 
•hare*. 


wbo  hnnte  for  bones  in  diut- 
holee,  M  anj  epot  where  refnee 
ia  thrown. 

The  J«H«r>Mrriiiid  Il»  B<id-Uik  differ 

Bnl*  in  Ibtir  pumiti Mttjiiim :  LtnJai 

Latno-amdUt  Ltadt»  P—r. 

The  tenn  waa  alao  applied  to 
a  temrectionlak  Cobbett  was 
therefore  called  a  hm<-{rruU«r 
beoaoM  he  brought  the  Temalne 
of  Tom  Paine  from  Amerioa 
(Hotten). 


(common),  ezoewlTelj 
hopdeaal  J  laiy. 

a  ghoet,  a  ehadowyand 
Impalpalde  ipeotie  or  appari- 
tioa. 

Booe  imude^  to  (American 
oadeta),  to  frequent  the  gjmna- 
■Inm ;  freqnently  to  take  ezer- 
dee  there. 


Boner  (Winoheeter),  a  blow  giran 
witb  tbe  flat  on  Uie  loweat 
Tertebn. 


(Oommon),  to  rattle  tbe  h 
to  play  at  dice. 


Bone  ibaker  (common),  a  name 
given  to  the  old  -  tashlorfed 
bioTole,  whlob  waa  a  olnmij 
wood  machine,  and  waa  aaper- 
■eded  by  the  etrider  steel  mft- 
chine,  which  la  now  being 
superseded  in  its  turn  I7  tbe 
■mailer  "  Safety." 

Bene  dMTe,  tbe  sciatica  or  then- 
nwttc  gout  In  tbe  sdatlo  uerre. 
According  to  Ur.  Thomas  Wright 
In  bis  Archaic  Dictionary,  the 
peasantry  of  Eimore  had  a  charm 
tor  the  supposed  core  or  relief 
of  this  malady,  consisting  in  the 
repetition  of  tbe  following  dog- 
gerel lines  as  the  patient  lay  on 
his  back  on  the  brink  of  a  brook 
or  river,  with  a  staff  by  his  side 
between  him  and  the  water. 
£«w  i*w  riibi, 

A«  th*  nMr  nn»  b;  iha  uons 
CoodencfciHMai. 


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Btm»  slamdmg—Bomo. 


M»  ■TIT"" "g  (AmarioHi  oadat). 

to  low  .<-«H*ff.  to  "toayi-rf 

(Oi   »    oUw    podtion   (O.   ■■ 
Wood:  Unitod  «««•  Aimy). 

Book  (AMtnliw  bUoWdlowi' 
UMo),  dM4.  TU«  word  i«  » 
jZdnwnrfthopldgln-Bngll^ 
rtofl^d  with  Mti«  *^  •" 
vUoh  iirtM«w»B  !•  ewriod  on 
with  tho  bUota  on  rt^ttoB*. 


pntenoe,  a 

of  Kwoontlng  tor  whmt  yo« 
really  wiih  to  oonOMd;  M  » 
ipm  who  U*M  b7  depmctetioa, 
will  «tiU  outwardly  toUow  •obm 
houat  employment,  h  •  (ta*. 
poiter,  Bowraan."  Ono  who 
Jnrti^4oiio«ll7  *o«i«li  or  UMi 
other  people;  *  *«»»«<  or  *'*' 


■A.   C.    Grmmt:  ««•  i*»  " 


Booger,  bin**  (EJW'-  Jt)^"™ 
bow,  duok.  dodge,  to  twirt  or 

twn;  ><'W*«'t't^^'  "f; 
wUMng.  ilni«t«r,  crooked,  evil, 
airtflrtad,  awry.  "0,,*^ 
rtkk"— "Tl>«  evil  eye.  O 
J,^wMt"-"n«Iefth«id.' 

.'A    MP    *"    '*"    "•'^ 
arooked,eTUh«Mt."    "^^ 
rikk  o'  the  diom"— "The  left- 
hand  ride  o!  the  roed." 

Boolnc  (American  o^«ta),*«iAw 
the  adiotMit,  a  violent  or  Immo- 
de«toa«nmptionof*mUitar7 
air  or  bearingi  *  iwaggering 
loUitary  flUlbnrter ;  a  Bombwrtet 
Fnrioeo.  B<mi^  demerit,  wid 
of  a  cadet  who  ftvoid«  giving 
CMM  lor  being  reported  to  the 
autl)oriliB«(O.B.Wood:  United 
States  Amy). 


anetioni;    -    

thimblarig or  throe  owda; 
who  pretenda  to  bny  of  *  croon* 
pitcher  or  atieet  modloine  ven- 
dor ao  u  to  entice  pnwhaMM. 
In  French,  UmiMnr  U  one  who 
te  profiwe  of  oompUmenU  and 
bowe;  hence  *  swindler  who 
tries  to  wheedle  people  ont  of 
thdr  money ;  also  *  three-card 
trick  Bharper.  To  ttmiirt  lor  a 
person,  i»  to  corroborate  any 
saeertlon  he  has  made,  or  to  re- 
late facte  in  the  mort  (avonrable 
Ught,  in  order  to  extricate  him 
from  a  dilemma,  or  to  further 
any  object  ho  baa  In  view. 

(Common),  to  smash  a  man's 

hat  over  hia  taea.  a  favonrite 

amnaement  of  London  roDgba. 

Two  joong  mm  "ho  .  ,  .  vkW  <1«* 

■niuciBBiU  by  tnuulinf  tlw  prefnww 

of  thii  itioBMil  cofcfrboiue.— OA*»~ ' 


Bonnets  ao  blue  (rhyming  Blai«). 
Irish  stew. 

Bono,  good.    (B!8at),*«mo  Johnny, 
an  Bngllahnuuk 


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Booby-hOck — Book-form. 


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Beobr-lHitcli  (tUflTM),  tlw  polioe- 

Boobj'tn^  (Wii>eliastaT),tlifl  door 
of  A  nxan  li  left  open,  and  on 
tbe  topara  ^Aoed  aome  blgbooka 
■nd  •  wet  sponge,  h  that  when 
it  ia  pnahed  the  whole  lalla  ob 
the  head  of  whoever  opnu  it. 
This  tlme-hmonred  apeoiea  of 
pnwUcal  jotdng  li  not  confined 
to  Win(dieetet. 

Baoki  wn»  dn—J,  ttttji  li-afi  lauati, 
■iiblilUgm  rcMond  to  tbtir  k^dbiU* 

Boodfcree  (Anitoalian  bush 
alang),  a  bUoUdloVa  word 
for  "good,"  Inoofpotated  into 
the  ilMig  of  tha  wUte.  Deed 
prinoipallj  In  the  pldgin-Sng- 
Uah,  in  which  the  whltea  carry 
oo  thair  oouvenatioa  with  the 
blaokk    ^  Tery  oommoa  word. 

WIw  wu  hiibu  iba  ^cblb 


Boodk  (Amerioan),  booty,  piolt, 
perqnialtee,  idnnder.  Commonly 
DMd  with  regatdto  KOTeiameut 
ttanaaotiooi,  oontiaota,  Ac,  ^ 
whlob  the  pabUo  ■ 


—Amtritmt  Paftr. 

This  wordlD  the  United  State* 
)*  ^ifiUed  among  thiere*  enly  to 
oomteifdtorbadBonay.    The 


hootU*  oantei  ia  the  man  irtio 
oaniee  the  oonnterfeit  or 
"  qneer,'*  while  the  (horerpMsea 
It  off.  "At  the  flict  algn 
of  troQble  the  looUt  oaRtw 
vaalahee,  learlpg  nothing  to 
eliminate  hi*  oom-rogne  "  (New 
York  BbdV  Diotionary). 

(Amerlean   poUttoal),    iooiU 
ex[Jalned^  quotation. 

Id  ttM  StaU*  dai  taimfij  uiad  for  dac- 
ti*E»«naf  porjioflcm  u  knawii  mi  tttdtt, 

CtrmMa  Mt'Mlat. 

BoodU  IiH  alao  the  dgnifioatira 
of  propetty,  wealth ;  nnqnea- 
tlonably  from  the  thitoh  botitl, 
honaehold  stnlt.  Also  an  eatata 
lefebyperafmadeoeaMd.  (Fopa- 
Ur),  a  Blnpid  noodle  (Hniray), 

Bo<dc  (liteniy),  the  libretto  of  an 
opera. 

TUi  i^KtwOl  b*  loUoinil  by*  DMT 
couk  cpvs  aSai  "Cempin  CaOlMT," 
br  H.  P«TT,  Iba  ittt  bwv  br  U^D. 
JnliiiB  pHTjuid  P    ■  "*  " 


(Turf),  1 
beta  againat  oertaln  hoteee 
mailed  In  a  pocket-book  made 
for  that  porpoee.  ■'Makiiigaiaafc 
upon  it,"  i«  »  ooomuHi  pluaae 
that  a  man  la  pnipared  to  li^ 
the  odd*  against  tha  honaa  ia  » 
laee.  "  That  doee  not  salt  my 
iooifc,"  iA,  does  not  aooord  with 
my  otlMraiiangementa  (Hctten). 

Booked  (common),  disposed   ot> 

Book-form  (tnf),  the  rdatira 
powers  of  speed  ci  endaranoe 
of  taea-hca:^  aa  gaogad  hy  tba 


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Bookies — Boomah. 


BootiW  (tinf),  the  booknwkm. 


bnripwi  or  poUtioi.  A  gnat 
boom  in  oottoo  nfm  to  u 
adTmaM  in  ^loe  and  gnatei 
■otivitj  In  the  nuAet,  whll« 
tha  first  nuuonr  that  a  oeitein 
zaan  will  obtain  a  zkotalnation 
to  olSoe  nka7  be  annonnoed  in 


TmA  Epaoa'i  SprinCi  «f>ln  we  trj 

Oar  luck  wilh  ttMa  uhI  vith  tmnei 
Oa'yti  uutfaer  MA,  wbcn  Ih 
The  ninuiki  el  tbe  GoiMu'  couh*. 
—Bira  i  Fntdmm. 
Hk  tMfbai  batir,  uwcU  u  tba  unto 
raifiM,iriU  biunyla  baor  o(  Um  daih 
of  m  g«ul  r(llaw.-rb  WWU. 

Books  (Wlnoheater).  There  are 
piiiM  given  at  the  end  of  each 
half  bj  Lord  Ba;e  and  Sele  to 
the  two  lenion  in  eaoh  diviiion. 
Tbeee  are  called  the  haria.  To 
get  ioDib  ia  to  obt^  one  of  these 
ptlHS.  WheoapvtordiTiBiou 
are  HTing  a  lenon,  the  pnpOi 
ait  at  one  end  of  "  achotd," 
in  three  »wa;  they  aie  then 
•aid  b>  be  "  ap  to  iaati."  The 
Don  alts  In  his  ohalr  with  his 
aide  towards  them,  and  the 
"  man  "  who  ia  easing  the  leason 


Boom  (American),  pioperly  the 
dlftant  vnuid  ■■  of  tbiuidor  gra- 
dnallj  inoreaaing  in  Intenii^. 
Thia  word,  tram  being  a  faionr- 
Ite  one  in  American  oratory, 
began  to  be  applied  In  iS8o  to 
anj  great   adnmoe  or  riae  in 


( Jonmallatlo),  a  toon  refoa  to 
the  pnblioatitm  In  a  uewB|>aper 
of  aome  corrMpoudenoe  which 
wiU  r^se  up  a  polemic,  and,  by 
thua  atbacting  the  attention  of 
the  public,  increaca  the  nle  of 
tbepi^jer. 

Tha  lucB    Dmitj    TiUfrmfA  tttm— 
"Oai  DnckWi"— it  (oi^  OB  mttrOj, 

■     •         '      ■>  of  itM  Tl    - 

(Nantical),  to  "  top  one'a  Sooat 
olt,"  to  be  off  or  atart  in  a  oer> 
ta^  direction. 

Boomah  (Aiutralian),  a  rery  large 
kind  of  kangvoa  Thla  word 
ia  probably  a  miatake  of  Colond 
Uunday'i.  He  beard  the  kan- 
garoo called  a  boomer  beoanae 
of  Ita  eaoRnone  aiie :  the  wtnd 
wa*  (trange  to   him,   and  he 


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iiDAgiiied  it  to  be  K  variety  of 
kkDgMDD,  end  not  ailang  word 
expresdve  of  nie. 
An  offiat  ir»  Vu  DivDcD't  Land 
told  BK  Ihu  b*  h«l  aoca  kDWd  in  that 

Ihxl  bcBf  ■  long  mr  from  hooi.  ba  wu 


HIT  pDrtion  *rc«pt  lb«  tail,  vbich  ■Iod* 
wEii^Hd  thinT  pcAsds.  Thii  iptck*  ii 
ailed  iht  twiuA,  ud  itjiiidi  iboat  htcb 
fed  ia^'—Lint.-CtL  ttttrndrnf.  Omr 


I  (American),  ft  TK7  big 
■pecimen,  ft  bsge  niftke  or  k«n- 

Asd  ibnld  JOB  Hk  hov  »ch  ■  SM 

A  micfaty  hdDIVT  pcv. 
So  WMoj  fljriiii  doo  onlipcd, 


a  onne,  bu  "come  borne  to 
Tooit,"  at  tecoUed  on  tbe  head 
of  Its  ftntbor.  Tbe  title,  "A 
Bourbon  Ssomenui^,"  in  an  Ame- 
rican uewepqier,  meaaa  tbat 
the  Demoontta  have  been  tn- 
}iiied  bj  eome  sobeme  the;  bad 
formed  agalnat  the  Bapoblioatu. 


S  (Anetraliftn),  Ut- 
tiog  or  killing  with  a  boome- 
lang.  A  elang  participle,  coined 
from  the  Datire  word  boome- 


_;  (Atutnlian),  large,  aa- 
tonishlng.     For  deilTation  lyt* 
BOOHZB. 
Losk  u  iliai  Iwrff  to»a«  I    Ha  ha* 


— /-  B.  St^keiu:  Mmrwufiml  BOl 

A  TOiy  great  lie,  a  very  Wg 
Baa;  a  vary  long  hit  at  etlokel 
woold  be  deamibed  ■■  a  tooMn-, 
Vt  ft  ngnlat  laemer  (lued  by 
•■dangy" AnatnUani}.  iLbo»m^r 
ia  probably  that  wbich  makee  a 
big  boom  or  ntdae,  and  eo  «ome- 
thii«  voy  Ug.  We  have  tbe 
nme    metaphor    la    "ft   great 

Boonwruc  (Amarkaii),  piopariy 
ft  oarred  flat  weapon  need  by 
tbe  natlTea  In  AoatiaUa,  which, 
when  thrown,  tetama  to  the 
thrower.  In  American  jonnal- 
ien  the  word  ie  frequently  need 


Ha  B  wu^ug  lu  with  bii  "ilkiBiiig 
cfc,' bii  bead  up,  bii  viciou  uciKOc  dutlog 
ofllaowaDd  Ibtn  likea  laipaDl'tEuic*.— 
A.  C.  Grant. 

Boocn-Jft-laiiy    (American),    a 
myiterlone  elai^  word,  which 

Bpanieb  ^ouien,    bnringaa,    or 
what  ia  going  on. 
TwB  nfht  in  Iba  mUdla  <d  tbmittmi^ 


rt  an  oTlha  Choctaw  triba. 


I  aot.  or  falaabood,  whioh,  like 


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BoomUr — Boozt. 


to  cnmlri  alcmg,  or  ctuid  on  tha 
>ny^mf  for  oxfindM  or  vHuiish* 
ment  (Hottea). 


t  (AmerioBti),  a 
•orabblng-bnuh.  (New  fork), 
Dntoh,  hotnidtr,  ft  bnuh.  "A 
rabbBTiftmbbing-bnuh.  BonnBi 
to  rnb  with  a  bnuh,"  impl;liig 
dillgenoa  Hence  the  Amerioan- 
Ism  to  JxHki  it,  to  ioae  into  it,  to 
i^tplj  ona'a  sel^  to  aorub  away 


Boost,  to  (Ametioan),  to  push  np^ 
Gmerallj  naed  In  the  mom  of 
giving  ono  a  lift ;  "  give  me  • 
ioMt,"  aa  one  boy  wheo  olimb- 
lug  a  tree  m>jb  to  auotber. 

The  U 


Booth  (thlevea),  a  bonae )  to  "  heaTe 
a  boaA,"  to  rab  a  honaa 

Boea-bonter.  bam-ttonner 
(tbeMrical),  a  lond  aotor,  of  the 
good  old-tuhioDod  "boiBe-dnng 
and  Mwdutt"  t7p&  The  late 
T.  B,  Ohattertoa  naed  to  tenn 
It "  gat  aotUig." 


_'  (militaiy),  poniihiiient 
inflioted  l^  the  men  with  a  ant- 
oiigle  orattap. 


Boot-leg  plan  (AmericaD),  by 
enaioa  or  triokerr,  in  reference 
to  the  MTing  that  "  the  beat  It 
on  the  other  leg,"  ic.,  not  aa 


la  woold  nataial^iiBdantand 


ThBE  b  H  modi  oluihy  eanxamti  m 
Ion  Dsw  u  then  wu  bcfon,  Int  la> 
beer,  lluwshout  Ibt  Stue  "  for  amSai 
pBTpHei  onir,"  ud  on  Ibe  tttt-ltg  flam, 
utd  uIdddi  nu)  opoly  in  lb*  \trga  Uimt 
in  deluca  of  the  Uiin.-Oiuhi  /finU 

Boota  (eororaoD),  man  at  boj  who 
cltana  boote  at  an  botoL  The 
tann  haa  oeaaad  to  be  elaog. 

Well,  1  ma  do  mr  bat,  the  pM  or  Jh<i 


lliiiH 


A  "  bootoatoher  "  mw  a  pn>- 
Tinoialiam  ai^ed  to  a  man  at 
an  fun  wboae  dgty  it  was  to  poll 
oil  tbe  boota  of  traTellera. 

To  "  bnj  anf  one'a  old  baoU," 
tomanyorkeepaoaat-oB  mia- 
tieaa. 

Boose  (common),  drink ;  to  boote, 
to  drink  heavflj.  To  be  "on 
the  fiooae,"  to  ba  out  on  a  dmnknt 
jolllfioatioD,  going  from  one 
publlo-honM  to  another.  The 
word  la  derivable  from  "  bocae," 
to  drink  deep  or  oaronae.  In 
Wright'a  Arohaio  Dlcttonarj 
"booae"  la  defined  aa  mean- 
ing, In  aome  of  the  nual  dla- 
tricta,  a  oattle  "  trongh,"  where 
klne  and  horsea  drink.  In  War- 
wiolcahire  and  Ldoeateialditt 
the  trough  la  called  a  "  booBon." 
Some  etymologists  derive  thii 
from  the  Hindoatani  boon,  diiuk, 
and  cthara  from  the  Dutch  i«y> 
im,  to  tipple — with  more  leaaon, 
aa  the  term  was  good  Engliah  in 
the  (outeenth  century. 


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TboDMB  BBiman,  in  his  "  Ca< 

Teftt,  01  WueuiDg  for  Common 

CnrsBton,"  1568,  hu  bcvtt  for 

diiiik,  and  le  boute  for  to  diink, 

"  I  uy  br  ibc  SalonuB  I  wiU  Ugg  ii  of 

«ilhigi(«ofbEMin>H;  then  cut  10  my 

DOM  wuch.    Why,  hul  Ihou  HUT  lawn  in 

lhybonielo4«Hr"— "I  My  by  ih*  man 

I  will  wrpeilaffwithaqun  of  good  drink. 

lay  whu  you  will  to  mc     Why,  hut 

Ihoa  wiy  mooey  in  (hy  pant  to  dnnkf" 

To  be  booad,  to  be  drank 

Booser,  or  booMf  (popnlM),  one 

fond  of  potiktlons,  k  drnnkard. 

Thii  lundlord  mi  ■  invr  Roat, 


Boosing  diMt  (thlerea),  &  bottle, 
a  (popnlar),  ft  pnbUc- 


—Bosh.  165 

Bordc  (old  coot),  ashilling.  Fro- 
babl;  oiiginftted  In  tba  teim 
"bord,"former];adi)t7paid  in 
f&iiB  and  nurketa  for  setting 
Qp  tablet,  boards,  and  ftalis. 


Bon,  to  (pi^^lictic),  to  drive  an 
opponmt  on  to  the  ropee  of  the 
ring  b7  sheer  w^ht. 

HaUiHux  tried  IB  if*  down  hi* 
oppoociit  by  main  firvnEth ;  Cnbh  d«tcr- 
mbed  to  ptevcnt  him  it  pontble  by  npeat- 

— Tlitmat  Criti :  Pmfiliiticm. 


BooziugtOD  (Australian  priaon 
slang),  a  dronkerf  man.  In 
Kngluid,  Iiiutiington'  (one  who 
loshea  or  driolu)  la  the  «qiiln- 
lenttwrm. 

Boozr  (popnlu),  partiallj  tntoxl- 
oatod ;  what  the  Tulgar  oollo- 
qnialism  calls  the  "  worse  for 
Uqaor," or  "  disguised  In  Uqaor." 
Formeilj  not  slang. 

Borak  (colonial),  to  "  polie  borak" 
applied  in  colonial  coDTenation 
to  tlie  operations  of  a  person 
wlio  pann  flctitioui  information 
Into  the  ears  ot  a  crednloas 
listener  {Nola  and  Qiurtft,  7th 
Seriee,  toL  iii.  p.  476)- 


Boring  (turf),  when  a  hoiae  in 
running  hangs  upon  another  so 
as  to  interfere  with  bis  chance 
of  winning,  the  process,  whether 
Intentional  on  the  part  of  the 
jock^  or  the  reeolt  of  the 
ezbanstion  or  bad  temper  of 
the  animal,  Is  called  boring.  It 
ninallj  leads  to  lecrimlnatiou, 
and  occsdooally  to  disquallflc*- 
tion. 

Born  weak  (nantlcal),  when  a 
veasel  Is  feebly  bnilt,  she  ll  aatd 
to  haTe  been  iom  ueot. 


Thii  (cntlcman  whtipsal  to  hit  comnde 

lbs (I  bclWe  III  EaUcm  dtrintion) 

■Ih  nonofyUabk  itA!—Tluidiirm]'!  Tin 


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"TU*   mU-kDown   wori   b 
allegwl,"  MT  tiw  •atlwa  at  Uw 

Anglo- IndiHi  niiiiMiij.  "to  ba 
taken  from  the  TmUth  teilt, 
dgniffit^  ampty,  tkIii,  luelees, 
ftcdtodhoiwe'iDictioiuzj);  bot 
w«  liBTS  not  baeu  able  to  bac« 
Iti  liiitoi7  (»  Bnt  ^pcannoa  in 
Bi^Uah."  Betk  in  ■ngU.h,  and 
all  otbai  grPT  dialeoti,  meuia 
•  noise  or  •oniid  of  Any  kind, 
mnd  ic  klao  oaed  in  *11  the  • 
of  the  Tnrkiah  woid  1 
enptineas,  jiut  u  wa  might  mmj 
"that  ia  aU  talk."  "Hatch 
70QI  boah,"  or  "boabedn,"  atop 
you  nolae,  ia  qnita  the  aame 
aa  atop  your  heA.  And  aa  the 
Bngliab  gypay  iaik.  In  bot, 
oomaa  ntJMr  nearer  to  the  Kng- 
liah  alang  word  than  the  Tnrkiah, 
it  aeem*  moat  likely  that  the 
Bomany  sappUed  it.  Baih  or 
6diA  in  gypsy  baa  alw  the 
meaning  of  mnso,  and  is  vp- 
plied  to  a  Tiolin.  It  was,  and 
may  yet  be,  a  test  of  a  "tia- 
Tsller'i"  profloiency  in  gypay 
habila,  or  in  the  Bomany  lan- 
guage, to  pat  to  him  the  fol- 
lowing *ene; 


"Ocu  rm  mkkv  R 


O  can  T«i  pUy  the  fiddli  t 
O  OB  yoa  go  u  piuoB  T 
O  caa  TUB  cat  thi  wocxl  t" 

The  last  line  nta*  to  —- H"g 
■kewers  or  other  artlolea  of  wood 
—the  last  tetoit  for  a  gypoy 
when  poor. 


Aat  b  gypay  foe  a  TtaUD.  A 
gnu  many  expra«ddtta  oaad  by 
the  loweM  class  of  actota  are 
trmn  the  gjprj-    Abo  JBrtwaa. 

Bodi  Iniea   (sbowmai),  liUcally 
Tiolin    atringa,    explained    faj 


Bos-ken  (trampe),  a  farm-bonae, 

Bo«^   (popular),    drank ;   from 
leitg,  awalled,  in  hot,  "tight." 


fn  na  the  iwdl  itimm  baTlbi  fib 

hmr  tlH  cnm  ^Oa.—Htmry  MmflHmi 
LtmJtm  Lmimmrmmdtim  LtmJtm.  Pmr. 

Boas,  an  American  M.nA  ivrlTwibl 
term  extensively  nsed  in  Eng- 
land by  all  oil  MBS  in  a  varied  of 


M  JowiHTBa.— rtf  WtMf  Baikim, 


Yh  mat  ■  hta  cook  and  ■  Ixaiur, 
don  CabcB,  eh  I    Wdl  1  luen  I  ui  balK 


Uachphilolc^oal  teaeanib  has 


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OomplMe  e^iDOti^y  of  this  word, 
itbcdng  held  that  it  ia  oounectod 
with  ton,  a  round,  salient  piotq- 
boranoe  whiab  liset,  k>  tc  speak, 
in  a  gnperior  mannsT  above  tba 
stUTonnding  ■orfaoe ;  but  moat 
philologistB  agree  in  deiiTing  it 
from  the  Dntoh  Aooi^  mavter  t 
dtn  haat  spetfen,  to  play  the  mas- 
tar,  to  domineer,  ta  lord  it, 
the  pronunciation  of  haau  and 
tow  beii^;  the  Mme,  And  this 
origin  is  borne  oot  bj  the 
circDmstaace  that  the  French 
argot  has  bemttte  for  the  master 
of  a  boDse,  rich  dtiien.  man  of 
importance,  which  wasboirowed 
from  Flemish  vagabonds  and 
thieves.  In  Norfolk  bou  Is  nsed 
in  the  sense  of  master,  or  one 
who  oan  best  and  overcome  an- 
other. In  the  North  of  England 
"  bOBsock  "  and  "  bossy  "  mean 
large,  fat,  with  a  large  bell;. 
The  lost  word  bean  a  olose  n- 
oemblanoe  to  the  French  hetm; 
bat  of  eonrse  a ' '  bony  "  man  and 
a  iotfH  difFer  In  reapeot  of  the 
position  of  the  protaberanc& 

In  America  holt  is  also  lued  as 
an  adjective  with  the  sense  of 
principal,  la^e,  fine,  as  a  hat 
lot  of  apple*. 

HADiratinialuinllnilic  "JHimiae,* 
ertbe  "ita  nnch"  dip  itinnigh  mjfui- 
fCn  i—P.  Framit .-  SmJdh  mtdMaCMain. 

Bcti  is  often  used  as  a  verb, 

with  the  ilgni&oation  to  own. 

manage,  sapeilntend,  condnot. 

Our  tallut  durf,  truliif  the  BlutioD 

■1  Dual,  iDBiud  npciB  Ihg  Nutioail  An- 

(ban  bdsi  pUjMd  u  tba  mBdmicB  at  i)h 


n  f«  the  Qiitia.—Sftrtiiii  Tim. 


gBEcd  b  uiirini  u 

fcyini  in  ihc  Heucu  iiyk,  b«on-bl 
beint  nbslituHd  for  lud.— ^.  frai^ii: 
SsddU  and  MatasBn, 

"  SdMtd  his  own  shoes,"  man- 
aged his  affairs  personaUr. 


The  Anatrallan  employ^  gene- 
rallj  speaks  of  his  master  as  the 
ioM,  though  he  seldom  would 
address  him  as  iou  except  when 
the  mast«r  is  really  in  the  same 
station  of  life  as  himsetf.  It  is 
disrespeottnl  to  address  a  man 
as  hon  in  Anstndla.  The  "  Lar- 
rikin "  la  rather  fond  of  prefac- 
ing his  impertinenoeeto  pasaen 
by  with,  "  I  say,  Bott." 


"iheCap,"  H  

niff -(mcbed  fonr^nch  cslkn,  in 
•<Tkd  "juBpoU,"  ukI  wu  mhOai  to 
BooriiB  StRM  OB  tlK  "Cup  nifhl*  urilb 
■•  I  nr.  &u,  how  miKh  fcritn  ctHaMd  t ' 
Iram,  ta  iadindBul  irbs  ni  dm  Is  ba 
cnubad  hf  ■nUbcrint  tliuKa  Ihn^  ■ 
dflibemlcty  Kmnd-in  cycilui. 

-D.  B.  W.  SUdm. 


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"Tlw  Ddky  Smi;  the  'tmhjr  vhiir, 


-/.S-Stt^kmi: 


Ckbmen  nso  tba  tenn  wjtli 
tbs  MUM  of  the  "  fuo,"  In  Pari* 
le  homyni*  (wfalob  bM  abo  all 
the  other  meMdngi  ol  ioM). 

Who   h  ■  imtdUBT    On  Rtnnibic 
from  lb«  UdiMd  Cooninc  Hwtiof  tba 
H  efih*  raiutai  viih  lb* 


BoaiMBO,  wed  br  J.  B.  Stcpbani, 
the  AutnUan  Mnnle  poet,  M  an 
abbterlatioi)  of  "Bom  Kaqga- 

RiBscd  bjr  ItH  Cuhtn  of  Iba  trib^ 


"  Am  of  the  abaiit^,"  maiter, 
manager  of  the  place. 

The  jomf  mu  who  lira  Dot  fu  fratt 
Bnidcu  Road,  who  ^om  ■  P.  awl  O. 
cup,  uhI  won  A  Q  mtdal  at  the  Poplar 
■■rir  cioaEnf  cobc*n,  ibouLd  hiT«  MnitMd 
■bout  10-     Wh  ha  lookiaf  for  tha  fur 


S«tt  of  the  ihow,  I 
a  theatie,  mndo-haU,  oiieoi,  or 
a  man  who  girea  bq  entertain- 


Hoa  Leooota  Biadky,  mil  known  In 
Aiacrica,  inll  opn  ihonlT  b  Lonloa,  at 
■  Wot  End  ibvCr*.  vilh  a  dcw  plar 
callad  "  JtM,"  wriiMn  b;  tba  autbon  of 
"Uj  Swaatbwt.'  Boctaa  C  SuAbrd 
will  ba  int  of  tbii  Bhow,  of  wbidi  nport 
ipaaki  hi^j.—MMiT  Fru^tm. 


Hotit,toapoUil. 


— /.  A.  Sttf*im  :  iltrrmtmi  BtU. 

BoMan  (mmraon),  ipeotaolea ; 
beoanae  (apeolall;  In  the  oase 
(rf  ahort-dgtatad  ponona)  Cbej 
make  one  look  "  boi»«7sd  "  or 
eqidntliiK.  or  from  the  atnda  on 
bonea' blinkeia. 

Bostoa  (Amerioan),  an  expraa- 
alon  vhioh  owea  moofa  of  Its 
meaning  to  the  tone  and  accent 
with  which  It  is  attend.  Some- 
timee  it  ia  Boi^ag,  the  nasal 
Tankae  form  of  the  word.  It 
i>  meant  to  satiriae  proTinoial 
vanity,  and  the  peenliar  form 
of  prlggishoeaa  whloh  la  de- 
olBTOd  hj  enTlona  New  Torkera 
and  othen  to  be  obaiaoteilatio 
of  "the  hob  of  the  nnlTene." 
The  dky  of  BoatoD  ongQeaUon- 
abl^  la,  aa  regarda  Utetai^  onl- 
tjxn,  tar  in  adTanoe  of  any  oit; 
in  Amsrioa,  a  taot  of  nhioh  its 
indwellera  an  by  no  meaua 
Ignorant. 

Boston  cnlcbaw  (Amerioan).  It 
is  declared  by  the  dwellen  In 
the  other  (donbtlaaa  eniioni) 
oitiea  of  America  that  the  In- 
habitanta  of  Boaton  are  ao  [vond 
of  thcdr  "onltore,"  that  how. 
ever  ezoited  or  nnrvlythey  maj 


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BosloH—BoUU-halder. 


boooma,  U17  penon  oao  at  ones 
call  them  to  order  by  Teferriiig 
to  it  In  a  letter  from  the  Hab 
to  the  AtCd^e  Trilnme  tbere  is 
ft  detailed  and  appwently  per- 
fectly tnrtWal  narrative  of  two 
"ladiea,"  or  at  leant  "  women  ol 
wealtb,"  who  began  to  quarrel 
fnilOQtly  in  »  >bop  orer  «  conn- 
ter  for  a  ihilling  bandkerchiet 
The  bjitanders,  and  finally  all 
the  people  in  the  place,  were 
Mon  in  a  farions  row,  when  a 
tall,  dignified  man,  obeervlng 
that  there  wu  a  itranger  pie- 
■ent,  rectorod  qoiet  aa  by  a 
miracle.  All  that  he  did  wai 
to  otter  in  an  abwnt-minded 
way,  "  Soitao  ttilAaie — ahem  1 " 
There  waa  a  indden  illence — 
«  marked  penAatlon,  aa  if  an 
eteotric  cnirent  had  in  a  eecond 
■truck  tmry  heart — and  the 
ladiei,  forgetting  the  handker- 
obief,  at  once  retreated.  It  is 
said  that  the  police  experience 
no  difScnlty  in  (topping  dog- 
flgbta,  "  plug-masMB,"  01  rowi 
in  the  lowest  tavema ;  they 
have  bat  to  C17,  "  la  Ai*  aasthe' 
tlcT  la  (Ait  becoming  Aiuton  f  " 
Happy  the  city  wbcee  dettao- 
tota  cam  find  in  tt  no  woraa 
■nbjeot  of  ridicole  than  its  de- 
Totion  to  cnltoie. 

Botany  B*r  (Oxford),  *  name  for 
Woreeater  College,  Oxford,  given 
In  reference  to  the  altoation  of 
the  bnUdlng,  which  is  at  some 
distance  from  the  centre  of  the 

(Prison  ilang),  penal  aerritade 
generally,  bnt  going  ont  of  nse. 


as  transportation,  which  b^;an 
in  17S7,  ceased  in  1867.  Setang 
Baf  (now  known  aa  New  Soath 
Wales)  first  reeeired  oonviota  in 


Botch  (old),  a  nickname  for  a 
tailor.  From  to  baltk,  to  patch 
ap  clnmaily. 

Bottle  (sporting),  it  turned  ont  no 
bottU,  did  not  torn  out  well, 
failed.   (PopDlar),  toOIc-headed, 

Bottle^WMd  (prlnten),  type  that 
is  thickened  at  the  bottom  or 
feet  la  tbiu  deecrlbed.  This  dr* 
oonutanoe  arisea  from  the  fact 
of  it  bdng  nom  by  continual 
tmpreaaion,  and  aometimea  haa- 
tened  by  improper  "planing" 
down  or  levelling,  preparatory 
to  laying  the  form  on  for  print- 

Bottl«-taoIder  (pngilistio),  one  of 
the  seconds  attending  a  priie 
Qght  in  tbe  ring,  who  takes 
charge  of  tbe  water  bottle  and 
holds  tbe  oombatant  on  his 
knees  between  theroonda,  whilst 
tbe  other  sponges  ftnd  other- 
wise attends  to  him. 

Lord  Palmeiston  -was  ao  nick- 
named after  a  speech  he  made 
when  Foreign  Secretary. 

Lord  laid  Ihe  dtpatuioii  Ibit 

h«  Briliih  GorvmrncnL  Dbdi 
ffocniUhip  uhI  jndgDKnt ,  uid  thai  &  foad 
iaH  cTiDdkigiii  MlU-itUlv  v**  Dbligad 
ID  b«  bniu^I  inbi  pla)i.  The  pfanM 
Mllt-luUimt,  bniTvmd  fnm  iha  !■■■■• 


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SoUk—Bounder 


<   Hiitrrj  ^  Onr 


BongliB,  np  in  Ok  (old}.  In   » 


Bottie  of  spruce  (rhjiniDg  aUiig), 
•  deaoe,  ilftng  foi  twopence. 

BottUnf  (theatrioal),  the  nme  m 
appUei  to  hobbin^. 

Bottom  (common),  spirit  pUced 
in  >  glA»  before  wUet  is  poured 
in. 

(tip  oonntij  Anstnlian),  the 
Bornbbj,  awamj^  gtxnind  La  the 
bMom  o(  a  depression  or  TKllej. 
Hoctlj  OMd  in  componnda  tncb 
■«  ti-tree  (teft-tree)  Mtnn. 
Iilnl 


u  blacked  by  Io-dk  i«(fm  nft 


Or&: 


On  puD  of  bdng  wholly  uopped. 

~ZI.  ff.  (f.  j-Aiifto;  A  Smmmtr 

£o((m»-gTowtIu  is  good  Bog- 
liih  lot  grau  growing  on  low 


BanBce  (oommon),  cheiT7-bnutd7. 
(Fopnlai  and  thieves),  a  boUj.oi 
•weU;  a  "lankftDunw,"  agrcat 
swell.  To  inmoe,  to  swindle^ 
to  obeat  b;  blae    reprasonta- 


You  win  EM  BO  dieqne  or  iiDTthiii(  dia 
Hit  of  u,  K  roa  had  bctts  mnl  down 
o  DovB-  brtder  the  tat ;  fead  if  yoa  can't 
*■««  Ilie  "  JohDoia  "  OD  the  bau,  yoall 


(AnMrican),  toaacsd,  dii- 
misMd,  turned  ont ;  "  gi*an  the 
O.  B.,"  i.t,,  grand  bowMt,  to 
be  taraad  oat  with  great  In- 
dignity. 


Bouncer  (popular),  i 
peraon  wlio  stalls   whilst  bar- 
gaining   with   a  tradeeman,  • 
large,  stoat  man  or  womaiL 

(Prison],  a  male  oompanioa 
of  a  prostitute,  who  Ures  on 
hot  g^ns,  and  who,  bj  in- 
timidation and  threats,  extorts 
mone;  from  men  whom  she  en- 


Botti  (pi^Kilar),  the  colio.  Fio- 
perlj  small  woima  in  the  reo- 
twn  of  a  horse. 

Bot^  (popular),  oODoeited.  (Nm- 
sa7),  a  ooDtiaotion  for  an  in< 
fiut's  posterior.  The  I^eitoh 
eqnJnbot  is  tut*. 


BonndnscheAt  (old  cant),  abottlc^ 
probably  from  the  noise  made 
when  opening  it  and  drawing 
the  coik,  oi  a  comption  of 
boi/titig-ehtiiL 


•  (nnlTersit;),  a  slndent 
whoso  manners  are  despieed  t^ 
the  soi-ifuaix  UUe,  or  who  Is 


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Bounder — Bo  ui-catcker. 


bejond  the  bonndHj  of  good 

Mlowahip;  alM  a  dog-cail 
(Sodety),  a  nroU,  a,  Btrlinh 

fcdow,   bat  of    A  Tery  vulgu 

typa. 

I  aid  nmcthlng  one  day  ftbouc  mr  awn 
■tdi^aiHl  ri»nmuked  thu  iT  I  ordcrpl 
tlu  putioalvr  hit  1  dflHnd  I  ihoDid  b« 
takiB  for  ft  bwMmUr;  »nd  whea  I  uked 
I'lULt  Ihiu  nKwit,  iha  (ud,  "Ot^  ■  loCF, 
yon  k»v.'  Feeling  tlul  mr  ifnaruca 
had  bOMr  be  diiplajtd  no  fuither,  I  de- 
puted by  the  Dent  atio.— St.  Jmma't 


le  vVf  I  jumped  the  hanmif 


^Bird  »'  FthJsm. 


Bourbon  democnta  (Ametican), 
kooording  to  tbeir  RepobUcan 
opponents,  the  Democnta,  eape- 
oiall;  thoM  of  the  Sonth,  ate 
like  the  Boorbont,  beoaoae  they 
baTe  "forgotten  nothing,  and 
leaned  nothing,"  dnoe  the  wv. 

Booae,  or  boose  ont  (naval),  a 
good  toMM  out  ia  a  good  fe«d,  a 
"  tightener." 

Bonainf-ken  (old  cant),  tavern, 
«le-hon«e,  modemiaed  into 
"bootlug-ken." 


it  ii  1UII7 

id  iicenunlyi 


'ia  BIT  pbii  (hill  IbCT  quii  like  my  motlHr 


Bounce,  twnce,  or  bnnc  (old 
cant),  a  parse,  and  also  for  a 
piokpooket,  A  oomption  of 
the  Bnglish  hougtt,  wallet. 

Bonng  nipper  (old),  apiokpocket, 
or,  M  thej  were  then  called, 
"  oat-parses." 

Bounty  jumper  (American),  a 
soldier  who  deserts  to  enlist 
into  another  regiment  for  the 
sako  of  the  bonnty. 


inuiiie-lltm."—Hanm*H :  A  Catial. 

It.,  "And let  aimrto  Lendon.  w cat 
■  pune  ^  10  we  ihiil  b*vc  moocT  'v  the 

Forcing  thinks  the  term  is  a 
gypsy  corrnption  of  the  Hindos- 
tani  60010,  diink,  and  Uoaa, 
boose.  AnwHi,  or  botumgat, 
in  the  slang  of  Fnmcb  sailon. 
Is  a  drinking  place  or  "loih- 
orib,"  from  the  Dotch  bufttm. 

Bovine  heart  (medical),  not  the 
heart  of  an  os,  bat  a  bnman 
heart,  which,  owing  to  disease 
of  one  set  of  Talves,  has  become 
so  maoh  enlarged  as  to  eqoal  in 
■iie  that  of  an  ox. 

Bow-Oktcber  (popular),  a  oormp- 


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Bovxry — Bowfy. 


onrl  whioli  tonnerlj  waa  worn 
twicUdoDthatcmplM.    French 

in  the  case  of  fn'ostitntoa'  bnl- 
lles),     and     Amarican     ' '  spit- 

Bowerj  boy  (Amerloai),  tpecUOlj' 
New  York),  for  many  jean  the 
loogh  or  rowdy  of  Kew  York 
waa  called  the  Bweerg  bof,  from 
a  atreet,  the  Boweiy  (Dntcb 
Bometrie),  which  ha  wm  aup- 
poaed  to  pecnliarlj  affect. 

When  I  fini  bm  il  both  the  old  Bowery 
TlicUn  Had  tha  old  Bfttiry  iij  ttat  in 
iheir  ctory-     It  wai  About  thai  timelhu 

had  n  encDamcr  with  the  Bmrry  irj 

Th*  cuslic  udriu  hi^  liaird  of  the 
Bnrery  ity,  %e  th4  ttarj  Bvei,  and  went 
to  Ke  him  on  hii  mtiTE  halh.  He  Toond 
bin  kuiinf  on  >  fin  hrdnat,  ud  accoMed 
hin  vith,  "  Mt  friend,  t  nut  lo  (o  to 
BioulnT."  Wh«mpaat)MAf*ny^, 
dniwjni  up  ha  ihoolden  and  takijif  an- 
olbcT  chev  on  Tui  dfur,  "  Well,  why 
the  ^—  don't   yer  f o,  th*a  T "  — CkitMg* 

In  New  Toik  other  apeciee 
<A  lOngha  were  tenned  ' '  dead 
tabbita,"  "fin  pointera,"  and 
"  Water  -  Street  lats ; "  tha 
Tonghi  of  Baltimore  were  known 
aa  "blood  tubs"  and  "ping 
Dglle*,"  in  Fhitadelpbia  aa 
"  shifflerB"  and  "  moyamen- 
■inga,"  and  in  New  Orleans  as 
"tlgera"  (New  York  Slang 
Diotionaiy). 

Bowled  (Winobeater),  arnony- 
mooa  with  "  croppled,"  or  "  oroi 
pad,"  that  is,  tuned  to  for 


at  the  end  of  cloister  time  all 
below  aenior  part  hare  to  repeat 
eight  lessons,  that  is,  from  150 
t0  40oUnea. 

Bowled  out  (thlerM).  caarlcted ; 
a  metaphor  taken  from  cricket, 
where  the  batsman'a  innings  is 
conclnded  for  good  when  be  is 
hotiltd  out. 

A  nun  who  hu  ralkiwed  the  puftMiou 
of  thicTiiif  Cbr  nmc  tin,  when  he  is 
iiliimatelT  taken,  tried,  and  cooricced,  ia 


Bovries  (popular),  shoes. 

Bowl  ont,  to  (general),  to  pot  ont 


Bowl  tiie  boop  (rhyming  slang), 

Bowly,  bowi7  (Anglo-Indian),  a 
welL  These  in  India  are  often 
grand  and  besntifnl  straotnres, 
the  water  being  reached  by 
broad  flights  of  stain,  with 
reating-plaoea  here  and  there. 

To  penoni  not  Eunitur  with  the  Eait, 
nch  an  arduteclnnj  abject  u  a  trm-ltt 
mar  Kern  a  ttrange  jxrvenlDn  of  inae. 
Duitr ;   but  tha  gnleful  coolnae  of  all 


Hindq  for  the  more  altzactiva 
c  of  thcfiUte.  ConBqnallr 
w  dcAceDdioa  flt^hia  of  which  we  ate  now 
Bpcaldna,  have  often  been  niiic«  etaborata 
and  eapcovhe  jnecee  of  aichitcctnre  than 
any  of  the  bniWocv  above  arooBd  fetmd 


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— /Vijwm  -'  Ittdimm  and 


ImlitmGIn-       Aad  m 


Bow*  (lUDtica]),  wldeiutbeitnH, 
bsriog  large  hipE  and  posteriors. 
To  have  a  large  "  bft^e,"  auDe 


Bowse,  or  txniM  iqi  the  jib 
(Dantical),  an  old  phrase,  meao- 
ing  to  tipple.  "Boming  his 
tib  or  jib  "  la  uld  of  a  man  who 
has  been  drinking  freely. 

Bowqtrit  (old),  the  oose.  The 
analog;  ii  erldenl  between  the 
most  prominent  part  of  the  face 


Whih  he  Iha  owHcr  would  c«H 

With  ruJ]  hudi  from  the  lUtioa  borac, 

Frain  whidi  ihiyd  lun  ai  bremk  of  d>r, 

And  do  [he  marking  in  ft  dajr ; 

And  ixill  he  cuiEiooed  aaicli  lo  hc«d. 

And  look  out  u  be  did  proceed' 

"  No",  auad  jounelTs,  fcr  if  jdo  *"■. 

Yeu*ll  play  ihe  nuichicf  with  tb>  OockL- 

i»"CiuUtJpjmtdttkirPnma.~ 

Boxed  In  (thieves),  explained  bf 


would  nlwayi  tn 
na.a<i1yforujr| 


Bow-wow  (old),  a  contemptnons 
term  for  »  man  bom  in  Boston, 
HasB.  It  ii  possible  that  this 
meaning  was  In  the  first  place 
derived  from  teig-WMfl,  a  serrile 
personal  attendant 

Box  (aommoQ),  to  be  in  the  wrung 
hex,  to  be  mistaken.  The  ex- 
preesloD  Is  old,  and  has  passed 
into  the  language. 


ttx.-—XUity,  IJM. 

(Thieves),  cell. 

InaJMofthcitDotjuj 

Ctfa  hcBpea  widow  iht 

Fake  awiy  I 


bandid  sua  lockid  llm*  wioiu  admi- 
la^ec  1i  wms  neck  or  Dothinc  wilh  him 
when  he  wu  ouce  teitd  '■  (wba  he 
VEitcnd  a  h«nc),  and  a  rrrolver  wu  hii 
but  ufcfiurd.— /■  Crwnuarf .-  A  Cnr 
etrttd  Burglar, 

Box  Harry,  to  (coomiercial  tra- 
vellera),  to  go  without  dinner 
for  want  of  the  monej  to  pro- 
cure it,  or  having  dinner  and 
ten  at  one  meal  to  save  expense; 
Formerly,  it  is  said,  truants 
confined  at  school,  withont  fire, 
fought  or  boied  a  figure  nick- 
named  iforry  (probably  tbe 
devil),  which  bung  in  their 
room,  to  keep  themselves  warm. 
That  may  be  tbe  origin  of  the 
phrase.  In  Lincolnshire,  lo  box 
Harrji  is  to  be  caref  d1  after  being 
eitiavagaat.  To  box  the  devil  on 
account  of  one's  poverty  strongly 
reminds  one  of  the  French  "  tirer 
le  diable  p«u'  la  queue,"  to  be 
"  hard  np," 


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Box — Boys. 


Box  hat  <Miiiiiion),  >  ink  b»t, 
tamed  bIso  «  "eUnui^-pot." 


Box  tbe  jMnit,  to  (old),  »  teim 
to  axpnw  a  Mcrat  Tic& 

Box-mllali  (Ai^lo-Indian),  * 
tiTbrid  Hindn  word,  from  iolvf, 
oc  the  Engluh  box,  and  wofo,  a 
proDominal  teimioation.  A  Aoc- 
(MflaA  ia  a  Bmall  pedlar,  who 
Mill  cheap  warei,  aod  who  oor- 
reapondi  closely  to  manj  of  hU 
cOQtiai,  tho  pedllug  gTpdea  of 


Boy  («ooietj>).  champagne,  pro- 
bably derived  from  the  term 
"  lively  boy,"  which  ia  often  ap- 
plied to  a  yoang  man  brimming 
over  with  '"^"'bI  apirlts. 
Tabe  1«,  chap,  in  tht  Rojil  Eachuif*, 

■  uiull,  vcll-filUd  olficE,  irilk  lue  ct  ttf. 

Snlublc  tot  uockbrokcr  u  ■olidtgr.— X., 

■E«iB,  I  Popc'i  Hud  Allcjr,  E.C     X. 
GUI  Knd  lu  ptrliciilin  al  once,     Pommeiy 

uViodoriifr, 


(Popular),  a  hamp  on  a  man'a 
back.  A  honch,  or  bamp  back 
nan  is  aometime*  spoken  of  «i  if 
beweretwopeTMnt — "bimand 

(Anglo-Indian  and  i^dgin), 
throogboat  tbe  Ea«t  peraonal 
■erranta  of  any  age  ue  called 
bast.  Tbe  aothoTs  of  tbe  Anglo- 
Indian  Qlosaaty  obseire  that 
similar  uaea  of  tbe  word  are  to 


be  fonnd  in  tbe  Tolgate,  alao 
in  the  AiaUo,  and  Gemtta  lit«- 
latnre,  while  Shakspeara  makaa 
Fleelen  aay — 

"  Km  <be  ftT'  ^o*!  <)x  ItVPC*  1  '>•■ 
'pradr  icuiut  IhiUviafiiniul* 

In  pIdgin-Engllah  a  aerrant 
It  tpjF,  whilat  kjr  in  the  ofdi< 
nary  senae  li  "  one  email  toy." 
In  Tonkin  the  word  la  naed  by 
tbe  French  with  a  like  algnlflca- 

Boycott,  to  (general),  a  now  gene- 
lally  accepted  tenn,  oaed  with 
the  aignifloation  of  to  aond  to 
Coventry,  to  etand  alool  The 
French  equivalent  is  "mettre 

"  Whr,  Hibcl,  dor,  I  hiK  dm  kcd  joa 
tor  Ihc  1«1  tfn  lUr* :  tmlfTva  d<n'E  ncui 
tottytrll  RiiacDI  Slnetf 

"Idoo't  wut<ot<r«'f  R^cnl  Stmt. 
bat  thcT  puy  wuu  to  EodKBtl  ne.'— 
5>*rtA«-  Timtt. 

From  Captain  Bt^cott,  an 
Irish  landlord,  wbo  lay  nnder  a 
kind  of  eieommDnicatlon,  all 
labonren  bring  forbidden  to 
work  for  bun  under  penalty  of 
Bome  fearful  pnnishment. 

Boja  (tnrf).  tbe  crowd  of  "lam- 
pen,"  "  brief  snatchera,"  "wri- 
■hera,"  "  magsmen,"  "  lorn- 
berers,"  and  other  rognea  who 
flonriih  on  every  raoeconrae. 

think  lh*t  then  ii  hardly  ■ 
ID  I'utEmll'i,  or  ens  oat  sf 
nudj-DUBcy  bUoniiT,  irho  wooU 
wUtinjlj  lubKribc  lo  ■  (and  for  the 


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Boys — Branded. 


175 


The  hagt  U  also  a  deaignAtlon 
occasionallj  Applied  to  tbe  ring. 
"He  U  not  on  terau  with  the 
hoyt,"  meuu  thitt  the  person 
■Uoded  to  hM  lost  more  money 
than  he  can  pay,  and  doet  not 
Tentore  within  hail  of  the  book- 


a  thieres),  to 
get  credit  by  swagger.  To  braec 
it  thioiigb,  to  do  a  thing  by 
sbeet  impudence. 

Bncelets  (polioa),  bandonfis.  Its 
eqniTalent  is  need  in  French 
alang. 

*■  Yoa'd  bmcr  dip  t1»  hrmaUlt  on  his, 
Jin.'    Tb(  fttknr  on  my  Itfk  pmlaad  m 

Aimtbftk. 
"Ab,  bal  I  dol'  czdnimi]  the  dclce- 

liT«,»dilciilTtcuiD|thc  tnBib[Lhf  vietdk. 
"CtiiH,  iM'l  dip  the  trtaliO  ob."— C. 
Simi :  X^ma  md  Vag^tmA. 


Brace  np,  to  (thieves),  to  pawn 
stolen  goodj.  Botten  so  defines 
it,  bat  Tau  says ;  '■  To  dispose 
cf  stolen  goods  b;  pledging 
them  for  the  ntmoit  yon  can 
get  at  a  pawnbroker's  is  tenned 
'  bracing  them  np.' " 


Bradcet'iniif  (popnlar),  a  very 
ugly  fsc«t  mtg  bring  slang  for 


Bimda  (thieves),  halfpence,  QMHIC7. 
Hotten  saji,  frnidi,  money  ; 
Tau,  "Bradi  are  halfpence, 
also  money  in  general"  Pro- 
perly k>adi  are  a  kind  of  "*<!■ 
used  by  cobblers. 

"GrtmrtliinBt" 

"GnuylhUist  Not ■  Jtb4 I'wdp ny 

DCKI.      nic  oM  blol«  ihu  ■  BttiB'  op  ■ 

ibupeEun'  hii  ■duon." 
"  Bui  joa  muit  k'  (Dt  MBXthinst" 
"Vhtll,  ye*-l  Thu  lucky  10  let  oat 

without  bein'  Dude  ■  (b«Dy  niTidC"— 

Sptrtii^  Tima. 


Brain-pan  (medical),  the  eknll- 
cap,  the  calvaria,  also  the  sknll 
itself.  (Common),  the  head, 
called  also  "  nob,  not,  know- 
ledge-box. canister,  cbump." 


Bramble -gelder.  In  SnSolk  a 
derisiTe  appellation  for  an  agrt- 
onltniiit  (Hotten). 


or,  u  ht  himielf  mpumd  It,  a  ronr> 
p«ny  h-ait—Cllarla  DictHu:  OUrtr 
TwUt. 

Branded  ticket  (nautical),  a  dis- 
charge given  to  an  fntamooa 
man,  on  which  bis  character 
is  given,  and  the  reason  he 
is  tamed  cut  of  the  serrlce 
(Admiral  Smytb). 


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Brandy — Brassy. 


BnaSj  coatee,  bnndf  (Ai^flo- 
IndiaD),  «  clcwfc, »  coat  tor  tbe 

BuxDi-kuni  Kcmt  to  b«  ■  kind  of  hy- 
brid ihiiiicd  by  Ihe  Enjiliih  vord  "cnu." 
lhiiii(b  itvrM  imd  ImrU  m  tnit  PcnUn 
oonli  for  mioiu  foniu  nf  jacket  isd 
tuoie.— ^  Vitf-/sdhn  GU—mty. 

Biandf -faced  (popolai),  rad  f»ced. 
Is  genenllj  wid  of  one  who  U 
in  the  habit  of  drinking  spirits 
in  Bioess. 

Brandy  pawnee  (Anglo  ■  Indian 
and  English  gTpaj),  brand;  and 
water.  From  pM,  Hindu  and 
Romany,  for  water.  Id  Bng* 
land  "  pam? "  ts  a  common 
slang  word  tor  water. 
I'n  urry  to  rc  yuD,  (Enilcmcn,  drioli. 

ing  traitJ^  fatumtt.     t<  pUyi  tbt  denct 

wiih  ou  jtaBt  urn  in  India — Thacktr^ : 

Tki  J/tatttmti. 

Bnu-muh  (army),  bread  broken 
ap  and  aoaked  in  ooSee  or  tea 
at  breakfast,  or  tbe  evening 
meal,  which  consists  of  dry 
bread  only,  as  the  regular  ration, 
men  in  foods  adding  red  ber- 
ri^E*!  ^KE*!  and  other  savooiy 
cendiments  according  to  choice. 
See  Floatiho  Battkbibs. 

Biaaa  (ooUoqnlal),  impndenoe, 
"cheek,"  from  the  ImmoTable 
hud-set  conntenance  of  a  bold, 
impadent  person,  tbe  front 
cTairain  of  tbe  French  expres- 
sion abbreviated  into  aanr  U 
front  lie  .  .  .,  to  have  the  auda- 

%adi  a  nfU4  upon  Rcwd,  tlut  tba  Cbi^f 


It  is  said  of  an  impudent  per- 
son that  his  face  baa  been 
"nbbed  with  a  irau  candto- 
Btick,"  or  that  he  is  as  "bold 


damned  bud,  and 

(Popular),  mi 

Bui  W.J  trmn  all  vcDl  u 
Old  Mick,  and  ibc  nal  too, 
Fdc  I  backed  SomnlD— 

Nci  Suodar  duuKT. 


work].- laid  tlx 
can  do  bcucr  than  the  gold  wl 
Ibe   fin,"   laid   tha  a 
Olinr  Twill. 

Brasa  bound  and  copper  faatenedi 

(nantical),  a  term  ^>pUed  to  a 
midshipman  when  in  uniform. 

Braaaer  (Blae    Coat    School),   a 

bully. 

Bias*  knocker,  a  ptuaae   need 
among  professional  beggars  and 

tramps  to  slgnif;  the  broken 
victniUs,  wbicb  they  unwiilingly 
receive  instead  of  money,  and 
commonly  throw  away  on  the 
roadside  as  soon  as  they  ore  ont 
of  eight  ot  the  douors. 

Braaay  (popnlar),  Impadent. 

No,  MiUer  Cailk,  Betty  iMi  loo  Jnu^, 


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Brazen-faced- — Break. 


Bread  twgi  (ftnny),  those  cod- 
iMOted  with  the  Tictaalliiig 
dapaitment.  Fonnerl?  temed 
"  mackws ; "    French    aoldien 


Bmd-idcker     (Wioohestet), 
Doiniiial    office,    ecoiL ' 
bidJat  trom  fRggtng. 


1  (naatdcal),    wi    old 


Bmd,  or  bud  t«ck  (nantical), 
bUonU.     Brtad   being    teimed 

'■■oft  tact" 

Bicad  and-botter  fashion  (proeti- 
totes),  that  Is,  one  (eUcb)  npon 
another.  It  was  said  ot  two 
penons  caaght  in  the  act  that 
"the;  wers  Ijing  biead-and* 
bnttei  fashion." 

Bread-and-bntter  wanhonae  (old 
cant),  Banelagh  Gardens  was  so 
called.  See  Bkkad-Ahd-But> 
TIB  FASBIOK. 


Bread-room  jack  (nantical),  pur- 
ser's steward  help. 

Break  (prison),  a  colleotion  made 
in  aid  of  one  awaiting  trial 
□r  recently  discharged.  Liter- 
ally, panse  in  street  performance 
when  Che  hat  goes  TOQnd. 
The  Bub  got  me  up  ■  fnroi  (cmllECliDDl, 
uh]  1  got  bHwecn  five  or  wul  font  (lon- 
nipu).— Xn.  /.  Henltr:  Jtltinp/rrM 


Bread  barge  (nantioal),  the  tra^ 
in   which    hiscnit   is    handed 

Bread-baaket     (popolar),      the 
stomach. 

.  .  .  The  pnbl  id  a  floup  iul 
drina  rifht  ihnwsh,  cIoh  u 
wiih  ibt  uduuiien,  "  Whu  do  jrou  think 

tmAtn'—C.Khvltf-  AUtitLtdu. 

When  yen  can't  fill  th*  Jmrf-Aukf, 
■hni  U :  la  u  ilHp.— Xudli .-  A'owr  Mt 


Break  or  crack  one's  ^g,  to 
(cricketers),  to  make  one's  first 
rnn,  thus  avoiding  the  "dnck's 


Breaking  the  balls  (billiaids), 
conunencing  the  game. 

Breakinf  ap  of  the  speU,  tbe 
(thieves),  explained  by  quota- 
tion.    Ftdc  Spbll. 

Tkt  hnmUmt  ^  nf  Oit  iptU  a  Ihi 
Diihllj  lemunation  of  the  pcriornunce 
■t  the  Tlaln  ^ojti,  which  ii  reculerljr 
etlendtd  by  ptckpocket*  of  the  Lows  order. 


Break  out  all  orer  (American),  a 
oonunon  slang  phrase,  borrowed 
from  tbe  medical  TooalHilai7, 
Xfans  if  a  man  wen  in  a  great 


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Brtai — Brewer's  horse. 


rage.  It  might  be  SBid  that  his 
wrath  broke  out  all  orer  him,  or 
that  he  nulled  from  hii  feet  to 
hid  eyes.  In  the  foUowiiig  anec- 
dote it  is  applied  to  an  ezcesaiTa 
development  at  piet^. 

" '  GM  don  tha  B[bh,  wc'n  pib(  to 
iart  funiljr  ^nya.'  '  Wh]r  I  in  jroa 
■einl  to  lu«  funilf  pn^a  bdon  jou 
hnw  nlifiont'  ibi  uktd.  Crincr  mid 
be  noted  it  ud  the  minuter  uid  if  hs'd 
da  before  be  foE  ll  n  he  tboofbt  ba*d  do 
eAer  hagotitWdhiKlt.  Well,  Criner 
BMld  not  CEI  the  idea  into  hit  bevl.  But 
GrifCB-  Kudt  IS  il,  nod  in  ■  few  nelu 
Griov  wu  the  (beet  cue  of  relicioo  I 
evtrdw.    IlinlHtafatmrAim." 

Break  diiiu,  to(oommon),  to  bor- 
row money.  The  French  ilang 
eqniTalent  fi  "donner  nn  oonp 
de  pled  dam  lea  junbeo." 

Break  the  moIaaMi  jn;,  to 
(American),  to  make  a  mirtaku 
and  come  to  grief. 


Break  the  neck  of  anjthinc,  to 
(Dommon),  a  phnse  signi^lDg 
that  the  greater  portion  of  auj 
taak  has  been  accompUsbed. 

Bnakj  -  lej  (popnlar),  strong 
drink.  The  French  slang  aaya 
of  a  man  who  haa  had  too  much 
drink  that  be  haa  "  ime  jambe 
de  Tin."  (Tbieves),  a  ■hiUiog, 
from  the  ezpreasion  "to  bre«k 
■him,"  which  MCL 

Breaat  fleet  (old  slang),  Roman 
CatboUes  were  onoe  known  bj 
this  name.    So  called  from  the 


Breeched  (common),  to  be  well 
off.  The  French  say  of  a  bank- 
rapt  that  he  is  onbreaohed,  d^ 


Breeches  (coUoqaial),  a  wife  who 
onrpa  her  hniband's  prerogatiTe 
if  said  to  "wear  the  trecaU*." 
French,  "  porter  la  calotte." 

Breese  {common),  a  quancl  or 
disturbance— gweraUj  "  to  kick 
np  a  iraat." 

BreezT  (American),  cod. 

Hot  uncc  the  angina]  enemy  of  meokiEHl 


'nrv  chic  (proixwaced  ia  thb  iiutiim 
ditek)  ai  ihat  uhibited  1>t  Carter  Hanl- 
Kn,  Maror  cf  Oucafo,  io  cominj  to  New 

ntnt.~-Jfnr  Yt*  WtrU. 


Brevet-wife  (common),  an  unmar- 
ried woman,  who  is  represented 
as  married  to  the  man  with 
whom  she  cohabits. 

Brew,  to  (Harlborongh),  to  Imtb 
some  refreshment  in  the  afta>. 
noon  at  about  four  o'clock. 

Brewer'a  hone,  old  cant  name 
foradmnkard.  Amlgaritanxa 
on  this  sabjeot  wu  popnlar 
abont  a  hundred  yean  ago  or 


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Brian  o'  Linn — Brickfielder. 


179 


But  u  Buaihi  el  the  jiai, 
I'd  ukg  UT  fiU  of  baHH  un^ 

And  driiik  Dp  >ll  Ibt  hta. 
Who  Owl  wM  dm,  whu  (hoold  I  do 

Hy  Ibint  is  Bun^. 
I'd  CM  iqi  aJI  lb*  ootki  and  bodl), 

(Kn  DP  ihi  ihoM  nod  dH." 

gin- 
Brick  (ooOoqnial),  >  term  of  00m- 
ffieDdation  a|^ed  to  *  partl- 
oolul;    hon««t,    good,    J0II7, 
braTB,  or  «pliitad  pcnon. 

)v«d  of  huD  higUr,  koA 


It  Is  naed  BometimeB  with  an 
adj«ctlTe  prefixod,  as  an  "out' 
and  -  ont    hrU3c"    a   "  regular 

Aootbcr  bkBuliir  wotd  in  tba  UDhtnity 

■lui  U  ■  "  rcb1«  Md,"  lluu  u,  a  joUt 
food  ftUov,  Htd  bow  tbc  nraUt  is  locicalLj 
dedund  u  ■'""■**^  OHMfh.    A  hriik  ii 


Identified  1:7  Uent-Col  Uondsj 
with  the  "sontherl;  bnnter," 
M  amed  from  the  brickdnitj 
feel  of  the  grit  with  whlob  the 
irind  cbaigea  itself  aa  it  rolb 
up  the  atonn. 

In  October  iM.  u  t  find  by  bit  dhrr, 
1  wilHued  ■  fax  iniunct  of  a  Docinnul 
tritlffiililf.  AwaliEKd  by  Uk  luriDI  of 
thi  <ruid  I  uniK  and  looked  out.  It  wai 
brichl  nooniifhl,  or  il  muld  ban  btn 
bricbt  bnc  for  the  cloodi  of  dull,  ubicb, 
iopelled  fay  a  perfect  bamcue.  curled  up 
rnm  Ih*  cwlb  and  abaolDtely  DuAcd  Ibe 
fair  face  of  Ibe  plaoeL     pDlveriied  tped- 

loo  milet  of  SydDer,  Hev  put  ihe  keua 
high  over  the  chiomey  tope  in  lorid  vbirl' 
windtiDow  vhittiDownd.    Ithadallth* 


barnn^  tb*  fire.  ,  ,  , 

One  of  the  Ercalat  niiema  of  the 
"  KKKhtriy  boiiMt "  il  that  (mkane  to  all 

r  the  feicnal  fbr  a  gcibtfsl 


yonr  windows  is  probably  ja' 
"good  maD;"  a  (ood  dud  ie  a  lowet;  but  if  you  have  aay  refani  for 
jeuy  fallow  with  neri'ieadinf  men,  trgw  a  light  and  midiatioa,  foe  carpets,  cbtDti, 
^jUOirmmMcJt.-HaliUria'i iUar-  beolu,  uid  ether  fumituR,  yoa  must  n- 
trwUd  MmgrnBiH.  ligiOBSly  ikiit  up  shop  UBtil  Ibe  cbuleiad 

Ubeniofl^  baTing  R^veDgered  the  meets  at 
parlielc  of  diul,  has  Dudervtcd  jta 
ETen  then,  howenr  well  fiittd 
may  be  the  doon  and  window*,  the  volatD* 
atam  will  find  their  way  ererywben,  tO 
dielDrhapce  of  household  and 
pensna)  conjbrt.— Unif.-CaiCi  Mtmd^  : 


It  is  eTidoit  that  the  flgtuatiTS 
■BDM  of  the  word  i»  in  aUnnon 
to  the  ih^M  of  a  inci.  In 
TCnglith  and  other  langnaffea 
■ti^htforwardneaa  is  alw^g 
identified  with  aqnareiMM.  '~ 
answered  ;od  m  eqnare  aa  a 
bridt."      "He   did   It   on   the 


BricUdder  or  brickdnater  (Aus- 
tralian), a  dost  storm,  a  kind 
of  whirlwind  frequent  in  Ana- 
tralia  dnring  the  ranuner  time. 


The  clieule  of  QBOtmlaod  ii  Tcry  hot. 
1b  niBBMr  Ihe  beat  it  Indian  |  and  it  is  a 
miHSI,  that  is  to  lay,  an  uhausling  beat, 
whereas  the  luiiuacr  temperatort  in  other 
pam  of  ADniaUa  is  CDD|HratiTely  dry; 

in  New  Soulb  Welee.  but  when  Mct- 

jSiUrrj  or  dnM  uonu  an  not  bknrinc, 

-Pm/r  TtUrntf*. 


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Brick — Brie/s. 


Brick  in  the  lutfconunon),  intozl- 
c»t«d,  top-haav7.  Tha  dariva- 
tloD  U  obviooB. 

BrickUyar'B  ckrk  (untiod),  » 
coatemptDona  eipresiioii  for 
lubberlj  people  pretending  to 
haring  seen  better  dxje,  hat 
who  were  forced  to  betake  thsm- 
Nlvea  to  sea  life. 

Bridge  (oard-tbaipera),  a.  cheating 
tiiok  at  cardi,  by  which  anj 
particulu  cord  Is  cut  by  pre- 
vionilj  during  it.  Frenob  card- 
■haipen  term  it "  faiie  la  pant." 

I>«  found  «l  Ihe  nj  ihit  Vuk« 
rdlow  doci  the  lune.  Il'i  not  thi  cooimafi 
M^  thil  neryWr  knom. — Qter&i 
i-ntr:  DtKtt^rrt  Dmoi. 

To  hndgt  a  persoD  or  tlirow 
him  over  tbe  irwf^  is,  in  a  gene- 
ral sense,  to  deceive  him  b7  be- 
trajing  the  conBdeooe  he  hat  re> 
t>oaed  in  yon.  In  the  game  the 
confederates  so  plaj  into  each 
other's  hands  that  the  Tictim 
mnit  ineritablj  be  "thrown 
over  the  brvigt." 

Bridle-cnll  (old  cant),  a  hlghiraj- 

A  boDtj  oT  jCio  looki  u  ((nil  u  tba  ere 

of  fe  Srijit^cutt,  KDd  civq  «  nudi  rut 
huppuKu  lo  tiu  iuHTp  *^  >^"U  ^  ■■  nuiT 

Jn-UJim*  iVild. 

Bnef  (prison),  a  note  or  letter. 

"Jiut  took  whi(  t'v«  had  leut  mft. 
An  order  to  (o  ivcr  the  Bank  at  Eog. 
IukL"  .  .  . 

*'  Can't  you  liter  the  jn^  to  admit 


Bri^  is  a  aorvlTal  of  an  old 
Bnglish  term  of  common  eocled- 
Bstical  use  in  the  seventeenth 
and  eighteenth  centuries:  In 
French  br^,  both  from  the 
lAtin  ifwu.  See  mbric  in  the 
Prayet-book.  Here  hn^i,  cita- 
tions, and  ezcommnnicaUoni 
are  to  be  read.  Briefi  were 
ciroular  letters  issned  b; 
authority  asking  fet  oharitaUe 
oolleotiauB  in  all  ohntchee. 

(ThieTes),  a  ticket,   pocket- 
book,  pawnbroker's  daplioate. 
Sa  I  clainsd  (Hole)  Ibto,   .   .   .  ud 
gujal  {»n)  lo  the  rutItT  fiulmy),  and 
look  B  hrUfVa  Londm  Srid(e.— JCn. /. 
Hanltj:  JuHtvJnm/mil. 


hii  hat,  a>  be  fracefullr  ndined  go  tfa* 
■eal  of  a  Ihird-clau  carriage  u  the  AicDt 

"  ipedal,"  and  leliunlr  licked  n  juece  td 
fried  fiili,   "  these  'e        ' 


re  matched  al  Mffi,  the  [ 


Oh  WBd  jati  boy  ■  pound,  thou  bat  of 

III  nfund  It  vben  the  Cea«e«  run 

—Hnun  Om  G4t-tttt  Kin  Agmim. 

Brief!  (cardshaipen),  cards  con- 
Btrncted  on  a  cheating  prin- 
ciple. Like  the  German  Briifi, 
which  Baron  BelDecken  says 
was  the  name  given  to  the  cards 
manufactnred  at  Ulm,  Brirf 
is  also  the  synoiiyni  for  a  oard 
in  Oennan  slang,  and  hntftn 
means  to  play  at  cards* 


,  Google 


Brief  snakhtrs — Brismela/i. 


I  (thieTM),  pick-      Briaginr  dtnni  the  houe  (thw- 
pockets  who  devote  their  Att«i)-  tdcal  mnd  jonmallitlc),  tdldtliig 

tiou  to  pocket-booka  on  nee  thoiideiB  of  appluiM. 

Brine  on  Toorbevsl  (Aranioui). 
a  conuDOQ  form  of  challenf^ 
It  i«  said  that  »mudlbo]riDtho 
Fu  West,  who  liTed  in  a  place 
where  beai-kiiling  waa  a  faTonr- 
ite  Bmnsetnent,  waa  veiy  mnoh 
stmok  at  hearing  for  Uie  fiist 
time  the  itoiy  of  Bllaha  read 
from  the  Bible.  The  next  iaj, 
while  In  his  log-cabin  home^  ha 
saw  approaching  an  old  man  on 
whose  pat«  not  a  haJr  could  be 
seen.  He  haitilf  took  down  hla 
father's  rifle  and  loaded  It, 
sharpened  the  famll7  bowle' 
knife,  and  roared  at  the  ancient 
passer-bj,  "Go  up,  then  Bald- 
bead  1 "  Then  looking  defiautlj 
Dp  to  heaven  he  cried,  "  Now, 
bring  on  four  htarti"  The 
Chieoffa  Tribune  (September  13, 
1S86)  heads  a  deflant  article  to 
England  with  this  exclamation. 


Brigh  (thieves),  pocket.  Probablj 
from  breeches,  bat  closer  in  form 
to  the  Gaelic  briffit,  whence  the 
French  braUt,  breeches,  and 
braj^etle  or  bragviMt,  flap  of 
breeches,  which  formed  a  con- 
venient receptacle  for  small 
articles  when  pockets  had  not 
d  the  poncb. 


Bright  (freemasons),  an  adjeotfve 
applied  to  well-instmoted  ma- 


Britn  (old  cant),  a  woman ;  (com- 
mon), a  Tlolent  and  irasoible 
woman.  Brim,  a  very  old  Eng- 
lish word  for  aogr?  or  enraged. 
Is  rapposed  to  be  from  the  raging 
or  roar  of  the  sea.  Anglo-Saxon 
brim,  Stat,  large  on  the  shore. 

Sba  imnd,  iba  nbuMd  dk,  aul  «)»•<•< 

She'i  a  vuKD,  iht'i  ■  hrim,  roDodi  1  ihe'i 
all  ihu  u  buL 

it),  an  abau> 


Briny  (popnlar),  the  sea.    French 
slang,  "  la  giande  saUe." 


(old 


The  hriwattm  iworc  I  beat  h«  hiul«»], 
■nd  K  I  laict  for  Bieddling.— /af  utoni  : 
Ckrytml. 


Briaket-beater  (popnlai),a  Roman 
Catholic  (Hotten). 

BrinneUi    (Anglo-Tiddlsh),  the 
ceremon;  of  circnmciaion.    A- 
;  berU  hmtloA, 
It  of  clniimcision. 


:v  Google 


Bristol  milk — Broody, 


dcnblr.  At  en*  plua  I  kam  oC,  whm 
lliaj  lunt  a  wuu]  babr  trerr  PuriB, 
the  bmilr  MatHl  bud  bsooic  ncfa  ■  nui- 
•ucc  wiib  hi*  binini  ilul  u  llic  Un 
hitmtlmk    they    ooiUdo't    fct    bhhi^ 

and  if  it  hkdn't  been  bx  tbv  potmui  callins 
IrtHB  tlb*  Cat  and  Tnimpet  they'd  dctct 


Bristol  milk  (old),  sharrT.  Bristol 
iraa  the  ohiel  port  «t  which  vea- 
•sla  from  Sptdn  oaiTTing  cugoea 
of  thii  wins  DMd  to  aniv« — 
henoe  the  luune. 

Broach  tiie  ckret,  to  (pugilistic). 

Tvai  DM  tiU  ih*  touh  nmid  iaa  tiarrt 


"  Tba  Draid  *  with  Buy  of  hit  paiagiapha, 
vrila  lu  thai  Hr.  W..  th<  hndci  e(  Fair 
Alice,  did  nwimid abnt  m M i—fMwd, 
■Dd  thu  Hr.  K.,  Iha  omMr  •(  PriKOa 

Brawl  cottper  (brewen),  a  paisaa 
«m^<7ad  b7  biwreit  to  DCigO* 
tiato  with  pnblicuu  (Hott«n). 

Broad  tmhiag  (oud-*haip«n), 
playing  at  oardt,  or  doing  the 
three-oard  triok  m  laoe-ooaiMa, 


~Ttm  CrM/i  Mtmrrimi  U  Cmfna. 

Broad  and  shallow  (popular),  an 
epithet  applied  to  the  to-called 
"  BrDod  Church,"  in  contiadii- 
tiuctlon  to  the  "High"  and 
"  Low  "  Cbnrchet  (Hotten). 


a  nd  hot  'at,'  qaodi  dH 
■aodaitb»*>— <rh«wM 
nnrinUtd.  Bat  h*  pkyad  it  loo  thick  ■> 
BrithtDa  thai  inA-'—Sftrtii^  Timti. 

He  tin  look  aMthsbouM*  at  Wat- 
wscth,  aod  sM  «>«U  while  he  tomoi« 

T^,  Kag,  «•  Ca 

(thjeraa),    a    oard- 


Bzplalned    bj 


BrOMlj  (tailoTB),  ■moogKast  Bnd 
tailon  broadcloth  i«  ao  called. 
Also  a  general  term  loi  cloth. 


■faiiul  any  further  proHcatioo — if  T«ie« 
there  an,  for  tiow  one  hcan  of  iKHlunff 
bill  the  Brtmd  Sttltm ;  it  ii  the  reifung 
cant  word,  and  ouwu  the  takiDg  all  partin 


Broad  brim  (common),  originally 
«  Qoalcer,  thus  called  from 
the  peoallaT  bat  worn  hj  the 
"friends."  Now  nMd  in  refer- 
ence to  qoiet,  aadate  men. 


"  Broody  workers  are  men 
who  go  ronnd  selling  TileBhodd; 
Btofl  under  tb«  pretence  that  It 
is  excellent  material,  which  has 
been  got '  on  the  cross,'  that  is, 
'stolen '"(Hotteu). 

(Thieres),  bnadj/,  anytliing 
worth  stealing. 


:v  Google 


Brock — BroomsUcks.  183 


Brock,  to  (Winohertar),  t 

obiJir. 

wdaoed,-ta  ttid  to  hkTO  ktdm 

Utarmlly,    to    l»dg«r. 

From 

i>KW.     The  OernuuK  mj  stM 

frf»l,atodger. 

hBB  "  lost  a  Bhoa."  -The  uklc^r 
existiiig  in  each  luigBage  be- 

Brodnter fWInoharter],  %.  bollj. 

tween  the  phrue  and  the  lan- 

Bnwan fAmertauiV  (UMn 

ft.stn»ur 

guage  of  the  stable  la  oniloiia. 

■hoea.      From   hnjpta,    ooana  BroUy  (Winoherter),  ■  corruption 

ahoes,  which,  acoording  to  Ken-  of  Dmbiella.    The  teim  is  nsod 

nett,  are  ihoes  made  of  loogh  gi^^  at  the  unlvenltifa. 

hide  naed    by  the  wUd  Iriah.  ,  „  ^^  do.i«„  .unji^  „  U»  p.™. 

Iiiih  brog,  a  ahoe,  I  am  thu  luuiu  niao  Im  trmify  mn ; 
1  hcvil  a  pu^hty  wd,  «Dd  1  un  fna 

Broiled    cmr,   to   eat   (Ameri-  ToonibuibuiuicnnlbtcuwithD. 

can].    A  newspaper  editor  who  —Fma^  F»ikt. 

i,„bliB.db,lI.pulj,o,oHo  B^,^^    liartcu),    rtld    or 

«.Md.Mla<j»«..l»i|aTooU.  „,^.,,^,.  iw«s>mt.rm 

prtDdplj.  dlll«mt  fcm.  tliD«  j,^  ^^-Jj,  h„^„„^ 

wbich    h.    nppoiUd    •    .hort  i,„^,„„„^l,„„. 

tilDebBfOM,1<>aidtOMt»T<»M  .7^  ,  ^  ^!^      „3^  v_ 

_              _,_  ,,1      ■    ^  "Oh    I  dool  knew.    He'd  bc«  hde- 

mm,  mm  lominoiilj  "lo  eU  u,,  „,  ^j,  „  „-  ,u„a„  „„? 

crow.  "  Suni'i    too    trtrnki."  —  F,    Frmadi ; 
SmUkmitJMttmaim. 

Broke  (common),   bard-np,   n- 

dnoed  to  one'a  laat  ton.  Broom  It,  to  (old  alang),  to  ran 

Tlxn  mi  k  TQOiic  ploDEcr,  who  nunlr 
atUulliT; 


Tb«  ™  .K«,         ^^       Broomatick  (common),  to  be  m«. 

And  Ben  crisd  "  CuTum  I  "^  "over  the  (roonuful,"  to 

riBbaMcd,*nib,  baud— aFartlrr  live  aa  man  and  wife  without 

—Bird  i  Frt^am.  being  manied. 

Broke  her  b«  {Americm),  aald      ''""^^^  b-i  «»  dnji.  «»».  «- 

of   an    nnmarried   woman  who       ADd^Ii^iJidd.d  djuna  to  th.  lu<  owk  rf 

hai  had  a  child.     Id  French  doomitkk, 

theatrical  alang,  a  ladj  who  la       &*  murr  b;  uking  ■  Jgnp  o'er  ■  tntiit- 

mcnnte  "ar  mal  an  geaoD,"  the  "**■  —imnUOy  Ltrtmii 

result  of  %fa\a-paa.  *™^' 

An    alluaion    to    a    mairiage 
Brokea.    When  a  omponl  at  the         oeremonj  perfcnned   b^   both 
IL  M.  Aoademj  ia  lednoed  for         partiGa  Jumping  over  a  broom- 
■ome  Inegnlari^  or  miaoondnot         stick. 
he  ia  aaid  to  be  ir»ifcen. 

Broomsticks  (thieves),  Inaolnnt 
Called  also  "qneer-ball." 
aw  bail,"  "Jew  bail,"  Jco. 


:v  Google 


1 84 


Brosk — BrvwH  Bess. 


"  QnMr-bafl  kn  penOD*  of  no 
r^ate,  hired  to  bail  *  prffODOr 
Inu^bailaUecMe.  TbeaeiMB 
■n  to  b«  had  in  London  for 
a  trUUng  torn,  utd  aro  called 
tntrnMitit "  {Tanz*!  (HoMatr). 

B(iaita(AiDeriaaa),  brittle.  Dntcta, 
JM*.  baa,  brittle.    AHewTrnk 

Bndter-drip  (popular),  origlnaltT 
fellow.carpeDter.  AMort  gtaa- 
lal  DOW  aa  brother  tmdeaman  of 

any  Mni^. 

Bratttcr  nmt  (popular),  naed  In 
tb«  phtaae  "ditto  irMtr  nutt," 
eqniTBleDt  to  t«  fwi^w.  Some- 
tiiata  "ditto  nnDt"  whta  ad- 


Brown  (popolar),  haUpenn/. 


had,  Lhii  Uvfl-loof  daj,  ooa 
lo  buy  ■  bil  of  brad  with,  let 


Aod  our  ibav  wu  chh  b'  tin  bot 

—Gfjt  X.  Simi :  BmOuil  ^ 
Batjltn. 
I  losk  Parr't  pilU,  wbtcb  tmmlbt  ea 
TnuEbrt  old  ftgc ;  and  hen  I  un,  mi  jm 


Or  -  S»m=,"  or  "  Vula,-  or  "  "SMit,' 
la  duns  v«  MllrdokrmdwrinnM. 

(Fopnlai),  to  boan,  to  nnder- 


Gvorrti  "but  not  Brrmmt^." — ffn^^ 
fmfo-Sltry. 
And  wfaen  Atj  ask  bk  tf  1  frvM«  BBdi 


-T.  X. 


Brother  wtuOag  (old  alaag). 
"  Be'a  a  bvtAcr  ilaiiimg  of 
mine^"  if.  be  oohaUta  with  the 


Srimi:  Tit  Att^BttHme. 

Bfxnms  and  wbiatkn  (thieres), 
axplainedbyqnotatiaii,  "Brcmu 
mud  mudcn  an  bad  lulfpcfioe 
and  farthing*  (it  ia  a  t«im  naed 
hjncaiun")  (Tanz'a Olooary). 

Brown  Best  (oommon),  tbe  old 
GoTemmeDt  regulation  mniket. 
Boldiera  of  all  natiotu  are  food 
of  giving  namee  of  pereons  to 
their  weapons.  The  Frenob 
tioopen  ■ometimea  call  their 
■word  "Jacqaelins,"  and  most 
□f  the  Aegt  gum  dnnng  the 
sisge  of  Puis  In  1S70  had  been 
nicknamed  in  the  same  manner 
tj  the  wilora  who  manned  tbe 
foits,  their  faToorite  being  a 
very  laige  gun  called  "Joaj- 
phine."  "  To  hng  bmm  Btu," 
to  aerre  aa  a  priTate  aoldier. 
(Rhjming  slang),  yea. 


:v  Google 


Brown  Bessie — Brum. 


■8s 


Bnnm  Benie,  ui  old  word  for  ■ 
woman  of  eatj  or  nneuy  Tirtae. 
Aiao  Uaek  Bom. 


price,  (or  bow  InU  or  m 

wmrliiic  lovs,  for  IL  mKy  bc«  hou  irvttm 

Btuii.—Den'i  FtfyJtmt,  idji, 

"Btrm^  Ua6k  Ben"  was  BTny 
popular  soaadBlonfl  ballad  a  c«n- 
tuij  ago. 

Bnnra  bill  (old),  the  old  weapon 
ol  the  Bngliih  IntaiiitTy* 


Bmmie  (whalen),  the  pdu  bear. 

Brown  Janet  (nautical),  a  knap- 

aaok. 

Brown  Joe  (ihTming  slang),  no. 

Brawn  p^ieniien  (popular),  ex- 
plained hy  quotation. 

c  nlcV  (■  fWBblinc-boaK)  ii 


whu  n  caU  cdIt  irrwm  . 
funblLng,  plftTinE  for  pcnc*,  sod  ■ 
Lmi  bciBg  ■  gnu  £Ov — Mmyluw :  ." 
Laitmrmdtiu  LtmJtn  Pttr. 


Stance,  a  poor  woman  bad  been 
told  (be  had  myztedma,  and 
informed  a  leoond  modioal  man 
that  her  flrst  doctor  had  said 
that  ahs  had  got  A^unieMtii; 
but,  she  added,  be  oonld  not 
Ottieit 

Browi^  (thieree),  a  penuj. 
DoU*  tH  brtnmiu^  u  w«  csIL  'em  Kai*- 


Brown  btlk  (common),  ooDTer- 
■ation  of  an  ezoeedlnglj  proper 
cbamcter. 

Brown  ^ri^iie,  brows  DtUt  and 
fn  America  brown  creettmi  an 
attempt  at  the  pronunciation  of 
bronohitii,  or  the  nomea  fre- 
qnentlj  given  bj  the  lower 
ordere  to  that  common  Hinfune 
ThoH  mUnomera  are  some- 
timet  moet  amnaing,  as,  for  In- 


Mermiin 


Browae,  to,  to  enjoy  oneeell,  to 
idle  ^WQt,  to  loll  In  the  eon. 
French  fiiin  nm  Usint.  The 
ezpreeiioa  is  mach  used  bj 
gentlemen  cadets  of  the  Royal 
Uilitarj  Academy.  In  the 
United  Statea,  to  eat  here  and 
there,  now  and  then,  an  ex- 
pression of  Abraham  LJncoln'a. 

Bruiser  (priwxn),  the  boU;  who 
is  a  hanger-on  of  prostitute*. 

T1»  intltir  a  [fat  Dsmt  uppnMch 
Is  Dieknu'  hss,  Bill  Sykcu.  —MidUul 
Datiit :  t^Mrafapm  ■  Pritm  Di*n- 

(Common),  a  p^^:ilist.  (Pngiliv 

tic),  a  priie-Bghter.    (Popnlar), 

one  fond  of  fighting. 

C,  wbo  ii  knowD  in  ilu  DH(hboiufieDd 

u  ■  "cnu  bndar,"  pleaded  tbU  ba 

mad*  a  miUake.  and  thooghl  Coowar  was 

molefllLDg  iha  womaq,  who  he  al»  mistook 

for  hii  wife.    He  eocs  Io  jail  for  six  weeks. 

—Btk*. 

Brum  (Winchester),  stingy,  mean. 
Probably  an  abbrerii^on  of 
Bmmmagem.  (Popnlar  and 
tbieres),  a  cooaterfeit  coin. 
Also  Birmingham. 


:v  Google 


Brumfy — Brush. 


Bnmbf  (AwtnlianX  *  wild  bona. 


^fYi_  i^ipUed  to  AJiTthiDK  vulnr 
or  oaunteiteiL 

"niOH    I»T  tx  AuMM^fHI    or    Uu- 

ebfats  DiuiDcn.  bat  they  ma'E  fo  don 


(Fopnlu),  the  laliaUtaiitt  of 
Biimi&gbkm.    tVaa  "  ffniinmi 


B«l>  of   tboi   » 


(Bol-lookiii(  ilpKH  nmool ;  bat  il  «» 
ronsh  on  Joe,  ifter  kwaf  laonccs  thick 
'qui  ot  Foar  OhIu,  whea  ■  Sntm,  iriMn 
h*  clbswBl  eu  of  Uw  ny,  mnaibd — 
"Dm'i  ikink  roo'n  bt»aybiijy  ba- 


And  >]]  in  eoatcuM  thim^  Iha  noti  and 

budt 

■pelled  Bnmiiglum,  and  ila 
flnt  connection  with  snTtbing 
BpniloDB  or  aham  oame  from  the 
KM»Ued  Bromidgham  groat,  a 
oonnterfeit  fooipenoj  pieoe. 
It  was  nibMqiisntl;  applied  to 
ft  penon  who  was  neithsr  Whig 
not  Tor7  (HalllweU). 


Bronc  (Amerioan),  brought.  A 
writer  on  Amerioaninn*  la 
■lightij  miftakam  In  Hjing  that 
white  men  nse  it  aa  a  "-nrj 
mild  jok&"  It  is  -owj  otttti  » 
stinging  iniolt,  and  the  writer 
hM  aeen  a  man  in  Boston  vetr 
angi7  becaose  fas  wsa  asked  in 
jest,  "  Where  -were  jon  inmg 
apT"  The  insult  was  In  the 
intimation  that  the  man  was 
ftuniliai  with  or  In  the  habit 
of  niing  raoh  an  ezpreasion. 


batons  (popular),      Brnth  (popnlai),  a  hooM-psintw. 

Bnuh,  to  bxn  ».  (old),  to  have 
seznal  interoonne,  whan  ^^ed 
to  women ;  also  to  run  awaj. 

Bnuher  (old  slang),  a  bninpar. 
"To'drink  a  bnuker"  wu  to 
drinkfromafollglaBS,  (Sobools), 
an     abbreviation     of     "  bum' 


oonnterfeit  coin. 


Bntms  (Stock  Exobange),  London 
and  North  Westeni  Ballwar 
Mock. 


-AUi»;fftauSetmt$. 


Brnth  np,  to  (Amerioan),  to  hnm- 
bng  01  fl»tt«i,  to  acoooth, 
ooneiliate.    Bnuhing  ap  a  Oat, 


:v  Google 


Btydport  dagger — Buck. 


187 


"  prsnciiig,"    flitteriiig    (Now 
Tork  Slang  Dictdonsiy). 

Brrdpoit  dag^rer  (old],  ezpl^«d 
bj  qnoUtion. 

Sttb'd  with  ■  Brydfart  lUlfgtr,  IhU  il, 
huc'd  or  mcaied  at  lbs  Eslknm  1  (he 
bat,  if  not  the  moo,  htmpffix  Ihe  qauthjr 
oi  frtHud)  ffomn%   about   Brydpoft,^ 

Bnb,  bnbbj  (Americui),  a  term 
veiT  commonlj  applied  to  a 
littlo  boj.  It  came  from 
FNUujlTaala,  where  it  waa 
derived  from  the  Oerman  iubt, 
which  is  oanunODlr  ahbretiated 
to  hub. 


^'Hovrmudi  have  TOO  ffotiathabukT' 
' '  £i|hi  ceati,  ui.  I  did  hava  IhirtHD, 
t  ^eKct  foc  ID  tfrmiLBnHl  financial  d]> 


Ay,  hit  imd  Inibhy,  I  a,j. 

Lot*  «f  fatier,  quv'  ihe,  are  fio^nag. 

AlMabiothu. 

BnMwr  (American),  iqipUed  to 
any  womas  (old  or  ronng)  with 
fall,  well-ronnded  breasts,  or 
hiUwj,  whence  the  term. 

BabUe-bnff  (old),  a  bamo. 

Babbler  Jock(papiilaT],  a  toikey; 
a  stupid,  boasting  persoiL 

Biibblinciqiieak(arm7],hotsoop. 
Fropeilj,  bviiit  and  iqueai  la  a 
dish  composed  of  pieces  of  cold 


boiled  meat  and  greeoa,  after- 
wards fried,  which  haTs  thus 
Qnt  bubbled  in  the  pot,  and 
then  hissed  or  squeaked  in  the 


Bnba,     bnbbiea 
woman's   breasts.     From  hub, 
drink. 

Buck.  This  almost  obsolete  word, 
for  what  the  French  called  a 
petil-nattit,  and  more  recently 
dai»  (liteialij  fru^,  has  been 
giaduall J  saperseded  by  "  blood," 
"  dandy,"  "maccaroni,"  "swell," 
"Bond  Street  loDoger,"  "«i- 
qnisite,"  "dnde,"  and  "inaahar." 

(American,  cards),  a  device 
for  lecurtng  a  good  anto  at 
pokei  or  brag.  The  player 
whose  torn  it  is  to  ante,  instead 
of  potting  op  money,  puts  Dp  a 
knife,  key,  or  any  small  article, 
saying, "  I  ante  aiuob  worth  Is," 
or  wbaterer  snm  be  chooses  to 
name.  If  be  has  not  won  it 
back  himself  when  he  retlras,  ha 
must  redeem  it  from  the  pos- 
sessor at  the  price  named.  The 
peculiarity  of  the  buct  is  that 
whoever  holds  it  mnst  ante  it 
when  it  comes  to  his  tum. 
Whenever  it  is  desired  to  bring 
the  game  to  a  close,  a  good 
Onish  is  secured  by  agreeing 
to  "chase  the  buek  home,"  i.e., 
whoever  wins  it  has  the  next 
deal,  and  conseqaentlj  ante* 
it.  The  game  stops  as  soon  as 
the  back  has  been  won  back 
by  the  player  who  originally 
started  it. 

(Cabdrivsm),  a  sham  "fare" 


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1 88  Bm 

in  A  cab.  A  tmek  Is  a  man' who 
ridu  in  ft  cab  ostensiblj  aa  a 
legitimate  fare,  to  enable  the 
«*»*""  °"  to  proceed  to  Bome  dea- 
tinatioD  to  which  he  ia  not 
allowed  to  take  an  empt;  cab. 
Han;  of  the  aeml  •  private 
thon)iig;hIare*  of  London  are 
cloeed  to  empty  cab& 

Mr. ,  on  brtulf  of  Ihe  Unjud  Cib 

froprictoFi'  Protection  AuociUioe,  ttid 
it  often  oocumd  ttut  the  men  who  were 
to  conveyed  wete  buekt^-moi  who  nxle  in 
m  cab  oueniiUr  u  l^tlcuta  run.  In 
reality  Ihty  aelB]  in  calluusn  with  Iba 
driver  to  evade  the  police  repihuiont,  espr- 
ciiUy  with  regard  to  lbeatiea.-^fa^>^ 

(Popnlai),  a  lixpeDce.  The 
word  is  i&rely  nsed  by  itself, 
bat  as  in  the  phrase,  "  two  and 
a  huiik."  Here  frequently  "  two 
and  a  kick."  Foesibly  from  the 
gTpsj  l6k  (pioDoanced  back), 
lack,  as  It  is  alwayi  aaked  for 
for  lock. 

(Old  alang),  to  "ran  a  IttA," 
to  poll  abad  vote  at  an  election. 
This  phrase  is  of  Irish  origin. 

(Ameritwi),  to  b\uik  ia  to  bait 
against,  to  oppose. 

YcT  oughter  be  enhamed  o'  yene'f  ler 
portecute  ligioD  in  dis  way.  Wy  how  de 
work  o'  dc  Lawd  gwine  tar  praapcr  when 
de  white  folki  bticJu  tTTpa  it  dii  way  I  I'h 
"or  ^d  Satan  got  hii  eve  on 
TmtUtr. 


To  rear  np,  to  ^mp  like  a 
hicfe,  to  jomp  and  "  oaTort." 
Applied  to  a  pectdiar  leaping  of 
Western  horses.  Dutch,  bokn 
moixn,  to  cnt  capers;  bok- 
tlavait,  leap-frog. 

The  term  is  itaed  also  in  Sontb 
Atrica  and  Anstralia. 


Abool  tba  pkce  lha|  hicJit  the  leait. 
-D.  S.  W.  StMdtn:  A  iiummir 

(Bankii^),  "to  bnek  an  ac- 
count" Is  to  make  an  aocoont 
balance  without  oanying  it  ont 
pioperlj,  i.t.,  to  cook  the  ao> 

(Calif oniian),  in  the  Califor- 
nlan  Tentaoolai  this  signiBea  to 
plaj  against  the  bank,  aa,  €.g., 
in  faro,  that  is,  to  sweep  Um 
tables,  or  clean  ont  or  got  the 
croupier. 
I  don't  like  ysur  hiok*  at  all,  I'd  imct 

agunm  any  hank  yoo  ran  all  mgliL-' 

Srtt  /farti:  tMriii  Crmrv. 

(Winchester  C<^ege),  "to 
buek  down "  is  to  be  Duhappy, 
whilst  to  "buek  np"  is  to  be 
glad. 

(Anglo-Indian),  to  talk  %otia- 
ticaUy,  to  prate  and  chatter,  to 
let  one's  tongue  nmlooaa  From 
the  Bindn  baJoA 


Afloericaa  editor  or  an  Under  Secretary  of 
Stale  with  dei|iiur.  He  belongi  lo  th* 
twelve  foot  liger  achool,  so  pcfhapa  ha 


Bnck- bail  (thieres),  hail  given  by  a 
sharper  for  one  of  his  own  gang. 

Back  fitch  (otd),  an  old  man  of 
abandoned  habits,  bn  old  rtxii. 
A  "  butk  face."  an  injured  hna- 
band,  allnding  to  the  honu. 

Bnck  or  ^;lit  the  tiger,  to 
(American),  to  gamble.  Derived 
from  the  parti^colonred  dinsiana 
or  stripes  on  a  gambling  table. 


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Buckeen — Buckkorse. 


Tiut  littla  oil  lawn,  an  th*  li»  sf  ih< 
OlHD,  Bndfoi^  «nd  Wancn  Rallniwl, 
and  putlj  ID  PcODFrl**!^  vk^  P^t^  i^ 
M*w  York,  ii  ibt  (leUal  poko-plii^ai 
pluc  in  die  endrt  ncRluni  oilfield,  ll 
b  ■  uwB  in  vbidi  ■!!  ihi  midnili 
"tmck  tha  latin  ((rcr."— CUcw»  Tri- 


BadcetfAme 
letter.  (Common),  to  "gire  the 
tuaict,"  to  dimnisa,  to  dtamiw 
bom  one's  employ. 

H>  vsc  Mn  tut  kbSDt  bcaiue  KeMa 
hid  (I'm  bin  Ih*  h,t)ut.—Mn.  CaiktU: 
Sjrtuuit  Ltv€n. 

(Unlveni^),  to  hutktt  u  to 
MOOp  tlie  water  Instead  of  poll* 
ing  the  oaf  iteadilj  and  fairly 
thiongh. 

(Fopniu),  to  hitkel  a  person, 
to  deceive,  rain  him.  To  kick 
the  hwjbd,  to  die. 


U  to  be  hnng  on  the  bulk  orbtMite 
bj  the  heels." 

Bucket  ftfloat  (rhTmlng  slug),  a 

Biicket«bop  (American),  a  UuJut 
has  in  Aiaerica  several  mean* 
ings,  all  Indicating  underhand 
or oonoealed dealings.  Theterm 
1»  applied  to  low  groggeriea,  and 
also  to  places  which  advertise 
aa  below  co«t  flasbj  goods 
which  are  sold  at  a  la^  profit. 
liOw,  swindling,  gambling  places, 
or  lottery  offices,  also  bear  tliia 
name,  and  in  Chicago  it  appear* 
from  the  following  extract  to  1m 
bome  by  broker  eetablishmenta 
where  "comets"  are  manipu- 
lated. 


it  i>  ib>  r 


ulkidf  aboDi  ikUiv  <*<  tmeitU  H«'>  ■ 
Bice  yoaat  mu  u  k«p  ■  cove',  ipiriu 
up,  utd  ulk  ihfHii  ■  '  iksri  liTc  and  ■ 
neFTT  oat'  '—C.  KimgiUj:  Aim  Liclm. 

Dr.  Brewer  gives  the  follow- 
ing explanation :  "  A  backet  is 
a  pulley.  .  .  .  When  pigs  are 
killed  diey  are  hung  by  their 
hind  \vfn  on  a  bnoket  ,  ,  ,  and 
oxen  are  hauled  np  by  a 
pulley.  .  .  .  To  Uck  the  hmikA 


affon  to  "  bunt  the  kii€lut-Aafi.' 

(Stock  Exchange),  the  office 
of  an  ontside  broker  of  doabtful 
character. 

A  dimpatable  (ambling  caie  which 
came  before  the  Diviiioaal  Court  yat&<day 
is  Dotewonby  foe  tha  remarlu  mada  do 
*'  the  vice  of  cambiiuc  in  ADduBiKl  eharet" 
by  two  judge*.  A  gambls- had  med  a  finn 
of  htdut-tiat  Iteepcn  for  proGti  allcfcd 

tiona,^'  and  ihe  bticr  coolly  pleaded  tha 
ataiute  afaiiul  wacarins  and  gamiflf  ia 


Bnckhorse (pogilJsUo).  "A smart 
blow  or  box  on  the  mu  ;  derived 
from  the  name  of  the  celebrated 


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Buckle — Budger. 


'bralser'"  (John  Bmitb,  alias 
AieUorw,  fought  on  the  «tag« 
1733-^6)1  aooordlng  to  Hottan'i 
Diotionaij. 

Buckle,  to  (Scottish),  to  many, 
avnlgarinn  osod  bj  H'TJittj  in 
hii  Imitation  of  »  Scotch  song, 
popnlar  in  the  time  ot  Charlea 
IL,  "Within  a  mile  of  Sdin- 
borgh  Toon."  The  phisM  is 
ftlU  ontTcnt  in  BngUnd  among 
the  lower  claaies,  among  whom 
to  be  "  bnckled  "  not  only  mean* 
to  be  maTTied,  but  to  be  taken 
into  cutodj. 

Bndcle-besx"  l<A^)i  *  iiian  who 
officiated  aa  a  clargTman  to  per- 
form the  marriage  oeremonj  in 
the  Fleet  Prison ;  also  a  hedge- 
priest,  who  perfoma  the  cere- 
mony of  marriage  among  tramps 
andgypdea. 

Buckled  (thieTsa),  imprisoned. 
French  alang,  bmeU. 


Bndder,  a  collar  (New  Tork  Slang 
I  '"^onarr). 

Buckn  yun  (West  Indian).  As 
in  negro  eyes  "  the  white  man," 
or  bucln,  is  the  synonym  of 
•ometliing  superior  and  beyond 
him  in  the  scale  of  being,  so 
the  word  has  coma  to  mean 
ai^hlng  good.  Thus  bvelsra 
jNMi,  good  yam;  baetra  cloth, 
good  cloth.   A"swangai«etrB" 


is  a  qtedaUy  weU-dreaeed  while 


Bucks  (Weet  Indian),  the  cogno- 
men of  the  aboriginal  inliabi- 
tant*  of  British  Oniana  — the 
SoDthA 


Bud  (American),  a  "sodetf "  word 
for  young  lady  debntantee,  or 
"oome   oaten,"  in   their   fint 


llwn*j  DothiBf  to  tnulifoL  to  urn  u 
bcuDIJAil  girL     I  donlil  if  ut  nan  a 


n  ibg  fciili  (TDothi)  wen  laiinc 
...  bat  me  tb*  ih^cs  ud 
a  of  h-ii  k»wi  thu  ihc  id- 
IB  of  tbc  kid  iie'i  woctli  tmiliic 
I  CUT  IS  fcl  uid  u  hmd  Id  ■*( 
-Jta4p  ■■  LHUr  in  ikt  fftm  Vtr* 


Bnd^(tbieTe«),«thief;  especially 
one  who  sneaks  into  a  shop 
and  is  locked  in,  thus  getting  a 
chance  to  admit  an  acoomfdioe. 
Formerly  a  pickpocket.  Pro- 
bably from  buigtt,  btidigt,  hidptl, 
a  sack,  pouch,  wallet.  A 
drink. 


Budge,  the  Meaking  (old  dang), 
robbing  private  houses  of  light 
small  articlee,  ssch  as  ooats, 
hats,  Ac;  now  called  "area 
Bneak"oT"hallsneak."  "Budjt 
clothes,"  lambs'  far  formerly 
used  for  trimming  the  robes  of 
Bachelors  of  Arts  (Halliw^). 
Standing  budft,  a  thief,  soont, 
or  spy. 

Bndser  (thlerea),  a  drunkard. 


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Budgerow — Buffer. 


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Bndferow  (Anglo-Indiui).  Hin- 
du, Jmjra.  A  I1MT7  k«elUaa 
bft^e,  tonn«rl7  mnch  QMd  hj 
Boropeuu  tnTelling  on  the 
Gangetio  riven   (Anglo-Iudian 

01<MEU7). 

Tlw  tmjrm  imki,  tht  Uitll^  Him, 

Or  punuoi  ihu  giJbnt  iwin 

WUh  bvourint  bnea,  «  doU  or  iIbw, 

—H.  H.  tfiluK  im  Stat»'  Amaal. 

Bvdg^fig-ked  (thierea),  a  pnblio 
hoiue,  the  "  cots  of  the  imig- 
ing-ktm  "  being  the  landlord. 


GwbMen,   cdt-tfatvAL^    imdmM$Afj  of 
(TVT    dcnipiion.  —  SnnvHil    Smiti  ; 


Bndcat  (Anglo-Iodian),  from  the 
Pernon  iatbol,  eril  i«c«.  A  low 
fellow,  a  "bad   lot,"  a  bl«ok- 

Wbr  Iha  Skiiun  (ilnll)  dUa*!  joa 
anob  bcfan,  ^»  laxr  ^(^  budM^ri  t^ 
Anfli-In^mttGltaMry:  Hit I>mmi Bum- 


(Old  alang),  to  "  Btand  ht^," 
to  bflv  tbe  bmnt,  to  pajr  the 
piper;  also  "to  boast,"  giren 
as  a  very  old  word  bj- 
"Batman  nppon  Bartholome," 

To  hvff,  defined  by  Botten  as 
simplr  meaning  to  sweai  to; 
bnt  the  following,  from  tbe  New 
York  Slang  Dictionarf,  gives  the 
spirit  of  the  wotd  reiy  aoon- 
ratelj:  "Bnffii^  it  bouie  is 
twesiing  point-blank  to  any- 
thing, abont  the  same  as  bluf- 
fing it,  making  a  bold  stand  on 
no  backing." 

Buffer  (common),  a  man,  a  lA- 
low. 

But  seed,  ilov,  with  ttiff  liab^  ttxu^ 

ins  miKti, 
And  InDfi  Ihu  licked   the  belloM- 

Dcndcr'B  toudi. 
Yet  ipriclitly  ts  the  Kiuch  both  h^- 

—Tim  CriU'i  MnurUi  I*  Ciotrat. 


Illm 


■>  Ibei 


Bnff  (tramps),  among  the  tramping 
frateinit;  a  iif^-boU  is  a  dancing 
party,  chaTacterised  Yrj  the  in- 
deoenoj  of  those  who  attend  it, 
the  eettian*  da  r^twvr  being  that 
of  onr  first  parents. 


Ttw   I 


HI  "hnff-ima"  In 
b«h  Kict— iiuocoit  of  clolhuic— 
Join,  ilimiilKtcd  aiih  iiw  whiikj 
\  aoiic  of  I  fiddle  ud  ■  till  vhiBlc 
u  Grmmmd!   tn  Strmmgt  Crm- 


Also  a  meny  companion  with  a 
spiOB  of  the  rogne  in  him,  the 
FalstaS  of  a  centu;  ago.  Btifir 
or  bagard  it  a  provincialism  tat 
a  foolish  fellow.  In  Dntoh,  iecf 
ot  loeftr,  means,  acoording  to 
the  Qroot  Wordenbook  der 
Bngelsche  en  HederduTtsohe 
Jaalen  of  WllUam  SeweU,  "» 
rogne,  knave,  or  wag,"  which  la 
IdenUoal  both  in  sound  and 
ig  with  the  BngUsli  void 


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192 


Buffer— Bug. 


fPopnhr),  a  dog,  trotn  the 
old  oant  word  haft,  •  dog.  (Old 
ant),  ft  nnnggler,  k  rogue,  « 
olwat;  tdM  a  dog.  B^tr- 
nabber,  a  dog-stoler.  (Kan- 
tical),  htfftr,  a  naTj  tenn  for  a 
boatmln'a  mate,  dim  of  whoae 
dotiea  it  waa  to  administer  the 
"eat."  From  the  obsolete 
Si^iah  to  htf,  to  atrlk&  It 
baa  been  suggested,  howerer, 
that  bufiT  is  of  Dutch  origin. 
Teiriinck  (Woordeuboek  van 
Bargoenach)  gives  iaf,  a  blow ; 
itfcM,  to  strike  with  the  fist, 
adding  "KlanknabootMudidiol- 
inne  Tan  dagdijkMb  gebiink 
in  TlandemL" 

BidSe-beaded    (popular),   rtopid 


■rapid      cnuon.  —  WytlitrUj :     Plaht 

Bnfla  (common),  the  3rd  regiment 
of  foot  in  the  British  army. 
From  their  taolnga. 

Bn^  (common),  intoxicated. 

FIcuDr  wu  Sh  uhI  I^^  when  hi  caiM 
boH  lut  tit!Bi.SUrlo  Annb-   Tki 

Bug:  (American  and  English 
thieres],  a  breast-pin;  htiggtr, 
a  pickpocket,  or  one  Who  makes 
a  special^  of  snatching  awaj 
bceast-pins,  itads,  Ao. ;  bag- 
tiMter,  the  same. 


Ttm  tag,,   )k*  bosDci,   a^   nO-CIU 
—OmOiTnia. 


packet-boa^ 

(American  and  older  English), 

bag,  which  in  England  is  now 

limited  to  the   dmex,   politdj 

termed   a    Norfolk    Howard,  ia 

in  America  still  applied  to  all 

nrieties  of  the  CUepptow  and 

maoj  other  inaeota. 

"Oh,  Fnd,  whut  tbu  liduag  oumt 

Do  jon  think  ii'i  Ibc  doth  ntch  — — 

wu  nadiiic  iboai  bcfon  ihe  pal  ni  w 

bedt-     "B«i«,  tUs't  be  i  liulc  (tue. 

It'i  onlr  ■  tt^,  uyhow.     Marbe  ii't  am 

i»™  »  iiie—iiolj  ths  bed-tkkiiii. " — Pkilm- 

(Old  slang),  to  i^v,  an  old 
phrase  in  use  at  one  time  among 
joomeTmen  hattera  to  signify 
the  snbetitiitioii  of  good  material 
with  inferior  stnS.  Bailiffs  who 
aooepted  monej  to  dela;  serrice 
of  writs  were  also  said  "  to  Utg 
the  writ." 

Bur  01  bncoTcr,  to  (thieve*),  to 
deliTsi,  give  or  hand  over.  Vanx 
instaocea :  "  He  b^'d  me  a 
quid,"  Ct,  ha  gave  me  a  guinea  i 
"Wg  ovtr  the  rag,"  t^,  hand 
over  the  monej. 

Bogarocfa  [American  thierea), 
pretty  (New  York  Slang  Dictioo- 
aiy). 

Bng  bUading  (am;),  white-wash- 
ing, a  process  calculated  to 
ileitroy,  or  at  least  to  rmnore 
the  saperfldal  tracea  of  Termin 


:v  Google 


Bugging — Bulge. 


that  «re  a  perfect  peel  In 
th«  more  witiqiiatod  bftmcki, 
«^)eciall7  in  warm  climates. 

Bnwing  (AmerioBu),  taking 
money  from  » thief  by  a  police- 
man. This  indicates  the  ex- 
istence o(  an  old  word  "bag" 
for  money  as  well  as  valu- 
ables. In  Batch  slai^,  hatht 
la  money. 

Bofi^^r  (old  cant),  a  leather  bottle. 
It  now  signifles  a  gig  or  light 


Bng^  jnice  (army),  ginger  ale. 
In  America  apjjied  to  very  bad 

Baffle  it,  to  (American  cadet),  to 
abstain  from  attending  class  and 
reciting  until  the  bagle  foands 
for  otteotioo. 

Bnc  walk  (popular),  a  bed. 

Build,  to  (or  it)  (American),  said 
of  a  man  who  is  slow  to  moTo, 
or  of  an  affair  which  reqafres 
great  exertion.  It  is  taken  from 
a  boy's  trick  of  putting  a  coal 
ooder  a  tortoise  to  make  it  walk. 


"  I  hUTi  ■  kiiet  of 


aWeu- 


IH  iaii  diinLcr,  bui  I  rrckon 


(Nautical),  to  "  IwiU  a  obapel " 
is  to  torn  a  ship  round  through 

bad  steering. 

Building  qwts  for  sale  (Amtd- 
can),  used  of  any  imperfect  per- 

Built  that  way  (common),  "not 
haUt  that  my,"  not  in  one's  line. 

Black  Uoiuuclic  •ddnus  (he  diTiniiT 
"  Bob.' 


Smith  can't  Autct ;   h«   iio't 
ilUII  iJi*l  maj,  ud  Hiu  Jam  uy>  thU 

Black  Hoiuuche  waluei  dclightfullT'  AU 
ef  which  mum  thai  Oic  [ollowjni  week  u 
one  of  agiiiiT  fo'  younc  S..  who  moodUy 

tbsn.—Biri  ('  FrwtJam. 

Bulgarian  atrocity  (Stock  Bx- 
cbauge],  Tama  and  Rust«bak 
Railway  3  per  cent,  obligations. 

And  we've  rraiXy  quire  a  crew  ' 

But  Iwcy,  by  the  way, 
Now,  in  the  Droenl  dav. 
A  Van 


Bulge  (American),  pn^ierly  to 
tnilgt  is  to  swell  out,  and  ivilgt 
is  a  swelling  or  belly.  In  the 
Unit«d  State*  the  words  are 
extended  and  amplified  in  m«ny 
ways.  Thus  there  is  a  story 
of  a  man  who,  being  tried  for 
shooting  bis  neighbour,  pleaded 
that  he  had  only  aimed  at  the 
hulgt  of  his  shirt  where  it 
"  bagged  out"  above  his  trousers. 
"To  get  the  h<iige"  on  a  man, 
appears  to  mean  to  have  the 
better  of  him.  As  iujpe  conveys 
the  idea  of  swelling  or  Inflation 


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Bulgfr—BuU. 


or  ezpuuion,  it  1j  mnoh  tued  to 
IndicM«  mignitnde  or  «ztniT»- 
ganoe.  Thai  to  go  "  itd^mg 
aboDt"  ooarojM  the  ume  ide« 
■■  "ai^uiglDg"  (irbioh  see). 

Bulger.  This  Englisli  word,  signi- 
fying a  la^e  object  or  creatora, 
is  moch  more  ezteusirelf  used 
in  the  United  States  than  in  the 
mother- conntr;.  "  New  Tork 
is  a  hulger  of  a  place,"  said 
Colonel  Crockett  in  1835.  At 
Frinoeton  College  (New  Jeney) 
the  largest  and  heaviest  of  the 
■tndents  it  familiarly  called  ttU- 
per.  The  n^ro  minstiel  word 
ialgMe,  for  a  looomotiTe,appe«n 
to  be  a  oompoond,  the  first  part 
of  which  is  derived  rather  from 
bulge  than  "bull,"  aa  Imfdying 


Bulk  and  file  (old),  two  thieves 
worUng  together.  The  ImUc 
jostles  the  victim  against  the 
jUt,  who  roba  him  of  his  money 

Bolker  (old  coot),  a  street-walk- 
ing prostitnte  1  from  "balk," 
that  fonnerly  signified  the 
body. 

She  mul  mm  talitr  (when  bcr  -'"''"■ 
■R  vom  «!),  At  which  Ende  I  hope  u  ttm 


Biil^(  Winchester  College),  gene- 
rous, open-handed,  as  oppoadd 

Bull,  now  recognised  and  applied 
to  a  blunder,  formerly  meant 
any  kind  of  rough,  blundering, 
or  foolish  jest  or  trick,  and  is  of 
the  same  root  with  btiUy  in  its 
sense  of  aolown or  merry-maker. 
Old  Dntoh  baUoert  (Skeat).  "a 
jester  or  a  gyber."  Swedish 
biillra,  to  make  a  noise.  B%iUtr 
io  Anglo-Noiman  means  an 
eqnivocator  at  deceiver,  which 
nnmist^ably  indicates  the  ex- 
istence of  htS  in  the  modem 

Th>  ttnt  cue  ii  of  r>l>  hiOm, 
Bulh  thH  duD  Bului  and  thu  Ihwn  wtn. 
—MS.  CtaMH.  yafmium 

The  term  (all- calf  itself 
(Shakspeare),  and  (ain-diich,  a 
stupid  fellow  (North  Country), 
all  indicate  the  association  with 
blundering  and  stupidity  which 
is  implied  by  buU.  The  word 
was  fliEt  specially  identified  with 
Hibernian  mistakes  by  Hiss 
Edgeworth  in  her  "  Essay  on 
Irish  Bulls."  (Popular),  »  roar- 
ing  horse. 

( Popular  and  thieves),  a  crown, 

an  abbreviation   of  its  former 

appellation,  a  boll's  eye. 

.  .  .  Then  civ'  mfl  A  Uitk  money,  four 

half  hUli.  wot  Tou  may  call  halfHZrowDt, 

and  ics,  hook  U  I — ChMria  DidLtnt. 

(Prison),  rations  of  roeat ;  an 
uncomplimentary  reference  to 
the  tooghness  of  the  beef  sup- 
plied.    The  French  slang  ha* 


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Bull^BuU-dot€.  195 

bUitAt,  to  DMSt,  from  bidtt,  a  tanned    htU-do^,    aooomptuy 

pmjr.  him.     Their  datir  la  to  obMM 

(Stock  BzobKiga),  ezplBioed  the  oSeDder,  vhoee  lnga»iil7 

bj  fint  qaotktlon.  In  etading  ckptnra  gives  rlM  to 

tnSan  a  poaltd  by  tba  temu  Ml  manj  unUJiiig  itoriec     Muf  a 

and  "bai,~  Ibu  bt  onm  Ha  la   Ih*  lOUg    noe    tOO    often    «nds    111 

' =-!■  witb  ih*  SiodiEx-  iluding  their  pray  is  an  ootdd^ 

~----"..  .1-  whom  thej  have  bo  intcoMt  u 


bawu  not  poOBMUmcaUMl  ■"&(»,  Th»  proctor'i  ■itUit™.  tsIiuIt  calM 

■kin  bd 

ud  he  wbe  bgnctu,  vi 

mmn  Ibi  lUck,  >u  aUtd  &  hilil  b; 

w«y  oT  JininitHiB     To iuU Am nuAM-h  —H.  M^htm'.  Lmdtm  Laitar  aad  ^t 

BOW  10  nil*  itu  [«ie*  of  oock  wheH  opv  ^'"''"  ''•••'■ 

Z?lS!l'^  T^'i^'^'.iLi!  rf  (Old  '»^'»^)-  *  P***"!.  "WW  » 

HB  «v«rT  tn«t  to  rlnTM  tiM  piin  of  '      ,_  ,  ,  "'     ,  * 
Bhort  thlok  revolver. 


WlKH  luiU  be  nU  bate*  b«  as^  tba 

bMM. 

AiunnioDm|iluiui«tbuh*hHllat  (Nmatleal),     the     gn«t     gnO 

■n  hk  Boa*T  OiH^  i«mhliiii  00  tba  trbioh    ftAode    "  honied"    in 

Sttdt  &d»o^    A  fiwd  »i>»M«d  to         the  offloen-  mrdroom  oaUn. 

hIe  bin  if  he  bad  bMB  alma  or  ■"bar"!  _  ,     .  .  .     j     1. 

•nd  wu  told  "  NoiibB,  I  wu  u  M.'-         General   term    for   main-deok 

AlUm:  HtmSer^.  gnno. 

(Amerioan    thlevee),  a  looo- 
motlTe. 


Bull-dq;  bluer  (Anntoan), 
Bhort  thick  tavcdm. 

•d]M  tondHd  ■  blokc'i  latbv 


"ok  Ok  Trail.      '"  ~  """'  had  ia  bk  hand,  and  piilad  np  laaMad  a 

ItiMtr  to/f-^lvMaMr,  Hbo  mU- 
BmH  anil  Gowfrltmins  ilaoc).  a         "Yooas  aaB,  Idoa'i  tUnk  jrMCMbo 
'     '         "  ""  otaDrMnintaBKandToa-dbMtHtUd*." 


"  atag-danoe."  -WoU.mt;  In  n  Into  tb*  diow,  wiU 

Ban>doc  (nniverritr),  one  of  the 

dotlea  of  the  nnlvatatt;  prooton  BoU-^ttie,  to  (Ametloan),  to  oam< 

ia  to  promanada  the  town  In  pel  a  pencm  to  do  anything,  or 

■eaiob  of  oAeodIng  nndergr*-  to   infiiienc«   hla   oondnot   bf 

dnatM.    Certain  men,  who  aie  onel^  or  bmte  force.     It  la 


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BuU-doze — Bulloeky. 


derlred  from  %  Soatheni  word 
"■— "'"g  ft  whip  or  cowhide,  or 
■pedei  of  "  knrbatch,"  made 
from  the  f^ut  petut  at  b 
bulL  It  U  nid  that  aegroca 
were  whij^md  almost  to  de*th 
with  thii,  or  huU-doitd  to  make 
them  vote  the  Demooiatio  ticket. 
It  i*  now  exteiuivet;  nsed  in  the 
Unitad  Statei,  to  expres*  oom- 
psUon  of  ttxj  kind,  espedallT 
inpoUtioi. 


Bnllet  (umj),  dUohaigs  npon 
the  apot,  withODt  a  moment's 
sotloe. 

(Frlntftn),  we  Dbt-df,  and 
QVI.  AoMrdlng  to  Savage's 
"  IHotJoaai7  of  the  Art  of 
Printing,"  1841,  a  workman  was 
■aid  to  have  got  the  friiUd  when 


without  the  OQctomaiy  notloe 
on  either  aide; 

Bnllets  (oarda),  in  American  brag, 
are  aoea ;  tometimes  oolled 
white  Boee,  in  contradlatlnctioD 
to  aoes  made  up  bj  holding 
biaggen.  The  highMt  hand  in 
the  game  ia  three  white  (or  real] 
aoea,  the  next  higheat  ia  "  two 
hvUttt  and  a  bragger,"  which 
cannot,  of  oonrse,  ooonr  in  the 
aame  round  In  which  tliree  real 
acea  are  held,  tbongh  another 
player  maj  hold  two  other 
biJItU   and   a   braver  at   the 


(Ameiloan),  a  reTolrer. 

ed  to  mean  a  pennader,  aome- 

Dg  to  enforce  an  argnment 

peraonal    violenoe.       Tidx 


I  (prorincial),  a  oomp* 
tion  of  "  bnll  fence,"  a  tOtt 
fenoe  able  to  keep  bnlla  ont  of 
or  in  a  field. 


Alao  a  atnpid  fellow. 


BaU-monej,  a  Tnlgar  phiaae  for 
money  extorted  bj  a  ofaanoe 
witneea  from  the  man  detected 
in  the  flelda^  the  wooda,  the  aea- 
■horc^  or  other  loady  plaoe,  in 
the  aot  of  carnal  oopolatlcn. 

Bnllock'a  heart  (printers),  we 
TOKUr.  Thla  la  a  term  of  oon> 
tempt  that  pieaemen  tpplj  to 
aeingle  "token,"  or  order  to 
print,  of  two  handled  and  fiftj 
oopiea  only,  the  loweet  paying 
anmbei  in  the  acale  of  prioea. 
Thia  ezpreadon  la  dne  to  the 
oin^omatauoe  that  it  ia  not  a 
"fat "but  a  "lean"  job,  hence 
the  oomparlson  to  a  hiUaafa 
ktart,  which,  onleaa  aofferlng 
from  "fat^  degeneiation,"  ia 


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bnali  an  the  beaTj  hauling  U 
done  with  fanllock -drags.  It  la 
quite  A  oomnum  right  op  the 
coanti7  to  «ee  tc«m«  of  «  dosen 
and  apwarda.  AJtoaUn  in 
Anatralia  are  aa  pTorerbial  aa 
tw^eea  or  BlUingsgate  flahwiTei 
in  England  for  the  f  oioihleneeB 
of  their  lMUfaag& 

**  WbflB  joa  Dnli*  HokeptOjr*' quoth  oh 
of  tbcnabuiutii/fin^iBea,  "keep  on  by 
thfl  bnufa  fioKC^  mod  that  wiU  oka  yoii 
ii|fat  into  iha  (>p.  G«  hop,  SRakj ; 
)kJkit-t^  SOmVirr—r.  C.  Went,-  Xw 
trm/mriam  FrinU^t  Kaftmkt, 

BaQ  pvty,  an  aasembly,  gather- 
ing, or   dinner  partj  of   men 

Boll  pancher  (Ameilcan),  a  word 
deflned  ••  foUom  bj  one  who 
waahlnuelf  of  theeidling; — 


The  attribute  of  honia  to  * 
oDokold  ia  of  remote  antiqal^, 
and  li  mppoaed  by  lymboUate 
of  the  Bchool  of  Creniet  and 
Faber  to  be  derived  from  the 
honu  ot  cattle,  also  of  the  new 
moon,  at  whloh  time  featlTala 
were  held  in  Anyria,  where  all 
women  were  in  common,  and 
men  who  were  among  the  ini- 
tiated bote  the  Hymbol  and  were 
compsredtooxen.  Hoinaaawoni 
on  the  head  were  Bn^satire  of 
feathen  in  a  01^  benoe  AuU'a 
ftoAen  (Charles  O.  Leland, 
n.a  Notes). 

The  Fienoh  hare  a  oorraspond- 
Ing  ezpreealon:  "planter  dee 
jdnmes  de  bma£" 


Fu  DU  (en  1  J'li  p«r  qoe'inphuit* 
Plnmei  <U  heenf  t  men  f^apcma  1 


•iNDnh,! 

it,  btJDc  ttcndT  lod  tnutwonhy,  *iid  no 
Smka.—MfUj  SitrrU:  Tit  K'attm 


BiiU'a-«ye  vOlu  (mnitarr),  the 
■mall  open-air  tenta  used  by  the 
Tolnnteer*  at  their  annnal  rifle 
oontest    held    on    Wimbledon 


BntTafcaUien,  horns.  Todesorfbe 
a  man  as  wearing  MT*  fnthtrt 


Bnll  the  cank,  to  (nantical),  to 
ponrhot  water  Intoan  empt^  mm 
puncheon,  and  let  It  ataod  nntil 
it  eztiaotB  the  spirit  from  the 
wood.  The  mirtnre  is  drank  bj 
sailors  in  default  of  something 


■rith  ribrnda;  which  hdni  tin  lndiH' vw, 
<■£«  tQ  iotisiBta  that  tb«T  Bar  twt  pn^ 
haUr  aden,  aa  mH  ai  bMnr,  the  tmUt 
fimOtr.—KlcliurJtni :  CImriM  ffvlrmi. 


BoU-trspc,  thleres  or  swindlers 
who  personate  poUoemen  (New 
York  Slang  Dictionary}. 

BnUj  (American),  often  ^tplled 
in  a  commendable  sense  by  the 
vnlgai ;  as,  for  instance,  a  WUjf 
fellow,  a  iafly  horse. 


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BuUy^BuUy-cock. 


Thtaipi^miittifm^itttfyiKmt.— 
"  Ken,"  mid  b<,  "  Slick,  wtj  tmlfy,  1 


■  tmSf  MB  IbraHil.  after  vhidi  k 


AiUjT  for  yon,  for  ma,  \a  i 
oonunendatorT  pbTMCL 


ht!  Ttm 

This  word  lus  two  dlatlnct 
mwUngi:  (1.)-^  bragpkrt,  or  » 
nuui  who  terriflea  vid  threatens. 
(i.)  Tb«  older  form,  itill  com- 
mon, applied  to  «D7  pertoa  or 
thii^  whloh  li  [oe-etiuneDtl; 
exoellent,  t.g.,  a  htJlg  borse^ 
"  that's  MZp."  The  Bully  Bot- 
tom of  Sbakap««re  implies  a 
conplimeiit.  Id  Dntoh  slang 
M  has  the  cams  moaiiiiig,  a 
head,  a  leader;  as  one  might 
m,-f,  the  btJlg  of  the  crowd. 
Abo     an     intelligent     person. 

den  kop.  Bol  Tan  de  kit,  man, 
of  mewrter  lan  bet  hnis,"  *•«., 
"  A  man  with  a  good  head,  the 
master  of  a  honse."  The  word 
oame  into  Dntoh  as  It  did  into 
German  slang,  from  the  Oer- 
■Dan-Eebrew,  bat  meaning  lite* 
tallj  man,  bnt  alwaTS  nsed  to 
Indicate  a  master,  director,  or 

(Common),  a  hiiljr,  a  stone  or 
lamp  of  lead  tied  In  the  end  of  a 
bandkercbief  (New  York  Slang 
Dictionarj). 

(Football),  a  scrimmage. 

a  the 

D  Uh 


Biill;r-t>^  (•im;),  tinned  meat; 
supposed  to  be  made  of  old  buH. 
The  "  lion  ration,"  as  it  is  often 
oalled,  either  fram  its  tough- 
ness, or  the  oasa  of  tin  or  other 
metal  in  which  It  is  proBerred. 
(NautioBl),  boiled  beel 

Bnllj-boM  (American),  the  land- 
lord of  a  sporting  orib,  tavern, 
or  brothaL  Derived  in  all  pro- 
babHitr  from  baOf  and  tea,  bat 
also  agreeingremarkablj,  thoogh 
bj  chance,  with  the  baai  tmbot, 
or  "master  of  the  honse"  of 
the  Jews,  which  is  oommoner 
as  M  hot;  hence  the  Datch 
thiene'  slang,  b^Uteet  (idtii), 
head  man  of  an^  kind.  This  is 
of  words 


Bnlty-bdA  (old  slang),  a  man  re- 
tained b^  the  keepers  of  btothtis, 
being  paid  by  them  to  assist  in 
enforcing  ezorbitaiit  demands 
on  those  freqaenting  snch  plaoes. 
Sometimes  it  was  pretended  that 
tbej  were  the  hnsbands  of  soma 
of  the  Inmates,  in  order  bj  threats 
of  exposure  to  extort  money 
from  simpletoiu  supposed  to 
have  been  discovered  infagraia* 
deUito. 

Bnl^-cock  (old  slang),  a  man 
who,  for  the  purposes  d!  robbery 
and  theft,  fomented  a  quarrel 
betwoMi  people,  to  cloak  his 
nebrloDS  designs. 


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BuUyrag — Bum-brusher, 


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BnUnafi:  (Aineriou  and  XogllBli), 
to  aboM,  rerile,  or  M»ld  rehe- 
meatlj.  From  the  Datoh  h*l- 
itr-nr,  a  blnatem ;  (NUerami, 
to  lago,  to  bliuter,  to  nnr ;  hvl- 
dtrariff,  blosteting,  and  raak, 
bittlDK. 

BMltji-nak  01  net,  a  braggart, 
ooctm  In  Shakspeue,  vfaore  it 
ii  oertalnl;  of  Datoh  origin,  i.g., 
Mtcr*4rot>i,  a  bolileroiu  fellow. 
fiMOro,   SwedUb,   to   make   a 


TIU  C.  C.  Wdl,  hci  blowins  ba  up ; 
"  Look  'en.  Uicildi.''  htta,"  I'm  'angcd 
If  tbcy 'kTa"!  bin  ud  li 


To  tiMi.  to  arrest  a  debtor. 

The  word,  aooording  to  Blaok- 
•tonB,laaooiTiiption  of  "boond" 
bams ;  bnt  this  has  been  denied, 
as  bnm  baHift  ue  no  more 
"bonnd"  than  other  offloera  of 
the  law  to  do  justice.  Todd 
quotes  paengea  to  pnn  that  it 
aroM  from  the  pnraner  catching 
hold  of  a  man  b;  the  tail  or 
hinder  part  of  hU  garment. 

Btunble  (common),  a  beadle,  from 
Dickenj*  character  in  "OUtct 
Twist," 

BnmUe'Xrew  (jonmalistic),  cor. 

Then  ipaka  iEm  churmu  Is  Ibe  nlE- 


BoQr-tn^  a  bap  for  bolllea  and 
blaokgnards ;  applied  to  a  man 
of  mild  and  gentlemaolj  ap- 
paaranoe  and  demeanour,  who, 
if  attaoked  by  a  bnUy,  shows 
OMatpeoted  qiirlt,  courage,  and 
detwmisatlon,  and  proves  more 
than  a  match  for  his  assailant. 

Bom  (paUio  schools),  a  birching ; 
termed  also  a  belting.  (Aim;), 
"  ofaen7  bnms,"  thehnssan,  the 
aUoaian  being  obrions.  The 
French  obaasenrs  go  bj  the 
nickname  of  cub  rxwfwf. 

(Obsolete),  h>M  or  "  bnmmj," 
a  oontiaction  of  bnm  baiUS. 
Thns  called  becanse  he  follows 
the  man  he  has  to  serve  with 


[n  Ua  Jebn  TniU,  br  tnd*  ■  him ; 
WbcnEMdied 
Th*  Devi]  mtd. 


Sninbo  (old),  brandy,  water,  and 
sugar  1  also  a  negro  term  for 
the  private  parts  of  a  woman. 


DiUTriBt  n  fcrced  ts  ton  /up 
imiitr  in  1117  om  dtfenct,  m  condition 
wbich  b«t  iiuicd  wiih  s  auB  thai  d*- 

lighted  in  tTTUiDT  iDd  blood.— 7*.  Brum: 


Derived  from  the  too  com- 
mon pnctioe  of  p«dagognea 
who  flog  boys  with  or  with- 
out reason.  The  historica]  hvm- 
bnuiitrt  date  from  the  days 
of  James  I.  of  England  and 
TI.  of  Scotland— whose  tntor, 
Bnohanan,  had  no  great«r  re- 


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zoo  Bunt-brusktr — Btimttur. 

wptat  tot  his  roT*!  panon  than  the  BagHth  tenn  alao  dgnifled 

btt  that  of  other  bojs,  except  a  thick  ideca  of  wood,  it  ma 

on    the    infnqnent    ocoadooa  readily  ^ipUed  to  a  blockhead, 

when  he    Sogged    him  Ticail-  In    Frenoh,  McJU,  a  log,  has 

onaly — and    from  Dn.    Bnibf,  alao  tha  algnifloatioQ  of  Uo<di- 

Eeate,  and  Arnold  In  more  mo-  head, 
dam  timea.    In  the  Qloacaiy  to 

the  "Life  and  Adrentmoa  of  Bnmmareea,      nnPaoogniaad 

Bamp^lde  Uoore  Carew  "  it  la  hangera-on  at  BOlingagate  Tlah 

■aid  that  the  word  "flaybottom"  Harket,  who  act  aamiddlemen 

ia  beatowsd  upon  a  Bo^:iag  pad-  between  the  wholesale  and  re- 

agogne.    It  has  been  sn^eated  **"  dealari.  and  who  make  a 

that  the  word  la  a  pon,  and  a  profit  ont  of  both  parties    The 

oomiptlon  of  piWotoww,   lot-  word  ia   nanall;  derlred  from 

ting  blood,  but  tha  word  itaelt  the  French  Sotiiuaiai*.  the  good 

glTM    erldenoe    of    ite    mora  tide  or  ptodnot  of  the  aea. 

hnmble  origin.  ~    ~ 

Bnm-diBrter  (thieraa),  hot  bread  j 

fuKJUrArumnuM  ^mtobcMi  Bnnusef   (tDtf),   a   heaTy    loaa. 

xaipKl  in  hotmur  briha  fim  niifem-  (Ameiioan),a  alow,  laayfellaw; 

oM  intvUtuf  of  A.  EnfiUi  B«ii^  [^  the  French  argot,  ciUt-<U«>l, 

_t_  il.li  nldnblg  &i«  wu  ata  daily  ,     ,__ 

,  Mcb  lUB  noiTinc  with  hit  »■  »»'»• 


■Hmry  Mmr 


Bnmchlk     (prorinoial),    infarior      tnttt. 
beer  for  luuTeat  laboureia,  su  FnaeiKs  la  the  ai^am  of  in>. 

tmrrr,    Ko^bcn  evi  a  verthkaa  rollow, 

Bnm-cnrtaln  (UnlTenity),   abort      t»  laix  to  mrii,  uo  comdly  to  itsi, 
or  ragged  aoademloal  gown.  cm  oa  aa  wM.-SerOmr'i  MmOfy. 

(Amerloan),  one  who  apongea 

npon  hta  aoqnaintancea. 

In  OUUbmia,  on  who  praftn  to  b* 

}sDciialiR>,  and  m  otuk  fin  drinka,  an 

called  Ihamy  hammtrt.—HttUm'i  Die- 


f  (aDboolbora),  paper ;  an  ab- 


Bmn-fii^et  (old),  a  reatleaa,  vo-  ___ 

eaay    perion    who    oannot    dt 

ftm.  Btimmtr  la  of    Pannaylvania 

origin,  from  the  Oerman  word 

Bnmkifl,   or  bmnpUn,  a  atupid  bammttr,  meaning    tha   aanMb 

lout,  or  nwtia   rrom  Old  Dntoh  Dorlikg  the  war  the  tenn  waa 

homhat,  a  ti«a  'or  log.    Slnoe  applied  to  the  camp-fdlowera 


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Bummer — Bumptious. 


sirtio  toUowed 
the  Federal  snD7.  These  ii- 
regnlar  lieroas,  who  BOmetiinee 
landend  good  aarrioe  b]r  flght- 
ing  deapentely,  Me  conmiBmo- 
imted  u  indomitable  mmiwidera 
in  the  '^  Breitaiuiui  PiJIntlit  " 

D*T  ipiimd  on,  iej  htuiM  on,  lallgpa 


r  (tbektrical),  »  veiT  foil 
house  at  a  popolai  perfonoanoe. 
The  word  bmnfer,  for  a  fnll 
glsn  of  liquor,  from  which  the 
theatrical  tens  1«  derived,  wm 
in  tlie  eail;  davs  soppoaed  to  be 
derived  from  toatta  drttnk  to  tbe 
health  of  the  Pope,  the  "  bon- 
pire  "  of  all  tme  CathoUa  Chiia- 
tlans.  ThiA  explauatioii  Is  no 
longer  goMtBllf  aooeptad,  since 
the  word  ia  rightly  regarded  aa 
s  oormption  of  bombard,  a  drink- 
ing- Teoel,  bat  origlnallj  aigni- 
fTing  a  cannon. 


Thia  derintloa  ia  bonie  otit 
bj  the  oinnimatanoe  that  the 
Frenoh  call  Maoa  aglaaa  of  win* 
dnmk  at  a  wine-ahop. 

Bnm  perisher,  or  ilMTer,  a  ahnt- 
tailed  ooat,  tenned  foae^itl  in 
French  slaiig. 


mplnc  I 


I  (nulTeitftj).    In 


Foruhd*  LeiriM  IM*  i 
Stoe      '  ' 
Hunricfa 


Bm  TDSM  "HntCer  GoOsE'— ud  died 

HimH^  tt««Mng  n  (boating,  nnl- 
Tenit7),  oatohlng  the  boat  in 
front  and  knocking  against  it, 
the  boata  being  arftaged  two 
lengths  apart  In  the  laoe  in 
tbeir  prariooa  ordei  of  merit. 

The  dwHiB  of  St.  AibImih'i  maldiig  x 


the  eight-oared  noea  at  the 
nnirersltiea  the  competing  boata 
■tart  one  behind  the  other  at  a 
giTen  diatance.  When  a  boat 
tiMi})«  ((.«.,  tonchea  any  part  of) 
the  boat  in  front,  it  takea  the 
other*!  plaoe  in  the  next  noe. 
The  Taoee  are  Blwajs  rowed  in 
two  dlrisions,  abont  twdTO  to 
fifteen  in  each,  and  the  head 
boat  in  the  lower  dlriston  is  the 
laat  boat  in  the  flrst  division, 
and  la  called  the  sandwloh  boat. 
The  first  boat  in  the  first  divi- 
sion ia  called  the  Head  of  the 
Kiver. 

Bump  nipper  {imlvarsltj),  ex- 
plained by  quotation. 

A  JBM>  nifft^,  Ihu  Ie,  ■  fOppcT  te  cm- 
DODonis  tlia  &ciar  iba  bcu  of  enera)- 
Itffl  lufmf ,  ID  the  kontulrkcts, "  btuuped** 
or  toochid  Ih«  boat  o£  uothcr  celkg*  bn- 
nwdktdT  in  6n».— CkAU*^  AAi  Ad- 
wntern  ^Mr.  ytrd—l  Gntn. 

Bnmptioiia  (common),  apt  to  take 
offence,  quarrelsome  withont 
adequate  provooatton.  Brident- 
I7  from  "  bump,"  which  Bkeat 
derived  from  "  boom,"  tomakea 
hollow  soond.  Doteh,  tosiswn, 
one  who  roan  or  rescnnda  at 
once,  to  awell  op  or  boonoe. 

I  htud  that  Mr.  Shnp'i  wif  iOa't  It 
Um,ad  thu  hi  Hadn't  b*»  "horac*- 


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BumsquaMUd— Buncombe. 


Bunaqoabbled  (ABMriou),  cimU 


Tba  judfB  Mid  . 
modi  ■IroidT.  cot  hi 
Ituidi,  ind  nuula  hi 


7>-/«. 


Bm  (AnerloMi),  a  fellow  wbo 
OBimot  be  ahkken  off.  (Com- 
mon), to  hkve  the  bttn,  to  get 
tlia  bettot  of,  to  nirpus. 

O  Lori  t  ts  Ihink  I  deHKd  mrialf  Beat 

At- 
Thii  iDliiinia  mat  Mnly  hu  lh«  Smt  t 

Bmm  (tnde),  oommiHian  from 
tndesmen  and  othera,  black' 
mail,  nmu  ol  mooej,  of  which 
both  the  emplt^er  and  employed 
Bra  defrauded  hj  the  middle 
man,  through  whoae  haoda  the 
money  paam  at  aome  time  or 


oth«r  prior  toieaehlnglU  daaU- 
nation.  Id  large  theatna  tbere 
mr«  freqaentl)'  fonr  or  ftta 
handred  penooa  taa.jioj*i  in 
variotu  departmenta.  and  the 
head  of  each  depMbnent  bcdd* 


Smm  sua ;  Til  Cl»dtm»l-r. 


t  (VKdetr),  a  Tery  Till- 
gar  expieMion  in  common  nae 
■ni""g  Bteo  in  aooiety  for  a 
toadj.  One  who  ii  a  hanger-on 
and  Batterer  of  great  mm,  and 
who  will  do  their  dirty  work 
for   tbem.     In   French,  Ucb* 


(Tort),    profit,    Interert    «a 
mone7. 
(Popular),  mtmey. 


TIh  boT*  will  117  it  on  te  Ohu '■■A. 
-L.L.mmdI~P. 

According  to  Eotten  from  inn 
or  tenv*.  probably  the  latter. 

Bnnccr  (trade),  one  who  htm«m  tit 
exnota  teaet  (whlob  see). 

Bmdi  (common),  a  blow,  (Ame- 
rioan),  to  ftaMA,  to  gather  np, 
poraenp. 

Tb«  Kuks  JtHclW  hii  thick  lip*  to- 
tetba-  lik»  thi  ■Rm-axl  of  ■  taaUa.— 
Mmw*  TwMii,:  TkiGiUiJAet. 

Bunch  of  6.ttM  (popular),  the  fiit. 

H'Aulifiii  doa  not  teoi  to  Bpfnoua 
tha  hoDoor  at  ttudioE  up  to  Cmor 
■guo.  H<  HTi  ha  mn't  ba  nuij  fcr 
ihnt  BioDthi.  Ona  tuts  of  the  Birminc- 
ham  boy'i  cpmliir  aacsii  to   hara  bMB 

weight  champion,  ft  ij  extrtmaLy  im|W 
hablc  thai  M'ABliflc  will  e«ai«aiiiooaia 
within  reuh  of  Cwncy'i  inmik  tf  fira.— 
Sprrtittt  lift- 

Bunco.     Fufa  BcBKO. 


oan),  talking  big,  affeoting  «n- 


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Buncombe — Bitn^mg. 


H  of  ib«  ^Ks  U  Nonli  Cuotiu  *Uii 


mmgnlloqiiBiioe. 
Ur.  Bott«n  hu  nude  the  dlB- 
oorarj  that  "  it  mow  from  » 
•pBCOh  made  b;  a  Nortb  Caro- 


The  trath  ia  that  theae  are 
two  woida,  of  the  same  sound 
bat  of  eotirelr  dISerent  ori- 
gin, and  with  different  mean- 
ioga.  One  originated,  it  1b  said, 
a*  fcOlowB  (.vidt  BarUett):  A 
membei  of  the  Honse  of  Be- 

pWtffBtatiff,    WbeQ  ^  t!^*-Mng  A 

windy  apeecli  about  nottting 
then  before  the  Houm,  being 
asked  why  he  did  so,  leplied 
that  he  waa  speaking  to  or  for 
Bmteomic  Bnt  long  before  this 
■toTj  arose,  it  was  usual  in  New 
BngUnH  to  express  great  ^>- 
ivobatlon  or  admiiatlon  of  any- 
thiog  by  callicg  it  tiintvn,  and 
this  was  derired  from  the  Cana- 
dian flench,  "Le  bnncam  sa" 
(-  U  est  bon  comme  fa"),  '■  it  1* 
good  as  it  Is."  There  was  a 
negro  song  Bfty  at  sixty  yean 
•go with  this  refrain; — "Bom- 
sell  ge  niBjy,  lebranem  sa." 
This  is  presnnted  to  be  n^ro 
CuiDCk-Frenoh  for  "  Mam'selle 
je  marie,  elle  est  bonne  oomme 


irasbt  ma  lb*  iniidliljr 


vaichittc  Umrardi,  kod  ba  Tbbcr  fSK- 
aun  TDB  iaundaullT,  l—iwiifin,  er  \t 
itBoaa,  (9  u  t>  ba  of  BO  mmok—A 
Pfit. :    ttf   Sxttrvmca  y  »€  War 


Ehmd  (Anglo-Indian),  an  artifloial 
bftnkoiwbarf. 

"  Tfals  term  is  also  naturalised 
In  the  Anglo-Chinese  porta.  It 
is  thereappliad  to  the  embanked 
quay  abore  the  sbon  of  the  aet- 
tlemanta"  (An^o-Indian  Qloa- 
•aiy). 

Bonder  (Anglo-Indian).  Persian 
tuador,  a  seaport  landtng-i^aoe, 
harbour,  oi  onstom-honse. 

Bondlinff  (old),  a  onstom  of  on- 
married  people  of  different 
sexes,  or  Iotsts,  sleeping  to- 
gether, bnt  with  olothoe  on, 
or  nnder  saoh  conditions  that 
coiUou  Is  sapposed  not  to  take 
place.  It  has  been  described 
by  Wright  as  Welsh,  by  Bart- 
lett  as  American,  but  it  Is  to 
be  found  anywhere, or  every- 
where in  the  world  among  the 
commoner  sort  of  people  (and 
ocoasionaUj  among  the  other 
class),  when  opportunity  pr»- 
seutsitsalt  Mr.  Bartlett  thinks 
it  Is  not  now  practised  in  the 
United  States.  He  evidently 
does  not  know  the  Fennsyl- 
vanlan  I>utoh  or  New  England, 
where  the  onstom  still  prerails. 


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BufuBtHg — BtMtged. 


Wuhington  Irrlng  aetad  latber 
nnUrij  when  he  deaoribed 
bmidlinff  u  loiiiethliig  which 
the  Dutch  leaned  from  the 
Tukeea,  sinoe  it  was  In  full 
bloom  In  EoUmnd  at  the  time  of 
which  he  WTOtft,  and  U  thai 
demibad  "bj  Sewel  (1797) : 

"  Qutttlon  i*  an  odd  way  of 
wooing  luaal  In  some  tea  towni 
or  lalei  of  Holland,  after  this 
manner.  When  the  wench  la 
gone  to  bed,  the  fellow  enten 
the  room  and  lays  hlmadf  down 
in  hii  olothea  npon  the  blankets, 
next  unto  her,  with  one  window 
of  the  room  open,  and  thni  he 
talks  with  bet,  Teiy  InnooenUy 
— a*  it  ia  reported." 

It  ia  said  of  a  danuel  in  Con- 
neoticnt,  who  expectad  her  lorer 
to  oome  and  imtdli  with  bar, 
that  her  mother  hade  her  pot 
both  her  legi  into  a  pHlow-oaae, 
and  tje  it  roond  her  waiit 
The  uazt  morning  ahe  asked  her 
if  ahe  had  kept  bei  "  limbe  "  in 
the  bag,  to  which  Hiaa  Inoo- 
oeooe  repllad, "  Ha,  dear,  I  only 
took  DM  ont." 


landlord  of  a  beerhooM. 

A  Par^i  mmd  a  Bfrmti.—ViliuB  the 
kit  fcv  Ton  mtnl  "  bmiti  ~  hm  bvcn 
mult  Peer*.  Th«n  a  »  paiticulir  ottjvc- 
■     -     ■       ■      ■   ■         .Lilulyu 


notharaaehly 

^.  .,_it«d  with  IcEuLatiTd 

he  wUl  I 

to  which  thovBvha  beccune  Pevti  (eovmUr 
devote  thciuelTei.  ead  a  beenge  u  u 
glorioiu  u  initituioii  u  ■  Pxncs.  The 
only  diOcoliT  Hou  to  n  U  be  thu: 
The  title  bewatw  ■ 


Mi  condttiBoi  —  r>»a. 

A  plckpoctet,  ahaipei,  a  pmaa. 
ThiiTeiy  old  Sngliah  cant  wnd 
is  still  In  lue  among  American 
thieTBs  in  the  phiaae  "  to  go 
frw);,"  which  ia  the  same  as  "to 
go  bang,"  derired  from  the  pop- 
ping of  a  oork,  or  the  htng  of  a 
barrel ;  lost,  gone. 


.  widely  bcBcficu]  diviCT- 
tbstifhc,  howerei.  [hat  the  Qneni  btndf 
will  be  eeuBBid  wilh  mwtbw  ctcd  if  At 
iaa  happen  to  hear  ibM  ihii  abortiea  hu 
" tfmtt immt'—Aiatrmtiii  Jimrmal. 

(Fngilistio)  to  give,  pass,  hand 
over;  "Wng  orer  the  rag," 
band  over  the  note.  (Popular), 
in  a  pnblic-hoQBe  game  called 
"  cod  'em,"  when  one  of  the  <^ 
podte  party  anapeota  the  ^ieet 
to  be  in  any  partioiUar  hand, 
he  places  hia  own  orer  it  and 
exclaims  "Utng  it  here,"  i*, 
'   altnp. 


of  cypnei  with  priie-fichtn*,  it  i 
erideat  thet  ban^  ney  hive  been  the 
otiEia  of  it.  A  imta  r*Jit*  (or  yitk\ 
mouu  B  diitoited.  cmriiad,  ec  ia  'net  ■ 
imfd^^.  It  aba  newu  leme,  cnslnd, 
miaut.—Tk*  Si^UtA  GfftUt  mU 


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BuMg-juke — Bunko. 


To  bong  Is  good  BngUili  for 
toolOM  up. 

Bmc^nice  (tUevu),  port«r  or 
I>«er  (New  ToA  fikng  iHo- 
tlonftij). 

Bank  (Amaic^n),  »  wooden  oaee 
or  bench  "  which  terres  for  a 
■eet  by  dA7  and  a  bed  bj  night " 
(BaiUett).  In  Ameilcft  denote* 
genenSj  »  rongh  bed  or  place 
for  eleeplng.  I>atch,  "alaap 
^Qltli,"  k  Mttle-bed,  or  prew- 
bed.    Americaa,  "  to  ftuii." 

.  .  .  And  B  p«i  enr  Ihi  nu  of  hb 
vofi^  by  ujriD^  that  bt  wu  confined  to 

Kb^ltr:  JtMOrmiiti. 

Bnoker  (pqulu),  beer.  (Amerl- 
oen),  iMge,  tat,  lemeckable. 
But  of  Bngland,  bonier.  Thlj 
word  Boggeata  »  poadble  origin 
^Btinoombe. 

Bunko,  bnnco  (Amerloao),  from 
the  Italian  tomw,  a  benoh  or 
bank,  A  game  at  oarda,  like 
three-cefd  monte,  and  Is  nenally 
drnplye  swindle.  It  iideaoribed 
bj  Inipeotoi  BTmes,  Chief  of 
DetectiTes  in  New  Tork.  mb- 
■tantiallj  as  follows.  It  is  ap- 
parently so  limine  and  honest 
that  the  shrewdest  men  are 
readilj  indnced  to  try  it,  and 
are  thtia  fleeced.  There  are 
forty-thrae  spaces  upon  a  bunio 
"  lay  ont,"  foity-two  are  ntun- 
bered,  and  thirteen  contain  stars 
also  (no  prUes),  one  is  blank, 
and  the  remaining  twenty-nine 
re[«esent  priie*  ranging  from 


205 

two  to  Bve  tbonaend  dollan. 
The  game  can  be  played  with 
dice  or  cards.  The  lattei  are 
numbered  with  a  series  of  small 
nnmbers  ranging  from  one  to 
Biz,  eight  of  which  are  drawn 
and  oonnted,  and  the  total  re- 
preaents  the  nmnber  .of  the 
prise  drawn.  Shonld  the  TloUm 
draw  a  star  onmber  he  is  allowed 
the  prlvil^e  of  drawing  again 
by  pDttlug  Dp  a  small  amoont 
of  money.  He  is  genarallT 
allowed  to  win  at  first,  and  later 
on  the  game  owea  him  from 
$1000  to  95000  (i,&,  from  ^100 
to  ^looo).  This  is  when  he 
draw*  the  oondltional  piiie. 
No.  97.  The  conditions  are 
that  he  most  pat  op  $500  Cf  loo), 
or  as  much  as  the  dealer  thinks 
he  will  stand.  This  Is  explained 
to  him  a*  neoessary  to  save 
what  be  has  already  woo,  and  to 
entitle  him  to  another  drawing. 
To  inveigle  men  to  play  tiink, 
the  most  extraordinar7  pains 
are  taken,  and  the  bmie-steerere 
01 "  tonta,"  who  seek  for  victims, 
are  selected  from  the  most 
gentlemanly>looking,  well-eda- 
cated  pereons  that  can  be  found 
There  are  innomeiable  instanoea 
of  lawyers  and  others,  who  knew 
the  world  well,  and  who  were 
perfectly  on  their  guard  as  to 
bunio,  being  taken  in  by  it,  and 
half  ndned.  Its  extraordinary 
vogue  in  the  United  States  jns- 
tifies  this  detailed  description 
of  it  as  prmwtonituM,  prmmunitiu. 
The  writer  is  well  acquainted 
with  an  Snglish  gentleman  who, 
while  travelling  in  the  United 


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Bimimm — Bmrtt-betbtt. 


MTaliy  nglsMdU  lo  djn  tbalr 


or  lupprew  tbdr  natonl  oolimr. 

Brnikaiii.    See  Bitboombb.  Thia  wm  for  the  mke  of  utii* 

foimity.     Fkahiui  In  hair  hu 

Bgnv  grab  (Ohdtenham  College),         Jw»yibeen»I«*tteinmilit«T 

gneiiiregeUblee,aalled"giaM'*         m^.    A»  in  the  pwt  e«ch  oorpe 

UtbeBoralHUiUrrACMlemT.         prided  it*d(  on  iU  own  pecnllM 


BonoB  (Anglo-Iiidiiii),  ^ifdled  to 
onj  liambag,  "anTthllig  Soli- 
tione  or  fiutitknia,"  a  onat,  a 

GIOMI7V 


plgtaQ  wad 
powdei,  eo  now  there  an  legi- 
mente  in  which  pnblic  opinion 
demanda  a  hard  and  &at  inle 
about  hair.  Few  will  tolnata 
whiaken ;   Flocadill;   weepen. 

Yob  will  in  wiihia  k  wok  if  ihii  ii  Dondreaiiet,  a*  they  were  ODOe 

HTihioc  "w«  1»"  •  t*mt^-OmVtU,  caUod,  an  oninnallr  despijed ; 

"-^  aadwhsntheboazdiapennitted 

WM17  (anny),  *»  ^  *<»»,  as    is    India,  tto 

'    an  antartaln-  dimeusioos  and    trimming  an 

ment  to  which  benerolant  aonla  ■>'l«°   *^^  nbjeot   of   predM 

oooadoDally  invite  the  aoldien  npUatioM.       SaHdmg    meuit 

in  a  gairiMi],  bat  which  has  lonneiiy  to  stifle,  from  Burke, 

generally  Raallw  attraction*  for  '^^   **■   '"■1%   ^    '^>9   'or 

them  than  tbooaateenotpnbllo-  moiderbyBnAoostionof  penont 

tiooa^  whoeebodieaheioldtaBiiigeoua 

for  diaaeoting. 

Bout  (oommon),  an  »pt<m,  properly 

nOoaOfaa;  to6>Mt,tajoMle.  Bnta   (tUarm),   ohcat:    hmMn, 

Bwindlen  with  dice  and  oaida ; 

Biinter(ooinmon),aitn>et-walUng  j,^^  infected   with   Tenenal 

thief,  a  proatitnte.  iiavue  (Sew  Tork  Blang  Wo- 

Banta.    See  Buhok.  tionary). 

BttrldciAnatrallanooDTicta'alang},  Bnmer  (old  slang),  an  aoate  form 
a  whora.  IntiodDoed  Into  Ana-  of  ^  certain  stage  of  a  oontagloiu 
tialla   by   the   oonrioU    tran-         disease. 

But,  to  (Karlbvongh  Collie), 
toflght. 

BtuUnK  (*Tmy),  dyeing  the  mona- 
taohe  and  whiaken.    It  was  at      Bnna-beebee   (Anglo-Indian),   « 
one  time  tbe  outom  for  the         great  lady,  a  gnnda  dame,  a 
whole    of    tbe    men    in    smart  lady-fwelL    (Qypey),  ban  babct. 


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Bttrra- — Bushel. 


TUa  k  ■  Uod  of  ihv  md  kpptUd  in 
Aafla-IndiiB  •ocktr  (o  tba   lidr  vbo 
■  ritT.—Aiittt-/if 


Bnrn  Uuuui  (Anglo-Indian),  ft 
giwid  tekst,  a  big  dinner.  In 
EngUah  gjpej,  bOro  hMtn, 
from  tbe  Mme  Indian  rootc 

Buna  Mhlb  (Anglo-Indian),  the 
ohlef,  oc  bead,  or  maater.     A 

Bnnt  (sporting),  Umlj  paoo,  amatt 
noa,  apart. 

Ihain^ '*  m  fooA  tmrtt"  oih  of  tba  hunt 
Ihc  bodi  "  n|fat  Hbd  Momid  "  cf  the  padc, 

took  k  "  rokal,-  ud  u  MM  Mkcd  his  it 

Ih  had  BHo  ih*  ''  hut  ukd  hMmdft." 

"  Ea,  Bi,  I  iBed  ■  doc  chusg  a  h*n.~ 

"  Which  w»y  wm  dur  irinfl' 

"Ah,iii,Iaui'tuQ'«ihu;  ill  I  could 

M  <nu  ihe  dec  «  hirisc  tba  Ilea  of  il.~ 


J  {old  oaat),  "  htr|n'iy  a 
wife "  aignlfiea  tbe  feast  given 
by  an  Kpprentloe  on  tbe  comple- 
tion of  hie  term  of  epprantloe- 
abip,  and  becoming  r  free  man, 
to  aet  up  In  biuineea  f or  blnuelf. 
(Common),  "iurjrin9amoU,"for- 
MkUog  •  wife  or  mlatreu. 


i),  abbrefiation   of 


batmdi  PicodiUj  Ciiciu  ud  Unc'i 
CroB.  Sha  snI)'  lutad  t  da.j.  Host  pn- 
taftUj  iba  B«t  irfth  an  offer  of  mair^^ 
ud  doaad  her  connectian  with  ana  hu  ts 
f«  another  u  '-gi-l—'"  —  f  ■— J—  Oar* 

(Theatrical),  oontiaotiMi  of 
"  bniineBa."  Fronoonoed  bi*. 
The  dramatlo  action  of  r  pUy 
is  deaoribed  In  all  wiitten  patta 
as  in*.  The  dnmb  ahow  de- 
scribed In  Hamlet  la  all  iu. 
Bit  la  alao  applied  to  the  oom- 
meroial  affair*  of  tbe  theatie. 
»*  "good  Um"  or  "bad  bit." 
(Anglo-Indian),  but/  "Bnongb  I " 
"Hcddfaaidl"  "Stop  tberal" 
"That  wiU  doi"  "Hold  yooi 

(American),  "  to  btMt,"  to 
punch,  pnbablffrom  "bont" 
"111  hcMTonrbead"  la  aoom- 
man  threat. 

Bnalicd  (up  eonntrr  Auatnlian), 
lost  In  tbe  bosh  or  nnolearsd 
conntij  primarily,  and  hence 
bewlldaed. 

Daman]  wu  on  tbiM  octujona  ahnji 
BCCDBpooiod  br  (HM  o(  tba  hojt,  fix  John 
feared  that  ha  aught  ft  huAtd;  bol  ha 
hisuelf  ud  the  o(ba  bor  want  Hiianlalr. 
—A.  C.  Grmmt 

(Ckmunon),  "  b^Aed  on," 
maoh  [doased.  "  I  am  awfully 
bitMicd    on,"    that     takea    my 

(Old  alang),  applied  to  a  poor 
man  withont  money.  "He's 
oompletely  buAtd,"  i.t.,  daatl- 

tnte. 

Boahel,  to  (Amerioan),  to  repair 
Ooman  M«Nn,  to 
mead,     henoe    "  busbeln,"    a 


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Busktl-dtMy — Buss. 


Ullor'a  -TT*-**"*.  wluMe  bui- 
neu  it  I*  to  ngali  gumenta 
(Butlatt). 


(Weat  Indikn], 
men  who  wiiiat  kliva  in  Jhe 
"  bach,"  leading  ft&  idle,  dmIcm 


(AmerioBii),  during  tlu  Civil 
Wkt  gaetillM  or  iiragnUn 
were  csUed  *'  bnihwaoken."  To 
"bubvaok"  a  boat  i*  to  dnw 
it  along  b;  aatdng  the  boahca 
onthebanka. 

Batibj  park  (rbjining  tlang),  a 
lark.  "A  man  who  i*  pooi  i* 
nid  to  be  '  in  buAg  fork,'  or 
■  in  tbepark '"(Vaox'B  Hemoln). 

BniiiKn  ttheatrioal),  the  more- 
menta  of  the  aoUua,  tlietr  look 


ban  I  ncnnd  B 

at  hAvint  to  iioil  il, 

fODili  for  Hk  h  allad  by  tboH  in  Uw 


(Low   aoton),   gating    one's 
ll*iug  on  the  road,  bf  ledta- 
tlona  in  t^roonu,  loo. ;   pro- 
bably  from  tiMbw. 
Bmtkbit  B  foina  iau  pnbBc-hnimi  aad 


pnd*  OM  npoa  mriml  JoUoa,  cood  or  ^^^ 

bwl,  bal  npoo  tmiaua.Stmri^  Sf  ("■mpa},  elnging. 

m  wfaic^  khfe  Buy  h^pca  u  b«,  ui  >ctiw 
of  Ubluna  BcTnhudt'i  trtm^  OAlnnUy 
mid  her  Ibiww.— Tlbvi. 


mica. — Ththtrtd  .HhUry  rfPmdmmU. 

(American),     "the     hwincM- 

end,"  the  end  of  any  object  which 

lapDttopTactloaluM.   Thehm- 

neH-end  of  a  mnle  ii  his  heels. 


I  (popnlai),  men  who  go 
about  perfonning,  dnging,  vt 
playing  in  a  low  way  is  the 
etraeta  oi  in  pnblic-hoDaaa. 

llKq  Muy  Jons  hmppbied  ta  meet 

Jokq  Btqwti, 
While  T'nnfinf  oo«  day  id  tb«  ■avM. 
Hii  (btm  to  mttnctiirc,  hii  fiffon  b  aaar. 
So  unlike  conmoa  JiuirFit  wfti  he. 


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BnM  (tUeTM).  a  burglair. 

"  Wutj  Bin,  btm  OtT  Roul.  m.  for  i 
iiH^B.>THn,"D«iutluiWil]iun  .  . 
hM  b«B  GompeUcd  u  han  Ih*  ei)a(«BU 
huma  in  tha  air  Ko^  u  ha  It  mnudtd 
)ara  bnrgbiT,  uid  uddpatei  tn  ram' 
hud  l>bov.-«(r.  /.  W,  /TmJ^.'/X- 

tB(7&l  HOitarr  Acftdemy),  to 
goon  tlio  hut,  togo  to  town  (or 


(American),  a  bajst,  a  froUc, 
A  d«b»ach,  a  apree.  The  refei- 
enoo  in  the  f  oUowing  pwagnph 
ia  to  an  Ameiicau  Uini«t«r  to 
Hodoo,  who  wu  nid  to  b»Te 
Indulged  in  k  hi«l  of  unwonted 
nugnitnde. 

Ad  Mtiih  hu  apptwtd  ncauly  upon 
"  BmtM  of  Ihe  Vicc-JPreBdcDtL"  Same- 
thins  npea  Iba  faute  of  FaRifa  Uiii;ucn 

OmaiaHtwmU. 

(ThioTM),  to  hut,  to  inf  onn,  to 
"  tplit ; "  to  otsnmit  a  bo^lar;, 
(Amerioan),  to  deatroj. 

TbcrwBbjrihi*  tiaa  jioad  byalaiit 

cnnrd  cf  odicr  Soulbam   pabiu,    who 

coacatt  holkrin,  "  Hue  the  baU-bEMled 

aberlitiaBat,  mkI  hat  up  hii  immonl  ex- 

hAiliOD  1  "—A  ritmnt  IfarJ. 

Boater    (popular),    a    tmaU   new 

loaf,  t«rni«d  alao  "bimteri"  a 

"poiuy-wOTth  of  beea-wax  and 

a  poiuj  lattter,"  ie.,  bread  and 


(American),  anything  large  io 
■ise,  a  drinking  bout,  a  n'P"  of 
great  Arength. 


H>  tackled  iDBe  gf  tbdr  R(alw  Aubn 
■od  Dkt  throwed  lHin.—Mtr*  nwla.- 

(Autrallan),  aontheilr  baiUr, 
WHitherlr  wind  of  great  flo- 
lenoe. 

(Thierea),  m  burglar. 

(Common),  anything  largs, 
of  extoftslM;  a  apart. 

At  fraqacDt  ioHiTili  daring  Iha  dijr, 
the  attic,  ■"■■"**H  by  a  lodda  irapnls^ 
bnkB  buck  aod  nude  a  deUmiined  charge 
throngh  the  drinn,  wiih  tbcir  heidi 
torBad  hoBdrudL  Wbencnr  Iha  losk 
place,  the  onnctr,  after  tnraiiig  then 
nuid.  can  the  aiob  a  »Hl(r  at  a  HTei* 
pace  dur'mi  Iha  Dcn  half  ham  to  take  the 
aiad  out  of  Ihaa—MUf^ .-  mU  Lifi 
md  A-htmim  in  Oi  AntnUimm  Btuk. 

Wot  odd*  utcrall  r  We're  jot  dJOoa  1  I'm 

no^  bad  at  bottoid,  an  joit. 
Wdl,  tbaak  ye  for  Bothink,  HIT  joker.   Ai 

knf  ai  I'n  botUoo  la  hloc, 
I  mean  to  nnp  imnd  a  rare  hmtltr,  lark, 

lap,  take  the  pidc  of  Iha  fan, 
id,  bottea  or  top,  (sod  «  bad,  keep  mj 

"■ "      •■rOnel 


Bnatle,  a  dress-improrer,  the  pro- 
toberance  behind  on  a  woman'a 
dresi.  Before  1855  and  1856 
ladiee  had  begun  to  wear  crino- 
line and  skeleton  skirts.  Then 
came  the  \nMt,  an  artificial 
appendage  Intended  to  produce 
the  impreeaion  that  the  wearer 
bad  a  full  ^uce  x  luxinut  or 
liaML  Of  late  it  haa  assumed 
enonnoos  dimensions,  far  snr- 
passing  anything  chaiacterlaUo 
of  the  moat  fully  dereloped 
Hottentot  TeQu. 

"  Notlung  hu  oatarippad  the  htttU  la 
In  ^gaatic  srile  for  prodi^oa  exceDcsca. 
Ii  11  maukabk  thai  thii  farm  of  fiuhion. 


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Bustle — BtiUer-Ettglisk. 


Ha  it  genoall;  couldend,  to 
jadgB  by  the  tous  ot  the  re- 
mark* and  aneodotea  in  the  aewa- 
papers,  saan  intolerable  anaoy- 
•noe.      He  Iea*M  with    ereoj 


"  Wha  tb*  AuAlf  ilull  hin  taaa  dt. 
Tflloptd  lo  iti  probable  limits  tlw  l»dr  who 

tlon,  if  wM  ebfltrvKtiaii.  Our  ftttcataoB 
■u  lauly  ailed  lo>  Jiulft  sf.IlM  poco- 
muic  ipcctB.  Tbii  ii  •  cnR  of  the  bulb 
nrioj,  ud  i>  fiU«d 
ckTi;*]],  abd  ii  wu  ptopfllinc 
hdj  beTon  il.  macb  u  ■  pcnm] 
■dvund  by  n  Dane.  Tbii  tmllt  n>  ihe 
admirmtioa  that  diLT  of  ibe  mtin  city  of 
ADgivta,    She  wonatDTm^oUadiiiBiicT. 

iu/b,  tta>  bautifal  ctonu*  ck«1)r  reaeni- 
Ued  k  ninl  Knsintr  ccHIace  with  ■  tum- 
Nbc  fixed  M  one  tcA-'—Mitttrf  rf  tin 
BmtU !  Graniitrt  IGn-iJ/rmi  JmamaL 

(Popular),  mnatsj. 
To    itMdc,    to    tie    up    into 
bnndlcfl  or  to  make  bunches. 

Bnitled     (common),     confoBed, 


papers,  booki,  iweets,  tmit, 
tojs,  &&,  all  of  which  most  be 
oarefnllT  gnarded,  or  letniDed 
if  not  pmcbased,  nndei  the  pen- 
altj  of  inomring  that  unlimited 
"  sasa  "  in  which  youths  of  his 
class  are  irenerally  so  proflcimt. 
The  f<^awing  incident,  frcm  the 
Atrotl  Aw  iVcn,  giies  a  faltb- 
fol  pictnie  ot  the  b 
offerod  by  the  tnleAcr.-- 


buy  hmU^-dDeeb,  bat  ihc  i 
an  with,  "  He  an't  h»c  '' 


(Common),  the  king  at  cards, 
called  ua  ha^  in  French  slang. 

(Priscn),  the  hutdter  is  a  niok- 
name  for  the  doctor.  Other. 
wise      tenoed      "  lawboaes," 

Butcher's  dog  (common),  "  to  lie 


BiU7'«ack  (pc^olar),  a  caipet- 
bag. 

Bntcha  (Anglo-Indian),  the  young 
of  any  ^^inmi 

Botcher,  the  (American),  a  boy 
who  is  allowed  to  pass  through 
the  line  of  "cars"  or  carriages 
on  a  railway  for  the  purpose  of 
felling  a  great  variety  of  articles. 


like  a  buloier's  iiag!' 
the  beef  without  tonohing  it,  ia 
to  lie  beside  a  woman  withcot 
sexual  intercourset 

Butcher's  mouniiitg  (popular),  a 

white    hat   with   a   moaming 

Bntler-EngUsh  (Anglo-Indian),  a 
kind  of  pidgin-Bnglish  spokeD 
Id  the  Madras  Presidency. 


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BuUeier — Button-buster. 


Bntt^er,  a  abop,  from  the  Italian 
bolUga.  A  eniloiu  Taiiatlon  of 
this  word  ia  "  butter-koi," 
GTpaj,  Htttia  or  boodOn. 

Butter,  to  (aommcai],  to  pmiM  a 
peTKm  too  flagiBctly ;  "  to  pass 
the  fruiter  boat,"  Is  to  Indulge 
at  pnblio  dianen  in  laudator; 
toaata  at  the  promlneat  or  dia- 
tingaiahed  personB  who  are  pre- 
vent. The  phrase  baa  ita  codd- 
terpart  in  the  ScottiBb  proverb, 
"  Claw  me  and  111  cUw  yon." 
From  din,  to  pralae,  and  ligni- 
fying"  Praise  me  and  Illpiaisa 
yon."  The  Bngliih  proverb, 
**  Fine  word!  fruttrr  DO  paranipe," 
took  its  rise  in  a  kindred  idea. 

ni  iulltr  him,  mut  me.  Notliiiig  ctm- 
foTU  K  poor  befjBT  like  &  bit  of  pnjie  wIhii 
■      ■     ■  -.  KamltT^  T       " 


Ymiiidd     lllnriili  TODi    Yon  Ai^ 
Util    I'a  a  JBiCiaaf  Ihe  pc>C£,>in*hl 
—StUiit'i  Firtumi,  i«li. 
11h  buidi  and  tb*  hiHftlit  llui  ihvd 

—PmrKMm,  iCm. 
WT  mefii'  bet  u'  di^  <i  V*^i 

1  pud  [be  IWiVfit  hite ; 
1^  bight  vai  dark,  ud  thnagh  the  pvlG 
I  cDoldoM'  buL  courts  ba-. 

Kit€rt  Bumi :  0*  IMt  CmiKt  Sttrt. 


file  (old  caot),  a  shop 

lifter. 

The  nine  c^l■dE7  whicb  qBiliGa  ■ 
null-ben,  ■  hnil\e-taH,  or  tin/liKiMiuiJSIt 
(o  JUT1TC  at  any  de^rre  of  emiaeoce  in  hia 
profcnoD  woald  LOcewbc  raiae  a  num  ui 
■hal  die  wDtM  otesn  a  moR  boooorabla 
callmc- — Firtdin£:  Joutithtn  Wiid- 


Biittock-baU(oldBlang),cohabita< 


Butter  a  bet,  to  (old  alang),  to 
increase  It  by  twice  or  thrice  ita 
fint  amount. 

Buttered  ban  (old  slang),  a  woman 
who,  directly  after  cohabitation 
with  one  man,  allows  another 
to  embrace  her. 

Batter  fiiiger>(oTicketen),  an  epi- 
thet applied  to  a  "  fielder"  who 
does  not  hold  a  ball  which  he 
ought  to  catch. 

Butter  flap  (rhyming  slang),  a 
trap,  light  cait. 

Butterfly  (nautical),  a  sulor's 
name  for  a  river  bo^e. 


Bnttockine-ehop  (common),  % 
brotheL  The  corrosponditig  ex- 
pression in  the  French  slang  ia 
nu^oiin  tie  fittt*. 

Button  (old  cant),  a  shilling,  now 
a  bad  one.  (Streets),  a  decoy 
sham  porcbaser. 

The  Cheap  Johni  ban  a  mao  or  a  bo; 
to  ^oa'k  after  the  bone . .  -  Bad  aonietibea 
ata  (airtohiirk  or  act  u  a  jvf Am  (decsr) 
to  pvchaae  the  firtt  lot  of  goodl  put  up. — 
H.  Mayktm:  LemJtn  Lahtmr  and  Oit 


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who  ezcitoa  the  riiible  &ciiltiw 
M  ationgly  Uuit  the  viditon 
laugh  nnUl  they  bnnt  tbdr 
botloiu. 
Bnttoner  (eord-iharpen),  »  con- 
f«d«iate  who  euticoe  "  {dgeooB  " 
Into  plaTlng. 

Button  00  (pdut«n),  bm  Fan 
ON  and  Croppbb  on.  An 
expression  freqnently  nied  by 
ptiDt«iB,  eqniTklent  to  "  nuikiug 
button*,"  "  fltof  the  blaet,"  or 
"  down  In  the  damps." 

BnttoD  poimd  (prorinolal),  nonej, 
literallf  monej  that  can  be 
pocketed. 


Lift  and  Ckmttr. 

Button  np,  to  (Stock  Bzcbknge, 
American).  When  in  a  falling 
market  a  broker  has  made  an 
nnprofltable  purohaBe,  and  keepa 
the  matt«r  aeoret,  be  U  aaid  to 


(Aimj),oomiade,ohiim.  (Fo> 
polar}, »  policeman'*  awiirtint 

Buy  n  prop  (Stock  Kzohange),  a 
recommendation  algni^ing  that 
the  market  ia  flat  and  tkera  U 
nobody  to  snpport  it. 

Bny  bia  time,  to  (American). 
Before  the  war  alaves  often 
bought  themaelTes  free  by  ini- 
Bta]meutB,  paying  down  so  mock 
money  at  a  ttated  time.  When, 
for  Initance,  a  slave  had  thne 
paid  half  the  money,  half  of 
his  time  would  be  hia  own.  It 
hi^pened  tbna  that  a  man  <d 
colour  who  was  half  redeemed 
fall  into  a  flood  and  narrowly 
escaped  drowning.  On  being 
asked  what  hi*  thonghts  weie 

he  replied  that  he  (Moldn't  help 
thinking  what  a  fool  a  man  waa 
to  risk  money  "  in  snoh  onauten 
property  as  niggers."  Hany 
n^Toes  alao  hired  their  own 
time,  paying  ao  mnoh  p«T  day 
or  week  for  it,  tmsting  to  ean 


Bnttj  (Cheap  Jacks),  a  partner. 
(ProTinoial),  a  Dompauion  or 
partner  in  a  piece  of  conttact 


A  ».rf(r  colUtr  b  OM  who  conlncu  »ith 

tbe  nine  owner  (o  »iK  the  cul  u  >o 

■D«:h  per  ion,  unploTDi  adMrau  10  do 

lb*  ■ctnil  »Drk.    Tbt  wenl  b  rno  tltt 

ci|»)>di*]ecL.    A"boo.Tpd-b.t.Jlo- 

wrkr™.lile«]lT."wori<brolbn-."    tn 

d»  moulh.  rf  n.«ia  o,  rougb  workmu 

"piJ- would  won  be  drappai,  .Bd*./(, 

Box  or  ban,  to  (common),  to 
■bare  equally  what  remain*  to 
a  bottle,  or  to  ponr  oat  tbe  last 
drops  from  a  decanter. 

boRle  bm—TUtkirv :  y*mlr  >^>^- 

(Amerfcan,  aooording  to  Bart- 
lett,  bnt  quite  as  much  English), 
to  pick  pocket*  whUa  engaging 
a  Tictim  in  conversiition,  or 
while  a  confederate  doe*  io, 
iA,  while  "  buiing  "  to  bim. 


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Sue — Buesser. 


Stix  tn  thiares'  slang  was  ori- 
ginaU;  to  whiBper;  It  la  now 
common  in  the  Huae  of  talking 
oonfldentially  or   earnestly  to 


"  And  Toa  totd  him  wT" 

"What  wen  rou  nilinglod" 

aikrd  Cor  lite  kiui  of  $5*  uhI  b«  uid  he 
didot  li»i«  a-'—Diiml  Pm  Prai. 

(Popnlai),  to  tkllc,  to  mako  a 

Old  battlc-bkc  haudUa  ■  Ut, 
Ami  a  (niflr  jam^  WucoBnl  in  bamoda, 
luHlcd  wot '%  thought «'  it 

— ftrJK*. 

Bnz-bloke  (tbieres),  a  piokpocket, 

Bmc  -  core  (Amtralian  comicta' 
•laug),  moat  like^  taken  ont  to 
Aoatnlia  hj  ths  oonrlots  trans- 
ported thither. 

TftDX,  in  hia  "Hemoin  of 
OtMivict  life  in  Anatralla,"  aaya : 
"  Bu*-coM  or '  bu-gloak,'  a  pick- 
pocket ;  a  penon  who  ia  olevec 
at  thia  pisctioe  is  uid  to  be 
a 'good bos.'" 


(thleyee),  »  thief; 


"  boners  "  or  pickpocket.   Alao 
»70niig  pickpocket. 

Bnzfuppei'a  BcaAtmj,  a  school 
in  wlilch  ]>oimg  thieves  were 
trained.  Fignrea  were  dressed 
np  and  eipeiienoed  tutors  stood 
in  TMlons  difficult  attitndes  for 
the  boya  to  practise  npon.  When 
oleTGT  enoDgb  tbej  were  sent 
on  the  streets.  Diokena  gives 
full  puticulars  of  this  old  style 
of  bnsiness  In  "Oliver  Twist" 
(Hotten). 


Buzzard  (American),  an  oppres- 
aive,  arrogant  person,  jealous  of 
riv^i7,  and  vindictive.  The 
Wtg^  alladed  to  in  the  fol- 
lowii^  paragraph  ia  a  celebr^«d 
thoogh  not  veiy  snoceaafnl 
American  weatber-propheb. 

Wiscioi  pRHKHiom  PnCetior  Praetor 
"a  huMMard  eiDODS  idectiui,  denninag 


him  blogcd.— CJUc^  Triinitt. 

Buzzard  dollar  (Americao),  so 
called  from  the  eagle  on  it, 
which  CBpUoos  critics  think 
looks  like  a  turkey-tviairtf. 


bmig  plenty  of  unidl  cbiuigc,  u  that  if 
DDC  is  iDcliaed  to  give  he  cut  find  do  u- 
e-ite.  They  wiU  take  ftnylhios  yoo  give 
Ihea,  riom  ■  nickel  up  to  ■  JHMnf  ilOmr, 
Slid  took  huppr-— Ctitiv'  TriAumt, 

Bnazcr  (thieves),  a  pickpocket. 


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BuM-gloak — CaMage. 


Bon-^oak  (<dd),  a  pickpocket. 


bulk  ii,  in  tul,  Bodiini  baiB  Ihui  ■ 
hm^lnU—Lml  LfUmt:  Paul  Clif- 
ford. 


HfGtorf^X  ftTnlgarejacuMiou. 
Bj  eoUy  I  a  mM  osth. 


Bj  EpBm  t  (Amoioan),  a  mild  oatb. 

One  oi^  ihc  wH  coDC,  fygum  t 
FrOB  iba  ki^  for  ■  glut  d  iwa. 


By  Jingo  I  [<jommoii),uexo)ama- 
tion  denatisg  niipriM,  indigiia- 
tton,  deOauM.    Bee  Jihqo. 


I  (oommoti),  R  bro- 
theL  The  teim  arises 
from  tbe  fsot  tlu.t 
four  -  wheeled     cab« 


for  certain  porposea 

The  French  argot  describes 
a   lonr-nheoled   cab  aa   bonU 


tljol.  it 


Tbo«  who  c*n'i  affoKl  ■ 
at,  iliu  ■  oib,  iKu  k 
C  £«b ;  FtnUmt  Grttm. 

(Tinker),  a  cabbage. 


Cabbage  (tailon  and  dreesmakera). 
Ihia  ii  given  as  a  cant  word  for 
prlfate  theft  bj  dictionariea  of 
the  beginning  of  tbe  nineteenth 
oentnij,  bat  it  is  nsed  now  In  a 
■langT-  smse  only  in  reference 
to  the  pDrloining  bj  tailors  of 
pieces  of  cloth. 

Did  any  ou  enr  ret  hear  of  b  working 
Uilsr  who  WM  pnxrf  igunit  raisappropri*. 
■ioa  of  tut  DcishbDDr'i  goDdi,  or,a9  be  pUr- 


tulor  being  ifaunacd 
br  hit  fellovwackmcn,  or  vnniti  br  hb 
neilhboiin,  oo  eccauni  at  hii  pRdUeaiso 
taiaiitmtit  Vet  wliu  is  i[  but  uochn 
wctd  {or"ibidl.'^—/.Gi-HAmttd:Sttnt 
CmrunfLtttdam. 

Formerl J  tortope. 
Lops  for  the  antiide  of  hii  Rite  hu 
But,  for  hii  bout,  he  cuoel  huTc  it 


—Htrrkk:  Ht^trUa. 


Torb,  "  to  pniloin  c 
as  places  of  cloth,  after  cutting 
out  a  garment;  property  and 
originaUj  to  cnt  off  the  heads 
of  cabbages,  and  occasionally 
also  BDCh  as  are  not  our  own 
but  belong  to  others."  This  de- 
rivation is  borne  oat  by  the  old 
French  oaitucr,  to  deceive,  cheat, 


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Cabbagt'fuad — Cabobbbd. 


from  (ofrif*,  ft  wbite-headed  (m1>- 
CaUMgie-heAd  (eommoii),  a.  kK- 


Cabbacer    (oouunon), 
Foiiii«rl7  eaUi>s« 


CftbtMgie-tree  mob  (obcolete  Ana- 
tnUiui  alaag),  now  caU«d  "  lar- 
riklns,"  not  quite  eqniTXlent  to 
tbe  iiondou  street  rongh  or 
loafer,  becftOM  tbej  genenllj 
ftre  or  might  be  fn  prosperoiu 
circnmataiices.  Thus  called  on 
•oconnt  of  the  emblem  of  tbefr 
order  being  tbe  low-croirned 
oabbege'pttlm  bat. 

Ttkov  in  Icbc  IboDd  m 
tt  lb*  Sydaey  Tbwn,  ■  ■ 
luio*B  u  lb*  caUttt-tra 
whoa,  in  lb*  ipiril  af  tb* 
fna  Biighl  vigbhUt  wiih  hw 
in  onkr  lo  uki  it  m  Uaod^  one 
CtL  Mmmdmf :  Omr  ^iO^mEuv 

The  modem  larrikin  baa  ex- 
cbaoged  tbe  saUojw-lrcc  for  a 
black  trideawake  felt  bat  (bence 
Oklled  tbe  "larrikin  bat"),  wbiob 
be  wean  with  iti  bilm  tamed 
down.  Tbe  clothes  he  mort 
aJteots  are  "  abiny  black,"  with 
a  velvet  collar,  and  hie  boots 
ha*e  ildicnlanslj  high  heela. 


Uoawin  of  the  propeoutici  of  the  aib- 
kmpt4J,  he  wai  by  (bem  foriouily  lunilcd 
fn*  fie  better  nuoo,  kppuenityj  ihjio  be- 
ciDH,  Uk«  "  Kohk  Pen^y,"  "  be  wore  hi* 
be»«  up."— ^^W.-CW.  Mmtiaj:  Our 


SsOM  of  Ibi  meihodt  at  tayiiUHmr  tn 
'eryvtful  juh]  corioiD.  One  If  lo  order 
L  J^o  to  Ht  itown  ■  fkre  jtt  ■  Teneanurt 
or  tavwn  hftvioK  ■  liack  cotrvicain  UMMber 
urect,  uid  lo  iwul  the  rttus  of  Ibe  telMr 
for  m  few  mianteL  Oa  thii  bcui|  dnoe, 
the  fider,  kftcr  pjmking  of  Tdroiuiwiiti, 
decAmpt  bytbKlexiE,to  ibeloeiuitt  indie 
nation  of  tbe  dmer,  wbo  often  oiiy  IcAroi 
ihni  tbe  hirer  hu  debuided  bin  lifter 
wjdtinc  ibr  m  ions  tine  hejood  Ihiii  wkudi 
he  hu  hca  ukcd  to  iWr.—Gitir. 

Cabbj  (general),  driver  of  a  cab. 
Ko  wonder  Lord  Roosid  Gover  ii  popn- 
'"u.     Lut  Dighl  he  praided 
e  meeting  of  tbe  Cihdriter^  Aoo- 
ud  in  Ikk  ^eedi  be  remuked  tbM 
ny>  ■■»  CMify  whit  be  ailed  iIh 
I  aiKpciice,  particiilulj  if 
be  diivcr  wu  kiod  to  hii 
-CMC 

Cable-b«iiKer  (nantical),  a  person 
catching  oysters  in  the  rivet 
Medway,  not  free  of  the  flsbery 
(Smyth). 


Cabob,  kibob,  khabanb  (An^o- 
Indian),  nsed  in  Anglo-Indian 
hoosebolda  for  any  kind  of  roast 
meat.  Properly  it  is  applicable 
to  small  slices  of  meat  on 
Ekeweti,  with  slices  of  onion 
and  green  ginger  between  tbem, 
tbe  whole  being  seasoned  with 
pepper  and  salt,  batter,  kc  In 
ft  plainer  form  it  is  common  in 
Venice,  and  perhaps  in  all  parts 
of  Italy. 


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CaboodU — Cackling-ckeU. 


CmbM>dle(AiD«Ticui),&N«wEiig- 
Und  exprMsLon,  originilly  used 
bj  ooutlng  nilOTS.  It  meuu 
the  entire  puty,  ail  the  set  or 
clique.  It  ii  probablj  a.  aluig 
modlfioation  of  the  fipaaish 
word  eahSdo,  which  incaiu  the 

CuUe  (dmu),  tlw  dialogae  of  & 
plA7.  Some  act<ns  seek  to  de* 
rive  thif  word  from  cualogj. 
It  is,  bowerer,  fu  mora  likely 
to  h»Te  been  derived  bj  the 
eqoeatriui  peiformera,  who  in- 
tcodaoed  BJid  popnlariMd  It, 
from  the  more  bomelj  "olack, 
olnok  "  of  the  humble  barn-door 
fowl,  after  the  proeeu  of  Ujring 


When  msnagetof  Aitlej'i,  the 
great  Dnorow,  who  Bbared  the 
bktnd  which  hii  onft  hM 
always  more  or  len  entertAinad 
towards  the  actor,  was  wont  to 
BpOfltrophlH  the  performers  in 
hi*  eqoeatrian  diama  after  this 
faehion:  "Come,  I  n^,  joa 
"    (see    Hdhmbbb), 


the  'ooMi  I " 

(Bongbs),  talk. 
Ha  wu  (Ua  U  Ibe  (kU^— AhcI. 

CKkle-chnckef  (tbeatrioal),  the 
prompter,  whoae  duty  it  te  to 
"ohnok  out"  the  words,  i.t..  to 
prompt  the  actors  when  they 
fciget,  or  don't  know  the  word* 
~4  matter  of  rare  ooenrrenoe 
amongst  the  hierarchy  of  Eng- 
lish  acton.     As  a   rule,   the 


theatre.  Notwithstanding  his 
prorerbial  industry  and  ability, 
nnder  no  00Dcatenati<»)  of  dr- 
oomstancea  haa  a  prompter  erer 
been  known  to  "  give  the 
word"  at  the  precise  moment 
when  it  U  wanted.  One  of  our 
moat  famoDj  stage-managers, » 
well-known  tragedian,  is  wont 
to  afSrm  with  grim  hnmonr  that 
be  has  obserred  during  a  pro- 
longed ezperienoe  that  the  Snt 
qnalifieation  for  a  prompter  is 
"  not  to  know  how  to  prompt." 

Cadkle  merchatit  (theatrical),  the 
anthor  of  a  pla;. 

Cackler  (popular),  talker. 

Tbc  aptun  wu  ■  faod-lookini  tStrw, 
isd  M  (Kxl  hllDw,  lev,  "  He  un'I  msch 
ot  ■  tmcUiT,"  thaofhl  Siuie,  when  Iber 
had  HI  tofcther  for  >  lUlk  wWm.—AHf 


OtcUer's  ken  (thleres),  hen  rooet. 

Ckckte-tub  (common),  a  pnlpit 
Very  old  alang,  but  aUU  in  nie. 

"  Jack,  b*  ■«•  M  choidi,'  wU  IbM, 
liftiiii  Iwr  trebniw)  duUoiuly,  "  I  dsa'l 
liffatlr  know  to  wbftt  tbop,  uhI  U'i  loo  br 
oC  nuirbi,  bkI  t  ain't  |M  ■  pnj«^4iook ; 
bnl  I  Kntt  Ihiok  if  yctll  Uimw  Lucy*! 
cbiic  lavhcel  Be,  111  (d  ud  lit  ludB  A* 
tatUftal  m  Little  BoImI  am  Snodii]'.— 


Ca^IlnC-chete  (old  cant),  a  towL 


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Cackling-cove —  Cadger. 


ra^Mwiy  farti  (old),  «gg*. 

Cad  (oommon).  The  word  it 
hardlj  sUiig  in  some  of  its 
MUMB.  It  has  TBTions  meanings 
aach  aa  omoibna  oondactor. 

TIm  ■pirilol  pnpHaor,  knawCnf  Mr. 
BAriLa*!  qulkfiatuo!!,  ^iptMatfld  him  to 
t]u  want  office  of  c^d  od  Ihe  »erj  firu 
tppllcuiaa — SkiUlut  h  A»  (T"**  /"^nf 
OimmOiaCadi. 

An 'Arrj  oratrMt  bo; ;  ft  mean 
or  Ill-bred  tellow ;  or  one  nilgsr 
in  feeling,  to  be  met  with,  like 
the  mob,  in  every  clasa  of 
societj.  Among  a  certain  class, 
tradsnnen,    merchants,    work- 


Thiit;  fcui  (go,  imd  e 


At  public  schools  and  unl- 
Teraities  the  term  applies  to 
townsmen.  Posiiblj  deiiTCd 
from  "cadger,"  or  Irish  eadai, 
fiutian,iBg.  More  probably  from 
eaJet,  need  in  a  sensa  of  inferi- 
ority. "Caddee"isaproTineiftl- 
ism  for  under -servant,  and  in 
Fiance,  in  the  provinces,  tadti  is 
a  nickname  sometimea  given  to 
a  poor,  half-witted  hanger-on, 
to  a  young  faim-servant,  or  to 
an  ass.  "Un  tameox  eadtt  "  is 
an  expression  used  by  the  French 
in  a  contemptnona  manner, 
and  applied  to  a  pony  fellow 
who  pnts  on  airs.  It  has  been 
aoggestod  that  ead  comes  from 
the  Scotch  eadU,  a  term  for- 


merly applied  to  the  carriera  of 
aedan-chaita.  The  character 
and  occapation  of  these  men 
were  r^^arded  with  much  oon- 

Caddr-hntcher  (popular),  ex- 
plained by  quotation. 


Cade,  the  (society),  the  Burlington 
Arcade,  At  certain  times  of  the 
day  this  covered  walk  is  the 
loonge  of  fast  men  of  the  town 
and  the  better  class  of  the  demi- 


Cadge  to,  properly  to  Yieg ;  sup- 
pcwed  to  be  derived  from  caJgt, 
a  basket  carried  by  beggars,  in 
the  aame  way  that  to  l>eg  is 
from  "bag,"  originally  to  carry. 
Slangily  applied  to  waiteia  who 
hang  about  for  a  gratnity. 

Mr. hai,  further,  m^cDDCtUDUlioai 

OD  Iht  ucxIlcDH  of  the  nilerm  employed. 

sudeli  of  oirility.'-^jhirA'jv  Tima. 

(Scholastic),  to  try  and  get 
pnpila  or    hints    by   ■>^«.ftirt*jff 


Ca^^-cloak  (old  cant),  a  b^gar. 

CaJgKtfk,  cotttl,  o 
Whip-jmck,  pelliard,  patrico  . 
other  will  I  luffn.  —BtamifyUt  Mtn 

Cartm. 

Cadger,  properly  a  trickster,  a 
tramp  or  vagabond  who  either 
begs  or  sells  smalt  articles  by 
the  way  as  he  tramps  from  plaoe 
to  place. 


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Cogger — Cam. 


poODCtd  oa  b  iha  act  gf  n 
■Ddomad  bcAcebi 


Stmtn  CiBUt  */LtmUm. 

qnotktioD. 

I  syiT  bm  rcmuk  thai  udodih  penok 
•r  ay  bon  (Tula  no  ■ 
oulr  ngardad  ■■  b«  vbo  it  knon 
tmdetr.  Tlw  ncuiiiif  tbsy  ut  on  Ui* 
word  B  aM  lb*  dictisnair  muinc.  The 
tmdftr  with  them  u  tha  whmiDf  befSBf — 
the  cowftrdlf  lapoetoc,  who,  being  diiYca 

foa  mbtnt  bii  boiiaeM  with  u  eJectation 
of  pfslixuidal  homilitj,  msd 
nea  oT  hn  cwti  anwonhiDcu ; 


I't*  IM  my  liTing  by  CMlbE  fortuu,  umI 
b^CiDC  uul  emJfiiti.  ud  >uch  lik*.— 

I  don't  HIT  that  ihey  vtn  all  bi.t|Mn— 
pnbaUy  not  nort  than  a  third  of  Ihem 
wen— bat  what  ou  ia  vaia  knked  fat  wai 
the  "joLLy  bcj:gar,'*  the  oft-quoted  and 
tIeadfaAtly  believed  to  .penonage  wIm 
•ODtiii  work  became  he  can  '^Diake"  in  a 
day  three  lima  the  wifea  <t  an  hoocu 
aechanic  by  the  vmplc  praccsa  r£  tsdCp 
imt.—].  Ctmmwttd:  /•  Slm^  Crm- 

Sbuigilj  appliad  to  oabmen 
when  they  m«  off  the  rtak.  oolicit- 
iDg  fuw,  or  to  wftlten  who  bMig 
Kboat  and  fawn  for  »  gr&tDitj. 

Otdy  (popnlar),  a  hat,  from  an 
old  stjte  i««embling  a  b«n«L 
"Okdi^''  pTOrinolal  EogUih  for  a 
bairel  or  ■mall  CMk. 


Caflte'stictatenatSoathAfiteu), 
bread  or  food  of  an;  kind,  aa 
diatingniahed  from  diluk. 

C«r,  to  (aohoolboTs),  to  iiriUU 

(HottCD). 

CMge  (thieTBB),  a  priaon. 

Canr>  to  (miliUiy),  to  abatain  for  a 
oertaln  time  from  liqnor.  Omae, 
in  bia  "Clasiical  Dictio&»i7ot 
thoVn]garTon|[ne,"Ba7B,  "TUa 
la  a  military  tenn  used  bj  pri> 
Tate  soldier*,  ligm^lng  a  ioleinn 
TOW  or  reaolntion  not  to  get 
dnink  for  a  oertaln  time,  or,  aa 
the  term  is,  '  not  till  their  eagf 
is  ont,'  whioh  tow  is  aommonlj' 
obaerred  with  stiiotness ; "  t.g., 
"  I  hsTe  taggtd  myMLF  for  six 
months,"  "  Ezcoae  me  this  time 
and  I  will  tagg  for  a  Tear." 
Tbli  toiD  is  also  io  use  in  Soot- 


Cagmac  (lK^n>^)>  Krapa,  odda 
and  enda  of  butcher  n««t,  un- 
palatable food ;  properly  an  old 


Cahoot,  id  (American),  to  be  In- 
timately oouoemed  witb  any 
one  In  an  affair.  There  can  be 
little  doubt  that  It  dame  from 
either  the  Dotoh  Jfqratt  or  Ger- 
man EajHU,  OT  perh^  the  same 
in  Old  Saxon,  meaning  a  cabin, 
implying  living  or  messing  to- 
geU>cx.  Fren(di  takaU.  a  taorel, 
renders  this  more  probable. 


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Cake  (Amerioan  and  proriuoial 
Bnglisli),  a  man  without  mnoli 
•enw,  or  one  wanting  io  IdeM ; 
not  ao  tnooh  a  fool  aa  a  mere 
nothing.  A  weaker  form  is  ex- 
pressed bj  saTtng,  ' '  He's  a  eaJce 
only  balf-baked."  This  expres- 
sion is  moat  freqaenllj  heaid 
in  Philadelphia. 

"  To  take  the  eait,"  to  aor- 
paas,  excel,  to  be  flrat  in  any- 
thing Tbia  coiocides  oddly, 
tbongh  entirely  aocidentally, 
with  a  coDjeotnred  meaning  of 
the  origin  of  Pretael  (g-  v.). 

He^  alwrnji  up  to  doiDg  ToOu, 
Hfl'l  AhAyt  OD  tha  wain  ; 

Ht'i  ttta  proGl  When  he  Jolta, 
On  ihil  "  he  uktt  the  taJU." 


C»ktj  (popular),  soft,  foolish,  or 
empty-headed ;  from  the  pro- 
Tiooial  Bnglish  "  oake,"  a  fooUih 
feUow. 

Cakej-panntim- fencer  (atieet), 
»  atteet  putrj-oook. 

Calftboose  (Amerioan),  from  the 
Spanish  talaboia,  the  common 
name  for  b  watch-house  or 
prieon,  eepeoiaUy  in  New  Or- 


Da  t  Id  mf  puikiB  koie, 
An'  diy  juuscd  at  bu  tn  dc  eitMem. 
—Jfifrr  Smf. 

r«lj-nl«*«,  to  {American).  Al- 
though it  cannot  be  denied 
that  many  people  in  New  Eng- 
land often  QM  the  word  aUmiUUt 
aa  a  synonym  for  "gaaas,"  to 


■Calico.  2  ig 

ezpTSH  eroj  form  of  thought, 
snob  as  "to  esteem,  snppoae, 
beliere,  tblnk,  expect,  intend," 
Jcc.,  this  la  far  from  being  uni- 
versally the  oaae.  OalcoIaHon 
eeta  forth  a  more  deliberate  ao- 
tion  of  the  mind,  and  is  more 
associated  with  thought.  A 
Yankee  will  generally  calvulalt 
the  chances  of  anything,  when 
be  would  not  guess  them.  CaU- 
lait,  which  is  nothing  bat  the 
rasolt  of  i^d  oonvemtion, 
may  be  heard  in  England  as  In 
America. 

Calf   (cnnmon),   an    idiotlo    or 
stupid    person ;    ed(f-  headed, 

cowaidly. 

She  hkd  ■  (itluh  lucr  fbr  ib(  idikI- 
looluDf  yoDiif  ftf^wha  had  aa  dsnally 
diignad  himKlC  —  HamilUn  AUU: 
Mrrait  amd  Mjtitrta. 

Calf-cllng;crs  (popolai),  ex^alned 

by  quotation. 

^  Rqee-brcecba  ven  yoA  f«ng  om  tt 


\tt  u  tlghi  u  ■  wonud  sockina)  wm 

Calf' s-head  (popular),  a  whlte- 
faoed  man  with  a  large  bead. 


m),  weak,  lean, 
lo  BKh  ■  pbca  u  Ibst  70U  mKw  bodr 
had  nen]  hare  a  food  Sre  u  kcip  il  vana. 
—Nmtktmmtl  BtiUr :  CtUtfnia  tfErmi- 


Ho«aihnwd,  d 
qncuiancd  a  limple  DuicfamaD  ml  of  hii 
wcU-fcd  uccd,  and  kft   bin   ioKcad  a 


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Calico-balfy — Calp. 


Calico-tMUj  (Americui),  »  fr»- 
qnentAT  of  oaUoo-balls.  Aboat 
fifty  jMn  ago  in  Philade]pbi> 
it  was  nsQal  to  speak  ol  balls 
frequented  by  fectoiy  girls  »* 
"alewen,"  uid  the  commoner 
kind  ol  grisettea  aa  eaiieo  or 
dollar  balls;  hence  raJMo-toUy 
baa  come  to  signify,  wben  ap- 
plied to  a  Toang  gentleman 
disalpttted  or  bat,  one  who  goea 
anywhere  for  amusement. 

And  I  little  hit  nUaiallj: 
A  pictuR-card-out-Df-lhe'puJt  ydOAs  nwDi 
And  (raqiHiitIr  mniic-luJl;. 

—Ctmcirt  HmaStmc. 

C*Uca  Twd  (Anatnlian),  aUnd  of 
corral.  The  ezpretsioo  is  osed 
tfj  drovers. 

CpUfoniia,  CAliforoiuis,  money. 

Tern  generally  applied  to  gold 

only  (Hotten). 
Call  (theatrioal),  big  e<^,  a  vann 

rtoall  before  the  oartain. 

Chailer  pIlTcd  iriih  all  bii  old  aiiiiiu. 
tidn  whI  gncc,  ud  g«  ■  tit  ealU—Cttrit 
B.Simt:  Hal  ffa! 

To  coU  a  piece  ia  to  have  it 

broDght  on  in  rehearaal  after 

a  Brit  performance  with  a  view 

to  alterations. 
(American),  to  have  the  ooU, 

to  be  preferred,  have  the  chance, 

to  be  wanted. 


CkU-a^o  (street  patter),  to  leave 
ofl  trying  to  sell  anything  and 
to  remoTO  to  another  spot,  to 
desist.  Also  to  give  in,  yield 
at  any  game  or  1 


Calie  (American  thleTea*  alang), 
a  woman's  gown.  Gorman  He- 
brew IcalU,  a  girl 


(American),  a  sere- 
nade after  the  fashion  of  a  cba- 
rivari,  in  which  old  kettlee  with 
sticks,  gridirons,  cows'  hotna 
or  tin  boms,  penny  tmmpets, 
or  anything  that  will  make  a 
horrible  and  discordant  sound  ia 
employed.  It  is  poesibly  from 
the  Yiddish  caBe,  a  bride,  and 
means  bride-thnmping  or  mak- 
ing a  noise  at  a  bridal,  or  bom 
"(»ll"and  "thomp." 

Hwlnunn  gM  nuirifd.  .  .  .  Kit- 
BBUw't  iKighboun  thought  it  voald  ba 
■  brifht  thipg  to  Eive  him  a  ealli*iktim- 


it  under  hii  window 


■nd  b 


diuker-beUl,  aod 
bny«d  on  their  bark  honu  Lili  then  ww  ■ 
pause.  Theo  Hutmaim  Hock  hii  bikd 
ouleo  the  winder  and  laid:  "Fricodi, 
Ronuni,  and  re1low.ciiiKni  I  I  thank  ytn 
for  the  honour  of  this  duuc>I  tnac,  whidk 


Call-party  (bar),  given  in  ball  by 
stndeuta  called  to  the  bar  in  tbe 
Middle  Tcm[le. 

Calp,  kelp  (old  cant),  a  hat. 


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Cambra — Canard. 


Cinbn  (tinka),  &  dog. 


Cwnd's  cofflpUat  (oil?],  tbe 
bnmp,  i«.,  low  spMla. 

Camett  (UiieTM),  »  ahirt  or 
chemise.  From  the  Spanith  or 
lUduu.  Written  aleo  inuio,  » 
An>c*n  from  the  following 
qnotation. 


Cwiqt-liorse  (AuatraliaD).  This 
teiin,  pBOollM  to  the  But,  to 
thus  ezplBlned  bj  Hr.  Unch 
Hotton:— 

Both  my  bnther  mi  FmiUt  wBt  Tcry 
•mid  handi  ■[  caitiiic  otu,  and  Hity  wcic 
both  ridim  fint-nu  "CTmp-hona,"  »  1 
ntehcd  [hem  at  woA  wilh  lh<  gnteu 
inlcRA.  A  etim^Mtnt  u  ODa  uxd  for 
culting  oat  cillle  sa  ■  cuap,  ind  very  fiw 
hom  ve  load  at  it ;  bnl  die  perfonnuce 
of  «  renUy  fiiil<Eui  one  ii  ■  tight  worth 
kcIdi.  Each  mui  piclu  hii  beut,  and 
edgei  him  gently  lo  the  ouuida  of  Ih* 


draft-m 


.  (miUtary}, 
empt;  bottlei  4Dd  hayonets, 
from  the  fitct  that  Id  the  exi- 
genoiea  of  milituj  lite  tbeie 
uiioles  ue  often  used  for  the 


»[heiir 


Tha  i 


11  Ihaai 


—Aiimtrik:  Ratkmfd. 

Camister  (popnlar),  a  deigy- 
man,  from  hto  wearing  a  wbit« 
gownj  "caminted,"  i.t.,  one 
who  to  drened  with  aihiit  oat- 

Cunp,  to  (AnstTtilian),  to  floor,  to 
put  down.  The  metaphor  here 
is  the  same  as  to  "make,"  to 
"take  a  back  seat;"  totaxnp.ia 
make  to  utMp,  implying  that 
your  rival  cannot  itand  up  to 
yon.  According  to  Wright  camp 
to  a  piovinclaliim  meaning  to 
oontend,  from  the  Anglo-Saxon 


TbcR'i  DOihinf  out  cm  coik/  him ; 
He  luu.  la  flct,  Ifae  •lonch  and  dros 
Which  bullock.<lriw  Mamp  him. 
—H.  KtmdmU:  BOfy  yitkm. 


Ill  off  Irom  the  camp,  it  makn  th* 
uiBH  uaperale  Edbni  lo  rejoia  the  beid, 
and  the  (peed  at  vbich  a  buUsck  an 
UnTil,  and  the  activity  oiib  which  ha 

AJetoKt  AtutraHa, 

Can  (American),  a  dollar ;  a 
"  canary  "  was  very  old  Bngttoh 
■lang  for  a  gold  coin.  A  gold- 
piece  to  also  called  a  "  canary- 
bird  "  hi  New  York. 

Canard,  now  recogntoed.  French 
tcMard,  literally  dnck,  and  meta- 
phorically false  news.  The 
first  eanard  to  said  to  have 
been  the  famous  story  lllos- 
trating  the  roracity  of  docks. 
Thirty  daoka  were  token,  one 
was  chopped  up  fine,  feather* 
and  all,  and  the  others  ate  It. 
Then  a  second  was  minced,  and 
ao  on,  till  within  an  boor  onlyona 
daok  remained.  Three  similar 
stories  are  told  by  a  French 
writer  as  to  the  origin  of  the 
term.  Henoe  eanordcr,  to  hom- 
bng  or  spin  yanu.  "Donner 
del  emonb"  is  given  in  Hantel's 


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Caftard — Camsier. 


DioUoui7(i8o8)  wltb  tb«  meu- 
Ing  of  t«  deodTS. 

'  uid  Hn.  SMMt  to  ba 


and  palled  bjtwo  penou  (whoM 
hands  an  bnttered)  to  giTs  it 
proper  omslHtaM^,  and  th«m 
mixed  and  pulled  again,  till  It 
beoomes  true  eandf.  The  term 
la  tiaed  in  alang  In  many  waTS. 

Thf  imd  sld-fuhiooBd  lotBeciai 
kaawD  u  ■  aia^^iuV  hubad  BUR  cr  lea 
otm  mini  in  ii)cut]>  tliii  iruun.    Whu- 


.  J  by  n.,  I 
(hni  rim  to  Ihc  Btnal  siwr^,  whI  hu 
brought  into  p1«T  tbc  LmngipatiTg  bcaLltcs 
of  the  "  Loodoi  Carapaadeu." — S/gri- 
MtTima. 

Cmbmxj  (old),  a  sorerdgu,  from  the 
ooloor.    Froich  ttgiA,  jaanet. 

CanUT-bird  (common),  a  mil 
tre».    (TbieTea),  a  pilmuer. 

Cwidle  keepeis  (Winchester  Col- 
lege), the  Inferiors  (all  those 
who  are  not  prefects)  who  IWTe 
been  longest  in  the  school  have 
certain  priTileges,  as  wearing  a 
"  oow-shooter,"  or  ronnd-top- 
pedhat.  The  j  used  to  be  called 
"jolly  keepers." 

Candlettlck  (Winohester  CoUc^e), 
aoormptfouofoaudidat«.  Those 
who  go  in  for  the  college  entrance 
exMDJnaUop  are  teemed  eaitdie- 

lid*. 

Candlestids  (Loodoii),  the  foun- 
tains at  Trafalgar  Square. 
Tbe*  m  hii  pillir  (Nelmi'O  u 
Chuini-CroB,  jiut  by  the  cvUlalicit 
(Csuitaini),— J/ifriiw:  LtaJtii  Lttrmr 
amd  llu  LttUiK  Pttr. 

Caady-poll  (American),  a  mnify- 
puii  is  a  put7  of  both  sazss  at 
wliloh  molasses  orangaris  boiled 


donoemic  is  tbe  ran,  im 
iiil(bt  bin  been  tbeii 
BraMjn  EmtU, 

Cane(common],  "tolajOMeupon 
Abel ; "  to  best  with  a  can& 

Cane  niner  (West  ludUn],  a 
hspf^-go-lncky  fellow,  one  de- 
void of  care  and  anxiety.  From 
the  olnnuustanoe  that  in  "  cane 
time  "  tlie  negroes  are  ht  and 
bt^i;^.  As  "  fat  as  a  Dig^r  in 
cane  time"  has  beoome  pn> 
verbial  in  Antigua. 

Canefi  (fiuhionable).  In  the 
summer  of  1886,  at  several 
watering-places,  almost  ever; 
young  lady  carried  a  cone.  It 
was  orfginaUy  an  American 
fancy. 

a  hat;    also 


"eoniifaroap." 

Toming  rmnd,  I  ««  my  nnrortna.,, 
beinr,  a  taaUr.  u  il  m  c»lled  by  iha 
(^.TT  who  I»d  i.  in  thdr  keepin,,  iSLnd- 

(PugUistic),  the  bead. 

,  Google 


Ctrnk — CammBer. 


223 


CUk  (old),  dimib,  dleut. 

CunilMla  (Okmbilclge),  the  tnln- 
ing-boaU  tor  the  Cambridge 
trflvbnim  or  the  rowen  them^ 

Cannia-coTe  (Aineriou),  >  dog> 
fancier.  AwotdeoiMutlu  New 
Yvk.  In  Dutch  thieve*'  alang 
the  Latin  word  eanit  i«  used 
for  a  dog,  bDt,  aa  the  aooent 
tall*  on  the  last  syllable,  it  is 
thought  to  be  detii«d  from  the 
French  eamieh*.  This  lathe  more 
probable  a«  the  Dntoh  word  !■ 
limited  to  nnall  dogs. 

Cannon  (turf),  the  colUilon  of  two 
hoTBoa  dQTing  a  race ;  from  bil- 
Uaida.  Apparently  on  the  titcui 
a  ■««  principle,  the  jocke?  bear- 
ing this  name  (Tbomaa  Omuom) 
la  oelebrated  for  his  ■crapnlona 
and  liotioarable  aToidance  of 
snohamish^ 
(Common),  to 
Into  oollldon.  French  slang 
MrwHbcler,  liteiaUr  to  make  a 
cannon  at  hllllarda. 

Roumc  with  pun  ud  tonr,  tb*  bor 
tammrmtd  inlo  Ihe  nrj  hud  rf  ■  poli™- 
BU,  who  hUxI  bim-SUriv  Bruit! 


Canon  (thisTea),  dmnk. 

Om  nictit  1  wu  wjlh  Ibc  mob,  I  e<^ 
Hun  {dnmliX  ikii  banc  (he  fint  tin*. 

KKn,  1  mad  to  drink  bact.— //««/9  •' 
Jtmaet/frnJalL 

Onion,  UteiallT  baTing  used 
the  "oan"  freely. 

The  Frvich  slang  for  a  glass 
of   wine   la  eoaoib      CsaoMMr 


Is  to  drink  wine  at  a  wiu»«bop, 
or  to  be  an  habitnel  tipfder; 
and  M  Mnowur  Is  to  get  drank. 
Cbnaoit  Is  a  vei7  common  word 
in  German  for  a  drinking-cnpta 
Henoe  he  la  "  canonised,"  he  is 
"  shot,"  *.<.,  he  is  drank.  "  Br 
ist  gesohossen"  (KSrte  Pro- 
verbs), The  word  is  natnrallT 
oonfiued  with  mm,  Oerman 
KoMitt,  a  tankaid,  and  oofioa- 
eiMi^A,  01  "cannon"  («.&,  long 
boots),  whiob  are  a  common  pafr. 
tern  for  tsjikards . 


a  will  90 


—CtmmtmS^H^. 


Canoodle,  to  {KngHsh  and  Ameri-* 
oan),  to  fondle,  pet,  dally,  bin 


Posdbly  from  "  cannie, "  gentlft 

Otnoodler  (American),  explained 
byqootation. 


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Cant — Cape. 


Cut  (piDgDiitie),  blow,  a  "  «mI  on 
the  oltopa,"  &  blow  on  ttw  faoe. 
(Tnmpa),  oxplaiaed  bj  qnota- 
tloo. 

W*  bnil»  on  window  baain  tbe  bcaH 
WW  food  Sot  m  csai^-tbMt't  khih  toed — 
bnad  or  noat,  ukd  Ukejr  wouldn't  (ivc  it 
•tt.—lttv*tw !  Ltmdm  Lmtnr  mmt  Ot 

AlaoB  gUt,  u  a  "  oont  of  togs," 
a  gUt  of  olothlng.  In  these 
MiiMB,  from  eant,  to  divide,  as 
used  by  JnsMT,  p.  278.  Hence 
conl,  a  aham. 

(Thierea),  to  oatit  the  cnea, 
to  explain  a  matter,  to  tell  a 

"Buoctu  ihina.  WbU  wutlw 
jobT"    '*A  iHiidi  lorikfi  vmpvnjr't  mlimc^ 

UlIiT."-^>»  l*t  Trmil 


11  (Sontli  African},  a  road- 
side taTen;  natires  often  call 
aU  Uuds  of  drink  canteen. 

Canteen  medal  (amy),  a  good 
conduct  stripe  which  is  gained 
by  absenoe  from  the  defaulters* 
book.  The  tUosion  impliee  that 
the  bearer  owes  his  stripe  rather 
to  a  strong  head  than  good  re- 
solation  to  keep  awaj  from  the 

Can't  say  National  InteUtEencer 

(American),  oqoivalent  to  s^ng 
"he  Is  drunk,"  it  being  held 
that  no  one  who  is  not  sober  can 
prononnoe  the  name  of  this  very 
old  and  respectable  Washing- 
ton  newspaper.      There   is   a 


story  in  which  the  phrase  ori- 
ginated— or  whioh  originated 
from  it,  to  the  effect  that  a 
father  in  Washington  who  bad 
a  dissipated  son,  always  obl^ed 
him  when  he  returned  home  at 
night  to  submit  to  thU  test.  U 
he  said  Saaal  InieOaieer,  he 
was  obliged  to  sleep  in  the  hay* 
loft  of  the  stable. 
Canned  (American),  a  Canadian. 
The  origin  of  this  word  ai^ieats 
to  be  unknown.  The  derivation 
from  QiKMiaigki,  an  Irishman, 
is  far-Ietched  and  doabtfnL 
It  may  be  possibly  the  first 
syllable  of  Ciinada,  with  an  In< 
dian  termination,  but  this  is 
mere  conjeoture,  Ve  or  m^  is 
a  common  Algenkin  ending  to 
Donna.  It  is  probably  an  Indian 
word  modified. 


Canfvs  tom  (popular),  tho  por- 
tion of  Wimbledon  Common 
occupied  by  the  flags  of  the 
riHemen  when  encamped  there 
— within  the  flags. 

Cap  (thieves),  a  false  cover  to  a 
tossing  coin.  To  mp,  to  assist 
as  a  confederate,  especially  of 
cardsbaipers.  See  Capfsb. 
(Universities),  to  tap  tbe  qund- 
rangle,  to  cross  the  area  of  the 
college,  cap  In  band,  in  icvcrenco 
tn  tho  "fellows"  who  sometimes 
walk  there. 

Cape  cod  turkey  (American),  unit 
Hsh.  In  the  name  way  a  "  Yur- 
monlh  capon"  is  a  bloater. 


:v  Google 


Capella — Cap. 


C«pdk  (tlmarioil],  RooU.  Fram 


C^MOtI  (ooater),  dok,  seedy. 
C^wr  (Ameilcftn),  a  ddvloe,  Ida*, 
at  iDvuitiou. 

LxiItrT  ■«!  DsIt  nikad  tha  Chi— 


"  Tha  propa  captr,"  the  last 
fuhloDable  fancy,  the  latest 
"  coMu  >IA«'  devloe," 

Ulod'ttadiiic  li  nov  Ultf  ym/rr  SMfrr. 
"Tok*  bold  of  ny  left  hud  ud  uU  dm 
vliai  I'll  thlnVlnj  gf,"  nU  (ha  luad  oT 

yo,"  Mid  the,  trupini  hii  hand  codtuI- 
^•riAf,  "  )mi  Art  ■fciftV-wj  ibout  takipg  mq 
l«  h»ir  Pud."  Siitimi  la  putt  tftia.— 
BtttmHtnU. 


<StreeU),  devioe,  c 
for  a  living, 

"Ai» joojfflii'iiioiiin'T"  "No."  . 
"Tha  vbu  trnftr  uc  yoB  up  lol 
Crtamtd;  Tlu  Littli  Rmgmxt^ffitt. 

Caper-Mtncs  (oommon),  to  "i 
vaptr-^oM*;'  to  be  haiiged. 

Capeia  (thievM),  "memliaiit 
captrt,"  &  dancer. 

And  By  Mhtr,  u  I'n  htud  i^. 


C»pptx  (American  thlerei),  ex- 
plained by  qaotatioD. 
GubUwi  «k  ^Ued  kai^fati  of  the  (n« 

ckxh,  ud  ibtir  Uiutcnanu,  vbo  an  hoi 


Captofai  Coppertbonie'B  crew 
(dd  BlangK  irbeie  ereiy  one 
wiebee  to  rule  the  loaat,  or  to 
takeoi 


C^taioCfank  (oldoant),  faMd  of 
a  gang  of  highw^meu. 

Captain  Hacknm  (old  dang),  a 
blnatering  bnllj,  a  Bombaates 

Captain  UeBtenaiit  (old  dang), 
the  fleeli  of  an  old  oall^  meat 
that  waa  neither  Teal  nor  beet. 
Thia  phiaae  waa  of  milltaiy 
origin,  and  waa  a  simile  drawn 
from  the  offlcei  of  that  deno- 
mination. These  men,  whUe 
nnking  as  captains,  only  drew 
the  pay  of  a  Uentenant,  and 
though  not  full  OKptaiBM  weie 
aboTe  the  Uentenanto. 

Captain  Qoeenmba  (old  alaog),  a 
man  who  was  shabbily  drened 
and  ill-conditioned. 

rfp**'"  Shaip  (old  slang),  a 
ofaeat,  blaokleg,  or  oommon 
gwindler. 

Captain  Tftm  (old  slang),  tha 
ringleader  of  a  mob.  Bome- 
times  also  the  mob  itself  was  io 
called. 

Cap  70Qr  tncky  (American 
thieves),  raa  aw^. 

Cap  jonr  aUn,  to  (thierea),  to 
•trip  naked. 


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Caravan — Carmy. 


1  ilaBe:),  k  kig* 
cmn  of  monoj,  alto  •  peTKn 
■windled  out  of  »  Urge  anonnt. 
(PngUlaUo),  ft  ntlm7  tnin,  m- 
peolallr  •  train  ezpreMlj  cluu- 
t«i«d  to  oohtbj  poople  to  « 
pilM  flgbt  (Hotton). 

CanLTanaerml  (pngiUaUc),  *  nC- 


Ouvo  (Wtnohwta),  < 
quotation. 


Carcoon  (Anglo-Indian),  a  oleik. 
from  the  Hahratta  k^ltdK,  a 
oleA  (Anglo-Indian  Qlosaaiy). 
Mt  boKbctor't  dikf  urw-  ■llMnd 


Card  (popular),  a  ohanoter.  A 
man  ma;  be  a  knowing,  a  down;, 
ram,  or  abifliag  tard,  or  queer 
■ort  of  tard,  aooordliig  to  olr- 


H  ihu  he  tot  na  io. 


And,  on  ll»  durg*  of  ( 
Wu  bnaibt  bdbn  i 
H<  duffed  th>  g 

So  (MtT  ifailluifi  ha  wu  fioei]. 
Or  «1h  ■  monili  wiih  hud. 
— C.  HrrJKtib  :  Ti4  Fryait  ''"• 

(Common),  a  derice,  nodn- 
taUng.  A  atrong  Mnf,  an  nn- 
dertaUng  likely  to  anooeed.  On 
tbe  «ardt,  likely,  probable. 

CanUnal  (American),  a  lobster ; 
cardinal  hash,  lobster  aalad 
(New  York  Slang  Dictionary), 

(01d),alad7'eredoloak.  Now 
mnllad  rod  wine. 


BoldwW/" 


Cadiciiet,  cariienM  (American), 
U*^T  tiicka,  oapara.  The  d«al- 
Tallriiifiiiiii  iiiiilj  ami  iniiiiiiiiimi 
to  be  doe  toamaia  reaemblanoe 
in  aoimd,  and  an  arbitcaij  oom* 
Unation.  Bartlett«nggeata«ara- 
coI(  (ITrenoh),  anagnuna  bdng 
common  in  oolloqcial  language. 
The  old  word  earie-eot,  or  ovit- 
eof,  a  male  cat  or  kitten,  may 
bare  inSuenoed  the  fwinatiaa 
of  wHkiui. 

Caniea  (popular),  to  heap  up  oa- 
naaee,  flatteriea,  oompUmoita^ 
and  blandiahmenta,  with  tlia 
Tiew  of  deoeifiag  the  peiaona 
on  whom  they  are  larlahed.  nia 
deilTatloD  iafrom  eonif  or  oa*r«, 
a  hei^  cs  pile  of  itonea.  A 
aimUar  idea  led  to  the  naa  of 
thephnue,  "  pile  ap  tbe  agony." 
Theword  is  alao  "caimea,"  evi- 
dently from  the  gypey  fcfeu, 
oftoi  pronoanoed  harmt,  mean* 
Ing  loTOi,  likea,  pete,  Ac  A 
U«  or  lant,  which  ia  nearer 
to  the  Sanskrit,  Ii  a  dedre,  a 

Carney,  flattery,  hypocritical  lan- 
guage. Supposed  to  be  of  Irish 
origin.    To  Minwy  or  come  tbe 


:v  Google 


Carmsk—~CafTmn~htaUer. 


227 


opfcobrioDv 

•ppeDation  *pidlcd  to  &  Nftdent 

it  one  of  the  Northern  Stataa, 

Carnlah  (thlerM),  mntt,  from  the  who  kftar   the    dril  Wftr    of 

Italian    cnnu;    aaniMl-ken,    a  1861-65  foaia^tA  to  the  Booth 

thtorea'  eatlDg-hoiiBe.     In  the         foi   tempoimij  leddenoe,  and 

n!«tiohBip>t"aanie''li  tongfa         the  promotioii  ot  peraonal  and 


C«»b(tliifcfa},tocnt. 


Caipet-bag  recnU  (>nD7),  one  ot 
the  better  claoa  who  Joiu  with 
Caroon  (coetennongen),  flve  ihll-         hii  ba^iag*^  whh  other  elothca 
Bnga.    FoealblT  tram  the  Italian         in  fact  than  thoM  iniriilohbe 


Caipet  loommon),  to  he  called 
upon  Uie  eonwt,  or  to  be  c^r- 
IMta),  to  be  Kwlded,  leptinuud- 
ed,  to  have  to  gire  an  aooonnt 


Caipet-bagcer  (popular),  a  tenn 
introdnoed  Crom  America.  A 
man  who  seeka  elecdon  In  a 
plaoa  with  whiob  he  haa  no 
connection  (T.  L.  O.  Daries). 
0(iHxalrtrt-t^lffrrJy  u  poUtiuL  knighEft' 
~     1  hmd  un 


Carpet-nnb   (popular),    oazpet- 
bag. 

A  licOa  9 


Carpet  tom-cat  (mHitaiy),  an 
offloei  who  ahowB  mneh  atten> 
tion  to,  and  apends  a  great  deal 
of  Ms  time  in  the  company  ot 
ladies. 

Canier  (old),  a  tell-tale.  (Tblerec), 
a  icgne  employed  to  look  out 
and  watch  npon  roads,  at 
taTenu,  &o.,  in  mder  to  cany 
intonnatlon  to  his  g^og- 

Cairier-^Seon  (thlerea),  a  ewtn- 
dler,  one  who  formerly  used  to 
cheat  iotteiy  office-keepers ;  now 
Qwd  among  betting-men  to  de- 
BOribe  one  who  mns  from  plaoe 
to  place  with  commissions 
(HotMn). 


Synonymous   with  earpit-bag 


e  (popniar),  a  shirt,  a 


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Carrots — Casa. 


CmtoU,  VMtntj-mh  (otounon), 
mJtod  to  »  Tad-hkiicd  penon. 

"  Han,  ooa  of  yta  bojn— JH,  CmrrrU 
— nu  lo  Ih«  ■Caai|ia«*t'  ud  ntl  Mr. 
Kidd)!  he'inDtad.*  A  durp,  nd-luinil 
bd  dwtal  off  wiih  the  bohce.— jr«t 
Ltmm:  Lmtdmi Lmtl. 

Cmhj,  to  (old  csQt),  to  tany  the 
keg  U  nid  of  0D«  MtUj  kugvrad. 
An  ■lluioii  tojtery  ipiiita. 

CarfT  com,  to  (ootnmoii},  to  beu 
■aoe«w  well  mad  eqiuilly.  It  it 
nid  of  »  man  who  braaka  down 
nnder  a  indden  acoen  of  wealth 
— a  mcoeMfol  bone-ncfiig  man 
and  unexpected  legatee*  often 
do— or  who  become*  ao  aSected 
and  Intolerant,  that  "  he  doemt 
vorry  earn  well "  (Hotten). 

CiTf  me  oat  I  (American),  ao 
eipresaion  of  inorednlitj  or 
affected  diagmt.  It  Implies 
feeling  faint  and  reqniring  to  be 
carried  oat  into  the  freeh  aii. 
It  would  be  called  forth  b7  a  bad 
pun,  or  an  impoailble  itorj,  or 
"  blowing ;"  of  ten  preoeded  b; 
"ob,  good  night,"  and  eome- 
time*  intensified  b;  the  addition 
of  "  and  leave  me  in  the  gutter." 

Cany  on,  to  (oommon),  to  make 
lore  to,  to  flirt  openly. 

AIm  to  joke  a  peiTCn  to  exce«^ 
to  baTe  a  great  epree,  to  be 
UTel;r  or  arrogant,  or  act  In  any 
out  of  tbe  waj  manner. 

Theni*  ■  line  in  ihc  lift  of  nny  jnonf 
bdy  wha  iIh  fadl  Uk*  lurrying  «.  No 
nimv  bov  nudnt,  *fid  pioiu,  imd  trelT 
food  •  ^  BUT  bft  »d«ycoiDeiwlKinh» 
fcdi  Ufa*  doios  foowitaiac  lidiciiloa,  nd 


Cart  (torf).  an  ownai  i*  said  to  be 
"intheearl;''oreert*d^when  hia 
bor*e  ia  prerented  winning  by 
aome  band  on  tbe  part  of  thoae 
in  hia  emplojinent.  Instaooea 
are  not  wanting  wbne  the  pob- 
lic  have  been  pot  "in  tbe  cart" 
by  an  owns  who  reaenta  their 
interCBtenoa  wttb  bia  field  of 
^eoillation. 

(City.)  When  two  or  three 
fdlowa  an  playing  at  dominoaa 
or  oarda,  tba  one  wbo  baa  the 
lowest  ecore  bnt  one,  at  any 
moment  of  the  game,  la  Mid  to  be 
"intheoorl"  Tbe  lowest  aoora 
ia  oalled  "  on  tbe  tall-boaid." 

Alao  raoe-oonrBe :  "  tiaterwd 
the    eari,"    walked    onr    the 

Cnrted  (old),  lignifled  taken  to 
esecQiJon  or  whipped  at  tho 
cart's  taa 


Cart-wheel  (thieve*),  flve-ahilling 
pieoe.  Fr«aich  slang  has  n>ii*  it 
ierriir*  laz  a  fivo-fiano  pieoe. 

Carrel  (Hew  Toik  thierce},  jea- 
loos.  Probably  meaning  alao  in 
love  or  wooing ;  from  earae;  to 
make  love  to.     Vidt  EalUweU. 

Ca-aa  (legal),  a  writ  of  Mpiu  oA 

Casa,  caaer,  caner  (costermon- 
gers  and  negro  mlnstr«ds),  a 
boose,  Italian.  (Theatrical),  a 
boose.  Frenob  slang  has  saw 
with  the  same  signification. 


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Cucade  or  liu«<mt  (theitrioal), 
•oenlo  efleot  at  coDolndon  of 
MMiM  or  performsnoe.  <Fopa- 
bw),  to  tatcadt,  to  Tomlt. 

Case  (American),  a  dollar,  good 
or  bad.  In  England  a  bad 
raown  pI«o«.  Hebrew,  kt*^, 
fQTv,  t|IJ^ ;  henoe  ia»A,  a  liead- 
piece  {Lt.,  a  ooin).  and  the  Tld- 
diah  eater,  a  crown, 

(TaDon),  "  tote  of  pioklw,"  a 
hopelaasaajs;  "taeisthegreateBt 
COM  erermotB,"  be  Ic  tbe  worat 
man  known,  or,  he  ia  a  moat 
lemarkahle  individnaL 

(01d),abrotbeL  Alaoawater- 
oloMt.    (lUerea),  a  honae. 

Caaer  {thierra),  «:zpl^«d  I^ 
qnotatioa.     Tidt  Casb. 

So  one   mornuig   I    roonl  I  did  not 

bm  morclbu  ■  «Mr(fi«  ilBlliii*.!- 

amiv  ■■  Jtttinpjrrm  Ml. 

CMk  (aooiet;),  a  biongham. 

Cms,  caaaaa(thieTen  and  roughs), 
oheete.  From  the  Italian  eatia. 
It  la  reroBikable  that  thu,  the 
oldest  slang  iat  cheese,  is  still 
current  among  thleTea  in  New 
York.  It  is  foand  in  nearl;  all 
the  Latin,  Teutonic,  and  Celtic 
luigoages.  Id  old  cant,  ooMon. 
It  it  generallr  sapposed  to  have 
been  introdncad  by  the  gTF^Bs. 
Hov'b  mffpeck  uid  esatmt,  and  jdl  of 


•  of  Dm  d 


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oaat  oC  From  sam^  to  dia- 
oharge,  oaihler.  Latto,  tatnrt, 
to  break. 

Caat  (popniar).  Hen  in  email 
boata  who  want  to  be  towed 
behind  rteamera  aaj  "give  na 
acait"{Hotten). 

Caatlean'a  hotel  (Anstralian 
thierea'  patter),  the  Melbourne 
jail,  so  oaUed  from  Ut.  J.  B. 
CaatJean,  the  goremot  of  the 
Helboome  jail. 


Primtlr'l  KitfaJH. 

CMtle-nff   (rbTming  slang),   a 
"  flag  "  or  f  onrpenoe. 


Castor  (common),  a  bioyole.   Pro- 
peilj  a  small  wheel. 

U.T.  C ,  who  banc  diimi  by  ■  Udy 

•rboK  cuiiiac*  *"  melcaed  by  ouli  oo 
I,  cUmlKd  k>1iiiiiiIt  dc 


Camiil  (common),  a  tramp  or 
poor  man,  who  seeks  ihelter 
at  night  at  a  workbonae. 

Ihavc,ultMriikorilu)eUD[tb*T«dv 
of  daliuu  KDiibiUlia,  quoted  il  fall  Iha 
Icrmiiii  which  my  ruffianly  vnM/ chamber 


CaMan.    See  Cabs. 

C  a  ■  ■  i  e  (printers),  wrinkled, 
stained,  or  outside  sheets  of 
paper.     Old  provincial,  <»*m», 


Cat  (popniar),  a  drunken,  flgbtii^; 
prostitute.  ThepucfewfuM/  In 
Frenob,  that.    Generally  termed 


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230  Otf — CttA  btL 

(BogMt),   "mi  old  «<"  ui 
(U  lad;  of  raalidoQ*  diii^o«i- 
tJon,    vbo    bM    < 
Immfut,   and   ii   ahrmjB   ■ 

db7ai 


KMdetJ    who    BlWBT*    (»•    UM  -CHtrm^ttUtraSmym^^iK 

tatrit  of  ft  biKM  Ukd  ii  teMtad  M<  JK>niiv(JUUV 

almiMt  Uka  one  of  tba  bmilT,  . 

H>d  who,  if  >  bMhdor,  f«  not  C^  «  twb,  to  (Amenoa).  » 

lM>k«d  upon  a>  »  HWj  .nKor  f^.'  "^™~°"  *"  i^***^."" 

ftw  €M  of  the  dft^iten.  hrt  behind  .nd  taking  ■ndagiBtoj 

I*iDiid«g<«»lMeo(«bai.  B*tWK«lift. 

tnu  U  wanted  In  a  hany  to  Ml  "Boh.  wi«  dn  j—r  fctWr  dat- 

(Thi«*«B),   ladj's   mnlL     To  ^,^^            ^*^ 
"fiea  a  cat,"  to  steal  a  mnfl. 

TogoonfcalsiidkittMi'-faimt-  CatA  a  MMtcr,  to  (Auaten). 

ing,  U  itfHng  pewter  pots  frmn  Mine  aa  the  KngiUt  "  to  catch 

pnUioana.    (Fopnlar),  to  "  shoot  aoab." 

the  eat,"  to  Tomit.      (Taflors),  si«  i.  ■«  *.fc«  h-d  0«««iW« 

to  "whip  the  Ml,"  to  work  at  Mnte-bTPMtB'Bbsowifonbtr  ebb, 

priTate  hoDSea.      (iDlantrj),  to  \  taat—Smm  SBdi :  Tii  Chdhmatir, 

"•boot  the  eat."  to  aonnd  the  *-/»«-i™,i 

bugle  for  dafMlten>  drill.  Catcfcoo  •«»«,  to(Ainarican), 

^  to  meet  one  s  aiqieiiot. 

Cat  aod  kitten*  {tUerea),  qnart  Id  m^  WoMn  nBkae*  ■  Bu  whs 

andpiDtpotL  ^itii*"       "^ 


Cmtnwamponslr    (Amerlean), 
aen»l7,aagertr,violenUj.  "Ott- 


platdj  defeated,  utterly  demo-      Catc±  bet  (popdarX  a  bat  made 
Uibed.  fer  the  pnrpoae  of  enti^pii^ 


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Cakhee — Cal^  party. 


lS0tApttltI7 

I. 

Cfttdwe  dddgin-BogUBh),  to  get, 
hare,  own,  possess,  hold  "  Vlj 
look-seo  one  pleeee  men  aatc\et 
chow-chow  "  —  "1  BBw  B  men 
Mtlng."  "HT«t(dlagw»ifo"— 
"  I  em — or  em  to  be  manled." 
"Hj  no  aaUhet  one  flin  Inside 
•llo  t'at  honsa"— "I  hare  not 
CHie  friend  in  all  thet  famiJj." 


one's  chance  when  he  Is  trarel- 
llDg  or  morlng  ebont.  Also  to 
catch  nnaWEires. 


cu  pUjr  (I  funt ; 
SappoKy  j^tiem  no  lub  mxt,  tan  no 

—tVaafti. 

Cnteb>'em-alive  (common),  paper 
smeared  with  a  ttlokj  sabstanoe 
tooalchfllee. 


oC  raininh  thai  (ray  holy  pcnoiugE  i 
fer  m  llT-inp.  ud  beoute  whu  ii 
oUcd  in  iIm  niltu  longdc  ■  i 
'tm-aKtt,  O.—Ctuirla  DieMnu:  i 
DrrrUI. 

Also  a  smaU-tootb  oomb, 
allodtng  to  the  tenants  in  the 
bair  of  dirtj  people. 

Catch  on,  ts  (common).  Imported 
from  iunerica;  to  accept  sa 
offer,  to  noderstand. 

Xwdolph  looked  nlher  puakd  u  fini 

Imt  wb«  bt  did  imtcA  «  to  ihc  Areh- 

bubop'i  aHuinc,  bt  bwi        ...__, 

on  Oh  b«k  by  hu  pal  ChanbcrlaiD,    . 

pnnnt  him  froa  cboking.— /V*y.  FbUu. 

"  Ton  coloA  oa,"  is  an  ln*itatioD 

to  take  one's  torn,  to  follow  snit. 

(Theatrical},  a  plaj  is  said  to 

be  sovf  M  OK  when  snccessf  iiL 

'CatA  on  the  hop,  to  (common), 
to  catch  or  find  one  bj  taking 


Caterer  (popnlar),  poor,  bad,  of 
donbtfnl  qnalitj.  According  to 
Hotten,  from  the  Llngna  Franca 
and  Italian ooMm,  bad.  "Well, 
how's  things:    bonat"    "Ko, 

Catfish  deatb  (American),  ani^e 

by  drowning. 

CdL  "Pu"  Donandoon't  IHctthcpUy 
ofHunlii."    H«u  th>  doqaeni  aflin:- 

tin  ilinpr :  "  I  hiTc  do  jaticiKe,  nncb 
Itu  lympuhy,  with  ■  imtchcd  wcdilinc 
nboioaiiroand  jabberioir  u  diUpidiMd 

■  I,  under  bmu!  moonlight ;  evTrbulin(ly 


Ihm 


iin«,  lu 


iving  hii  (weeihcnrt  to  Inii 
nad  ■  laifitk  dtmlk,  by  hit  diBcniui 
Inalu."— CiUnvi)  Frai. 


Cat4^  (common),  weak  drink. 

Cats'  head  (WinchesteT  College), 
the  £sg  end  of  a  shonldei  of 
mntton. 


(huaped      Cat**  mcst  (popular),  the  Inngs. 


Cats'  par^  (familiar),  a  party  to 
which  none  but  those  of  the 
weaker  sex  are  invited,  and  at 
which  tea  drinking  and  singing 
are  indulged  in. 


—  la  ■  r«r  ]aAim.—SUmdiird. 


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Cote*  water — Caitlier. 


Caitf  water  (popaUr),  gin,  cat 
being  bece  maant  (or  womMi. 

r^l'i  rt  ill  out  (pailiMDentu;), 
one  of  Um  three  Miiior  «ula  in 
tba  Hoiue  of  Lcffdi. 

Cnttliur  (comnm),  TOmltau^ 

Catde  (popnlar),  a  Und  One 
talki  of  men  b«ii%  "  mm  eat^," 
"  queer  odtic,"  jiut  aa  ono  toUt* 
of  a  m«n  being  "a  qneec  flab" 
or  "  B  doirn;  bird." 

And  tliii  nH    I'll  lik*  Is  pmicli  ha  bod. 
—Kii^ilvGtfJtliiUz  Htm  W^ 


It  mB<r  be  obearred  tliat  tba 
doriTBtion  of  the  word  bxim 
"oaolkan'  la  perfectly  rational, 
and  ba  been  accepted  for  noTB 
tban  a  oentair.  Tbere  li  a  pan 
implied  in  tbe  name  ("  oaalkar," 
a  trsmmdoiu  itorj,  an  ana* 
irhslming  fdlow)  irbiob  pn>- 
babl7  aided  to  mako  it  pofn- 


CnncM  CMt  tiw  I7  (Amerioan}, 
«  phrase  borrowed  from  ball 
ptaj.bnt  implied  to  being  Cftogtit. 
Interriewed,  or  otberwin  aireat* 
ed,  while  travelling. 


CaiwTW  (American),  lately  intro- 
dnoed  into  BngUnd,  origiDall; 
a  meeting  of  politicians  ca&ed 
together  to  debate  npon  the 
claim*  of  candidates  for  pcditi- 
cal  ot  monioipal  office*,  and 
^neing  to  act  together  on  tlte 
day  of  electlcQ. 

WbU  II  iwmi  ii,  u  popoUHr  onder- 
•teod  in  EDiUnd,  nrcdB  no  eipbuwiion: 
bDl  Ihe  carkHU  thing  Kbotit  tbt  word  b 
lh«  iKiiung  iiupoaubUirr  <^  >Kcrtunuic 
with  Apr  coUinly  iti  <vicin  Hud  derivB' 
li  on.    T)m  BiplautiaD  fcovilly  pmi  b 


"twilkcii''  of  BoBaa,  ■ 
■hoRlT  bdon  >b*  Wv  «(  Indepaidmcc, 
ia  aoivclr  proooIiDE  oppeution  u  Enf - 
lutd,  ud  llul  thi  word  aroaa  bua  their 
UMtiBC*  in  (lu  canlkcn'  hooH  cr  "  calk- 


Canik,  to  [naoticolt,  to  lie  down 
on  deck  and  sleep,  with  cloth«* 

fftf'Orm.r  (foalety),  a  lie,  derired 
from  a  "  caoHur,"  a  (tiff  dram, 
that  takes  a  oonaidenble  deal 
of  swaliowing,  also  *appoeed  to 
be  derived  from  "corker,"  » 
regular  rtopper.  (Common), 
aittff  diam. 

TIm  Hobik  Mas  jwn  in  bcaitO;  in  ■ 


■•TiunctloM  of  (b*       FnacfHdGtnmiv 


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CautWH — Cayuse. 


233 


Catrtiffii  (gauftnl),  M17  one  who  U 
pMnll&rlr  dressed,  pecoliv  in 
bia  tuiblts,  or  eccentrio,  some 
ODB  who  makei  himself  ridicu- 
lous. Tbis  word  la  m  abbreri^ 
tioD  of  the  ezpiwBlOD  "aoantion 
to  nukes." 


rnSHt*:  TiiCim 

Also    snytbii^   oat   of    the 
oommon  way. 

Tbdt  win  ■mint  Uiddktei— vbs  led 
olT  with  ■  fint  ioaingi  of  joi — br  ciEht 
wicketi  ii  ui  exuaph  of  od«  of  Ihfilr  up- 
pna,  uid  wluE  ii  nlfu-ly  calLcd  m  cmt^ 
tun.—Baiityi  MtnlUf  Uaiatmt. 

Caratiltiiig:   (old),    oopnlation. 
From  the  Lingua  TtaxiCMtavaUa. 


CbM->a,  ivoperly  to  "oalre- 
In,"  a  pb»se  introduced  bj 
Dutch  naTTies.  Flemiab  AO- 
oImh,  to  MiM-m.  Frieiio  mImw, 
to  calve  as  a  oow,  also  to  tan-in. 
The  fidliog  portion  of  earth 
1*  compared  to  a  calf  dropped 
bj  a  oow  (Skeat).  From  early 
times  glacisra  were  called  hj  the 
Datcb  cows,  and  the  icebergs 
which  fell  from  tbem  aalTe& 
The  falUi^  of  the  berge  was 
called  oalTing. 

CaTort,  to  (American),  to  kick  up 
the  heels  like  a  horse  at  play,  or 
to  act  extnmgantlj. 


C&TC-io(American),tofBllin.  "A 
metaphor  taken,"  sa;s  Hotten, 
"bom  an  abandoned  raining 
shaft,"  bnt  it  was  nsed  la  Ame- 
rioa before  1 849.  Nowgenemll; 
applied  to  a  b^nre,  such  as  a 
bankmptcy,  a  ooUapae  of  stock 
specolatloue,  or  of  political 
schemes. 


11  Ihcrt  hAl  htta  A 

inpnnaaubl*  routh*  xa  wonbip  at 
iIk  (hiinci  of  the  pntty  wimm.—Amtri- 

To  move  about  In  an  i^mless 


ttHmrU-.Pimat*. 


(ap-conntrr  Austra- 
lian), spelt  also  wUiMi,  big,  a 
word  borrowed  from  the  blacks, 
whloh  baa  passed  Into  bnsb- 
•lang,  and  is  generally  used  by 


"TScni"  lud  StoK,  puntuif  to  tba 
big  booH,  "Dobodr  bu  Lived  la  the 
*aim6muM  Tiumpjr^ — Ehai  ii  whM  tha 
Uacki  call  it— ainct  Mr.  Coigrove  wml 
.   C.    Grmitt:    B<HM-t4/t  i" 


Caston  (theatrical),  a  wig. 
Cajnw  (cowboys),  a  horse. 


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Cu  (thiaTM),  eheew.  Bm  Cam. 
An  CMj  dope.  As  good  m  au, 
AMj  to  kcoomplitb. 

CedMT  (priaoD),  a  pendl. 

writ*  CHfT  qniuur.    H>  providdl  en'ir 
and  KilieM(i(|)^>B«  *Uch  I  wiDM  Shu 

Centaur  (turf),  a  bondiad  pouuda. 

A  Uula  dicqna  far 


Clui,  chy,  tdui  (gjp^.  giH. 
woman ;  Baaaaj,  oU,  ft  tamale 

CluiiniB,  cbum,  cbynu  (g7p*7)t 
time.  Boaar  gives  this  word 
klao  for  "  bOKTen." 

dwl(g7FSj),(iaonOD>ioadldU.'dk 
ac  in  chorch),  a  lad,  a  gTP'T- 
Hottsn  ni7B  thli  waa  the  old 
Romauj  turn  for  a  man,  b«t  it 


Ccft  (turf),  mod  In  referfOiM  to 
a  racing  erent  ttaooght  to  be 
aboDt  to  luiTe  a  inooeaifiil  Isnie. 
A  nun  vha  vai  banlnitd  irith  debt 
Heard  t,i*T*mad  horilybtbt. 
Bnl  what  tbould  han  *aa 
So  badly  did  na 
Thai  quiddj  ihioHuihad  ^''^tbt" 
—Biri,-Frtti*wu 

CertalotiM  (printeri).  Bm  Uh- 
OKBTAINTUB.  ATnlgarism  ap- 
plied to  infanta  of  the  male  mz. 


Chaffer  {popular),  tbe  nurath;  a 


Ckilava  te7P*7).  I  toocb. 

Cbal  drach  (tinker),  a  knife. 

Chalk  (turf),  unknown  or  incom- 
petent. The  names  of  moat 
jockeja  are  printed  on  alldM, 
which  an  kept  readj  at  every 
raoe-meeting  for  insertion  in  the 
tel«g»ph-boatd.  Foimnlr  a 
certain  namber  of  elate  or  black 
Blidea  were  nsed,  n  that  Um 
name  of  a  new  jockej  could  at 
once  be  written  thereon  in  cAoU^ 
Hence  "a  cAoU- jocke j "  came 
to  mean  one  unknown,  or  nn- 
favonrabl;  known,  to  fame.  His 
name  waa  not  oonddeied  worth 
printlikg.  (Common),  onksowu, 
obaonre. 


have  «  drink. 


CbaDc  ■  fum    (rbTmlng    alsng). 


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Chalks — ChatHpagne. 


drink*  OMWomed  in  adrinUng 
boat,  b;  toribbling  tlwm  down 
with  dua  npon  the  mU. 


AIm  "long  ekotti,"  origlDaUj 
an  expression  nied  by  bmon 
onl7,  •Unding  to  the  obalk  lines 


'  t  wiiliit  mold  up>a  illmioe,' Eiowled 


Alao  the  l^s.    To  "  walk  one's 
dbOt,"  to  go  away. 

Hm  priBiwr  hM  bbriaUd  hb  pilfrin'* 
•air,  la  qmk  idcDiiSollir,  aad  penuobo- 


(Common),  dbiU  it  op,  put  it 
to  myacOoont. 

Cham  (Kjpsy),  cheek,  leather,  tin. 
Chammfrdino,   a    slap    on   the 

Cbwaberiain  (Winchester  Col- 
lie), the  brewei  of  the  college 
and  school 

Chamber  of  Hottoib  [hrliamea- 
tary),  the  PeereBBea'  gallery  at 
the  House  of  Lordi,  from  it> 
being  railed  ronnd  as  if  It  con- 
tained obJeoUonable  or  repnl- 


Chalk,  to  (nwitioal).  to  make  one 
pay  his  footing  or  stand  treat 
At  lea  it  is  the  enatom  the  Orrt 

l-hen  could  b«  »  doubt  u  la  Ihe  u- 
knowQ  u  lh>  CUmitr>fHtrrtr,.~lMil, 

time  a  new  comer  goes  np  a 
mast  for  amne  old  hand  to  chase 
bin  np  and  tary  to  get  near 
eoongh   to   him   to  ataU  Us 

Wtmt. 

ChMnm,  (*»iet7),   champ.en^ 
termed  also  "  cham."  oi  "  boy," 
andiometlmes"aM." 

oomer  Is  ezpeoted  to  pay  toi  a 
bottle  of  ram. 

ChampagBC   Charley  (popnlar). 
any  dissipated  man  or   notMl 

Chalk  np^  to  (AnstiBliati  slang,  leas 
frequent  In  England),  to  debit 
to  a  person.  Undoubtedly  the 
expcesalon  arose  from  the  cnstom 
of  the  keeper  of  an  ale-honse 
Hf  ""g  a  note  of  the  Tarions 


drinker  of  "  fin."  The  name  of 
a  song  whioh  qtpeared  In  1868, 
which  was  set  to  a  rery  pleas- 
ing and  original  air.  The  origi- 
nal Ckaiiqi  is  said  to  bare  been 
a  wine-merchant,  who  was  in 
the  habit  of  mal 


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Champion — Chaptl. 


battles  of  dtamfo^M  to  aU  hi« 


Cluunploti,  very  oommonlj  aaod 
in  Ametica  to  signif;  pre-emi- 
nent; An  exen>plu7  hnmbi^ 
ia  described  u  "  a  d^mpiim 
fraad."  A  noiay  csndidkte  for 
office  vu  denonnoed  bj  &  Chi- 
cago newspaper  as  "the  ckaat- 
pioB  gas-bag." 

Cluunp  np,  to  (popnlar),  to  teai 
np,  pnU  upwards. 

O"*"*^  (tailors),  one  wbo  exag- 
gerates, or  lies.  Also  one  wbo 
attempts  anftbing  and  Is  in- 
oompeteot. 

Chancery.  To  get  a  man's  bead 
into  eAanoery  is  to  get  It  under 
;oar  arm  so  as  to  pommel  it 
at  ease.     The  allusion  is  ob- 


Chaoce  the  dncka  (popular),  an 

ironical  phiaeOEigDiffiiig  "come 
what  maj  "  (Hotten). 

Chance  yonr  arm  (tailors),  try, 
let  it  go,  chance  it. 


Chaney-eyed  (popnlar).  with  bnt 
one  eye,  or  eyes  like  those  of 
a  Chinese,  as  dUney  is  some- 
tlmee  used  aa  a  oormption  of 
China. 

It  >■  HK-hn  I 
GmfUc 

.n»aT,wbonFl<iai(h< 
.•■«]l..jr«i~ori*«0- 
ilh  w>opuiiio<ilh.-7a( 

Chant  (old  1 

sant),  an  advertise- 

Chant,  to  (popular),  to  talk.  In- 
form, cry  np.  sing  ballads;  Ac; 
eAofitwf-COTa 


Chantera  (popnlar),  ejnlalned  b 


Al  long  u  out  aa  nnnmber,  toofl 
of  meD  hftvv  poubbalated  the  hiffawajn 
in  Ihe  froHr  monlht,  ba[  luilD  ncntlr 
Utcy  wei«  buruiabJy  eMmtUrrt  wkh  a 
]cs«nd  of  coDUDC  ikU  lh«  wmy  ^thb  Ubq. 
choter.     Bat  loog  u  eidxiKd  id  modvni 


Chanty  (nautioal).  "Then  an 
two  kinds  of  sett  songs :  those 
which  are  soDg  at  oMioerts  and 
In  drawing-rooms,  and  some* 
times,  bot  not  veiy  often,  at 
sea,  and  those  whicdi  are  never 
heard  off  shipboard.  The  Utter 
have  obtained  in  this  age  tbe 
name  of  ctanty,  a  term  which  I 
do  not  recollect  Aer  having 
heard  when  I  was  following  the 
life.  It  is  obviously  mannfao- 
tnred  out  of  the  French  word  " 
{W.  CUtk  RusseUj. 

Ch^tel  (prlntera).  As  varions 
reterenoes  are  made  to  matters 
arising  oat  of  the  cAopd,  it  ia 
necessary  to  describe  this  inatl- 
totion.  Tecbnically,  it  refers  to 
tbe  meetings  of  the  workmen  to 
disooss  trade  matters,  to  settle 
disputes,  and  to  oonoider  chari- 
table appeals,  &c.,  and  varions 
roles  are  enforced 'tor  tbe  guid- 
ance of  the  workmen  and  main- 
tenance of  good  feeling  amongst 
It  has  been  siu»- 


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Ckaptl — Charm. 


tho  Ont  printing-pren  in  tbia 
ooBDtry  to  Weatmiiistw  Abbey. 
Tha  officers  of  these  cbkpeli 
DsoftUy  consist  ol  a  **&ther'* 
and  '■  clerk." 


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Charier  (tbievBs),  a.  gold  watob; 
probablj  from  the  old  w<»d 
Charieji,  the  w&toh  or  »  w«t  h- 
mu).  (Tailors),  the  nap  on  a 
"faoed"  oloth,  also  »  lonnd- 
■hooldeied  Sgnra. 


Chapper-cot  [Anglo -Indian). 
Hindn,  chajipaT-kSat,  a  bedstead 
witb  coitains. 

Ctmpplt  (BOcletj),  a  term  of  en- 
dearment in  use  among  the 
"  mashen"  of  woiety  wb«n  ad- 
dreering  their  friends  and  ao- 
quaintatices,  macb  in  TOgae 
lately.    A  dandy. 


L 1  ul  dw  old  tkmtfu.— 


Chftpt  (old  oant),  thinty. 
Char  (gypny),  giaaa. 


Cbarlej  Lancaster  (rhyming 
slang),  handkeroliief,  pronounced 
"  bandkentaer." 

CbarieT>|dtcber(thieTee),one  who 
pl^s  to  win  watcliea,  or  cbar- 
leys.  A  jpitektr  is  one  who 
works  the  streets.  In  San 
Francisco  in  1S49  there  were 
open-air  monte  players  who 
only  took  wstchea  for  a  bet. 
A  sharper  who  entices  country- 
men into  playing  at  some 
swindling  game,  snch  as 
"prick  the  garter"  or  "thimble- 

Charity  Pracot  (rhyming  ikog). 


Charge,  to  (Winchester  College), 
to  ran  at  all  speed. 


Chariot-bozxing;  (thieves),  pick- 
ing pockets  in  an  omniboi. 

Chailei,  his  friend  (theatrical), 
the  walking  gentleman,  or  s«- 
OMidaiy  interesting  yonng  man 


It  wu  tht  dnty  of  ibi 
thi  bomi,  but  Do  Tokc  of  uij  npliiiit 
CAariii  Ud  n  jtt  Hauted  th<  an  ol 
Lamy.—run^iii  Diet,  rr  tMt  Situ-  fi 

Charliea  (Whiohester  College), 
thlok'atring  gloves,  called  thus 
from  the  Bev.  Charles  Orifflth. 
(Fopnlar),  a  woman's  breasts, 
also  "  babbles,"  "  dairies." 

Charm  (thieves),  a  picklock. 


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Charpoy — Chaunted. 


Charpoy  (Ad^  -  Indian),  «z- 
pUned  bj  qnotMioD. 

We  mwt  Hod  dova  to  iha  Imbbt,  aad 
fM  tahlM,  diain,  Mul  Alai/fri(b*dKckdiX 
—tf.  H.  KtaaU:  Mf  Diart  b,  t„JU  <■ 

Clutnhom,  cbenhoin  (tisktr),  %. 


Chats  (theatrical),  propertMa ; 
Ehort  for  ohatteU.  (Popular], 
Uoa.  In  thla  smoe  AaU  ia  pn>- 
bablj  fiom  cXatd,  meauiuig 
catUs. 

<8took    Ezobange),    London, 
CbathuD,  and  Dorer  Railway 


Charter  the  bar,  charter  Oie 
grocen,  to  (Ameriaan),  to  bny 
all  tho  liquor  Id  »  grofrgerj  or 
" ram-mill"  and  gire  it  awaj 

freel;  to  all  comen.      This  ia      Chatta    (Anglo-Indian), 
not  an  nnoommon   ocoiurence  brellL 

in  the  Soath  and  West. 


Chatterers  (oonunon),  the  teeth. 


Chatter  hroth  (old  ilang).  a  t«a 
party. 

Chat^  (pc^nhir),  fllthy,  looay. 
A  ehi%,  a  lonsy  penm ;  a 
"ekottjr  dow,"  a  bed  with  rer- 
min.    Yide  Chats. 


Chat  (thieves),    a    honae ;    from 
chattels,  or  ohttean. 

E  had  not  been  al  Salton  ywj  long  bdbn 

Al^(hau>eXB  when  the  had  got  ■  littk 
mr  up  the  4oable  (tuning),  I  pnticd 
(wmi)  iniD  iha  houM.— X».  /.  W.  Han- 
lf!j.tth>e,/romJmL 

"  That's  the  chat,"  the  proper 
wotdstODie;  the  state  or  facts 

Hu  the  (CBEhiuD  aor  ri^l  to  be  in 


Cbaimt  or  dutnt,  to,  to  takemnth- 
lesa  horse*  to  Eaiia  and  aell  them 
bj  false  repreaentatlona. 
jKVFinlnDd  and  Tool  HonboU  .  .  . 


■m.—T»tKiinri  I 

To  cAiHiM  the  play,  to  ex- 
plain the  tricks  and  derlcea  of 
thieTea. 


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Ckaunler — C/uapsufe. 


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tr  (rtreet),  a  miui  who  sell* 
twlladt,  laat  dTing  ipeeohM,  to.. 
In  tho  atreeta.     Street  bftllAd 

imiied  fCDcnllr  by  b  ciounter.     The 


A  dealer  who  takes  worthleu 
boTMi  to  tain  and  uUb  them 
bf  &l«a  repreaentationa. 

Chaimter-Ciill  (street).  There  are 
tb;iiiBterB  who  canj  on  a  trade 
In  Londoa— though  the  head- 
qoacteta  appear  to  be  In  Bir- 
mingham— who  write  bollada  to 
order  on  taj  anbject,  to  be  song 
In  the  atreeta,  on  OTents  that  maj 
interest  the  public :  miuders, 
execatloDS,  elopements,  breaches 
of  promias,  anicldea,  or  horrible 
railway  aocidenta.  The  hoDO- 
lariom  paid  to  these  seU-at;led 
poets  ia  laid  to  tuj  from  bslf- 
a-down  (the  minimnm)  to  three 
half-crowns  (the  mazimnm). 

Qwnreriiic  doans  (theattioal),  a 
prostitnte.  dutiaering  ia  oant 
for  aeznal  intercourse.  Also, 
"ocdnmbine,  koofka." 

duutrerlng  moll  (old  cant),  a 
proetitate. 


nated  aa  "Qllea"  or  "Hodge," 
from  the  anppoaed  preralenoe 
of  these  patronymics  among  tiM 
rural  population. 
Thi   fAovJocw,  boDdndi  of  whon 

mn  tht  Eu-l'i  Uunu,  nued  ■  ihonc. — 

Smvmf:  H.MidUaU. 

Cbaw-bnckt  (Anglo  -  Indian),  a 
whip.     Hindo,  eAobui;   gypaj, 

V«  HLHiv  d«j  RjungiTui  wai  bnmflit 
fgrtb  uid  fiippcred,  lb*  due  day  be  was 
bul  en  jt  nlei  oT  bu  feet,  jre  tbird  daj 
ekMHi-hidU,  Ml)  ft  4th  dnib'd  iQl  he  could 
DW  tfit,  and  kU  10  fona  ■  wridni  is  onr 
UB«i  for  Ropas  io,aia.—Halra. 

Chaw  over,  to  (popniar),  to  repeat 
one'a  wonis  with  a  view  to  lidi- 
cnle  (Hotten), 

ChAws  or  chorea  (American), 
small  job&  The  handj  man 
doesdbrea. 


VerrwlTU 


be  pefiomed, 
called  "  doins  ekjnrt,"  in  the  umple  Uif 
gatft  of  the  rarm.  Thii  luckily  applied 
oolr  to  Charlie  and  Mr.  C,  who,  I  belien, 
except  durinc  Ibe  biuiot  part  of  Lha  jrcar, 
work  the  yoo  acre  farm  wllboaL  belp- 
"  Doiof  eAawi,"  by  the  way,  meaju  feed- 
ing the  creatarei  ataerally.  —  Piilli/i- 
H'tUi^:  TrtHinfu/a  Tndtrful. 


Chaw  np,  to  (popular),  to  flniah 
one  up.     "  Chawed  up,"  done 


Cbawbacon  (oonunon),  a  oountry 
down,  a  rough,  rude,  unedu- 
cated matio,  a  olodbof^r ; 
aometimea    coUoquiallj   detig- 


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Cheat — CAtesemoHgers. 


CbektornDbblas-clmt  (thieTM), 
the  ^bUows. 


Chee  (pidgin),  long ;  probably  bb 
Abbreviation  of  mnehtt  "  mDch," 
"ChiM-boy   no    Btoppee   cbee 


Cbee-che«,  (gipsy),  nothing.  Urn, 
BUpBTflnoiu,  alio  oquiTalent  to 
"  b«  dlant." 


Che«k(< 
pndence.  Probably  from  the 
habit  of  impudent  pencoii  of 
putting  their  tongne  in  their 
etude 

AlLbough  >he  wu  DHtho-  KOod-kwIdnt 

And  her  viniHt,  if  luir,  onknown  and 

Sfac'd  ■  d«i(enKU  ejB,  (nd  ms  eloqiinii 

And  ■  eikttt  thu  htm  MmMhinc 

Sf^mt  Tima. 

AIM,  ahare  or  portion. 
Cheeks  (oonunon),  the  posterior. 
Cheekf  taommon),  impudent. 

BOT>  gin  mc  ■  ggod  dal  olungyvice, 
IheTBn  B  voTf^jvi^.— Jf«>«n..'  ttn. 
d*n  LmitnramJ  U4  LttiJtii  Pim: 

CheeM  (Rociety),  ■•  qnite  the 
thttte,"  Taried  to  the  "  StUtOD," 
or  "real  Stilton,"  ■ynonymon* 
with  quite  the  thing,  from  the 
Hindostani  oi  Anglo-Indian  Ait, 


UUug. 

aa  a  deriaire  nickname  foi  anj 
man  who  haa  pietenidoiia  to' 
being  imart.  (Scboola),  aa 
adept;  cme  boy  wiU  talk  of 
another  being  an  awfnl  ektem 
■t  bowling,  fivee,  Latin  veracM, 
fto.  (R.  H.  Academy),  hard 
eketat,    eqaivalent     to    "hard 


at  billiards, 
it,  leave  oK 


(Popnlu),  cktat 
A  oomptioa  of 


HI,    I    ■ 


(Thierea),  "tktat  your  barri- 
Un,"  hold  yonr  uoiae.  (Nine- 
pins), the  ball. 

He  Atnl  111*  duiugcd  «I«h  ikuuBing 
—CrtHmid.-  Tiit,Rar,&'Ci. 

Cheese  boxes  (Amerioan),  the 
nickname  given  by  irreverent 
ConfedemtoB  to  the  iroodada  of 
the  HonitoT  type  then  (at  the 
time  of  the  Civil  War)  juat 
invented.  They,  however,  apoke 
even  a*  disrespectfoUy  of  their 
own  nnsncceBaful  attempts  at  a 
similar  class  of  vessel,  calling 
them  "  tindads." 

Cheese-cutter  (common],  an  aqoi- 
Ilne  nose;  also  a  large,  aqoare 
peak  to  a  oap.  Chtete-euittn, 
bandy  legs. 

Cbeese-knire  (army),  sword. 


,  once  a  popular 
name  for  the  First  Ufegnards 
(Botten). 


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Cheese'toaster — Chew. 


Chteie  toMtcf  (kmj), » iwoid. 


Chewy  (gooiety),  excellent,  anurt. 
Tmried  aomeUmei  to  "nr«  Stil- 
ton," wUob  might  be  nid  to  be 
tlie  cqitan  powei  of  cAcojr. 

Cbe  •  mnck  (AmwiIou),  food ; 
taken  trom  the  Indluu  of  the 
Noith-We«t,  knd  now  cnRUit 
•moDg  the  mineiB. 

Cherpin  Uytnrer  (tinker),  bjok. 
"  Cherjm  Appa«n  to  be  vnlgw. 
Ugattr  wu  on  aecond  thoogbt 
declared  by  Owen  to  be  the  right 
word."  OmUo,  UdtAar.  —  TKt 
&gptia.  FwIc.Ltbbeih  cazBPS, 
teUng  fwtnnet. 

Cbenr  (thierea),  a  young  girL 

CbeRT-banu  (onny).     Vidt  Bun. 


Chenr-nwiiT-bunboo  (Ad^o-Id- 
dinn), ft  beating,*  term  probably 
inrented  by  infferen  witti  very 
thick  bidet  Indeed. 

Cheny  pie  (common),  thli  term 
waa  fonneily  used  with  the 
•ense  of  the  more  modem 
"  tut,"  or  girL 

Chenr-pipe  (thieves),  a  woman. 
Pipe  U  rhyming  slang  for  ripe. 

CbenT-rip«   (rhyming   dang),  a 


Cheatnnts  (American  and  Bng- 
liah),  an  acclamation  nsed  in 
reference  to  ctale  newa 

The  Ihint'i  gat  lo  bloanuB'  lUlt,  I  ml 
■Inid  jDu'd  ytU  ci£$limli  u  nu  if  I  bU 
mnythia'.—Sfartii^  Tima. 

Chete  (old  cant],  thia  word  waa 
eztenslTely  used  by  the  va- 
grant oluMi  in  reference  to 
anything.  Teeth  were  called 
"  ctBcklDg "  or  "  cmnohing 
t\tUt,"  BWine  "  granting  elieUt," 
a  knife  a  "  cntting  elutt,"  at 
the  gallows  a  "  hanging"  or  a 
"topping  lAete."  To  strike 
some  eJLett,  to  steal  something. 

This  word  is  used  as  an  affix 
in  the  formation  o(  namaa 
(Tnmer),  and  is  equiTalent, 
not  to  the  gyp«y  tngro,  wbioh 
means  an  active  agent,  but  to 
mgrte,  denoting  '*  a  thing." 
Thus  nab-diat,  a  hat,  literally 
a  head-thing;  a  eaeUing^dUU, 
chicken ;  kearinff  -  theUt,  ears. 
Possibly  of  Gypsy-Indian  origin 
in  common  with  the  Anglo-In- 


J  in  gypsy  of  "a  rag,  a 
bit,  a  piece."  It  may,  however, 
be  deriTed  from  the  root  of 
thattd;  Jf.  E.  chatd,  property 
(also  cattle) ;  Old  Prench  eatd. 
This  woold  lead  to  the  Low 
Latin  eapitaU  (Skeat),  but  there 
Is  possibly  a  different  root  in 
common  with  the  Westmore- 
land Aal,  a 
thing  or  bit. 

Chew  (prison),  a  bit  of  tobacoo. 

A  piec*  u  laiti  u  ■  bonc-bcu,  alltd 
m  c*iw,  a  R|iird«l  u  u  iqiuttkiit  fgc 


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Gmmrrtd.-  Gatt  BitJi  ai  Ijun- 

(Ameriou),  to  «i«w  tnmOt, 
eipreMlng  Tezatlon. 

Sir,  ^  TOO  ka»  li^  tiiily  luk  to  bi 
laclL  u  KbooL  Ccnld  Otm  nqHlt  1 
liu.  U  ta.-S/nm/UU  R^tMiam. 

Chewgah  b«K  (AnstnUaa  tdaok- 
feUowi),  tho  wild  bee'i  Mora  of 


Chewitv  the  end  (oommoD),  the 
habit  of  chewing  tobmoco.  It  It 
oniioiu  to  not«  that  amongrt 
tba  tttmen  u)d  atock-keepen 
of  Snirey  tho  cmJ  ia  called  t, 
fuid— hei)0«  perbapa  "  a  gvuJ  of 
tobaoco." 

Chewing  the  ng  or  fu  (anny), 

grnmbllDg. 

So™  of  tba  "ImcnriDt  blolia,"  fnm- 
■ml  uionc  whom  will  Ix  the  '-graiaai,' 
will,  in  nil  pntubiUiT,  be  c/umimg  Iki  ng 
rrJkt—BnmUa  Pmtltrfm:  Lffi  i»  UU 
RamJa. 

Chew  it,  to  (oowboTi),  to  oat. 

Chic  (todetj),  elegant,  daahing, 
perfect.  French,  ehic.  Tot  the 
Tkiloaa  ngnlficatlona  of  the 
French  word,  vidt  Barrire'a 
"  Atgot  and  Slang." 
On  of  ib>  nsM  Mt  fimciinii  tt  iha 
piaaii  Kuon  in  Puis  wu  iba  diniKr  (inn 
lut  WfdiKkJsT  b7  Ptincoi  Ualhtldc— 

Chice.     Yidt  Shicb. 

Chicken  (Anglo-IndiaD),  embnii- 
deiy.  Chiektn-willa,  a  pedlai 
of  embroidery.  Feraitu),  cAOia, 
Alt  needlework. 

(Ccmmon),  a  term,  applied  to 


■iVtbing  joaag,  amall,  or  ia- 
(i^CBiiti  "ikidxn  etakea," 
■mall  paltry  (take*  (Hottea^ 

CUeken- botcher  (old  da^},  k 
ponlterar. 

Chicken  fiKings  (AnMrioao). 
BartlettdefiiMa  tbia  aaeUckan. 
bioaaaee,  bat  U 1*  often  need  to 
denote  obiokena  pcei«ied  inaar 
way.  Tbe  oouffion  ezpraaaion 
"  oom-bread  and  omnmon  dolna, 
or  wheat -bread  and  (4Mm- 
jCxtiu,"  InUmatee  aa  mncb. 

Chicken  Nabob  (old  alang).  If  a 
man  returned  from  India  with 
a  larger  fortone  than  £sajaix> 
or  j^ec^ooo  he  waa  called  a 
dudeat  nabob. 

Chickericarr   core   (ooater),  an 

exceedingly  aharpman. 
ChMke  (roogha),  a  atreet  aalnte, 

a  loud  word  ^  beat^  pnlae,  a 

Noir  }(iiB  in  ■  fU./J«— (ba 

JoIIt  «•  all  Uh«, 
I'm  off  with  ■  putT  to  dw  Vic. 

Chicked  (taihua),  chaffed  on> 
merdfolly. 

Chik,  chick  (gypey),  dirt,  clay, 
BBhee,  Band.  CkiOii  eenai,  ob- 
jecta  of  earthenirare.  Sir 
eiOJUo.  all  dirty. 

"  Babdaai  Mdoi  ikonTa, 
Tc  Ui  min  iui  d&k 
Su  kilo  mOllo  wiHicur 
T*  ptoo,  aUla  cUW— 
"I  mt  Ihcn  nloo*,  ind  all  oiia  oonld  i« 


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Children's  shoes — Chincht. 


(An^o-Indian),  ui  abbrevia- 
tion of  dUdw>,  or  f  onr  rnpeca. 

CUMrea'B  ilioei  (popnlu),  to 
"make  AiUrtn't  Aoa,"  to  be 
nude  nought  of  (Hotten). 

ChSI,  to  (popnlar],  to  warm. 
From  the  expreMion  to  "take 
the  o*ai  off;"  "ohUled  beer" 
tat  warmed  boat  It  a  ver;  nsnal 

Chilo  (pidgin  Englltb),  child. 

IHi«-Wuii,  )h  ph^rau  n, 
Ha  nDr  wom  diiU  aflo  Cutos, 
Hi  ittal  b*  mMhe  pickhnB  mio, 
An'  IhknR*  cat  b>  bllu  lio. 
Habeluw.cb<>wiip.u'"Kow,''I>aiH, 
"Hj-uooit:  wlwrt  he  meojwtii  bcl" 
— Tkt  Stnt  9fFif  '*''V- 

immneny    (g7l«7). 

lething,  aoTthlng.    ZWtnandy 

CMMORjr,  "OiTe  me  Kimethiiig." 

CUmiiqr  (thievet),  jnalslng  a 
pMHMi  or  thing  that  la  nn> 
woTthr,  for  the  pnipoM  of 
getting  oS  a  bad  bargain. 

CUmlejco  (popolar),  Plmlleo. 

UroB'n  ttoppios 
Dowa  in  Wapp'iBf , 
RoHfli  Row,  or  CkimUjK*. 


CUmnej   ckopi   (old   ilang),   a 
name  given  to  a  negro. 

Chimney-pot  (oommon),  a  eilk 


in  a  ftw  Rconds  in  th*  following  lu 


nd  it  opn.  Tba  pUca  oo  it,  bria 
nwaidi,  a  hat  or  th*  "  tidmtmj-ftt 
I,'  isd  lie  Ihe  foot  earuen  ef  I(  tofellw 
I  Iht  CTOwn  of  it.  The  ankle  u  pn. 
parvd  maj  then  be  Ihitrwn  to  the  dtownlBf 
ixnon ;  or.  beller  Hill,  it  nixj  be  uken  to 

ymriHy  Pmftr. 

Chimney  -  nraep  (common),  a 
black  draught. 

CUo  (American  thierM),  a  chad ; 
probably  an  abbreriation  of  U»- 
ehttt.  (American),  to  etia,  to 
obat. 

Ha  waa  a  woriw,  aod  liked  nfMat 
belter  than  tofel  into  a  dida  oT  joaa^ 
CDW-punchen  aod  t/ttm  and  ioth  wilk 
them.— ^mdl.-  Sad^t  amd  littttiim. 

((^pay>,  to  cot  or  write.  TU* 
aoggeste  the  Indian  cutting  or 
graTingoU  letters  on  palm-leavei^ 
In.  {Hindo,  cJImA,  a  aoar.) 
CiHMMdivri,  a  letter. 


China  Street  (thieres).  Accord- 
ing to  Vans,  CAi'na  Afreet  i( 
a  cant  name  for  Bow  Street, 
Covent  Garden— where  the 
celebrated  police  court  i* 
dtcated. 

ChiDche,  chinta,  a  bog.  The 
anthora  of  the  Anglo-Indian 
Qlouary  say  that  "thia  word 
ii  now  quiti  obsolete  both  in 
India  and  Boglaod."  Bnt  It 
baa  always  been  familiarly  oted 
at  it  now  !■  In  the  United  Statea, 
not  aa  an  eaphemism,  but  aa 


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^iWt'OUM—~<^MtpM 


wofd.     U  ia   ] 

"bog"  wu  originalljk  BgniB- 

the  and  pariima  potiia  iam  Ih 


CfaiB-diB(Fldgia-Eiigliifa),at«Rii  (Oooiinan   Bi^tuh},   talU^ 

darind    finm    the    Mandarin         ii«>iiliifjiiiiL 
(•tudard  dialMt)  ti'Mf,  Ciiv;      B«.  m«.  ^.  .^  bi.^.  i,  i.,  a 

Chntoneac^cA'av,  cA'n^,eqDiT»-  ilf    m  i'. [iirl"'»— .  'titI' 

lantto  "thank  70a,"  or apcdUa      O thrr -8«lifa1  ctA  _c  la  d*  naJn 
"adieu"     or    adataUon.       In  "-a-rfc.B-p«».    Mofc»l 

[ddgln  it  U  DMd  for  wonUp,  AlaodUtii^. 

pnjer.  or  to  make  a  raqoeat. 

Ctafaiqna  mW   (krw  tbeatrieal), 

CUa^faopper  (popular),  a  blow         Brepcnce.    ritmi  Uw  Italian, 
under  tho  chin- 

^..        J.  ..  ^  ^**""  (mncheatec  College),  a 

CfafaK,     dMoa,     Choi,     dwac         ehanoe^ 
(gTpay),  the  Dtoon. 

^.  ..  Chfa-wair    (common),     officioai 

OiBgnKr,     cUocera     uuP"})!         impertinenoe  (Hotten). 
qaAi.    Hindu.  cUiyj,  ^nrfc. 

Ch^      (American      jooraalisii^. 
Local  itema  in  newipapoa  a 


{gTpay),     oontraty. 


daf,    and    aometimca 
tne  torn  ii  applied  to  the  re- 
porter who  collects  them.    It 
a  onoe  ■nggcetcd  in  a  n 


Chink  (thieve.),  money.  JT^^"  '"  ^''"•'T^.*^ 

'  '  ^  the    citf  reporten    iboDld    be 


called  "  flve-Bix,"  and  the  local 
-™™.™-^  editor,  ■■■orai-eigbt,"  in  acoof. 

•Tk, Lttty U-m.  dance    with    the    well-known 

CUnkera  (thievea),  money.  Ym,  u 


To  be  ■  ihwp  Ton  omit  oat  iluiak. 
Bur  b«  A  brick  And  fpoil  jroor  eJumk- 


B,  Sir  BartT-Barly? 


Scm,  ci^— luT  then  snicfat. 


BuiucliiUHl.udlahiiitaifaat  flcch,  1  kaeir  u  eaa  ihu  ibcr  bad  (at  Kmd, 

So  IM  0*  MC  jtm  ckmktn.  ud  had  tnicikad  up  Ukt  ■  bnr  of  ^aah  % 

—TfUr:  PkU^  K«a  ArtmUt.  w  I  lud  u  Jim,  ■•  N»  fm  let  a*  do 

Alao  bandonSi  and  ahacklaa  SL?^  •""  ^-  ^^  "^ 


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Chip  in — CkiL 


MS 


Odif  io  (AmwietD).  Defined  bj 
Bwtlett  u  meaning  to  oentari- 
bntflb  He  give*  no  etrmolog; 
foi  tbe  word.  It  hM  sIm 
•notlier  meaning,  £&,  to  take 
abares  In  and  oontribnte,  as  if 
ten  men  were  all  to  thip  tn  on 
an  J  ondeitaking.  Bnpposed  to 
be  derived  from  "ohips,"  the 
ootmten  whloh  represent  money 
In  gambling.  As  implTing  oon- 
oealment,  In  a  slangy  Bsnae,  it 
probably  ma  sometUng  to  tbe 
grp^  tkipper,  to  bide ;  Hlndn, 
cAtpono.  ran  diipdtid.  to  bide 
tbe  body,  u.,  one's  sell 

QUfiftt  (Amerioan),  livelj.  Poa- 
aibly  from  "  chippton^nB," 
"obip-mnk,"  or  "ofaip-mnnk," 
»  proTttbiall/  llvel;  little  aqnii- 
reli  (WnwiH  KrtatKt,  or  striped 
sqninel.) 

Chippy  (oommon),  nnwelL 


Chips  (popular),  inoaer. 

She  "'■-■"-*  Ibr  H  (b*  (*1^ 
Ct^.dit    I'm 

Also  a 


■air4^  Fntdtmt. 

for  a  oar- 


CUfido  (g7F>J)>  *  '>lrd.  Ammmv 
Mrido,  "the  gfpfj  bird,"  «.«., 
tbe  water-wagtalL     It  la  said 


wagtail  he  will  soon  after  meet 
with  gTpsles.  JTdlo  cUrido,  a 
bladMrd  or  orow;  lometlmea 
prownmoed  dUUtM. 


ChUl,  ahbU  (grpsj),  a  star. 
OutiA  or  Mrhi,  a  star  inBomanj, 
may  poesibly  have  eometblng  ia 
oommon  wfUi  tbe  FersiBn  «AtrU, 
meaning  the  skj,  or  tkingk,  a 

Chirp,  to  (thierea  and  roughs),  to 


I  firmly  rsolved  to  d^^,  when  t  wh 
bikea  bcibn  iIm  iaa|iurue  to  firfl  vn- 
dcm,  u  liilic  rf  poHiblc— /.  CnMB. 
a«f.-  Tkt  Lilllt  Xmiamngba. 


Chifper  (jottmaliBtic),  a  singer. 

Thfl  fentl*  dsuel  infbviaed  tbv  votrn 
ncaliit  ihu  ifag  csgld  not  ilecp  u  iil(lin 
tfaimgh  tbinkijig  ftbool  bwalan,  mud  con. 


Chimper  (popular),  an  additional 
glass. 

CUael,  to  (common],  pioperlj  to 
ont  close  ai  in  a'bargain,  tK., 
to  cheat  in  a  small  wa;;  for  in- 
stance, to  try  to  sell  second-band 
at  Bcdled  goods  for  new  ones. 
(Whicbeetor  College),  to  cheat ; 
a  ekitd,  a  cheat. 

cut  (Anglo-Indian),  a  letter,  note, 
certifioata.orpass.  Itisremarii- 
able  that  for  nearly  a  oentnry 
different  writers  in  India  speak 
of  tbe  habit  of  writing  notes  on 
all  occasion*,  as  if  arery  person 
In  tbe  ccnntry  were  a  Hlcawber. 

trcnbla,  bol  tb*  kdia  •«mlD  hlu  tlku— 
Lthmfitm  Mmirt  (nk  At^»^l„iint 


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CUn<thlOTM),»knlfe;  fasmtlia 
KTps;  to  Mm,  toftab. 


(dub*),  OTd«n  for  drlnka,  Jto., 
giToi  M  olalA 


CUttetlincs  (old),  tha  thlrt  frUi 


CUtti  ^Tpar),  nothing,  trifling. 


Chhra  feaccf  (popular),  * 
Mller  of  ohMp  entler;. 


CUttr-fkced  (popular),  said  of 
one  who  boa  a  chUdlih  look, 
like  a  oUl  OT  in&nt. 

Chir  (eriT)  ^  !">*•  pl*M,  fix, 
throw.  "C9Uvliaadiri"— "Put 
itln."  "CW»ll«  awl  "—"Throw 
it  away."  "  Ohi?ella  o  chiriclo 
mdii  iMtia  tan  "— "  She  pata  the 
bird  into  bia  cage"  (^K,"  tent"). 
To  goad,  ohase,  drive  aboat. 
In  tbli  aenae  probablj'  from  ehiv, 
a  aharp-pointed  knife  or  goad. 
Henoe,  the  Sngllsh  slang  word, 
to  "ehivy."  "Ckit  apH,"  to 
pat  or  throw  np^ 

(Tinker  and  Romany],  a  point- 
ed knife.    In  gjpa?  generall; 


CUvaliT  (old),  ooItioD.  To  do  an 
aot  of  ehimUiy,  to  have  con- 
nection with  a  woman.  More 
modem  ia  to  "  ride,"  with  the 
•ameaenee.    OldFrcuohwriteia 


Choodate  gmte  (nantioal),  a  fariak 
N.W.  wind  off  the  Weat  ludiea 
and  Bpaniih  Watn  (BmTth), 

Cboke-jade  (turf),  a  dip  in  the 
oooiae  at  Newmarket  a  tew 
hundred  jarda  on  the  Cambridge 
aide  of  Uie  numing  g^  in  the 
Ditch. 

0.  to  get 


^  mr  dorl  Wbr,  (in  '«  poddiss 
crtiK,  okc,  Add  dumplinfi  of  toot  on 
Dukidf  u  bfl  ■DTB."— /'h. 

Choker   (^laon),  a   oeU.      ViA 
Choxj. 

IVmniBM*  ^m  pouis  botohu 

pm  oouidi  tha  door  by  tba  primrni,  ond 
u  ■  rail  he  ou  iDiBmirily  isHcbad  of  u 
eUbr  ter  Mcaliiic  food  mtod^  be  Her 
Utjan"!  pwi.  CVArr  had  do  Una  ht 
tbit  OuDctij  buriitfi— h(  nUbcr  Ulud  it. 


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Choker — Choops. 


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Halo 


Ml 


With  fik  ftiO  mU^  tbu  It 
Ai  if  bi'd  nallond  for  m  bn, 
Or  br  iniitikt,  iba  liitdia  pokv. 

"WUta-ahilxr,"  a  white  tie. 

W(  ban  whu  Huffenl  olb  ■  wb'te- 

titttr^Buata^y.—TJimdttr^:    Tin 


pline.  <3ie^  la  Anglo-Uindn- 
ctani,  derived  from  aAaait',  the 
market  -  place  near  the  gtite 
in  which  Orientali,  like  out 
mediKTali,  lodged  their  cap- 
tive*. 

Chokidar  (An^  Indian),  a  watch- 

dant. 


Britktn,  BaeA  Ijt/tr. 

Id  prieona  A«kt)  refer*  ipeoi* 
all7  to  the  pmiiihmtat  oeU. 

(Anglo-Indian),  a  obair. 
IXa'i  ibm  tbvkU  bvi  b  tvot  borrm 
elatrrand  uH  ■»  it  na'l  dA-framo 
HmiUmgiUG.  VnuUlvt. 

Al*o  a  police  station,  a  onstom 
or  tcdl  hODM.  Hence  watohing 
or  mounCiDK   snard   li   called 

Cttold,  or  ctiohde,  the  guard-room. 
The  lock-Dp  or  prison  for  mli> 
oondneted  or  dmnken  •oldters, 
which  is  part  and  parcel  of  the 
gcard-hoiuei  and  nnder  the 
ohaige  of  the  bairaok  guard ; 
generallj  a  dark,  gmssome 
place,  with  no  f  omitaie  bat  the 
guard  bed,  the  "lltUe  eoldat" 
of  the  Fienob  anoj,  a  standing 
wooden  erection,  fixed,  and  on 
a  slope,  with  a  raised  wooden 
ptnow  at  one  end.  It  is  the 
father  of  the  plank  bad,  the 
011I7  bed  ixx  short-term  pri- 
■oneta  in  modem  prison  disd- 


Chokra,  chnckoroo  (Anglo-In- 
dian), aboy,  a  jonnfcsteT,  especi- 
ally one  employed  abont  a  hoose- 
bold,  or  a  regiment. 


Mr  daHini,  Kcini  like  tb«. 
And  «h«  fslli  an  bol  the  doudi 
That  hid*  thr  la«  bom  iim.~ 

Cbonkeys  (popular),  explained  by 
quotation. 

CMtnlH^  arc  ■  kind  of  mince  nnl  bnhH 
Id  emit. — ifaykrw  :  LSK^SK  LmAaur  mnd 
llu  Ltmdtit  Ptrr. 

Cbooner  (gypsy)'  &  kiM.    Plnral, 

cAflmyo,  kiue& 

"  Si  lOiii  cUmfm  titan  iiiuhli  10  hi 
Tu  nasi  hab:h  bodtakk,  dtari  a)l  "— 
"  If  kijact  of  mine  ven  food  to  eat, 

Ygb   ihodidn't   t;a    hdofrr   loef,    m^ 

Choopa     (Anglo  -  Indian),     keep 
silence;  a  oormpUon  of  Ai»- 


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Ckootak — Chons. 


Chaatth  (Anglo-Indlaii),  null, 
iuJffnldcuit 

Chop  (pidgin  and  Auglo-Indiaa), 
properlj,  a  Mkl,  aUmp,  or  Im- 
prearion.  UMd  t«  Indioato 
qnality,  u  in  "first  diep,"  i.e. 
■tamped  or  bnuded,  or  marked 
•athabeat.  Hindu,  lA'Up.  It 
la  oaed  on  tha  SMtem  mu  alao 
for  ccrtUoate,  paaa,  lioenae,  alg- 


Chopper,  choppinc  blow  (boiiiis), 
a  iIioTt,  downwwd  blow  with  tha 
knnoklaa,  daHTored  tnun  tha 
elbow.  Onaof  tbemoatclomiT, 
IneffectiTe,  and  moat  easily  par- 
ried blowi  that  oonld  be  re- 
■orted  ta  It  was  nererthalaai 
a  ^mnrite  with  Slaok  (oham- 
plon,  1750-60). 

Chopper  oo  (printer*).  A  man 
whm  miaenble  or  "down  in 
tha  dnmpa"  is  a^d  to  ban  a 


Chop,  to  (tmf),  to  beat.  Xaaez 
dialect,  oiUip,  to  fiog.  I^omsAcip 
or  tluif,  to  cnt. 

AmthH  B  John  DawBB'i  Hilila  It  BkOj 
to  h%  wny  liudj  ban,  aad  tluc  a»  b 
Hftvlhoni,  who  cnfttad  mdi  a  nmntloQ 
trhu  iha  ditfftd  th<  iiiishij  Sdubiuy 
■I  York  tb*  y-i  bi-       ■  ~      - 


(Sport),  to  OQtatrip,  oatoh. 


Chop-chop  (pidgin),  qnich, 
qnloklj,  make  haste,  look  ahaip. 
Oautoneee,  Up  •  kSp;  Uan- 
dailn,  kip-kip.  "  In  Um  North- 
ern dialects  kwai-kmai,  qnick, 
quick,  is  more  nioal"  (Biihop 
Moole). 


Chopptne  girt  (old  dang),  a  Tei; 
jonng  female  who  eshibita 
aeznal  preoooity.  One  who  haa 
la  eawKgisM,  as  the  French  alang 
hmnoronslj  ezpreaaes  it. 

Cboppj  (Amertcan),  ^iplied  to  a 
broken,  hillooky  oountj. 

Chopa  (popnlar),  the  month.  A 
"  wipe  in  the  dup*,"  a  blow  on 
tha  taoe ;  "  down  in  the  dupt," 
■ad.  Ckopi  is  a  nickname  given 
b;  sofaoolboTB  to  one  who  haa 
iraU-deTBlDiMd  "»^""^— 

Chor,  char  (g7ps]t),  graaa.  Hindn, 
dutra,  fodder. 

Chore  isTW\  *  thie^  to  ateaL 
"Kal  did  tute  eAora  adoToI"-~ 
"Where  did  jm  eteal  thati" 
Hlndn,  dutr,  a  thieL 

ChoTM  (Amerioin),  odd  joba.  A 
"  choreman  "  I0  a  handj  man,  a 
Jack  of  all  ttadea. 

Tbdi  dipotar  wu  imi,  aad  I  aa  ■ 
budr  mu,  B  I  took  ^a^  plico.  Tbin 
Bad*  ■  low  doUm  <IoiDi  iMiti  imuML— 


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Ckorimg — Chow-dum. 


Cluriiir  (BoottUi  thioTM),  otMl- 
li^    Fiom  the  gjvtj. 


tha  Turkish  ehtooM,  u  Intar- 
prater,  on  Mwonot  of  %  giOM 
frand  oommitted  b;  one  oa 
Turkish  ntetohcnta  In  London. 

Chont  (last  Kid,  London),  an  en. 

ent  (Hotten}. 


Clwra  isrvfii  poor;  also  Amwa 
and  tkinAr,  poorer.  "  Mandj*! 
acAamfo" — "I  em  a  poor  men." 
Thla  word  ii  confaeed  with 
ehortdo,  one  not  o(  pore  gjpsj 
blood,  and  atolen;  t.g.,  dturtdo 
or  foU  oe'  yitk,  half  and  half 
also  a  pool  pereon. 


"Oh,  a 


tckUo; 


"Oli,Ii 

Chortle  (popular),  to  bowL 

Cbottt-fakxry  (Anglo-Indian), 
"little breakfast;"  retrasbment 
taken  earlj  in  the  morning, 
Mtreeponding  to  the  aoroial 
mint  jolep  orpM-piandial  cock- 
tail ol  Tliginia.   An  ante-break- 


aHami  u.  Eulj  Tn. 


-ti'immf:  Tnfi- 


Chovey  (ooetermongers),  a  eht^ 

ChoriliMnl,  chorihait  (grpey],  » 
witoh,  a  wUaid.  Hindn,  cAm> 
hani.  "Hiridiiiblblmakamba 
bDtidIro  tevelclioTihani" — "  II7 
dear  aont,  I  would  like  to  b^ 
ocune  a  witch." 

Cbowdar  (Anglo-Chineee),  a  fooL 

Chow-diaw  (pidgiQ-Bnglish),  to 
eat,  or  food  of  waj  kind.  Ihie 
Is  the  chief  deflnitlou,  bat  the 
word  Is  also  speclallj  applied  to 
a  kind  of  sweet  preterre  made 
of  manf  things,  and  has  thence 
been  some whatincorreoUf  taken 
to  mean  a  medle7  of  trifles  of 
en; kind.  Also oUv-cAo*,  "to 
have  a  meal."  In  the  Mandarin 
dialect  Ai-fan,  showing  that  the 
radical  of  the  word  means  to 
eat,  and  not  a  mixture^ 

"  Linet  JkIi  Honia, 


Choose  (soboole).    It  is  a  regular 
tkomie,  atgnifies   It    is  a  great 


(Common),  to  Amae,  to  cheat 
oat  of  one's  share  or  portion. 
Sn^oaed  to  be  deriTod  from 


Iba  olatul  rcctuuuiu.— JTant  Tmaim: 
ImitaittiaiHtmt. 

upccwllT to th<  Indiniodtr of m aoixton 
of  iliiDEi  good,  bwl.  ud  iadifemui  of 
'a  onoia  txA  bin  oT  budMo 


QMarUHyKnUm,  iSjB. 


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Chowimg — Ckuditd. 


Chowitv  or  ddppinc  (thMtriMi), 
iTinoiiiTit  tnHJTig,  ermnbllDf. 

Christening  (tUeves), 
k  watch  li  altering  the 
nukar  and  nnmber. 


(Cambridgo  UniTBr- 
Damtt  givfln  to  the 
of    Chrut'a    College, 


X  cf  a  on  ctw«  9  Hk  fad^ 


H<  nddcDlr  nnbUd  naom  Sti^Jim 
ud  Fucsl'm  "  Wordi  Hud  Hose  fcr  ObI- 
dnn(ir>UAcci.''uil  be  ncwlrclMla^ 


Cunbridge. 

Chock  (Wertmlnater   School),  a 
acboolboT'i  treat. 

<Uilitar7).ineBl7braBd.  (Nan- 
tical),  hard  ekudc,  sea  blccoit. 
(Popular),  explained  by  qnota- 

tU)fL 

A  liboom  will  nra  ■  ftUow  b>  lU^ikei 
"  ■  bcffu  whq  4au  drndt,"  cAmcA  banc 
m  bn-priod  put  cf  tlu  anu*.— .fteo- 

Alao  bread  and  meat. 
(Common),  the  duuk,  toniDg 
out  of  dootB,  dlimlaaa]. 

And  I  >h*Il  fd  th>  blooouBf  tiwei  u 
mil  M  (gwuca  da^i — Sf*rtimt  Tima. 

Chock,  to  (popular),  to  eat 

Ua  aad  hU  mu  wtn  hinnf  ■  snal 


M  hli  BU,  "  Clnek  nmbo  (cml  plaitr)  Dr 
a  C»tmf/adl. 

To  turn  out  of  doon,  naed 
■peciall;  in  tef  ei«noe  to  drunken 
men  f <»oIbl7  ejected  from  pnbUo- 


To  cAaet  or  tJiMck  vp,  to  gixe 
Qp  the  game  or  attempt,  from 
the  nutom  of  throirmg  up  the 
qtonge  at  a  piiie  fight. 


Cho^  and  toM  (popular),  toealng 


ChocA  a  atan,  to  (thievea),  «i- 
plained  by  qnotatjao. 


uf  Wkr, 
keep  cUw  la  me,  ind  oont  what  !'■ 
doinf. —Crtntwtrd:  Jnw  Kmit'  ^«Mf 


■  [old  alang],  thoaa 
who  dealt  ilmaiiiacally  In  the 
Mle  of  llTlDgi  were  to  callad. 

Chncktd  (prtion],  acquitted  ot 
released.  "  7,  or  the  ohook  for 
a  olook,"  in«n1bed  on  a  prison 
wall,  meant  that  the  writer  ex- 
pected Beren  yeara'  penal  serri- 
tade,  If  he  was  not  aoqnitted, 
on   the  charge   of   ttniling  a 


on  two  chugn  of  poko,  oqIt  out  ■  wackt 
lor  ■  dnf,  apaca  10  ba  IblHad  or  dn 


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ChtckeJ—Chua. 


251 


(Fopnlu),  dlaqipcdnted,  thrown 
cwt.  Mid,  nptoTed. 

Ckm^td  Apia,  dktae/itd  Afiip  1 
VhAtera  iB»y  luppfli  1  f«  fell  ihd  Uiao, 
Vbamer  1  (o,  it  it  liw*  jt  tb*  Mum  ■ 
JoDt  nil  ebKln^  XMh  I 

—Ymntttr:  C»MctlJ  Agmim. 

OkuOtd  in,  into  the  baigmln. 
W«a  M  «c  SB  'm  yourdiT,  CliuU< ;  ■ 

rvflolu-  old  Dp  Mid  down  iHrk. 
Tbu  Pallb  fm  gnti*,  miml  sp  vitli  ■  old 
eoucry  fur  in  a  psfk, 


Cbndiiig  ft  cnrif  (mlUtMj), 
pilng  alok  vlthODt  c*iue.  To 
"aback"  a  fit  la  &  oommon 
alBDg  expiBBBloii  for  conntcc- 
fBiting  ooe,  and  the  atrlf  ouf 
b«  tnceable  to  the  cootortioiu 
•nd  ooaruMoiia  of  the  anppoeed 
■nSer«r,  vbo  Is  all  cnrled  up  u 
be  list  writhing  on  the  bed  or 
floor. 


Chncked  np  (prlMii),  dlacbuKed 
from  jalL 


ChickCT  (orioketen),  %  bowler 
who  throws  the  b*n  lustesd 
of  bowling  it.  Also  one  who 
voIoDteers  to  pi*;,  and  does  not 
keep  his  promise. 

(Common],  thud^tr,  or  ehteta' 
Mrt,  »  waiter  or  potman  whose 
diit7  it  i*  to  torn  drnnkuds  ont. 

Tb  laMnltfn— tin  cttuitr  bit  datj  hu 


jollj  (ooster- 
mongera),  Ironieallj  praliing  « 
greenbom,  or  the  goods  of  a 
oomiads. 

Chncklngr  rocki  (American], 
throwing  stones. 

CbaticMuai  (popnlar),  a  man 
with  a  la^e  head,  a  dnnoe. 

Cbnck-me-doi  (bird  fanders),  a 
TBriet;  of  singlng-blrd,  lu  imita- 
tion of  ita  notes. 


Tdk  ■boat  ja  UMdhMX  rabbuh  with 

lliw  ull-loU-liril-kiMU-lwi ;  dwrdoBl 

li  jw  RSfkr  good  clwi|.iiv<te  by  «nr 


Inttwr 


It  Ua-Om't  bttn  in  lb*       Strmt*  Ctrntfrnv- 


•(eiiiclcr  «■(  to  (Iw  pnpi 
Ut  oira  pulr.— AhcA. 


Chuck  the  dnmmy,  to  (thierei), 
to  feign  an  epileptlo  attaok  or  a 
fit.  In  prisons  the  ezjseaaion 
applies  to  one  who  feigns  an 
e^dleptio  fit  in  order  to  be  re- 
moved to  the  inflnuuj. 

Cbuff  it  (popolai),  be  oS. 


Chad  In  (popular),  1 
from  the  priie<flghtlng  oostom 
of  throwing  a  o^  Into  the  ilng. 
Nearly  obsolete. 


ChaU  (Anglo- Indian),  n 
An  abbreviation  of  the  Hliido* 
stanee  A-aBa,  go  along. 


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353 

iC-np  (<dd). 


ft  cmMcm  amongrt  pilMnen  Im-  «1"  ;  r*~li  irf  U  I— *•■  K«r*  .Mr. 

ftm  tapriwrnnent  for  debt  wm  Chan*,  ■  tenn  ol  wi-lfmnwffi' 

ftboUtlwd.    WhMi  ft  iTMh  mui  "Mt  <*««*."  my  dMi  I 

wa«  ftdmittad  to  thdr  nnmber,  '  -—™s       j 

"  >  with 


(TUstm),  to  ",eikwB4  ft  Tftck." 
viifa  CHSunaiBO. 
poker,  tonga,  itiokB,  ftud  tftno*- 

panft    For  this  ontioa  the  lid-  dnrched  (oommou),  mftiried. 

tiftted    prlMoer    tad    to   pftj  ■<  it  ft  ■«  no.  fa  &.  «-«,  I  ft« 

(Hotten).  t„  duBcba  waaU   ha  rnoML'    "Of 
cettm    sal.  iben'd    bi   m  oo*  to  be 

Cbmrn^    (popular),     ohlmner-  e*ii«*^"-Jjt«»*i>ir  r^—*. 

(An-iAm^,  "70a  little  beMt"  ot 

_, ,        ,    ,  ,      V  "ftnimftL"  Often  used  jeetinglT 

Cbmip  (popnlftT),  for  ohBm.  ^  «,n»««tion  with  Aow^^ 

rtacr,  M  cim^  girig, 
1I(  doinf  tlw  iBwdiutT  i<i^>  ■ad  fclUr- 

1b|  milt « th>  KoBip.  5hanI]iM."WboBHij«CBm(lbB(kI 

— /■unci.  MypayimBaagKum,!*!—  [*■  i>«nf,  yon 

A  hftrd'hcftded  fellow;   the  off roHbcsdi'— 7^ zifJAic^ 
head.    "Oil hiB<A«M(ti,"iiwMi«. 

Old  1.I.IIWMII  ^  AA  f^Mtf   Chnszle,  to  (popnlar).  cheat,  <dt- 

Mnf.—Simi :  Sttial  KmitUma^  OOmntlt. 

(AmariOMi),  ft  et«aq>,  ft  fellow,  (^  (Amerlou),  a  dgar. 

W«  bdin  ihu  ba  i>  tbt  mm  Is  p«t  os  ETtryfeUow^liih  ■  lie 

tli«tBrfw{Di;ofaqI.whhb««  SMind  /tni  m  cir  bI  tsBheaiii  itd  uA-xo. 

tup  the  bi(  <:*»^i  H»*.-Jtr»  !-«»  *                             r,„./,it, 
t/ft^m*!  FtSet  GttlU. 

,^          . Clndi  (Americftn),  to  labdae,  get 

ChmvoTwoodOilijiniDgalaiig}.  the  better  of,    extort,   impoM 

Clm«k    (rtr^ta),    »pl.li>ed    by  ^'tl^^'tf'^JIltl.t^ 

qVOtfttion.  O-WrAqhlMbH 

JS';:^r'^ji^.%^ii  (Thie,«).topntthai«.woB 

tJmmi'  (Um  >l«a|  tarn  lot  School  Boud  "J  <»•• 

Sktufyrutc4i.  CinctiiiiftM     oHm     (Amailaaa), 
plga,  bMaoM  a  large  qnaati^ 

CIraiilta  (Amarioan),  targe  qnan-  ot  oUre  oQ  li  manafaotiiiad  o«t 

tltv,  ot  andnnaU  lanL 


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Cmdf — Clartt-jug. 


CiDder  (M 
■piiita  mixed  with  wltier  or 
•oda  water.  (Bportiiig},  the 
emitr,  the  mniiiiig  path. 

At   Lord*'   wickMi,  a   LDky  Btidf* 
timJtr.—Fimiv  FtUu. 

Cinder  crajtber  (popular),  a  ■ 


-L.   H'fri: 
AMtrmSmi,  PrimUr^  KtiftaJu. 

(Ihleree),  to  data,  to  ateaL 

Ciun  bntdier  (Amedcao),  a  man 
who  opens  olaaj. 


ntnndaboitt  way.    A  long  -jtxa. 
Cbcm    CBM    (thiBvea),     alnnu 


City  coDege  (thlena),  Newgate 


Chfl  tig  (beggan),  a  triok  of 
beggaia  to  obtidn  aim*  bjOTer 
dTilitj^ 


Clack  (popnlar),  the  tongne, 
qieeob;  to  diuk,  to  talk  Idly, 
toobatter. 

Ctatik  box(oainmon],  agnmlou 


ivt  »rt.~DitrmiU :  t'tmitU. 

Clnaker  (old  oant),  aOnr  plate. 

Clapper  (popular),  tbe  tongne; 
more  eipeoiallj  that  of  a  loqna- 
oioaipenoiL 

Cl^per-dndccon  (tHA  nnt),  a 
beggar  bont, 

Clanu  (Stock  Szcbange),  CUa- 
donian  Bailwaj  (took. 
Fa  m  hu*  am  Sanh)  Mid  Ctmrai, 
Obi  N«uud  Den*  fix  &]«. 

— ^Ute :  ami  Sa^i. 

Giant  (pngOiatio),  a  term  which 
baa  beoome  genetal  for  blood. 


Clacker  (popnbw),  talk,  chatter, 
alao  padding  or  pie  crnst 


HhufTOB.    BrJbiaTlwilL 


Cbu±-Ioft  (popular),  a  poli^. 
Gladder  (old),  a  male  flirt. 


CUnma  (popular),  boiled  tr«aole 
baldened.    From  "  clog." 


WhU,  oh  wbU'i  lb*   Banint  of  tbu 

duippic'i  blacluHd  ejiti  t 
Od  hit  elartl^,  I  uk  job,  whu'*  llal 

-Bml^Fmdim. 


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Classst — Ckymans. 


CkMT,  chd7  (Anglo-IndlMi),  a 
ooDuoon  fortof  pMaon,  a  t«Bt- 
^tolier,  a  obain-bMrer. 

Claw  (priMFn),  a  la«b  ot  the  oat^'- 


Oaw-hMBiiMr  (oommoD),  dnH 
ootX.  In  Fnooh  alang,  pwtM 
dcptt,  or  *yi(t. 

Tfci  Mick  fZ—^tmnwr  cot  .Mtm- 


<%1  cut  that  old  Ear,  wt 
■  ta  twauT-fin  flnv  with   the   cM. 
I    t/iftl   h,   a    t¥trih 


ClaraMi«w(iniiobMtcrGol]cs")> 
olaan    iheata      roimed]r   th* 


Cku  Uk  date,  to  (popular),  fa 
pay  oil  all  deUi. 


Thoocli  "lUi^iJmpa 


Qawi  for  brealtfut  (priMn),  a 
hDmoToni  eiprestfoti  for  the 
Infllotloa  <A  the  oat,  whioli 
amwlly    takei    place    in    the 


—BmOad.-  T*mUUt. 

Clear  (tbioTM),  dniQk. 


Clear   ccTital    (popnlar),   spiriti 
genenllj,   bat    mora  cornotlf 
knAuMmoDcottlauiotlK  probab^  gin  or  whlBky  only. 

trhcn  be  ii  to  hi«,  u  h>  hjnuclf 

timwtfir  tna^mH,  i>  Id  Uu      CleftTe  (old  ilang),  one  that  will 

n,ni,h.^„i^,i <<«».  i.    Mid  of  wanton    and 

forward  woman,  nch  aa  would 
throw  thenuelTei  at  a  msA  witli- 
ont  waiting  tor  famir  to  be 
asked  of  them. 


Clean  (thieree),  expert,  Emart.    : 
French,  wt  *oldal  prvprt  ii 


dericed  (old),  imposed  apon. 

Cleriea  blood  (old),  red  ink.    A 
a  ezpneiion  of  Charles 


Dicltim:  OBttr  TwUI. 

Cleaii  sUo  (Anstralian),  the  term 
for  nobranded  and  wild-bred 
oatUe  which  hare  escaped  U> 
theMrnbii 


Cl^maaa  (old  oant),  artlflolal 
•ores  made  by  beggars  to  tn- 
pose  npon  people. 


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CUck  (popalu),  »  blow;  to  «(Mfc, 

tORMtoll. 

Otab  In  the  gob,  blows  on  the 
mooth. 

...Wlutntlidcn 
How  Ua  is  iIh  bi 

■"-Si-,.. 

ittOBtbtDob. 

rod  buku,  eEUi  in 
wCtmtMtmtfiU. 

CUdEer  Qninting),  a  panMi  in  n 
printiog-offioa  who  i*  at  the 
ha*d  of  A  oertaln  niunbar  of 
oompodton  tot  a  putlcalai 
diilflcm  of  work  or  otharwiaa. 
It  ia  also  naed  In  tbe  sboemak- 
log  tnwU.  (Tndfl),  «  temmlo 
tODtet  at  a  bounet-ahop,  or  tha 
•errant  of  a  lalesman  who  otandt 
at  the  door.  (Popular),  a  kuook- 
downblow. 

cut,  to  (thleTM),  to  atML 

CSDcb  (popnlar  and  tUerea),  to 
get  tbe  eJtooA,  to  be  Impiiaoned. 

Clincher  (geneisl),  a  settler. 


Tlw  Tdlowlulnd  flii  at  tb*  bv.  A 
wd  IW  "  'onM  bwL-M'wrffp  Wi/t. 

{Thieref  ],  a  chain. 

CUnkeram  (old),  tha  gad.  From 
ttw  ^dpriion  oalledtbe  "CUak" 

CUnk-fir  (thlOTea),  iteallng  tu- 
kacds  btnn  pabUo-bonaea. 

Clipper  (geneiat),  eomething  verj 
good,  Tery  tut,  abore  the  aver- 
age.  Derived  from  the  iwift- 
Bailing  shipa  called  opinnt  and 
tea  dlippert. 

TbsnDnulbaa  DiwhotM  bootfat,  DM 
B  kpackef'i  Bct  cf  bona,  isiiid  tit,  but 
■  mkr  c^^p^ir;  ■  elntinl  1  ■«•  lUn 
(toB,  Sam  n  U  do.*—/  Cnmw—i: 
TII4Lilil,S. 


Clipping  (general),  ezoellent. 
A.  "slippM^  ball,"  a  "dipfing 
good  cbaik"     Fti(  0 


CUahpen  (tinker),  \ 
letting  tilL 


Gunk  (militai7),  another  tenn  for 
gnard-how,  derived  oridently  C"^  imtm).  to  faU;  let  blL 
from  the  Climk,  one  of  the  ancieDt 
London  prisons,  that  of  Weat< 
minster.  Blr  Walter  Soott,  in 
"Pererll  of  the  Peak,"  makes 
Jem  Clink  one  of  the  warders 
in  Newgate. 

(Thieves),  plate. 
Hewnldal  ban  baca  habhkd  bni  ib« 

<pot  lacaiva'  pnrad  hia  Balling  the 

9  am.-C.  /■■nkr:  V^utmlid 


Doak-tiritchers(oldcaat),  thieras 
who  robbed  pas«en-bj  of  their 
cloaks.     The  old  French  (ire- 


Clobber  (popnlar  and  thleres), 
olothea.  A  oormptlon  of  that 
word,  with  a  ohange  of  syllable. 


^fntff  (common),  any  thing  or 
person  that  i*  Brst-rate,  eqaiva- 
lent  to  a  "  (tmuwr." 


IhiDC*  (bat  70D  ar*  a  ftatUcnan**  valat 
Tbii  will  aaxHuil  for  jvui  (osd  cMfar.— 
SftrHnt  Tima. 


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CUMtrtd  H^—Clotkts-pm. 


2S6 


of  NswTMkor  Pari*.    Almj 

Clobbered  up  (popolK  Mid  Tid.  ^Swtae  to  tht'toSi  mir,  .nd  II 

gw),drMMdup.  ttmjtaatowKOMtjtoQmmam 

"D'jM  jaarn,  U  job  mn  tliHtrwd  mf  ext«Dt  Um  OT*  of  Um  utM  or 

I  ■healda'l  mind  nkiai  jv  0011'    Sha  (be  TtdDptnUJ,  th^  an  abla  tO 
pnaUMd  le  l»  piMttHi.    Ib  bar  ova 
wwdi,  iha  Bid,  "  111  eoaa  tUtimd  i^ 


giMning   at   ervy  atap,   and 
daddadly  ban  tba  admiUga 


(CommoD),  laip  taat. 


CMk  (Xn^lab  and  Amerioan),  a 


CWatar-raoab  (Tnnehaatar  Col- 
lege). Fonneriy  in  olaht«c< 
Ume  two  balTM  of  tba  wbool 
wed  to  niah  ttvn  the  anda  of 
tba  ichool  at  eacb  otber.  To 
run  "oloiitan":  when  a  man 
in  junior  part  ia  pot  Into  aenloT 
part  wttboot  potting  thnogb 
Oock-cabn   {nantloal),    patfaot         the  middle  mm  b«  U  aald  to 


Clod  -  craaben  (Amerioan),  an 
epithet  need  l^  Amarioaaa  to 
deaoribe  the  latge  feet  wbioh 
the;  bellere  to  be  tbe  obano- 
teilttiot  of  EngUahwomen  as 
oonporad  with-  those  of  their 
own  ODimtr?,  an  opinion  ibamd 
b7  otber  f  or^gn  critioa  aa  well ; 
bnt  In  remlit;  the  qneatlon  i* 
one  that  reata  wboll;  on  tbe  art 
of  tbe  ahoemaker,  and  it  Is  a 
fact  that  Sngliab  ladlaa  of 
&sbion  (who  geuerall;  abow 
grekter  regard  for  the  appeai- 
•noe  of  their  nether  extremltj, 
from  the  garter  downward,  than 
their  mote  hmntde  and  plain 
daten  nanaU;  do)  out  favovr- 
fbljoompara,  in  that  t«tpeot  at 
laaat,  with  an;  of  tha  dato^, 


CMw,  csloand  (anny),  plain 
olotbea  aa  diatinguiabed  fnnn 
onifiam.  Uoro  parUoolarij  In 
tbe  infantr7,  and  the  ezpreaaion 
"  oolonrad  "  U  probatd;  inmloal, 
yJ^fa  olotbea,  or  mnfU,  being  aa 
a  rale  leas  strongly  oolonred 
than  tbe  orimson  liTery  of  tba 
Qoeen.  The  sqireBsion  baa 
c^clal  aanotion,  howeTer,  and 
la  oftan  need  at  oonrta-martial, 
when  a  priaoner  ia  charged  with 
having  "  absented  blmadf  with- 
ont  le»Te,  nntil  apprehended  In 
'coloured  dotbet,'"  fto.  &«. — 
ont  of  wiifonn,  that  ia  to  a^. 

Clotbaa-pin  (American),  that's 
tba  sort  of  daUm^  I  am,  it;, 
that's  tbe  sort  of  man  I  an. 


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Clotk-marht—Cfy. 


OoUi-iiiaAet  (bid),  a  term  for  « 
bed,  qnaint  bnt  not  Btaag. 

MiiB,  jvax  lAm  \  I  hop«  joor  imAj  ii» 
ins  viU  do  yon  »  hvm;  I  find  joo  in 
boi  Jul  conw  ost  of  tlH  cMil-aHnb*.— 
Swifl!  Prliti  Cmnnmtiim. 

An  old  French  oormponding 
term  I«  AoUt  oux  drapj; 

Ckmd-deaner  (naDtfcal),  on  Ima- 
ginwy  sail  carried  by  a  Tuikee 
bottom. 

Clout  (oommon),  a  blow.  A 
"  dotU  In  the  obopa,"  a  bloir  on 
the  faoa.  (Thleret),  a  pookot- 
liuidkerohlef. 


Oower  (old  OBnt),  poesiblj  allied 
to  the  Gaelic  elt'oA,  a  baakst; 
t«nned  "kipcj"  b;  KngUah 
thierea. 

Closer  (old  cant),  one  who  at- 
tempted to  share  in  the  proflts 
of  a  robberj  or  a  swindle  In 
which  be  bore  no  part. 

TIhd  ihcn'f  m  cltytr  or  toip,  tTut  dogi 


dub,  to  (mlUtaiy),  to  get  a  party 
of  men  or  troops  into  a  aontnsed 
mass  tbrongb  a  blonder  when 


To  hii  iHa  ujr  hooln  t  ihroir  b,  Add 
colbr    hii    dripnu    ckar    wwty,  ^  H^* 

Old  cant,  dye,  to  take,  to  aalM, 
from  old  Bngllsh  eUfa,  claws. 
dy  ie  imivinoial  for  money.  To 
take,  steftl,  money,  pocket  seem 
to  be  Interchangeable  terma  in 
Tarlons  slang  languages. 

dy  In  old  cant  had  also  the 
rignUoation  of  sack,  baaket, 
poaaibly  from  Qaello  diaX, 
basket. 

Cly«,  CI7.  to  (old  oant),  to  take, 
1  rfj.  il»e.-r. 


G«fTj  gu,  the  n 
Harmm  CmMi. 

To  ely  ofF,  to  cairy  away. 

Hm  Bfi  in  our  ikipper  let'i  elf  off  oor 

Aod  baw«o  in  dcfliAC*  a'  th'  H>rmui-b«(^ 
—Bnomt :  /rviai  Crrm. 

Also  dy,  to  steaL 
Clf-raker  (thleres),  a  pickpocket 


C^  (thieve*),  pocket. 


Thid  may  be  from  oty,  a  pocket, 

as  SDggestad,  but  It  Is  worth 

noting  that  in  Dotch  ttueve*' 

slang,  JcUifiikktT  is  a  thief  who 

wanders    abont,    derired    from 

fokker,  one  who  goes  abont,  and 

Utif,  sUver.     Vidt  Olt. 

Clj.bkiac      (thicTee),     ticking 

pookets.     Vidt  VkKB. 

'•  WhM  El  cfy-fiMrngV  .  .  .  "Why,  ■ 

pri£(uisr  of  vip€«,  MsA  muc-bono,  uul 

ridiculfa,  ud  nKh."— /f.  KntftUf-  Rm- 

Clr  the  }efk,  to  (old  oant),  to 
■tand  In  the  i^llory. 


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258  Coaek- 

Cokcb  (onirenitT  ud  public 
■ohool),  tbe  prints  tutor  b; 
whow aid astadflut ti  "drlren" 
tliraiigb  hla  •sualutlon  at  the 
nolTenltj.  It  Ui  now  do  longer 
peonllv  to  tho  nnlTandtjr. 

H€  wu  >  ftndvit  M  Chrni  dnnl  lad 
B  Fellow  oT  HotoB,  ud  In  auly  Uh  wm 
K  nn*  tncewful  cmcil  U  OifiinL'— 7]W 
WttU. 

A  tutor  not  oonneoted  with  % 
OollegB  is  Minvtiinea  tanned  a 
"nml  eoocL" 

(Oeneral  and  (port),  to  eoacA, 
toinstmctito  "drive,"  to  prepMe 
a  man  for  an  examination;  a 
word  whloli  haa  now  almott  at- 
tained to  a  reeognisad  place  In 
the  language. 

ItMatjrf  him  btfanlM  gat  MtKbobe 
•hip:  ba  oufhi  la  hin  ukeo  hoDowi 
Mm*  Euur,  bat  ha  wu  UL-C.  SBt! 

Al«o  to  inatruct  In  phTsloal 
acquiiementa,  auoh  aa  boating, 
fto. 

Ma  l»>]  iJnulT  been  down  icml  timet 


Cnadiinff  (oommon),  Inatmoting. 
An  almost  recognised  word- 
Then  11  DO  iport  whidi  in  hcftlthiar 

.  .  .  than  ivwing  ondcr  proper  rajfjHiy 

•nd  lapanriakn. — SbaJsni. 

(Ragby),  a  flogging. 

Coach-wheel  (popnlai  and 
thleres),  a  crown  piece ;  French 
timg  rout  dt  itrriirt. 

Coal,  cok  (oommiHi),  money ; 
"post  the  eelt,"  pnt  down  ttia 


Caaliac  (theatrical),  a  eoalaiv 
part,  a  part  which  la  popolar 
with  the  aodlenoe — one  which 
ellcita  great  applause;  ccaUmg 
lines,  telling  ipeeches. 

It  was  onstomaty  iome  jean 
ago,  when  a  young  actor 
achJeTed  a  suooess  in  s  part  of 
this  character,  for  some  andent 
idiot  to  put  a  piece  of  ooal  in 
the  yonngster's  dnaalng-place. 
One  falls  to  see  the  tun  of  tUa. 

Botten  aajB  eealiitg,  profitable, 
*ei7  good,  la  derired  from  soat. 


Coala  (oom: 

mon),  to 

"pull  orer 

the«»i.," 

toaoold. 

(NanUcal), 

to   "take 

one's    eooli  In,"  to 

Coal-tctrttle  (Amerloan),  a  nfak- 
name  for  the  peculiar  bonnet 
worn  bj  Quakeresses,  whkdi 
was  exactly  the  ahape  of  an  old- 
taahloned  ooal-aontUe.  Some 
years  ago  coal-acnttle  bonneta 
were  worn  in  England.  FUt 
Leech's  sketohea. 

ThenwuUiBSiwnlUd  .  .  .  ffmadi^ 
from  the  deplhi  of  her  ctmi-icittlti  boonat  u 
Nicbolu.— £)(cb]U :  NiduUi  NicUAj. 


Cob,  to  (schoolboys),  to  oatoh  or 

detect.    CU  la  probably  a  oor- 

roptlon  of  the  oant  word  "  cop," 

from  the  gypsy  hof, 

(Popular),  to  deoaiTe,  bumbi^ 


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Cob&U-coUer — Cockatoo, 


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CobUe-colter  (tnmp«  and  gjp- 
siea),  A  t'oAvj. 

CoBW,  aid  BHat,  toat  th(  iMlMrllir. 


Cobbled  (KibooOKfjt),  osnght  oi 
detected.  CMUad  is  k  nrlatiou 
of  "cobbed."     Tide  To  Cob, 

CobUer  (Autballui  ■hMroi' 
slang),  tba  iMt  iheep.  This 
tens  is  verj  widely  ipread  fn 
TietoriB.  It  U  »  pun  of  the 
■hearen.  TbecoWcrUthemui 
with  tbe  loit,  and  tberefore  thej 
call  the  latl  iheep  tbe  eobbltr. 

Cochineal  dje  (pogiliatio),  blood. 

H«  would  kindlj  inqiitn  of  on*  ffaitiv 

BU,  "Whu  d'ye  uk  for  m  ^Hit  of  ytmi 

aeiimimJtfyrr—C.BtJi:  ytrdmmtGrwn. 

Cock  (nciDg),  "•  eoA  bone," 
properly  a  child's  rocUtig-horae, 
ia  a  hone  kept  In  the  betting 
qootationi  to  deoelTe  pnblie 
backen,  though  known  to  the 
private  lajera  against  him  that 
he  boB  no  obanoe  of  winning. 

(Tailors),  a  good  eotk,  one 
who  thoroiighl;  nndentands 
how  a  garment  ibonld  be  mad& 
k  poor  code,  tbe  lererse. 

(Thisres),  an  abbreviation  of 


it  is  termed  a  eotk,  and   the 
thrower  is  allowed  auotber  tnm 

(Popular),  to  eoei,  to  nnoke 
(Hotten). 
Cock  •  balL  to  (oricketais),  to 
throw  a  ball  onder-handed, 

CoA-A-braaa  (old  oant),  a  oon< 
federate  of  oard-sbarpera  wbo 
remains  ontside  the  pnbllo- 
houae  where  they  aie  operating. 
When  thej  haye  left,  tock-a-hrai* 
protects  their  retreat  bj  mil- 
leading  statements  to  the  Tlotim 
on  the  direction  taken  by  tbem. 

Cock-a-hoop  (common),  in  bigb 
spirits  1  alluding  to  a  Tictotioua 
cock  crowing.  This  is  borne  ont 
by  tbe  Trench,  "se  dresser  snr 
see  ergots,"  to  be  elated  or  to 
look  prond  and  defiant. 

Cock  and  ben  chdi  (common),  a 
free  and  ea^  gathering  where 
persons  of  both  Msea  are  ad< 
mitted.  One  composed  exoln- 
■iTely  of  males  is  a  "  stag  par^,** 
whereas  a  gathering  of  femalea 
who  do  congregate  for  the  par* 
pose  of  drinking  tea  and  gossip- 
ing Is  termed  a  "catparl^." 


pinched  at  tbe  sidee. 
Cockatoo  ( Aostralian  np-eoantry). 
AUo  toekatoo  farmer  or  settler. 


(Pugilistic),  a  man  knocked 
ont  of  time ;  need  In  the  phrase 
"knocked  him  a  toek."  From 
the  expression  "to  knock  Into 
a  cooked  hat."  a     small    aettl 

(Printers),    tidt     Jkft    and  termed    ceeiy.      80    called    to 

TBBoff.     When    throwing    or  compare  them  with  the  common 

jeSng,  ihonld  one  or  more  of  snlphnr-ciested  white  oootniooi, 
the  nine  qoadrats  not  fall  flat,  which  come  down  on  the  newly 
IiDl:  lodge  oEoeewiM  •»  anotber,         sown  oomOelda  In  myriads. 


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Cockatoo — Cocks. 


Tha  odimtM  Itulcn  or  Ine  aelBCtsn 
fiffal  dopcfrntvLr  for  tb«  pririkg*  oC  pu^- 
bt  out  EDj  pi«c«  of  lukd  Itacy  ouj  fucy. 
—Gnml:  Bwik  Lffi  m  Qmtnalimd. 


ImfrmiiHi  nfAutrMm. 


Cocked  YmX  (Domnon),  "knocked 
into  a  eooiad  Aot,"  completely 
b«ftt«a,  Bmuhed,  ont  of  itu^M. 

Cocked  Us  too  (thieves),  dead. 

Cocked  It  (t^lora),  enmliied  it, 
Mw  it,  ipoke  of  It 


"I'm  CD.  raiuchtr'  I  hi.    "Gir'  n 
T«u  'and  oa  il,  aiT  pippin,  ml  cf  ■  quid 

OB  tamnxr-H.  Simiu  !  TJu  BritiUK 

Cock-eje    (popnlu),    one   who 

CocUes  (popolBT),  more  aTttlgar- 
Ism  tb&D  alaiig.  Literally  the 
wrlnklea. 

In  BcnnoDiUer  not  loof  ago  dure  lived  ft 

Sin  ntdMcsciilu  ofiBj  heul,  uhI  Mucy 
m  fas  nunc 

—t/ancy  Ftmitttm  StUiir. 

Codtseyshire  (tailors),  London. 

Cock-qneaii,  a  fsmale  ouckold,  or 
a  wife  wfaoee  hoiband  goes  with 
other  women.  A  b^gai  or 
olwat  (Wright). 


Cockroacbea  (old  alang),  to  get 
totknaeha,  a  phnue  used  at 
one  time  to  deeorlbe  the  pra«- 
tioe  of  BBcret  vices. 

Codoobin  tbop  (printers),  asmall 
printlng-offlee  where  commoa 
woA  Is  done,  and  when  labour 
Is  badly  paid  tor,  is  nsnally  de- 
scribed as  BQch.  From  the  fact 
that  some  cheep  priutera  were 
noted  for  the  iasne  of  fly-le*vca, 
on  whloh  were  printed  itorica, 
such  as  the  "  Death  of  Cook 
Bobin." 

Cocks  (common  pabliahii^  slang), 
Aooording  to  Hotten,  "  flotitioiis 
uarratlvea  In  veise  or  prose  of 
mnrden,  terrible  accidents,  Ac." 
The7  are  the  topical  legends  of 
the  street.  Hie  suggestion  that 
the  term  is  derived  from  a 
"  cooked  "  statement  is  very  far- 
fetched ;  that  it  came  from  a 
"  eod  ana  bull  stoiy  "  is  at  least 
ingenious.  It  is  possible,  thoi^^ 
not  proved,  that,  as  these  nar- 
ratives were  originally  chiefly 
song  in  a  dnll  chant,  the  pro- 
verbially wearisome  and  mono- 
tonous songster,  the  oookoo, 
gave  the  original  name  to  these 
(mi-minstrels  sad  their  warsA 
The  Dutch  say  of  such  a  voca- 
list, "  Hy  lingt  den  Koekeeks 
lang,"  be  sings  the  cuckoo's 
song— "he  Ijarpa  always  npon 
the  same  string." 
(PngiUstio),  blows. 


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Cocksure — Coddom. 


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Cock-mre  (popnlv),  certain,  oon- 
fldeot.  Pnjublj  an  abbrerls- 
tion  of  "  cockj-iuje,"  Lt.,  confl- 
dsnt,  ■«  »  "  oookj  "  fellow.  It 
lua  been  sog^^eeted  that  the 
origlQ  ought  to  be  lODght  Id  the 
old  practice  of  eook-throwiiig. 
SbakeipMre  nsei  the  ez^easloii 
In  the  asDM  of  "snie  aa  tlie 
code  of  a  flre-look." 


Cock-np  (printen),  a  term  for 
■aperioT  lettera  or  flgnrei,  rach 
as  Died  for  abbreTwtioDi,  ■.«. 
'*M'-"w"A',"fto, 


CockTtoo 

Coc^.    Tide  Cockatoo. 


CoccM-mit  (( 
AeDOh  lUng,  U  toeo. 

Cocnm  (commoD  Loudon  ilaog, 
alao  Tidduh).  Id  Hebrew 
a&ooAiMi,  eiooAot,  or  oocAm, 
caattj,  lekined,  wiae,  or  a  wise 
nan.  Aooording  to  Hotteu  the 
EngUsh  duig  term  meaiu 
■hiewdness,  ability,  luck. 
"Jack'*  got  «oe«>M,"  he'i  ufe 
to  get  on.  Among  themselTes 
Qerman  thiOTea  call  one  another 
by  tfai*  name.  Mr.  Hotten  doea 
not  recognise  mj  Hebrew  oi^in 
for  the  word,  and  mggeita  that  It 
ta  "  allied  to  th«  Soottlth  Icei  and 


mat  SMaumoiuA,  the  wladom 
of  Solomon. 

"  WiB  (nn  «iii«i  dciiH  werii,  sM,  ■)• 
bjutu  lenucht  mil  dkacAmoA,  die  w^  u 

PtIilltJItnmMn    Yidditk    TrmmUHtM   ^ 
eu  Hutu  Pim/m,  eiltd  h  Gramiamm. 

(Theatiioal),  warineaa,  ,to 
"  flght  00011m,"  to  be  oaatiODS. 

(BookseUerB),  a  lUding  scale 
of  profit  in  the  book  trade  in 
oases  where  the  hooka  are 
not  marked,  according  to  jonr 


Cod  (popular),  a  fool;  to  cod, 
to  chaB,  hoaz.  An  idiom  im> 
ported  from  the  sister  isle. 

5ba  Ehnv  ■  pUIce  r^t  id  laf  fmet. 

An]  cold  mc  to  depAit. 
1  tboochr  ibat  ihe  w^i  adding  dh, 

Aod  told  her  1  thauld  vutf. 
SIk  lifted  Dp  hit  kirely  foot. 

And  kicked  meant  oTtbolnp. 

—BamU;  Oldjtma't  GaL 

(TUeTes),  a  pone.  OaelJo 
•Off.  a  bag. 

pallors),  a  dnmkard ;  on  the 
toA,  drinking  and  n^lecting 
work.  From  aoddle,  a  ^0- 
Tindallam  for  to  indolge. 

Codd  (Charter hoDse),  probablj 
from  oodger,  an  old  pennoner. 

Yooder  nt  eone  threeeeate  old  gentle. 
of  the  bo^tal,  ...  the 


mrtl,  a  thieres'  landlord ;  aooK-      ^^ 


caddi.—T»atif^/:  Til  Htm 

Codding  (Irish  aohoolboTs),  noo- 
eense,  htunbng,  chaff, 

Coddom  (popular),  explained  bj 
quotation. 

eke  adTut^e  ot  lli*l  to 


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•DooctL    Tbty  play  Ibn*  or  fbor  >  lidc. 


Hotten    glvM    "eoiMaat, 
pnbUo-honw  gMM.  mnoh  lileo- 
t«d  by  mad" 


Ctfdgiot;  Job  (t^Ioii),  a  gaimmt 
to  repair. 

Cod-luher  (thcBtrioal),  a  kind 
of  mipender  nwd  by  tight-iope 
d«noen,  aorobata,  pantomimista, 
ftc,  to  protect  the  omtcb. 
From  anil,  frblob  aae. 

Cods  (conunOD),  the  testtoles. 
Ood  poparljr  ii  ft  pad  and  bag 
for  tba  teatloUa,    Qaelio  eoit. 


Coffl  (old  oant),  fallow. 


E  baa,  tifi.—T.  Hiir 


CoffBO-tulU  (oommoa}.  Tbemoath 

la  io  terined,  bot  tba  phnae 

ia   nrely   beard   aov,   baring 

giTen  plaoe  to  olben. 

(AmericaLo),     explained     by 


CoSn^bJpo  (uanUcal),  any  leafcy 
onuiky  nnaeaworthy  Tceeela, 

Co((old  oant),  a  tooth.  (Shupeie), 
toeop.tocbeatatdioe.  (Scboola), 
to  cheat  at  ezaminatitma  by 
naing  oriba  or  other  aoucee  <^ 
loformatioa.  A  perf  eoUy  leoog* 
niaed  word  In  tbe  aenaa  of  da- 
oeira.  cheat  generally;  henoe 
«ap,  loaded  dice. 

C^e,  Of  Goag  it,  to  (Amoican), 
according  to  BaiUett,  refera  to 
tlie  habitual  and  exoeaaive  naa 
of  ardent  ipiilta  Cb^iia,  to  drink 
drama  (Wright).  B'nMi  prorin* 
oiid  Kngliih  nwwa,  a  diam. 

Copiiflf  tiie  noae  (naatiaal), 
mafcing  oomfortalde  OTei  hot 
Dagoa  or  grog,  l^iuu  pronn- 
Oial  KngH**!  tiogu€,  a  diain. 

Coker.    YicU  Claukkb. 

Cold  blood,  a  booaa  Uoenaed  for 
the  aale  of  beer  "not  to  be 
dnmk  on  tbe  pvemiaea"  (Hot- 
ten). 


Oh  of  lb*  sUiiutBB  CdIu,  with  th* 
buiali  rcnlviDg ;  tha  ukjbu  afimUU 
oc    "peppet-boi."-*^.    L.    WUHmm,: 


French   alang  baa  wtouliK  d 
M^  for  a  mitntiliaoae^ 


Coffee.alK>p  (popnlai),  the  W.C 


CoM  coffee  (common), 
(Oxford),  a  tnunpeiy  altali. 

Cold  comfort  (tradera),  aaid  of 
articles  aent  ont  on  approval 
and  returned. 


Cold  deck  (Amerioan),  a  prepared 
pack  of  oarda,  ^yed  on  agreen 
board. 


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Coid — Collaring. 


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Cold  meat  box  (popnlai),  a  ooffin. 

Cold  pig  (popnlH).  ft  daah  of  cold 
water  to  waken  an  ladolent 
aenant  ot  laa^  person  in  tbs 


wIhd  iIh  wu  in  bed.    Mr.  Juda  n- 
whu  aUfit  wn.~Dmlji  Nan. 

(Thierea),  a  penoa  who  Iiaa 
been  robbed  of  hli  clothing:  A 
oorpae. 

(Conunardal),  retimed  gooda. 

Cold  ahake  (Amerioan),  a  oold 
period  of  weather,  alM  naed 
■onMtimes  in  reference  to  ferer 
andagne.  Aaafignraofapeeob 
it  la  applied  to  oold  and  raaenad 
oondncl.  "  It  givM  me  the 
mU  MoiM  jut  to  lock  at  her— 
•he's  eo  fasea  up  an'  dlgsei- 


Cold  tMt  (otmunon),  brand;.  la 
nae  also  during  the  last  oentnr;. 
The  SptBUtaT,  TktUr,  and  O^ar- 
dtM*  often  aUode  to  a  "  keg  "  of 

MUtM. 

Cold  V^ag  (Amerioan  oadet),  to 
haTe  »  mU  Ittnf ,  to  have  a  ow- 
tain^,  to  be  entire!;  oonfident 
ctf  anjthinff. 

Cold  water  annj  (common},  a 
fitoationa  name  given  to  the 
fratmni^  ot  teetotallns. 

j  by  U* 


D  iha   mU 


CoM  writbont  (ocnnnKn},  s^ta 
with  oold  water  and  wlthont 
■agar. 


Cole    (pc^nlar),    mone;.      Tidt 

COAI. 

Uonmr,  lb*  wbolt  af  tha  mM  oah  or 

SbtU  bi  ^KDI  for  tb<  taoi  of  Ih*  old 
vonu'iHolb 

Colfabia,  a  lAtinlied  Irish 
phrase,  iigoifring  the  closet  of 
decenc;,  applied  aa  a  dang 
term  to  a  plaoe  of  resort  in 
Tilnlt;  College,  DnUin. 

CoUnderiea  (sode^},  modem 
term  for  the  Cclcuial  Exhibition, 
naed  as  an  abbreviation. 

Colla,  cnllo  (gypsj),  a  thing, 
thiogs.  "  ChiT  yer  miUm  adre 
the  wardo" — "  Pitch  jrou  things 
into  the  waggon  I " 

Orflar  (oommMi},  "  oot  ot  taOar," 
oat  of  cash,  not  in  tnlniiig; 
a  phrase  borrowed  from  the 
stable    Also  oat  ot  work. 


lor  hie  dra- 


Otfrwi .-  MiJtnjM  Mitltr. 


"^      Collar  dar  (cdd),  haogisg  da;. 

CoUatlac  the  Ug  bird  (theatri- 
cal), getting  hissed.    An  alln- 


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CoUar — Coiotirs. 


don  to  *  gooM's  mods  of  ex- 
prewtog  Migi7  dliwtlifaotlop. 


CoOv    wotk    (oommon),    hard 
woA;  an  uphill  Jonnuj. 


nn  itUl  feotMa  nlla,  oairijr  *]]  crUir 
■vnt,  betvKB  ilui  ud  the  Uihi.— 7>>/- 
Itf:  WiMt  I  Rtma-itt. 


Colleger  (noirendt;  and  ichoola), 
the  (qnare  oap  worn  b;  nnlTer- 
(itj  msn,  OT  bj  boji  at  pablio 
and  ottiw  Bohools. 

Coney  (theatrloal).  Acton  and 
othen  comie9ted  with  the  stage 
■peak    of    the    oolnmbine    aa 

Cottj-wobbfea  (popular),  nmib- 
lings  in  the  tntestinei ;  the 
beUj>&che.  A  probable  origin 
la  coIlo-voUIci,  the  latter  wotd 
tiom  to  mUble,  i.t^  to  shake 
from  aide  to  aide.  Bnt  it  ahonld 
be  noted  that  coQjr  is  a  provin- 
eialism  for  anything  inegnlar, 
nneren,  wtaof. 

Colo  (^dgln),  oold. 

H*b  tib  in  n>b  Und, 

EUb  itof  when  n  btloiia. 
Wbiit  lini  much  hUt  in-i-ir  (fmt^, 
inherbeMrt), 

—Tkt  Frimat  i*  Tmrtarj. 

Colonial  (AnatnJian  and  Ameri- 
oan),  nnaettled,  beoanse  In  the 
taaXj  dayi  of  the  colonies  men 


drewod  and  beharad  mwonrea- 
lionallj,  and  life  and  proper^ 
wen  by  no  means  ao  aeonte  aa 
they  aie  now.  Also  nide,  nnigh, 
lui^inlj,  awkward,  osed  in  thia 
sense  more  In  England  than  In 
Aiut^alia.  An  iCnglialitn^n  will 
■ay  very  or  thorooghly  MloMtoI 
in  a  contemptnoos  way. 

CokMus  (priie  ring),  the  haud- 
keichlefs,  displaying  some  de. 
flnite  colour  or  pattern,  oboeen 
by  priia-flghten  as  theli  dis- 
tingnishing  badges  on  the  day 
of  a  contest.  The  third  "nlo 
of  the  ring,"  aa  rerlsed  by 
the  PogiliBtio  Asaooiation,  lays 
down : — "That  erery  man  shall 
be  prorided  with  a  handker- 
chief of  a  oolonr  suitable  to  his 
own  fancy,  and  that  the  seconds 
prooeed  to  entwine  these  hand- 
kerchiefs  at  the  npper  end  of 
one  of  the  centre  stakes  of  the 
ring;  that  these  handkerohieb 
shall  be  called  the  eoIoHrt,  and 
that  the  winner  of  the  battle  at 
its  conclnsion  shall  be  entitled 
to  their  possessian  aatlie  tiophy 
of  victory." 

Thisn  was,  among  the  greater 
favoniitea,  the  "bird-eye"  wlp^ 
the  wipe  or  handkarohlef  of  any 
oolonr  with  spots,  bnt  generally 
with  white  ground  and  Una 
spots;  the  "blood-red  fancy," 
aUced;  the  "yeUowman,"  all 
yellow;  the  "yellow  fMicy," 
yellow  with  white  spots;  the 
"cream  fancy,"  with  coloured 
pattern  on  a  white  gronnd  j  the 
"Une  BiUy,"  with  S  white 
pattern  on  a  bine  gnnnd ;  and 


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man;  more.  Anoog  the  mlvwi 
qtedftll;  aiaodftted  with  the 
twmM  of  puglUits  Are  the 
"Belober"  (/««,  the  obMapton), 
d>ik  blna  gromid  with  ft  ipot 
In  the  middle  o(  d&rket  hne, 
•nd  luge  white  epots;  the 
"lUndal'a  diui,"  green,  with 
white  epoti;  "Eli^'a  mMi," 
green,  with  yellow  psttem. 

<  Auatiallkn  miner*),  oiigioftll]' 
the  gold  Tlalble  after  wachlag, 
either  good  or  poor  eoloicr,  m 
the  CBM  maj  be,  bat  the  ez- 
preMion  is  genenlly  need  that 
tbeie  ia  jut  enough  to  thow 
the  preaenoe  of  gold. 

ColqtuuroD  (old  out),  a  penon'a 
neck,  nam  eelt,  Anglo-Nor- 
man for  neck,  sod  jnorron, 
eant  for  bodj.  Vid*  QVAR- 
BOH. 

Colt,  a  jutymaii  at  bis  dAnt; 
ptoperlj  a  person  withoot  ez- 
perience.  (Orlokatera),  a  jonng 
Inexperienced  player,  a  [so* 
feaiioDal  at  hla  lint  aeaaon. 
(Thlerea),  a  Tonng  thief. 
(Popular),  to  tub,  to  make  one 
pay  for  his  footing.  Hotteo 
givea  the  deOnitioo  "  to  make  a 
peraon  free  of  a  place,  which 
Li  done  bj  hi*  standing  treat, 
and  sabmitting  to  be  strnck  on 
the  aole  of  the  fpot  with  a  piece 
ofboaid."  ThlsisaTeliooIthe 
old  London  'prentice  days,  when 
it  was  an  exaction  of  mcoej, 
nsoallj  spent  in  ale,  termed  aoU 
ale,  paid  bj  an  apprentioe  at  the 
oommenoement  and  expiration 
of  hia  apprenttoeahlp. 


-Come.  Z6$ 

Colt-man  (American),  a  man 
who  keeps  hoiaea  speoiaUj'  for 
bmglars. 

ColnmUne  (tbeatrieal},  a  prosti- 


ColnmbdS  (theatrical).  Onewoold 
have  thought  that  this  iUna- 
trionsaaTigator  would  nataraUy 
be  associated  with  aome  new 
and  snccessfal  discovery,  never- 
theless  a  "regnlar  CtUvwibut" 
la  tjnonjmous  with  hopeless 
"  frost,"  or  utter  failnra. 

Comb-braah  (old),  a  lady's  maid. 

The  maid  wha  u  pracnl  Ulemlcct  a 


FuUiMg:  Ttm/tna. 

Comb-cut  (common),  mortifled, 
like  a  oook  di^^raoed  \tj  the 
depriTBtlon  of  Ua  comb. 

Comb  down,  to  (Aaatrallan),  to 
Ul-treat,  thiaah.  like  the 
Fienoh  "donner  nnepeigntfe." 

.  .  .  Nundnc  ho«  h*  had  capped  tb* 

Dtd oaOiaiafuAamttiilaittm 

to  fifhtL^^.  C  GrmmL 

Combine  the  cat  (nantlcal),  the 
boatswain,  or  other  operator, 
nmning  his  fingers  through  the 
cat-o'-^e-taila  to  separate  them 
(Bmjth). 


The  ptoceo  called  onMrn^  kU  JkMir  fcr 
didei.— CM*. 


Coow  dowD  to  (common),  to  pay. 


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266  Come — Common. 

Do  Toa   keep  tha  ■niikmu  in  dk-       ComiCal  (popalat),  »  napkin, 
uma  wtul*  t  nttk  to  Iha  pruBnar  mi 

u  ^««,-/«*«t«;     cominj  it  St  Os  broiuls  (<»rf- 


Come  it  ower,  to  (poimlK),  to 
deoeivQ  l^  wheedling,  to  mle 
bj  BBiDinption  of  lapeiioiitjr  or 
otherwiM. 

Dob'l  uy  (o  trmt  II  fW  > 


ahHpere),  BxpUined  bj  qoots- 


^»>fH,»  Comiogit«trona:(popnl»r),(»rry- 

Come  it,  to  (thieves},  to  inlonn ;         ing  thii^  to  so  nnieuonable 


klM  to  be  quiet, 

HelKudgDeortl»Mb«HT<i>nplT.  H«  hen  ihook  hit  hwl-Tighl  Utde  h* 

Itmiif  TiUtTWtA.  Bu  ha  lbaa(l)l  iba  wu  imlmg  il 

(Pngilirtic).  to  Bhow  fem.  "^  ""'J^ua,  UtP^. 

tht  h«  impro^d.  i.  in  good  ""^.rLTby  Mm^ZJ: 


BioT ,udifb(hu< 


tations,  Bnch  as  a 
lo^o  who  prvUnd*  t 


able  ehaim.— JifW  •"  FrttJtm.  Pmiut  me,  if  Ton  »Bd  yoor  two  ftienda 

thiak  of  cnuiv  wtial  u  TnlfulT  caUid  iM* 

Come   aonae,   to   (pngilistlc},   to       fU  tMitr  m  hm,  to  mike  yoo  Bsdtf 

^1)  KuKl  Ihu  vcn  Iwt  bMter  ahudso  ibt 

.  ,       iaieotioo.-/.  C««— rf.-  ife*  r«^&. 

JU  il  wa^  Mmmt  Gaoijr  "■"*»■»•  """ 

Asd  ilwre  qnwled,  like  ■  nnla  toned 
qoBB  CD  iu  back. 
—Ttm  CrOfi  UnmUl «  C*i«r™». 

Come  thi»*«e  (iddgiD-Bngli<hl,  „,^„. 
anived  here.  "Jo«t  now  liab  AndiBthai 
got  two  [decM  ]on-hoaw  man 


Come,  to  (popotu),  to  pnotiae, 

to  nnderstand.  Commoabomice  (priaon),  one  who 

Wa  ain't  In  br  ooTMlrei  ai  crmt$  iliat  makes  aooiuationa  of  nnnatnnl 

dedga.— Cmn»*«rf:  Tag.Ri.^Cr.  crima.emploTlngladiMdeoojB. 

(Pnxtitutei),  refen  to.  GJBCD-  To  do  mcW  ynlt^aoii  ihlemjagka. 

l^on.  "It  '"•"'  •pe'k  irf  Ihtaa  BuiqM  iiiiuhaa 


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Cotnmon — Compnuhre. 


267 


JtitiMil  Dmrilt:  Ltmtttjrtm  a  Pritt» 


Hsnl  ■  eemmwdtm  U 


1  doing:!  (Ameilcaulraa), 
^•in,  wholesome  Jai%  u  distill- 
gniibed  from  d^nties. 

Commoner  (old  cutt),  %  novioa ; 

Commoner  grab  (Wlnobeator  Col- 
ic^), a  dinoM  giTsn  by  college 
to  oommouen  wtien  orioket 
nwtchei  an  orer. 


,  to  (Oxford  Cniver- 
dtj).  Two  or  more  are  Mid  to 
»ea»mon,im  when  the;  have  their 
meak  togrtber.  Oomma»im,ng 
mean*  itrictly  that  each  ahonld 
bring  hij  *'  conunoiu.'' 

Common  Jade  (arm;),  low  prostl- 
totof  are  thna  termed  by  tha 
military  in  Woolwich,  and.pro- 
batdj  in  other  garriMtn  towna. 

Common  pings  (American),  the 
oommon  rat  of  mankind — the 
el  raXXol — eometimea  the  great 
unwashed,  bnt  more  oommonlf 
vety  ordinary  people  indeed, 
ndther  the  big-wigs  nor  the 
drega  of  sodety. 


HuywiU 


I  tha  dcpdn  rf  ifag 
3  mj  cainldni  tbil  vc  m 
'  flufi  <*  whem  the  world 
01  ihen  ii  when  tbcj  bol 
-AW  Ytrk  Mtrtury. 


Agitate  the  »«M- 
mmAMtor,  ring  the  bell. 


Communion    bloke    (priMa),   a 
religtont  hypooilte. 


Ctnnp.  (piintera)-  Vide  Qallbt- 
sum.  (Jraieislly  ^pUed  to 
oompodtora  aa  an  abbreriatlon, 
bat  originally  the  ihort  term 
tor  companion  nied  both  by 
pressmen,  who  work  In  pair^ 
and  by  oompositorB  who  work 
In  companionship*;  nowadays 
accepted  aa  the  abridgment  of 
compositor  only. 

Comped  (printers),  set  up  or  oom- 
posed  matter ;  abbreriatlon  of 
word  composed. 

Competitloa  wallah  (Anglo-In- 
dlan),  members  of  the  Ciril 
Serrioe  who  have  entered  it  I7 
the  competitiTi 


Compo.  (ptinten),  abbreriation 
tat  the  composition  of  which 
printing  rollers  are  made — 
principally  of  treacle  and  glue. 
(Nautloal),  a  sailor's  monthly 
wage*. 

Compradore  (pidgin),  from  the 
Portuguese  donproiior,  a  par- 
chaser.  Formerly  nsed  in 
India,  where  It  originated,  now 
in  general  nse  only  in  Chinese- 
English.  The  aamprador  of  the 
present  day  is  astewsrd  or  bot- 
ler,  who  manages  all  the  house- 
hold affairs,  supplying  by  oon- 
tnot,  not  only  faniitiire  and 
proTisions,  but  even  sarraota. 


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Con^resado — Consdmct. 


Aa:  Hum  Cm  ted  nUT  » 


Coo  (Wuohwter),  from  mtiiKet, 

A  konckle — k  blow  cm  the  bead 
given  by  the  knnoklea  or  auj 
bud  rabaUnce. 

ConcnTW  and  costcxm  (oud- 
■bupers),  cuda  oat  la  b  parti- 
tionlw  way,  and  tbiu  oontiiTed 


CoQchera  ( np-oonntry  Anstialian), 
tame  OT  quiet  cattl& 


Conlkb    (woietj), 
genemlly  of  a  piivata  nAtnra. 

Confederate  (Iozob),  "  yoa'ro 
tnlgbt;  eofiMcrotc,"  a  phiase 
naed  by  a  Texan  when  he  wlabai 
to  expresa  the  stroogeEt  posatble 
^protal  of  aome  aeutimeiit  or 

Coofidenoe  dodge  or  buck  (oom- 
moD),  explained  by  extract 
tiom  Awly  Tdtffrajik;— 

"...  Swindled  bim  ont  of 
bia  watcb  and  obala  by  moans 
of  that  ten  tbonaond  timei 
repeftted  rogne'a  devloe,  the 
toi]Jideittt  trick.  It  waa  the 
old  game  pare  and  simple 
— tbe  threadbare  hoona-pocos 
of  inTlting  tbe  vioUm,  a  per- 


fect ctranger,  to  'oom«  and 
bare  a  drink,'  and  while  the 

in  comes  another  man,  wbo 
joins  in  tbe  conversation,  and, 
in  a  oasoal  way,  mentlona  that 
ba  baa  just  Inherited  ■eraal 
tbcusand  pounds,  and  tbat,  aa 
a  thank-offering,  be  should  like 
to  gJte  away,  by  deputy,  a  few 
hnndieds  to  the  deaerring  poor, 
and  is  ready  to  band  om  tbe 
laigeaa  there  and  then  to  any 
person  who  can  show  to  bis 
aatiafaotion  that  be  is  of  an 
nnsostriclona  diapoeltlon ;  tbe 
same  to  be  proved  by  liis  en- 
tmsting  tbe  money  and  jewdleiy 
be  may  happen  to  have  about 
him  to  his,  tbe  benevolant  lega- 
tee'a,  keeping,  while  the  latter 
goes  away  for  baU-aa-booc  or 
BO  with  the  same." 

Congee,   coqjee   (Anglo-Indkn), 


Cook  (common),  ooml 

nil  "  deiMr  afl*  "  lua  k  "  nsos* :  ~ 
Hii  cHff  dcTOid  of  bufc. 

-Attm:  HntSermf*. 

"  Oonky  "  ia  aniokuame  given 
by  achoolboya  to  onewlthapn>> 
minent  noie.  Tbe  great  Duke 
waa  called  "Old  Con^." 

Conscience  (theatrical),  a  kind  of 
association  in  a  small  company 
for  the  allotment  of  sbana  in 
the  profita,  fto.  The  man  who 
is  Incky  enongh  to  have  a  con* 
osm  of  his   own,  generally  a 


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CoHsdettce — Conveyer. 


269 


he  ni»7  act,  must  b«  the  le&ding 
man  or  Ant  low  oomediui,  per- 
tuipa  both.  He  beoomei  the 
maaagcx,  of  oonne,  and  tbna 
hu  one  abkre  for  "  flt-np,"  one 
tor  KeDsi?,  one  aad  a  half  for 
management,  one  for  vardrobe, 
OHO  and  a  half  aa  leadiiitg  man ; 
and  the  Eome  la  given  to  the 
wife,  who,  of  contBe,  will  not 
play  Knjthing  but  the  jnTcnile 
lead,  bat  Who  at  an;  other  time 
wonld  be  glad  to  pla;  first  old 
woman.  Thai  the  manager 
takes  ne«ilj  all  the  proceedB. 


ker  ((ociety),  one 
who  cannot  proDonnee  hia  B'a 
and  hia  O'a. 

Cooaoo  (pidgin),  oonanL 

du  ««<•■  mm,  du  nun  no  liwu  0»"T). 


oewal  of  a  bargain,  a  apeonla- 
tlTS  sals  or  pmohate.  The 
preminm  paid  by  a  bayer  of 
stock  to  the  Beller,  .when  Dpon 
Belling  da;  he  wlahea  th«  bar- 
gain to  remain  open. 

B  kt&ddi  for  brgker,  for  ball  Aod  for  bflar, 
Ci  the  OMlMxer  Ihu'i  fud  by  Iht  bulL 
—AiJt^ !  Htam  Scrmft. 


t  (Winchester  College), 
to  be  eentineM,  la  to  be  oh  the 
sick-list.  CcaUmmt  work.  Work 
done  while  on  the  uok-list. 

Continental  damn  (American), 
ft  term  applied  at  a  very  ear^ 
time  in  the  Bepnblio  to  any- 
thing utterly  worthless,  and 
sappoaed  to  have  originated  In 
some  allusion  to  the  Oontinental 
cnrrency  or  American  assignats. 
Not  to  care  a  «ontiii«nial,  not 


Cooatkble  (oommon),  to  ontrnn 
or  overran  the  eotutalU,  to  get 
into  debt. 

Huktc,  Mf  ctri,  how  &r  hm  Ton 
ovvTUD  ttn  esMMiaiit  f  1  told  him  th&t 
lh<  d(bt  wnoonied  u  ilcvea  poimdi.— 
SmtlUlt:  XtJrria  SmmUm. 


Convenient  (old  cant),  a  miatrasa. 
Conrey,  to  (thievea),  to  steal 

Bol  u  I  un  aack,  I  will  ttnmji,  cw 
biM,  ud  chcu  Dpon  SinpUdiu.— J/<P' 


Conanmab,  fchanaama  (Anglo- 
Indian).  Persian,  JMonMiasn, 
honae-atewardi  or  provider,  or 
bntler. 

Tsy   lifht  I»d  poBch.'— /wrwMMf  : 
LttUn. 


Cotmyancer  (thieree},  a  thief,  a 
pickpocket. 


nmon},  steal- 
ing; ploUng  pockets. 
1'bt   gtta   youih    who  uwopHd  to 

deouap  with '*  wsidi  .  .  .  wu  po- 

pcrlj  ponblwd  for  hu  wnducr  io  tha  ut 


JO  (Btook  Exchange),  co 
rnptlon  of  oontinnation,  a  r 


Conreycr  (old),  a  thief.    The  ex- 
pression la  used  by  Shakapeare 


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Cooked —  Cooper. 


inXutgSieiardtl.   TfaeFnnoh 

Hgot    hu    t' 

em^orifur,  with  a  like  signilloft- 

tion. 

Cooked  (soolctj],  dona,  defeated, 
flnlihed  up,  e^banited. 

Cook  bii  KOOM,  to  (oommon), 
to  km,  rotn  apenou. 

At  la«IhS^'>  lift  hu  doffed.     ' 

Alao  to  wont  one. 

Kllj'i  too  bif  In  tb>  Watphali**!  ^^ 
lunis,  Toa'n  tlx  bar  la  ati  Foabrooka'i 
/HK— C.  £Mlr.-  firtUmt  Grtm. 

Cook,  to  (utlitt),  to  dodge  np  a 
piotara.  ArUtta  tay  that  a  ^o- 
tnie  will  not  teek  when  it  !■ 
excellent  and  oncoiiTentional, 
and  beyond  ipeoioiu  ImitaUon 
(Hotten). 

(CoUoqnUl),  to  piepare,  tam- 
per with,  aa  to  eemb  aooonnts. 


TRT  iKker-i 

LB  off-diHflcc  of  aekinf  tho 
n>Dmi.^l>«r<iiV  TYiki. 

1  batt  HIT  Lid7,  became  iIm  Km  locked 
B7  (mM  •cgobdu  Ib  the  bower  InlODa.— 
Pamh. 

Cool  (oommon),  used  in  tefeittnoe 
to  a  large  entn  of  money. 
Snppoee  rm  dta*!  f«  dxpena  ooeu. 

Bod  loee  jonr  0w/  buodnd  by  it. — Miu 

Edfuirrtk:  Ltt»  and  Lam. 

Codaman  (AnstTaliaii  hlaokfel- 
lows),  a  word  adopted  from  the 
black!  by  the  wbitea  to  deeoribe 
a  blackfellow'a  drinkiiig  tocmI, 
and  then  ^^lied  geneiall;. 


.  bwbnlna  (Dvd*  .  .  .  undenilied 
ibere.— ^.  Crmt:  BatH  i^fi  in  gmtmt- 

Coder  (American),  priaon.  80 
called  on  aoconnt  of  its  b«ing 
a  flt  ^ace  for  getting  aober  or 
coding  down ;  01  from  eoobr,  a 
laige  tub,  as  in  quotation. 

Ther  tUM  iHor  mbUhi  Um  ta  lb* 
(Wte-.-^.  Ann.'  SmUU  tmi  Jte> 

(Popular),  a  gtaM  el  bMt  allot 
drinking ■pliit&    Alaoawfanan. 

Cooo  (American) ,  ahoTt  for  Taoooo, 
a  man.  The  term  Oiat  becama 
genBral  nearly  &f^  year*  agou 
A  gone  eooa  (al«o  Epgliih),  one 
who  la  mined,  loaL 

Coon'a  age  (American),  a  ray 
popolar  ezpreasfoti  to  aigni^  a 
long  time,  the  racoon  being 
It^aided  aa  a  rery  long-lived 

w  Ilia  Jooei  Inride  lb*  ■■■«■, 


Cooper,  to  (American),  to  ni 


■hipc  ibe  did  ii  dbr  tliwi 
— Amiriema  Ntw^aftr. 


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Cooper — CoPPits. 


271 


Theoopi,  t 


FowiUj  from  a  metaplioi,  I 
cumot  cooper,  I  oauoot  gnsp, 
that  la  b^ond  mj  okpacions- 
ueai,  comprebetiElon.  SIse  from 
<xM3>«ra((.    with    the    Hiue    of  (Aaglo-IndUn),  *Bp  /  b«w««i  j 

"'"O"'-  U  abbrBvation  of  coprador. 

(ThlttTM),  to  de*tT07,   spoil, 
forge;    to   coepa-   m.  mannikeT.      CopJmiif   (thieTe.).  «    WKning 
fo^  >  ■igiutiir&     Fti!  CooF.  cry  when  the  police  make  their 


Coopered  (taif),  a  hone  that  hu 
been  hocuued  or  otherwise  pnr- 
poeelj  injured  lo  as  to  prevent 
him  from  rannlnK,  wa«  formerly 
•aid  to  be  eoopertd.  The  ez- 
preeslon  It  sometimea  lued  now 
aa  in  quotation. 


Mt-Aout. 


JatumT  Mnitr,  *ba  wu  ta  have  hi) 
nsulvi,  culltd  oat  ap-hiaigl  lor,  u  fo« 
■ee,  ■  Bra>fwiMaAiiint.—Oiil*t  TrmU. 

Cop  bniT  (thfeTes),  ths  act  of 
handing  plnndei  to  a  confede- 
rate, to  aa  to  Iiave  nothing 
about  one  when  arrested. 


lob."  " 


(Trampe),  a  eaopend  plaoe,  a 
house  that  has  been  spoilt  by 
too  many  tiampa  calling  there 
(Hotten). 

Ceaptrtd,  In  the  sense  of  fall- 
ing iI^  mined,  is  possibly  allied 
to  the  Sootoh  eoitp,  to  tnmble 


I'm  ri|ht  Tory  right  down  to  BT  boou,  ml 
■  prict.  uhI  I  bcUcnd,  "  'Ear.  'car  I " 

Bnt  Ihcy  dofi'I  Hf  yuan  Inilr  wilh  duS 
DDU  the  mn,  mj  doi  Charlie,  aa 


n.  of."    I  did   not  nikdcnlaiHl 


lacrf.  Suddaly  I  law  Ihit* 
OH,  a  puddiog.  and  a  lix- 
roll   on   ih<  Soor.-^fpnAy 


Cooter.    Titit  CovTMS. 


Ita  ought  to  "ave  kibowt 
Bjr  the  Anryiun  only,  tha 
ofthaSocheriitt  lot. 


(Sporting),  to  win,  to  get 
money;  a  dead  cop,  a  sore 
method  of  arriving  at  this  result. 

To  «op  U  derived  by  Hotten 
from  lAtin  tapen;  more  pro- 
bably It  comes  from  the  gypsy 
h»p  or  Mp,  to  take ;  Scotch,  kep  ; 
OaeUo,  to^NM. 

Coppu  (gypiy),  blankets,  eartf 

ings,  tilec 


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Copper — Corker. 


Copper,  cop  (popnlv  uid  tUere*), 
ft  pallc«iiuii;  from  "to  oop," 
which  raa. 

"Then   Ibna  Hfftn  came*    " Ctf- 
jtfrt,  cqlgtm,  whalu*  tlieyr"    WitDco: 

"PcliaBBi,  titai  meaiiif.'-~StMiUard. 

Copperiieadi  (AmericMi),  pro- 
perly polsauooi  Mipentai  The 
tetta  ma  ^plied  "tij  tlttt  F«d»- 
rait  to  the  peace  partj. 

Coppendui  (Anstnllui  ptlaati),  a 
poUoamao. 

Copper  ROK,  tlie  nUgM  tenn  for 
am#  roiatta,  the  red,  enlHged, 
plmplj  noM  of  ohroDlo  aloohol- 


Coppen  (popalar),  moath;  eape- 
oiaUj  A  paiohed  one  after  pota- 

A  fdlow  eut'l  enjoy  Mi  bnakbtt  mftcr 
—Hatha!  Tun  Bnmm  mi  OnfinL 

"  Hot  mppcrt"  It  a  phnae  for 
a  montb  parched  fa;  ezoe«slTe 
drinkiDg,  or  "••  di;  at  a  lime 


Copper,  to  (gaming),  when  play- 
ii^;  at  luo,  to  oover  a  stake 
with  a  tmaU  check,  which 
dgniflea  that  the  card  telected 
is  backed  to  lose,  not  win. 

Oh,  d— n  Squilol    It  Keoa  1ik<  ihi'd 


MCA  thai  !■],  ludE*ft  Eocic  dead  acunfl 
■Bc— /'.  Fmcit:  SuMU  mmi  Utcatiu. 

Copna  {Cambrit^  UnlTersIt;), 
lUking  Latin  at  tahle,  or  limllar 
Impiopiietlet,  are  followed  fay 
the  infliction  by  the  atudeuta  of 


Cordnroj-road  (American  and 
AutTaUan),  a  road  made  (rf 
branohei  and  log*  laid  aide  \rf 
ildeL  The  bianohet  stand  out 
like  the  rib*  of  oordmoy. 

Cork  (oommon),  a  bankrupt 
"Probably,"  aayt  Hottea,  "In- 
tended to  refer  to  his  UghtneM, 
as  being  without  ballast." 

(Pngilistlo),  "  to  draw  a  «i»*" 
la  to  "tap  the  olaiet,"  Ca,  to 
gire  a  bloody  noae. 

(Army),  CtfAain  Cork,  applied 
at  meas  when  any  one  it  slow 
in  paaeing  round  the  bottle. 

Corkaee  (hotels],  a  mm  chaiged 
per  bottle  to  peisoni  ^oviding 
their  own  wine.  Thlt  term  oaa 
haidly  be  (Mnsidered  as  slang, 
but  as  a  word  nnreoogniiod  by 
diotionariefc 

Coilter  (theatrical).  A  r^nlar 
torktr  is  a  dnSei ;  an  imbeolle  j 
one  who  corks  or  bottles  np 
another  actoi't  effects,  or  mina 
a  play. 

(Snglith  and  American), 
something  that  closes  ap  or 
settles  a  queitioD  ;  tomething 
nnusnally  large,  remaikable. 

TIm  Cnm  Piina't  landi'Ull  wu  ntbir 

No  wendw  Hi*  HlfhneM  nfiiwd  lei  ta 
p»T-  — ftm. 

Also  flrst-tate  j  at  the  top  of 
the  tree. 

Jake  Kilrabi  ii  a  cirttr,  and  ought  to 
have  the  chani)Hanihip  of  tha  world. — 
A'M  r.rh  MmOmmi  PMa  GatHU. 


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Corks — Corpse-miver, 


Corks  (popular), »  butler,  alhidliig 
to  hli  fnnotioiw.  AIm  mone;  i 
ttuH^h  originally  *  nutioal 
term,  thia  it  nrj  mvoh  used 
bjpdnten. 

CoRied  {oolloqcial),  Intozioatod. 
Fn>m  orar-Indalgenoe  In  drink 
stiong  enough  to  "oom"  ono 
(Wright).  >>Fouibl7tromioak> 
lug  or  pfoklfng  ooaself  Ilka 
ear%ti  beef,"  Mya  Bottea.  It 
baa  been  anggeated  that  tt  la 
from  the  Eeltio  torn,  Fieooh 
aorni,  a  hoin  oaed  formerlj  aa 
a  drinking  veaeel.  Aa  we  aaj 
that  a  man  la  In  hia  "  oopa,"  It 
la  poaaible  that  oat  yerj  remote 
anceatora  aaid  of  him  that  he 
waa  homod  or  aonttd,  bnt  it  la 
almoat  beyond  donbt  that  the 
term  la  an  Amerioaniam  from 
e»rn,  a  veiy  common  name  for 
wUal?.    (Taiteia),  pleaaed. 

Comer  (oommon),  to  get  a  eamar 
la  to  get  the  entire  control  of  a 
stook,  and  ao  make  it  impoaaible 
for  Dtheri  to  oomplete  their  bar- 
galna  or  to  purchase. 

H*  hid  bca  mind  up  £i 


(London],  the  "  Oomar,"  Tatter- 
aall'a  horaa  rapoaitoiy  and  bet- 
tlng-rooma,  which  was  at  Hyde 
Fkrk  Coroei.  (Thierea),  a  ahare 
— generally  a  ahare  In  the  pro- 
oeeda  of  a  robbeiy. 

Cornered  (tallon).  In  an  Inestri- 


■pends  the  money,  and  cant 
raiaa  the  amount  to  leleaae  U 
wben  wanted. 


Cornish  dock  (otty), 

"  It  frya  in  Ita  own  greaae." 

Cornatalka  (Anatrallan),  tbe 
•ettlera,  eapeiiially  the  glrla, 
BO  called  beoaoae  their  aveng* 
height  ia  very  great,  tboogh  they 


dib-diUd 


*'  Hov  li  jm  been,  my  <dd  B 
ud  h>  BiiiNiBd  hii  an-iUmltn  tiU  Ibt 
old  ipBtnl  begu  to  danca  lilia  a  tear 
<H)  nd-hot  mD.—Smm  Slid:  Tkt  Cbd- 


WtaniU  pmCT  well,  bat*  cn>t  qua- 
titT  an  ta  hoifiiMl  with  CnftrmI  Srrttt. 
—SUfft  Mtmtln. 

Corpse  provider,  afaoetlona  nanM 
forapbyaioian. 


—S/trtint  Ttma. 

Corpser.    Yidt  To  Ookpbs, 

Coipst  reilm  (common),  a  dram 
^apiilta. 

Tbo*  wu  *  inMnl  null  I6r*«tta*«li 


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Corps* — Ctmtiierfgti. 


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Corpie,  to  (thwtrioa]),  to  ooufuMt 
to  pot  out  follow-»oto»  \>j 
stiokiiig  fut  In  tbo  dlklopie; 
kiU  A  loeae  throogh  IgnonDoe, 
irilfnlDSM,  ontnpiditj-.  Aooii' 
trst«inps  of  thli  kind  !■  oallad 
"  a  rqiTilAt  ooipwi." 

Corrobonc  (op  ooimtir  Anitn- 
liu),  to  boU ;  »  word  bairowod 
from  the  lutiTM,  who  thni  omll 
OUB  of  their  wild  danoet.  Whitca 
gniUBllj  DM  it  In  tbo  •mim  of 
dlctorbMioe,  hecco  it  is  ntd 
that  a  iMtUe  torrehoitu  when  It 


CofTbangtu  (pngilittiD),  Udnld& 

Coth  (popular  and  tUoTM),  a  (Uek 
of  an;  kind,  bot  moi«  MpMiallj 
a  poUceman'a  fa«ton.  From  tbe 
g7P*7  hi^t,  Dornipt  form  idik, 
meaning  wood  In  an;  form. 


watMing.plaaea  for  the  moat 
part 

Cottda  lo(d  (ooBunoQ),  a  Man- 
obaat«T  mannfaotnier  or  dealer 
laoottoo. 

CottooiqMlb,  Maoohwtw  (Hot. 
t«i). 


(•derated  Dollar  Bonda. 

Cotton,  to  (oommon),  a  oolloqiiial- 
tim  in  tba  Mrnae  of  to  like,  Bgrw^ 
be  attaobed  (lltaraUr  to  adhere, 
oliug  to,  like  ootton  to  cloth), 
but  OMd  in  a  alangy  eenae  as'in 
qooUtlon. 

Wat  vtHo  oooi  Hadaa  FoRac  dab  OM 


I,  of  an  ibd  IB  nUor*, 


CoNBck  (popular),  a  polioewan. 

Cottard  (popnlar),  the  bead ;  areiT 
old  word,  BMd  b;  Shakipeare 
In  King  Lear. 

Coater  bloke  (popular),  a  ooeter- 


Coocb  •  bociliead,  to  (old  oaiit), 
to  I»7  down  to  Bleep. 


Connd]  of  ten  (popolar),  the  toea 
of  a  man  who  tnma  U*  feet 
inwud  (Hotten). 

Connterfeit  crank  (old  cant),  a 
rogue  who  ihammBd  epil^aj. 
From  the  German  trant,  nek 


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CoutUeT'jumper — Covmt  Garden. 


Conater-Jmnpvr  <ooiiunoD),  a 
■hopmu,  M,  dnpsr'a  aaaiiUiit. 

"sir,  yon  ihoold  knov  tliu  mr  duck 
ii  BM  for  700.*    "  Whj,' niicl  Ik,  ■tilmi 


Coimter-skipper  (popnUr),  &  tbtI- 
•lit    of    "  aoDntar  -  jumpw,"   ft 


tn  (pngfltetlo),  to  ctrike. 

—C.  Btdt :  VtrJamt  Grow, 

Connt  noMa,  to  (parllMnrntorr), 
to  take  the  nnmbei  of  »  diTi* 

Conntj  crop  (pdwn),  ball 
■bortened  to  ftbost  mi  Inch, 
whiob  lued  to  be  the  rule  la  all 
priaons,  bnt  !■  now  oonBned  to 
oontiots.  The  expreadon  ii 
therefore  now  »  mi«nomer,  m 
oonntj  prison*  no  bmger  exist 
nnce  tbe  Ooremnent  took  ell 
oter  in  1877,  and  prisoneis 
M«  not  the*  cropped,  •■  it 
would  oontinne  theii  ponith- 
ment  (7  marking  them  oat  after 
their  discba^e. 


Covple-bcsfgar  (old  cant),  a 
fellow,  who  officiated  t 
olergjuuui  ia  perfotminK 
tiagee  in  the  Fleet  prison. 


low 


Cotirt  mwtial  (Mhoolbt^),  the 
piaottoe  of  tosting  in  a  blanket 
for  a  piaatioal  joke. 

Conter  (popnlai),  a  MrarelgB. 
From  E7pe7,  »Mtt«,  lUeiallj  a 

Cote  (popnlar  and  tblevea).  In 
old  oant,  "oofe,"  "oniBn,"  a 
roan  \  idso  landlord* 

Ht'i  ■  traa  dof.    Doa't  Im  lo^  Smc* 
■t  uiy  maBsi  erpi.—DidMtu!  OUmrr 

Bwdo,  I  SB  that  Bit  oThh  iIh  wwJk 
■0  naeli  mbtin.-'Tih- 

Thli  word  Rotten  oonneota 
with  "  ooif,"  a  North  of  England 
word  foe  a  lout  or  awkward 
fdlow.  This  seeros  to  be  borne 
out  hj  the  droomstanoe  that  in 
most  cant  languages  roan  and 
fool  are  sTnonjmoiu,  but  it  haa- 
been  snggested  to  be  more  pro- 
bata^ from  tbe  Soman;  eowa,  a 
thing,  the  tetm  being  almost 
indefinite  in  Ite  applioabilitjr. 
"It  is,"  M?a  Pott,  "a  general 
helper  on  all  oooadous,  1«  naed 
as  a  BubetantiTe  and  an  adjao- 
tive,  and  has  a  far  wider  scope 
than  the  Latin  ra.  Thns  sow 
mesuu  that  man ;  towi,  that 
woman."  Tbe  derivation  from 
the  German  hapf,  a  head  (not  ap- 
plied direotlj  to  individoala  ex- 
cept as  in  English),  has  also  been 
niggested.  (Aoatialian  station), 
the  wK,  the  master,  or  OTer- 


Corait  Garden  (old  slang).    This 
place  seems  to  have  acquired  at 


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Covatt  Garden — Con-boy. 


one  ttme  »  moat  nuflUTimbla 
notoiietr,  tor  it  enterad  oon< 
•idenbly  into  the  viol oni  dang 
of  lift;  7«kn  ago.  Thn*  "the 
CbMMf  Gardkn  ague  "  wu  a  cer- 
tain TeneraaldlMaaa;  a"Cb«ml 
Oonlmabbeea' 

and  proctitntea  were  nioknamed 
"OiwntOardnniuia."  (BhTm- 
ing  BlAng).  a  tartUng  pronoimced 


Cover  (tUerea],  an  aooompllce 
wbo  "fionta"  or  ooTeraapUik- 
pooket  while  he  it  openting. 
(Amerfoan),  to  eottr,  to  drink. 


CoTCM  (old  cant),  ex^ained  bj 
quotation. 

with  Ihccm  and 


iaij.  ~/.Partir:    fmruemttd  Cluinit- 

Corej  (popnlai  and  thieves],  a 
man  or  htyj.     Vid*  Cova. 

HuUd,  bt  onv'  v)>U'*  <^  mwl- 
i>Kil«>:  OHmr  TtrM. 

"Cu'c  Tou  nt*T  B<  tlut  f"*  tub 
aawl"  "You'd  only  booM  il  iti  did.' 
And  tha  Md^  wDl  ban  to  mil.— Sit^t' 

Covins;,  theft  of  jeweller;  by 
palming  it  as  a  oonJDTOT  doea. 

Can  (g7P*7)  <fot  «A*o),  thla; 
thlf  person  or  thing.  Qno, 
"this  man;"  oort,   "thli  wo- 


Com,  con*  <gn>^).  »  thing; 
often  pronoQiioed  offitfr,  "  up  to 
all  the  opnw,"  np  to  all  tho 
bloka,  gamaa,  derioaa,  ok 
"xlga." 


praooMM;      Comben  (g7pq>),  an  Indde&t. 


Cow  (nantloal),  a  gay  wcaaan. 
Vadt4,  In  the  Freuoh  slang,  baa 
the  same  ilgnifioatkiD.  {Tntf}, 
one  thousand  poandfl. 

Cowmn.  In  oidinaiy  slang  a  apj, 
a  sneal^  a  prying  informer.  It 
glren  by  the  Fiee- 
I  all  nnlnitiated  per- 
I.  andis  probably  the  Hebrew 
word  eojim,  IiU,  a  prieat,  from 
the  oppodtjon  and  oj^jresdoD 
whloh  the  Freemasons  have  en- 
dnred  from  the  Catholic  Cbnrob. 
C^OMM  is  not  an  nnoonunon  tomi 
of  "  Cohen  "  as  a  name  among 
Jews.  The  derlTation  of  Ob— 
from  the  Oreek  nW,  a  dog,  Is 
a  gteat  injnstiae  to  the  Free- 
masons, who  hare  nerer  re- 
garded or  treated  the  nnini- 
tiatedasdoga. 

Cow  and  €mB  (rhyming  slang),  to 
langb. 

Cow-Jmj  (Amoricsn),  cattle  her- 
der or  droTer  of  Teias  and 
South -Western  States.  The 
term  was  applied  dnring  the 
mrolntionary  war  to  so-called 
Tory  partisans  in  the  State  of 
New'  York,  bat  who  were  do 
bettec  Uian  brigands,  plunder- 
lag  both  sides. 


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Coweamp — Craci. 


Cowcftnqi  (Amerioan),  u^dained 
bf  qnotation. 

■bn  ncuMiT  Mtled  uocIidkd  kept 
«ud  lad  nrd  over  bcrdi  s(  lone  jKnted 
Tou  attl*,  whicb  iratHl  nloof  tb* 
tint  or  OD  tbt  KUtM  aboTB.— rif  ^'mMV 


iogncotto  prefeoti),  and  "  J0II7- 
kaepa,"  or  old  •tndantB, 

CnlM  (thieves),  feet;  to   move 
Mie'a  emit,  to  ran  amy. 
I  cioii»d»crmhg»tthtlmilTTd.  .  .  . 

1  movod  D17  ermii  like  ft  hill     f^  d^ 

TrmU. 

Cow-chilo    (pldgln-EngUah),    a.  (Dioe  plaTSTB),  a  pali  of  acec 

girl,  {,«.,  eow-ohild.    A  boy  was 
termed  hJl-ehSo.    These  terms      Cmbalidlt  (popiJar),  ahoe^ 


Cow-cow  ^dgin),  to  b«  very 
Migry,  to  lotdd  (Hotten). 

Coir  Jnice  (popular),  milk ;  the 
term  is  also  used  by  a^ool- 

Cowli^  (popnlai),  look  of  hali 
twisted  forward  from  the  ear, 
laiely  seen  now. 

Cow-oil,  or  cow>CTe«M  dddgin), 
batter.    Obsolete,  but  Utcmlly 
d  from  the  Chinew. 


Conw,  (HH  Bi^  i&aa,  pot  tba  tattlg  or 
Ibc  Una  en  y%iai  [Umt  ttii,  nod  ■  i«iiia 
■ad  fjUnin  in  jaa  i^j-mAHl.—UtTtliji ; 
/tUhpMmJmU. 

Cowaliooter  (^VlnofaMtatCoQege), 
a  Hmnd-topped  hat,  troin  only 
bypnfects,  "blnoheis"  (nnk- 


Cuptun  Cadibr,  u  be  lond  u  c 
himHir,  WW  tka  ermtk  diot  cf  DolUhii 
—TnOk. 

(Spcat),  a  erode,  an  adept. 

Lawn  teniui  ■!  Cubs  .  .  .  tha  doin 

of  tb*  trackt,  'm  koaw,  inlaat  dubj 


Tie  ennonlinUT  CnetuilaiH  in  Iho 
b«tiii|  which  drorc  the  ermdi  fnm  C  to  4 
Co  10  to  I  the  pisbt  bcfbi*  tbt  nco. — 
Sftrtag  Tima. 

(01d),a(raail^«i  insane  person, 

(Popular),  a  eraek,  a  proatitnte ; 
to  oraoi  np,  to  extol,  to  poS 
(obsolete  BngUsh,  bnt  nsed  In 
a  slangy  sense) ;  in  a  cradk,  in 
an  Instant ;  to  vrmk,  to  inform. 

(ThievM),  a  oraot,  a  burglary. 

—Dtelmii  OUvtr  TwM. 
To  eratk  a  cnib,  to  commit  a 
bnrglary. 
I  nam  tofn&inaih  to-oi^it. 
But,  pab,  doD*!  crmck  od  aa. 


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2/8  Craei — Crvm. 

TtHoibiiHndDpudifaiiik.miui;      CfiiAta(;acnMt(oommoi»),nibb- 

9Bt  tlH»'i  not  put  w«  Gu  tfuck  m£a  aad  *_._  ^i^n^  i*.  *i.-  ^Atjil  <  <«  ■ 

»(U7.-flt*«irotf«-TWrt  ing«lMgiBtheworid;     am^ 

tny  •  tid;  wmr,     meuw  ooinB 

(Tbikar},  ar«l,  ft  ■tiok.    Hot  Torj  wdL    Thl«  ia  k  rery  oom- 

moD  ezprtsiioD  uoong  the  lowor 

oidcn  (Hotten). 

Cnck  a  bottle,  to  (oommon),  ia      Cncklinc    (Ouabridgs    Uniw- 
drlak  ft  bottle  of  liqacw.  ^^7)1   tbs    thna   Tclret   ebipe 


n  the  aleere  bj  « 

Cnck  *.  wUd,  to  (thi«m).  to  otSt. Joh]i'aOoll«ge,CMnbridK(^ 

bOk.  oftlled  "  hog*." 

Ceased  nnt  (oommoa),  th*  head  Ciack-pat    (Ameiiosa),    pretan> 

of  an  InMDe  penou.  tloni,  pet^,  a  snail  paiaon  of 

Ab  othdiludc  poK  Uf  Mr. 10  Uttla  aooonat 

lift  ^  hi.  '  W-J  h-d."    CwWnX  r«»«-e*:^Uth.rfflr... 

tba  enba—frnm.  whm  I  aO  Kit  luM  ud  Unv, 

Clacked  19   (common),   rallied,  Biiodnc^yM 
"  gone  to  naaah." 

Cracker  (oommon),   an  nntrath 

ooBMqtMut  on  boaetfnl  or  im-  Crackaman  (thieves),  a  bmg^. 

probable Btatementa.    Tbeolder  Sooh  necnk  dndua  ib*  ttim 

form  Is   *'oraoli^"  aUudinff  to  MoBiifirfn*, 

"naoknp,"  to  bnidl7  extol,  poff  fmrWrfj  r^iarfi 

op.    It  bat  been  niggested  that 

"otaok"   ia   from   the  Oaelio  Cnun,  crammer  (oommon),  a  He. 

eroe,  to  talk.    The  Fwnoh  mm  «,  uoh,  (^^,4  ,  .  .  p,jw  1.7  ». 

orwM  ii<  a  mild  nntrath,  or  a  bruUiiif  trtHtha^kdMb^adyo^B.^ 

gaeoooade,  aad   in    the  latter  ''■*=*■ 

•enee  it  t«    (ynonTinoiw    with  n«  mi  lb*  ermmmir  I  nid  hiM,  and 

«nMbr     lie  Baron  do  Oao  is  fanhamm  ...  I  pibd  k  np  k  Ul — 

the    French   MnnohaiiMn,    the  Cm>m^.  L^ftm^CM. 

hoM  of  a  Tolome  of  trarela,  who  Toara«i,totie;alsotoaGqnii« 

gieeta  with  the  moet  marrdlooa  or  Impart  inrtniotion  hastilj  in 

adTentnreii  the  type  of  a  boaat-  view  of  an  approachii^  exami- 

till,  guconading,  •torj-tellw.  nation.    Thi«  U  an  aJmoat  le- 


ATtrrdcnr  hi  a 


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To  traat  tqi  one,  to  plj  h 
wttb  blMhooda. 

(TToiTeni^),  a  aram,  a  ttm 


>r  (oommon),  i 
a  Uai;  one  expert  in  "otam- 
ming,"  ^e^  rntrwitig  havtilT 
okodidatee  for  examliMtlou ;  the 
head  of  a  "omnnlng"  ecUb- 


Cnunped,  crapped  {popular  and 
thisrei},  Ulled  oi  hanged. 


Cnunp  in  ttie   hand  (papular), 
•Ungiseai  or  n 

Cramp  wofde  (oldo* 


To  erap,  to  hang. 

(Printen),  q^ed  to  "fde," 
or  mized-up  type,  that  a  oom* 
podtoT  neglect!  to  clear  awaj ; 
eqniTaloit  to  the  popnlar  name 
tor  excrement. 

(Fopnlai),    to   orap,  to    eaaa 


Cnpoj  IgTpfj),  atnnilp,  a  bntton 
OTuailhead.   Sometlmaair^^. 

Crawl  (taOora),  one  who  niaa  nn- 
dignUed  meana  to  oniry  bTonr 
with  an  emplorer  or  foreman. 


Craatanrejs  (American).  When 
a  man'e  eje  la  bloodshot,  gener 
ndtr  from  dilnkli^  alocA^  he 
ia  often  oiled  a  bi^  with  a 
mmhi  I  >  tfe.  The  American 
onnhenT  !■  Ttetj  much  laxget 
than  the  BngMiih  Tariety,  and 
beare  a  reeemblnnoe  to  an  !■• 
flamed  optio. 


Alio  a  oab  which  goee  alowlj 
to  pick  np  tmzta.  A  meu,  eoo- 
t«mptible  fellow. 

Oatholio  (Hotteo).    In  Ameriea 
a  natlxe  of  Inland,  i^,  Iriah 


Cruk.  Tidt 
oaaiiK.  <American\  Inaane,  eo- 
oentdoioramonomuilao.  (Old), 
gin  and  water. 

Cn^    (<M    Mi>t)>   numej ;   the 


Wnntad  ■  Kmal-aaSd.    So  vaBa^ 
•U^V*  Fame  LiJf- 

Cnue  (common),  need  tn  lefer- 
enoa  to  aajthlug  In  great  vogne 
that  ia  "  the  nge  "  for  the  time 


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Cnuy — Cribcracker. 


puMd.  DiuWtlwntwS.iiadll.tMd 
■hor  pboMcnplu  uka  tecMbv,  nod  Ih* 
dooblaplaw*  aold  HiBnAal  fuioulT. — 


Cmyqaitt  (Amerloui),  properir 

•  Milt    nude    of    aU    fcini^M    of 

{Mtobet. .    lipustiTsly  a  ooti- 
tawd  aod  mixed  poUtiMl  pHty. 


Ohi 


Cream  lUck  (popular),  the  penii. 

CrMuny  (ocamnoa},  exoaUent. 

Cfe4>er  (prison),  one  who  onrriea 
taTonr  t^  hjpooriaj  and  tale- 
bearing. 

Creepen  (popnlai).  Hoe.  (Ameri* 
can),  the  feet. 


Cd,  ahort  for  OriterlOo. 

Bnl  tba  TaBtb  wM  hud-lHBUd,  ud 
•eoo  he  dspanod, 
And  jmitni  vwkj  U  iIh  Cr£ 

Crib    (popylar   anS    tUorea),   a 


Tfaqr  tir*"'*^   b   dw  lanUB   ■ftcr 
tbcT  )ud  <»dud  Ih*  o«.-ir.  f  imaJJCr  .- 


n  i<  Deed  I7  otban  In 
M  f  or  a  plaoe. 


itEiementaobng  Ballwaj 


Vlh." 


(Sohooli),  a  llteial  trautlatlon 
of  an  antbor.  Foactblf  from 
the  meaaing  of  to  vrA,  to  cntwd 
together,  to  oonfine  in  a  amall 
■paoe,  a«  "caam,"  aynonTm  of 
9rQi,  or  from  tJie  ilang  signlflca- 
tlon  to  oboat,  to  pUfer.  To  crib, 
to  oheat  at  an  ejcaiiiiiia^oii  bj 
niing  a  trib,  more  geoetallj  to 
oheat  bj  plagiarj.  [Common], 
to  orib,  given  by  Webster  as  a 
lecogniaed  word  bat  used  now 
in  >  alaiigr  aense,  to  pilfer. 

Il  b  BM  «eidu«,  U  Uu>  It  doM  bcK 
■■B  filu  NoLat ...  it  b  oliiKMadr 


(Old  oaat),  arSt.  the  stomach. 

CiiblMge-Gued  (oommou),  li  nid 
of  a  peraon  marked  with  the 
imall-poz. 

Crlbber  (military),  a  gnmbler;  a 
oaTaliy  term  evidently  from  the 
ezpreaston  "  orlb-blter,"  gtren 
to  a  botse  wbloh  gnaws  at  Ita 
orib  or  aumger,  QuamlUog  with 
Ub  but  meal  and  bis  dlfflo&Ity 
in  digesting  it, 


Ciib-btter  (oommon),  an  inrete- 
rate  grumbler.     Vidt  Cubbba. 


Cribcmckcr  (thlerea  and  popn- 
lar),  a  bm^ar. 


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Crik^ — Crockets. 


CtiJnj  IpoptiKi),  Ml  wolamatioii 


mptton  of  ChriiL 

"Wdl,I'BiMowedl'-li..ddod.   "Thi. 


Ciiimiin  (tinker),  sheep. 

Crlnktun-cnuikiiBi  (old  slang),  a 
womftn'i  privUe  parts. 


tiad  tbit  b>  hul  three 

Croak,  to  (tUerM),  to  die,  to 
IdlL 

Croakumihire  (old  ilang).  This 
nkknanie  is  raid  to  hAve  been 
given  to  Moithnmbetlftnd  be- 
cause of  the  dUBonltj  people  in 
that  ooont;  have  in  piononooing 
the  lettei  r,  wbloh  imparts  a 


Crock  (common),  the  or^iinal 
meaning  Is  that  of  a  slow, 
worthless  boTse,  but  in  sooiet; 
it  Is  also  applied  SgnratJTelj  to 
a  slow,  foolish,  good-for-nothing 
person,  as  in  the  phnue,  "  that 
girl  Is  a  regular  eroet."  In 
spotting  and  nniversltj  lan- 
guage it  is  also  need  in  Teferenoe 
to  a  duffer,  a  laiy  bonglei. 
Tbt  dcUoqncnu  Mill  rowed  ibeir  bkdei 


likeiL 


Croaker  (old  slang),  a  fonrpennj 
piece.  (Common),  one  who 
takes  a  desponding  view  of 
«*er7thing,  (Fopnlar),  a  beg- 
gar, a  ootpse. 

Well  ^  ,  ,  li  won't  pvrhapa  Knd  7011 
good  mi  m  crwmktr.—J. 


(Prison),  the  doctor. 
It  Dun  who  had  pot  hii  nuDfl  lor  Ibe 
idler"  M  crtaAir,  woDld.  ruUcpIt 
of  bread  IcH 


With  reference  to  the  origi- 
nal meaning  of  ilow,  worthless 
horse,  erotHe  is  allied,  to  -«rup, 
Anglo-Saxon  ertopan,  and  old 
High  Dutch  krioeXan.  Bnt  it  1* 
oorlooa  to  note  that  in  German 
slang  Irig  is  a  horse,  and  that 
the  German  roM,  a  hone,  has 
given  the  ITrenoh  n«*e,  a  slow, 
good.f oT-nothlng  horse ;  this 
woid  being  nsed  with  the  same 
flgnialiTe  meaning  as  oroot, 
applied  to  persons. 

Crocker  (sporting),  a  spaniel  em- 
plo7ed  in  beating  imderwood 
for  small  gamck 

Crockets  (Winchester  College), 
the  word  for  cricket.  To  "get 
ent  «ro«b((("is  to  get  out  with 
a  "duck's  egg,"  that  is,  with* 
ont  having  made  iby  rnna. 
"Small  «rMtoi"  is,.the  name 
given  to  a  game  placed  with  an 
india-rubber  b^  and  a  plain 
deal  bat  about  two  inobea 
broad. 


:v  Google 


CrocodSe — Cross. 


Crocodile  (nniTtnl^),  a  girl*' 
■obool  walking  t«o  and  two. 

CncnSi  creakns  (popular  and 
thierei),  a  quack;  cronu- 
ohoTej,  an  apotbecaiy'i  abop; 
oranu-pitcher,  a  itreet  aeUer  of 
medioinea. 

(Arm;),  eneut,  an  aimj  or 
naT7  aorgeon.  ITiom  "oroak," 
to  die,  whicb  baa  givan  tbe 
priatm  alang  "oroafcer"  for  a 

Crone  (dnnu),  a  olown.  From  a 
{tfOTindaliim,  trormf,  merry. 

Cronker  (tailora),  tha  foreman. 

Cto<A  (thieref  and  popular).  On 
tha  onak,  by  duboneat  meana ; 
tbe  TeTerae  of  "aqoare."  Got 
on  the  cnak,  ttolen.  Hence  a 
enak  U  a  thief,  both  In  England 
and  America. 
Chicago  (»•>*.— "Good   oen,  Jim.' 

,  .  .  Fauov  trtk.—"  Wlai't    opf— 

Tit-Biti. 
No  cnml  fcti  utj  gaoA   ool  of  hii 

\iuMm.—DtmU  Pnt  Pnn. 


:  (old  alang),  ■  dx- 
penny  pteoa,  bom  loma  of 
tbaaa  ooina   being   mneh  bat- 


a  bcftTy  falL     Alao  aaid  of  a 

man  who  « 

faUnia. 


imtTima. 

Croppie  (^iaon),  one  who  haa  had 
hiahairoatinpriaon.  Thet«m 
waa  iqiplled  to  Iiiah  i^tela  in 
1789,  and  f ormeilT  to  thoae  wlu) 
had  their  eara  cnt  off  \sj  the 
executioner.  Foritana  want  by 
that  name  on  acoount  of  tbeii 
abort  hair. 

Cnppled  {WInobeatw  Collaga), 
to  be  er^flti  ia  to  b«  tnmed 
inaleaMW. 

CroH  (tbievei).    To  be  "  on  tbe 

croa,"  to  be  a  thief;  to  get  * 

thing  on  the  cnu  ia  to  obtain  it 

anireptitioiuly.  tbe  rereiae  of 

"  on  the  aqoare." 

The  TODDC  WDDU  ii  Boa,  aiid  potafB 

■be  mair  be  oa  Uw  erm,  ud  J"  dsa't  fa 

U  BT  Ihu  wliel  witb  ■■-ri-f  ud  wjib 

ely-Udnf,  uid  mch  like,  ibe  maya't  be 

nnledumedBy.— /r.JTuvTiPr.'  JtJWI- 

itt. 

Hencc^  a  trvt^a  tblef ;  tennad 


Croop   (popular),   itomaeb; 
croph 


cwKi.  ud  at  the  knral  of  Iha  b*  •Pba 
toppctud  pufiliuiL— /'■Mel. 


not  paying  hla  billa  to  the  boiaar, 
or  ontting  ch^el  laotnrea,  to. 


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Cross — Crumpbr. 


Cron   tiiMf  (oMtonnongeis),   a 
tbiel 

Craas  core    ud  mollltlier 

(tblflTH),  k  mail  and  woman 
who  M«  in  paitncnbip  for  pnr- 
poMi  of  robbeij. 

CroM  crib  (thioTM  and  MOglu], 
a  honae  freqneated  bj  thiereft. 

Cr<»»<Dt,   and    tip   ud   sifter 

(American),  "'"'"g  tenna  from 
Calif omla  expraulTe  of  motfona 
or  metboda  in  waahing  gold 
Tbeae  tenu  wne  at  one  tinw 


manjwaTa. 


(tblnrea),  a  tblerea' 


g  (thierea),  robbing 
kpenon of  hia  aoiif-idn;  "from 
tha  poaition  of  the  anna  in  the 
net,"  wmja  Hottan.    Vide  Tam. 

Cfoadns  Qm  danq>-pot  (tailon), 
going  to  Amerioa. 

Cmu-kid,  to  (thierea),  explained 

bj  qnotation. 

\  ndo-  am«  to  the  cell  «i^  emi- 
tUJtd  (qncBiBBcd)  mL—HntU^:  JH- 


expected  piece  of  lock,  ic, 
•tniiething  to  eroie  amt.  "  I 
hare  a  orow  to  poll  with  70D," 
a  complaint  to  make,  or  mia- 
nnderstanding  to  dear  np. 
(Ametioan),  to  eat  oraw,  to 
recant,  to  hnmiUate  oneadL 


—SI.  /«ui'  Gaittt. 

Crawder  (dnker),  a  atiing. 
Crowdeia  (theatrical),  large  aadi> 


Craw-eater  (colonial),  a  lazy  fel- 
low who  will  lire  on  anything 
mthor  than  work. 

Cmnfoot  (priaon),  the  Oorem* 
ment  mark  of  the  broad  arrow, 
which  la  stamped  In  black  paint 
on  ptiaon  olothing  as  a  meana 
of  detection  in  case  of  escape. 


Cn^  (popular),   food. 

Eos{dtal),  brand. 

H*  )ud  hb  la  ud  hat  rolli 
lap;,  wkilfl  *«  vert  hattttiinj 
qa*na  of  m.  pcany  IgAf— 'oi 


(Chiiit 


CrOW(ttaleTe8),amanwhawatohea 
while  anothei  oieepa  Intohoosea, 


Cnuniny  (armj),  dirty;  applied 
amongst  aoldlers  to  a  maa'a 
appearanoe.  (Thievea),  with 
well-filled  pockets    Abo  lon;^. 

A  "  cnuaatir  dosa." 

Cnunpet  fkce  (popular),  a  face 
with  smallpox  maifa. 


:v  Google 


Cmkk — Cujfy. 

a  do  >i>gai  ibc  bi      Cuckoo  (Moie^),  a  twA, 


Crntcli  (Wloobwtsi  Collage),  a 
Dune  given  to  the  ■obool  ou- 

Cry  of  tUdgS  (popnlu),  &  graat 
munbai  of  tUiigB;  "a  eiy  of 
pem." 

Cry  HM>tcbM  (American),  a  ilMig 
exclamatioD  of  mipriBe.  IW 
deilmtioii  U  Improboblr  ^ven 
M  "Drime  hatches."  fijiome 
"ra;"  Is  ooDsldered  at  eqnlvk- 
lent  to  ChrlsU  oi  Christ,  but 
the  phraee  la  altogethei  oboonre. 

Cnnher  (popnlu),  a  polioeman; 


Cud  (\nncbe«ter  College),  hand- 
■ome,  prett7.  Fnibabi;  Imm 
tudoi.  (Popular),  a  piece  of 
tobacco  obewed,  a  "quid." 

Cnddlinc   (prUa-figbtoia),   wtMt- 

Ung. 

Ii  vu  laid  br  mnc  cbtiUbi  that  iIki* 
wma  too  mudi  wTTVClinc  gr,  u  ihey  diUal 
i[,  aiMU-r.—I'ami. 

Cne  deqiiser  (theatiiaal),  aid  of 
an  aotor  who  la  oaraleaE  in  tak- 
ing np  hie  v¥itt  tberebj  damag- 
ing the  perfonnanoe. 

Ctu,  to  (tbieTei),  to  obtain  gooda 
OB  credit  wbteb  jon  never 
mean  to  pay  for,  ajnaofmoiu 
mtb  "going  npon  the  letter 
Q,"  "the  mace." 


tt't    'ard    Imnckla    i 
Uowad  ifthu  ut 


Crash,  to  (popnlai),  to  ran.  Foa- 
^AAj  from  "  beetle  -  anuber  " 
(wMoh  tee). 

Cnt>t  (theatrical),  the  bead. 

Cnutj  bean  (old  alang),  a  fop 
who  makea  up  with  paint  and 


Coffer  (mOltary),  a  lie ;  apbmlng 
a  a^ftr,  telling  an  exaggerated, 
groasly  Improbable  ator;;  one 
that  nt^  or  beata  aaj  atotj. 
(American  tbleree),  a  man,  rna- 
ttc.  From  old  English  cant 
cofi,  or  the  Tiddlab  b^,  a 
■topid  fellow;  baffori,  Hebrew 
fori 


Cuff  ahooter  (theatrioal),  ut  Im- 
podent  and  prenu&lng  tTvo,  who 
gives  Mirt^ftlf  airs,  and  tMnV* 
more  of  hla  "  *™ff» "  than  ^*" 


C.T.A.,    (droTU    and   tntvelling 


CvBj,    cnffM   (Wfft  Indian),  : 
word     geaeiallj    q)plled    t 


:v  Google 


Cuffy — Ctmnek. 


285 


negtosBi    and   which   wm 


among  tbem.  Litoiallj  it 
iiieMu"Tl»iT8da7."  Amongth* 
QshMk  and  Dohomer  negroes 
orerj  man  rec«ivM  a  nam« 
from  th«  da;  of  the  week  on 
wbiob  be  la  bom.  Henoe  the 
freqnenoT  of  Qnaahee,  Oi^t, 
Juba,  &0.  The  latest  Ouget  In- 
trodnoed  to  the  British  pablio 
was  Sing  Coffee  CalooUL 

«^- 

bohu 


Cnling  (thieves),  an  abbreriatton 
ot  reticnllng ;  inatehing  rett- 
onles  from  the  seats  of  oarriagea 


Colio  (pidgin),  a  ciuio,  a  onriositT. 
The  oommon  term  "  coiio  "  was 
boiTowed  from  this  OUnese  ah- 
bieriation: 

r  FloDK*  (Fnoch- 


Evidently  an  abbreriatton  <A 
"  oullion,"  Fimoh  touiUon. 

(Theatrical),  acton  sometimea 
address  one  another  a«  mOy,  oi 
"laddie." 


n  fnend  of  ■  weU-la 


wifc,DUboTt"l; 


.,  iMlfy."-BitH  Fradmrn. 


CnUy  %,'atfset  (theatrical),  the 
manager  of  a  theatra.  Ao- 
oording  to  Panmann.  a  bictber 


Ciun  annezea  (West  Indian),  the 
members  of  one's  family. 

Cum-diaw  (pidgin),  a  present  of 
any  kind,  a  gtatoity,  apourioir* 
or  tottfetiA.  "According  to 
Giles  It  U  the  Amoy  pionnncia- 
tion  (jboM-tid)  ot  two  chanoten 
signifying  'gntefol  thanks'" 
(Anglo-Indian  Glossary). 


No*  Iba  dulcT  ihiaa  od  'cm,  ] 
what  fiuBou  Ui(i  Ihc  oM  hu  oo.- 
wtrAi  AmrM. 


OttUg  bad  formerly  the  signf- 
Scation  of  greenhorn,  fool,  dupe, 
milksop,  and  was  a  recognised 
word ;  it  Is  nsed  by  Addison 
and  otbeis. 

Voar  rsjal  mBj  bu  conimuu] 


Condtim  (old),  appliance  for  Uw 
proTentloQ  of  infection  in  sexnal 
interconrse.  The  word  is  oaed 
t^  the  Qermans.  Said  to  be 
deriTed  from  one  Condom,  who 
lived  In  the  reign  ot  Queen 
Anne,  and  was  noted  for  aelltog 
what  is  now  called  "  French 
letters."      French,  eapnUi  ang- 


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Ciip — Cuss. 


286 

Ciqi  Bad  MKcr  pblyen  (thaatri- 
od),  a  term  of  derWon  inTontad 
bj  tlw  paadmltta  for  tbe  pnr- 
pOM  of  dflpnolatlng  the  mrtMa 
Maodatod  with  the  pMtonu- 
■Doe  of  tha  late  T.  W.  Bobnt- 


Cnp-tniBf  (popnlat),  a  panon 
who  prottMM  to  tell  fortune* 
bj  oxaminliig  the  groiuidt  In 
teft  or  ooSee-cmp*  (Hott«ii). 


Cnre  (oommon),  a  onHoiu,  eonan- 
trio,  odd  peraou.  Imported 
from  Amerioa ;  wai  lued  with 
that  MDW  tweutj-Gre  jean 
a^  Hon  geoeiallj  now  a 
humorona,  oomkalpenoii.  De- 
riTed  from  an  aooetitrio  Ameri- 
can popular  song  called  "The 
air*" 

Cnriona,  to  do  (popalar),  to  do 
aajthlug  oot  of  the  ordinary, 
"  Look  at  that  man  tnmblliig 
abont    He'i  doing  wrioiu." 

Cnri  Of  (popular),  be  silent. 

Cnrnuits  and  plnma  (rhyming 
■lang),  thranu  ^  tlang  foi  thro^ 


bable  i^  that  in  the  game  ot 
Fope  Joan  the  nine  of  diamond* 
li  the  pope,  of  whom  the  8oat4ih 
have  an  eapedal  hoRW, 

Cttraetor  (<dd    cant),  a  tiamp, 
vagabond. 


CmrencT  (Aosttallan),  pemon* 
bom  in  Auittalia,  nativea  of 
England  being  teimed  "tbet- 
ling." 

Cnrro  (gypay),  a  cup  or  tankaid. 

Cdtm  of  Scotland  (Sootch),  the 
nine  of  diamouda.  Many  de- 
ri*atiTM  hare  been  raggMted, 
and  Hotten  cay*  the  moat  pro- 


Csrtain  (thMtrioal),  a  itniiig 
litaatloD  at  the  end  of  an  aot, 
which,  when  the  mrloiB  d«- 
*oeuda,  elicits  a  bnnt  of  mp- 
plaooe,  and  oaotea  the  eartota 
to  be  taken  np  again. 

Cnctain-niser  (^leatrical  and 
jonmaliatic},  a  short  play  per- 
formed before  a  more  important 
one;  OorrexpondstotheReneh 
"  levet  de  ridean." 

"Lcwemnd  Polida"  waAfwodBod  Ma 
mrten-rucfr  MX  tbi  Open  Cgmiqiia  «a 
ThandcT-— rA(  Si/int, 

Ciwe  (Winohestor  ColI«g«),  a  book 
In  whioh  the  marks  of  each 
division  are  recorded. 

liter    (popular),    a 


Com  (American),  a  m 


It  is  not  alway*  nsed  dis- 
paragingly; a  toogh  mm  la  a 
bold,  indomitable  man. 


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Cussa^uss — Cut.  287 

■ili  rii-Sf  ^J^'S^  U  L™"      Cnt  and  dried  (thi«?M),  the  phnm 

-j—^k.     i(..i_    ».u  ..  i_    lu         reters  to  k  robbety  whloh  hu 

been  duly  fanned. 

SoBH  tiiH  a(k«  tb>t  ■SUr  irith  ib* 

/ 1  _.^^„_\       .^1         r«aca,  one  of  tha  mob  aid  to  mt,  '*  1  ba¥« 

,^^         (AmericMi).     evil-      ^Tpi^^^^j^.  ^  ;„™, 

To   do   »   tbiDg   oat  of  pore 

tumdauM  U  the  suae  h  to  do  Cttt  bene,  to  (old  oaut),  to  dm 
It  for  mere  mlaahief,  withoat  pleuknt  woida. 

TMMD  or  ezoiue.    Alio  endA- 

^^  Cut  capers,  to  (common),  to  be- 

h&ve  In  «  diMTdeily,  ^pioper 

Cut  dead,  ta  (oommoa),  to  bmak 
off  ell  conneotion  with  an  ao- 
Cnra  ont,  to  (American),  to  nib-         qoalntance  or  Mend. 
due   or    rflence    an    opponent        b«  h.  «oid  «t  p.  rt™  book. -iUi. 

bj  overwhelming  Berent;  of  gat  Dr.  WycticrliT,  ud  aDfortniiiiUlT  b> 
tongue.  "  He  muted  him  intt,"  bMd  att  tbu  worthy  lUmd  in  till  on 
ifc,  used  inohrtoleat  language      "y'™--*™'':  HmniCM^. 


(not  nBcessarilj  profane)  a 


Cnt  didoea,  to,  ejnonTmona  with 


»«b.lljuillhilU.hl..  „„tcp.„,HotU»).' 

Cnatomer    (oommon),    generally  Cnt  dirt,  to  (American),  to  ran 

Dwdio(ii^phiaBeiaea''qaeer,  away  very  rapidly, 

or   ram    nuto«<r;"  a   onrlone  H.  j™p  up  fc"  Hniii-b*  nrt  *r* 

fellow,  or  one  difflonlt  to  deal  ud  nin. 

with;    an    "Ogly    OHttoner,"   a  Whila  Simbo  fellow  uMi  vid  hit 

dangeroDB  person  or  animal.  " '"'°'  n™. 'u"'" 

(Amerioan  thioreiX  a  rtotim.  -f^^  Smf/it*9. 
Cat  down  (Amerioui),  deprived, 

Cut  (old),  tip«y.   (Society),  a  step,  brought  low.  poor, 
a  atage,  as  "  ebe  U  a  «M  abore 

me."  Cot  in,  to  (society),  take  a  share 
in,  to  tiy  for. 

Cut  a  dline,  to  (popnlaz),  to  play  Mom  of  ih>  nodnu  will  cut  Jl*  fcr  m 

pnnka,  amoM  oneaelf  boieter-  t*at.—Stifi  MmpaiM. 

°'"*''  Cttt  into,  to  (Winoberter  CoUiee). 

I  BDokc  her  hcnosu  ud  lomr  hgr  tO  hit  one  on  the  beok  With  a 

win<,  "  ground  aeh"  or  stick  naed  by 

*"«W       '""™y'"'"™'  prefects  In  the  eiercUe  of  thdr 

-^tmt,  fonotiona 


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CtU—CmOmg. 


Cot  It  bt,  to  (popnlH),  to  thaw 
oB,  ezaggsmte. 

nnwr'n  DtUMnd  b  gnat  knt,  ud  aa 


Cat  of  om'a  Jib  {( 

Kpptaimot. 

Cot  ooe's  hickr  (pc^nlu),  to  p> 
Away,  to  nin  off ;  to  maka  a 
"Inokj"  eKMpe  (Ut  /Oieiur 


Cid  one's  stick,  to  <i 
to  deput;  literally,  . 
■tick  for  *  Joiin]«7.    Oi 
niptioii  ol  t^  tut/  ' 
p«ga,  often  done  ia  a  grekt 

nvoffamuippHnd;  and  b; 

Ilwwhimrormknpal  .  .  . 

.  .  .  1  Oed  I— fut  u  I  eosld 
I  *«(  I— ia  fut,  nfuB,  wd  it  wi 


ft  oor- 
tant- 


oocdlng  to  Taiu,  wm  ■{iplied  to 
a  man  in  Um  habit  of  drawing  m 
knlf  B  in  a  qwuraL 

Cut  tiiat  (popular),  be  quiet 

Cttt  Um  line  (priDt«n),  aee  Lm> 
OH.  Wbco  a  oompanlonihip  of 
Dompoalton  ftQ  abort  of  work 
tbay  ouC  <A*  Unt,  ie.,  all  tha 
men  leare  work  till  anfiDie&t  It 
provided  for  the  wbol&  Tha 
nterenoe  ii  to  the  &ot  that 
pieoe  bftnda  working  in  oom- 
panlonihip* ua  pcdd  bjr  tba 
number  of  lines  oomposed,  ao- 
ooidlng  to  siM  and  width. 

Cnt  the  Uoe,  atrinr,  to  (thiana), 
to  od(  a  atoij  ^ort,  to  and  a 


Cnt  MVKf,  to  (taUore),  to  ont 
a  gannent  in  the  height  of 
fuhion. 

Cnt»am  (pidgin),  oortom ;  a  woid 
extenslTelyapplied  tolaw,  hahlt^ 
naage.  "Dat  blongy  olo  ent^ 
torn,"  is  continnally  heard  from 
Chtoeee,  when  asked  the  reason 
foranjthing. 

So  U  Manger  ela  »|!>n>— which  iwn 
Alio  hM  (kll'bulm)  l«b  fot  Micka  ia 
-A»nr  -Id  Ot  M-rdU. 

Cutter  (old),  a  ontpnna.  Hotten 
sajB  tbia  ancient  oant  woid  now 


Cntting:  (Anitnllan  and  Amari- 
oan),  separating  oattla  from  a 
herd  and  lawoing  them. 

I  had  been  rnndihd  with  a  tntnad 
nMfV'  PODT,  npoiud  to  be  toe  cf  tb* 
bcM  is  tba  nlkr.  .  .  .  Ii  wai  mIj 
eaeamrf,  alter  huTioi  ibown  him  ■  csw 


Cnttiog  Ua  area  (thlerea),  getting 


Cnttinr  hia  own  thraat  (Stock 
Bxohange}  is  asid  of  a  man  who 
bnya  or  sella  stock*,  and  imma- 
diatelj  re-seUa  or  le-porchaoM 
them  at « lois. 

Cutting  Ua  painter  (naatioal)  ia 
*aid  of  a  man  who  makes  off 


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Cutting — Cymbal. 


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anddenlj  or  clandeaUnelr,  ot 
dies.  French  mUoib  hm  the 
corTMponding  upiMdon  diro' 
tingtier  with  the  aune  MUM. 


Cnttiiic  ahop  (popnlu-),  %  pUoe 
where  cheap  Inferior  goodi  or 
material  ue  leUiled. 


Cnl;  to  (oommoa),  to  nn  away. 
0«DeAU7to"«Mtaudniii."  Ab> 
breriated  from  "euthie  rtlok,"  or 
from  aa  Idea  of  ■eraanot^  Mpn- 
ratlon,  aa  In  the  phraM  "  ODttiiig 
one'i  iMinter,"  going  >w»;. 


(Tiade),  to  compete  In  biui- 
neea  (Hottan). 

(Old  cant),  to  ipeak. 
Cvttf  (common),  a  abort-Btemmed 
oUj  pipe. 

"Wo«'i  lb*  iMnwt-  oitd  tin  maO- 
BU,  whs  hwt  U^UHl  ■  mltj,  ud  ml 
quinlr  tf"'''"«  il.—Aaumfrtk :  Aun'r/. 


Cnttlng'-tTade  (trade),  one  oon- 
dncted  on  oompetitiTe  principle*, 
where  the  proftta  are  yorj  oloselj 
Bh>TBd  (Hotten). 

Cnttlnp  np  (popular),  acting  in 
an  eooentrlo  or  daring  manner. 
To  att  up  ihindiei  waa  the  first 
tonn.  The  ezpieision  ha*  ex- 
tended to  the  Dnlted  Btates. 

CotUe-boonif  (old  oant),  a  knife 
naed  for  ontting  pnnea. 

Ciitto  or  cotter  (g7par)>  >  P^we, 
bit,  rag,  or  dropt  OutUrt  a* 
tritkno,  "dropa  of  rain;"  ytdt 
entter  o'  Itrinra,  "one  drop  of 
ale."  OtUteriitffnM,  bit*,  pieces. 
fnfrri,  eqnlTate&t  to  a  thing  or 
one  thing,  like  the  "one  piece" 
of  Fidgln,  i*  often  qnite  need- 
leaalf  poet-flxed  to  a  noon  in 
Bomany.  (Hindn,tara,adTop.] 
Hence  eutUr,  »  (gfM)  pleoe,  a 


Cnt  np  (oommon),  vexed ;  to  evl 
mp,  to  coma  np;  generallj  to 
torn  Oct,  wen  or  otherwiM; 
to  become ;  to  ntC  up  well,  mil* 
Cut  up  rAT.  (Thieves),  to 
imtvp,to  divide  the  {dander. 

Cot  Dp  Eat,  to  (oommon),  to  1mv» 
at  one's  death  a  good  evtate. 

Cnt  op  roog^  to  (oommon),  to 
give  rignsof  great  dlspleasnrei  to 
become  violent,  evilly  d' 


Cotupahloea,  ahhidtea,  to  (popo- 
lar),  to  plaj  trioka,  pisnka 
(Hotten). 

Cot  Tonr  own  srasa.  to  (priacn), 
gain  yonr  own  living. 

CjnnlMl  (tbievea),  a  watoh. 


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ScOl   I   phr  ibocbladk 
odd  tiBo.    I  hiT*  ■  Aw 
nendt  aBKHic  ib*  Ift  (daMdiTv),  who 

JI7.  Tba  I  trnkenpilKbiuudbniba 
ad  phc<  myicU  is  ■  niobla  poBtiM. 
t  p*jri  will  wlul*  h  luu.  Nor  ii  U  ilw 
olj  WK7  ID  which  By  fnenda  ibfl  Ut  bid 
H  ucAiL    I  hive  bvt  taxTf  bus  nU  (sm 


D'l,  the  two  (uiny),  Bhort  1*7. 
The  letidaa  loft  a  soldier,  part 
of  wbow  p*7  Is  stopped  by 
•sntenes  of  oonrt-nuxtUl  for 
"■poating "or  pawning hli  kit. 
Hoverer  large  th«  amoont  to  b* 


IB  bt  perfect  imit  u  juapinc-nneL 
0«aersUf  sappaaed  to  be  de> 
rived  from  "adepts"  bnt  to  daft 
meana    to    strike    gmtly,  uid 


to  retain  twopenoe,  3d.,  a*  dutr 


In  dabbing,  one  with  a  light 
tODoh,  a  eklUnl  hand,  a  "good 
hand  "  at,  hence  expert  in. 

In  old  cant  the  term  "imn 
dabe"  was  applied  to  one  ex* 
pert  at  rognei;.  Uteiall;,  a 
"good  band;"  ponlblj  from 
Oennan  tappe,  flat,  paw,  and 
this  ma;  be  tbe  origin  of  the 
modem  dob.  The  French  dang 
has  rioft,  meaning  master,  obiet, 

(OoateimongBis'  hack  ilai^), 


I-«  btca  dsiiit  awfd  A*  -wO,   mi$ 
td  (lot)  or  Mock,  hma'l  inde  k  ^cbbv 


D.  H.  F.  {<70ling  dang),  really 
letters    signi^ing   a   peonliar 
form  of  fork  nsed  for  falojolee, 
and  known  as  tbe  "Doable  Hot-      Dab  it  np,  to  (thieves),  to  ocdiaUt 
low  Forit."    Applied  to  a  b"~  _  .  . 


Oftb. 


In  tbe  slang  ot  "water 
lais,'  i,t,,  river  thierei  who 
plonder  the  bodies  of  drowned 
persona,  the  bod;  of  a  poor 
ragged  woman  ia  called  a  imb; 
from  dot,  mlgarij  need  in  eon- 
tempt  for  a  woman,  as  a  diit; 
daft,  a  dot,  daft*  being  laga 

(Theatrical),  abed. 

(Common),  to  be  a  daft  at  anj- 
thing  ia  to  be  more  than  osoaJlr 
expert  at  ik 


Dab  ont,  to  (popular),  to  wash. 

Hk  wile  u  Ah  ^g^int  adriBi^^ 
boHir  of  SaUuh  leum  10  dat  tmt 
bw  loHtarT  catna  (om.-/.  Gmmmmdi 
Umltraimtttt  ^  LtmJmi  Lift. 

DMfaater.     rtd<  Dab. 

Dab  wMh.  Among  the  lower 
olaaaes  a  daft  whA  is  a  Bnall 
intermediate  waab  between  the 
la^eonea. 


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Dace — Dago, 


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clolhs  hufinc  (0  drr  at  till  Gn,  *hM- 
cncdiTof  the  weak  it  wu;  ■ODeoMaf 
tb«  larf«  iirfgolBT  ^loily  tufiof  h*d  what 


DKe(AinerIou),twooeiita.  From 

DKlM-aaltee  (tUem  and  oostei- 
mongBis),  tenpeiuw.     From  tha 
Itelun  djan  jcrfdi. 
Wbu  with  or  crippltdem  isd  ibj  piMr, 

■  whecHat  of  ih7  pocr  aid  dad,  ml]  U«d 

ibe  hnrnpHm  of  ■  Aala-WdK— JCHill  .- 

Tb  Otattr  ami  Oh  HtartM. 

Dacoit  (Anglo-IndlmnK  a  robbn 
belonging  to  an  turmod  gang 
whioh,  aooordlng  to  law,  miut 
oouiat  of  at  leaat  flra  penoaa. 


In 


Dkd,  duUr  (pc^Dlai),  father. 
Welth lad;  Irish doiit, andbub 

Hs  gKi  Bon  £U  hi>  4W IVB7  dty. 

DU,  <Udiia,  dUo  (gTpi7),  of 
Hindu  oii^n,  fiither ;  daddtbn, 
fathwlj,  pertaining  to  a  father ; 
"ap  miio  dadjekro  warti"  bj 
in;  father'*  hand  I 

Daddle  (popular),  hand. 

Worr  uaaptatd  plwonl     Tip  m 
TBor  dlHUEt.— C  KinpIV!  JtU^Lttir. 

(Bozing  ilaag),  the  fist 
With  ^aZOi  lii|h  npniHd,  ud  nail* 
held  back. 


Daddr  (tbeatrloal),  ilw  oomle  old 
man  of  a  oompan  j.  AooonUng 
to  Hottan,  a  stags  managM. 
At  sham  raSoa  the  dad^  ii  a 
oonfederate  who  la,  by  prerlons 
anangement^  to  win  the  prise. 
At  oasnal  wards  the  iUidd$  la 
the  old  jianper  in  oliaq;e. 

Dafff  (popnlar),  gin.  Hotten 
■aj* : — "A  tenn  nsed  by  monthly 
noziee,  who  are  alwayi  extolling 
the  virtues  of  Doiff^t  dlHi,  and 
who  occaslonaDj  oomf ort  them- 
■elTes  with  a  stronger  medidne 
under  D^i'»  name.  Of  late 
j^m  the  term  has  been  altend 
to  'soothing  syrup,' " 

D«ftie  (taflors),  one  who  says  (or 
doee)  anything  absurd. 

DacKe^<he^i  (old),  dirt  ohe^i. 
"Nie  D^ger  waa  a  low  ordinary 
in  Holbom,  referred  to  by  Ben 
Jonson  and  others;  the  tan 
was  probahly  cheap  and  nasty  " 
(T.  h.  O.  DaTies,  Supplementary 
English  QlOBSary). 


Dag«  (American),  an  Italian,  de- 
dred  by  one  authority  bom  the 
Spanish  hidalgo,  Aa  the  word 
has  been  for  a  long  time  In  um 
among  sailors,  who  ^iply  it  to 
Spaniards,  F<»tiignesek  and  Ita- 
lians, bnt  principally  to  the 
fonner,  there  is  little  donbt  bnt 
that  it  comes  from  DUgo,  whlob 
is  almost  equinUeat  to  Jack  In 
the  Spanish  porta. 


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Dags — Dakma. 


Daga  (popular),  %  work,  a  job,  a 
petformAiio«k  "VWiajrmida^ 
tatjon,"  Lt.,  ril  do  yonr  work 
for  70a.  The  word  ti  a  oonqp- 
Otm  of  ttw  old  Bngllih  and  Low- 
land Booloh,  and  looal  In  many 
Bn^iih  oonntiM ;  dory,  a  day*! 
work,  a«  tn  Uw  rhTme— 


which  U  to  cay,  "I'D  do  my 
work  before  I  atgne  about  it." 
The  "  Farmer'B  Bueyolopndla," 
qaoted  In  Woroettei's  Diction- 
ary, defloee  "daig  "  or  *Margiie  " 
a«  "  the  quantity  of  peat  which 

wheel  in  a  day." 

Dal,  4je  igJVJ),  a  mother.  JTys/ 
oh  motherl  Dgt$krt  dye,  ma- 
ternal grandmother.  Bihdiif*, 
paternal  giuidmother. 

Dai^  LctT,  the,  a  nickname  of 
the  DaAy  Tdtgr^lk,  in  alloaion 
proprietor,    Mr.    Lory 


DalriM  (popnlar),  a  nlgat  word 
forawoman'ibreasU.  The  alia, 
•ion  1j  ofaTiona. 

Daiales  (popnlai  and  thieree), 
boota.  Ab^Tlatedbom  "dalay- 
roote,"  which  lee. 

And  Ibcit  lb«T  ate  u  dtub  u  laloa, 
■nd  B«  tai  CiacO'  m  larlDf  andir  Ih* 
MU).  OhI  hvu  ■  b*u— wlthlhs'seU 
of  tba  copfnt'i  daititt  Jut  is  Irani  of  ny 

XMxj  (popnlai),  Jolly  fellow. 


Daiaj-catter  (oonunoo),  a  botaa 
that  doea  not  lift  ite  feet  miioh 
off  the  ground  when  trotting  at 
galloping,  or  dmply  a  trotttng 

n*  tm  b  Ibc  tiiK  laKS  Ibr  ■  hM^BCT : 


of  Unl  road  (biimiv  cuucr)  fat  a  quail 
of  dud  u  tlH  uaiita^—SirW.Si^a: 

(Orioket),  a  ball  bowled  aU 
along  the  ground,  instead  of 
with  a  proper  pitch.  Though 
perfectly  fair,  they  are  eon* 
ddered  bad  form.    Termed  alio 


Daisy-kkker  (ostlen],  the  name 
oaUen  at  inne  aometimee  give 
each  other, 

DaiajToota  (rhyming  slang],  boota. 

Tbt   WindMr  niriur   vu  luuioalr 
nfftMiiiC    bu    dvwIt   vmmubcd   pkCcol 


nddT  Pan  UulL 
'"En  TOO  an,  lir;  jonip  in,"  ramd 
■bbr.      "Sooner   Otka   jou  un»  l« 


Dalajrille  (thlerea),  the  ooDntry. 
Dakma,  to  (thieve*),  to  sileaoe. 

I  had  u  imkmia  Iha  blako  M  d«T  *>>■ 
•»■■.    PuMjp  ctomd  (gr  it»,  aad  IhM 


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n*  aO  th*  iDod  it  don  ni.-Om  a 
TrM. 

Daiu  (Dp-country  AnatTalUo),  . 
pond  for  watering  oattlot  Ibis 
U  gener»U7  made  by  throwing 
ap  ■  bulk  korou  a  hollow  or 
little  goUy.  Wben  the  floods 
oome  the  eeoi^  of  the  flood- 
water  1*  iBVTented. 

Tha  imla  had  bcca  pouring  don  for 
will,  M  if  to  Bake  Bp  fiirilwnHMr'i 
dlvacbt.  It  bad  filkd  t)u  dmmu  und 
doodtd  tha  cndu,  ud  the  diowm  mn 
Ibvuv  ■  dmdn  bonL—XkirUn  G—d- 
ikiU!  Wmif. 

Damber  (old  oant),  Qrst  doMitr- 
MTe,  a  head-man. 

Dame  (Eton).  At  Eton  the  word 
ham*  baa  no  referoioe  to  the 
weaker  mx.  Any  person,  other 
than  «  olaaclcal  marter,  who 
keepe  «  boys'  boarduig-honse  In 
Coll^a  ti  a  Samt.  Thni  all 
matbematloal  masters'  hooses 
are  Damat'  bonse^ 
I  uB  thiinlijiil  IS  My  thu  I  did  oot 
UUBd  Ih*  ihow.  Bal  I  happened  to  eee 
the  Wofld  oandiKtad  bMi  u  hu  Damti, 


I  da  Bot  ihlak  Ibe  WoHd 
■KHuwiui  public  hrquiusCgnnichi.— 


SkUdtf  Mumuitt  if  sum. 


■  pU)Pad,"c 


T.  F.  W.  Comidi 
iBbaah  tor  ooi  ooiooaiiw  behlBd 
thu  W7  (hup  turn  is  tW  Hl(li  SDMI, 
*Ucb,  OB  •cmni  cf  in  i 


dMHil(oldslang).  A  clerk 
in  the  Customs  House,  whose 
doty  was  to  swear  or  olear  mei- 
ohaadlse,  used  to  guard  against 
perjury  by  taking  a  previous 
oath  merer  to  sweai  tndy;  he 


r  (iohool),  a  suet  podding 
In  use  at  eobools,  intiodnoed 
before  meat  to  take  off  the 
edge  of  thoappettte.  (Thieves), 
a  shop  tiU.  To  "draw  a  dost- 
ptr,"  to  rob  a  tilL 

(Tailors),  a  "sweater,"  i«, 
one  who  gets  as  muoh  work  for 
a  little  pay  as  possible  out  of 


I   Coiner   (Eton),  ex- 
Iilained  t^  qnotation. 

a  of  oqr  dooa. 


Damp-pot  (taDors),  the  se<k 

Dattce,  to  (printers).  If  letters 
drop  oat  when  the  forme  is 
lifted,  the  forme  Is  said  U  Atnee 
(Aoademy  of  Annoniy,  B.  Bolm^ 
I6SS). 

lOId),  "locIafUKtheFadding- 
ton  frisk,"  to  be  banged  ;  also 
termed  "  to  donatQpon  nothing." 
Fronoh  "danser  one  danae  oh 
i'  n'y  a  paa  d'  plancber." 


hjbim 


Dancer  oc  dandns-nftstef 

(thiavea),  a  thief  who  gets  on 
the  roof  of  bouea  and  e&Mts 


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Danctrs — Dang. 


an  entnnoe  bj  a  window.  He 
hu  of  oonne  to  pl«k  hii  w^ 
oafsfolly,  and  to  be  m  neat  in 
hii  itepa  m  k  rfnwri'mr  miUir 


thM  b,  fo  DP  th*  a^n,—Ljtttm:  m»t 

Dander  (low),  to  get  up  one's 
dandtr,  or  to  hare  one's  dandtr 
taleed,  to  get  saddetilf  into  a 
paaslon ;  to  bnnt  or  flare  npL 
From  the  Dotoh. 

TIh  An  and  farj  thai  bhmd  kk  ha  ajs 
I  of  htr  dmmdtr  bviaf 
7.  Piimfuu,  cUM  h 


(Atnetioan).  Tbiiwaid,origi- 
nailj  KngUflh,  *wH  manifeetJj 
taken  from  the  ordinar;  word 
dowly,  a  fop,  aa  a  tjpe  of  anj- 
tbing  neat  or  fanolfol,  has  been 
greatly  extended  in  America. 


(Anglo-Indian),  a  t 
alio  a  kind  of  banunock-litter, 
in  which  tnTSUen  are  oaiiled. 


There  ta  not  the  ilighteet 
proof  that  thia  i«  derived  from 
laialag  the  eontf  or  dandtr  at 
the  loota  of  the  hair,  aa  Bart- 
lett  thinks,  though  Ajnericaai, 
milled  t>j  the  reeamblanoe  of 
•onnd,  talk  abont  "Jonda-  being 
rii."  In  Dntoh  domUr  li  thon- 
der,  and  tp  dondtm,  i.*.,  to  get 
the  ilon<l«r  np,  la  to  bunt  oat 
into  a  ndden  rage,  or,  >■  8ewd 
fFTplalug,  "Uke 
■p^t ; "  to  flare  np ;  to 
OQt  in  wrath. 

Daadj  (ooinan),  a  oonnteifelt 
gold  aorendgn  or  half  eoTerdgn. 
The  Bpmioni  coin  is  well  made, 
and  ita  oompodtion  Inolndea 
sonw  pan  gold. 

And  kii  BM  in  palti7pawu>"wun," 
wiih  wUdillM  joof  wo^u  ha*  dMdinci, 


(Irish  ),a  imallghua  of  whii^. 

Dandr-tnuter  (ot^nen),  a  ooiner 
who  employe  othcn  to  paaa 
ooonterf ett  coin. 


■d  mBpenad,  ind  a  nady 


at  publk^uoaia  known  to 


,  lypa  of  &ca,  d 

Kket  bonad  witli 
dol  of  lead  innOar,  a^  >  i'm^rlr 
ftaHnLUr,  opnlfld  cd  obb  camnw.^ 

r  n-iirri-  VmMli  mif  ffn-fulm 

Daaf  it  I  (oommon),  an  enudn 
CUM,  bat  unlike  ita  pnto^pa, 


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Danglers — DaHi. 


295 


Dra^^era  (tbierea),  »  biuioh  of 


—OnlUTraiL 

DaiUea  (psiMii),  baadonffa,  Irona. 


tai  I  pot  Ih*  akr«to  <n  bim."— XaWk  ; 

Kmtritt  LsU  tt  Mimd. 

It  la  nid  th4t  hukdcnfla,  luwd 
to  bind  two  priaoiMn  together, 
wwe  called  a  Duby  Mtd  Jowl 


ran  la  lappoaed  DOt  to  have 

exhibited   hli   real  powers  in 

pnbUa     The  sporting  jonnwla 

are  Uiullj  constant  In  their  en- 

deaTOnra  to  throw  light  on  thla 

puUcolai  form  of  darknsM. 

Tha  prosit  ynr  il  Ukdr  Is  be  ncB»r- 

abl«  ia  ndiig  msrda  ai  the  yair  of  ur- 

priuL     Tha  fint  fftTDoriui  have  Iknd 

1»dly.    Ttw  Dabr  wu  won  by  ■  ^v« 

ilfm,-  TbAnus,  who  canicd  off  tha 

Gnod  Prix  kit  Saturday,  mi  hudly  ia 


(Amertcan),  a  oandidate  who 
keep*  hla  Intentlona  In  the  baok- 
gnmiid  till  he  finds  lu«  oppoi- 
tnuitj-. 


Dkrbj  (old  ouit),  lesdj  mone;. 
DaA  (oonunon), 


DaA   It,    to   (tailon),   to   keep 


Daikmans  (old  oant),  cighL 


td:  Dick  TtmHt. 
(FHson),  "getting  the  dart," 
being  oonlLned  In  an  abwlately 
dark  oelL  Fiohablr  aboUihed 
now.  There  waa  one  at  Clsrken- 
wen  Prlaon,  bat  it  waa  not  used 
tor  at  laaat  the  laat  ten  feaze  of 


Dufc  cnltr  (old  ilang),  a  manied 
Bkan  who  fceepa  a  miatreas,  bnt 
tor  fear  of  deteotlon  only  Tlaita 
berNCnetlr. 

Dark  ha*M  (tnrf),  a  bone  who 
haa  n«T«gr  ru^  «r  who  hating 


Daiknan'l  budge  (old  cant),  a 
man  who  allpa  In  Daobaerred 
Into  a  hoose  io  the  daytime  to 
give  ready  entianoe  to  hia  ooo* 

Daika  (nantioal),  nights  on  which 
the  moon  doe*  not  ihlne — mooh 
looked  to  by  rangglen  (Ad- 
miral Smyth), 


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296  Darky — Daty. 

DaAj  (AnMofasui),  negro. 

1b  thna  dAfi  oi  Khoolf  jud 
muun  for  tb«  ulound  pcopl*  tbt  piim- 
ba  sf  tboM  "  who  caiuM  nU  thaii  ri(hi 
hADd   tnma    Lhalr   Left   will   pnmmabljr 

BpidiyduniniJ.;  bu  brfon  th.  An^  DMh  Bw  wto,  (Uih  nw  hnttoofc 

sfuti-bdlimlimaqaiuduipiHuiuioni  "*"  ™'  "*•■  J"-™  •"/  uim*™, 

tbc  dBda  of  ihinp  thut  at*  put .  . .—  (MueleM  evuioD  of  the  boowtor 

Harftt>i  Mf—imt.  WOtd    duDn,    Qwd    it    ft  ttnw 

•_n(  k*  "''••'  P"*""  "^*"  ""  ""O™ 

AlMtwuigDt,  h»hioii«W«thmnth(i7li«Todno» 

Dui»d,d>mlt«»mmoD).«oor.  ***"'^ 

raption  of  ud  onpbeminn  f<rr  i,,^^^  AtenAKA,  dute  (An^ 

duuii.    Of  AmnioM)  origin.  IiidlMi),girtode«*odto{lw«slng 

"Tmdina,"  coonTicplitd  Jodathu.  and   proctitatlan    tn    the    idol 

".Two    dnili,'    toulfi]   ih*   cauooHr;  ^Jfpp^M  MpMiallr  of  Sonttaam 

"wtiTi  I  cu  ■«  Jul  u  lood  ddo-  hen  -    — 

fcr  fln  omu  •  itw.'    "  No,  too  cuX' 

dmted  Ih*  Vuikec.    "  Tbtr*  lio'I  n  plot 

sf  ddc(,  'c*pl  whu  I'tt  (m  Id  Ihu  'en 

hunl,  Uiii  Hd*  of  Orieuu.     I'm  imrtud       ^,„„.^  .„_    „   „„       „ 

If  tbm  H.--iJ4»™i.;  A»i  «^^-«.  which  i. Mrir.tnMUtioo of  thoHiodo" 

^'''*'  Isrm.    Tbac  ^>peDdl(s  of  Ibc  wanhq> 
gf  Aphndiu  wen  th*  bbo  duos  u  th* 

Dull  (tut),  to  twTe  «  iMk  on  n  pbaokiiiD  Kt^tdtM.  ttpoudlr  bu- 

noe  is  to  exceed  Uigelj  the  iioiiodiBdiiOldT.«»iD«Qt.  (£'^.Dhil 

nwanlUoT'B  ordinwy  limit   of  V^'^}  SuAj^«.B™«™diiidi. 

InTeatmwt.  ondor  th*  bub*  of  aibw,  cmionilr  oar 

(Popular),  to   "ODt  n  dott,"  ihu  of  th*   oMden  Bcrptiui  aOm^- 

k  greet  pende,  dien  .    ..    -   - 


ini  (irb  altadwd  to  lb*  pacod«*>— JValMH  •- 


(African  Coast  foloii)  a  pre-      ''""■™- 
■ent  or  giatnitj.  Gniuea  negro,       q^^j,  p^w),  a  »nlgar  name  for  a 
'''**■  painter;   properly   a    ooarselj 

01 "  fact "  penon. 

Sh*  w*i  --—"'—'  to  tod  b  Ufh  Hh  ■ 
d*fm  of  Toli^iiir  of  which  her  cDimtiT 
tcciipaiiloin  would  hura  haB  MhwwJ,  .  . 
Tb«c  roaai  ladin  wtn  An*tn.—Mla  At,  117.  nr  y«€  ««,  idd  ibc,  or  ■ 

S^ttrntrUn  AlmfU.  lUw  ipoon  ■tbcr.    Ill  ttk*  njr  rfo^  i|-* 

(Tut),  ooe  BOttitot  Ue  amait- 

a«H.  D«vr  Joan  (naatloal),  a  mTthl- 

mth  Bud  Item  I  hold,  dB>io<  or  ealoharaotwenppoeedto^lri^ 

rabuN«n>Hl«i,ihuMi. — -tcBi-  the   deptha   of  ooean.      Datf 


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Davy-^Daylighis. 


JmafU 


',  the  bottom  of  the 


It  hM  been  IngenionBljr  oou- 
Jeotnrad  that  the  etm,  whloh  ia 
M>  ottan  the  nilon'  oemet«i7, 
WM  oallod  Jonah's  lookcor,  that 
the  prophet's  uune  Wm  comp- 
t«d  into  Janet,  and  Davj/  pre- 
flz«d  M  being  K  oommon  luma 
In  Wale*  [ttoUt  and  ^lurte*). 
Poi  other  derivation,  nif<  Di. 
Charlw  HaokaT**  "  QmUo  Bt;- 
molooT  of  the  ^»igH">*  Xad- 
goage." 

Ballon    aometimes   call  the 
deril  "Old  Ztefjr."       Thla  ap- 
peaia  to   be   a  dindnntlYe    of 
derll. 
Vw  in  the  KppetEiliaai  fWoi  him  (thi 


Thetenn  may  baTe  oilginatod 
{a  moe  oonJei^nTe)  in  an  alia* 
■ion  to  Nell  Ojim,  one  of  tk» 
mistreaaea  of  Charlea  II.  <niok- 


oaUed  Nebnohadnenai  hj  the 
Sonndbeadi),  who  wai  credited 
with  ereiy  vioe  bj  the  Xari 
of  Boohester,  and  of  whom  he 

.  .  .  Undwn  M<I1t, 
Whon  bit  aploTmuI  nM,  witfi  npcn 

Tooy&Hlihi 


li,lMtiIha 
DUM,  ud  Old  Om^,  u^  Dmgtjmtt.- 
StmOiri  TlaDmitn. 

Dftry  f***"g  OD  ttG  coppcra  for 

the  paneaa  (naaUcal),  tba  brew- 
ing of  a  atonn. 

DxTT'a  amr,  or  David's  tow 
(popular).  "As drunk a« Awy't 
•e>,"  oompletelj  drank. 

Oroae  aaja :— "  Darld  UoTd, 
»  Welshman,  bad  a  aow  with 
aiz  1^^;  on  one  oocaaton  ha 
brought  some  friends  and  aaked 
them  whether  tbej  bad  ever 
aem  a  sow  like  that,  not  know- 
ing that  In  hia  absence  his 
dranken  wife  bad  tuned  oat 
tba  animal,  and  gone  to  lie 
down  In  the  aty.  One  of  the 
red  that  It  waa  the 
>  he  had  erar  be- 


arer "dmnk  as  a  dnm,  i 
wbeelbarrow,  sowodrnnk,  dnuk 
aa  a  fiab,  aa  a  lord,  aa  a  piper, 
aa  a  flddler,  as  a  raL" 

Dn*fc  (Anf^o-IndSan),  tranaport, 
by  means  o!t  nlayiof  men  and 
bOTsea;  the  m^L  To  lay  a 
d«gi  la  to  otganiae  a  poatalor 
transport  serrioeL 

DuHdi  ibe  niub;  at  itjT-jS,  when 
Hml  roonc  >uis«n>  hul  utlTtd  is 
[jKtu,  wboHHTTicca  nn  arientlT  vUMd 
u.  tlu  fcoot,  it  a  wd  Ihiii  ibs  Haul  of  tba 
Dcputiiicat  to  which  Ihtr  hid  npoftcd 
(hcnuelvu,  directrd  thcDi  to  icuiiediaHiy 


plUd,"  Would  Toaki 

jod  nufhi  Jut  u  wta  t«u  m«  to  ut  u 

•a.'— ^iV^/m'w  CUnmry. 

DaiA-bnngalow  (Anglo-Indian), 
a    reatlng-plaoe  or    honie    for 

tnTellen. 


DajUgiUa  (common),  the  space 
left  in  the  glass,  and  between 


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29S 


DayUghls — Ikad. 


UwliqaaraDdtbeiiiii;  Dot  per- 
mitted in  nltra-ooimcil  gkthtt- 
inga  when  a  tosat  ii  to  be  dnmk. 
Thft  way  on  mch  occaaiom 
of  the  proposer  o(  the  toaat  wma 
"  DO  da^igXt*  and  no  heel-tapa, 
bvt  K  fall  bamper." 

(Popnlar),  the  e7ea ;  to  "  du- 
ken  one'a  dai^ku,"  to  give  9. 


Dead  (tuf),  oertalntj. 


)    boiled."— Ab'i^'i 


Dead-AOiiM  (moing)  1*  Mid  of  a 
bOTse  that  ii  Incapacitated  from 
winning  *  nee  through  illness. 

Dead  wm  m  tcnt-pej:   (popnlar), 
fnnn  the  pegs  bring  bnried  in 
the  ground. 
FuvtCluman.— "Hallo. Bob;  hard 


intend  to  pa;  hii  shan;   ao 
unpiofltable  qnngar. 

(Common),  to  be  Atmi  ieaf,  to 
be  nttetljr  ezhuuted. 

Dead  brake  (cominmi},  ntterif 
Tvlned,  pennlkee.  (Ametieao), 
to  itad  hrtak,  to  ndn  at  a  gam- 
bling game. 

Thii  other,  >  nun  whohid  una'  Icodtal 
■  c«rd,  bat  kunt  the  gaiK  ovei-Dlffht  aad 
ut  otu  ■  KTcd-boian'  pLAjr  vtlh  tbe  diicf 
gunblcn,  nndcT  the  fin  of  their  *— ^^-***, 
dtmd-irritt  them,  »  thftt  the^  qnittsd  tbc 
cutap  kufhcd  m  by  their  own  piU. — i/. 
L.  IViliuum .-  A^*;^  A^ 

Dead  cargfo  (thierea),  plonder 
that  will  not  recompense  for  tbe 
risk  entailed. 

Deader  (aimy),  a  military  fimenl. 

Dead  finiab,  tbe  (op-ooiuitry 
Anitraliaa),  ezoeHeot  b^ond 
measure;  in  Cockney  slang  an 
"  ont-and-onter."  Death  is  a 
nattual  metaphor  for  eomplete- 
nest,  for  exhatution'  ta  ezhans- 
tlTeneea ;  dead  Is  a  oommmi 
prefix,  expressing  the  same  idea 
in  "dead  on,"  "dead-nnta," 
"  dead  certain,"  "  dead  beat," 
"  dead  heat." 


whu'i  Bp!"  FlMT  C— "Creu  Scott! 
it'i  s  cue  of  down,  nol  up,  deer  h>>;r- 
He'i  dMJ  ti  *  Itnl-fit.  PiHHMd  him- 
•elf  lut  Di|hl."— ^nii. 

Varied  to  "  dead  aa  a  door- 
nail,"  or  "dead  as  a  herrlDg," 
"  dead  aa  amall  beer." 

Dead  beat  (American),  an   im- 
postot;   a  man  who  does  not 


Dead-Jiead  (American),  one  who 
etanda  abont  a  bar  to  drink  at 
the  expense  of  others. 
Sittinr  OB  ■  bench  ontwle  tbepcfaidpd 

hold  ue  tl 


wceiing  pleinlr  the  ■ciLDip 
m  their  ihuneloe  featnna. 


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wddasto  b*  u)Md  UdridkiOr  Ibtauiic 


Deftd  b^  (oommoD),  exactly 
flvwL  Two  men  who  ue  eqnal 
In  muTtbing  are  sftid  to  be  ■ 
diad  haat;  from  4  ladng  ex- 


Dekd-hone  (popnl>r),  to  "disw 
the  dtad-lon*"  I<  doing  woi^ 
paid  for  In  adnnoe.  The  t«nn 
expUins  iteelt.  Usod  alw  bj 
niloi^  Admlnl  SmTth  m;i 
thkt  "  when  thej  oommenoe 
HMii<"g  money  agkin  there  it  in 
some  merohant  shlpa  a  oeremonj 
performed  of  dngglng  lonnd 
the  dock  u  efflgy  ol  their  frnit- 
lesa  Uboor  In  the  shape  ol  a 
hone,  ninning  him  np  to  the 
jard-ann,  and  cotting  him  adrift 
to  fall  into  the  eea,  amidft  lond 
oheers."  French  printen  oail 
this  wtangtr  dm  tali,  to  eat  salt 
park,  that  ii,  something  that 
BzcttM  thirst;  from  the  fact 
that  workmen  in  this  oaae,  feel- 
ing ^xlDolined  for  work,  pa; 
"  e  to  (ho  wine'ihop. 


Deadlr  lirelr.  to  be  (oommon),  to 
be  faotitionily  or  nunatiinUy 
Jolly. 

Desdly  nefciyeen.  the  (thiere*), 
the  gallows ;  eafd  also  to  bear 
(rnit  all  the  year  rontid. 

Dewl  num  (proTinolal},  ground 
rlalng  higher  on  one  aide  of 
a  wall  than  on  the  other. 
"There  is  so  mnoh  Aead  mow 
that  the  hoose  is  always  damp>" 
(Popular),  a  Boareorow;  a 
man  made  of  ragi.  FoMtbiy  a 
oormption  of  "dndman,"  from 
ouit  term  AmIi,  for  olothea,  rags. 
Also  an  extra  lo*f  imngglad 
into  the  baaket  by  a  baker's 
lofbybiiL 


Dead  horaei  (West  Indian), 
■hooting  stars.  The  supeiBtl- 
tjon  of  the  negro  mind  ImaglDes 
that  shooting  stars  are  the 
spirits  of  horses  that  have  been 
killed  by  falling  orei  iftvines 


DMtdnuui's  \aA  {thlerea),  a  tatSbj 
•oheme  laid  by  swindlers  to  ex- 
tort money  from  the  ralatiTea  of 
a  dsocMed  person. 

Dead  marine,  dead  Dum  {popular), 
an  empty  bottle,  implying  that 
its  contents  have  been  alcohoUa 
The  expreoslon  donbtless  arisea 
from  the  jealousy,  dashed  with 
a  slight  flBTOur  of  oontonpt, 
with  which  marines  are  re- 
garded by  sailors  on  board 
ship.  The  phiaae  snTrlTee  in 
a  famons  old  drinking-song,  est 
to  Ter7  spirited  musio  by  Jack- 
•on  of  Bzetar — an  admirable 
It  of  the  ancient  popolar 


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Asd  Iw  wba  win  ihii  ta 


Iter 


Tbe  word  wu  fonneilj  « 
Morjiw.  whlob,  being  iu«d  in  > 
oompsn;  at  which  William  IT., 
then  Diike  ol  OIknnce,  wu 
prasent,  gtre  offence  to  aa 
offloet  of  that  gallant  corps, 
who  aaked  tin  PriDO«  what  he 
meant  b^  It  "I  mean  bj 
marim,"  replied  the  Prince, 
with  more  readinsM  than  waa 
tiBDBl  with  him,  "  a  good  fol- 
low who  baa  done  hia  dntj,  and 
U  read;  to  do  it  again."  The 
French  term  an  empty  bottle 

Dead  meat  trmin  (common),  a 
qwolal  train  oariTing  ooipaea 
from  Waterloo  Station  to  the 
London  NeoropoUi  at  Woking. 

Dead  men's  ahoea  (oommon),  pro- 
perty which  can  onlj  be  claimed 
after  the  deoeaie  of  the  holder. 

Dead  n^i  (proriDoial),  a  cheat,  a 
downright  rogue. 

Dead  nip  (provinoial),  the  failure 
of  any  petty  plan  or  tcheme. 

Dead  anta  on  (popnlat  Anatia- 
lian),  Terr  fond  oL  An  ampU- 
Scatlon  of  the  ordinary  BogU^b 
ilang  "  nnta  on." 

Dead  •eh  I  (naval),  i*  «aid  of  a 
man  in  the  Uat  itage  of  intoxi- 


emai),  atnight  on. 
A  rlfle-ehot  talk*  of  the  aiming 
being  dtad-a»  when  the  day 
ia  BO  raiim  that  he  oan  aim 
straight  at  the  boll's  eye  instead 
of  bsTing  to  allow  to  the  right 
or  left'for  wind.  He  is  aid  to 
be  dtad-otk  himself  when  he  la 
shooting  rery  weU. 

Dead,  on  the  (ootomon),  on  tbe 
teetotal  tack.  Dead  is  often 
nsed  as  a  strengtbeolag  adjeo- 
tire,    "dead    pn^nr,"    "dead 


Dead  ■eaioa  (jontnallatio),  tl 
time  when  nothing  la  g<dng  oi 
For  socdety  this  Is  the  snmme 
or  during  Ijsnt. 


Dwd  rtick,  to  (theatrical),  to 
■top,  to  break  down  utterly  in 
themldstofaperfoimaiioa.  The 
most  eminent  aotors  hsTe  be^ 
snbjaot  to  sndden  and  treaober- 
ODslapaet  of  memory.  Haoready 
has  been  known  to  break  down 
in  Tirginlns— a  ohuaoter  be 
had  acted  thonsands  of  timesL 
Charles  Kean  has  broken  down 
in  Othello  and  Helnotte.  On 
the  Brit  night  of  "  Henry  IT." 
at  the  Qaeen'a  Theatre,  Fhelpe 
ttutk dtad OTieadttuti  in  Bout 
IT.,  and  the  aotor  who  played 
the  Prince  of  Walea  had  to 
prompt  hia  royal  btlior. 

Dead  stock  (common),  nnsaleable 


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TIh  ymunMt,  who  ni  ■  c«tl«w,  ibo*- 
iam  Huk  wnteh,  ecntJolr  BM  man  ihu 
d|bt  Ton  <M,  hid  ■  "  dsv-'Ucht "  box 


■oit  dnallf  iliiMi  il.  b«ld  In  hu  hand  a 
'  ig  tba  di;  ind  tha  hear.— /aiwi 


Dead  swBC(tlileTei),  plunder  that 
oannot  be  got  rid  ol 

Dead  to  rigtita  (polico  slang),  em- 
ployed bj  detectivea  when  tbej 
haTe  qnlte  convicted  a  orimloal, 
and  he  ispontlTelT guilty.  "I'tb 
got  him  dtad  to  righti."  It  is 
often  smploTed  In  a  mora  gene- 
tal  senae  to  indicate  certainty  of 

ginatedin  Anerioa. 

Dsad  'im  (thlereB),  a  honae  nn- 
ooenided  temponrily  or  alto- 

Hiiind  ihcB 


brftnm  ihrialuiis  fiaB  llw  id«  of  CMtkif 
nantf  antnl  *  Jtad  'ih,  will  Jni^  m  tba 
Snt  appot  UiultT.— Jgrf  «"  FrttJrm. 

(Theatrical),  a  mper  irbo  plays 
for  nothing.  Tho  |n<«>.»fc*«  that 
are  nude  in  dowda  and  full 
■cane*  Is  often  aeeonnted  for 
by  the  fiet  that  a  soper  who 
has  attended  all  rahearsala  b 
■biuited  at  a  moment's  notioe 
to  make  room  tor  the  dtai  '«a, 
who  sometimes  pays  the  soper 
master  for  the  prfidlege  of  get- 
ting behind  the  scenes  as  welL 

(Popular),  to  make  dmi  'wu, 
explained  t^  quotation. 

Ku  bu  ■  doin  w  peck  ■  Wi ;  cdbh. 

quoulT  ba  DDK  in  ■  mauun  depsnd  upon 
ropia  in  snin,  the  miller,  uut  ilv  baker ; 
and  tbi«  mie  (henfoK  teacbca  the  art  and 
mynvry  of  makiaf  what  an  called  dtmd 
*nt :  thai  it.  to  chargv  hoc  ooly  tor  iAm 
il  fix  what  jroa  du  nut. — 


Difrau:  Lmark  m 

Dead-wood  eameat  (American), 


tmpfiwmJaiL 


—Htnl^-.Jtt. 


(ThleTeB  and  ronghs),  a  half 
qnaitem  loaf.  (Turf),  a  horse 
that  may  be  lud  against  as  if 
he  were  dead ;  possibly  beoanse 
he  Is  act  goii^  to  mu,  oeitalnly 
because  he  Is  not  intended  to 


Dead  wrong  'no  (common),  a 
dishonsst  fellow,  a  cheat. 


II  tbOB  wbal  TOH 
iriU — >fao*a  hoooiiT  and  nctiKula  b  nn- 
qiKMioacd  Id  Ihdt  own  cbcia,  bU  wfc«,  » 


mrtut  'urn.    Flayi  c 
pocketi  and  Ullle  finfc 

ready  pot  op  in  bia 


Deal  anit  (popnlar),  a  deal  cotBn 
saj^lied  1^  the  parish. 

Duner  (thierei),  sbilUag. 

I  know  vhai  I  will  do ;  I  iril]  go  to 
London  Bridal  miliar  (railway)  and  taka 


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Detnur — /Vm. 


It  hu  bMo  ntggMtod  thkt 
rfwmr  b  from  dM^,  bnt  mon 
probablr  It  U  n  ocnmptiou  of 
tbe  TIddiab  iimk,  %  ootu. 


I  VUle   (old   cut),  the 
coimtTj;  Deamta  rStf  stanipen, 

Deatti-hniiter  (rtreet),  a  mui  who 
will  djing  ■pMohea  or  oon- 
tMoloiu  of  eieonted  oiiminali. 


Deadi  on  (Anrtnliui),  good  at. 
The  meti^boT  1*  probkblj  that 
of  completeuMB.  Vid*  Di&o 
Finish.  "DtaA  cw  rabblU," 
wonld  meui  a  very  good  nb- 
bit  (hot;  "dioCA  OB  peacbei," 
gnedj  of  peaobM.  Tba  phimse 
ia  oonunon  iu  the  nnited 
States,  when  a  Imd;  otbt  fond 
of  fiiiei7  is  nid  to  be  Ataili  o» 


OebUtah  (South  AMoa),  a  penny. 

Deck  (Anglo-Indiaii),  a  kx^  a 
peep.  Hindu  dtU-od,  to  look. 
"  DAJio,  joD  '  bnd-maafa  I ' " 
In  English  grpsy,  tfiU.  DiA- 
iug,  from  the  gTpa;  is  ootnmoB 
ic«g^|«t»  slang  tor  looking. 

(Amerioan),  a  pack  ol  oaidj. 
Ponnerlj  used  In  England. 
From  the  eiprewlon  "to  diA 


Dean  (old  stang],  a  onwn-pieM ; 
from  the  motto  on  the  edge^ 

Dee  (tiampa],  a  pooket-book; 
termed  "raader"  bj  tUerca. 
Probably  an  sbbreTiaticm  of 
dinMMjp,  which  see.    (Popular), 


Death-trap  (joninaliBtio),  a 
theatre  or  oUier  place  of  amoae- 
ment  made  to  contain  large 
nnmbera  of  people,  The  ez- 
preedon  became  general  after 
tbe  burning  of  seteial  such 
edifices  in  I  ~ 


■(un>  lion-  !*'«  iuR  Mka  ta  lltrii 
mija^}— iIkb  (.-ihc  bUskcti  froB  By 
lodginti.  Ill  mil  till  jwi  cook  ool 
[Wail,  liliSmrriiam„*Mt.i 

SHETDa.— He'll bvd  mil,  tMb.     Fv* 
oDir  EM  niiM  aid  «i  of  hin,— ^At  Jtr- 


Decn    (Anglo  -  Indian).     Amblo 
din,  religion  ;  faJth. 


yoor  rtiigJDD  I '     A  oaliTC  vbo 
bear  with  m  plAcid  iiml*  tlb«  inlbr- 


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DtersiaJber — Demon. 


DeMns    tt    (taUon),    hsiTTliic, 
keeping  the  h«ad  down,  anrinc 


out  hk  dMOF-kniTe  aTiiI  pi 
■boald   TDK  cHt  HUT  nfleaiof 


Dd  (K7P«7),  to  ^Te,  Uok;  alio  to 
hit,  M  «ne  M78,  "give  It  to 
him,"  but  mora  precdaelj  dfB«r, 
done,  draw;  (Mfin,  hitting  or 
UoUng;  rfalltnlobv,  "RgtTin' 
of  him;"  ddUmtHgn,  m  hMN 
thatUoka. 

TMtbta  (gjvfj],  *  gift. 

Ddlcate  (beting  impoaton),  » 
■ham  nibeoriptioa-book. 

Dell  (old  OMitlng),  a  Toongwoioh. 
Bnxne  ("A  Jovial  Crew,  or  the 
HeiTj  Baggan,"  1653)  givea 
thla  irord.  In  Old  Datoh  slang 
dU,  dd,  aod  iHU  also  mean  a 
girL  DiMeti,  jaU  de  joit  (Der- 
enbonrg).  Thide,  a  Jewlah  giil, 
eapaolallj  a  jomig  ooe.  In  Qta- 
man-Hebrew  dilla  also  means 
a  maiden.  It  Is  poealblB  that 
aUf'daUy,  la  the  «enM  of  phil- 
anderii^  and  amorons  trifling, 
is  derired  from  diU  or  ddl. 
Final]]'  the  grpaj  has  dd  (Ut.  to 
give)  in  the  aenM  of  aexnal 
onion,  "  DA  adi^  o  mini. " 

DeMl  (Angto-Indtan),  a  broker. 
In  EgTpta  pedlar  of  old  olothes, 


TIwhA 

tbei  lantiuge  u  lyn.  TbeH  (a  wU 
lijnad  IrccDcci  and  araata^ftti  wiit- 
infi,hMUiD(  ihe  hi     '  ■    ■  ^ 


Detnl-rqi  (old],  a  woman  of 
qaeationable  ohaiaotar— abbre- 
Tation  of  "deml-Kpatatlon." 

.  ■ .  uRai  •uok,  mtim  and  frwli .  . . 
iUmi-npt  utd  lontiu.  Binglc  nh]  uubsp 
aai.—<imarUrh  Rnim. 

Dem  keb  (London},  a  hanaom ;  a 
"maaher"  phiasafrom  Gilbert'! 
"  Wedding  llamh."  '•  Let'a 
takea<iMM." 

Demmj  dt  (American  cadet),  a 
tomuRnan  (oit,  oltUen]  who  is 
dreased  as  a  gentleman. 

Demon  chandler  (nantical).  one 
who  mpplles  ship's  storea  of 
a  worthless  character— often 
Dtterl7  nnllt  for  nse  and  food. 


bTi    he,    "  Wfabc'i   your    mDDdy !" 
BoHd  sTTmlE,  ikhojr  I 


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Demcns — Deux. 


tot  poliea  "ThB  dnMM  pot 
pincber  on  me,"  I  wh  Kppn- 

Demprtered  (oMont),  hnng ;  from 

"dempster,"  tfae  execntioner, 
so  called  beoanae  It  wai  hia 
doty  to  repeat  the  aentonoe  to 
the  pilBOner  in  open  ooort. 
Thla  WM  diBContinned  In  1773. 

Denoonce,  to  (American).  In  the 
West  to  pre-empt  land,  to  aa- 
nooQce  a  title  to  it. 

Ins  uouhI  now.    I'n  ifamijfjrf  ii  ill— 
k'l  (11  miiK.— ^.  Fnmcii.-  SmtUlt  tad 


Dep(popaIar),»depat7.  (Chriet'a 
Hoipital),  a  Grecian. 

Derbr  iMtHngt,  or  D.D.'s  (Ams- 
rioan),  a  term  applied  to  women 
who  we«r  Derb;  hat<. 


The  Ute  d«i 

d«llT 

niMculiw  tendency 

ladouhulHou^t 

of   ■>! 

o^ud. 

IKWph 

.xlncribchcr.    Tb. 

(iFl>   .h. 

1  proniE 

up  Ksi  down  Che.1. 

BUI  St.e 

fur. 

iilunnd«)Fi,«rTaTed 

in  nvRi'i 

«i<r  h>u, « 

e  now  culled  Dtrfy 

(ixKor 

V.riy 

Art 

mt,.    Thi.  ii  oco- 

.k™llT 

■bbrcvi 

iat«] 

(on»« 

"ihcT. 

;C«i 

.£>.A."or  "jIk'i 

.XEUI» 

•  D.D.- 

~PAilculfl/ii.  Tima. 

Derbyshire  neck,  a  term  for 
the  goitrous  neck,  owing  to  it* 
prevalence  in  Derbjebite. 

Deirey  (thleres),  an  eye-glass ; 
hence  the  expression  nsed  bj 
tailors  to  "  take  the  dtmg,"  to 
quiz,  ridicule. 


Derrick  (old  oaot).  In  the  days 
prior  to  the  appearanoe  In  pnbllo 
life  of  the  better  known  J>^ 
Eetoh,  Xlerriei  signified  tba 
hangman,  from  the  supposed 
name  of  a  then  existing  fnno- 
tionary.  The  word  oocma  in 
"Ihe  Bellman  of  London,"  an 
old  {day,  pnblished  in  1616,  th« 
year  of  Shakspeara's  death. 
"  Ha  rida  drcoil  with  tb*  dc*a  and 

Dtrridk  nut  b*  hii  boa,  ud  Tybom  tb* 

inn  al  which  he  will  ■lighl.'' 

To  dtrritlc,  "  a  cant  term  for 
Batting  ont  on  a  small  but  not 
OTer-ciedltabls  enterpriaa.  The 
act  Is  said  to  be  named  from  a 
Tybnm  execntioner  "  (Admiral 
Smyth). 

Dcrwenter  (AnatiBliao),  a  ocw 
Tiot  80  oalled  from  the  Bivar 
Derwent,  In  Tasmania,  whloh, 
like  New  South  Wales  and  West 
Australia,  was  originally  a  oon- 
Tjct  settlemeDt.  (y.  "Tande- 
monlan  "  and  "  Sydney -lidaT.'* 

Detpatchen  (gsmobiing  cheats), 
according  to  Hott«n  false  dloe 
with  two  sets  of  nambers,  and, 
of  oonrse,  no  pipe.  So  called 
becanse  they  bring  the  matter 
to  a  speedy  lssn& 

Detrimentals  (sodety),  a  very 
oommoQ  term  in  society  for 
those  who  are  not  well  off,  and 
therefore  detrimental    as  hns- 


a  (bid  cant),  twopenoe. 


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Deril,  >  buriiter  who  does  work 
for  Rjiother,  termed  "devming." 
The  devil  gets  Dp  the  caie  (or  a 
•enior  in  large  pisctioe,  geaeiall j 
withoDt  auj  i«Dittnei«tion.  It 
Ii  (Jmost  ai*o  an  official  detlg- 
lULtioD.  The  Attorney-Oeneral'i 
devil  for  the  Tieasiir7  ii  a  pott 
of  £iy>o  *  J^"-  The  Attor- 
nej-Geaeral  haa  ftl«o  devilt  In 
Chanoery,  as,  for  iiutance,  the 
"charity  devil,"  for  the  matten 
in  which  he  is  offlciallj  con- 
cerned, TheAttoney-Qeneral'i 
devil  in  the  TreaEni?,  altei  • 
oertain  probation,  is  often  pro- 
moted to  the  benoli.  He  fa,  in 
fact,  a  Bort  of  junior  Attorney- 
Oenenl.  On  circnit,  no  one  is 
allowed  to  devil  for  another  nn- 
lesB  he  is  a  member  of  the  same 
oironlt,  and  the  bAirister  for 
whom  he  d«vH*  is  aotnallj  en- 
gaged in  some  other  oonit  on 
that  oiionit  (Hoggins). 

(Printers),  a  printer's  JonioT 
apprentice  or  enand  boy. 

(Utetary),  explained  by  quo- 
tation. 
"Whoanjroar'  I  ukcd  in  dim*;. 


"  A  dml. ...  I  ^ve  plot!  uiil  inadotti 
to  pepnUr  aulbon,  lir.  Writ*  poeiry  tat 
(boB,  dn>p  in  rinuiai*,  joko,  wnk  Bp 
ibiic  iai(h  iBawrial :  in  tbott,  lii.  1  Jtvil 
forilHm.~~-Ctirrifl.SiwH:  TJU^ia*r'i 
Gimt. 

Devil  A  plebe,  to  lAmericaa  ca- 
dets), to  victimise  or  revile  a 
new  cadet. 

DerU  And  Tom  Walker,  the 
(American),  an  old  saying  once 


30s 


a  New  Bngland  to  the 
effect  that  it  "beats  (is  d^ril  and 
Tom  Walker,"  or  "  he  tared  as 
Tim  WaOer  did  wtfA  Ae  devO." 
In  the  Harrelloiis  Heposltory,  ■ 
enrions  colleotion  of  talesi  manj 
of  which  are  old  Boston  Legends, 
there  is  one  of  Tot»  WaOier,  who 
sold  himself  to  lAe  deviL  The 
book  was  published  abont  1831. 

DerU-dodger  (popular),   clergy- 


d«iiiid.-zi4«'/. 


Derila  (common),  small  wheels 
soaked  in  resin,  and  nsed  for 
lighting  fires. 

Devil's  among;  the  tailort,  the 

(common),  i.e,,  there's  a  disturb- 
ance going  on.  "  This  phrase," 
says  Mr.  Bdwards,  "aioae  in 
connection  with  a  riot  at  the 
Haymarket  on  an  occasion  when 
Dowton  annoonced  the  perform- 
ance for  his  ben  efitof  a  barleaque 
entitled '  The  Tailor* :  a  Tragedy 
(or  Warm  Weather.'  At  night, 
many  thoowods  of  jonmey- 
men  ta]l<n«  congr^ated  In  aod 
aronnd  the  theatre,  and  by  riot- 
ous proceedings  intermpted  the 
performances.  Thirty-three  o( 
the  rioters  were  brought  np  at 
Bow  Street  the  next  day.  A 
full  account  of  the  proceedings 
wiU    be    found  in   Biegraphita 


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3C« 


into  gold.  The  loalag  Mid  And- 
iag  of  this  tooth  bj  ■•raial 
panoni  fcrau  the  anb  jeot  of  » 


Dcfil's  daws  (pciMm),  explained 

bj  qaotatioD. 

A  Seo<^  atp.  worited  uodtuifa^  and  a 
pcir  of  ihoei,  ODrnplucd  1)k  nnifann  of 


Devifi  fdtm  (old  elug),  k  teim 
giTen  bj  fumen  to  the  anr- 
Tejor's  ohun, 

Dnil'a  Hrefy  (naaUsal),  bUok  end 
jellow.  Prom  tha  ocdonn  beinf; 
naod  for  monrniogorqBHmnline^ 


Deril'a  dMigttcr  (eommon),  a 
scolding,  shrefrlBb  wUe. 

De*i]*a  delight,  a  dirturbanoa  or 
qnarrel  of  more  than  tiaaal 
Tebemenoe.  To  "  kick  np  the 
dtviTi  tUtigkt "  ia  to  indulge  in 
dmoken  and  obatreperoni  Jovi- 
Blitj. 

Deril'a  dnM,  acrapa  and  renmanta 
of  old  woollen  gannentt  aent  to 
the  mill  to  be  lemanufaotnred 
in  the  aembUnce  of  good  cloth, 
commonl;  known  among  mann- 
fBOtnren — who  nas  the  word 
aatirioall; — aa  "ahodd;." 

Deril'a  golden  tooth,  the  (Ameri- 
can). "  One  would  think  he'd 
found  tlu  dtvU'i  golden  tooA,"  a 
coDunoD  MTiDg  in  Maasachn- 
•etta.  Foanded  on  a  story  to 
the  effect  that  Kidd,  the  pirate, 
ODCe  obtained  from  the  devfl 
his  eje-tootb,  which  had  the 
power  of  changing  all  metals 


Devil-acolder  (popular))  a  olergj- 

DeviTs  abanMluwten  (American), 
anicknamegiveo  bj  "tbeohnrcb 
mllitaid  "  to  tbosa  of  the  oloi- 
oal  party  who  in  the  Hexican 
Wai  belied  their  oloth  and  i^o- 
feaslon ;  also  to  any  penon 
l^Tonring  onjost  wai. 

Devil's  teetb  (oommonk  dice. 


Devil  to  pay,  tiie  (ctmimon),  an 
allusion  to  the  l^endaiy  tale* 
of  the  Middle  Agei,  in  which. 
In  exchange  for  the  enjt^ment 
of  onlimited  wealth,  power,  or 
other  earthly  advantage,  a  man 
was  aapposed  to  hate  sold  hia 
aonl  to  the  deriL 

Devil  to  p«j  and  no  pitch  hot 

(nantical).  Theaeamwhiohmar- 
gins  the  water-waya  was  balled 
the-derit"  Why, only oanlkera 
oan  tell,  who  perhapa  fomid  it 
sometimes   difflcolt    tor   thdt 


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Devotional — Dick. 


307 


kxila.  The  phraae,  howorer, 
latum  aerrloe  ezpeotod,  and  no 
one  readj  to  perform  It.  Im- 
patienoe  and  naught  to  ntlsfj 
it  (Admlnl  Sm;th). 

DerotioBal  lu^ts  (common)  is 
■I^ed  to  a  bone  inclined  to 
"nj  hi*  pn;en,"  that  ia,  apt 
to  laU  OB  Ua  iDieee. 

Dew-dtink  (labouien),  an  oarljr 
diiok.  French,  "nna  gontte 
poor  tner  le  Tor,"  the  woim 
being  thoogbt  to  be  mote  than 
nanallj  thlratf  in  the  morning. 

Dnnhitcb  (popolar),  a  M*era 
thiaahlng ;  perh^M  from  "  catah- 
tug  one'a  doe." 


i),  mooe;. 

TIh trdti  rcmid  wilb  ■  tin  pkatv  or 

«  rojml  diih^ovcr,  ud  coUflcu  dita  for 

lb*  Imperu]  ludLDtA.  HeoJubita  him- 
lelfkt  football  DDUcbaukd  Church  buaArt 
oa  coDuduKtiob  ol  luQuig  tba  coiA  for  hii 
pat  icheiiK.— Afiibrm  Stdtlj. 

Bo  called,  t^t  Hotten,  from 
tbs  knnokle  bonea  of  sheep, 
which  have  been  naed  from 
the  eaiUeat  times  for  gambling 
ptupoMt  when  money  was  not 
obtainahle— in  one  particnlar 
gams  fire  being  thrown  np  at 
a  time  and  oanght  on  the  back 
of  the  hand  like  baU-penM. 
Thia  leasmUea  the  common 
children's  game  of  "  jackrtonee." 
The  French  oall  It  "Jen  des 
osaeleta."  (ThieTeB},"BBthjcnr 
dibi,"  show  joui  monej. 


"TotorntbehandaonbiaiKat-      Dfck  (miUtaiy).  the  paiifc 


Dial!  (prison),  membera  of  the 
criminal  olaaa  who  Uve  abont 
theSeren  Dials  Inljondon. 

Oiamood  •  cncUoff  (Aoatrallan 
tbieTBS'  patter),  ttonebreaUng. 
The  mebqihor  is  obvions,  break- 
ing "  those  preolons  atones." 

He  aofhl  ■  Buth  uul  had  to  mhile 
DV'™  "Cauiaau'i 


HouL'—Tit  A 


In  England,  d 
refers  to  working    in   a  ooaJ- 


DiU7,  to  (Amerioati  thierea),  to 


Dib(commOD),ap(»ti(»i  or  share. 


Dick,  diU,  to  (gTpsj,  alao  oom- 
mon  cant),  to  sae,  to  look. 
Hotten  sajH  thia  la  "  North 
ooantrr  cant,"  but  It  is  found 
in  all  K7ps7  dialects.  (Bindn, 
Mim.)  Dikbmiivro,  a  look- 
Ing-glBSf,  also  dOiawaagH,  both 
referring  to  anTthIng  used  in 
oonnecUon  with  seeing,  such 
as  speotadee,  lorgnons,  or  tele- 
•oopes.  The  latter  would  be  a 
Jflro-dtttnaotyrI  —  a  fsr-aee- 
thiug.  T«  KWc  diUatrit,  yon 
should  haTe  seen  it. 

Didk  at  Ihi  Gaijcn  (goriiu) 
Tba  Garjcn  rmnc]  maody, 
Tirinc  to  1*1  my  mribea 


Dieli-Ula,     to    look     black, 


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tHcker—Diddkr. 


frown;  diA-dim,  I  uw  (seldom 
heard) ;  ditk-paU,  look  bMk,  re- 


Dick  in  the  gnta  (thievet), 
weak,  inferior,  poor.  A  pun  on 
the  word  "dicky,"  as  bolt-in- 
tun  is  on  "  to  bolt." 

Ditig,  or  IHek  in  Ike  grttn, 
Ter7  bad  or  paltry ;  aDytbing  of 
an  inferior  qnality  la  said  to 
bo  a  " Didy  coaeem"  (Vanx'a 
Hemolrs). 


DIck't 

(provinoial),  anjitbiDg  Btiange  or 
peculiar.  Thia  phrase,  which 
Barilatt  olaimed  aa  an  Ameii- 
cauiBm,  is  in  reality  an  English 
provincial  simile,  and  correctly 
given  la,  "At  gtutr  oi  Diek't 
kattand  made  of  pea  straw  that 
went  nine  times  round,  and 
would  not  meet  at  last"  The 
origin  of  the  phiase  may  be  doe 
to  the  oddnesa  of  using  saclr  a 
material  for  the  prupose. 

Dick,  np  to  (popular),  all  right, 
ap  to  the  mark,  good  and  satis- 


It's 
Um,  li 

Tu  ill  dict^  with  poor  Fuhcr  tKek ; 
he'iDOBKin. 

-/■VfJ^Mr  £««■>&■ 

(London  slang),  smart.aswell. 
(Popelar),  explained  by  qao- 


Mt*r,Ti>ni 


,.~-j. 


LI  tb«  piuuforte- 


LifiDnfi. 

(Theatrical),  "dtety  domns," 
litoraUj  a  bad,  poor  house,  one 
with  a  small  audience^ 

Dkky  btrda  (theatrical),  a  generic 
term  which  ioclndes  vocalista  of 
every  deseription,  from  Madame 
Patti  down  to  a  singer  in  the 
choms. 

DiddcTS  (oommon),  a  woman's 
breasts.  The  word  is  really  a 
provincial  term  for  a  cow's 
teats. 

Diddle,  to  (vulgar),  to  have  sexual 
commerce.  It  signifies  properly 
to  "  dredge ; "  alto  to  cheat  in 
an  artful  way. 


Ii  dien   jroutl   hive   the 

wiclKU  iiickv 
r  cut  up,  thiDugh   lb*  ii 


Diddler  (common),  an  impecnnlans 
scamp,  a  swindler.  See  Joemy 
Diddler  (Kenny's  farce  of  "  Rais- 


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Didoes — Dikh. 


Ing  th«  Wind"),  or  hi*  mora 
modeni  prototype,  Jingle^  in 
"Piekwlok." 

IXdoes.     Vidt  To  Cdt  Didobb. 

Die-br-the-bedgc  (proTincial),  in- 
forioi  meat  of  <wttle  which  have 
died  and  not  been  slaughterad. 

Die  In  one's  shoea,  to  (oommon), 
to  be  hanged.  The  metaphor  la 
not  bapf?,  as  men  may  die  else- 
where than  on  the  gallows  with 


*'  If  Jvi  do*"  rctnmed  BiU,  *'  I  will  fis 
DT  ilitttn  in  row  did'pUlc  uid  ibid  it 
up  will)  ni."—0»  tiU  Trait. 

Aleo  apora,  or  the  sp^dee  on 

Dig^:ers'  dettffbt  (New  Zealud), 
large  brown  felt  bat  worn  bj 
digger*  in  New  Ze«laod 


['nadu)r,deftr boff  Hidiw'cdutpAl  I 

■iih  Ibt  Si.  Jvma't  jrouna  mu 
Could  drop  ialo  Dy  Jiainft  pmnukni; 


And  tbert  U  U*Fuie,  and  Linmiant 
And  lh*n  ii  Sir  Cimabr  Janlu,  of  [ha 


Dientkal  (American),  a  frivoloae 
■nagnun  for  "  identioal,"  bat 
often  heard. 

Die,  or  dee  (tbieTes),  a  pocket- 
book,  but  specially  the  doniniy 
or  pooket-book  atafled  with  flaah 
bonk  bllla  need  by  a  "  diopper." 

Die  (conunon),  a  blow  with  the 
litt,  or  tips  of  fingers,  aa  "adijf 
in  the  eye,"  "a  Aig  in  the  ribs." 

Dig  ■  (U7  under  the  lUii,  to 
(popular),  to  abave  at  Each  a 
time  as  to  make  it  serve  for  two 

Die,  ftiU  (popnlar),  the  fall  allow- 
ance of  pay. 

Diners    (popnlar),    the    Onger- 


cerain'  my  uyle  aod  my  ipen- 

Digni^,  a  (West  Indian),  the 
name  gixen  by  Bnropaans  to  a 
negro  ball,  the  deoigDation  being 
probably  deiiyed  from  the  Indi- 
crous  pomposity  of  the  u^to 
cbaiacter.  Tbe  blaoka  are  very 
chary  of  admitting  strangers, 
and  especially  white  people,  as 
eye-witneesea.  Oftentimes  they 
degenerate  into  a  scene  of  tbe 
wildeat  debanQbery. 


-if^/rulHnli^. 
In  Bngliab  gypay  the  word  is 


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Dildoes — Ding'bal. 


DiMoei,  more  commonly  known 
now  as  "  the  broom  handle." 
Ad  iiutmmsnt  made  of  vuloas 
■oft  pliable  snbstancea,  and  re- 
Mmbllog  the  m&lo  pndBDdnm, 
Q«ed  by  women  who,  possessing 
strong  timatoiy  passions,  knd 
forced  to  celibcte  lives,  are 
afraid  of  pregnancy  following 
nataial  copulation.  In  this  con- 
nection the  female  pudenda  is 
called  "a  btoom." 


luirtfci* 


Eilher  Mji  k  tax. 
Twelve  iHUtn  neul  fof  Ihe  nippon 
Oraced  lechen  of  the  court 
Wen  ktcly  burnt  by  iinpiout  huHi, 


(Old  slang),  to  dUdo,  to  play 
wantonly  with  a  woman. 


Dilly  (popnUr),  a  night-cart. 


Their  awn  AUfiiiei  hive  nothing 
value  or  inieresl  jn  Ihem,  Some  locks 
hair  rolled  up  in  thin  ilipi  of  bark,  pi 
Idbty  bcloiiging  10  a  deceaud  Triend ; 
iricce  or  two  of  cryital  fw  magic  purpo« 


.     Cone.  oM  ann, 
r:  uc  we  le  ha** 


Dimber-dunber  (old  cant),  very 
pretty ;  a  very  clever  ro^e  ; 
bead  of  a  gang.  (Dekker  gives 
doMiet,  a  nucal,  rogue.) 

No  diwiArr^mJKirr,  anffkr,  dancar, 
Prig  of  cacklcr,  prig  of  pranccr. 

—Lift  »/BamffyUi  Mttrt  Carrm. 

Dinunodt  (popnlar),  money.  Tbe 
derivation  is  evidently  from  tbe 
email  coin  "  dime,"  wortb  tea 
cents  in  United  States  coinage. 

Dimmockiag-bag,  a  bag  osed  for 
collecting  sabscriptioDS  in  small 
sums  for  any  special  object ; 
also  the  special  savings  bank 
of  the  individual  who  nsuallj 
boards  his  sixpence  tor  a  patti- 
calar  object,  as  at  Christmas 
time  for  the  Christmas  feed. 

Dinahs  (Stock  Exchange),  Edin- 
bargh  and  Glasgow  Kailway 
Oidinary  Stock. 

Dinarlj  (theatrical),  coin,  money, 
borrowed  from  the  Bpanisb 
dintro ,-  "  nantia  dittmriy  "  signi- 


leir  own  upbringing, 
are  authoritiei  on  luch  things,  pronounce 
human ;  a  primitive-loolting  bone  Ihh  hook 
or  two,  and  lonK  Mring  made  of  opoQuni 
hail— that  b  M.—A.  C.  Crmml. 

Dimber  (old  cant),  pretty,  neat. 


Ding-bat  (American), 
The  word  din  or  di»g  seams  to 
indicate  value  in  several  lan- 
guages. £.g.,  in  Yiddish,  dindA 
nuMovnau,  money  queMiuis. 
t/in,  Jadgmeot.     (Yiddish),  din 


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Ding — Dirt-scrapers. 


3" 


MooonU.  Id  Dotoh,  dimgtit,  to 
pl«kd,  to  oh«apen ;  iiMgbank,  * 
jadge'f  bench ;  diitgar,  one  who 
pleads  or  chekpeiia. 

Ding;  boj  (old  ouit),  •  rogne  or 


Din^Hlanf  (popnlBr),  in  good  eu- 
□mL  To  "set  tOooat  ft  thing 
diiig-4img  "  li  to  tackle  It  with 
Tlgonr.  An  oIlltentiTe  redapU- 
catioa  ol  <(hv>  to  beat,  to  strike, 
•Dd  bIm  peilu^  in  bUiuIod  to 
the  quick  SDooewioD  of  Mroke* 
in  lilting  of  ImUb. 

IMnged  (Affl«rictui),  exoeedingly. 
In  tha  Sonthera  States  a  mui 
will  8^7  that  ha  worked  iuigtd 
hud.    Viia  DnoaoMni. 

Oidcert,  the  cape  and  halla ;  or, 
in  the  Frencti  phnse,  "  gobeleta 
et    mnsoades,"   need   bj   ooii' 

Didg-fdrj  (prorlnt^),  hoff  or 
anger.  A  ilajig  word  ygrj  com- 
moD  in  the  prorinoes.  "  8ha 
flonnoed  awaj  In  a  dinjf-/uiy." 

DinnOMd  (Amerioan),  a  Western 
•qnlndent  tor  *'  darned."  In 
the  Bonth  It  takes  the  form  of 
"dinged."    Thej  are  all  enpbe- 


Dip  (popular),  a  plokpooket ;  to 
dip,  to  anest,  convict,  be  pnt  in 
anj  way  into  tronble. 

(ThieTes),  to  dip,  to  pick  a 
pocket,  from  the  ordlnaiy  sensa 
of  the  word.  To  dip  a  lob,  to 
Meal  the  contests  of  a  tOL   Also 

Dipped  In  the  wing  (popular), 
winged,  wonted. 
I'm  nipptd  ia  ibe  bud,  I'm  J^^  a  UU 


Thu  it  wmched,  foilixi 

Look  u  mj  heul — en 

-CrcUHtrri, 

D^ipar,  dipping  bio 
*  pickpocket. 

Off  to  Puii  I  ihall  (o  to  I 
To  the  d^^hg  Mtka  * 


t  (tbleres). 


bull*  tbcm  imdaimt*  I'd  ^vt 
Cuh:  TTUCIiickiiiimryCtr,. 
nantical),  the  purser's  boj. 


them  all  manner  of  needless 
questions  relatire  to  their  past 
lives  and  inqnlre  olosely  as  to  all 
their  relations  with  women,  Jta, 
either  with  a  view  to  "-Mrg 
them  appear  immoral  and  dia- 
oreditable,  or,  sa  is  often  real!; 
the  case,  to  afFord  to  the  conrt 
and   ipeotators   the   exqoisita 


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Dirty — Dispar. 


plea*ui«  ot  Meiiig  ■  num  or 
WOBUUI  tortored  vdA  pat  to 
BhuDB.  A  oriminal  cub  withont 
an;  dtrt-teraping  has  become  of 
Ittlie  ver;  esceptlooBl,  both  In 
BngUnd  uid  In  Americ*. 

Dirty  luJf  hnmlKd  (militu;). 
The  y!*b  Raiment  wm  called 
■0,  partly  from  luLTliig  black 
facinga  which  gave  a  aoinlire 
look  to  the  untform.  After  the 
battle  of  Badajos  it  wsa  changed 
to  the  "gallant  half  hundred." 

Dirty  panic  (commoti),  a  alnt. 

Dtacombobbermted  (American), 
discompoied,     npaet,      "  flnm- 


hecouldn'lipcak.— A'nl'cntA'xa.  * 

Diacommon.  or  dt»coaimtute(ani- 
vcrsity),  not  to  commDnicate ; 
thai  in,  to  prohibit  itadBota 
di'aling  with  certain  tndesmea 
who  have  ttaoEgreased  the  mlet 
of  the  UniTenity,  a  species 
of  excomnmnication  oi  "  boy- 
cotting." 

Dimtdaed  In  liquor  (oonunon),  a 
common  phiace  in  the  veinaculat 
for  one  who  ia  slightly  intoxi- 
cated. The  expreaaion,  though 
vulgar,  ia  not  withoat  merit,  ae 
conveying  the  trath  that  a 
ilmoken  man  ia  not  playing  a 
real  part,  bat  baa  aasnmed  a 
gaise  that  ia  falseand  onnatuiaL 


ponent'i  plan*.  The  woid  wma 
used  by  the  lata  Earl  of  Derby 
on  a  memorable  oooaaion,  when 
he  affirmed  that  inch  and  atioh 
a  meaaore  would  "diA  the 
Whigs."  It  baa  been  luppoaed 
that  the  word  waa  uaad  in  the 
Srtt  instance  aa  a  oormption  of 
"daah,"  "dash"  itself  being  an 
eaphemiim  for  "  damn,"  aa  In 
the  mlgar  oath,  "daah  my 
wig,"  for  "  damn  my  wig,"  bat 
to  diA  most  probably  ia  only 
one  of  the  many  expteadons 
connected  with  the  kitoben,  aa 
"  to  cook  hia  goose,"  to  "  giw 
ooBaroaating,"  to"dobTown," 

DishclcMit  (common),  a  dirty,  un- 
savoury woman.  When,  how- 
ever, a  man  marries  hia  oook, 
and  it  is  said  that  he  has  made 
a  ni^ktn  of  a  ditlulciit,  no  other 
meaning  Is  attributatda  except 
that  a  "  mtaaltianoe"  has  been 


Dlapv.  The  following  exidana- 
tion  ot  this  term  Is  given  by 
W.  H.  David.  "The  word 
'  sines,'  the  scholars'  allowance 
of  bread  for  breakout  or  sapper, 
and  ditpar,  bis  portion  of  m«t, 
have  their  origin  In  a  Winches- 
ter College  ooatom  which  pre- 
vailed  in  the  last  century.  There 
being  neither  '  batch '  nor  roll- 
call  at  the  College  HaU  in  these 
days,  the  provision  for  breakfast 
was  laid  oat  on  a  table,  and  the 
stronger  took  the  lion's  sbar^ 
andlefttbeweaker 'Bine*.'  So 
again  at  dinner  tbedoaUe  plate 


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Diss — Dmng-6ell. 


of  me*t  Ml  to  tbe  former  u  ft 
nuitter  of  might,  ftnd  the  on- 
eqnftl  m<AtAj,  tbe  dt^tar,  be- 
CMne  the  portion  of  the  weaker 

Din  (prlutera),  ftbbieTtMion  for 
distdbntion,  i.i.,  printed  off 
type— to  be  returned  to  It*  re- 
■pecttve  cases,  uid  re-composed. 

Diitcting  job  (tailon),  m  heftv; 
■itemtioD. 

Distiller  (AostnlikD  ooDTfota' 
slang),  one  wbo  Is  easily  vexed 
and  bettuja  his  obagrin.  Vitle 
Cabbt  thk  Kao.  Piobsblj  not 
of  colonial  origin  but  Introdooed 
by  tnuuportees. 

DitcA  and  ditdwr  (Anglo- Indian), 
■lang  terms  ai^died  in  a  dis- 
paiagii^  manner  to  Calcntta 
and  tbe  "  Calcuttiana." 

DHe  (American),  "I  don't  oare 
A  itita."  Dntcb,  (fwyt,  a  doit, 
half  a  farthing.  "By  gelykt 
bam  oop  en  dojrf,"  there  is  not 
balf  a  farthing  difference  be- 


nttoeii  a  rait  of  olotbee  made 
all  of  the  same  cloth,  in  French 
"  nu  complet."  The  term  is 
pretty  general. 

Dlt^  (popular),  bag ;  a  ooimp- 
tlon  of  the  tailors'  phrase,  "a 
dittobag,"  from  the  bag  in  which 
tbey  ke^  miaoeUaneous  artldes 
f  or  the  r^air  of  their  olotbea  or 
shoes — for  thread,  tapes,  bat- 
tons,  needles,  pins,  naUs,  Ac. 


An  Oonyit*  neully  puunc  thRnsh 
CuoD  City  an  Sondar  w»  InTiud  to  (o 
A  Uu  pttuicntJATT  Id  chon^  lornca,  uad, 
kCccpCLDC  Ihfl  iaritatifia,  Ibtmd  315  ox^ 
ricu  HKmbleit,  ud  uooDg  tbm,  pbirini 
:ha  vboltD  id  th«  choir,  tbe  ytyant  lulisn 
who  ihoc  hit  miitreiii  tbrooflb  ihc  windov 


Dire  into  one'a  a^i  to  (popnlar), 
to  thmst  one's  hand  in  one's 

"Yo,  I  know,  Unda,  Ifi  tiuj  Abb. 
E  K«  yov  through  ibc  kcTbolc  Ibii  ntom- 
Ing  vhea  ihc  btoucht  up  joat  ihaving 

Then  Unde  Ben  JShW  inlt  Ut  ikr 
uid  brcoghl  ep  m  nice  bfi^ht  Jubilee  half- 

dollar,  and  Utile  Willie  weu  off  u>  the 


Dive  into  the  wooda,  to  (Ameri- 
can), a  common  figure  of  speech 
for  hiding  one's  self. 

A  fnole  of  Ibe  Salnlwn  Army  hai 
innnlKl  whu  ii  calleil  Ihe  "lalntiea 
LkB."  VouDf  men  who  haw  tcco  tbt 
female  portion  of  (he  vmy  will  not  laek 
laliUioD  is  thii  new  form.  TheyirillJVw 
■till  deeper  imU  IMt  vamdM  wbdk  Ebe  army 

Diver  (thieres),  a  pickpocket; 
he  "dives  into  the  skies"  of 
other  people. 

IHvide  the  hoBM  with  one'a  wife, 
to,  a  qoaint  saying  which  alg- 
uifies  to  torn  her  oot  into  the 


DMng-beD,  a  cellar  lavcni. 


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Divous — Dock. 


Oiwaat  (g7l>7)>  »  ^7-  0  hero 
diwtJce  df«nu,  tba  gnat  dsf 
of  jadgmenL  FroImUj  ft  con- 
tnction  of  dtadetkrQ,  ^vlne. 

Diny  ( Amerieui),  to  diTide,  iluie, 
or  partaka. 


tf  ritOTT.  ■  Ikllc  piM  tt 


—MmHUm  Gmrrtr:  A^or 


Do  a  gnr,  to  (thi«Tw),  to  n 

amj,  to  g«t  out  of  the  wa^. 
ll'i  ■  fact  to  ba  dcflond,  Aoa^  il  ami 


Do  (popolsr),  a  ds  li  a  band,  an       ^f^"  >» 

UfMHOttl^Ebt 


Do,  to  (oomnian),  to  outwit,  to  pa; 
ont,toobaa(.  <ThiaT«a),to<liia 
plaoa  or  orib,  1*  to  bnak  Into  a 
boue  tor  the  pnrpoae  of  fteal- 

It 


(Popnlai and tUerea),  "to  ds 
ybr."  to  km. 

Tbt  priuHnh^danituad  thu  Oa 
Kaatm  bid  biddK  Ihtm  la  Jt  /ir  U. 

,  tod  Ihtn  u  [«k*  awiy  nvrlhina 

which  b*  BU(h>  bun  aboat  bin*.— Au'^ 
Ttltfrmt/t. 

Do  a  bi^  to  (popnlar),  to  < 

thing. 
Who  I  MkMl  im  whit  abt'd  I 

8h*  mid,  "  I  adaU 
IcanAeW 
Of  amrlluiic  ihal'i  har*. 


iflksh  to  keep  widna  ^  bw. 
be  vaT  b>  "  tr,- bU  wfav  ■■->  I 

I  lan  to  sect  thcbobbr  at  the  d 


Dobie  (Anc^Indlan),  a  man  wbo 
perfonni  the  f  unctioiw  of  a 
washerwoman ;  alao  a  washer- 


Dodc  (old  oant),  to  ddloww  (Hai- 
man);  B7p«7,  tJiitcr.  to  wroog, 
laTlsh,  Iniore.  iMU«r  or  daeker 
U  often  nwd  withont  the  t«r- 
minal  "  er."  Tuner  denrea  it 
from  the  Qaello  terroacL 

(Piintert).  This  la  ooUoqoial 
for  a  man's  weeklj  UU  or 
"pole,"  probably  from  the  fiiot 
of  its  being  anbject  or  liable  to 
be  "docked"  or  curtailed  by 
the  peraon  appointed  to  check 
the  bills.  (WincbasterX  to  (Amt, 
to  Mratch  out ;  to  daek  a  book, 
to  tear  ont  pagea  from  »  book. 
(Popular),  hospibO. 


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Docker— Dodge. 


Docker  (l»w},  a  brief  tat  de(eDC« 
handed  bj  &  prlfODOT  Id  tlie  dock 
to  BUT  burisMr  who  tj  tbe 
etiqD«tt«  of  the  [vofeulon  U 
bound  to  taks  it,  tX  tbe  mini- 
mum  fee  of  a,^.  6d. 

Doctor,  the  (up-oountTy  Am- 
tnlian),  the  men'a  cook  on  a 
station.  Tbe  title  of  the  m»n 
wbo  ooncoota  one  kind  of  mix- 
tares  and  presciiptionB  ia  trana- 
ferred  to  one  who  pnetisea  in 
•Dottier  brancb  of  the  profei- 
■ion,  wbioh  is  thorotigiily  char- 
aoteiiatic  of  Anatnllan  dang. 

(Old),  a  deoootlon  of  milk  and 
water,   mm,  and  a  iptolnK  of 


"  Hert,'  mid  ha,  tikiiif  khbe  dice  sdI 
of  his  pockeu,  "  here  an  the  liitlc  Jacitn 
wkkh  ear*  the  dUWmpcn  of  iIh  pum."— 

From  to  doctor,  to  poison,  to 
taldfy,  to  adnlterate. 

Sb*  dtdir'd  tha  punch,  uid  ihe  dtttu'd 

the  Dtgni, 
Tildiic  cue  not  to  put  in  fgtBcitnt  lo 

—iKfU^  LitmU. 

"on  one. 


n  Iha  old  pn(.— 7*. 


(Fopnlac),  to  "keep  A*  doe- 
tor  "  i>  Mid  of  a  pabUcan  wbo 
retaUji  adulterated  drinks. 

Dodderer  (prorinclal),  a  ahaky, 
mmnbling  old  man.  The  old 
Kngllsh  had  to  "  doddle,"  aignl- 


tjing  to  tremble,  to  abake,  itiU 
used  bi  the  Nortb  of  Bngland. 
Ha  (Di  op  OB  aa  oU  onla  which  had 


French  deddintr,  which  baa 
the  root  dad,  osoilMton,  In  com- 
mon wltb  the  English  eqaiva- 
lent ;  Italian,  dandoitrt,  to  rook, 
to  shake  gently. 

Doddj  (provincial).  This  is  ap- 
plied in  Norfolk  to  any  person 
of  low  ftatoie.  Sometimee 
"Hodman  dod,"  and  "faoddy 
doddjf,  all  bead  and  no  twdy." 
A  "  dod  "  ia  prOTiooial  for  a  rag 
of  olotb,  and  to  "dod"  is  to  oat 


of  thoaa  JtJffmtttd  elao- 
1     Tirini  Bly  nerve*,  jnoil 


Dodge  (oommon),  a  oliiver  contrl- 
Tance;  a  conning,  onderbanded 
trick.  A  recognised  term,  but 
used  in  many  slangy  sense*. 
Among  the  nqmeroos  dodgt*  re- 
sorted to  by  tricky  or  dishonest 
persons  are  the  "pamplilet 
doigt." 
Tb<  "pampUat  ^a^' ii  aa  Mtabliriiad 

variety  of  tha  befgiaC'lctler  man  cf  trade. 

Two  or  Ihna  anparti  will  chib  tofathar 


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Lhdge—Dog. 


post  pamr-S'liner  in  one  s(  ibc  huaU  sf 
Micb  people,  Kod  (tl  him  In  llirow  lo- 
■•tka-  (gttjr  ot  fiftr  P*g»  on  lb*  paiti- 
«iilu  mbject,  payvv  Ua  nummU*  wac«i 
for  lb*  ■waA.—TU-BiU. 

(TUevM),  "delivered  doi^iw." 

Airnd* 


inf  bin  h*  mul  uki 
Ibc  bill  u  IHH  paid,  tbt  cuMooHr  replia 
Ihu  he  tiu  dclivTTtd  the  ffoodi,  tbftl  thry 
an  now  io  ihc  poisemion  of  the  poTchmcr, 
■ml  Ihu  if  be  isncbei  Ihcm  be  wilt  (it* 
him  ia  chUKO  of  Ibe  police.— n;(- Ate. 

The  "  tidj  dodgt,"  dntalDg 
op  children  lo  that  they  look 
ttd7,  and  tlowl;  walking  about 
the  atreete  with  thia  genuine 
or  borrowed  family  for  begging 

To  dodge,  to  track  one  In  a 
■tealthy  manaer. 
Tb«'>  IH«  ibe  nulleM  du((r  in  il 

an  do  ihai  prcUT  weU,  I  know.  ...  I 
wu  ■  rrgahr  cuicini  umli  when  1  wu  u 
Khool.— fliI*«M.-  0/rIvr  TWi', 

Dodger  (common),  a  tricky  per- 
son, ■  swindler.  Diekent  hax 
ImmortaliMd  the  word  by  hii 
character  of  the  Artful  Dodger 
la  Oliver  Twist.  (Popnlar),  a 
dram.  (Provincial),  a  olght- 
cap,  benoe  the  latter  meaning. 
(Amerloao),  thii  term,  meaning 
a  Tonnd  roll  or  pat  of  maite- 
bread,  is  apparently  derived 
from  the  nme  word  at  applied 


to  any  object  ot  a  timUat  ah^» 
(««.,  la  ndgar  ilmng,  thep«u<|. 
In  Dutch,  dty  or  dagje  (m  mid- 
^ft  dagff)  moaiu  a  ihort  Int  of 
tope.  J)«<  or  dii4<  il  also  a  hall 
of  wo(4,  cotton,  kc,  geneially 
■polled,  decaying,  or  in  a  maaa. 

Dodo  (old),  a  common  azprearion 
for  a  fmiay  old    man,   or    de- 

Dod-rottedeat  (American),  a  en- 
phemlstlc  form  ot  cwearing ; 
■ometimee  "dod-tetohed,'"'dod- 
gaated." 


ilh   bUck  whliken   wu   Enniinc 

X  n    big  'bfllUKB  -  wheel   Bade  ot 

botlto.  —  Smfmrr     Imler 


O^  (eociety),  a  man ;  a  gay  dti;. 
a  jolly  dog,  a  carelM*  dog,  tc. 
The  word  dag  now  hai  come  to 
mean  in  sooiety  a  gentleman  of 
an  amotoo*  torn  ot  mind,  who 
has  great  Bucceei  among  the 
ladies. 

(American),  deg,  dog-gamed, 
God  and  Ood  damned,  as 
it  is  popularly  explained  i  it 
being  believed  that  ikfr  ia  the 
word  God  reversed.  "I'll  be 
dogged"  Is  the  common  form, 
and  it  is  really  never  nsed 
to  serioualy  signify  anything  so 
extreme  as  eternal  condemna- 
tion. It  il  pouibly  a  New  York 
word,  and  may  therefore  be  de- 
rived from  the  Dntch  dtmgat, 
to  aiunmon  to  judgment,  to 
arraign.    If  this  be  to,  there 


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Dog — Doing. 


Doc  bitliv  d^  (thMttical),  ons 
actor  DUgeneroiu];  ciltioUiiig 
■nother'i  pertoi 


D^-CoUbt  (oommon),  ft  stiff, 
■tend-op  ooUai,  one  of  th«  kind 
mnoh  in  tftTOU  kmong  dandieo. 

Dog-dBfiwd  (West  American), 
a  mild  foim  of  iwearing.  Pro- 
bably an  eaphemism  for  God 


BM  dEcUnd  thil  he  maid  bg  df 
dmrtud  if  be  wu  (DJni  10  ran  Mi  iMeiior 
Oh  calM  d  br  HeH  olWr  phh)  on  ■■driT. 
inc  lb*  Hock  hot  fHtlm  tttmi—dtmrd 
if  ba  would.— ^.  FrmmU:  Smddk  mmd 

DOKKOT  (Amertoan),  a  partial 
aoagiam  of  groggerj.  A  low 
drinkjiig  place,  a  "  ram-bnokot- 
■hop,"  a  "dive,"  a  "giD-mlll," 
a  "booiiiig-keD,"a"n]m-ioile," 
a  "  dmnker;." 


ib*i 


ion  vndanbojullyHid  ■(& 
(BncUr  or  aUlilT  of  uj  of  Ih*  oe 
Ther  HI  Id  tKry  «]r  immau 


•rbo  n 


II  bav*  cofM  half  «-doiHi  tUg^ 
/i^keeptn,  ■  crooked  eji-g>(er,  •  poUcc- 
eonn  ilijutt,  *sd  ■  ixilrowl  lobbriit. 
Tan  ot  three  Mher  diatry'nrv'n  and  a 
kitib]riM  orm  and  Van  Pelt  will  U  added 
bdbr*  the  Denocimtk  DoouDalioiu  ckiH. 
Tb«  "  Red*  '  and  the  "  ude-ahow  ~  people 
wiD  hanllir  cWct  any  of  Iheir  men  unlm 


Dor's  body  (nantical),  a  Und  of 
peaao- padding. 

Dec-ahooter  (Royml  Hilitaiy  Aca- 
demy). Cadeta  thus  tun  a 
■tndeDt  who  acoeleratei,  tbat 
1b,  who,  being  prattj  certain  of 
not  being  able  to  obtain  a  com- 
misaioD  in  the  engineen,  or  not 
caring  for  it,  elects  to  join  a 
■nperior  clast  before  the  end  of 
the  term.  An  alioalon  to  a 
Tolnnteer,  called  a  iag-tkatttr. 

Doe's  ooae  (common),  gtn  and 
beer ;  "  eo  called  from  the  mii- 
tnn  bring  aa  cold  ai  a  dag't 
new,"  eay  eeveial  etjmologiBtE. 
It  also  if^ed  to  a  man  given 
towbltky. 


Dog'a  Mtip  (oommon),  ndn  water. 


DoBT  stealer  (oomiDon).  a  facett- 
ona  a^>ellatioDfor  a  dog-deal«r, 
who  it  geneialljr  ooneidend  aa 
deeerringit 

Dogi'B  tail  (nantloal),  a  name  lor 
the  oonst«llatian  Vm  Hincw, 
or  Little  Bear. 


D<^-town  (American),  i 

ot  prairie  doga. 


Doioc  a  Uahop  (army),  tontng 
ont  for  paiade  at  abort  Dotioe, 


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Doing — Doll. 


uidwlth  imal]  prapMfttJon  for 
oleBoing  np,4o. 

Dt^Dfl'  ft  bodk  or  doliiff  A  flUft 
(oommoD),  kttendlng  t«  Datnra'i 

Dolac  ■  nob  (oiioiu  «iid  ihow- 
men),  mkkiog  •  oollaotion  of 
monej  from  apectetois  (Frost's 
"  Cirons  Life  "). 

Posslbl;  from  the  g7pa7  Koft- 
btL 

TMat  ■  Mar  pitch  {theatrical), 
sleeping  in  the  open.  Frenoh, 
"oonober  k  I'hOtel  de  U  Belle 
^toil& 

Doing;  it  on  the  d.  b.  (oommoti). 
I  eonld  do  it  on  my  d.  \.,  i.*.,  on 
my  bead,  Is  a  nlgar  assantioe 
of  being  able  to  do  a  thing  with 


Domg  oat  (American  thieves), 
a  device  by  which  a  thief,  if 
urested  with  a  confederate, 
plead*  gnilty  bat  aoqnite  the 


Doings  (American),  any  kind  of 
food,  bnt  in  most  instance! 
applied  to  that  of  an  ordinaiy 


Doldnuna  (nantical  and  ptorin- 
dal),  tronble,  low  aidriU,  wonl- 
ment.  "  Jaok  in  the  DnUrvMs" 
was  the  title  of  a  tale  or  nord 
Applied  sometimea  to  a  stormy 
plaoe,  or  where  tbe  weatbw  or 
DaTigaUon  Is  bad. 

For  llmi  I  iniiM  luTcly  die. 

And  aj  ■oul  wl  off  la  DtUrwm'i  Ble, 

And  cuiio  HH  d 


bun, 

—Tit  Station  MtrmMM. 
Tbe  term  seems  to  have  be- 
come general  Probably  &om 
doU  (with  the  sense  of  dolefnl), 
and  a  faoations  inffiz,  as  in  tan- 
trams.  For  other  derivations 
vidt  Tit.  Charles  Hackay'a 
"Gaelic  Btymolt^y  of  the 
Snglish  Langnage." 

Dole  (Wincbeeter  Oollege),a  trick, 
stratagem!  t^oni  the  Latin  dolH*. 

DoUar(city),  a  Qie-shilling  piece. 

DoUop  (old  slang),  a  lump,  a 
share.  To  share,  aoctsdiug  to 
Hotten,  derived  from  "dole 
up."  to  deal  out  in  small  por- 
tions.   Diit«h,  itA,  a  share. 

Thii  old  (il  Died  (o  mcfw  ■  vhadong  lot 
ID  A  big  pocket  ihe  had  id  her  pctlkut,  aad 
I  uied  to  put  awftj  a  d*U*f  ia  the  bumm 
of  uy  ihitt,  wbkh  It  wu  tied  naaA  Ibe 

the  porpose.  But,  Lor'  blen  yer,  Hue- 
timei  Ibe  Ucued  tnde  wodM  (o  that 
■gsnolio'  Ihit  w*  would  both  find  our- 
•elm  loaded  up  m  do  time.— Am  Cirta 

DoU't  chriatenin;  (provincial),  a 
party    consisting    entirely    of 


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Dolly— Dot 


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Dollf  <popnlM'),  ailly.  boUih. 

"YaaanacUiuMi  ■  link  idia^"  n- 
tanadBalk,  "  or  too  wonldo'l  mdn  luch 
■  lUfy  ttiaiii."—OtctBU!  Oar  MtOmat 

(8ociet;),»daUy,«proititiit«, 
K  atnet  mlker,  abort  for  i^olljr- 
mop ;  «Uo  »  mlatzsM. 

Driok,  uid  dun,  imd  pip«t  vdA  plaj, 
KiiH  vox  dtUut  lu^i  uid  AM,f. 

—Htrriek;  H4^aid$t. 

Hon  modBm  U  "mj  tart" 
for  "  my  ndatnas." 

(Anglo-Indian),  Hioda,  inli, 
ft  pnMOt  of  fmlt,  flowen,  and 
■wMtmeats;  also  the  daily  ofler- 
Ing  of  flowen  lunally  made  by 
the  moUy  (w»alX)  called  "the 
molly  with  his  dally."  In  some 
paita  of  India  the  ((oUy  haa 
grown  Into  an  eztiavaganoe  oon- 
■iating  lometiniBa  of  bnahela  of 
fruit,  nnte,  and  oonfootionery, 
with  bottlef  of  ohampagne  and 
liqneon. 

(lailon),  a  bit  of  doth  nsed 
aaaBponga, 

OoUj-mop  (oommon),  a  tawdrily 
dieaMd  servant  girl,  a  leiiii- 
pnwUtate. 

DoUy-ibop  {oommon),  a  pftwn- 
broker's  shop  of  the  poorett  and 
loweat  descrtption.  From  the 
Yiddish  (U  or  (Jol.  poor,  wbioh 

a*  a  sign  (or  incb  plaoee. 


1  per  wt«k  oo  *hu  they  It 


Dam  (Anglo-Indian),  a  rery  low 
caste,  representing  some  very 
old  aboriginal  noe.  It  was  flrsT 
floggested  by  Charle*  O.  Leltiid 
that  the  origin  of  the  Bom  or 
gypsiei  shonld  be  aonght  is  thia 
oaate,  and  recent  Kaeaiolie*  by 
Orieraon  hare  gone  far  to  oon- 
firm  the  oonjectore.  Tfans  D 
and  n  are  convertible  in  the 
Hlndn-gypey  dialects,  e.g.,  dot, 
a  spoon,  and  rai.  And  white 
^iMa,  ^mmt,  and  ^MMipooa 
mean  in  India  a  ^om,  a  female, 
^m,  romni,  roatntpaHO,  or  rvnai- 
pm  have  exactly  the  aune 
meaning  in  gypsy  aa  applied  to 
gypsies  and  gypsydom. 


Do 


prond  (American),  eqai- 
valent  to  aaying  that  one  ia 
oompllmeDted  or  made  to  feeC 


Domine  Do-Uttle  (old  alang),  the 
name  of  an  impotent  old  man. 


intieal),  ■ 
ejaculation,"  aaye  Hotten,  "of 
sailors  when  they  reoeiva  the 
last  lash  of  a  flogging."    The 


thumper  (tbeatiical),  a 


■  (popular),   the    teeth. 
French  along,  jeu  dt  dcMuuM. 

Dommerar  (old  cant),  a  variety  of 
tbe  mendioaut  tribe  who  pre- 
t«iid  to  be  deaf  and  dumb. 


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Domum — Domkey. 


Domum  ball  (WiDohMterColl^BX 
ft  Iwll  given  b;  the  tnnnn- 
muitod  oolite  prefeoti  on  the 
ereoing  after  the  "men"  go 
borne  for  the  V" 


Don,  *  oontnoUoD  of  tbe  LbUd 
dMHXM.  ItUftaniTenitjt«rm 
foi  ft  mftn  wbo  hma  taken  hU 
nuuter*!  degree.  It  ia,  how- 
em,  genersUy  confined  to  r«ai> 
dent  ll.A.'a. 

Aa    "OirfciRl   H.A.'  *riia:— "Tlu 
t  mppoH,  bwn  alnyi 


(Winoheater),  ft  master. 

DoBft,  donah  {tbeftbieal),  a  girl,  ft 
woman  i  from  the  Itftllui.  The 
term  ia  alao  nMd  b;  tnmpa, 
London  roughs,  fta 

Of  Boana  Ton'n  ban  te to  xe 

Wban  luria  iport  in  clolhai  loiiiurt, 

Ofcoum  Tou've  lecn  lh«  Futy  Qnecn, 

ihvy  call  hcT  MademDUellr, 
Wdl,  perhipi  yon  won't  bclwn  lu  bat 


Dmifcw  (old),  ft  oottle  stealer. 


DoM  also  meftos  asbanated, 
Tailed  to  "  dmt  ap ; "  Jmu  for 
faimseU,  lujnred  or  mined  bim- 
■elt 
Lori  Rudolph  ii  nndi  tumakm  if  Iw 

friod  hoc  and  [ben  whobEUcraihu  he 
biaJtmt/trbimK«.-Pmi/M»aGm^l*. 

Done  brown  (common),  befooled, 
that  is,  oompletelj  done. 

And  tbej  Hand  al  cadi  other,  ■■  aMicfa  ai 
"HoHol  ijollol  heic'ianiiniDl 


Whu'i  to  be-doBcT    Wi^n  miwd  all 
tbiftiDl 
Why,  they'll  liBfh  at  ladqoii  a  all  onr 


Done-orer  (popnUr),  intoxlcftted. 


Wuted  ■  ibillinl  in  Bood  Stnet  by 
■oinc  to  Harry  Farain'  "  Aniuic  Johe." 
Wby  ArtiMicT  And,  emphatieaay,  why 
JoktT  Carkatnre  of  Aizdtoiy  piclnrcH 
dffm  tf  dtmiA  in  coDiic  joamaU  vith 
utmoit  regolaiity  or  many  (las  ycar^ — 
Sfrliv  Tima. 

Donkey  (nantical,)  a  Mftman'a  box 
in  which  be  keeps  his  olothesL 

(Pijoterf.)  Compoaiton  ftre 
Bometimee  called  dtmbfi  bj 
pressmen  by  way  o{  retaliation 
for  calling  them  "pigs." 


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Donkey — Door. 


(Straata),  "Vbo  tbta»  tli« 
dMfayr"  ThliwuindrtlUU 
A  oommrai  abeet  oiT  In  Hound*- 
dltoh  Mid  ths  other  Habrow 
quarter*  of  London  when  »  man 
wearing  a  white  hai  makM  hia 
■ppcanmoa.  nte  low  Jews  iwd 
orhkTea  notion  that  no  one  but 
a  Chriittui — Hkd  oettainlj  no 
Jew— erer  weva  «  white  hat. 
They  »Ik>  have  a  saTing  that  the 
Founder  of  Chriitiinlty  stole  the 
domktf  on  the  back  of  which  Be 
rode  Into  Jeraaalem.   Henoethe 


(ConunoD),  "Three  mors  and 
np  goes  the  donity,"  that  Is, 
three  pennlei  more  and  the  dm- 
htf  will  go  np  the  ladder.  This 
pbnwe,  need  bj  monntebanlu  to 
denote  that  the  peiformanoe 
wm  begin  when  the  nun  re- 
quired la  oomplats,  ia  often  laid 
mooUnglj  to  a  braggart  to  Im- 
^y  diabellef  in  accounta  of  hla 
own  wonderfal  performaacea. 

Donkej-ildliv  (popular),  cheat- 
ing in  weight  and  meaante. 

OnoBf  (priaon),  a  woman.    From 


Doo'a  week  (tailon),  the  week 
before  a  general  holida;. 

Doo't  go  off  before  jou'atart 
(American ),  a  common  ezhorta> 
tlon  to  any  one  not  to  be  In 
"too  predona"  or  too  great  a 


Oookerlag;  (gypaiea),  fortnne. 
telling;  from  dooirik,  to  pro- 
pheej. 

DooUe  (theatrical),  a  penny  ahow 
or  nnlloenaed  theatre,  nauall; 
fitted  ap  In  a  large  room  or  a 
oellai  In  a  popnlona  neighbour- 
hood. The  eminent  tragedian, 
Charlea  DUlcn,  emerged  from 
one  of  theae  In  hla  yonth,  and 
handsome  Conway,  onoe  the 
apoiled  child  of  faahion,  ad- 
mired and  idoliaed  by  the  bellea 
of  Bath— notably  by  Madame 
Floul  (Johnaon's  Hr*.  Ihrale) 
— found  a  temporary  refoge  at 
one  of  them  when  ^Tan  from 
the  patent  theatre*  by  the  bmtal 
persecaUon  of  "that  feroolona 
literary  niiBan,  Theodore  Hook  " 
(Byton).  There  are  three  or 
foor  performanoea  a  night  at 
a  dookit,  and  the  aadlenoe  ia 
uaually  composed  of  javenile 
harlots  and  thievee.  Many  of 
theae  plaoea  of  reeort  atUI 
Bonrish  at  the  Bast  End. 

Oo<Aia'COTe,  a  fortonft-teller; 
from  the  gypay  deektrvtg  or 
rfwHifria,  telling  fortunes. 


BnMtrBna. 


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Do  over — Dosstrs. 


Do  over  (popnlu).  Mid  of  any 
OM  who  Is  Intinate  (ounally) 
withftwoiun. 

Dope,  to  (Amviou).  Dcfiag  U 
the  atapUring  tneii  with  tobwMM 
prepMred  in  ■  pecaliar  my,  m 
the  gTpalM  of  old  wsa  wont  to 
OBB  Dattim  idiiHiiiiiMw.  Fnun 
old  OMitdopc,  K  ■impMou.diipe. 

NiH  ool  sf  ta  laloau  ia  Oh  da^ 

Dopey  (old  out),  &  begBar'i  trail ; 
the  podaz ;  tbe  bnttooka ;  Boot- 
tlo<,  R  dimp. 

Doru  (SUwk  Exohaagv),  Sonth- 
Kutern  lUUway  Deferred  Or- 
diiuu7  Stock. 

OoM  (thlerea),  *  MmteiMW  to  im- 
pruooment.  To  gire  e  men  hie 
dott,  or  pnnieh  him.  donbUeae 
comet  from  e  dott  of  medicine, 
bat  it  ienot  impoaaibletbe  Yid- 
dish doM,  dim  or  datt  (Cheldelo), 
mMning  the  lew,  hu  inSaeaced 
the  word  in  this  peonliai  cese. 
(Old  cent),  e  borglary. 


DOM   (trempe    end    popular),    a 


ia ;  or  qeita  ae  Ukely,-  be  adds, 
■bttnatgrMvtlMfaaok.  It i^ tow- 
ever,  meet  llkdj'  fram  natthw 
of  tbeae.  bet  from  tbe  QmUo 


tnmpe  very  ollai  Bed  tta(tr  0BI7 
anOaUe  ieatli«-plaee  fOr  tbe 

night — the  noner  biUny  ^ifm 
to  eeoDie  a  abetter  in  a  low 
lodgtng-bonae,"  Aoooedliig  to 
Dr.  Brewer,  "  Dan  is  e  haaaook 
foil  of  straw,  a  bed— piDpariy  a 
straw  bed,  AMsrfiianoldwcvd 
for  e  bundle  of  haj  or  atmw." 
This  derivation  Is  tbe  more  pro- 
bable, and  is  borne  oat  ^  tbe 
Freitch  slang  word  |»«i,  bed, 
from  fiau,  straw,  etnw  bed, 
whleb  has  ginn  jmmsst  to 
sleep,  modemiaed  into  jinaw 
It  aleo  meeas  ale^ 


ibh  Aa,  ud  tlu  u  Si.  Fucn^  — Tibr 
FnJKr;  Sitelui  fm  SU^  Pint. 

Tbe  author  of  "Sketobes  in 
Shady  Places  "  remarka :— "  jDom, 
slang  tenn  for  sleep — meaning 
to  '  lie  on  tbe  back.'  On  ei^ 
mination  it  will  startle  one  to 
And  how  many  of  tbeee  Tnlger- 
isms  are  derired  diraotfy  from 
tbe  leemed  languagee." 

Doeaer,    the,    tbe    father    of    a 
bmily.   From  proriaclaliam  doa. 


SUM  o'clock  tlw  (nutr 

eoBlaRxlily  inckHl  in  stw  (Ud)  for  the 

nishl.— /■oAtfwa .'  Lifi  m  i»i  Ktmb. 

Dr.  Cherl«e  Haokey  says:— 
"Uotten  sD[poeee  It  to  bederived 


Doeaers  (oommon),  u^tlaiaed  bx 
qnotatiML 

TW'-ftVdrt' 

ttm,tadatap  'a  t 
lb*  iauB(t>  uid  in 


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Doss-house — Dotty.  32 

lod^C.A«>M  with  lb*  doon  epB  iu(hi       &>«  Sine  nad  Nariivilk,  Twl    He  w 
— d  J»T.— g»wy»  Jt.  Simt :  Him  On  Ptr       pudoaad  bn  tb*  luiv  InMllatioa  a 


e  [tnmp*  «iid  thieret), 
*  lodgtng-hoiue,  npwtkDj  thtt      Do  to  tie  to  (American),  tnst- 
oammon  lodglng-boiUM  wbera  worthj,  fit  to  uw>oiat«  with, 

beds  an  tonipeaoe  «  night.  Th.  ool,  .fc  d™  gf  dtb«i,  th.  d« 

thM  will  <E>  «>  (u  to.  an  tbsw  who  bdim 
of  ■Ucrioe- 


•nlorcK  law  aad  ordn.     Il  will  bi 
daj  bx  tba  Rapublic  wbn  thii  dut  ibiU 
bmli  of  lh<  ly' 


Jinmf  (popular),  degant; 
dofqi,  in  elegMit  itjla. 
Joi  Cipp  BHle  1 

D  iIh  wholo  thjag  «tty  ilM^- 
■  it,'  wiiyoe,  "  j*w  Ic'idi  all 

othn  c*fKliT."— Obnv*  Trittmi. 

(Popular),  mon^. 
An  extremelr  elegant  cloak 
wae  tonoBAj  twnwd  a  i>^L       "otter  (low),  a  p«mj*.llner.  a 
BebM  perh^M  the  ezimuloo.  "porter. 


Dot  (nantlcal),  a  ribbon ;  a  dot 
dn^  a  watch  ribbon. 

Dot^  (popular),  otacked,  Eilljr. 


Dottle  (popular),  a  well-oolonnd 
black  ttuDp  of  a  day  pipci 


tbfl  cbain,  and  ^^rpet 


Do  the  high,  to  (Oxford  Uaiver- 

■tty),  to  widk  np  and  down  the  "'^^■_„^ 

High  Street  on  Bonday  even-  I'ncMtiiicjMulauiwi 

inga.  Tbc  bedMHd  and  lb*  dnwi 

Do  time,  to  (popular),  to  ■ 
ona'i  time  in  priMn. 

Bo.  i.  abo..  fifty*™  ,™  old.  u^  ^  appellation  uMd  for  one'. 

hai  a  uksal  rcpuoiim  ai  aa  upcfl  »>"    °7  females  of  the  lOWei 

OBcbBuiD.    U*  hai  ahx  cAw  in  Jolict,  olaises  OT  pnMtitnle*. 


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Doubk—DowM. 


I  t^  not  baa  at  Sum*  wj  ktm 


DoobM  (UiIotm),  ft  apnriona  OU- 
mond. 

DoogA,  pnddliig  »t  poblio  mad 
milUu7  acbooU. 

Dorer  (hotel),  ftidchaalU ;  a  0(»- 
raptlon  of  "  do  over,"  la  do 


Dovble-donhle,  to  put  «  the,  » 
ptoowi  wberefn  a  thief,  bavlDg 
mmogad  with  other  thieres  to 
loM  ft  raoe,  m  Uut  tbej  idmj 
mbHj  "iaj"  ftgftliut  him,  de- 
odfea  tb«m  and  nuu  to  win. 

Doable  event  (oomniait),  propeiir 
ft  tMshnicml  t«nn  nwd  an  tho 
tort  wh«a  »  mftn  beta  on  both 
■idM  to  UMt  eithero 
— OMd  in  ft  ilMngj  M 


Double  linet  (naaticfti),  ahipa' 
OMnftltlflo.  From  the  mode  of 
entering  In  booki  ftt  Llo;ds'. 

DonUei  (prlnten).  If  a  corapoal- 
tor  repeats  a  line  or  MOtenoe  in 
oompoilDg,  he  it  siid  to  have 


Ooven  (Stock  IiohangeX  Sosth- 
Eaeton  BB0wajOrdinai7Sto(ik. 

Dowd     (popular),    for     dowdy; 
aliowllj  dnaeed. 


Dowlaa,  aocordlng  to  Hottto,  a 
linen-dnper.  .DmcIm  ii  a  kind 
of  towelling. 

Dowlince  (Bhrewburj  8oho<d). 


Down  (thioTBil,  iiuidoion,  alarm, 
or  diaoovet7  which  obllgae  oue 
to  deilit  from  the  huainMa  or 
depvdatlon  he  waa  engaged  in. 
(Popular),  to  be  "dawn  In," 
to  be  at  a  low  ebb,  lacking  in, 
ont  of.  "  Ansa  in  blunt,"  laok- 
ing  mon^,  "Dmtn  npon  one's 
lack,"  unfortunate.  Ferbqia 
originally  "  doten  In  ooe's  look." 
To  be  "(iown  In  the  month," 
dejected,  disconacdate,  crert- 
fallen. 

But  ulut  luH  yva  BOt  to  ay  Kgr  imr- 
•^r,  >]i]r  roa  ihoaU  km  «  ben,  ^mh 
n  U*  bhU,  bnlth,  bhint,  ud  mry- 
■hfaic  tItBl—Ctmria  DiiJmui  OUttr 
TkM. 


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Doom — Dowtiy. 


Dom  oa  the  bad  rack  (Wwt 


Oa  aU  tl 


rtnr. 


Bst  I ihaald  dilicb  Id  ilMd|luarfth* 
Y«  am  doooKl  to  Iba  DIBOM  pcBpriMy  [ 

Down  ■  pit  (tbMtrical),  daapa> 
ntal;  Mnlttan  with  »  put. 


Downa,  ttw  (tUerw),  TothUl 
Klelda'  prlMm, 

Down  ttw  road  (popular),  •tj'lish, 
tn  fuUowble  BtfU. 

Down  ta  ttM  sTonnd  (Bngllili  ud 
Amerioan),  thoroughly,  oom- 
pletelj;  "right  up  to  the  handle," 
that  anltB  ma  (totm  (0  U«  proMiA 
It  impUet  probably  from  top 
to  bottom. 

OowDf  (oommon),  to  do  the 
dow»]/,  to  keep  la  bed  in  the 


Dewaad  (Kngliih  and  Amertoan), 
oonqnerad,  tiioked,  ohaated. 
Uterallf  not  gettli^  tbe  npper 


■1 1  hopa  I'n  DM  •old,  'di  ih*  mth  y< 

hkHtsUr 
"Tbt    traih,    ^I" 


Sba'd  ■  coopli  of  pah  in  ih*  "  ptet  1 ' 
And  ih«  waaaaa  wm  inmid. 

Strrthig  Thmi. 

Dowaer  (popular),  a  d^ence. 
Aoooidlng  to  BaiTow  from  the 
Bjp«7  word  tawM,  or  Uttle  one. 
The  word  aeesw,  bowercr,  to  be  a 
variant  of  "  dM&ar."  which  aee. 


{Popular   and  thleTea),  onn- 

Vpgn   bn>miu  bnik  so  ■  Jt^nf 


"  I  npina  job  doa'l  hmv  whit  ■ 
pri(  bl'  luil  th<  Dad(B  mauBfiillT. 
"I  u,  I'd  KOta  Is  1m  uiyihinf  •!■• 
— »'•  Chukf,  n'l  Fnin,  le'i  Silw, 
•HI  Nucy,  ■(.'•  Bm.  So  wt  dl an, don 
■alh*ds(.  Aoiht'ni^JrmmitBit  ct 
ihi  lot !  '—JXctnu ;  Oiimr  Twitl. 

A  "downy  core,"  a  oonnlDg 
fdlow,  one  wlio  "  knowi  what'a 
o'dook."  An  alliuiOD  to  hia 
hafiug  the  npper  hand  In  his 
dealing!  with  othen. 

Pimy  liiiiliiiiiiiin  Ibchir'uB;  anBi 
Uka  that  im|Iu  u  ba  wcnh  a  IbiniH  le 
him.-/,  Grmnmrtd!  Dki  TtrnfU. 


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Dmonjf — Drag, 


it  la  tawaDrolU,  b  ■  iwj  pnttr  far- 
fill— ■ii»i»iiili.  ifiiliBiillil Ib« 

of  lO  ■  1—0  Bsb  H  CB  off  fe<B  Ihl  HW 

body  of  the  cattle,  kBd  dfna  fiatlj  ftVKy 
far  k  Ink  diitucc,  ud  tkB  ■DsHd  •» 
•Biad.  nb  htlH  ■odHH  o/tia  dnik 
■oh,  iir  BO  bant  wa  tend  idn  B  aaww 
br  iodr,  ud  «H  of  tb*  tea*  ii  toU  a*- 


Dawaj  BlUe  (taOm),  oannptk»  inTvteriM  of  patMo  Mid  i 
ot  DoQftj  Bible;  eqainkat  to  diM,  inunrtliig  "ap  to  fe 
"MOordiiigtoOoakK.''  In  loKUth  dan^ 

Dewir  (oaamaa),  a  wry  great 
dakl,  an  exoeaa.  Hotten  nja 
tht«  ia  pcofaablj  from  tba  gTpaj, 
but  then  U  iMtbli«  Uka  it 
in  BomaDj.  It  la  jnat  poa- 
alblj  bom  tba  Tlddlifa  demor, » 
thing  (or  wofd) ;  Awrta  Mtfl. 
u>,  capeiflDoaa  tbinga.  /Jhrh- 
wonld,  like  m,  refer  to  pro- 
pertj. 

Dowier  (populaz),  a  man  wbotella 
toitnnei ;  a  kind  ot  witard  who 
pretenda  to  be  able  to  Had  water 

D1S7  (oanting),  a  miabeaa,  a 
"moll,"  generally  osed  in  a 
diarepatafale  aeiue,  bat  "  In  the 
West  of  Bagland  women  fre- 
quently caU  their  Uttle  giria 
'  doxies '  in  a  ^mill»T  and  en- 
dearing aenae "  (Hotten).  This 
pnbablj-  li  the  original  mean- 

Lutly  I  vm  clove  id  my  dur]i,  mp 
t^Oj,  mud  Hill  brin|  her  dodi.— ^.^A  4^ 
BatfyUt  Mtn  Cmrtm. 

Do  yon  see  aiTthiiic  gre«n  In  m7 
eye  ?  (popoUr),  DoyoQ  think  that 
1  am  to  be  taken  in  or  gulled. 
"Green"  ia  a  aTiionym  for  nn- 
•ophistioated,  timple- minded, 
the  eqidvalent  in  French  being 
aonwoAon,  a  gherkin,  alluding  to 
the  coloar. 

Drab  (gTpay),  polaon  or  medlolne ; 
"op  to  droi,"  knowing  all  the 


Dra«  (low), 
when  BT*"™*^  bj  mm  for  a 
IroUo  or  a  band.  WhM  a 
"  moUj,"  oc  yonng  maa,dteaNa 
like  a  girl,  for  Immonl  pur- 
posea,  be  ia  nld  to  be  "on 
the  dng."  In  Bng^aod  and 
America  dr^balla  are  btfd,  at 
frtiloh  the  young  man  an 
dreaaed  like  women,  and  wtanen 
Twy  often  like  men.  Somedny- 
balla,  withoDt  any  of  the  fsmale 
element,  aitd  attended  by  aodo- 
mitee,  take  plaoe  oooaaional^  in 

(Thieree),  a  tern    of    thr«e 
months'  inqtrleonment,  termed 


WdL  HT, «  I  ml  riyidf,  I  ee 

rfnv  fix  thM  lot  job.    Oh,  I  bet 
■    Jnt  ncwn    thnc    monlhi. 


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Drag — Draiv. 


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Fiaal  StTvOmdi. 

(Fopnbv),  to  go  upon  m  ira^, 
to  go  kbont  f  01  pleamro. 
Alao  ■  lore,  trick,  stratagem. 

Dragged  (tailor*),  behind  time. 

DninvC  (thievee),  robbing  pro- 
pertj  Irom  carta  01  oabs.  (Pro- 
vlndal),  dmggi^  •  Umo,  the 
ereniag  of  a  ooontrj  fair  da;, 
when  the  yonng  men  be0n 
kiasiiig  the  giili  and  pnll  them 
about. 

DraniBC  ^"^  pnddinc  (tailors], 
getting  the  nek  Jost  before 
Chrlitniaa. 

Draes^etaU  (common),  »  dirtj, 
drankeu  woman;  a  prostitoto 
of  the  lowest  class. 

DngHnan  (thieree),  a  thief  who 
robs  oarTiagea  bj  climbing  op 
behind. 

Draia  (common),  a  drink. 

X  tlw  bor."  "id  Tobr,  Wf 
jluH ;  "  down  viih  it,  iufr 
c«n.  —Dicktm:  OUmr  TmM. 

WbcB  1  wu  ■  yoang  niu  tf  abeul  t*a 
■nd  liKDty,  I  Indeed  in  Llnta  AirD 
Sued  (ovi  of  R^oii  Smu),  uid  hivinf 
iB*d«  fTOI  friends  with  the  nighi  bobbf , 


tiavellerB  reaohed  the  (franu 
and  brooks  that  formed  the 
bead  waters  of  the  rtvw.'* 

(Nantical),  the  oook  on  board 
ship. 

Draper  (old),  alt-draper,  a  public- 
faoase  keeper.  The  term  leems 
to  have  a  tkoetioaa  origin,  nn- 
less  it  be  a  oormption  cf  "  ale- 
dropper."  Shakqieare  has  aU- 
draptr  for  a  publican. 

Drat  it  (popnlar),  a  femiBine  ab- 
Jorgation  exjoieesiTe  of  con- 
tempt or  anger,  eiToneoiisly 
■opposed  to  be  a  corraption  of 
the  Tulgar  onrse,  "  God  rot  it  I  " 
It  is  a  form  of  dnad^  or  drtad 
and  drad,  fear  or  dread  (Anglo- 
Sazon}.  yj>rat  occurs  in  Hers 
Fk>wman   and    Od;    of    War- 

Dmw  (sporting  and  oommon). 
a  strife  which  Is  witboat  result. 
From  **  a  drawn  game." 

TIh  lin*  •KBH  to  ba  nifli  whn  $11 
'  intemuioiiAl "  eoattxa  wHi  nd  in  ■ 
ymm.  It  if  Uh  uml  hX9  of  iBtanutionai 
liclRt  nWcbn.— £<-  Jmmtii  Gtaittt. 

Said  of  au<r  plaj,  performance, 
or  exhibition  when  It  is  a  suc- 
cess and  attracts  people^ 


outhem    suburb 


w  rdigiou  cDtcfpriie  ir 


Dnina  (American),  a  tribntary 
of  a  large  river.  Washii^toD 
Irrit^  in  "  Astarea  "  thus  nses 
the  phnue:  "About  noon,  the 


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(AmericMi),  I  W««t«ni  letin 
•il^ed  to  tbe  cattle  which  k 
cowboy  MQploji  oonld  pick 
npi   or    plainlj   steal,    tor   hl« 


of  canl*  in  ■  radTonaiih.  U^  the 
drmr  wt  wotth  mHibiiil  IboH  <ii»i»l 
—jr.  Frmmeu :  SmJJJi  mmd  M^aatU. 

Small  gladM^  glnu,  or  Tall«7B. 

Wc  hid  Itft  Lbc  au*  txhinl,  «i>d  wtn 


ata*.~F.  Frm 


:  SiiMU  *Md  Mte- 


(OommoD),  to  iraie,  to  taka 
In.  oircamTent 

(Uilitarj),  to  draw,  an  abbrv- 
viatlonol  "  to  (trow  the  badger," 
explained  by  qaotaCion, 

A  youof  officvr  oo  fine  joining  wju  lab- 
)«itd  iokU  htU  of  pnclLal  jokinf.  .  .  . 
Fncinl  ic*luo<  **>  Lndtcd  a  noocnitBd 
iimiluljon.  .  .  .  lU  iuua]  aiAnifnuiHni 
wvifi  i/rttving  t  mim  who  lud  retanwd 
from  mat  t*i\j,  ftdd  "  Bukifli  h«7  "*  of 
bin  ruraitiin  and  piupMiy.  ...  A  pany 
or  half^-dowi  wild  jouiif  uhalicm.  lol 
probabtf  br  a  feuivc  captain,  wQuLd,  after 
a   heavy   fufcl   niaht.   proccad    lo    the 

•rwld  be  Bade  to  Hand  in  dw  niddle  of 
the  rowa  in  hii  nithl^fairt,  and  tint  a 
conuc  mi.     OccaaiooallT,  he  iMuld  be 


a  bleady  aet.—Difntt!   Larngk  m^ 

(UninnilT  and  popnlai),  to 
Tsx,  to  iufniiate^  It  la  an- 
donbtedlj  a  metaphor  from 
"drawing  a  badger,"  i«.,  Mnd- 
ing  in  a  badger-terrier  to  worry 
bin  ont ;  which  in  it*  tun  ia 
proliabty  a  metaphor  bom  tbe 
badgeta  being  oocaaionally 
dragged  oat  by  the  bull-dog  at 
badger-booDd.  So  in  AnatnUa 
one  epeaka  of  "  drawing  a  'poa- 

Dnw  ft  bead,  to  (American),  Um 
Woatem  honto-  or  trapper  in 
taking  aim  doe*  ao  with  d»> 
liberate  preciiioa.  He  ilowlj 
lalaea  the  "  front  alght,"  whioh 
in  appeaianoe  I«  like  a  bead,  to 
aleral  with  the  back  eight,  and 
when  tbe  two  aie  in  a  line  he 
Immediately  Urea  —  henoe  tbe 
expresdon,  and  in  oolloqnia)  nee 
it  haa  ooue  to  aignl^  an  attack 


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"  Wcban  it,  aDd  sf  Ih*  b«*t  "— 

Hinpliid; 
"  Do  Toa  know  bo*  la  nukfl  it  wo^ 
"  Ob,  ii  in't  ftr  Dw,  but— 
Hh  lUCfl  joongiiiiui 


-C.  C.  LiUmd. 

Dnw  bOT  <tnde),  a  snperior 
article  m&rked  at  k  low  prie«, 
pUoed  in  hla  window  b;  a  ataop- 
keepei  to  attract  cnftomen ; 
tiirt  intended  to  be  sold,  but  only 
to  act  aa  a  decoy  to  cheat  those 
greedy  crednlona  people  who  like 
to  make  a  good  bai^ln.  Thf» 
trick  does  not  always  snooeed, 
and  nay  genenlly  be  foiled 
by  any  obstlnata  ctutomer  who 
wQl  persist,  in  spit*  of  re- 
foaai,  to  beoome  posseBsed  of 
tbe  identical  [d«oe  of  merohan- 
dlM  that  has  tempted  bia  cnpl- 
dit?. 

Dntwinc  (otndloa),  artists  call  a 
water-coloDt  fdctnre   a  dnw' 


■aw.  329 

Hu  pnndpul  wtuO,  hovcnr,  is  lb* 
■It  of  Jrwmlitt  1*1  Jl*it.  «•  nidoul  pa. 
■pactin,  ut  hiryBi,  dectws,  anil  tncUi- 
Bua;  i«b  of  wbom  hu  ■{■indpla  of 
dmrins  pccoUiir  to  bii  tniU  gr  pnfer 
tiod,  vbich  aagbt  ro  bt  ibonnifblr  cov- 
pRbcDdad  by  tlH  tmtaai.  —  Difnu: 

Dnwing  die  Qneen's  irfctnrt 
(ttiieres),  the  ntanafaotore  of 
Imm  money. 

Dimw  it  miU  (oommon),  calm 
yonnelf,  don't  ezaggerate,  Um 
raveise  of  "  coming  it  too  atniig." 
It  has  also  tbe  signification  ex- 
plained by  the  qaotation. 

i  b  imd  vh«B  EhB 


Draw  out,  to  (common),  to  elidt 
information  or  secret*  from  one. 
Frenoh,  "tirerlesToradDnei  t" 
He  wu  ■  bawr,  ilni^lookuic  Mlov, 


Dimwing  a  wipe  (thteres),  steal- 
ing a  pooket-handkerohief  from 
a  person's  pocket. 

Dnwinc  hla  wool  (tailors),  vex- 
ing, or  causing  any  one  to  lose 
his  temper. 

Ihmwing  plaster  (tailon),  seek- 
ing to  aooertaln  a  man's  inten- 

Drawlng;  tibe  flata  (popular),  im- 
posing  on  ilmple-minded  people. 


Dnw  teetii,  to,  to  wr«Bcb  kuook- 
era  and  door-handlea  from  off 
stiest  doora,  a  favonilte  amnae- 
ment  of  medical  atndenta  of 
bygone  days. 


Elia  Stuky,  ■  , 
WfVJ'  xU'  foniuHi ;  in  fact,  Ka.  Son- 
ley  can  "nJe  jtai  pluHt."  Id  ordtf, 
bowetcr,  u  do  tbk  locceMfUDy  risa  mot 
b>  miniiud  vkb  (old— imUiig  lea  buof 
haty  CA«i(h  it  Jrwm  lit  fl^ul.    Hn, 


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fino  bw  thn*  noollu.— r**  CM*. 

Draw  wonted,  to  (UUon),  to  fer- 
ment ■  qnurd. 

OnM  A  hot,  to  (ahopman),  to 
«iobBag«  utlolee  ttolen  from 
raopeotin  enplo7«n. 

DrtaatA  to  UU  (Ameriou),  to  be 
o*at-dna*ed ;  Aqnlfkletit  to  "to 
be  dieeaed  todeMh,"  "diened 
to  the  nlnea." 

Wbto  w*  m*  m  ivotlemuL  ttpcooof 
Alaof  Bnkdway,  with  b  ^idj  urinle- 
inf^Ina  by  hii  lide  uid  both  Jmad 
OMAtttkivalsu'waiilct  ht.  km  mv 
ba  nn  iImi  ba  uku  > 


mtd:  TJk,  San  Cmn 

Drink  (Amerioan),  »  rirer.     Ite 
■'big  Drink"  ia  the  < 
Westen  tenn  for  Uie 
ripti 


Dr^frfng  (oommon),  m  oonten^ 
tnow  tenn  ^tpUed  to  >  oook, 
who  ia  not   enotly   k   tordam 

Drirer'B  pint  {mlUtM?),  a  gkllon 
of  «1b.    DriToa  of  the  •ttfUar 
are    snppoaed    to    hkre    large 
power*  of  abaoiptlon. 
Dran  In  (WinoheMor   College). 
The  four  or  five  next  beat  plajera      DrhB,  to{raoliig),»<lr»«»howe 
_  ^  nrga  him  on  with  whip 


<  of  NumbB 


In  a  football  team  stand  ready 
drnaaed  ao  aa  to  take  the  plaoe 
of  any  player  who  la  in  any 
way  Injured.    They  are  a^d  to 


«<iiuiy    or    dreaaln^    down 
(eommon),  a  beating,  a  defeat. 
It  alao  maana  a  aooldiog. 
If  e*a  I  meet  hbn  ■din  I  will  (in  ^llII 

tuch  ■  drurii^  fei  b«  hai  Dot  b«d  ihii 

IUD7  ■  Oxy.—Mui  Auttm:  Simt  *md 

SmiUBff. 

Dran-lo^er     (prootltnta),    ex- 
plained by  quotation. 

They  belofii  Diutly  ud  «ntinly  ta  tha 
dnil  in  humu  ihilpc  who  owot  Ih*  den 
■hU  tha  wralcbad  hutM  kwn  n  call  bar 
"borne'  Ydu  would  oenr  dcean of  (ha 
daplonbia  depth  of  bar  dcuilotton  if  yoa 


and  apon. 

Drin  turhcyi  to  toAractt  to 
(popvlai),  to  reel  from  one  dda 
to  the  other  like  a  tipay  man. 
Probably  from  the  wobbling  of 
the  birda  in  qaeatlmi. 

Dris  (thierea  and  gypelea),  laoe. 
From  the  gypay  itorin,  thread 
or  lace.  "i>rirfeDoeT,"  a  per- 
son who  bnya  or  aeUa  etolen  laoe. 
A  drii  kemtta,  a  ahirt  with  a 
lacetrilL 


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Drodtbtm — Dropped. 


DrameduT  (thlerei),  •  bnngler.  Drop  the  mooej  pnrae.  to  (Anwri- 

oan),  to  Inonr  %  low,  malra  a 

On^  (Amflrtou),  to  gst  the  ikep  nilat«ke. 

on    a    nun,    to     foraatall,    get  DaTbt  Due  he  lul  iua  BiwCood, 

Bxrt   ■dnatige.     Thia  phnue  ™  "■■"  ■■"'•  "*"  ■"  ^^  *"  "*Kr- 

lai|[e  (dtiea  upon  nnmBpeotiiig  cuT ind'un.—Jm-jenni. 
atnmgen,  called  tha  drop  gmme, 

which  oonoiet*  in  pretendliiK  to  Drop  the  KtUM  in,  to  (bOlon), 

fl&d  %  pooket-book  or  pnrae  full  to  work  the  bnttMi-holea. 


of  notei,  whiob  »  confedeikta 

has  dropped  npoa  tbe  near  ap- 

proaoh  of  a  Ukelj  vlotini.    Sj 

•peoioiii    nraeeeutaUoni    tbe  ,  ,     ^      ,        ^     , 

Itader  mu^«  to  obUln  good         ""l^  ™i    ff"?^'.  •»  *»!' 


Drop,  to  (thierea  and  popnlar), 
to  leave,  tarn  aalde;  to  "drop 
the  main  Toby,"  to  tarn  off  the 


money  from  the  victim,  who 
la  aild  to  be  dropptd  on,  tbe 
ootea  being,  of  oooiae,  oonnter- 


>  knook  him  down; 
to  drop  on,  to  arrest  laddenly, 
to  abruptly  interfere   < 


felt.            '  'ont,  to   leprove,  lay  the  re* 

Al«,  u.  h.™   th.   4>r   on  -po^WJllron. 

one.  Thc(kI]ta'<liad,tbeidaIbcalikdMat 

Who  —— — "-J  to  bold  Ui  hmdi  up.  But  Ihli  [ber  uapped,  Mud  »  Aim  ilnf- 

ha  rtfoud  ukd  Attampud  to  At*.w  hU  own  /tfi^  for  nukinf  thli  ^Ld  muoka. 

nrstns',  inLh  tlM  mull  vf  hmnni  lira  'Stnt :  TidJlt-a-tyini  Of 

bttUata  put  thnxmh  hio.     Finnlpui  gov  Bmr^rr, 
•Kotad  on  Ciluihj  H  ■  fool  for  doc 

knowiiig  whea  >  mu  hmd  [ha  drwf  so  (AmenOUi),  to  low. 

hJoL-Crthny  Ilhalrmtid  Mfmtiat.  g^  p,„,  ^„ioj  oKn  hrfl  for  lUimwon 
MoodAy  prf  pAjtd  to  gal  cren  •□  tbair 

Drop  in  the  CTC  (old),  to  "  have  a  pnTioiuii>«aoDihaGiifflDn-Urenmm, 

dm  in  (At  nw,"  to  be  partially  *"■>"  "  Hwiiiont  L«>ding,  near  St 

intojioatei  S^''.:^M™°^Tfi!^'^ 

O  bilh.  Colsoal,  job  dui  ova  roa  bad  I'ht  MiuK^nlu  ud  St.  Pul  men  (nra 

A  ^1^  i«  ftiar  fjt,  for  when  [  IcA  jga  tHg  oddt  od  GUmore.  and  La  looAd  aambcn 

foa  w«  half  lau  urar.^^iiit/l :  PtUU  it  ii  eniaulad  that  Iha  Uinnswu  men 

CtmumtU^  dt^fti  tSoos  an  the  Gsht.^r(.  l-tmit 

CMtDtrnxTrnt. 

Drop  it  (oommoD),   oeue,  leave  (Common),  to  drof  Into,  to 

'^  thraah. 


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Dropping — Drunk. 


DnppioK  the  aadior  (noing) 
kM^log   baok   a    hone   In   i 


(OU  laolng),  m  Imwm  «1mm 
fonlaga  moro  in  an  bngnlar. 


r,  (brr  wnald  be  aocwl  of  what 
u  b«  Hniad  la  ndui  iluf  ir^fimc 
tkt  mdmr.—Sftr^tt  Timtt. 

Dram  (popular   and  thievM),  a 
bonae  or  lodging. 


1  iHWL~/.  Cntmm^:  Die*  Trmflt. 

I  mm  Hnufhl  back  to  tbt  old  intm  in 
StsBlflEldi,  Mid  aftit  ■  drink  with  old 


DruM  DWaoi  also  a  itrMt,  a 
road  \  in  the  W«at  of  Snglaad 
a"dK>i>g." 

It  ma;  have  come  direotl; 
from  the  Bngliah  gyps;  ixtm 
(old  form  drm),  which  it, 
tral;,  from  tbe  Greek  ipoitin,  a 
road.  The  origin  of  the  old 
French  oant  word,  inmt,  which 
haa  the  some  meaning,  iji  pro- 
bably identical. 

(Old),   rent  or    ball.      Prom 
the  noice  ol  tbe  entertainment 
a    ball-room    wa«    called    the 
"  drupi-'room." 
TIh  bonny  houKnuid  begins  ti 


lum,fnUial  hiMi  bjibc  band,  vd  lk«y 
WW  fUd  to  K«  bun  \m^  Iroia  ^xaofit, 
and  a^sl  bm  a  puff  in  Um  Cnrbrjtmr- 
mU.-OmmJU,  ffrrU. 

In  ttila  pengraph  tbe  editor 
of  the  Omalut  WorU  ntirieea 
a  ooUeagne  In  a  tlral  news- 
paper. 

(ThiereB),  a.  thief  who  makea 
hie  Tiotime  ineendble  bj  giTing 
them  a  narcotic,  or  oaodng  them 
to  inhale  ohlorofonn.  Pro- 
bably a  oormption  of  "  dnin- 
mer"  from  ''dram." 


Drammer     (tailors),     troneers' 


it  tbcB  b7  takinf  a  wbiff  at 
eadi,  aftiT  which  he  hudod  tbcB  la  tlia 
ChiDaDwD.  who  rose  (no  the  ooodi  yawn- 
ing, and,  lik<  ma  oalj  hatf  awabc, 
fUgimd  toward)  ihc  tn,  and  ■«  n- 
■ardinc  it  In  uIbkc  They  wen  Bet  ■sins 
jtt :  ih«T  had  conn  fee  a  drwik,  and 
wodM  probablr  InddtB  In  h 


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Dmnken — Dry. 


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ki  (wldiBra),  good 
idg«B.  Daililvelj 
med,  and  Impljing  that  the 
badgai  haro  been  gklned  not 
bj  aobiietj  bnt  bj  tli«  taonltf 
of  oaiTTing  liqoot  welL 

DnnT  Lane  veslala  (<dd).  Drury 
I^ne,  like  Covent  Oarde&,  had 
at  one  Ume  a  reputation  for 
iDunoialit;  and  debanobery 
rirsUing  the  Haymvket  and 
Bogant  Street  of  to-d>j.  The 
oeighboarhood  waa  notorious 
aa  the  reeott  and  dwelling-place 
of  women  of  the  town,  whether 
kept  nditieuee  or  oommon 
barlola.  They  were  called 
Drwty  Zone  vataU,  and  "the 
Dnrj  Lane  ague  "  wa«  a  loath- 
•ome  Tenereal  diaorder. 

DfJ  twb.     Vid*  BOB- 

Qiy-bobUiv  (Eton),  criokettliig. 

"WiA-itMing,"    the    term    for 

river  sports.     Vide  Bob. 

EnnRi^ylwwsahucuc:  thiCainic 

wmM  ^Eiued,  uhl  "Hatrf"  ncit«d  thft 

pvlcsD*  wilh  mpdi  huccvb-    Ti  wai  in 

April,  when  ■  lata  ud  Hm*  Hood  lud 

pat  Ml  md  Ui  A  tirtlc  jut«B[ic«I  ouiT  tt^- 


O17  haali  (Anatrallan),  a  man  who 
will  not  "ihODt,"  i.t.,  pkj  for 
drinks.    Vide  Dxadhhao. 

Diy  lodging:  [lodging -bonse 
keepers),  sleeping  aooommoda^ 
tlon  witbODt  board. 


Oty  nurse,  to  (nantioal),  ia  add 
of  a  junior  offioer  on  board  ahlp 
who  advlMB  an  ignorant  ob- 
tain, and  inatmcta  ^^tw  in  htf 


Diy  shKTVi  to  (oommmi),  to  annoy 
one  by  violently  mbtdng  bis 
chin  with  the  finger*. 

D17  np  (popnlar,  originally  Ame- 
rican), hold  yonr  tongae ;  Taried 
by  "onrl  ap,"  "pat  a  dapper  to 
yonr  mog,"  "rtop  your  jaw," 
and  other  equally  elegant  in- 
TitstioDi.  (Theatrical),  •  dry 
up,  a  failure,  the  reverse  of  a 

WboevtT  11  ntpoHbic  for  the  £ry  r^  tt 
the  Open  Comique  dows  to  be  Mtim- 
cued   from   Itie^rick]    toaety. — Bird  ^ 

To  dry  tqi,  to  stlok,  £«.,  to 
foiget  the  words  of  a  part  and 
breakdown. 

(Racing),  to  slacken  pace 
throngh  eibaostlon  ;  literally 
to  be  "  pninped  ont." 

Al  Ibe  dbtuKK  be  looked  like  winnliic 


i.t.—SftT*i<it  Timt 


(Printers),  to  leave  off  work 
at  dinner  time  or  at  night. 
Eometime*  to  dlMharge,  or 
to  leave  a  sitnation. 


D17,  waUdnc  (military),  a  irj 
walk  or  isaUHijr  dry,  ia  the  nn- 
Inteieetlng  and  veij  dmaatefol 
promenade  a  soldier  ia  com- 
pelled to  take  when  he  leaves 
barracks  alter  working  bonrs 
without  a  penny  in  his  pocket. 


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D.  T.  (eotninaa),   daUiivm  tra-  Due  (prinlMm),  ibott  tar  the  ink- 

Diaiu,  need  rmj  gmanUr  i>j  ' 

Anglo-Iiulkiis.  tbe  qwuititT  gin 

Tb>T(Milaek,)A<r*Uacbe(D.  T., 
nrhkdi  Botbiag  cba  tlttt  I  koowdf  cuicm 

thtm^-lm^MM  TUi.  Oucat,  doCatS  (tllMtliOftl),  < 

i).  r.  bIm  meuu  JMtf  3Uc-  <>^  o'  "^T  deoeripttML 

jp^  (TUwbb),  a  nUwMT  tioket. 
Pnbftblj  K  ooiraptioo  of  ticket. 

Dnb.to(tUeve.),toopeii;  "d«i  So  I  .«*  .  A«/ b,  L«u- b>  s™^. 
the  jigger,   open  the  door. 

Hbtidui  writes  this  "  dn[k"  /HItafi/rtm  JtiL 

Towir  «  TUdcr  a  the  liu*.  ^M  ibt  _ 

tyMTT.    tfiTiMH :  CMHmt.  Dnck  (popolv), »  handle  of  ■ci^m 

„  ,          .         1    1.      ,  Li     1.  ot  meat  sold  to  the  poor.  O^n- 

rJ^-  *  u^'  '^  ■  •^"r^  ch.tt«).thef««. 
Aifr-laj,  Tohhlng  bODMs  by  piok- 

Ing  the  hKiks.     "  Dabber,"  an  Out^  or  duck"*  egg  (oicket). 

expert  lock-picker.  no   riuiB ;    an  allnnon    to    tba 

To  dub  a  jigser  la  a  variaot  of  ehape  of  the  nought. 

"Wrlkeai^."  totat^open  ,  ..^  «.  „t^  *,  ,; 

a  door,  and  ihib  In  that  aenae  ' 
is  from  the  meaning  to  strike. 
Aiiglo-Sazon    AtUon.      " 
dub. 

(Popular), to  "diibnp,"t 

op.      Provincial,  dvbi,   monej.  (Stock  Exchange).       In  tbe 

So  that  "diib  np"  wonld  be  the  slang  of  the  "House"  a  "lame 

exact  rendering  of  the  French  dttek"  is  a  de&alter.    The  ex- 

jfaoiMcr,  to  pay.  (Anglo-Indian),  preeslon  is  old. 

Aii,  a  small  ooln.  ,  nnrt>T"1r-t.'>-l  I  itaiin  Dnvba 
■  dmk,  DOC  dol  m  tbe  pitaf*  of  tbe 

Dub  at  a  knappiiie  ji^er  (old  >Uor.— Wa^fAixcn. 

cant),  a  tompike-man.  .    „,          j    . .,  >        .^   . 

'•            IT—  i   "lame  dtuk"  is    said   to 

DnU(Wtnoheater).    Intheelaiig  "waddle out  cf  the aUej,"  that 

of  the  boys  of  that  public  Bohool  is,leaTethe  Stock  Bxobange  aa 

this  term  hae  the  meaning  of  bankmpt. 

double.  "n*  ■uninf  roob  an  dura,  tin  knam 
en  rooki.  'Cbiuicc-«Uey  buknipu  wwidi* 

DnbMMB  (old  cant),  a  jailor.  out  "taiD.A«*..--C«TK*:  /V*4r»«* 

Oh  >  rv.  =.e  .  chi«l,  .  Jif,.  o.  .  fiK  "^■'  *-««^«^ 

*^lltoJ^3T"  '^^'^'  ■" -^  DbA,  dtrinc  a  (tUeyee),  getting 

Tol.dt-roi.  nnder  the  seat  of  a  railway  car- 

—w.H.AituvMTthijmckSii^pmtJ.  rlage  When  the  licket-oolleotOT 


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oomM  ronnd. 

M  as  to   aTOld 

psjlBg   the   tm.     Flom   the 

ordiiiU7  meuiiiig  of  to  dinck.  to 

drop  the  bead 

ot  penon  sod- 

denly. 

gluDca  of  inleiH 

"DtM   m  </«:».   , 

™ii-   lU    nttltr. 

ridlo'  «  A»  chap.  < 

«  th.odDO.  oaiB 

<h.  Uoondn-  «t  do. 

n  wi-  lb*  doM,  lU 

UBOf  the  diiHo,  ■ 

'hcK  roB  lUu,  wid 

wh«  r«>  lil«.  il  "-l- 

wlul  do  ^  Ihkkl 

TTiia  Tcnnf  penoo  had  uipaUtAd  thai 
BDIt  iboBkl  do  (ha  Ihb(  piuper,  wid  be 
Barrivd  m  ft  pair  of  white  dmcJa.    IIkk 


The  word  U  also  iis»d  in 
England. 

Sometimes,  bowover,  a  dis- 
tinction seems  to  be  establisbed 
between  dtkdt  and  dandy,  the 
f  omer  being  ooniideTed  to  apply 
taore  to  a  biainless  "  muber." 

Vm  a  dandr  111  have  jva  ell  lo  knor, 
With  ibe  Udw  I'm  KTa  nide : 

Thii  ityle  la  nil  aj  own,  with  it  I  ctirj 


Tbe  following  quotation  gives 
amnsii^  evldenoe  of  the  anti- 
qolty  of  dudt. 

A  OHRipoDdait  U  the  Ntm  Ytri 
Evtmiiit  PmI  tbain  Ihu  duda  en  of 
vcrr  uideBi  due.     In  the  "EmDchiu" 


"  rtsch  ne  dcnrn  "  HMoriety,  ta  the  letii- 
Cection  of  the  feminine  onlooker  of  hii  fm>- 
Goedinfi  thnxi^  the  wiodow.— \S'i«b«^; 

(Stock  Sxotuuige},  Ajlesbar; 
Dairy  Compan  j  shares. 

(Anglo-Indian),  officials  of  the 
Bcnnbaj  servic& 


D  (old),  a  pedlar 
who  sold  articles  of  dotliing  to 
ooontrj  people.    Yidt  Duds. 


Which,  liientljr  nnitstcd  into  Eogliih, 
nuld  ml;— "He  Htned  ■  JmU.  be- 
cuiH  he  wei  decked  out  in  paiti-coloarcd 
doihee.''  or  uiU  bor  litcnlly,  "  in  ■  veel 

ofnuiycoloun.'' 

Dnde  hamfatten  (American),  a 
saroastio  allusion  to  tbe  swell 
■nd  "  masher  "  pork-raiseis.  A 
Urge  number  are  located  not  a 
hundred  miles  from  Chicago. 
Il  leenii  that  the  duJt  Imniftiltn,  after 
Iryint  tariotu  gmm«  lo  tkjp  UDKcn,  con- 
ceived the  idea  of  makins  up  aa  a  couple 


Dnde    (American),    a   swell    or 

"  masher,"  an  overdressed  man. 

Probably    from    the    very    old 

Bnglish  cant  dvdt,  a  garment. 

Ain't  you  one  of  theie  d»da  ai  the 

Coknel  brin|i  down  lonictinia  fmni  El 

Paeo  and  Silier.  that  wantl  kettlei  a'  hot 

water  to  twelve  e'clockT-^.  Fruntit: 

SmddU  tmdMxamH. 


limU  PtSa  CmtU. 


crow  (HalliweU). 

Dndette,  dndinette  (American),  a 
very  yoni^;  girl,  a  mere  cbtt, 
who  affects  the  airs  and  style  of 


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Dudikabin — Duffer. 


loMn,"  Ut,  to  take  llgbtiiiant. 
Thl«  word  wu  foi  a  long  time 
kept  a  grakt  lecret  bj  tha 
g7P«ie«,  and  oae  of  them  ma 
reprimsnded  b;  hi*  trieudi  Iot 
telling  the  writer.  Itmeuwthe 
maktag  »  oleui  Bweep  of  ereij- 
thlng  Tkliuble  In  the  honae, 
under  pretence  of  propitiAtlng- 
the  pUaeta,  or  of  finding  and 
attracting  hidden  trea«nre.  Thi* 
latter  it  more  tpeoiallj  the  Mc- 
aniAorD,  or  "great  hnmbng."  It 
^>peBxs  to  be  connected  with 
the  Bngllih  ilang  -  eqniTalent 
"Ughtment,"  from  to  lighten, 
to  lelieTo  of  one's  property,  to 

DiuUiw(Aineiloan},Alad7"dDde." 

!/»■  -  buHlled  cjC'Cluiu,  mad  tbc 
Jmlima  wha  bajr  ud  luc  Hum—PAOn- 
itltlumTimit. 

Dnda  (thlevet),  olothee.    Scottish 
(iuti,  a  rag. 

K%  I  wu  vjJkiDff  down  C3iBLp4ide  m 
Dui  came  op  u  me  uh]  utd,  "^  Look 
hvB,  1UU,  lb*  tooiHr  ^D  lUng  theni 
dttdt  amvf  lh«  loncer  you  will  ke«p  out  of 
quod.  I  have  been  foUowini  behind  two 
privjtt*  clothes  delect  ivH,  end  they  ipolled 
you  br  your  toci,  »  take  my  tip  lo  gel 
rid  of  Ihflm.-^ffviviiv  Nma. 

Alsodd^ui. 
"DieD  he  look  oul  ■  lilile  knife, 

Lei  ■'  bii  dtuldin  fa'. 
And  ke  w«i  ike  bnweAt  gentlemen 

—Old  Ballmd:  Wt'll  [out  <ua  Mmir 
m  Snimg.  lAUrilmltd  U  Kimf 
Jtma  y.  1^  ScelUnd.\ 

T.  Harmat)  nsea  the  word 
with  the  meuning  of  linen 
clothe*. 


hedcn,!*  nb  ■  puetl  cf  theia^  tnm 

(Old),  to  "sweat  dmdt,"  to 
pawn  olotbea.  A  "dndmaa" 
li  proTinoial  for  a  acaiecrow ; 
literally  a  ragged  fellow. 

Duff  (thleree),  Bptulooa.  Men  afc 
the  JMff,  paasen  of  false  jewel- 
lery. To  dvf,  to  Bell  (poriOBS 
goods,  often  nnder  the  pKtenoe 
of  their  haTing  be«ai  amoggled, 
stolen,  or  fonnd.  la  London 
attempts  at  dyfiig  are  often 
made  by  rascals  who  oifer  for 
ssle  a  worthleu  meerscbanm 
pipe  or  ring,  pretending  they 
haTe  just  found  it.  VideTiJiTWaM. 

Duffer  {oonunon).  This  word  has 
two  opposite  meanings.  A  rank 
swindler,  a  clever  cheat— "k 
word  In  frequent  ose  in  tjDt 
to  express  cheats  of  all  kinds." 
In  Yiddish  eveiy  word  which 
means  olerer  or  wise  also  meaiM 
n^nery ;  and  in  Yiddish  dogtr 
is  a  shrewd,  clever,  very  oiafty 
man  (adjectire  ifo^,  from  to*  or 
tof,  good) ;  Datch  thieves'  slang 
d<^ar,  a  tramp,  a  seller  of  forged 
pictares. 

...  Nor  did  ii  nurk  bin  am  u  tbe 
prty  of  rintnlroiipen,  pea  and  thimble- 
liggera,  dtifftn,  loutcn,  or  uy  of  thOH 

beller  Vaamn   to  the   fdHct—Didtfa  ! 
MMtiin  ChiatlmiL 

k  worthless  person,  a  atnpid 
man,  an  awkward,  anakiUnl  fel- 
low, a  coward. 


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Dufftr — Duke. 


In  thli  Ikttef  Bcuae  the  word 
ia  connectad  with  iege,  Asglo- 
SazoD,  a.  hxd ;  An^Wi,  ft  sUly 
penon  (Wiigtat) ;  rfi^,  a  ooward ; 
d^,  dt  weak  intellsct.  Anglo- 
Smou  ditdf,  "aotiliii,  Kbrardoi, 
itoUdns,"  from  ifitAin..  Do^ls 
In  niovt  of  it*  liido-BnropeMi 
fonni  B71101171110111  with  stupid 
or  atoUd.  Qothio  Aa/afi,  duU  or 
foolUh. 

(F<^nl&r),  spnriona  monej. 

•ix  c«>d  bobt,  msA  KCCniAmactaEcd  her  with 
ths  duafi  itic  nnttd^  It  ctqk  oil'  all 
lifbl,  B  I'v*  bw  bob  kft  (in  drinlu ;  ■«  1 
—Kr^i  Fntdmu 

(Ifantical),  «  woman  who 
auiata  emngglen. 

Duffer  out,  to  (Anstnlian),  mining 
alaog.  A  re«f  ia  said  to  dngtr 
mU  when  the  gold  ia  Dearljr  or 
qaita  a>haiut«d. 


Thotc 

tbronghoDt  the  New  World,  aa 
the  Bev.  W.  Cartwrlgbt  in  bia 
"  Autobiognqihy  "  aaja,  "If  bj 
chance  we  got  a  img-out  to 
croia  in  oursel*ea  and  awim  onr 
honea  bj.  It  waa  qniU  a  treat." 
Alao  a  roogh  kind  of  stmctDre 
bnilt  over  an  ezoaTstion. 
TIk  bcw  hoaic  wai  at  best  bur  ■  modot 
lluto  MinctBic,  but   UiyH  vitucd  ih* 


pluDi  of  wh  ihintlc  and  tbe  driring  oT 
euh  Bu]  with  profound  lUi^utioa.  In 
iha  tpuicly  Killed  nciEbbourhood.  wben 
ttiM£-»»tt  mnd  '*  ihacki "  rrtdomiiwtHl,  ■ 
"JrmqH"  bouaa,  crrn  tbocigh  snail  and 
unpnlaultnE,  wu  a  ttnictun  of  iu  mean 
imponann.  When  ti  became  Imown  that 
Jack  Mayne  Inlcnded  10  plawn-  thi  "  Iraot 
r  thoroughly  agreed 


I  hat 


Mayne'ihcKiiicbiiildiql.^rytortiiw  llwu:. 

Duke  Hmnplirej  (common),  "  to 
dine  with  Dvie  Humphng,"  to 
go  withoat  dinner.  Dr.  Brewer, 
in  his  "  Dlctioiuit7  of  Phrase 
and  Fable,"  saja :  —  "  Hnm- 
phiej,  Duke  of  Gloucester,  ion 
of  Heni7  IV.,  waa  renowned  for 
his  bospitalitf.  At  bis  death  it 
was  reported  that  a  moanment 
wonld  l>e  erected  to  him  in  St. 
Paul's,  bat  his  bod7  was  interred 
at  St  Albana,  When  the  pro- 
menadcrs  left  for  diimer,  the 
poor  Bta;-beIiindB  who  had  no 
dinner  osed  to  a&j  to  the  ga^ 
sparks  who  asked  if  tbe^  were 
going,  that  they  wonld  staj  a 
little  longer  and  look  for  the 
monument  of  the  '  good  duke.' " 
"  Dining  with  the  cross-le^;ecI 
knights"  [the  stone  effigies  of 
the  Round  Chnrcti)  had  the  same 
signification.  Uotten  haa  the 
tollowitig  explanation ;  — "  Some 
vlaitors  were  inspecting  the 
abbej  where  the  remains  of 
Hamphrey  Duke  of  Oloncester 
He,  and  one  of  them  was  nnfor- 
tnnalel;  shut  in,  and  remained 
there  loIiM  while  his  companions 
were  feasting  at  a  neighbouring 
hoatelrj.  He  waa  afterwards 
said  to  have  dined  with  I>ukt 
Hum^krey,  and  the  lajing  even- 


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Duke — Dumb-cow. 


tnJIj  paaeed  into  »  prorerb."  Dnker.     Yidt  Dooni. 
Vidt    Halliw«U,   who   givM   k 

better  origin,  ud  one  atipported  DStt,  dook  (g7p«;);  brcAth. 

bj  all  contemporary  wrif ""  u.-rf.  ....i_i  —  jj 


Dnke  of  limbi  (commoa),  a 
tall,  EpicdJe-shaiiked  man ;  the 
phrase  «Uo  implies  awkvard- 
neu  and  tmcouttuen. 

Dnke  of  York  (rbjming  ilang), 
walk  at  talk. 

Dukes  or  ttooks   (pedlar  and 

tbievcs),  th«  hands  ;  from  the 

fjpsj  dil,  Jook.  which  refers 

lopaltnUtryi  "it Uinhisdook." 

meaning    "it  i«  in  hla  fate," 

became  "  il  is  in  Li;>  band." 

Thin  he  iKgwi  to  path  at  ibuui.  to  1 

U^  1  >twld  DM  (d  u  ill  if  ht  put  hb 

rfirifi  (hjindt)  en  mc,    Tlirn  he  ninncd 

my  nul  Oicad)  agiiiiHi  iht  nil  ind  sli»k 

iht  vtpy  life  Dui  bI  nt.—fimliy:  J,t- 

ne's  ifiulw,  to  bribe. 


TogTeaso 
So  ibc 


iUy  I 


uy  dtiit.- 


Nodi 


ih'-J'ttiv/'"'/»ii. 

To   put   up  one's  duia,  to 
tight,  to  box. 

Briuin'i  fou  uill  Lc  ihrorni  inlo 


Of  uticr  diuuy  and  dl 


^ndsrtii 

«ly< 

■  Ihalni 

•P>r,ill 

iVitldod 

.0-. 

iihoui. 

I  wiihou 

iuk«,  . 

«, 

ndcrypu 

>h.i»i 

Hudy  Pauiaai  my  aitKM  m   p 
plUn  Uk  jfin .^i  OldCjfiy. 

t.r.,  "1  lad  ny  bnalh  numiiv  afia  [^ 
I«t- 

A  spirit ;  that  which  inapuva 
diyioatioQ    or   ptdmistij ',    tbe 


I  find  tbu  Ihc  dmk»  like  ayKlf,  *Efy 
modi  (iTm    to   lyinc.— Cwii   BtrrBm: 

Also  pain,  vexation,  annof- 
ance.  (According  to  the  primi- 
tive Shamauic  bith,  all  pain  was 
earned  by  evil  spirits.) 

DBkker.  tlSk,  dook,  dookcr 

tgTP*Tl-  ^  t^  f<ntiiiMS,  to  pain, 
grieve,  chide ;  rfflUrriot,  grief, 
troable,  a  tanit ;  diUm^ptit 
or  daUxTftn,  fortuDe  -  teDing, 
angary  ;  diUxro,  coirowfoj. 
Uinda,  tfoU,  fanlt 


**rm.~Cfrtt  Bmrrvw:  Lantrr. 
Mokk  DKiify  dnkktr-^va  k&'ro,  rf: 
SoT  Mindyam  pen  lu-iiiDdyau 
Ul  lOlc  litr  u  MJ^trim,  |iU»- 

"Sh.ll  I  lell  j-ourroRuiic  loD,  tiir 
Whit?  lan'l!  Oh,  ycm,tcu. 
Den't  yoa  luigh  at  fanDiie-lclliiw. 
■iViu  <riih  ihsi  Iht  vorld  b^a,.- 
-Pn/,tur  E.  a.  FaimtP 

Dull  In  the  eje  (popular),  into 

Dull  swift  (old),  said  of  o 
gone  on  errands  oi 

Dumb^ow  (Anglo-Indian),  al«o 
dvmb-ciMed  (participle),  to  brow- 
beat, to  cow,  set  down, 
"  This  is  a  capital 


e  long 


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Dumb-cow — Dung. 


o(  Anglo-Indian  dUlect.  Dam 
Ichdna,  •  to  eat  one's  breath,'  is 
%  Hindu  idiom  for  '  to  be  silent' 
Hr.  Hofaaon-Jobson  conveita  this 
into  »  tmi«iti*e  verb,  to  dam- 
Ud«,  >ud  botb  BpeUing  ftnd  min- 
ing being  sSected  bj  Bogllsb 
inggeataoDS  of  Boiiiid,  thia  oomes 
Id  Anglo-Indian  uae  to  imply 
dMing  and  tilencing  "  (Anglo- 
Indian  GI0SW7. 
DmnfoffEcd  (literal?),  coofuMd. 

Dnminock  (low),  the  fundament ; 
otberwisa  known  oa  "blind 
obeek." 

Dnmrnj  (popolar),  anytbing 
fictitione  or  sham,  an  individual 
of  vacant  mind,  and.  one  bertft 
of  speech.  (Tailors),  i,  piece  of 
cloth  rolled  tight  and  saturated 
wiUk  oil;  used  for  rubbing 
dotbes  of  a  very  bard  natnre 
in  places  required  to  be  cat, 
alto  tbe  ahean.  to  maki  catting 
more  easy.  (Thiaves) ,  a  pocket- 
book.  Originally  a  book  full  of 
j&omnotea. 

He  ii  oujhl— h*  muK  "tland  and  di- 

Tben  oul'  irilh  ih"  rfwV.  •nd  off  wilh 

Oh.  lit  I*"*  I*  Hilh  Toby  (bt  (wr  1 
—AiiuwttM  .*  Rotiwird. 

A  "  rfuBiMy-hunter,"  a  pick- 
pocket, whose  speciality  i»  to 
steal  pocket-books. 

Wo  dumtm^bMMtr  luJ  fortu  ">  Hy, 
No  kuKkJci  w  dtltly  onM  falM  a  cly. 


DnmiDT  daiddle  dodge  (thieves), 
picking  pockets  in  an  omnibus 
under  cover  of  a  sham  hand. 


Aikul  by  the  friendly  wvdet 
jlcmghL    of   ihe      '  '    '" 

Ur.  Moblx  uid 


a  rather  Ihouihl  thU 


IB  an  onudbui  or  a  railway 


wear  any  kind  of  kxiK  ^«1  «  clou  aa 
concediuDl  ^  her  i»t  hand.—/.  Cruif 
wrd:  Dailj  Tthgrmtk. 

DnlDp  feocer  (street),  a  man  who 
hawks  buttons.  Dvmf  is  an 
old  word  for  a  leaden  medal. 

Dumpoke  ^nglo- Indian),  a  duck, 
boned,  baked,  and  bigblj  sea- 
soned. From  the  Persian  dan- 
puiiU,  "air-cooked,"  or  baked. 
In  English  gypsy.  pwt*(  would 
be    ftiikerd,    from    the    same 


May  1  >™i»ri  10  ay  "hm  a  (tntleoiao 
iDtherinr  ai  midDighi  foe  waat  oT  iht 
H«  nrely  puu  00  hii  knee-br«th«  and 

niii^.  [vorkmen])  one  who  is  com- 
peUed  to  accept  lower  wag«* 
after  being  oat  on  strike.  Tbe 
TTOrd  is  tbe  preterite  ot  tbe 
old  English  verb  to  "ding,"  \a 
beat  down,  one  who  &  cfuKj  or 
beaten,  as  in  tbe  old  proverb, 
BtiU  termed  ScotUsb,  "It's  a 
sair  dun?  bairn  that  maaona 
greet." 


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Dungaree — Dust. 


Dnagvee  (Anglo-Iodiui),  oom- 
moD,  coMTM,  low,  vulgar.  Tbe 
ntme  of  •  diarepatable  sabnrb 
of  BoiDba;,uid  alsoof  aeoane 
Une  cloth  tiled  for  nilois' 
clothing. 

(popular),    clotbM    or 


Dtmnskiii  (Amsricati  thienB),  a 
cb>ab«r-pot.  Id  Engluid,  tb« 
inkter.clowt. 

Dnrluuii  aun  (old  slang),  a  knock- 
kneed  man  was  bo  called,  and 
via  said  to  grind  mnatard  be- 
tween his  knees. 

DniTTiiackcr  (priron),  female 
b«wk«r.  From  Uie  gjjmj  dori 
or  dofia,  threads  or  lace. 

Dust  (commoD),  mou;.  Foedbl; 
for  gold  dutt. 

"Pul  UdowD  Is  (he  bill"  Ii  IticroDDlun 
of  ill, 
Til   ihii   hu  iIk   ihopkniien  ub. 

Buakn  ntw  tmii,  la  dovn  wilh  ynir 
dml. 
And  hdp  u  loilHlrlla  all  Uwdoo. 


The  term  U  old,  it  ocean  fo 
ths*'I,dfeof Ken,"  1690.  "Down 
with  tb«  dint,"  pa.7  the  money. 

If  they  did  ijUai  to  tndc  wIlli  OinH 
wilh  t  he  ^»r' iuUDtlr, 
-  -'^-  °-'--  did  offer 

—Eadnr^t  OhtrvmHtmi,  1671. 


mMtlriiMttdttehi 


Outer  (taUon),  i 

Dust  Hole  (oonunon),  the  Qoeen'B 
Theatre,  Tottenham  Cooit  Road, 
■o  called  from  tbe  tact  that 
half  a  eentaiy  ago,  when  under 
the  management  of  Mr.  Olosaop, 
the  d^ris  of  the  the«lre  wu 
■wept  daily  under  the  pit,  and 
anlfered  to  aocnmnlata,  to  the 
great  inconvenleDce  of  the 
audience,  until  tbe  <fau(  tale  was 
crowded  to  repletion.  The  first 
French  playa  act«d  in  Londtm 
wer«  given  at  this  theabe, 
which,  after  many  viclssitadeB 
of  foitnne,  became  fashionable 
as  the  Prince  at  Wales',  and  is 
now  the  property  of  the  Salva- 
tion Army. 

Dust  ont  of,  to  (American),  to 
leave  or  depart. 

Uttlut^jtiknvlx,  fandi  Ibc  dun  oK 
TDBT  ban.  /nbiui— 1>  ih«  ibe  kind  of 
diui  pap*  wu  liikinc  10  itireniMe  ibour  T 
ltHitf~vnai  iiH»ujJ  '/ftmuii  He 
uid:  "Dott  than  kxfe  me.'AfDesI" 
Mttitr—Ka,  it  mi  dm,  Jnhuie ;  but 
Ainei  will  dtut  tut  oF  here  Ifr-Bbfnnr 
n/xma%.—B»»tmt  Gitbt, 

Dust,  to  {West  American),  to 
dinnoinit  by  allowing  oneaelt 
to  roll  off  to  tbe  soft  gionnd. 

FicqiuBlly,  iiiBetd  of  qnillinf  them 
when  thfT  wtn  turned  looKi  the  hori 
would  tit  nitride  of  tbe  netn  they  hnd 
bceD  hoMina,  end  '^itay  with  Ihem"  ni 
they  went  buckinf  down  tbe  comi  to- 
wnrdi  thei^  Cellovi,  ufliil  the  prvimiiy  of 


,  Google 


Dustbor — Dying. 


II  off      Dutch  (popolu),  &  wife. 


Daatoor,  dnatoorj  (Anglti- 
Indian),  a  commission  paid, 
^□emUj  M  B  kind  of  bribe. 
PsMlau  (Uid  Hinda,  da«(«r.  cus- 

"  Th»t  commiMion  or  per- 
ceatAge  on  mooey  pufifing  in 
■oy  cash  trutsaotioo  vbich 
Bticka  to  tbo  flngera  of  the 
agent  of  pBTmeot"  (Anglo- 
Indian  QloSBar;). 


Wilh  hii  old  D^lcJt  1(1111. 

So  put  br  I»al4  and  purr  bf  oeek. 

He  tnmped  it  li*ek*io  Loodim. 

Dntch  anction  (cheap  Jacks),  a 
method  of  selling  good>  with- 
oat  InenrHng  the  penalties  for 
selling  wit  boat  a  license. 


Dnaty  (popnlar),  "not  ao  <i»uly." 
not  so  bad 

Dutch  dock,  a  bed-pan  isaoealled 

b/nnraea. 

Thn>  nd  cloclu.  cro  puitt,  .nd  ■ 

.hit.  d«g-I  ■Oo'l  don.  »  d«t,l- 

Dutch  feaat  (oommon),  a  dloner 

at  which  the  host  gets  drank 

Dnstj,   grit^,  or   stonj  broke 

before  hii  guesU. 

(popniar),  without  a  son. 

"  I'n  bem  u  BaiK  u  they  mikr  'em  in 

Dntchman'a  breeches  (nautical). 

lB)r  [Lme,  and   youll  ■urdllf  believe   il  '■— 
[fail  ID  >'hovK  whisper  u  m^^-'I'n 

two  streaks  of  bine  In  a  cloudy 
•iy. 

beCD  Ihil  brel«^-i(»nr.  *M'I>.  diatybr^i 

tawdt  OBI  of  >  p.1'.  kick,  if  iber  wu 
tbere.  ud  bU  'on  r«  >he  pri«  of '.If  ■ 

or  drinking  where  e?ery  man 

Dtttch  [military),  to  "  do  a  Dutch," 
to  rnn  away,  to  desert.  Pro< 
bably  an  allnsioa  to  "  Dvtck 
eonrage." 


Djing;  in  a  hone'a  nightcap 
(popnlar],  being bnng.  Aborae's 
nightcap,  i.e.,  a  halter. 


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[R  (AnftrioKi),  to  get 
ip  on  i)DB>  ear,  to 


EaMiqiudce    pratector    (Ameri- 
fikn),  urdaiiwd  bj  qaotoUon. 
It  «u  %  dcUoosa  bemv;*,  ddC  qscoi^ 

MCUd  *iLb  old  Jamucz,  and  test  ■  dcH- 


ItiCT  ailed  me  bally  bur.  mhba'  fn  kcb 

nigh  (hrcetbort  TOin, 
And  Bid  [hiir  I  w»  UghtDins  who  I  em 

—li'w^  miKl  Hitir  UtH. 

E«rl  of  Coik  (Irish),  the  Me  of 
dmmoDds.  ApcordiDg  to  Carte- 
ton,  "It  is  the  worst  »ce  and 
the  poorest  card  in  the  pack, 
and  U  called  the  SaH  of  Cork 
becaiue  he  U  the  poorest  iioble- 
maii  in  Ireland." 

Early  riser  {popular),  the  Tolgar 
name  for  an  efficient  aperient 
pill.  The  application  of  the 
term  ia  obnoua. 

Ear-inad  {medical),  the  thickened 
ear  {in  its  npper  portion)  found 
inMrnecaseaotinBanitj;  hence 
the  name. 

Euth  bath  (old),  a* grave;  to 
take  an  larih  batk,  to  be  dead 
and  buried.  Also  to  take  a 
"  ground  sweat." 

Earthquake  {Americas),  hotUtd 
tartKquake,  spirits,  intoxicating 
liqnor  of  any  Idnd.  So  called 
from  the  disorderlj  motions  at- 
tendant on  intoxication,  or  an 
abbreviation  of  "tarthquaie  pro- 


diink  nbooftb  of  il,  yvn 
iiwDtjil  vbeUwr  tl|c  em  ' 
cwBa  ar  oB^-^/fim  ytrt  S/mt. 

EuwiE  (thieves),  a  clergTmaii. 

Eararigit^lir  (oommoa),  a  rebnke 
Id  private.  Is  said  of  a  sneak- 
ing, tattling  fel]ow-employ<  wtio 
carrier  little  trifling  eirors  on 
the  part  of  others  to  the  Cftra  of 
the  govenwr. 

Eue,  to  (popoUr  and  thieves),  U> 
rob.     French  slang,  »oidiigtr. 

Eaaoa,  to  listen  {New  York  Slang 
Dictionaiy).  Saten  is  an  Sng- 
lisb  provincialism  for  eaves ; 
henoe  Bua%  from  i 
[rfng. 


Easteij  {cheap  Jacks),  explained 


t  larsE  viltagH  or  uull  urm, 
D  work  whit  Ml  oLUd  fiutny 
:  bminHK.— jVn^tor  ■  ii*  >W 

Emmj  (thieves),  "make  the  cuU 
«a>y,"  kill  the  fellow. 

Eat  ft  fig'  (rhjiming  slang),  to 
"crack  a  crib,"  i.e.,  to  commit 
a  bniglar?. 


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Eat— Elephant. 


Eat  one'i  term*,  to  (legkl),  to  pre- 
pare for  the  bur ;  to  Mtend  the 
reqnulte  Damber  Af  dinnora  in 


EgTptixn  luU  (rbyming  Blaog),  a 


Eat,  to  (American),  &  Wsstcm 
exprestioD,  meanii^  not  to  cdn- 
(ume  bat  to  provide  food. 

C^ptin,  do  yoo  itit  in  or  do  «  mu 
oonelYof  JCa/rouneKa,  lo  b*  nre.— 
AwnrkaM  Slrr^f 

Eats  bis  bead  off  (oommon), !«  uid 
of  a  hone  tliet  remsiDE  for  a 
long  time  in  tbe  nible.  Some- 
timee  of  semnta  or  otber*  wbo 
have  little  to  do. 

E«««s  (AmcTioao  thievet),  a  hen- 


Ebony  optica  (pugilistio),  black 
ejM;  cAony  epliei  alboniifd, 
black  ejea  painted  white. 

Edge  (b^on),  "rtitehed  Aft  tbe 
atge"'  refera  to  a  glBM  or  pint 
not  filled  to  the  top ;  "  tide 
tttge,"  whisker*.  A  "  thdrt  top 
tdge  "  it  a  tom-Dp  nose. 

Edgentra  (back  slang),  aiange. 

Eggshaw  (Anglo-Indian  ),bnnd7; 
probftblj  from  the  name  of  a 
brand. 


Eavesdropper  (American  tbleret), 
a  chicken  ttdef,  or  a  low  ineak 
or  thief  generally. 

Ebeoeser  (Winchester  College), 
a  ball  at  ladjeets  that  hits  the 
line  and  riaei  high  into  tbe  air. 

EbOfPf  {poinlar),  a  bit  of  e6any, 


Eimn  (back  slang),  a  "  moke  "  or 
donkey. 

Elbow  «rooker  (thieves),  a  hard 
drinker;  from  the  phrase  to 
"  crook  one'A  ellmw,"  to  drink. 
In  French,  "  lerer  le  ooade," 
said  of  a  hard  drinker. 

Elbower  (tbieres).  a  fngitire;  one 
that  "elbows,"  Le.,  tnms  the 
corner,  or  get«  oot  of  sight. 


Elbow  shaker  (old),  gambler  with 
dice.  From  4hc  expreaaioA  "  to 
■hake  one  ■  elbow." 

Elbow,  to  (tlilevc«)j  to  torn  a 
comer,  to  get  out  of  sight. 


Elephant  (thievei),  a  victim  pM> 
sbssed  of  much  money. 

( Com  men ),  the  rfipAaat,  origin- 
ally an  Americanism.  We  might 
compileavolnmeofthe  Anndng 


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Elephant — El/en. 


azplknatioui  and  UliutnUoiu 
of  thij  ezpTauion  which  have 
appeared  In  Americui  newB- 
papers.  To  hsTe  seen  tlit 
tUpliant  ia  to  have  had  a  full 
experienoe  of  life  or  ol  a  certain 
sabject  or  object.  There  la  a 
book  b7"Doestlcka"'(MottltneT 
Thompson],  oaUed  "Seeti^  the 
Blepbant, ' '  devoted  to  describing 
"life"  in  New  York,  of  which 
a  reviewer  remarked  tliat  tht 
rUphant,  according  to  Ur. 
ThompaoD,  appeared  to  be  bad 
brand;.  When  a  man  had 
made  an  nntortunate  ipecula- 
tioD  be  would  u;  that  he  had 
not  onl;  aeeo  Ue  «tcpiUiU  hot 
felt  him  kick.  The  phrase 
aeema  to  have  originated  in  an 
old  ballad  of  a  farmer  who, 
while  driving  bis  mare  along 
the  htgbwbj,  met  wltb  a  ehow- 
man'i  elephai\t,  which  knocked 
him  over,  and  Bpilt  hia  milk 
and  deatro/ed  hia  eggs.  The 
farmer  oonaoled  himaelf  (or  hia 
lou  b;  reflecting  that  be  had 


H«  <rha  htd  b«a  ii 

cvDc  niihiii4  u  Ltw  fore. 
TErribly  he  mmiilal  en  it>eiii--*BT  iwfal 

nihil  rou. 
—  nkt  Kitt  mmd  fmlt^Ciirjmaii. 

Montaigne  atrangely  enongh 
aeema  to  anggeat  that  "to  aee 
tlu  tUjAttnt"  waa  In  hia  time 
oonneoted  with  experienoe  of 
life.  He  cites  the  foUowing 
from  "Arrien.  Hiat.  Ind.,"  & 
17. 

"Aux  lodct  OriMUaa  U  ^aacU  j 
outnl    ta    lin^Ji^n    rcgotnm^  ndnioo, 

luarUt  tt  pnut  ibudociiKr  k  qui   tuy 

quBLqci*  aloirt  d'lTolf  tut  atia^a  k  11 
biuUl  pfix-" 

Thia  then  waa  the  Indian  wa; 
of  "aeeing  tkt  eUphaiU,"  and 
of  paying,  aa  at  the  prosmit 
day,  an  enormoiu  price  for  the 
alght. 

(Common),  a  girl  ia  aaid  to 
"have  aeen  lA*  di^aloHt"  when 
abe  has  loat  her  obaaUty. 
French,  "avoir  vn  le  lonp." 


ntlud 


And  he  uid.  "  Now 


I  tit  </r>(ui— ncIlhCT 


In  1849-1850,  to  have  been  ti 
California  and  retomed  was  U 
have  seen  the  lUphant. 

ThoK  who  lotd  the  bsndi  hud  viniitaed 


DC  ak'  ipiriti  down  tlur. 


They  had  wHbing  cf  Iht  fViiiu(B— ihouch 

■iu  t  Iht;  held  the  pLuii, 
Nothins  Birthcrof  fhe  plctair  nn  in- 


Elfen,  to  walk  on  tiptoe  Ugbtly 
(New  York  Slang  Diatioiuu7). 


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Embroider — Entire. 


h  Iw  a 


Conuiibt*  EnduMi.  ■ 


.  Tboufh  Iw 


Embroider  (oommoD),  to  exag- 
gente,   romaDce.     In  French, 

Ton  IriBl  to  luke  hinucV  ippcu  Id  tn 
a  bcro  loo,  uid  tucnedcd  to  ionic  ciieni, 
but  thta  be  mlwayt  hud  m  ny  of  'm' 
hrtiJtrittg.—MUtilBtfi  Pilat. 

Emperor  (oommon),  "  dinnk  aa 
•n  mpfrar."  The  qninCetsence 
of  IntoxioKtion.  Ten  times  "  a» 
drunk  at  a  lord."  The  French 
va,j  "  saoul  oomme  trente  miUe 
hommes."  (Thieves),  hence  a 
drunken  man. 


rmfrrvr't  (!«>[.  Ha 
vu  in  bu  auitudcf,  wd  w*  pinchtd  hU 
ihimUe,  ilaiig  whI  oniom.— Ck  M<  rmf/. 

En^ltT  bottle  (Univ.  Cantab),  a 
pensioner.  Briated,  in  hia  "Five 
Yeant  In  an  English  UnlTeTsitj," 
■ays,  "They  are  popnlarlj  de- 
nominated «Mp{y  boUUi,  the  fint 
word  of  the  appellation  being 
an  adjective,  tboogh  were  It 
taken  as  a  rerb  there  would  be 
DO  nntnith  in  It.  " 

End  (Amerioan),  "  to  be  all  on 
tnd,"  to  be  very  angry  or 
irritated.  From  rising  up,  or 
joining  np  In  a  rage.  Also 
apidied  to  a  state  of  excite- 
ment, eapeoially  of  anticipa- 
tion. "They  were  all  on  end 
to  see  the  President  go  by." 

Endjicott,  to  (jonmallstic),  to  act 
like  a  constable  of  that  name 
who  arretted  a  woman  whom 
be  thonght  to  be  a  prostitute. 


1  Engliih 

luiffiuge  wLlh  II  new  word  ('f  Emdmcttt, 

Gaivmmeat  wctuld  taJiic  Ihii  addiiioa  to 
the   dLctioiury   very    highlr.  —  Svtning 

The  expression  lived  "  ce  qoe 
Tivent  lea  roses,  I'eapaoe  d'on 
matin,"  probably  on  acoonnt  of 
certain  facts  proved  In  the  course 
of  a  tubseqaent  invettigtttion, 
and  which  showed  that  the  eon- 
stable's  name  ought  not  to  go 
down  to  posterity  as  that  of  an 
oppressor  of  fromankiod. 

EihIs,  at  loose  (familiar).    When 
a  business  is  neglected,  or  its 


ditiou,  it  is  said  tobe  ol  lo(m  emU, 

Enemj  (common),  used  in  tbe 
quaint  bat  not  slangy  phrase, 
"How  goes  the  oumyf"  i.t., 
what  is  tbe  time  t 

Eosign  bearer  (militaryl,  a  man 
witb  a  red  and  blotchy  face 
arising  from  tippling. 

EnUwM  (Amerioan),  to  excite  en- 
thnaiasm,  to  be  enthusiastic.  A 
favourite  word  witb  "gushing" 
clergymeo.  "  An  objeot  large 
enough  to  tnthuK  an  angel's 
souL"    Entktutd,  excited  with 

EotiTe  fiKure,  tbe  (American),  to 
the  fullest  extent.  A  simile  na- 
turally derived  from  expresting 
sums  of  mtmey  by  nnmemla 
or  "fl^pures."  Also  the  "big 
figure,"  tbe  "  whole  flgnire." 


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E.  P. — Excruciators. 


E.  P.  (clertcftl),  4  ■nxj  common 
■bbreriatloD,  meMU  tbe  "  Eut- 
ward  Position,"  adopted  in  por- 
tloni  of  the  Commnnion  Serrlee. 

EpMm  ntcea  (rhTmii^  slang),  * 
pair  ot  biaoes. 

Eqnal  to  the  Kcnoine  Limbntser 

(American),  a  Etandard  simile 
for  aDjrthing  nhlcb  u  userted 
to  attain  the  maxinnm  of  bad 
am«Ua.  Tbe  German  Limbarger 
cheese  has,  to  those  who  are  not 
accustomed  to  it.  an  intenael; 
disagreeable  odour. 


Cnbttt  in  1S17,  and  first  oaed 
In  Brixton  Prison,  fell  soine- 
nbat  into  desnetnde,  bat  has 
been  reriied  In  some  prisona 
under  the  Ooreniment  r^me, 
a«  an  instrument  both  of  ntility 
for  grinding  oon,  raising  water, 
Ac.,  and  ot  real  hard  labour. 
The  labour  varied  most  nn- 
equallj,  c.g.,  from  7500  fe^ 
aaoent  in  the  day  in  LewM 
prison  to  14.100  feet  in  Boston. 
This  inequalitf  and  consequent 
injnatioe    has    now   been    r«- 


Erifb,  70Dn(c  thlevM  (New  York 
Slai^  Dictionary). 

"  li't  ihe  till  ill  ihem  trijft  duKa," 


ihii."— £>■  Iki  Trmil. 


Europe  moroliiff  (Angio- Indian). 
When  a  man  gets  np  late,  that 
Is,  at  nine  or  ten  o'clock,  he  is 
said  to  have  a  Surnpt  morning. 
The  ezpresalon  explains  itself. 

Evaporate,  to  (common),  to  mn 
away,  to  vanish. 

EverUitins  atKircaae,  the 
(thieves).  The  tiead  wheel, 
originally     Invented     by     Ur. 


EveiTtliinB:  is  lovelj,  and  ttw 
goose  hane:a  high  (American), 
a  phrase  which  became  known 
dnriog  the  war,  and  which 
formed  the  Irarden  of  a  popular 
song-  It  signifled  that  alt  is 
going  well.  The  goose  Ji  a 
synooym  for  terror  or  alarm. 
Thus,  on  tbe  stage,  "to  be 
goosed"  is  to  be  hissed,  and 
when  At  goot  iattgi  kiyk  it  is 
equivalent  to  saying  that  there 
Is  DO  defeat  to  fear.  The  phrase 
originated  in  Philadelphia. 

E«e  (old),  a  white  em,  a  haad- 


Excntdaton  (London),  the  new* 
fashioned  boot  or  shoe  painf ally 
pointed. 


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Execution — Face-making. 


iajfMj  the  Ud>  txn  TOwd  Mm  off 

Etc  limpet,  anothef 

to  BliiR0f>-<  ud  i«  hin  ■  r»l  ihinr  V^ 

artiflcial  eje. 

of  pointed  txcrtKiaiin  (null  thinciiu, 

j/.r(/v  Timti. 

Eye-openera  (Amerii 

Execntioa  day  (common),  wash- 
ing  day  amongst    the    low«r 


Expectiiig  (society),  a  common 
expression  for  a  woman  beicg 
in  the  fomilj  way ;  it  is  an 
abbroiiatlon  for  expecting  her 
conSnement. 

Explaterate  (American),  to  en- 
large apon,   to  hold   forth,  to 
explain  and  iUostrate  fully. 
On  thb  1  will  tiflalirati. 
And  nil  ny  new*  pn/uicly  itate. 

—/tl  BotHty''  Cmmfaitn. 

From  the  obsolete  English  to 
txftatt,  to  nnfold. 

Extmnips  (Winchester  College), 
a  corruption  ot  extempore.  To 
"go  np  to  books  edmMjw"  is 
to  go  np  withont  having  pre- 
pared one'it  lesson.  "  Extmm- 
pere,"  a  jocose  perversion  o( 
extempore,  has  been  used  by 
old  English  anthors. 


vwion  may  indulge  in  julepe,  cock- 
Uila,  cobbkrt.  r«[[lnnaltc«.  fuili  licldcn, 
tyK-apmtrs,   flashes   a'   Light omg,   bnndy 

limiUr  beveragei.— £'.  MacDtmotl :  Tin 
Ftfxlar  Guidi  It  tkt  latmuUintMl  Ex- 

Also  a  general  term  for  any 
kind  of  intoxicatii^  drink. 

(Society),  is  said  of  anything 
out  of  the  way. 


Eje  water  (popular),  gin. 


lACE  (popnlar),  credit 
a  pobliohoase. 
From  one's  pbysiog- 
nomy  being  known 
there  ;  or  from  face, 
eSronteiy,  eonUdeoce.  "  To  mn 
one's  fatt,"  to  obtain  credit  by 
effrontery.  "  He  has  no  /act 
bat  his  own"  (Grose),  he  has 


no  coin  (Jaeei  in  French  slang) 
in  hia  pocket. 
Face  eotrr  (theatrical),  the  entrte 
or    freedom    of    acoes*    to   a 


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Fmct  (pi^ilistic),  m  blow  <m  the 

boe. 

ofthe"Bogae-ilUn:Ii.~ 

WhU.  J»™,  of /-««  uU  B  dadir 

F«de  (UUor.).  the  mw  warkii« 

TTiu  ihc  cnckttl  jiwlMW  cnck^I  u 

in  froDt  of  one.     "AdianUie 

IbcrUL 

Uu,"   the    ntMi    woifciiig    in 

-T.Mmrx. 

front  of  ODD  to  the  right  «c 

Bkxi,  «aiti»«  upri«l«.  lippBi  lh«  fcl- 

left.     "/««  rathe  two  thick," 

lev  tymtir.—lmft:jiij  Utndt- 

the  iDdiridoal  wotking  imme. 

(Socletj).     a.     meUpboricaa 

diatelj  behind  one* fnoe-mate. 

knock  dovn ;  «e*ei«  blow. 

Facings  (t^lon),  -rilk  /aMv*" 

Th.  H.1  of  h»  h..ir>E  hit  hi.  k(  If- 

Icrdfy  hu  pnxd   i  /iirr.  —  SftrtiMf 

breast  of  a  cort. 

(Popolar),  A  tombler  of  whijkj 
punch. 

(Irish),  >  dram,  a  fnll  glass. 
An  old  wonl  for  a  bumper  of 

(Thieves),  %  nan  who  places 
himself  directly  in  the  way  of 
person*  in  pursuit  of  hid  ac- 
compUcea.  Formerlj/sMr  meant 
an  impudent  fellow. 

Face  tbe  mnaic,  to  (popular),  a 
pbrase  no  doubt  of  theatrical 
origin,  and  alludii^  to  the  tre- 
pidation (ometimes  felt  upoD 
facii^  tbe  audience.  The 
orchestra  is  generally  placed 
in  front  of  tbe  audience,  and 
consequently  nearest  the  stage. 
To  face  At  rnuiK  is  therefore  Xa 
meet  on  emergency.  Some- 
times it  means  "  to  show  one's 
band,"  i.e.,  to  make  plain  one's 
purpose. 

(American],  to  boldly  meet  a 
severe  trial ;  to  nerve  oneself 
up  to  go  through  a  disagree- 
able emergency.  Originally 
army    slang,    applied   to    men 


(popular),  in  military  paiianoe 
the  regular  drill  —  "  Faoe  I  " 
"Bight  about  facel"  ftc  tn 
popular  slang,  to  giire  one  a 
scolding  or  call  him  t< 


VnmAc^m. 


Facing   the    knocker    (tailors). 


Given  In  Wright's  Frorincial 
Dictionary  as  a  provincialism, 
and  by  Uotlan  at  a  slang  term, 
though  it  can  hardly  be  con- 
sidered as  such.  Obs<dete  in  the 
sense  of  cherish,  caress,  fondle, 
and  now  a  low  ezpresaion  for  to 


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Fad — Fagot. 


trifle,  plaj  the  Addle.  It  has 
been  suggested  by  >  writer  in 
the  ConkiU  Majtame  that  it  is 
derived  from  "  fidfad,"  a  word 
that  has  been  long  in  use,  with 
mnch  the  same  meaning  tafad. 
In  the  sense  of  trifling,  worth- 
less. It  is  derived  from  the 
Anglo-Norman  fade,  meaning 
originall;  sad,  faded,  tainted, 
decoded.  It  seems  to  have 
been  used  at  a  vety  early  date 
to  signif;  tancifnl,  whimsical. 

Fad  cattle  (old  slang},  women  ot 


manners.  Robert  Paa  is  the 
present  king  of  the  Scottish 
gypsies  at  Tetbolm. 

Fog,  to  (tbieveii),  to  beat.  Ex- 
pressive of  the  trooble  In  giving 
a  beating. 

(School),  a  yotiDg  scholar  who 
has  to  wait  upon  and  do  all 
sorts  of  little  odd  jobs  for  an 

Fogger  (thieves),  a  small  boy  pnt 
into  a  window  to  rob  the  boose 
or  to  open  it  for  others  to  rob ; 
called  also  "  little  suakesnuui." 

Fagot  (popular),  a  bnndle  of  bits 
of  the  "aticldngs"  (hence  pro- 
bably its  name),  sold  for  food  to 
the  London  poor  (HotCen).  But 
more  probably  from  "fag-end." 
Also  a  term  of  contempt  applied 
to  a  woman  or  child  with  re- 
ference originally  to  the  slovenly 
garmente,  the  person  being  com- 
pared to  a  bundle  of  sticks 
loosely  pnt  together.  The 
French  fagoU  signifies  dressed 
in    ill- fitting,    badly   matched 


Fu-gang,  a  gang  of  gypsies: 
Faa  was  a  common  name  for 
gypsies — not  assnmed,  bnt  often 
accepted  by  them.  "Johnnie 
Faa,  the  Gipsy  laddie,"  Is  the 
title  of  an  ancient  popnlar  bal> 
lad,  reoonnting  how  a  hand- 
some vagrant  of  that  name  ran 
off  with  the  Conntess  of  Cossilis, 
who  was  enamoared  of  him  for 
his  manly,  hearty,  and  winning 


Fagot  briefs,  bundles  of  worth* 
less  papers  tied  up  with  red 
tape  carried  by  unemployed 
barristers  in  the  back  rows  of 
the  courts  to  simulate  briefs 
(Hotteh). 

Fagot  TOte  (politicians),  votes 
given  by  electors  expressly 
qiuUifled  lor  party  purposes 
(Dr.  Brewer). 

Evidently  from  the  old  term 
fagoU,    "dummy"   soldiers   or 


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Fagot — Falx. 


Milors  who  wei«  hired  to  appeu 
kt  tniuter  and  Bll  np  tbe  oom- 


FaffOt,  to,  an  ezpreuiou  prop«r 
to  robben;  that  is,  to  bind 
hand  and  loot  (Bayer'i  Dic- 
tiona^,  174S).  It  is  cnrioua  to 
not«  the  ooincideoce  with  the 
French  cant  /i^,  a  cootict ; 
from  the  circnautance  that  cod- 
fiots  were  all  bound  to  one 
a  chain  when   on  their 


way  to  the  h 

Faintt  (schoolboyB),  in  vogne 
amongst  echoolbof  s  to  aipi«s« 
a  wish  temporarily  to  withdraw 
from  participatioo  in  the  par- 
Ucelar  sport  or  game  being 
played.  It  is  generally  onder- 
atood  that  this  can  only  take 
place  while  In  bonndl  or  out  of 
danger.  It  is  somewhat  similar 
to  the  now  almost  obsolete  term 
"  wicket "  in  cilcket. 


Fair  and  tqnare  (< 
est,  honeety. 


Alto  fair,   tquart,  and  above 
pnmnrf.. 

1  will  have  none  of  thi«  hale  anA^txtntx 
bmiiKH.  .  .  .  I  oiih  ill.  lhc'cFJiid<in<  in 

'grnmJ.—Aiiamy  Tnll^, 

Fairlick  (Harvard  University),  a 
football  tenn  used'  when  the 
ball  is  fairly  caught  or  kicked 
beyond  bounds. 


"  ymirik*)'  kc  cried,  mill  niul  ha 

dmdfiil  root. 
Amsd  u  ill  pgiui  wiib  ihe  wioatnl 

boot.  ~HsrnMn/imma. 


Fair  trade  (thieves),  smng^iog. 

Faithful,  one  of  (he  (oommon),  a 
Uilor  giving  long  credit.  As 
this  trade  is  in  London,  at  all 
events,  almost  entirely  in  the 
bands  of  the  Jews,  they  are 
sarcastically  said  to  have  joined 
the  ranks  of  the/atlVU;  or  this 
when  they  allow  long  credit  to 
a  costomer,  a  practice  which,  it 
is  to  be  feared,  also  often  makes 
the  old  saying  ooDceming  them 
literally  true— "his  faith  baa 
made  him  nnwhole,"  >.«.,  bank- 
rupt. 

Fake,  a  very  undent  cant  word, 
possibly  from  fiuert,  used  in  the 
honest  sense  of  to  do,  to  make, 
originally,  bat  afterwards  in  the 
dishonest  one.  Tbe  word  was 
popalaiised  hy  a  song  introduced 
in  Ur.  Ainsworth's novel  "Rook- 
wood."  It  is  Dsed  with  various 
significations, and  in  this  respect 
exactly  oorreaponds  to  the  verb 
fairt  of  tbe  French  slang. 
(Thieves),  to  rob. 

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Fahe — Fakement. 


To  do,  to  mkke,  to  oheai, 
Bwindlo,  beg,  molingor  or  oonn- 
terfelt  Ulnen  oi  aoTM.  to  eocape 
bbenr  and  gkin  the  diet  of  tbe 


Also  InTentioo,  contriTuiae. 

Thu  wu  ou  of  the  bat  /Uh  of  ih* 
Anx,  and  ihere  wu  loD  d  nuKr  in  it 
too.— Arnf  <'  Fntdam. 

[C«rd-iluupen),  m  dodge. 

Now  la  Inm  nm  iHti  fiiku  with  th* 
faraadi.— >!;<iv4uiV  riKU. 

(Stage),  /ilK  ia  anotbar  term 
for  ''make  op"  of  a  oharacter;- 
to  fiikt,  to  pajnt  one's  face. 
Or  uli  wtiu  thor  ■((  i»  [)»rll  •con- 


'  'Pake  avay,  theie's  no  dowi), ' 
-go  mi,  there  ii  no  one  leoking. 
To  "/akt  a  KjreeTB,"  to  draw 
up  a  falM  docnment,  a  begging 
letter  t  to  "/ii«  one's  danga," 
to  file  tbrongb  one's  iron* ;  to 
"j!(fa  a  atj,"  t«  pick  a  pocket. 

(American  ttueves),  in  addi- 
ti<»  to  the  nsoal  meaning,  outr 
ting  ont  the  wardB  of  a  key. 

"  FaJ^g  tka  iweettoer,"  ku- 
■lag, 

(Sporting),  to  boom  or  poison. 
To  iDsert  ginger  under  a  hone's 
talL 

(American  and  English),  false 
report,  deeeption,  pretence, 
tdind. 

.  .  .  And  tk»  Buning  the  tw 
lidichloiu  wKf  il  wu  luiDcd  wi 
Jmkt  to  dmw  ■iIsiIUB  lo  it.- 


"I  hcurd  yoiu  brother  bed  gone  to 
Hew  Yolk.'- 

"Oh,  Ihu  wu  tJUi.  He  wu  badly 
pnnbhed  >■  (ootbull,  and  i>  lyini  low  to 
fetch  ap.'—Tlu  ymk'i  Ctmpatun. 


'  I  do  not  jfmitt  (and  uniling),  t'm  (weDI; 
—Birdt'  Frtwdtm. 

In  oonjaring,  any  nteohanioftl 
contrivance  for  the  pettormBnoe 
of  a  tilck.  8c  alio  ina  show,  if, 
for  example,  an  apparenQ;  ordi- 
nary dinner  plate  bad  a  smJaU 
nick  in  it  to  iielp  its  beii^; 
poughtnn  the  point  of  a  knife 
after  being  tossed  into  tbe  air, 
the  plate  woiddbe/oio'-  Again, 
bustling  through  a  show  of  any 
kind  undar  diffiooltlea  tttfully 
concealed  from  the  speciatorM 
is/oittv;  it. 

"  Fakinji  the  duck,"  adoUer- 
ating,  dodgery. 


the  matk  of 
the  owner  of  n  stolen  object. 

Fakement,  a  word  of  gbneMl  ap- 
plication among  tbe  lower  ot' 
ders  for  the  doing  ot  anytblifg ; 
trade,  profeesicn,  oontrtvance, 
invention. 

The.jUrn'i''  conn'd  by  knowing  rodu 
Mut  be  well  Lmwd  le  ylHL 

—Tit  Lary  UmL. 
(Thieves  and  vagrants),  a  falsa 
begging  petition. 


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FabenufU — Fall. 


Lawyw  Bob  iamt/miimimtt  np ;  lic'i 
TJu  Vmitmr  Trnpu. 

Anj  diahoneM  p«otI(M^  nrin- 

dling  dod^,  foigec7. 

I  CBltNsud  kli  KqauBlMia  .  .  .  wid 
put  bin  up  IB  iba  HUcft  litl]>.AWimw/ 
)p  iIh  warU ;  Jul  ibowKl  hio  lo  nil* 
l»o  hiuidnd  poondi  .  .  .  JuU  by  dcnitif 

Aba  tha  dvpodtloiw  of  •  wit> 


Fskemeiite  {theatrical),  smaU 
propertlei  or  make-up,  moh  m 
a  hare's  foot,  aii  old  whit« 
•tooking-top,  idec«  ol  burnt 
cork,  &a,  al)  jon  can  get  in  a 
"make-up"  box,  a  cigar-box 
Cartaln  pantomimistB  are  ac- 
ouitomed  to  call  the  proper- 
tie*  used  In  the  harlequinade 
faiemenlt.  A  good  at«ry  6t 
Hacready,  wboM  loathing  for 
the  'VeT7  name  of  elaog  was 
notorious,  Is  told  in  oonnection 
with  this  aabjeot.  When  star- 
ring in  ffamUt  at  Newcattle-on< 
T^e,  the  manager  was  short- 
banded,  and  an  nnfortunate 
clown  WM  prested  Into  the 
service  for  Franoisoo,  who 
■peaks  the  flrat  line  of  the 
play.  The  poor  psntomimist 
was  waiting  in  great  anxiety 
for  the  halberd  or  paitiian  he 
was  to  oarry  while  moiuiting 
guard,  and  the  pn>pert;-man 
who  ought  to  have  provided  it 
was  conapicuoni  b;  his  abEence. 
The  great  Hac,  grim  and  growl- 
ing, and  more  atiabilarious  thao 
usual,  opened  Are  with — 


alldajl    Begin,  ■ir.'bq:!!)," 
"  Oan't  bsgia,  gnVoor,"  gaotb 

tha  clown. 
"  Br— wl)7  not,  sir  t  ar— wIit 

'"Cos  I  ain't  got  mj  /okt- 

"Yow  what,  sirt  Good 
hearenil  your  what t" 

"Kj/aitmnU.-  Here,I  nf, 
onllj"  {catohing  eight  ,«f  tha 
property-man,  who  had  jiwt  pdt 
la  an  ^peataace],  "hand  over 
Vbo  fxkrmtMt." 

The  great  Hao.,  tboronghty 
nonidnssed,  growled  to  the  ptw- 
pertj-mai) — 

"By  all  mean^  Hr.  Cully, 
hand  over  the  gentleman's  .^fa. 
maUt,  and  let  na  begin  tha 
rehearsal." 


Faker  {popnlar  and  thierM).  This 
word  i«  applied  to  a  great 
variety  of  men—pedlan,  woEk- 
men,  thieves.  From  "to&ka." 
In  Dutoh  slang /iNU«r  is  a  thief; 
jUktria  Oermancant. 

(0roiu),  a  f<^^,  a  drooa 
rider  or  performer. 

(toptdar),  a  prOrtitnta'e  lorar, 
boUy, 

Fmkea  and  ilnmboea  (theatrical), 
one  of  the  nomeronB  synonyma 
awd  by  pantomimists  to  de- 
scribe properties. 

Fall  of  ttie  leaf  [old  cant),  hang- 
ing. Parker  says,  "The  new 
mode  of  banging.  The  culprit 
Is  brought  upon  a  stage,  and 
placed  apon  a  leat    When  the 


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Fall — Fancy. 


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ropaliDxd  Bbont  Ui  iMok  tba 
lokt  bus,  «nd  the  to&y  Imm^ 
dlitel7  beoomM  pcmdaot." 

Why,  I  nppoai  fni  know  tlul  ba  mit 
^''**'^**  down  foe  tba  o>p  111 


Fam  liv  (tblevM),  robbing  a 
aton  \rj  pratendlng  to  emmtna 
goodi.  But  man  «peolall7  to 
lob  B  jawoller  br  mcatu  of  s 
•tiokr  nbftHioe  Bttaobed  toth» 
palm  or  fingsn,  thiu  sbrtiaotliig 
tha  utiolea  ihown. 

(thiaTM),  itnn^ 


A  Uttla  tioH  (Av  lUi  lyW  iiiio  U  St. 
UuT  Cnr  (oc  bdni  Itnoi  u  Ihc  hide  of 

Falw     hefMften     (Amntoan), 


Ttw  Kban*  wind  to  pfirftctlciii.  la 
■ha  luxa  biiitlH  whieli  tbtr  VM^  tlw 
ifoAju  cuTHdoff  ibair  nidnba  in  krc* 
yUW  Un^fltrt,  ud  puMd  tha  Mr  of 
tha  booaa  m  llwir  nr  OM.— An  KmiI 
JIMJMUi/ .fWfc*  Own*. 

Fun,  fan  (UiIotm),  Um  hand. 

irdwrdei«dHlr>auc<i  ax  111  b* 
b  ror  ■  itntcb  at  tk  uA  «c*dK— Oa 
MfTViaa. 

Ttw  gypdM  olaliti  Ud*  a>  a  Bo- 
iiiaii7  wwd  and  derln  It  (i«m 
/m,  Btc,  or  tlw  flre  Ingen,  al> 
tbongh  Atb  in  Bomanr  b^ong*; 


Fam,  to  (thleres],  to  handle ;  froin 
the  gT?!;  J^  ta  imtgri 

Fan  (thieree),  a  wiUstooat. 

Fan,  tofthiarea),  to  steal  tiom  tha 
penon.  (Ftot.  Cumberland),  to 
feel,  to  find. 


Faa^  bfate  (apoiting),  a  ipoiting 
man ;  alio  the  &Tonied  man  of 
a  low  olan  wmnan,  or  pniitl< 

tBt& 

Faa^  honae  (proatltntea),  a 
houe  of  Ul-iepnto. 


Famblea,  fnmUea  (ttlerea),  the      Fancy  Joaqili  (oommon),  a  youth 

'■-"■'-      •'^-'-'—  wbo  !•  aKHieral  ^Totulte  and 

pet  among  proatitatea.      Also 


hands.     FftftFAIC. 
Fam  grnf  (old  oant),  abaUsg 


Fanuy  fflatniMnca  (oowt>ojs)i 
whlakj. 

Family  man  {thleraa),  on*  of  tha 
fratanitr  of  tbleras.  Also  a 
noalTar   of   atden   goods    or 


"Catdd,''a 
with  fiMt  « 
ltD..a 


Fane;  man  (paoetttntes),  the  lorn 
of  a  pmatitata. 

Bm  lajr  DMtkM  UoM^  CO*  1m  dar, 
FakannTl 

Ts  IbtbMk  did  Imjimr  m 


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Fanty — Farmer. 


Faocr  piecM  (oommoa),  {mrti.      Faa^r  (oommon),  Um  tan.  pod. 


Vaacf,  Ow,  th«  tftTDmito  puUmM 
of  ■poitiiig  men. 

Thrt  bnlog  >Dd  nttini.  and  alter  SxB* 
oTcVAav.  u^  odM  u  put  of  lb*  UBH- 
Bull  of  tba  lem-  onlen  ii  p*rl«l)T  In*i 
bill  ibcT  eu  DO  kia(K  b*  dond  u  aBoof 

tha  UBtuODBlB  of  tboK  wbo  CUDDt  ■ffoH 

•o  ply  bifti  piicxi  sf  idiniiiiciB  la  illtcil 


The  word  T«y  aooti  beoama 
■paoialiwd  with  i«fet«iioe  to  the 
da?otaa«  of  the  piiie  ring. 

llNTbanHd  ID  b*  fiwat  M  tb*  «>■ 


Paonj  AdaoM  (nknl),  tinned 
mntton. 

Fanoj  Blair  (rhyming  ilai^),  tba 
hail. 

Fanqsl  (Anglo.Chineae),  a  Knro- 
pean ;  Utanltj  foreign  derlL 

Fantccc  (popnlar),  to  b«  "in  a 
ngnlar^ab^,"  tobe  poplexed. 
ambanuaad,  to  be  at  one'a  witi^ 
end  (ptorinoial  En^^iih). 

Far  back  (taUon),  an  indlffannt 
an  igaonnt  par- 


Other  Huawtng  e^dained  1^ 
quotation. 


and  nbbio.-/.  Gntmmmd:  Ttu  Littlt 


legitimate  ohUdrai  are  boatded, 
or  rather  ■tarred,  for  a  glnn 


FancT  work,  to  taka  M  (oom- 
mon).  In  general  lue  among 
milUnen,  dreMmakers,  and  ahop 
gtrli,  who  nsort  to  Becret  pcoe- 
titntlon  to  eke  ont  thali  ■oan^ 
eamingt  at  Intimate  work.  U 
a  girl  known  to  be  rwdTing 
Rnall  wagee  dreasa  wbH  and 
•eema  to  tiave  plenty  of  money. 
It  ia  said  ot  her,  ■•  Oh,  ihe  takn 
in  tano^r  work," 

Fwminr  (thierea],  a  beating,  also 
ttealing.  Crom-foMutig,  steal- 
ing from  the  person  with  the 
■iioa  orosaed,  the  right  hand 


a»  not  <ii»/krmtTi 

dveitUamiiJ 
orai-bvlth. 


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Faskno — Fawney. 


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Fuhno,  fufaoi.  *»■*■<"■■<  (BTpay), 
falae,  ooiuiterfeit  ;  fittlati  a»> 
ym(rt«i,  IklM  (gold}  rings ;  alio 
fiMmt  fiuatf.  IF^mtg  i»  CHlt- 
il>g) 

Put  (oommoo).  In  want  of  mootj. 
SMine  M  "  hard  up." 

Pat  (thlerea),  nwoer.  FMnob 
■lang,  graittt.  Fat  onll,  a  rich 
man.  (Frlnton),  F«7lng  tnk 
in  oontndiitlncitjon  to  bad  oc 
"  lean "  work.  Thii  paying 
woA  ocnuist*  of  blank  tpaoM 
in  a  page  which  are  paid 
f  OT  at  tli«  aama  tata  as  pag«a 
folly  printed.  Short  lln«  of 
rona  Mt  np  in  ^pe  an  alio 
conddered  aa  being  ^  (Popa* 
lai),  tid*  Out  it  vat,  Cdt  up 
TAT.  (Theafarieal),  a  part  with 
good  Dims  and  taOIng  ritnation 
that  glTea  the  player  an  c^poi- 
tnnlty  of  i^pearing  to  advan- 
tage ia  Mid  to  be/v^  or  to  have 
fit.  Wben  an  actor  baa  a  part 
of  thli  kiiid,hl(  o(dleagD«a  aia 
wont  to  Miy  "he'a  got  aU  tfaa 
fat."  (Frinoaton  OoUege),  re- 
mlttaooea  of  moiwy  tortndoita. 
(Sngllsh  and  American),  fyl 
thii^  iomethlng  which  la  very 
profitable  or  "  tat." 


Fattier  (thisrca],  a  teoelTer  ol 
atolen  property.  (Dnlfetri^), 
ybdcr  of  a  c<^eee,  Uiepneleotor 
who  preaenta  his  men  for  de- 
greei  and  lepQBaenta  the  parents. 
(Printers),  a  pencn  elected  to 
preside  as  cbainnan  to  the 
"chapel"  (which  see)  when  held. 
He  acta  as  a  medium  between 
master  and  men.  (Naval),  th« 
dockyard  name  given  to  the 
builder  of  a  ship  of  the  navy. 

FattMM  (oommou),  wealth. 

Tlml  ■  mm  who  bM  •o^srvd  «>  aiwqr 
ymt  ai/iUmta  iboaU  dk  In  )ik(9bM 
Vtuaej.—S/rrtiae  TUmti. 

Fawner  (thtevea),  a  ring;  also 


FnvBCf  drapper  (tbtev«s),  one 
who  praotisaa  the  ring-dnqiplng 
trick.     rUt  Faviibt  Bio. 

Shallow  fcDowi  pid  tht  boof  udfau 
thn  cul  tt  lef,  »ha».An  ■«>  Jnfiftrt 
(■iBBMa  lb*  flkU  ud  laka  tb*  T^A  io.— 
Dmem^AntlkMH  T/uVm^mrTrngm*. 

Fawnej  rig:  (thieves},  the  ring- 
dropping  trick.  A  rogne  dmpa 
a  valaeleas  ring  or  other  article 
of  jewellery  'and  when  ha  seea 
a  petvon  idckliig  it  op,  claims 
half  i  or,  ha  pietanda  to  have 


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356  FawHud 

Jut  fovnd  the  utiole  Mid  cdt«r» 
It  for  sile  to  a  psMer-by  tt  a 
low  piio«.  A  few  7e*n  ago 
theutiole  odtered  wh  goMnlly 


Fnraled   (tUerM],  witb   ringi, 
wauriug  tlnga. 


Feadien  (popular),  money.    Pro- 
balilf    trom    Um    ptmwe    to 


a  word  in  N«w  1 


Fdl  and  didn%(tiJ]0T«)  la  mU  of 


Feed  (00 

Wboi  b«  did  ^n  m  jtv'  ba  (hn^ 


(FootfaeU),  to  JM,  to  nppoil 

Feeder  (thieraa),  a  eilTer  epowi. 
(Nntioal),  a  tmall  riTer  &lUiig 
Into  a  large  one,  or  iato  a  dook 
or  float.  Ftdtn  In  idlote'  laa- 
gnagtt  an  the  paedng  epnrtt 
of  laln  wUoli  "teed"  a  gala 
(Smyth). 

T^tHag  gale  (santJoal),  a  ttorm 
wUoh  b  on  the  increaae,  eom^ 
tlmea  gettli^  wona  at  each 
eneowkHt^egoall.  When  a  gale 
freehena  after  rain  it  ii  eatd  to 
bare  fed  the  gale  (SmTth). 

Peek  (popolai  and  thievM),  a 
girl;  from  the  Trenoh  jBU,  at 
the  Italian  j^Na. 

Feet  (old),  "to  make  /«(  for 
ohildieii'i  etoddnga,"  to  beget 
ohUdreiL 

Feet  CMemwita,  a  hnmorcnu  ax> 
prOMioafW  ahoee  or  boote. 


VtSaw-coai^  (printert),  a  term 
of  faailllari^  need  bj  oompaal- 


FeQow-P.  (prfaiten),  a  deilgna> 
tloD  ^iplied  to  each  other  by 
appranUoea  that  have  Immi 
bound  to  the  Mate  maitcr  or 
Arm,  whether  in  the  paat  or  in 
the  {seaant.  In  eome  laiga 
offloea  It  la  onatcMnary  to  haT« 


flIUw-P.'it  and  anoh  renolMU 
are  rerj  aodabl^  and  the  b»- 
ditlona  of  a  ftrm  ais  thoa 
handed  down, 

FeB(thIeTeB],apn)atitiite.  Amla- 


B  Ai«lo-Sazoa  fim   ct  >wi, 
mnd,  dirt.    Omipnra  wUh  the 


Farii  mad  and  pnetltota. 


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Fen — Fer^. 


357 


( Amotosnind  prOTtnidal  tag- 
lUh),  m  bof*  arcUmaMon  to  «x- 
pif  mmlng  or  prohlUtloii. 
"A»pad*,"(»"/ew  ball,"  keep 
■*mf  tba  bftU  i  from  En^ish 
"  foioe  o9,"  or  vtij  old  Bngliih, 
fmd,  mid  off.  BagUsli  Imtb 
iiMtbawoid  "telgD,"IdaoUne; 
mlw  "feign  U,"  leave  oS. 

Fenn  (tUeTee),  »  leoalnr  of 
•tolao  propeit; ;  elao  hia  boBM 
or  iliop.    Piobkbl;  from  "/mm 


U  Ibr  bariac  two  iBBa.—Hmbr:  Jtt- 
ttapJrtmJmO. 

Q.  Furkar,  in  hIa  "Tkriepttad 
Ctutraoten,"  nts;  "In  Fiold 
I«iie,  where  the  handkerohlefi 
ai«  outied,  tlien  an  »  Dumber 
of  ehop*  called  'Jtnet  ehope,' 
where  yon  bn  j  say  munbei." 

Paace-rldlnc  (Araerioao),  eaid  of 
thoao  who  w^t  to  Ma  which 
■ide  It  will  p^  them  to  indorse 
•lid  then  when  Tiotorj  or  mo- 
ooM  Menu  oeitaio,  to  throw  Id 
tlielr  lot  with  the  winning  aid& 


TU 


k  BO*  at  i3mi  rl^  niid 
t,  ud  Uiai  tan  b*  tio  JnKt-rUiif 
tbtrichtiQf  four  mmiacu  of  dkd  bit 


Peace,  rittinc  on  the.  Although 
witfaoat  donbt  American  In  its 
laUr  nngo,  the  Idea  conveyed 
ia"atoldaathehiIla."  Trench, 
In  his  "Bn^ith  Fart  and. Pra- 
■ent,"  p^e  300,  pdnta  ont  bow 
ringnlai  it  is  that  not  only  i* 
the  sama  idea  ambodled  in  the 


aata,  vli.,  "  sbaddllng  with  dis- 
torted less,"  bvt  that  It  should 
also  cany  with  it  almost  exactly 
the  aame  figmatlTa  meaning  a* 
the  classical  word.  "  To  sit  on 
the  fence,"  In  political  cant  par- 
laooe,  is  to  wsit  and  see  how 
thing*  go  before  oommitting 
oneself  to  definite  aotioB  or 
partisanship. 


Sometimes  the  phrase  Is  varied 
with  >'  littiiig  on  both  sidBa  of 
the  hedge."  The  expression  is 
of  Western  growth,  being  trace- 
able to  the  care  with  which  the 
■qnatter  fences  in  his  lot ;  it  alio 
being  a  point  of  vantage  at  the 
top  of  which,  at  the  oloee  of  the 
day's  work,  he  can  smoke  his 
pipe  and  snrrey  his  possession* 
while  thinking  out  bis  plans  for 
the  fatnre. 

Peace,  to  (thieves),  to  sdl  stolen 
proper^,  or  take  tt  to  a  re- 
odver's.    The  term  is  old. 
Ii'i  not  ibg  Cnt  ttOH  tbu  I  ban  .^wc' 


Fencing;  crib  (thierea),  a 
where  stolen  property  o 
disposed  oL 


Pers.  to  (Termont  tJnivenitj), 
old  Snglith/n^,  to  hasten,  pro- 


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Ferguson — Fttdt. 


OMd,  g(k  As  goiag  ont  of  > 
lage.  QfKtoMo 'KTfiktm.  Vben 
K  maa  !■  oooUng  down  tmn 


tie  !■  nld  toftrg, 

Feiynon  (oommoD),  genenHj 
heud  ez^Mted  »«,  "It'i  ill 
Teiy  well,  Mr.  Ftrgmon;  yon're 
TB17  good-iookliig,  but  jod  oui't 
come  in."  Said  to  be  addreiwd 
to  men  who  are  not  known  at- 
tttnptlng  to  obtain  adn^asioQ 
to  "close"  gambling  -  hooaei , 
or  othoT  baonta  of  diaalpatioo, 
where  cloee  watob  1*  kept  for 
fear  of  the  police.  There  ia  » 
■01^  which  has  this  aentenoe 
for  a  lefiain.  It  waa  vttij  00m- 
mon,  and  naed  with  many  »p- 
pUoatioiM  from  1845  to  iSscx 

Ferict  (thierw),  a  joung  tMef 
who  geta  into  a  cxtal  baige  and 
throws  coal  over  the  dde  to  hla 
coofederatea.  (Old),  a  tiadaa- 
man  who,  haTlng  aappljed  goods 
at  rmnona  prices  on  oiedlt,  ood- 
tinnally  dnna  his  c 
pajment. 

Perrkadotucr,  a  I 
blow,  agood  thrashing  (Hotton). 
KTJdently  doriTod  from  the  Ita- 
Uan/an  eadtn,  to  cause  to  fall, 
and  duM,  back. 

Fess,  to  (American  nnlTeraity),  to 
tail  in  reciting  the  lesson,  to- 
gether with  a  mote  appCAl  tot 
no  farther  qnestions  to  be  put. 
Tbe  milita^  oadete  at  West 
Point  also  nse  the  word  in  a 
similar  way.  Old  English  ft**, 
to  frighten,  make  afraid. 


FettA  (oommon),  a  soooeas:  to 
/«(«&,  to  pleaae^  to  aionie  liTaly 
Intareat,  excite  >dmiiBti<m. 

"  Yob  cxhbc  ^i  Io  lb*  vindov  Mid  H«Ch 
T«i  bat,  ud  ay,  *  Logiiv  ■!!  fa,  mj 
Lord;'  ttau   wOl  jfttot  ■o.'-^AM  a" 

(Theatrical),  is  said  of  a  pl^ 
or  entertaininent  whldi  Anda 
great  favour  with  the  pnbUe 


Fetch  a  tafixliv.  to  (thierea),  to 
be  aerring  cat  coe'a  anttenoe  at 
a  oonvlct  establishment. 

Hillhf rV  fw  iWftr  iUiit  ud  (nft  U  iki 


Qhiithun  an  SoiKUy  pm  foai  oddcb  gf 

PottLud  ii  Ih*  ntM  of  tb*  lot  Iv  IB  Joka 

Farjiitkiiif  a  Jvr^  dx"  k  DO  pbn 

—A  TIUI/-I  PrmlmcHm,  fwM  If 
tftrtliji!  /tUimttAtm  JaSt 


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Fetch— FitUkr's  g 


•od  Mid,  tat  anuiqde,  of  tlM 
bocUM  of  diownad  po^U. 

"  Bnlki  that  COH  am  tbi  &IU,  lb«T 
■anlr A<bI  1^  hm." 

■"IUbo  timj*  fitdt  ly  nooar  or 
kUr,  bntit'i  loaHtiwi  ■  nak  brfon  n 
■M  '««■"— J»/B«W  7^M  Amm. 

AIbo  to  iMtrnit  oiu'a  ctrength, 
to  TSOorar  from  some  IlliuM. 

P«tUB  (pqpnlu),  "in  good  /dcb," 
In  good  onl«i,  well  eqnipped. 
Alao  In  ft  good  *tat«  of  mind, 
jolly,  or  very  dnmk. 

P«Ter-time  (mnohester  OoQage), 
the  tlmB  when  ispemmin^ed 
oollege  prefect*  go  for  a  fort- 
night into  %  riok-nram  In  order 
to  "  mng,"  that  i*,  to  gire  them- 
•elree  np  to  bard  rtad  j. 

F«a  (Hairow),  the  tueelled  o»p 
worn  b7  memben  of  %  foothcll 
eleven.      A   member   of   th»t 

Flbbetw  (thlerea),  Ijing.  From 
"So." 

And  If  Toa  ooa*  taJUitr, 

—TUttMrfMim. 

Fatbinc  gloak  {old  oant),  a  pngi. 


Flbbine  matcli  (thi«T«e),  i 
figbt. 


FibUa(i(boxlng),  ttfH,  npt$t«A 
blow*,  delivered  *t  •  abort 
dictaaoe. 


HaniUlMiliu  m)r  Mdc,  ot  in  jUMvi 


Plb^  to  (old  oattt),  to  atrike,  beet. 
(BoKiiig),  to  d^rer  i^iid  blowe 
at  ft  eboft  dletanoe, 

Badicdl  aapl*t»lr  ia  tb*  duk 


Mn«  tnlMd.  jUi^  voffti,  fiddlKl, 
•Isfivl,  md  ochniH  UUnMad— Citfii- 
irrt  Bib:  Adnrntum  ^f  Mr.  Vtt^ma 


Fickle  Jolmiv  Craw  [Wect  In- 
dian), one  who  does  not  know 
hie  own  mind. 

FUdle  (Stook  Bxohaage)  a  stz- 
teeuth  part  of  £,\. 


(Thiereelpftwhlpi  (Popnlar), 
a  ihaiper ;  the  Scotch  fJdU, 
Uw  Itob;  a  Bixpence,  powiblj 
from  the  ezpreiilon  "fiddler's 
mone;,"  slxpeuoea.  (Tailon), 
ieoond  jiddU,    an    ' 


Fiddl»&ce  (popular),  a  wiiened 


FUdler  (pngiliBtio},  a  pngUiat  wbo 
depends  more  on  his  aotlvltjr 
than  apon  hi*  atmigth  oi  stay. 
(Popnlar).  a  ahaiper,  a  cheat,  a 
oareles*,  dilatory  person.  Also 
aslxpeooe  orfarthlng. 

Fiddler^  green  (nantloal],  a  aort 
of  •ennai  ElyiiQm,  where  sailors 
mre  represented  as  enjoying  for 
ft  "toll  dne"  those  amenities 
for    which    Vapping,    Cattle 


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FiOb—F^fa. 


nddle,  to  (tUnM).  to  guiUa  and 
oooMqaeatlr  to  olM»b  (Popv- 
Iv),  tog«t  ODe'a  UtIiv  bj  doing 
■maU  joba  in  the  itraeto.  To 
play  npoti,  to  takt  in. 

SlM'ididdkd  ■•.  ibi'i^dU  mi,  olgh 
—KiUm:  BmBmd. 

(Cdmnum],  to  take  UbortiM 
with  a  womBQ,  (AoMitoan),  to 
Intilgne,  or  Inttigne  ciaftilT. 


ndder  (tart),  tuw  wlu  baoka  tha 

"fleld"  (wUoh  tM)a(alMtaM 
bonek  AlBOa"la;«a'''ar"book 


YMtliaa  _.  

•Kuitritoad  hia  ia  ?uk  ItribcM  iCi^ 

ndd-kna  dwl:  (popnlat),  abakad 


(FngDlstio),  to  itdka. 

ndkm  bona  (tUerM),  tMsTM 
who  hare  no  apedtJitj,  who 
wlU  iteal  ai^thlng. 


low  London  tliMODghlan  lead- 
ing from  tho  foot  of  HoUmmd 
Ein  to  tho  pnrlian*  of  ClBricMt- 
waU(Hott«n>, 

Field,  to  (WInobMlw  OoUage).  to 
Jnmp  Into  tbo  water  baton  an- 
other goaa  In,  ao  aa  to  aal>l 
him.  (Tiiif),tobaaktha"lldd,'' 
which  Ma. 


Field  (eport),  the  mnun  In  any 
noe.  '  (Turf},  the  boraea  in  a 
nMM  >■  oppowd  to  the  tavonr- 
lt«.  To"DlM>pthe;Uii"Unld 
of  a  hone  that  ontatrip*  the 
reet,  literall;  "whipa"  them. 
7idt  To  Chop. 


To  ")•;  agalmct  the  jWi,"  ia 
to  back  one  horee  agalmA  all 
O0mer&    (Hnattng),  the  ridon. 

The  oij  of  the  "jbM  a  ponj," 
meana  that  the  lajer  \a  willing 
to  bet  eren  monfy  on  the  gona- 
nl  maaa  of  immen  against  an; 
one  oompatltor.     The  baokcn 


ndd,  to  lead  tbe  <i^),  to  aet  an 
example  which  ia  followed  by 
all  other*.  Krldeutlj  an  adap- 
tation of  the  qptntlng  [dmae. 

Fleiy  lot  (pc^nlar),  a  word  whiob 
doea  not  mean  In  onilnair  alai^ 
hot-tempered  ao  mnoh  aa  "tut" 
and  lolliokliig. 

Bstr  Ib'i  tad-tesvMnd,  thon^  bc't 
Bcta  ».fitry  Ui 

And  be'i  cool,  llioivb  wha  ba'i  ^nt- 
Inc  hd'i  %  bar  ibu  foaa  it  bat. 


Fi-Ia'(l(««I),   a   writ    of   jlcrf. 
S«iAa»,  i*.,  a  writ  iTing  for  him 


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FifoT' — FUe. 


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wbo  hM  raoovored  U  HUon  of 
debt  or  dauuigM,  to  Iatj  tha 
dobt  or  dauuigM  agalnit  whom 
thernooreiy  wm  had, 

Pifer  (taUon), »  mUtooat-maker. 

^g (oommon),  "tob«iQfBU>t!r," 
In  fall  diCM;  fgmtUo,  flgnred 
■Ilk,  the  fineet  and  most  expen- 
Mva  dren.  Old  Bngliah  from 
the  Italian  (Halllwell).  Dr. 
Brewer  eajs  thii  term  is  a  oor- 
nptlMi  of  the  Italian  Mjkee&t, 
In  gala  ooetome.  Hotten  thinka 
It  majbe  an  allnaioatothellg- 
leaf  of  oar  llist  parenta.  An- 
other bnt  moTe  probable  etymo- 
logy U  that  It  la  taken  from 
the  word  full  Jig.  (Sgnie)  in 
taehion  books. 

(Horeedealete),  to  Jig  m  bone 
ii  to  apply  ginger  to  a  horse  to 
make  him  appear  lively,  to  malce 
hlmoanyaflne  tail 


eoBld  A-U  *'•  «'4>U  £>  wlUtMi,.-r»* 


Fig  leaf  (oommon),  1 


(Fenolngl,  the  qtron  oi  _ 
pToteoting  the  lower  part  of 
the  abdomen  and  the  right 
thigh. 

incnre  dancer  (thleres),  one  who 
altan  the  nombon  or  flgmes  on 
bank-notes. 

ngBre-head  (nantioal),  the  tarn. 

Pigore  man  (studios),  the  pifai- 
olpal  figure  in  a  [dotiir&  In 
Frenob    artiste'    language.    Is 


FHaB   (Anglo-Indian),   fTp]*)n*fj 
by  qootaUon. 

He  u  wbiiioBt  of  IxJiii  yifVnMmn 


Figgtt  (thlerea),  wide  Taqqxk. 

ngbtbt;  tight  (American),  dmnk 
and    quarrelsome.     S^remely 

Id  Hvm  lubanlnied  iajt  ■  qnKUr  of 
a  dollAr  mdld  bor  VDOOffa  IDtlT  nuvli  to 
■Mkc  w  enUiiai?  Bu  j^iUay  <4iU,  but 
Mv  it  mold  tiik*  iba  luf*r  pan  of  a 


FUbett  (popular),  cracked  in  the 
fiitrt,  slightly  Insane. 

File  (thievea),  a  piokpookat;j(Uis 
a  very  old  English  term  of  con- 
tempt for  a  worthless,  disboneet 
person.  Probably  ' 
with  "  vile  ■' or  "deBle." 


Plg^  oae'a  wdg^  In  wlM  cats, 
to  (American),  to  be  foU  of 
oomage  and  "  go." 


"The  jCs  is  generally  aooom- 
panied   by   the   'Adam  tUer' 


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3«» 


Fd» — F^tgKTsu^u 


ToaH  fad  Vjm 


nnd  (Hbrow  School),  exiJrfr>ed 


mhki* 

It  U  thdi  bnitnaw  to  JtwUe  cr 

•nnp'  tb«  vlotim,  «4illa  tbs 

j0t  ploki  hii  pftiTfci4  ud  tim 

hiiiili  tlM  plmiidet  to  tb*  Afl*"ii 

wbo  iiMkM  oS  with  U"  (New 

ToA  BUng  DioUaaaiy). 
(COBunon),  K  duuiiiig  or  art-         ,_        .  .. 

MiMn.    AlMiIl«Btje(;U-«  bj  qnot*ti«i- 

amrd^  (»  dumb  jS«,  la  FrnLch  !>■  ■  '■'X'  hona*  ih«  ua  wll;  Ibar 

■ixtlt^n  jfiiiilr  (ft  R>n«w  tarn  ftigu^- 
bS  ■  ■•■■  of  tlw  orrsni'  a|i|iar  loT*  *bo 
taka  IK  ud  Ia«k&>t  in  gut  rf  tMi  ran 


Finder  (thiBTH),  A  tlilet ;  OM  wbo 
t  at  *  nwAet.  (Uni- 
veirity),  tom  oaed  at  CUna  ten 
a  mtiter  In  haJL 

Find-fiv  (pnUio  aoliook),  a  kind 
fUfmg  tfana  deainilbed. 


mHbnsh,  to  flatter,  praiae  Ironl- 
oally  (Hottett). 


nUr  (Lmdon),  a  ;roniig  glrL 

At  kM  I'm  iK  ft  link  jfJ^  of  Hj  s 


(IltleTN),  a  danghter.    Foa-  Fine  (ahopkeepcn),  ontting  tt^lM, 

ribl7  tram  the  Itallmn  $^m,  at  obsatliig  in  vadoiia  w^a,  adnl' 

the   Fienoh  jCI*.     Alio   need  terating  aitlolea  of  food. 
geneiaUr  for  a  Tonng  woman ; 

in  thia  MUM  probably  deriTOd  Fine-dfKwtiiK    (tailcnX    aooom- 

trom  the  name   for  a  70Bng  pllabing  an  object  without  betng 


FimWfi  fimliln  (oomm^  a  lame      Pingwpoat  (old),  i 
exoue ;  from  to  fimble,  to  fomble, 
and  to  (amble,  to  atDtter ;  both      Fingvnoiidi  (thlerea),  obtained 


,  Google 


Finjy — Firfy. 


363 


■f  m  TJckpeckM.— /ftnitv .-  Jthiittfitm 
JmiL 

AlMkmldwIf& 

I^i^  {Wliichest«r  College),  wid 
when  an  nnpleaBant  or  nuko- 
ceptable  task  had  to  be  done  by 
a  nomber  ot  boja.  He  who 
mid  the  word  ImI  of  all  had  to 
doit 

BtiH  £iiniip,  fitififtf  (tbleres),  a 
fite-pottnd  note.  Oennan-Jew- 
ich,  pmuf.  It  la  a  proDim- 
dation  of  /I1V  peculiar  to  Yld- 


Pinnicl^  (ooDUDon),  from  "  flnnl- 
Un  "  ("  fine  "  with  a  dinunative 
tumlnatlon),  idlj  bna;. 

Wa  don't  wiut  to  fCI  inta  inEaiudoul 
InaUa,  bol  vc  nuu  lajF  thu  UuicD  u 
tEidi^  K  uifla  Jdvatjh—BirJ  4  Frwf 
Am. 

inmiiip  ready  (sporting),  a  Are- 
pound  note. 

Mr  ««»  Tor  pIkIdk  the  old  'qd  llun 
it  oo  fcccooat  of  hii  having  touched  « 
JiwHtf  nrndy—J^Ax  ij  K  good  old  iportini 
mm  and  1  Bkpect  tko  nt»  fir«  poaodi 
wni  Joat  Bop  Ud  ItHiaf  huBic,  «i  lUhct 
giOias  out.— Arrf  *'  Praitmt. 

Pipomj  (thieree),  a  olasp  knifa. 
The  term  ii  in  oommon  nae  in 
Anatialia,  whn«  it  wai  intio- 
dnoed  br  the  conTlats. 


Plie  and  U^  {nantloal},  niok- 
name  of  the  maatet-at-anu 
(SmTth). 

Fit«  ■  aliis:,  to  (old),  to  drink  a 
dnun  ot  spiiita. 

Fired  (Amerioan),  aireated,  taken 

up,  tlUIlAd  odL 


Cn^ .-  PUUJt^kU  Prta. 


Fire  eater  (printers),  a  t«nn  for 
quick  oompotltors.  Savage,  In 
his  "Dlotionarj  of  the  Ait  of 
Mnting,"  1841,  glvet  thla  t«nn. 
(Tailors),  one  who  doesagreat 
amount  ot  work  in  a  vary  short 

Flre-eacape  (popular),  a  olergr- 


Fire  piimera  (thieves),  thieves 
who  take  advantage  of  a  fire,  or 
in  the  orowd,  to  plunder  or  [dck 


Fife  (thieve*),  danger. 


Fire  tpenlela  (military),  soldiers 
who  sit  ronnd  and  cloae  np  to 
the  barraok-room  fire.  They  are 
supposed  to  be  guarding  it  like 
laitlifnl  dogs  or  spaniels. 

Fire-woifcs  (tailors),  a  great  di*- 
turbanoet  a  state  of  intense  «x> 
dtement. 

Flr^  toodle  (popular),  to  onddle 
or  fondle ;  to  f/rK  m  the  con- 


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Firmed — Five. 


Xnrj,  niMU  to  b«kt,  to  ohu- 
tiM.  In  the  nine  waj  tbe 
Fnnoh  cBMHcr,  Utonllf  to 
cuus,  maun  mlK  to  b«ftt. 

Finned  (thmtrie*!),  weU  firwitd, 
perfeot  In  tho  "bndntu"  aod 

^nt-dop  (Americwi),  uceUent, 
flnt-nto.  In  "Sun  Slick  In 
EngUnd,"  It  It  thm  ezplAfned : 
"  Thia  phrase  U  med  all  through 
the  Dnlted  Statei  m  %  (jnonjm 
tor  flnt-iKte."  Tho  word  etup 
If  Ghineas  for  qnalitj.  Helooka 
Ilka  •  frttrtkop  artiola.  Ftib 
Chop. 


IHnt  flight  (spcnrting),  tlia  Bnt 
panona  at  the  finiah  In  any  kind 
of  lace^  In  a  foz-hnnt. 

Fint     nifhten      (jonrnaliatic), 

mn^cal  or  dramatlo  oritioa  who 

natonlly  attend  on  flrst  nights. 

The  productioD  of  AnIOD  Rubauuin'i 

'*  Dvoun  "  in  the  thuminc  Ruiud  diakct 

U  tl»  oddlT-uiiiKl  Jodnll  Thtun,  hu, 

■o  br,  baan  llw  cnlr  sppoituDilT  lor  ^n 


Hore  generallj  people  who 
make  a  point  of  attending  tbe 
fliflt  peTtormance  of  plaji. 


FInt  n!|^  irrec^en  (theatrloal), 
men  who  attempt  to  hlu  down 
a  play  on  Snt  perf  orm»noe. 

Flnt  n^  (American},  at  the  be- 
ginning. 


Vu  CNt.  Toa  CDold  mutjbtlm^ 
m  (rii  in  DuDOch,  ud  ■■  fbQ  of  ^t 
■1  ■  (u*  iDOMtT.— Zl(  GtUm  »»Urr- 


Fiih  (conuncxi),  apenon ;  aaed  In 
Noh  phmaea  aa  an  odd,  ft  qneer. 
prime,  tbj,  looaejbA,  fto.  (Nan- 
tfcil},  a  aealjJUk, »  rough,  blnnt. 
BpokenaMmaa.  (TailoTa),  piece* 
cut  oat  of  garments  to  mak* 
them  fit  oloae. 

Fish  mnrittt  (gaming),  the  loweat 
hole  at  bagatelle.  Alio  known 
aa  "Simon." 

Fiih,  to  (oommon),  to  flodeanttr 
to  obtain  fannr,  to  Ingnttate 
onea^,  to  0DI17  faTOnr.  He 
wlio  doea  it  la  a  "flshet,"  a 
TCC7  o^fobriona  epithet 

Fiahj  (oommon),    doubtful,   ma. 
^dou.    Implying    di 
ai  In  ajMjr  affair  or  " 


Fiit   (tafiora),   a  "good  Jbt,"  » 
olererworkiaan.     (Fiinten),  an 

Flit  up,  pot  yoor  (tiJIcnk  M- 
knowledge  your  erTor. 

Fitter  (thievee),  a  lockimitb  who 
makes  boiglan'  keji. 

Flttioff   np    n   ahow   (rtndloa), 
amaglng  an  ait  exhibition. 

Fit   np  (theatrioal},  a   conoern, 
amall  Dompany. 

Five  fingen  (cards),  the  Ove  of 
tmmpa  at  the  game  of  '*  don." 


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Firer  (oommon),  k  flT»-poiind 

liaaj  B  birmlai  .^fBvr  hi 


FIth  (popular),  the  Oct.    Termed 

alM  "  boDoh  otjtva." 
Whmbr  ultho'  u  t»  IbCT  >>■*■  not 

Or,  ncootdiDi  u  the  biUin  B,  to  iti^ 

Tllb  IhairkprrH, 
I'm  bdund  Ihartll  fcn  ■chda  milliog  t*1 


(Low), »  flght. 

Yon  an  nnUd  u  ih*  conwr  Ibr  ■y&B 
.  .  .  ltM7  Rnick  Cok  .  .  .  uid  b*  wu 

FixlnKa  (populv),  honM  lorai- 
tnre.  (Amedcaa,  SoKtlab,  and 
AmtrkUBn],  pai^haniAllk,  kit, 
the  Adjuikotfl  to  ftDj  diflb.  (Biuh- 
men),  rtrong  liqaor. 

Fbda  to  «ai  (Amerloui),  %  Vlr- 
glnUDegroexpraoiloii.  0«ttiDg 
readj  for  meala. 

Fix  tiw   balloUbox,    to   (Ame- 
rican), to  tamper  vith  the  re- 
■I  of  an  election. 


1uw&.  365 

(Amerioau),  applied  looeelj 
and  alaogilj  to  a  great  namber 
of  words  Indioatii^  different 
Undt  o(  mmiTiBl  action,  moh  aa 
to  repair,  arrange,  put  in  wder, 
execnte  in  a  eatlataotory  manner. 
to  000k,  write,  ot  do  anfthli^ 
whatever. 

Fix  tqi,  to  (American  and  Ant- 
tnllan),  to  settle,  arrange. 

Uter  in  tht  eralot  Cogu  biU  wiiBM 
ihu  (Ihr  wu  »  D»d  of  hii  inDc,  u  tha 
tf.—DMiIy  Initr 


(Popular),   lemonade,  ginger 


Fixzer  (tbeatrioal),  a  first-rate 
part ;  "  a  regnlar  jfaur  "  la  a 
part  toll  of  Ufe  and  eSerrei- 


Fix,  to  (old  obit),  to  pat  peo|de 
tn  the  handa  of  Juttioe,  to  appre- 


i)>  flrst-rate,  al- 
luding to  the  eSerreaoenoa  ot 
champagne. 

Fiszle  (Ameriean),  taUiiTe.    From 
the  old  Engliah  ftdc,  a  flath,  a 
hissing  n<dM,   aa  of   anTthlng 
which  has  expired  In  a  Sash. 
PlBUrch  uyi  thu  DenuBhonM  Bula  ■ 

^aaiBrJh*U  of  hii  Snt  1imtiik.—Amirt. 

am  HumnrlU. 


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FamU — Flatuub, 


ia  to  ntterl;  tall,  bnt  a  imo 
jUm  vben  he  maiugM  to  get 
tlmni{ji  Mawhow. 

Fifdt,  to  Hm  with  nodeat 
loloctuiM,  to  hemUta  often, 
to  deoUua  flutllj.  Omeially 
to  misimdentuid  the  qaevtion 
(Tito  mwiy  MigMJM). 

AiImV  has  alao  beoi  defined 
M  k  aomewhat  free  traulatlon 
oi  an  fnbioate  notenoe,  or 
proring  a  propoaitloti  fmn  a 

Flabberdogax  (theatrical),  any 
words  not  in  the  part  MJd  bj 
an  aotot  whoM  memoij  faila 
him.     Alao  Impccfeot  delivet? 

FlabberiiMt,  to  (conunoii),  to 
attonnd,  conf  onnd.  From  gatt, 
old  SnglUh,  to  frighten,  and 


Flag;  (popnlai),  an  i^toii. 


Persona  who  weartbdt  apiona 
when  not  at  work  aia  termed 
"jbj-fiaahen." 

PlaS^-abont,  a  low  itnunpet  (New 
York  Slaog  Dlotlonaiy).  [Fro- 
TfaioUl),  "flaok"  or  "Baoket," 
to  flap  abont 


FtaC  Syinc  (tallwa}  la  naed  In 
Tefatenoe  to  a  bill  poated  ap 
whan  haoda  are  Mqidied. 

Fla^p  (old  oaot),  a  gMa^  oc 
tonrpenoe. 

"Whj,  luit  tbaiiui7lawreinilijbaiifa 
tabooHT"    " Bu  kjC^Bfi, > urn,  avl  K 

Ftav  of  deSaace  b  oat,  tite 
(nantloal),  a  term  in  nae  amoDgat 
aaOon  to  Impdy  that  a  man  ia 
drank,  the  allnaioD  bedng  to  hia 
red,  bloated  taoe^  and  tba  png- 
na«itj  dae  to  being  wall  jnimed 
with  drink. 

Flags  <piq)nlsT),  clothea  diTingin 
the  open  air  and  fifing  in  the 
wind. 

Ftag  np  (popnlai).  "  The  jiag'a 
up  "  refeis  to  meuaea,  vaiied  to 
"  I've  got  my  grandmotheT," 
"  my  frienda." 

FliV-«n«xil>S  (military),  fiag- 
f^gnaHing,  or  aignal  djilL 

Flam  (oommon),  obaolete  Eng- 
Uah,  but  now  oaed  in  a  alangy 
sense;  a  lie,  hnmbng,  flattar* 
lngU& 

.  .  .  Wha  ^th 

H«  grwnly  oa  tlH  public  A 

—K^rltfKtditfr:  Wtrkt. 
I  ilawlr  iiKlt-*Ma  iok-i JItm. 
On  mrid  (Uri  lik*  IhtH. 

[Amerloan  Dnlrenity),  to 
foML,  to  be  partial  to  the  aociety 
otladiea. 

Flanoela  (Harrow),  to  get  one'a 
JtimneU  la  to  obtain  promotivai 


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Flannels — Flask. 


3«7 


to  tlta  Bohool,  oricket,  or  foot- 
ball deren.  (Rugby),  At  Bogby 
whan  tha  loluxil  played  football 
In  wblts  dnoki,  the  probation 
"o»p«"  were  allowed  to  wear 
jtaiMd*.  At  prMent,  tboogh  the 
whole  lobool  wear  famnd*.  the 
name  retaiiu  ita  old  algniflcation 
(Oni  Pnblio  School!).  The  tana 
bM  now  baoome  general. 


tip  tba  tttadi,  down  with  the 
dnst,  (how  tlM  needfid,  aptnt 
the  rhino,  fork,  fork  out,  shell 

Fl^i,  to  (thIavM),  to  rob,  to 
■windle;  "to  Jlap  a  jay,"  to 
■wlndleagree^ioni.   Ttorajtap, 


Ftapdoodfe  (Aineiioan),nonMnae, 
an  Sngliah  weat  oonntry  ax* 
praaicKi  meaning  nonriahmant 
for  foolB,  aa  In  qnotatleo. 


■boU  ii,  uhI  get  pat  tbimch  ■ 

feob'  din.  .  .  .  Fi^Jmtti  Ibtr  oil  it, 

whu  (bob  *»  fed  <n.—T.  Hti^ui .-  Ttm 


Fl^idoodlera  (jonmaliftlo),  char- 
latan namby'pambj  political 
■ptaken, 

Fla^nien  (priion},  tbe  fint  and 
second  claaa  of  men  in  coDTiet 
prieoni,  who  are  allowed  for 
good  bebaTioQi  a  pint  of  tea  at 
night  instead  of  gmeL 

Fl^iper  (popular),  band ;  Jlappcr- 
ahakdng,  liaad-abaking. 

Wondtrinf  whctlwr  ,  .  ,  Hud  if  the 
joinbg  pAlmi  la  ■  eiim  wu  tha  ctu- 
taamrf  ,^^ffrrtia3daa   befim   "toeini 


Flap  Qw  dlmmock,  to  (popnlai), 
topaj.    Tenned  also  "  to  tonch 


FUre  np  (common),  a  jollification, 
anorgie. 

Flash,  a  reoognised  word  for 
alang,  cant,  thieres'  lingo.  Also 
old  for  ahowj  bnt  wunbetan- 
tial  and  vulgar,  gandj  bat 
tastelesB.  The  term  explains 
itaeU  aa  i^iplyliig  to  anythiiig 
that  gUtten,  that  "Oasbes." 
Also  (pDrloiia,  as  a  jhtk  note, 
a  forged  bank-note.  Thieres 
hare  appropriated  it  and  ap- 
plied It  to  themselTea  or  their 
avooations.  In  a  sense  of  oom- 
mendatioD,  with  variona  ilgnifi- 
oations^  snob  aa  good,  knowing, 
dashing,  jUuk  toggery,  elegant 

Soon  then  I  mounlcil  in  Swell  Stmt  Rish, 
And  qioited  ajJUMal  loggcrr. 

—A  outBtHk :  XtttmrtJ. 

Flatk    mac      Vide    Flash- 
MAK.  Aj(ii4imollisher,athiefa 


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fftTOQilte  miftnn.    "To  patter 
faA,"  to  talk  In  tUcms*  lingo. 


(Oommon),  a  jUfft  girl,  a 
woman  abont  towi^  a  ahowj 
pcofUtnte. 

In  Anatralia/oA  ia  wed  with 
the  wnae  of  oonodtad,  <nin- 
gloiioiu,  dandified,  foolhard;, 
nraggeilng.  AnatnUaaH  would 
call  a  nan;C(uA  who  began  alog- 
ging  at  good  bowling  direotl; 
ha  went  in  to  hat,  oi  took  np 
a  ptdeoDona  make  bj  the  tall 
to  knook  ita  head  againat  the 
wall,  to. 

Flaah  core  [popniar  and  thlersa), 
a  thiel^  ihaiper. 


Flaaberj  (thierea),  ele^ianoe, 
boaating  talk,  gieat  showing  off. 

Flash  geoti7  (thieves),  the  higher 
olau  of  thierea. 

Oh,  if  mj  hmdi  adben  lo  cuh, 
Uj  gform  u  Icul  uc  chu, 

And  nnlj  tun  IbttvaA^jCul 
In  qmccr  dothei  bnq  ttcv. 

—LfUm:  PmmlCllftfiL 

Flaah  honae,  ken,  pannj, 
(thieves),  a  pUoe  frequented 
bj  thieVei;  thiert^.boardlng- 
bonaek    Also  a  biotheL 

Plaah  jls  (oorten),  a  favourite 
dance  at  a  twopenny  bop. 

Flaahlj  (thlevea),  elegantlj. 

Your  fi>cl>  t^  mxMJIaMf  ti«.-TX( 


1  (thierea),  a  thlet  Alao 
a  froatitate's  bnllr,  thna  da- 
Boilbed  bj  a.  Parker  In  bia 
"  Variegated  Chaiaoten :  "— 
"  A  jfaaHsMii  U  a  fellow  that 
Uvea  upon  the  haoknsTed  pfosU* 
tntioo  ot  an  onf oitanate  woman 
of  the  town ;  few  of  them  bnt 
what  keeps  a  jbit&suit,  and 
some  of  these  despicable  fellows, 
when  their  woman  haa  picked 
op  a  oonntrjr  gentleman,  or  a 
dmnken  pereon,  will  bounce 
Into  the  room  and  pretend  thtrj 
have  smprised  joq  with  their 
wUs,  and  will  beat  jon,  cc 
threaten  to  faiiog  an  aotion 
againat  701L  Thus  Intimliiatfril 
thaj  extort  your  pnise  from  700, 
or  rob  yon  ot  yonr  watch," 

Flash  of  UghtniDK  (tUerea),  a 
glaaaof  gin. 

Pmrttr:  Vmri^aUdChnmcUtt. 

Fladi,  to  (popolai  *nd  tUevw), 
to  show;  "jbuh7onrdibai"ahow 
jonr  money. 

Cocdm  fxaattJlMi  b;  niflit  tbc  coetm 
ID  the  booniv  k«iiK> — DiteMH£$  Amfikwr : 
Tit  Vu^imr  T*mtM. 

"  To  JtaA  one'a  ivories,"  to 
laagh.  (Thlevea),  "  lo  Jlaik  tbo 
haafa,"  to  vomit.  (Common), 
"lo  JUuh  the  dickj,"  to  show 
the  shltt  front. 

Ftaahj  blade  (old  cant),  a  fdlow 
who  dtesaes  smart  (Gv  Fukar). 

Flat  (general),  an  Ineipertanoed, 
easily  Imposed  on  person. 


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Flat — Flats-yad. 


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To  M*k  ndi  an  uyhuB  u  ihu. 

(81karp«n),jlal-omtohiDg,  swln- 
dlhig  drnple-minded  peopls  or 
oonnttTmen,  KenenUj  bj  mMiu 
of  the  oonfiduioe  trick,  or  mdm 
BDoh  ptimitiTe  "  dodge." 


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•a^Ltmdt*. 


Flat-footed  (Ameriaan).   Thant* 
%  Terj  liit«a«iUiig  and  acoDiKte 


daaeriptioii  of  fat-fmui,  tj  B. 
A.  ProotoT,  in  hia  "Amcrioui- 
lama,"  pnbUdtad  In  JTmnalw^ 


Fmch  * 

Iht  tr«di  nuj  ba  in  tbdi  pcuurj  nu 
iaf.   A  VteuchfitJ-flmt  u  ■  CDOtcmpinita 
fdlsw :  bni  MI  hnt^aa^ai'/itl  b  ■  nu 
rbo  RiiDdi  finnlT  tor  hu  p«ty-  ^  ■ 


in 


.Whs 
tk*  lud 


(Proatitatat),  picking   np   a 
Jtat,  finding  a  dlent. 


.  IhcA] 


lU  thin 


Flat-catcher  (priaon),  one  who 
ndndlaa  foolish  or  oon&ding 
persona  bj  aelllng  painted  apar- 
rom,  pretending  to  have  picked 
up  a  TAloable  ring,  the  oon- 
fldence  trick,  Ao. 


FUtch<enore   (coatomongen' 
back  dang),  baU-a-orown. 

"Whj,  I'Te  cleared  ajto«A- 
atare  a'leadj,  bat  kool  eallop 
(look  at  the  police),  Dammn* 
(beolT)." 

Flat-feet  (popular),  a  foot-aoldier ; 
applied  genetall;  to  the  Foot- 

Flat-Bih  (popular),  a  dnll,  atntid 


■he  tMfntiiciBjtMl-/tQltiL' 

It  m»7  be  observed  that /of. 
In  the  Knses  of  downright,  reto- 
late,  flrm,  plain,  direct,  ttniight- 
(orwaid,  or  simple,  is  Dutch,  and 
that  plott  Daiiiek  means  "  plain 
Dutch  "  (Sewell).  Plat  afdaatt, 
oc  jiat  afuggen,  ia  to  give  a  Oat 
refusal,  or  to  refnae  "right  np 
and  down."  But  the  conneo- 
tioD  between  setting  the  foot 
down  flrmlj  or  flat,  and  a  deter- 
minate resolntion,  maj  probably 
be  f  onnd  In  most  langnagea. 


Flat-more  (thleres),  the  action  of 
a  fool,  dupe.  Any  attempt  that 
miscairiai,  or  any  act  of  folly  or 


FUta-yad    (tallon),   back   slang 
naad  by  stock  ontters,  a  day's 
enjcTmeut  or  JcdlUoatton. 
3  A 


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Flal~  FlimmiHg. 


Flat  tute  (t^lon), 
ent  jndgnenL 

Flatten  ont,  to  (Americaii],  "I 
jUUlmtd  hiiQ  out,"  i.t.,  I  had  tha 
best  of  him,  of  tha  &^ament. 

{Jtikm).j(attvud<Mit,  withoat 
reaoDioea  of  tui;  kind,  beaten. 

Flatter  trap  (thleres),  the  month ; 
called  by  Fieooh  rogoee  la  <mt%- 


Flattr  (popnUr],  a  rariaiit 
"  flat,"  a  greenhorn,  •  fooL 

Flattj-ken  (thlerea),  a  pebllo- 
honee  the  landloid  of  which 
Is  ignorant  at  the  piaotices  of 
the  thieree  and  tramp*  who  fie- 
qnent  it  (Hotteu). 

Flax,  to  (Amerioao),  to  beat, 
pnnieb,  to  "give  it "  to  any  one 
severely  in  any  way.  "  Fin  It 
into  him,"  let  him  have  it  hot. 
"Flaoka,"  blows  or  strokes 
(Keet). 

Flaj-bottomiat  (oommou),  a 
BchDolmaater,  so  called  from 
his  occasional  office  of  bircher 
to  nnmly  or  disobedient  pnpils. 

Flea-bac  (prize-flghtera),  a  bed. 
Id  Frenah  slang,  pueier,  {.«.,  a 
receptacle  for  fleas, 

Flemiab  acconnt  {Dantloal),  a 
complicated  and  nnaatisfactoiy 
aoooont,  one  in  which  thoe  Is 

adeflcit. 

Fleth  and  blood,  brandy  and  port 
in  eqnal  qeantitieB  (Hotten). 


very  indilter-      Fleab-baf;  (common),  a  ahlrt. 


Fleal^  (Wincherter),  a  thick  ent 
ont  of  the  middle  of  a  shonlder 
of  matton. 

Fletches  (prison),  sporioos  ocdns. 

Flicker  (thieves],  a  glass;  to 
jfiotir,  to  dtlnk ;  from  fiiAtt,  a 
flask,  a  very  old  wtnd. 

Flick,  to  (thleres).  to  beat,  to 
cut;  "fink  the  panam,"  cat 
the  bread.  (Pcpniar),  old  ptk, 
old  feUow. 

Filet  (trading),  perhajM  the  latest 
slang  word  intiodnced  to  signify 


(Popular),  trickery,  lu 
no  fiit*,  withont  hnmbog,  eeri* 
onslj.  "  In  this  sense."  says 
Hotten,  "$ia  Is  a  softening  of 

"lies." 

Tbu'i  pot,  dcv  old  p*],  uid  oaJIUt. 

(Printers),  an  ancient  name 
for  the  [vinten'  derila,  from  an 
old  cant  term  for  spirits  atten- 
dant on  magiolans,  more  par- 
ticnlarly  applied  to  the  boye 
who  lifted  the  nawsps^ere  from 
the  press. 


theni  dcvili,  And  HHiKtuiHi  wmy 
ittici  Jlin.—Aaidimj  tf  A 


_  J  (Ame- 

rioao thieves'  flash  or  slang), 
"ringing     the 


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Ftmmirtg- — FUp-flap. 


be  paitl;  deiiTed  f lom  "  BimiT," 
ft  buik-bill.  Mid  "flam,"  to 
cheat.  But  "  Biiii>Bam,"  (or  a 
Bhinj,  deceptive  cheat  or  trifle, 
is  an  old  ezpresnon. 

FUtnp,  to  (tfaieres),  tohostle  and 
rob.  Also  refers  to  highway 
robbery,  "  to  pnt  on  thejCimjj." 
/'ii'iH^'iV>">1'u"lo''>>»ft«bicb  I  have 

IKVCT  pnctiMdi  Hud  corucqueplLr  of  vhich 

1  know  Dothina.^/^-  Kinfilry;  RavtHt- 

Am. 

Al<o  to  atcAl  by  wrenohlng  oS. 

H«  loU  ■■«  H  Bai  ioAJIimful  ■  TU^, 
mud  plDdHd  K  •wtU  sf  «  fawner.  — f>ii- 
CM{(  At^Utut:  Tlu  yulfmr  Tttv^ 

FUmsf  (jonmaUrtlo),  paragraphs, 
Items  o(  nein.  comments ;  fTom 
tbe  name  of  their  prepBred 
copying-paper,  used  by  news- 
paper reporters  for  prodnoing 
several  copies  at  once. 


cSuUb.    Occuoiullj  tb<  miiului  mn 
taqn  in  Iba  eitnnM.— .InW^  Tim 

(Thieves),  bank  note*. 


BbI  lb*  ri(ht  nn  oljtimif,  all  liciwd 
byHoataack. 

—/•^rltbh  i-Vmb. 

The  term  Is  now  in  common 


FUoc  (common],  pn^erly  a  kind 
o(  dsjice.    "To  have  bis /hi;," 
to  lead  a  merry  life. 
Id  Loadoii  he hai  Kttlcd  down; 
He  mcaDi  to  tuva  hu^^qf  in  tatm, 
A  Ikde  kiag  vilhoul  a  cmwD. 

Wba  findi  the  monejtr 
•-Daiaut :  Tlu  Cmt  Mfiltrj. 

In  the  above  the  reference  Is 
to  Qensral  Bonlanger. 

Flint  (workmen),  an  operative  who 
works  for  a  "  society  "  master, 
Le.,  tor  full  wages.  In  the  early 
part  or  middle  (1836-7,  C.W.S.) 
of  the  present  century,  a  strike 
for  higher  wages  took  place  in 
London.  The  men  who  "held 
oot"  were  known  as  "flints," 
while  those  who  snoonmbed  re- 
ceived tbe  opprobriooB  name  of 
"dungs."  Both  these  names 
are  nsed  in  Foote'e  play,  The 
ration. 

Flint  into,  to  (American),  varied 
to  pour  in.  Are  away,  tumble  on 
to,  pitch  into.  There  may  be 
possibly  fifty  snob  words  more 
01  less  in  ns«^  meaning  to  go  at 
something,  to  begin  to  act,  to 
tackle  anything. 


"WeU,  I  ihall  ban  a  Gvb  oa  Whita 
Wingi,  ud  cfaau  It,"  aod  the  Camtfoa- 
dni  pal  dowa  hii  Jtnmj,  and  emrbgdjr 
jttni.—S/*nime  I  ima. 

(Printers),  an  ezpreoilon  nsed 
for  telegraiA  forms,  or  anythli^ 
written  on  thin  paper. 


Flip-flap  (popnlar),  a  peculiar 
rollicking  dance  indulged  In  by 
oostermongera  when  merry  or 
excited.  Also  a  kind  of  somer- 
sault in  which  the  performer 
throws  himself  on  bis  hands 
and  feet  altemataly  (Hotten). 
(Nantioal),  tfaeaim. 


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Flipper — FloaHng. 


Flipper  (commoii),  hand,  origin- 
all;  »  Mllor'a  expraerioa  ;  "  tip 
me  joai  Jlipper,"  shftke  hands. 

TIh  iMlier»  A  lukr,  had  ODft  voodm  pla, 
H«  knkfed  mounifuL  mt  Ned,  Ibcq  Hid, 
■"ripui>«.r>fi»(T-.- 

Flippen,  fliqipen,  Teiy  joimg 
girls  ti»ia«d  to  rloa,  genenlly 
for  Uie  amiueiDent  of  elderlf 
men;  foppert  Is  »  proTinoitdiam 
foi  foang  birds  begliuiing  to 
spread  theii  wings, 

FUrtina  cop-all  (popnlar),  a  girl 
genoallT,  or  ons  too  fond  of 
men.  "Ct^"  bMtliasignlfic*- 
tlon  of  ostch. 

Floater  (WIiit«oi)apel),  a  smaU 
saet  diUDfdiiig  pnt  ioto  sonp 
(Hotten). 

Floaters.    The  OonAiU  M«fatmt 

glvoB  the  following  ezplan»- 
tion  :  — "  An  Intorettlng,  bat 
one  would  hope  decsjing,  olssi 
of  voters  ara  the  Jhaleri,  the 
eleotor*  whose  snSnges  are  to 
be  obtained  for  a  peconiar;  oon- 
ddentlon.  There  ia  a  story 
told  of  a  candidate  in  sn  Ameri- 
can towDsMp  who  asked  one  of 
the  local  party  msnagers  how 
manj  Totws  there  were.  ■  Foni 
hundred,'  was  the  replj.  '  And 
how  manj  JUatert  t '  '  Fonr 
hnndred  I '  Bomewhat  aUn  to 
the  JUattrt  are  tbose  wbo  sit 
'  on  the  fence  '.—men  with  im- 
partial minds,  who  wsit  to  see, 
aa  anotbei  petty  phiaae  baa  it, 
'  how  the  cat  will  jnmp,'  and 
whose  ooDTiotions  at  last  geno- 


lally  bring  them  down  on  that 
side  of  the  fence  where  are  to 
be  foond  the  biggest  battalioma 
and  the  longest  pnrsea.  These 
JIaUtri  and  men  '  on  the  fence ' 
nsed  in  the  olden  times  to  be  tb« 
devoted  adherenti  of  the  '  man 
In  the  moon.'  When  an  elec- 
tion waa  near  at  hand  It  was 
noised  abroad  throngbont  the 
coikstitneocy  that  the  '  man  in 
the  moon'  had  arrived,  and 
from  the  time  of  that  augnsfe 
viaitor'i  myiterioos  arrival  many 
of  the  free  and  independeot 
eleotora  dated  tbdr  pOMesstwi 
of  those  politloal  ptlnciideB 
whloh  they  manfnlly  supported 
I7  their  votes  at  the  poll.  Of 
coQise  no  candidate  bribed — 
Each  a  thing  was  not  to  be 
thought  of ;  bnt  still  the  money 
was  oireolating,  and  votes  were 
bought,  and  a«  it  was  necwaaiy 
to  Bx  the  respondbtUty  npon 
some  one,  the  whole  bmlnesa 
was  attributed  to  the  action  of 
the  'man  in  the  moon.' " 

Floattnc  academj  (old  eant),  the 
hulk*  ;  "  Duncan  Campbell's 
Jhating  atadtny,"  the  bulks  at 
Woolwich. 

Uy  HD  ii  bobbted  opoB  lb*  kf  fcr 
thne  ttmn  so  beard  Dtnaii  Ctmtttlfi 
Jbalmg  fdtmj  fgr  uiiiiiac  ■  eUok.— 
G.J'Mr*tr:  VariitmbdCiiwiKUn. 

FkMtinff  Utterlea  (solcUen),  Uts 
of  br««d  broken  up  and  pat  tn 
the  evening  tea.  Whanaoldleia 
are  under  stoppages  or  other- 
wiae  impeconlouB  and  unable 
to  buy  herrings,  bacon,  aau- 


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Floating — Flop, 


ages,  and  other  MT01U7  Mtiolea 
loT  tbe  Its  meal,  tbej  are  com- 
piled to  do  with  floating  bat- 
teries.   See  Slinoxbs. 

Floating  hell  (old  alang).  The 
balks  ware  ao  called  bf  those 
who  bronght  thenualTes  within 
the  olntches  ol  the  law. 

FhMk  of  aheep  (domino  ph^en), 
the  tow  of  dominoes  before  a 
plajer  (Banmaim). 

Flogxer  (comfflon],  a  whip. 


Floored  (ftiidiaa).  Is  a^d  of  a, 
pjotnre  hutg  on  the  lowect  row 
*t  the  ExhiUtioa  of  the  BoTal 


on  the  oontrary  masters  70a, 
(SUtUea),  a  stroke  that  brings 
all  thepina  down. 

Floor,  to.  This  word  is  recog- 
nised in  the  sense  of  to  strike 
down,  hence  to  put  to  silenoe 
bj  some  deoisive  argnmedt  or 
retort:  giTon  by  Wright  aa  col- 
lege cant,  with  the  sense  of  "  to 
throw  on  the  floor  as  done  with ; 
henoetoflnishwitti."  Gathered 
from  the  qootatioQ — 


tb*  Ii(>il  vid  alcsul 
/btf"  of  tha  pml  imj,  it  u  m  bui7, 


Floff^off  (popnlar),  ■  man  who 
1*  carefol  and  penmioos  ia  said 
to  hejloggmff,  or  saring  his  ooln. 


Floorer  (pogiUatlo),  a  knook-down 
blow.  [Common],  anexpected 
news  of  an  nnplBasaat  natare ; 
a  deoislTa  argument  or  retort ; 
m  qoestton  which  ntteri;  emb«r- 


In  the  above  the  tme  aense  la, 
"I  have  mastered,"  Ac  Dr. 
Brewer  sayg ;  "Thus  we  tay  at 
the  Dnirersitr,  '  I  Jloortd  that 
paper,'  i«,,  answered  merj  qnes- 
Hon  on  It ;  'I  Jhored  that  pro- 
blen,'  did  it  perfectly,  or  made 
mys^  master  of  It." 

Floor-walker  (American),  a  man 
emplojed  in  shops  to  ask  those 
who  enter  what  thej  want,  and 
direct  them  to  the  department 
where  it  i*  sold. 

fuilw  Bp  Bnikdtn7.  WlwD  I  cnlcrcd  I 
■l^nuhed  ihe  /bar  trtUtr,  Mad  tundinc 
him  mj  luipla,  nid  :  "Hm  you  uy 
calico  lika  ihiiT"  "Ya,  ur."  uid  he. 
"Third  comta  to  tb*  rithl."—^>iH»  JC. 


.  ■  Tb«iDqiir7 


Flop  (Tennont   Unirersity), 


Aar  "csM"  pufsraancc  bf  which  ■ 
nun  ii  toU  ii  ■  (Dsd^^,  ud  br  ■  lAnua 
boomrtd  rron  the  islt  (nHitd  ii  "  riahily 


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Flonat — Fluky. 


Jftft  tb«  eamiDUtoD  if  ha  fto  »  gDod 
BHuk  by  the  nHuu.   Oa»vi>a!&i  JUfiVix 

tftriimmdOultml. 

Ploreat  (WeatmlmUr),  the  tosat 
drank  At  the  election  diimera 
Mid  other  grekt  oooaoioiit  getie- 
rally  trom  the  large  tUvei  cnp 
prDMDted  bj  Wuren  BASting* 
Ksd  other  old  Weetminitsn,  ftnd 
oommoiilf  known  m  the  "Ele- 
phant Cup,"  from  iti  haadles, 
whfoh  kra  in  the  nbtftt  of  ele- 
phuta'  hekdo. 


FlpS  (nUnj  ticket  olerka),  short 
change  given  bj  mch.  Tojh^ 
la  to  gi*a  thort  change. 

FlnS,  to  (popnlai),  to  take  awaj  ; 
alao  to  diaoonoGTt,  pnt  to  «<l»»tfi*. 


Flow  (American),  one  of  the 
innnmenble  STnonymi  tor 
moner,  or  value. 

Flonnder,  In  the  alang  of  water- 
lata — (.e.,  men  who  tiSe  the 
pocket*  of  drowned  people — ia 
the    bod;  of   a  poor,  ragged, 

diowned  man. 

Flonrist  (old),  Nznal  InteroonTW 
indnlged  in  haatU;,  or  at  onsea- 
Bonable  peiioda. 


Fhiffingn  (raHwa;  ticket  cleAa), 
the  prooeeda  from  abort  ohugft 
given  b;  them. 

Fbiff  it  (poptdar),  a  term  at  die* 
approbation,  ImplTli^  "  take  it 
awaj,  I  don't  want  it "  (Hott«a>. 

Fluke  (general),  a  thing  obtained 
hx  ohanoe  when  tiTlng  to  get 
anothw.  From  a  term  at  bil- 
liarda,  playing  to  acore  in  one 
wa;  and  aooring  In  another. 
flatt,  provinoialiam  for  a  blow 
or  itroke.  A  Jhiia  at  bllliaida 
waa  origlnall7  «  flying  Btank* 
(Skeat).    Dutch  obtg. 

Thai  eooditiou  m  dm  ofttu  fnlEIkd, 
Icu  itll  T«i:  il  U  ■  happj /biii  wbta 
ibrr  *n.—eimdi :  Prixta^  TkmU. 


CudcMriba  wl 

WhUi  %Jlmiif  bh'i  bne. 

And  ■Imat  Imow  Ponter  ftoai  CwMi, 

And  hrnal  ■  doobt  of  N^eu. 


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Flummocks — Flux, 


I  <UU(H«),  to  apoU. 
Prob»bl7  a  Tariant  of  "flom- 
win-r"  to pttrplex  or tdndtt'. 


t,  to  (popul&r), 

to  perplex,  oonfonnd,  bewUder. 

My  'pmioe  li,   Sibudt.  Ibu  if  roar 

fovwnor  don't  pRrv«  a  illeytu.  hell  b« 

*bu   the    luliuu  all  rcflulT  ^m- 

(Ths&fHoal),  to  dlttreta,  to 
Btmo]',  to  npcet  an  aotor  lo 
hii  budneso.  Fort7  jt»t»  ago, 
when  the  1at«  Charles  Kean  waa 
aoting  "Macbeth"  io  Belfast, 
a  itnptdi  inattentiTe  aotor  kept 
the  etage  waiting  tor  Seyton,  In 
"Macbeth,"  for  a  oonsldeiabla 
period.  When  the  act  waa  orei 
he  ma  profoM  with  aerrile 
apologlea.  Kean  wae  obdniate, 
and  dlamiaied  the  fellow  with — 
"Fooll  fooll  70Q  distreeaed — 
jon  rained— joQ  tortored— 700 


I  (thierei),  done  np, 
■nn  of  a  month  in  priaon  (Hot- 
ten). 

Fba^  to  (American),  to  die  out, 
to  glTe  ont,  to  fail,  to  make  a 
feeble  effort  and  then  collapse. 
Poaslblj  a  Hew  York  01  New 
Jeraej  (Frinoeton)  word,  from 
the  Dntch  JUnk,JUnitT,jUnikr», 
to  "twinkle"  or  epaikle  like  a 
■tar,  bright  at  one  Instant  and 
then  inTlaible,  It  ts  generallj 
dted  in  American  colleges  for  a 
Mlnre  in  recitation.  Id  ajfunib 
tha  ctndent  at  least  makes  an 
effort  before  he  breaks  down, 
bnt  In  a  "  dead  jiusi"  he  makes 


none,  and  sim^  ■■"'»''"■. "  Hot 
prepand." 


Flanke;  (nautical),  the  lUp'a 
steward.  (Amerioan),  a  man 
who  ia  nnBOqnainted  with  the 
secrets  of  the  Stock  Exchange, 
make*  rash  tentnres,  and  loses 
Ills  money.  The  orlglnaljCimky, 
a  footman,  ia  from  the  Fiencli 
jfongiur,  to  nm  b?  tha  aide  of 
(Skeat). 

Flnah  (popnlar),  full  to  the  brim, 
that  is,  Intoxicated,  noperij 
afflnent,  abounding. 


GbU. 

When  one  has  plenty  of  cash 
heissaidtobejfusil. 
lari,  Stnl  ni  not  -nrjjlmk  la  tuAf. 
—ArtmOmtl. 

Fteah  in  the  fob  (thieres),  well 
anppUed  with  money. 

Flnah,  to  (popular),  to  whip, 

Plnatered  (common),  intozloated. 

Ftntter  (popnlar),  need  in  this 
phrase;  "  I'll  hare  a  jbitttr  for 
it,"  I  shall  do  my  utmost.  To 
)hM«r,  to  teas  with  coins. 


Flutter,  to  (popnlar),  to  b 
anything. 


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fTy~Flyi»g. 


Fir(popnlBraiidtUeTM),kiiowiiig, 
wida-«ink«,  wdl  aoqiuliit«d  or 
lunUlar  wltb,  TotMl  in. 


F^rer   (•port),  &  term   deooUi^ 
ozodlMioe, 

TbaKc* 


ThMlu^UaUtlHltMiiH  ..  . 
Aim*. 

To   ba   jfy,   to   nndmuud, 

"DawtaMi  wut,ud  IwiapkTToa 
-Diait^  .■  Bltmk  Htm 

Tin  dwlliwr  !■  Mid  Is  ba^^  at  nay. 
thloc,  lo  b*  op  to  CTCTTthing,  ud  don 
■t  cnrTthlns.  — />#»H ;  £«i^4  amd 
Ltmrn. 

Ths  tenn  li  prolwbl?  from  a. 
ilmlle  nf«TTliig  to  nplditj  of 
oompreheiuioa.  To  be  j(y  In 
NorthAmptonahire  dgnlflei  to 
be  quick  at  taking  oftenoo,  U 
jl|n^  into  •  poMlon.  A  fy 
WM  originallj  k  light  ouriage 
for  npid  motioti ;  snd  Moudlt, 
i-e-.  Jty,  ia  the  Duna  gtves  to 
pennj  boata  on  the  8ein« 
(Fopnlar),  "to  be  on  thejlp,"  to 
be  oat  for  a  da;'!  pleaaQi& 

Fir  l>7  '■V'ti  to  (popolu),  re- 
moTiug  the  fnmitnTe  hj  nigbt 
to  escape  paying  rent.  "Shoot- 
ing the  mooo," 

t  icmtfBber  OH  niflit  vbile  ihaadDS  tha 

We  wm  an  in  ■  tonible  fn^[ ; 
The  ludlord  cane  in  ■  tinli  too  ncn. 
And  woppad  OBiylFrJtn.V*'- 
SiJatjiaMnui!  S»»a^  tlU  Xttn. 

Flj-cop  (thierea),  a  ahaip  poUoe- 


fFoottaai),  to  Uok  a  j^«r.  to 
Uok  the  baU  high  np  In  tba 
all:  (Common),  to  have  acKoal 
Intaoonne  wltbont  diaroUag. 
(Bn^iah  and  Amarioao).  • 
ohanoe  Tentore,  a  riik  or  Ims- 
aid  taken  without  mnoh  fare, 
thooght,  oommotilr  i^ipUed  to 
an  oS-hand  ^leoalation  in  itock. 

.  vkhanafljl^attte 


Flyen  (thia»e«),  ahoea  (New  York 
Slang  Dictionary). 

Flj-flat  (turf),  one  who  naUr 
know*  little  or  nothing  about 
raoing,  but  &aclM  hinwdf 
thonnghlj  initiated  In  aB  it* 
mysteriaa.  There  are  plenty 
of  loboolmaaten  alwaya  ready 
to  taaob  him  the  lenon  that 
"  a  little  knowledge  !■  a  danger- 
oixa  thing. " 

FlyitV  *  Uto  (oommercial),  draw 
Ing  aooommodation  bills. 

No  doat*  bat  ha  mi^  widkOBt  anr  frcM 

fl!Ib^ 
Han  obtained  it  by  ^iM  we  call  .^^nv  ' 
c,  if  be  Gonlda'l  ao 


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Ftying — Foggtd. 


Fljlsc  bltu  pig«OB  (tU«Tea). 
"  ThlevM  whojiir  tA*  Una  pvmt, 
Out  1^  who  ftaa  ]Md  off 
houM,  ttt  out  plp«a  awsj  ,  ,  . 
out  a  Imndredw^ht  of  lead, 
which  ther  wrap  round  their 
bodlM  nazt  to  tho  ■Un.  Thia 
tb«7  oiOl  k  'Uhle,'  uid  what 
they  ctsdi  and  pnt  In  theii 
pookot*  the;  oall  a  '  teita- 
mant "  (O.  Farkei). 

Flyiac  cam  (thlerea).  fellows 
who  obtain  mon^b;  pretending 
topcmoni  who  have  boannbhtd 
that  tbejoan  gtn  them  inf onoa- 
tira  that  will  be  the  meana  of 
TWOreringthdilortgoodi  (New 
Tork  Slang  DicUonary). 

Piyiag  figgtn  (thlerea),  tnni- 
plke^gBtee. 

Fiyiag  marc  (popular),  a  throw  in 
wnatUng  (Hotten). 

Fljiiv  ■no**  tobelna  (soldlen), 
to  be  hungry  and  have  nothing 
to  eat 

Fljing  rather  high  (oommon), 
intoxicated.  A  mote  adraooed 
■tage  is  when  the  mbjeot  ia 
"oomed."  or  on  his  "fourth," 
or  has  his  "  baok  teeth  afloat." 
"Rua^aed"  or  "boiling  drank" 
means  very  mnoh  intodoated. 


keeping  ont  of  the  way,  bee 
"  wanted  "  by  th«  polioa. 


Flytny  (low),  ouming ;  jftna,  da- 
oeit,  a  prorinoialism  sane  as 


Flj  the  kite,  ta  (thleTOi),  to  make 
one's  exit  bythewindow.  TiiU 
Fltixq  a  ElTl. 

Ply,  to  (tUena),  to  toas  vp;"lo 
j^  tha  mags,"  to  toes  op  the  half - 
penoe ;  "  to  jfy  a  window,"  to 
Uttawindow;  "to;fy the  bine 
pigeon,"  to  steal  lead  off  looEk 
"  Fiji  a  Ute,"  «trfa  Fltisq  a 

ElTB. 

Fly  to  wol^a  wot  (pt^nlar),  tally 

PveoBou  I'm  (M  ■  bil  dnd  tf,  boof 

pkddiac.  aod  KnofiBt'a  dir  rat, 
Bnl  PoUtkd  Picnla  ncen  <^u  (o  (hoi 

Ply-trip  (pc^nlar),  the  month. 
Among  ooatacmongen  It  may 
often  be  heaid  when  another 
of  their  fraternity  ia  mnunslly 
Toolf eroDS  In  ■boating  his  warea 
— "  Shut  np  jaiafy-tnp." 


plok   a 


Fob,  to  (old  cant), 


Fataa,  tap^ac  tiw  (medical), 
looonring  a  misoairiage. 


Plytaa:«t«tloner(rt»ot),ahawker      Fagvy  (nanUoal),  an  inralid  aol- 
of  ballada.  dler  or  sailor.    Properly  a  man 

becoming  stn[dd  with  age. 


Fly  low,  to  (popular),  to  ende 
obaerratlon,  to  keep  quiet. 
Thlarea  are  said  tofy  Im*  when 


Foned  (tailon),   pusslad,  c< 
fused.    Is  Mid  speoially  of  o 


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Foggmg—^Foot-biBtr. 


wbON  toMoarj  la  at  fkoU,  « 
iCinktog." 


FoCtiBC    (Mflwrny).    IkTlng    fog 


CnMBtTioal),  gating  throogli 
chm'i  part  anyliow,  like  a  man 
loat  In  a  fog. 


Ibwidid  dt  G>uH 
Cam*  behind  vitli  A*  fit''  'hat  aami 
lUthehnuu 

irroBdsci'lIiib^tiMUidtUHi  ,  .  . 
— ai4m.-  Oamr  Tmiil. 


FogDe(thim«a),Seroe,SaiT.  Foa- 
dbljfrom  '    ~ 


FogDa(oldaBat),tabaeoa  "Wwm 
fogo,  old  wonl  for  ataneh,"  laTa 
Hottan.  P«Mdblj  from  /y; 
>an  miMc  aiAftggagt,  lauk 
graaiL  TUa  dariratlaD  1*  bone 
out  b7  ttaa  aoalogj  of  "  waad," 
anothar  tann  for  tobaooa  wjUi 
"  to  fog."  Alao  by  FrcBoh  mat 
irifit,  h^ttin,  for  tobacco. 

Folk,  to  (footbaD).  "Tofak''% 
ball  ont  of  the  aorimniBge  ia 
to  piok  It  vp  with  joaz  haada 
bafon  it  ia  faiilj  oat  of  tb« 
aorinuDage,  or  to  Uok  it  out  of 
the  aoilmniage  baokwaida  to 
one  of  70111  own  "  behindi," 
to  glre  liim  a  ohaooa  of  a 
"ran."  Donbtlan  an  imita- 
tion of  "foke,"  braadlj  pro- 
aonnoed  in  some  prorinoial 
dialaot. 


From  the    Oerman    wi^    a      Folat  (old  oant),  a  plc^ooket, 
bitd'a    eje,    being    alang     for  ohsat, 

pooket-handkeroIilBf,  or  more 
profaablj  from  Italian  fi^ia,  a 
pieoeof  lUk  oraatin. 


Focle  •  bnnter  (thierea),  piok- 
pookat,  etaalaof  haadkarohlefi. 

ifiiMir.    "A  jvat fit^*-*'"^'^"  n. 

pUtd  tb«  Ban  who  had  Olnv  in  chufc 
—Didmi:  Olivtr  Tmkt. 

FoEIKin  (thlerei),  a  fuMj  old 
fellow  (New  York  Slang  Dio- 
tiesoMxj). 

(Nantlcal).  wine,  beer,  or 
apliita  of  Indifferent  qnalit; ;  in 
fact,  an;  kind  of  Uqaor  (SmTtb). 


Foltow  ma,  lada  (oommon),  onrU 
hanging  over  a  ladj'i  shoulder. 
The  Fienoh  iM*tt-aW(  ytmmt 
kommt  refcn  to  ribbao*  waving 
behind  from  a  lady'a  dreaa. 

FooUnc  arratid  (American),  tti- 
Bing,  not  meaning  bndneaa. 

A>  U  mada  mciUrti  an  iba  psppm 

or  pBTlnBTI  of  acute  ihowmcD,  and  tb« 
"KMt  Aft  a(  Scir-DcfaKi'  it  b^oc 
n^ay  ndiic«d  ta  ■  moaey-aukiiia  farm 

Bj  >]]  aani  tct  w  hiTC  •  ml  B(hl  ud 
•Up  Ebii  ammm.—i>mify  Ttlttrafk. 

FooUUUer  (American),  a  m7>te- 
riona  b^g  lo  the  great  Tankee 


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Fool-Ail/er—Footy. 


to  bj  «dltm  M  being  "in 
town."  Tha  intanoatlaa  U 
gananllj  ocmfitA  with  m  mni- 
ing  to  aomfl  promiiMmt  penoo 
that  bia  Uf  0  is  In  dangu. 

St.  Jeha  of  Kainu  hti  bt  b  b« 
••(fiaid.*  Fioa  thW  ituwin  n  isfir, 
du  V  St.  John  (f  Kuwi  ud  tlH>>/- 
l^f&r-  era  autt,-  Iba  ru  wUl  Or-  Look 
«■!  Ibc  locki  of  •  djvd  moHmrlM.  —A  mt- 


Fetf  a  weddlnr  (popolw),  an 
UNmblags  of  women  at  wUch 
no  man  la  praaant.  C^.  HiH 
Coxmmox.  The  metaphor 
probablr  ia  that  of  a  weddiog 
without  a  bridegTooin. 

Fooot  (tblerea),  azplalnad  bj 
qootation. 

I  fot  bctniB  An  or  lb  fimt  (bi*- 
wiifaa.—If*r$li3'  ■  Jtllaio/rtm  Jail. 

Gannan   pfifid,   pnwoanoed 

Footer  (aohoDls),  footbalL  Tbere 
ara  a  unmber  of  alaug  terma 
formed  by  charging  the  legiti- 
mate ending  of  wordi  Into  er. 
Tha  onatom  la  aald  to  be  derlTsd 
from  Hanow. 

<UiilTenltlea),  one  who  plays 
football  aooording  to  tha  Ragbj 


The  Anb  kbbon 


iala.  Ho  won't 
ha  coald  btip  it,  und  won 
AJc*™i  DocloT  Cokno, 
1  ■  daepIlP  rooud  abjeclun 


ATr^UB. 

rand  (old),  an  aiU- 
Bofal  BOie  In  Imitation  of  a  Uok 
from  a  horae,  prodnoed  with  on- 
alaked  lime,  aoap,  and  a  ideoe 
of  (dd  Iron, 

Foot-ridlng:  (btoToHng).   When  a 

o  joUat  oannot  ride  hi*  Ironateed, 

bnt  la  obliged  to  walk  and  wheel, 

H  la  called  ybe<-nifHv. 

Alnady  1  nallH  that  tbon  Ii  |oia( 

to  bft  u  BBch  /M-rUm^aM  utji^ng  tot 

Iho  Gut  put  of  my  jamaij.—TUmv 

Sm^iu:  RtnU  tluWrwtdmmmBiir^. 

FootHtC  (Sonth  Afrloa),  be  oSI 
An.apoatrophe  to  drlTa  awaj 
inbnaiTa  doge.  Apparentlj  a 
oompoond  of  the  French  ybntr^ 
proDonnoed/oot^  and  toerA 

Foot  acamp  (old),  a  low  fellow 
that  itopa  70a  with  blndgeon, 
cntlaaa,  or  knife,  and  ill-treata 
yon  (O.  Parker). 

Foot  wobUer  (old),  an  Infantiy 
■oldier.  Now  termed  a  "  wol>- 
bler,"  or  "  mnd-crtuher." 

Footf  (American  and  BngUah), 
a  foolish  peiaoD,  a  "gooae."  a 
"coot"  It  le  an  EngUah  pro- 
Tlnolaliam  aignifying  trifling, 
mean,  inferior,  of  little  worth. 

of  pnclico  to  tho  ihip'i  compuiy  to  tike 
her  out  from  mideT  thot^W^  butcrr.— 
Martymi:  Pttr  Simfit. 

FutHf  Utaially  meana  "  hafiog 
toota,"  ie.,  aettlinga,  or  drega, 
aa  fiiab)  oU.  Henoe  Ita  appli- 
cation to  anything  Inferior  or 


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Focfy — FontmtH, 


It  1 


gMtod,  iMWBnr,  thit  /oety 
ocRDM  fiom  tha  Franoh  Jbtrtv, 
whloh  Huong  iu  Tkrion*  dgnl- 
floatiotia  ha*  thit  of  inferior, 

WOltlllMi. 

Foode  (Amarioan),  a  man  who  is 
aMi]jl»iaitMiggfld,»fooL  "Tliii 
Mmmon  aUng  woid,  wUoli  *p> 
paandsoM  coa^oe^  nwanlng 
fl«ttsi7,  okjoling,  or  tamnbog- 
ging,  ii  probablj  dBrirod  bom 
the  Aa^o-Indlanybodln*,  meui- 
ing  qnito  Um  Mma  thing.  TUa 
ia  In  Ita  tnni  from  the  impara- 
tlve  p'kwUo  of  tba  Hindu  nrb 
p'AujUnd.  It  U  to  be  here 
lemarked  tbat  manj  Hlnda 
wac6»  oamo  at  an  eulj  date  to 
the  ports  ol  Boston  and  Salem 
direct  from  India,  and  not 
thioogli  England.  The  preBx 
em  is  poBsiblT  the  Hindn  tan, 
'love.'  To  (vi^Wtf, in  Tankee. 
In  fact  means  much  the  same 
•I  'to  lOBah,'  bnt  it  alM  applies 
to  bevUder,  to  lead  one  off  the 
head,  or  simpl?  to  tool  and  oon- 
fitse,  which  all  agrees  with  the 
Indian  word"  ("Ha  of  Anglo- 
Indian  Terms,"  by  C  G.  Leland). 

Fopdoodle  (Amoloan),  a  sOlr 
fellow.  "  Come,  don't  be  snch 
tfapdnoHe."  This  is  prorlnidal 
Bnglish. 

Ponken  (Wlnohertei  School], 
water-oloeet.  Probably  becanso 
originsllT  the  place  used  was  a 
field,  teiined  "toreacre,"  apro- 
TinclaUsm  foi  the  headland  of  a 


nen^  and  on  leoa^  of  lt4tw 


nisctaa  agents,  bnt  with  doable 
01  treble  the  cnrrent  odds 
ma^ed  thereon,  in  tef  enuoe 
to  the  bone  named.  A  plan- 
■Ihle  latter  Is  sent  with  tba 
TODoher,  and  the  TioUm  Is  In- 
f  ORoed  that  on  aooonnt  of  eailj 
inTeabn«nts  made  bj  the  flrm, 
the  extra  odds  can  be  laid  bj 
tbem,  and  a  remittanoe  to  tba 
amonnt  named,  or  part  of  it,  ia 
leqaested.  Of  ooime,  the  fina 
"diles  up"  when  olalma  bo- 
oome  bearj  (Qotteu). 

Fon  ooftdi  vriwd  (pc^nlar),  halt- 


Foreman  (taOora),  a  **  slcere- 
ontting  fartman  "  is  a  cntta'a 
trimmer.  "  Kear  the  Jtmaaa. 
near  the  door,"  a  cnttw's  term, 
meaning  the  fartbN  yon  work 
from  tlie  foreman  the  better  for 
yon. 

Fweman  of  Uie  \ary  (oommonl, 
■aid  of  a  talkative  man  who  wiU 
peisiHt  in  talking  to  the  exolu- 
■lon  of  other*. 


no  miiok^  utd  wb 
Slug:  I'll ttntrgri 


mm  m  Ot  M  •w) 
I  cu  I  doT  Nk* 
Briwo,  ain't  bf— 


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Fork — Fortyrod. 


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PoA  (tUavM),  a  [dokpooket ;  fTom 
/onb,  fingers. 

Fodcen  (lunUea]),  those  who  re* 
side  in  so^oita  for  the  sake  of 
sMaliiig  dookjaxi  stores,  <x  buy- 
ing them,  knowiDg  them  to  be 


ForUiiC  (tailon),  hnriTing  over 
the  work  as  U  doing  It  with  a. 
[dtohfork.  Anglo-Suon,  fori- 
trvta,  to  out  or  slash  through. 

F01I1 00,  to  (American  Unirenitj). 
To  fart  Mi  to  anything  ta  to  ^i- 
propriate  it  to  one's  peiaonal  use 


or  ^«8iuned  o^iabilitiM ;  thus, 
"  really  in  f»r»  "  means  that  ha 
is  just  now  at  bis  best ;  "oatot 
/Urm,"  that  he  ts  not  as  good 
aa  nsnal ;  "  lost  his  form,"  that 
he  is  more  or  less  on  the  wane ; 
■•  will  show  better  farm,"  that 
he  will  Improve  on  bis  recent 
performanoes ;  "  top/orai,"  that 
he  Is  ranked  amongst  the  best 
of  his  day.  (Common),  "good 
form,"  "  bad  ferm  "  refer  to  be- 
havioor  np  or  not  np  to  a  gener* 
ally  accepted  standard  of  good 
manners  or  morality. 
The  hdshi  if  "  b(d>nK  "  wu  radMd 


Forla  (popular  and  thieves),  the 
flngers.  In  French  argot,  four- 
ekctia.  In  thieves' langnage/orl) 
is  more  specially  allied  to  the 
fore  and  mlddla  flngors  used  for 
idcUng  a  pocket.   Formeriythe 

Foi^  to  (oommra),  to  pay. 
■'HUrcouiUsDci.    Ftri.~   Muur 


Porta  (American  UnlTeraitlea). 
At  some  college*  the  boaidlug- 
hoQHes  for  students  are  called 
yertfc 

Forty-^re  (cowboys),  a  rerolvar. 

Portj-foot  (popular),  a  short  per- 
son. 

Fortj-Bfuta  (popular),  ashort  per- 


(Thieves),  (0  fmi,  to  piok  a 
pocket  by  extracting  an  article 
with  two  fingers  only.  Id  French 
argot,  ml  i  la/ourvhtHt. 


Pof^-leren  (American),  of  negro 
or^ln.    This  phrase  slgnUes  in- 


Nor  ioa\  wiu)i  ffriy'^Uvm  iruks  t 

jurio'  u'  upoundia' 
To  pnn  ■  niai<T  bei  (  ii|bl  to  im 


oxen,  acting  as  a  guide. 

Ponn  (racing),  an  expression  sig- 
nifying a  hone's  present,  past, 


Portj-rod  lightning  (American), 
one  of  the  innomeiable  names 
given     to     whisky  —  meaning 


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Fossed — Fourth. 


whiikr  wbioh  wiU  UU  like  ■ 
rifle  at  forty  TkTda. 


minen). 

FHricUHg 


to    (AmtnllMi    gold- 


n  thft  ckHj  bbujrr 


Also  in  the  old  dlg^g  da^a 
ybuieitH;  WM  getting  a  living 
by  extnoting  wlutt  little  gold 
there  wu  from  the  refuse  wMfa- 
dirt  which  prevIODB  minen  had 
abandoned.  So  called  from 
fonieiing,  taking  trouble.  It 
being  tireaome  work  (Halliwell), 

Foaaicker  {Aostralian  gold- 
minert),  an  allavlal  mining  ex- 
plorer. Also  a  miner  who  worka 
at  holes  abandoned  by  others. 


TothlirwoniDi 

Ut  OHCDI 

u  lo  M  ihc 

/«(ftVr  bill  bus 

■iKnblcB 

>i>.    TnYd- 

Hoc  b  pun,  but 

uullT  worVim  RP*- 

<t»N<<nhi> 

fwiDd.    Euihboiti 

.iebillr,»i<l 

p™.U«  hii  fra,^ 

b»:c.c;l 

.Piufc-bb 

«liu,T>™t;™:!. 

io.  «.d  ho- 

&apoK4;fcbTom 

iinadiKnl 

iniorchofBiDcl 

UddMUO. 

r>;udon]y 

when  u  BbandjUKi  of  wus 

>nd  cndliif 

dirt  cocHiiKnl   p 

Ih.  mDCuI 

aacoamim  lh«  dthaicc  of  better  d 


Foned  (thierea),  thrown  down 
(New  Tork  Blaug  Dictlodary). 


Fool -wMther  Jack  (oaatical), 
a  person  whoee  pieaenoe  on 
board  ship  is  sapposed  to  bring 

illlnok. 

Fomid  on  demerit  [American 
cadet),  baring  more  than  the 
limit  <ioo)  (O.  E.  Wood.  U.S. 

Fonod  on  maUi  (Anwrioau  cadet), 
to  do  badly  at  mathcnatloa — 
obrionsly  a  oompUon  of  "  to 
toonder." 

Fonr  eyea  {popiUai),  a  siU^  tam 
tor  a  person  who  weaia  an  eye- 
glass or  spectacles. 

Fonr-hoUd  middlinsa  (Win- 
chester College),  walking  shoe* 
of  an  ordinary  kind. 

Fonr  Muna  and  n  bit  of  aoup 

(Udlors),  a  qnaint   phtaae  for 
troQser-maklng. 

Fourteen  hundred  (Stock  Bx- 
ohange),  a  password  naad  when 
a  stnnger  is  seen  in  the  "  bonaa." 
"  So  help  an  Got.  Us,  wbo  b  btt" 


}Diot  procfcdL  IndbcemcDt  for  tuch  a  Ufa 
ii  lunl  to  find.  Every  pound  ai  Jbod  baj 
Co  be  poised  frodi  fifiy  to  ■  bundnd  milo. 

wbicb  DfAt  cui  be  pronded.  Da^  fefter 
day.  wtek  after  week,  the  pmtitnt/HncMr 
"  n-  CKek,  fullr  ■ " 


coiiM,  mnd  ibovted  wiib  nifht  eod  Biia, 
"  Fnr/ma  kttmdr*/i  atw  fivei  I  "  A  blia- 
dred  Toic«  niHstod  the  MfmituM  es. 
cknwien,— .^ItiW;  HnaiScraft. 

Fottrtii  (Cambridge),  the  W.C. ; 
to  "  keep  ^fimrlk,"  to  go  to  the 


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W.O.  Snppoaedtotlliidetathe 
fooitll  oonrt  at  Trinity,  a  nnflll 
qnadnnglft  devoted  to  leeton- 
roonu  Mid  other  oonvenifliioes. 
(Common),  a  verj  dnnken  man 
ia  aaid  to  be  "  on  Maftxuik." 

Fointii  eatate,  the  complete  bodj 
of  Joomallata  of  all  detcdpUons. 
TUa  term  la  mnoh  nsed  ajnong 
"  linen  "  <Hotten). 

Four-wbtder  (popnlu),  a  steak. 


P.P.  (Wai  Offloe),  tormm  p^eta ; 
a  r^inlar  phnue  at  the  War 
Office  when  It  U  a  qneatioti  <a 
ref eiring  to  praoedliig  oommiini- 
oationi,  ko.,  on  ao^  matter. 

Frac^  (Texaa),  to  rob  (Bartlett); 
DntohthieTea'«laiig,A*U«<w<m, 


Praaaled  out  (Amerioan),  ond  In 
the  Sonthern  State*.  Fi^ed, 
"  biuled,"  or  worn  ont. 


Foirio  ([ddgin),  a  fowl 

Fox  (fearing),  a  oaut  term  for 
■word  In  the  older  achooli, 
from  the  "wolf"  or  fox  mark 
borne  by  Solingeu  bladei.  The 
word  "foxing,"  fn  the  oollo- 
qnlal  senae  of  pretending,  ia 
often  applied  to  a  iham  oate- 
lesanesa  In  fencing,  Intended  to 
indnoe  the  adTeraary  to  "  oome 
Ont "  leal  oantianal^. 

Foxed  (old  alang),  Intoxloated. 
(Printer!) ,  atained  or  spotted 
booka  or  paper  la  deecrlbed  thna, 
Csnaed  bj  dam|aiesB  mostly. 

Fox,  to  (theatrical),  to  oriticiw 
a  fellow  actor's  performance^ 
(Popular),  to  watch  slily.  (Ame- 
rioan pc^oe),  to  f<dlow  or  watoh 
Bliljr. 

W<  bid  ■ntnl  ilKaboDi.     H>  *u 
jViWC  nw,  aad  I  wu  jfcnaif  lijm.—0*ify 

Fo  -  jok  (pidgin),  gunpowder ; 
Uterallj  fire  phjaic,  fire  medl- 


nrlidia  di?  |ot  fitutli  tat."—  UncU 

Freak  (Amerioan),  men  or 
women  who  make  a  living  by 
exhibiting  themaelves  aa  living 
BkeletouB,  giants,  dwaifa,  and 
other  freaks  of  natnre. 

"  Whw  ii  Tcur  iptcUlit]',  ajfniaiV 
FnmA- — 'M'nlhemiuiwhorcaUrkDowa 

pbotOffTAphT    QuBTler  of  it  doLUr,  Bf.' 
fJiiVtr.— "Ya;  ^n  n  Ii*lf4-dt>«&. 

—CU£tt  TTittOH. 

Free  and  easj,  a  smoUng  party  of 
any  kind,  the  members  of  which 
meet  at  a  pnblic-hoDse  to  drink, 
amoke,  and  alng. 


Then  u*  pintai  lod  pii 
roc  fin  bnadnd  dolhn,  at 
ElHBtR.'— lO-U 


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FrtekoUtr — Frtsk. 


FtMboldcr  (comniin),  •  u 
OkUed   k  /rtAddtr  wbMt    hi«         Bii>ibch>i.<v«t««»Ki<>tMhcld 
WiliWiU  not  lUow  him  to  Tldt       ofbloaiirfcbavitBd^Hacadul  m- 

ii  (tiiii4  w,  ud  it  appcui  to  he  pfOtr 

Frw  bnCM  (»ooirty),  women  who  •«»*l--r™«*. 
do  not  ran  atnUght,  aie  not 
rtrtooiu  and  tUthfol  to  their 
hnibandi.  Orfginstad  from 
the  frtt  lanea,  who  ouriod  <ni 
ine^nlar  ww&re. 


enta  whmX  fboold  bi  bhsi  iftltiDC 
«  Ihvy  UT  pot  down  wnoag  th« 


kt  fntman'i  giioy,"  to  drink  at 

knother*!  ezpenas. 

Fneourtln  (veterinu;),  ■  o»U 
which  \a  one  of  twina,  the  twlni 
being  one  of  eftoh  Mz;  the  Mxnal 
orgaoi  of  one  or  botli  mre  impel- 
feotl7  developed  or  diiferen- 
tlated,  Bud  the  ^WMarfte  ia 
oonaeqaoutlr  alerile. 


Free  of  liimhler'a  hall  (oommon), 
a  Mfing  applied  to  one  who  it 
impotent. 

Free,  to  (thterea),  to  cteal;  "(o 
fTt»  ■  pnd,"  to  (teal  a  hone. 

FrMM  ont^  to  (Engllah  and  Ame- 
rican), to  pat  ont,  deprive  of,  to 
drive  awaj  by  distant  freeiing 
conduct  and  cold  reaerve,  which 
waa  apparent!;  the  origin  of  the 

t  alM  oo  JuM  wid  MuT  Buns, 
t  thovrhl  I  w«i  bound  to  bUxc, 

But  iIh  tvt  fini  all  AxTfi*^  >m  nU, 
With  that  nmr-convined  wmjv. 
—Stmt:  TluOU-FilHamidBtmM. 


Freecer  (popular),  a  wintar'a  ^j. 
An  Bton  tallleaa  jaoket.  The 
^ipUoation  ia  obTiooa. 

Freese,  to  (American),  to  itid  to, 
to  tain,  to  liaTe  a  longing  deaiie. 
I  un  roa  I>«H  (or  mcmi  bW«  A* 
WHkwufvictobaintuBU*.  TbonvM 
DO  liAV  iotuvcT  diowD  bctvacu  Ji»f> 
ud  Add  DClHr  thui  mi^t  odtt  bctwcq 
uy  mwu  DtIds  «>>ii«r  OB  to  B  bsvda. 
— iW^ /MW- Oou. 

(Common),  to  ^reoclo^  toati^ 
to,  take,  ateal;  "aome  one  haa 
Jrau»  to  my  watoh." 

Freacb  cream  (p(9alar  and 
ttiieree),  l»and;. 

French  gout  (papnlar),goaoiT)Kea. 


I  (printeia),  an  Anglo- 
Fienoh  printing  machine  ia 
generally  termed  thoa  by  the 
"mindera." 


dcnr  tbfl  "nft  impvadiBbeiit  "that  lio»D« 
■  littk /w*  u  Ihc  time  of  tbf  uuUt.— 
Dmif  Ttltn/t. 

(Ameiloan),    forward,  impa- 
"  Hm  PtfiT  b«D  u 


SujUU  imd  Mftc 


.~F.  t 


innocent,     Uiiophlati- 


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WkU,  Itwn'i 
i*toafrn\  do. 
OmiaUlftrU. 


a  <]a^B(  that  ftlkn  M 


(Tbievw),  unlnitlBtod,  green. 

Fretben  one's  mj,  ta  (nantickl), 
(o  bony,  qniekeo  one's  move- 
nuDta.  From  "  fretb  wk^," 
inoreued  epeed  through    the 


Fmher  (nnlTenlt;),  k  frMbnum. 

Frealuun'a  Bible  {onlTenl^),  a 
hnmoroiu  name  for  the  Uai- 
venitj  Calendar. 


Ln'a  dmrch  (Cambridge 
Unlvenit; ),  the  Pitt  Frees,  which 
from  Ita  ecoleelaatioal  appear- 
auoe  le  liable  to  be  mistaken  for 
aohnicb. 

Fmhaun'a  lAndnarlc  ( Cun  bridge 
UnireisitT).  King's  College 
Cbapel,  BO  called  from  Its  being 
so  sltDated  as  to  form  a  beacon 
to  lost  and  wandering  freshmen. 


u'a  rirer,  the  Cam  above 
Newuham  Mill,  nsed  for  bathing, 
oanoeing,  and  MnlUng,  bot  not 
tor  boai-iaoes. 


a  varietj  of  mendicants. 
Thaafiatmatirmsriiiert,  Ihdt  ihipa 
wan  dis*H<]  ia  iIm  PUi»  of  Salubcry. 
Tbtae  kTDd  afcaufpilkn  coiuitarfil  (nu 
loHB  OD  tb*  la.— /fAwu :  Cm-mJ. 

Pret  one's  K^Bwd-  to  (popnlai), 
to  liet  about  things,  to  get 
haiassed  and  worried,  to  the 
ebstdnte  discomfort  of  oneself 
and  those  abont  one. 


Pilar  (printers).  Vidt  Honk.  A 
light  or  "soabbj"  patch  in  a 
printed  sheet,  oiring  to  bad  dis- 
tribntlon  of  ink  or  dampness. 
Probabl;  derived  from  Cazton's 
time  when  be  set  op  his  press 
In  Westminster  Abbey,  and  the 
reference  is  to  a  friar  of  holy 
orders,  an  individual  of  light 
clothing. 

It  i*  oorioos  to  note  that 
French  compositors  use  a  simi- 
lar term,  momc,  a  monk  or  friai, 

Fridi^-face  (popular),  a  gloom;- 
looking  man.  Alluding  to  the 
meagre  fare  of  Roman  Catholics 
on  Fridays.    French  "  flgore  de 


Frigate  (common),  a  well-dressed 


Friff  pie  (old  slang),  a  trifling, 
finnicking  man. 

Frill  (Anstralian  popular), 
swagger,  conceit.  When  a  slangy 
Australian  sees  a  person  very 
conceited,  or  swaggering  very 
mooh,  he  says,  "  He  bas  an 
awfol  lot  of  ^iiU  on,"  "  He  can't 
walk  tta/riU,"  "  He's  stiff  with 

FrilleiT  (common),  linen. 

And  mrouiid  her,  in  coafuiao,  U7  odi 
fuluoa-|iliii4  dduiioi], 
Jtaijnlitrr,  Ihe  cnvniat  ud  btM. 
Bnt,  hi  diuib,  n*  Ouidi,  for  in  dU'r- 
cm  to  lbs  n*i=, 
FdrIkc  ioAumuioa  ii  lapprOKd. 
—Sfirtimf  Timu. 


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Frisk — Frosty. 


Friak  (sooiety),  k  dance,  a  hop; 

not  a  Ttrj  oomnon  sxpreaciciD, 

bat  oocadonallj  nasd. 

Tb*  ihov  U  dnau  ud  jcwcb  wu 
nmuk&bit,  Ukd  iha/ruk  wu  ■  Mlliuil 
■norm,  mrrihini  bcinj  tbonxichlT  mil 
dnot.— rii  (f<rZ^ 

Friik,  to  (thieraa),  to  aearoh  on 
thepeTMn;  "tu/HUacly,"  to 
emjrt,;  a  pocket. 

FroE  (popular),  foot ;  /t^footed, 

ftat-f ootw,  a  oontemponry  tma 

used  for  thoM  who  go  on  foot 

(Popnlai  and  thierea),  a  police- 


to  be  ab ™™»..     ^^ 

A-ProctOT).  Dntch.  ■ra(rU9< 
mirth,  ^oUitj,  gaie^.  Th« 
American  expreasi<m  ja  a  literal 
tranalation  of  an  old  Now  Tnk 
Datoh  phraML 


/nt'  will  uil  ■«.— • 

Frcvpng  on  (American),  getting 
on.  U«aa1l7  attribated  to  Oer- 
mani,  and  pocubl;  derived  from 
tome  popalar  misconception  of 
fivgtn,  to  a«k,  or  an  allusion  to 
ta  of  a  frog. 


K*rb<>,a 


o  tee  ovT  rricndttapnut. 
i»t™«— how  ]foo  Jri^ti* 


All  da  liddla  Dnuchn  (if  ■  ^  ihoui, 
Hejrhol  SehBodenl    Hm  you  knock 

—TIUmmiBrtmn:  T/uDiuUdUntm 

Frogfandera  (nautical),  Dntcb- 
men  (SmTth). 

Fr^amardi(oommoa), a  method 
of  oonTejing  a  violent  prisoner 
to  the  police-station  or  guard- 
hoose.  The  recalcitrant  one  la 
carried  face  dowowarda,  with  a 
man  holding  eaoh  limb. 

Frolic  on  a  (American).  "'Frolic, 
used  for  a  paitjowa/rofi'a,'  seema 


Froot  (Winoheater  School),  angry, 
vexed,  from  "  allrooted." 

Front,  to  (thleras).  to  oorcr  at 
oonceal  the  opeiatiou  of  a  pick- 
So  D7  fm\  (ud,  "  FmU  BC  (am  ^) 

«nd  I  will  do  hin  for  \x.-~H*nttf :  Jtl. 

tinttfiwmJmiL 

Frootiapieoe  (pugQiatio),  the  boe. 

Front  {riece  (theatrical),  a  short 
play  or  "curtain  raiser"  per- 
formed before  a  more  important 

Al  iht  Cuetjr.aa  ntit  SUnrdi)' oce- 
ii<l,  ■  Iho,  "  ZjI  4h"  bjr  III.  r\Am,  m  ■ 
/nml/ua  u  "  Fmikciiitaii." — £miuv 


FroM  (society},  a  Mlnre,  a  jl 


(Theatrical),  a  dead  failure; 
"  a/reX,  a  kiliing/rMC"  (Popa- 
lar), a  dearth  of  work. 

Froaty  (ace  (common),  said  of  <m« 
whose  face  has  been  pitted  and 
marked  by  small-pox. 


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Frooat  (Hurow),  eztm  alMp  al- 
lowed in  the  momiug  of  Sou- 
dajg  uid  whole  holidajB. 

Frow  (old  cant), «  woman ;  Datcb 

A  Hub  of  li(htnin(  ata 

Bfft  tipt  c*dl  cuLI  madfivtr,  tir, 
En  Ihe;  lo  chucth  did  pad 


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Fuddle  (popalAr),  drink ;  "  oat  on 
the  fiiddU,"  ont  on  a  daj'i 
drinking.  VVom  fiut^e,  ui 
■ooepted  term  for  drinking  to 
excess ;  from  fidl,  taj  aa  inter- 
poeition  ol  the  letter  d.  The 
Scotch  hare  fiiU  for  dnmk. 

Fng,  ta  (ShrewsboTj),  to  stay  in 
a  olose,  stuff  J  room. 


bilated,  atrangled,  gurotted,  or 
spoilt. 

Fnimp  (old  cant),  aa  a  wrinkled 
old  woman,  a  witch,  kc  Frump 
nonmn  to  have  some  connection 
with  the  Dutch  frommdn,  to 
onim[de,  and /row,  to  wrinkle  ap 
the  face,  frown,  •[q>ear  angry. 
As  a  Terb  it  means  to  mock  or 
insnlt,  qoarrel  with  or  annoj. 


Fry  Tonr  face,  ga  and  (American 
and  English),  low  slang  ez- 
preiaion  addressed  to  a  thin* 
faced,  lean  man.  Frobablj  a 
tonn  of  "  dry  face." 
"G«i,]'DU  "u  BO  pM,  t*  ami  vry  }inr 


Vry  my  Cica,   indnd  i 
t»  to  VT7,  but  jtta  vu  fot 


dulnii 

if  Dod    TO 

r»Roc» 


P  ■harp  [popolar).  Sea*. 

Fnbscj  (thleres),  fat;  fitbtty 
dnmmy,  a   well-filled   pocket- 


Fuggy  (BhrewsbDiy),  stu^ ;  from 
fojfo,  an  old  word  for  stench. 

Fulhanu  or  fullans  (old),  loaded 
dice.  "  80  called,"  it  has  been 
Boggeeted,  "from  the  inbarb 
where  the  Bishop  of  London 
resides,  which  in  the  raign  of 
Qaeea  Bliubetb  was  the  mott 
notorious  place  for  blacklegs  in 
all  England."  Dice  made  with 
a  cavity  were  called  "gonrd«" 
(■cooped  out  like  the  bottle- 
gonrdnsedforoope,  bottles,  &&), 
Thus  those  which  were  loaded 
maj  have  been  called  "  full 
ones,"  hence  fuUmu.  Thoae 
made  to  throw  the' high  and 
low  number*  were  respectively 
termed  "  htgb  ftiUamt,"  and 
"low/ttflasu" 

FdU  blaat  (common),  anything  is 
t^d  to  be  in  full  Uon  when  at 
its  apogee.    The  alluiion  is  ob- 

FnU  drire,  fnll  chisel,  full  aidit 
(American),  at  fnll  speedi  in  full 
career ;  an  equivalent  to  "  hie- 
kety  B^t,"  "ili^ring  and  etaving 


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along,"  "twotliiit7,"*i)dotbei 
•jnonTiiu  for  ispiditj. 

Full  brnme  (printva),  »  oompon- 
tor  that  has  been  a  "  gran 
hand  "  (which  see),  and  aeonrea 
a  regular  engagement,  U  In  po«- 
■eaaion  of  ifnUframi. 

FttUied  (thisrei),  ootnmitted  for 
triaL  From  the  expresiIaDofttn 
uaed  by  maglatmtea.  "  fnll; 
oommittod." 

So  I  lot  ran  in,  and  *•«  tiM  U  HuT><- 


I  (tailoTfl),  "not  JWmm 
«iioi^h  in  the  sleer*  top,"  a 
deilBlTe  answer  to  a  threat  of 
penonal  chaatiaement. 

Fnmbles  (thieTea),  glovea.    Ftdih 
famUtt   ca  Jamt,    the    handa; 


Fimk  fgeneial),  atate  of  n 
trepidation,  feax. 


Dntoh  tfalarea'  aUng. 

Function  (Mciety),  jiKtj,  ball,  en- 
tertainment .  From  the  Spasuh 
fiuuion,  which  ia  Died  to  mean 
anj  kind  of  meeting  or  per- 
fonnanoe.  It  oame  from  Hezioo 
tbrongh  the  American  preaa. 

The  Ducbua  cf ,  who  wu  ctftuBl]r 

Fnnctior  (Whicbeater  College), 
the  night-Ught  burned  Id  oham- 


Fnoenl  (American),  "  it'a  not  my 
fimtral,"  I  don't  care,  it  ia  not 
my  boaineaa,  it  in  do  waj  con- 


Also  to  ^ni  it. 

Amt  ia  deeland  by  some 
antboritlea  to  be  a  reoognised 
word.  At  any  nte  it  is  vulgar 
and  need  In  a  alangy  sense  in 
anoh  pbraaee  aa  "to  be  in  a 
/■Mi,''  "an  awfn),  mortal  TWwb" 
This  tenn,  aocording  to  De 
Qnincey,  originated  among  the 
BtoB  "men."  Probably  from 
fank,  to  omit  an  offensiTe  smell 
like  certain  animalfr  when  pnr- 
saed,  or  people  who  lose  phy- 
sical control  over  themselTea 
when  in  a  atate  of  great  tenor. 
Tbia  derintion  seems  to  be 
home  oot  by  the  parallel  F'rench 
Jairtr,  to  be  afraid,  shrink  back, 
also  "  fairs  dans  sa  calotte." 

Aiai,  also  a  coward. 

In  New  York  the  word  fimk 
ia  oonnected  with  hnmbng,  and 
"Peter  Fnnk"  is  a  kind  of 
mysteiioDs  spirit  who  inspires 
all  Unds  ol  petty  boaineaa  tilcks. 


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Punkiter  (WlnohMter  CoUege), 
one  who  ia  kfnid. 

FnriE,  to  (WiDobestOT  CoUege), 
to  «xp«l.  It  U  Mid  that  for- 
m«Aj  "meti"  who  wen  «z- 
pdled  bad  to  go  throngb  "non 
lioet  gate"  when  leaving  the 
oollege  for  good,  and  their 
olotbea  were  seat  after  them  on 
■  [dtchfork.  U  thii  to  true, 
le/urk  it  from  the  Latin  ^brm, 
{dtobfork.  Otherwiw  the  origin 
nui7  be  tonnd  in  old  Bngllah 
firki,  to  haiten  on  or  ont  It 
ha*  alw>  the  algiiiflcatlon  of  to 
•end.  Thne  bo^t  will  mj  that 
report*  are  furhid  home  bj  the 
doctor.    Alio  to  send  on  a  mes- 


Fonneii  (old  slang),  aldermen. 
An  epithet  derived  from  their 
robe*  of  office  being  trimmed 
with  fur. 

Fumhiifg  j^ctnrea  (studiM),  [^ 
toraa  painted  bj  the  doieii  for 


r — Gab.  389 

the  trade  of  the  Mme  elaM  a* 
"pot-boilen," 

Ftir  ent  (Winobester  Cdlege), 
angrr;  u.,  one  withyiiroNt like 
an  angrr  aoimal. 

Fort  tall  (printen),  sea  Bat. 
A  workman  who  aocepta  work 
at  an  unfair  honte  to  tho* 
termed,  from  the  fact  that  a 

rat  to^rrjf, 

Fnsh,  to  tilth  eat  (Amerioan),  to 
waate,  oome  to  nothing.  Dotoh 
JWmI,  a  trUe,  a  worthless  thing ; 
futaOm,  to  addle,  foddl^  trifle, 
idle. 

Faatock  (popular),  a  person  who 
make*  muoh  fnak  Fonnerlj  a 
fat  woman,  from  the  provjntdal 
English  "  fnsoooking,"  lai^  and 
&t. 

Fnatiu  (tbletres),  wine;  white 
futtian,  ohampague.  Compare 
with  "red  tape,  white  Telvet," 


Ffe-bnck  (<dd),  a  sizpenoe. 


r  Brob  (popular), 
the  month.  This  word 
U  gl^  tj  diotlon- 
I  ailes  ■*  a  reoognised 
,  bat  it  is  osed 
in  a  slangy  sense,  and  ma; 
be  considered  as  belonging  to 
slang  phraseology.  It  to  derived 
from  the  QaeUo  and  Scotch  gab 
orfi)t,month.  Idle  prating,  loqna- 


An'  aye  h*  c>e>  tb*  tomie  dob 

Tb»  titlw  fkflpiii'  luM, 
WhDa  ihe  hdd  Dp  hw  (iHdir/^ 


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GabMe — Gaff. 


Gabble  tuuaSuHarj  (Americui). 

MiU"— ttafl  CongTMi  of  thfl 
United  Btatea.  thooKh  In  thi« 
nspeot  it  doei  not  leem  to  be 
wotM  thuother  utloulaMem- 

bUn. 

A  BiU  for  <h«  funotUMn  of  f«W&.- 
/.RmmULrwilL 

OcMlt  \»  %  dlminntiTe  of  gah ; 
Danuh  gaibitrt»,  to  triQe,  ]wt ; 
old  Frenoh  w  gabber,  to  mock. 
From  tbe  ScnndliuiviBii  galb, 
mocktTj,  scoording  to  Littrd; 
Dntoh  gaibtm,  to  jmbber. 

Gahj  (common),  a  afrnpletoo,  a 
fool  oT  ooontiy  bnmpUn.  (The 
HTnonym  "  gawonm  "  is  naed  in 
SomeiMtsblni.)  Probabl;  from 
"  to  gape ; "  Doniah  ffobe.  This 
deriTfttion  aeem*  to  be  bone 
out  hj  the  mnmlogoiu  badaiid, 
booby,  Idler ;  from  the  low  I^tin 
badare,  to  juMn,  to  giipe. 

Gad  (g7ps7),  •  shirt ;  (populmr), 
"  npoD  the  j^uii"  upon  the 
sadden.  It  also  signifies  rest- 
less, going  abont. 

I  lut«  DO  very  foad  cpifdon  flf  Un. 
Clurta' nunerT-Byud.  .  .  ,  Sbviiftlwa^ 
upon  lite tmd.— Mia  Aialnt :  Amaaiuii. 

Gaddtng  or  piddiiis  about 
Hotten  says  tbis  is  only  to  be 
heard  now  among  the  lower 
orders,  bot  in  America  it  is  still 


used  by  ererybodj.  It  dow  not 
mou)  merely  "  moiiiig  aboat," 
bat  going  lieTe  and  there  in  an 
inegnlar  way,  maUtig  short  calls 
or  brid  pansee  on  tfae  way. 


Gaddidgrtbe  boar(p(iMilai),  walk- 
ing abont  witbont  shoes.  Same 
as  "  padding  the  boot" 

Gaff  {American),  a  ated  spnr 
Szed  to  the  "  heel"  of  a  gam»- 
oock  for  fighting.  Tnnx  g^, 
B  barbed  Iron  oi  large  flsbing- 
hook. 

Qafbig  Is  toadng,  ptteUng, 
or  throwing  like  a  Ji^ler  per- 
fanning.  The  gaf  is  a  ilng 
worn  on  the  foMfinger  of  the 
dealer.  It  has  a  sharp  point 
(heuoe  probably  the  name},  on 
the  inner  side,  and  the  gambler 
when  dtaliag  from  a  two-oard 
box  can  deal  ont  the  caid  he 
ehoooes.  Some^  howeTSr,  are 
smart  enough  to  do  this  triok 
without  the  gaf.  It  is  oat  of 
date. 

(Popnlar),  a  gtf  or  penny  gtf, 
a  low  plaoe  of  entertainment. 
This  term  Is  now  nsed  for  any 
theatre  or  monc-hall,  as  the 
Greenwich  gaf.  This  appears 
to  be  allied  to  gag  (which  see), 
or  from  gafit,  to  chatter. 


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Gaff— Gag. 


wo  «  thnc  tiiw  m  mak  I  ued  to 
»  iba  Brit  'a  Haiion,  ar  th>  gaff 
.—NtrUif !  Jtllit^  /rtm 


(Tb«*tiic«]),  to  gnf,  to  per- 
form In  low  thMtrea.  (Prison), 
R  faf,  A  pcetoDoa,  Impoatnre, 
In  Fnnoh  slang  y^^  bai 
tba  maaning  of  jcAe,  dwelt. 
(Popular  and  tUeTea),  "  to 
blow  the   gaff"    to  diTolge  a 


o  Saith,  u 


"Va;  u  Ih«  /i^  blowDt"  m  Ih* 
njobds. 

"  W4  lUTC  lud  «  tclepun  Eo  ntmaDd 
Ik*  ttiuiaa.  "—Bvtmimg  Smut. 

Oaf,  in  the  lenae  of  imposture, 
and  blow  the  gcf,  teem  to  be 
from  gafit,  to  obatter,  oi  are 
allied    to   gab  vt   gag    (which 


Gtffer  (athletes),  he  wlio  traina 
I "  primarilya  Sbeffleld 
ninner— now  be  who 

does  the  same  to  any  "ped"  or 

pedestrian. 

Gsf  (theatrical),  in  aotor's  or 
■ingo's  interpcJation  In  the  text 
of  aiday. 

»  fHIIiIf  iUa  tnnblt  fcr  whu  bi 
iBumnl  HnUm  !■  ailed  imamf— 
BBfiic  Aioci  thW  an  not  ID  i)h  pm- 
punw.— /him  /■•ow^  te  lUmtrmtid 
Lmdm/ftrnt. 

K»Dj  a  plaT  has  been  sared 
from  otter  mhi  bj  the  self-poa- 
sesalon  of  the  a^or  or  actress, 


who,  finding  himself  or  hereeU 
face  to  face  with  failure,  has 
emitted  some  bright  line,  some 
appoflta  rtpaT<a,  whioh  In  one 
moment  has  conTerted  defeat 
into  Tiotory. 

On  it*  Srst  production,  the 
comedy  of  "  The  Jealons  Wife  " 
hung  fire  in  the  last  scene,  and 
was  nearly  going  through  alto- 
gether, until  the  qnlok-witted 
HiB.  Cllre  Improvised  a  gro- 
tesque fainting  Bt,  which  evoked 
roar  upon  roar  of  laughter,  put 
the  audience  Into  a  thoroughly 
good  hnmour,  gave  Oarrick  time 
to  recover  himself,  and  olti- 
mately   ensured  a  triumphant 

fiimilarly  Frederick  Lemidtrfl, 
by  sheer  force  of  genius,  com- 
bined with  nnique  and  unrivalled 
effrontery,  at  a  moment's  notice 
con  veiteda  melcdtamatlo  rufDan 
Into  the  incarnation  of  comedy, 
and  created  the  oharscter  of 
Bobert  Macaire. 

^Dl  Bedford's  "I  beliere 
yon.  my  boy."  has  timvelled  all 
over  the  globe.  Chinaman  and 
Japanese  have  quoted  it.  to 
prove  their  knowledge  of  the 
BngUsh  language.  Two  of  the 
moat  memontile  gaga  of  which 
we  have  any  rooord,  ooourred 
in   moment       

The  famoas  line  at  the  end  of 
the  fourth  act  of  "Rioheliei)  "— 

"  Oh !  for  OB*  Imir  of  T«ia  t ' 
only  leaped  to  his  Up*,  amidst 
the  tmnnlt  and  excitement  of 
the  scene  on  tlte  night  of  the 


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Gag— Gags. 


flnt  repreMotktioD  of  the  play 
at  COTent  OknUn. 

Simaarly,  oo  tbe  lint  tdght 
of  "WerneT,"at  Biistol.  lu  an 
agonj  of  pUemal  angnlih,  he 
mahed  down  to  Oabor,  and  in  a 
pietolng Toioe demanded :  "Are 
yon  a  ^ther  t "  Then  he  whis- 
pered ;  "  Say  Ko  I  "  Oabor, 
taken  oS  hia  guard,  roared 
"  No  I  "  Bat  Hacready  roae 
above  him  with  a  wail  of  grief, 
which  thrilled  the  heart  of 
every  auditor,  aa  he  exolalmed : 
"  Then  jou  cannot  feel  for  mlaeiy 
like  minel"  At  thoM  wordi. 
the  pit  tOM  at  him. 

Probably  one  of  the  beat  re- 
membeied,  and  one  of  tbe  hap- 
|de«t  interpolatlona,  took  place 
at  Corent  Qatden  on  the  ooca- 
■ion  of  T.  F.  Cooke  (tbe  original 
William)  taking  hU  fareweU  of 
the  etage.  Having  deeoribed 
the  killing  of  the  Bhaik,  the 
veteian  proceeded  to  Hiy — "  We 
haoled  him  on  deck ;  we  cut 
him  open.  And  what  do  yon 
think  we  found  in  him  I"  The 
naoal  reply  ia,  "  Why,  hia 
Innarda,  of  oonrae.**  On  this 
oceaalon,  genial  Johnny  Toole, 
who  tdayed  Oaatbrain,  replied : 
"  I  don't  know  what  yon  found 
in  him,  bnt  I  know  what  yon 
dtdfl't  find  in  him.  Ton  didn't 
OndanotheiT.  P.  Cooke."  Thia 
gof  bnnght  down  the  hooae. 
Like  everything  elee,  gag  la 
anbject  to  the  general  law  of 
"the  anrvival  of  the  Stteat," 
all  that  1«  bright  and  appro- 
priate abides,  all  that  ia  Tnl- 
gar  and  Ini^tproptlate  la  awept 


away  by  tbe  stem  atage  ntaaa- 
gw. 

To  gag,  to  Interpdate.  Oa/ 
ia  old  tor  jaw,  p*lat«.  Thna  to 
gmg  ia  qmonymow  with  "to 
jaw,"  bnt  it  ia  poasibly  allied  to 
the  old  French  gogtu  (whence 
gagftaueri),  a  joke,  from  tbe 
Cdtio  yoTueo,  to  deceive,  deride ; 
and  thla  derivation  seema  to  be 
■npported  by  the  eignificatiOB 
attributed  to  gag  in  itngi"*" 
thieves'  oant,  {.<.,  a  lie,  and  to 


Gage  (old  oant),  a  qnart  pot ; 

from  jra<y<>anieaauce.    Written 

also  919c 

I  lioina  no  U(e,  but  ft  whdic  gttft  of 
tiwl^nwtKtQJWA.—Bramats/avimiCrtW' 

GMce  01  Eager,  a  man.  Also 
tagtr.  Qagir  ia  In  all  proba- 
bility the  gypay  word  gorgi», 
meaning  any  man  not  a  gjp^. 
Two  oentnriea  ago  the  Sug- 
liah  gypaiea  prononnoed  fOHna^ 
"gago  "  {gaJt'dtlu),  aa  their  bi^- 
len  still  do  all  over  Enmpa. 
(Popolar),  a?ap«,  a  atnall  qoan- 
tity  of  anything.  "  Oagi,"  aaya 
Uottea,  •■  was  in  tbe  last  oentmy 
a  obamber  nteuaiL'' 

Ganrv  (theatrical),  me  who 
"gaga."  VidtQAO.  Aotorawera 
formerly  termed  gaggcrt. 

Gaga  or  {■tberings  (Winoheater 
College),  a  name  given  to  notes 
which  the  diflerMit.  paita  of 
Bohoc^  naed  to  write  on  the 
woik  tiiey  had  done  in  the  we^ 


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GaU — GaBimaufiy. 


Lkmb  naed  the  word  tor  plee«i 
of  mntton  fkt  UuU  mako  o&o 
retoh  or  ohoka 

Gait  (Amedoan  thiom),  Eunner 
of  iftfitifig  a  liviiigt  protcuioii, 

GalaiMT  or  faleny  (old  cant),  a 
fowL  From  the  Italisa  p«IUm, 
now  nied  In  the  West  of  ^igUnd 
In  the  Bente  of  gninea-fowL  A 
gallj-bird  in  Siumx  U  a  wood- 

Galee  (Anglo-Indian),  alang  for 
bad  language.  Hindn  ffolL  In 
BngliBh  tSfPT  gooUr  or  giUer 
ia  a  notse  or  tumult,  and  eSUr 
a  talking  or  clatter  of  Word«. 

Gall  (American),  plnok,  cheek, 
impudence,  courage. 

Dmmltf—"  Vol  know  tliu  contcmiiiible 


him."  i>milr^"Wtll,i>hii(daTou>liinlc 
lHhadth(fiiiVloi]ot<MliL]FT~  Brtmm— 
"  M€   bu    (b(  fU    to   do  uyttiuig." 


Gmllantj-ahow  (oonunm),  an  «!• 
hibitioD  In  which  black  Sgarei 
are  ihown  on  a  white  sheet  to 
accompanjdialogaes.  Oenerallj 
given  at  night  b;  "  Fonch  and 
Jndj  "  men  (Rotten).  From  the 
Italian  gala»li,  fine,  often  ap- 
plied to  small  shows. 

GalleiT  stroke  (sporting),  a  stroke 
for  effect;  unlike  " playing  for 


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the  gallerj,"  which  has  an  al> 
most  foigottentheatrloal  origin. 
A  galUrg  ilrolce  is  derlred  from 
the  fact  of  so  inanj  gamea 
being  witnessed  from  gallerlea. 
(CiicketersX  a  high  bit  up  Into 
the  air  to  take  the  fanoy  of  the 


Gallej  aUves  (printers),  vide 
CoKPS.  ComposlloTs  are  termed 
thus  from  the  fact  that  thelc 
earnings,  espeol^T  in  news- 
paper offices,  depend  on  the 
nmnber  of  gaUiu  done.  A  man 
to  have  a  good  "  poll "  mnst 
sIoM  bard  to  set  np  a  large 
nomber  of  ^oAus.  Mozon,  1683, 
qootes  this  term. 


GalleTwest(Ameiioan).    Thoogh 
it  indicates  an  opposite  diieo- 

Bs  "^M>nt  east,"  beinga strong 
superlative,  as  azpressiTe  of 
greatoesa  or  magnitndet 

I  hmn  leen  Ibc  EKUrial  $ai  the  VUlain, 
■nd  [he  IhibDe-Baciche,  anl  Wiodior 
Cutlc.  ud  IdU  at  Ihue  lililc  Aag-oaf 
am  thm,  bnl  I'll  be  durncd  if  tbii  oub- 
liihmnt  of  TOnn,  HuiiH,  don't  knock  uy 


Galli«d   (Australian   popular), 
frightened. 


nfrj  (nantieal),  a  kind 
of  stew  made  up  of  scraps  of 
various  kinds.  Probably  mean- 
ing the  galley  acrape  (Holtoi). 


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GalUniptrs — GaBHfiHoms. 


GaSSaifptn  (WMt  Indian),  * 
boatltnia  nuua  giren  bj  tha 
■MgroM  to  »  T«i7  U^«  and 
pntinaoloai  kind  of  tnoaqnlto. 
Wltbont  a  mne  Quuhia  will 
tender  Inforawtlon  to  tbeeff«at 
that  tb«7  are  the  grandfathen 
of  their  ipMiea  —  vetemu  In 
praotloe  aind  cunning.  The 
ortglD  of  the  word  U  obionre, 
exoept,  perhapa,  the  "nip^ng" 
part  of  it. 

GkUipot  (popular),  an  apothsearj, 
OthsTwiae  a  "  ^itet  pipe." 


G«Iloae(n 

rioaa),  a  Bjing  attribvted  to  an 
Indian,  who,  on  hting  rtmtm- 
■tiated  wilb  fat  hU  gieat  IntaM- 
petanoe  on  a  certain  oooatlon, 
replied:  "What'iaT^baq^ren 
owAii;  emtt"  Alio  ^ipUed  to  a 
miUionaire  of  grand  idiaa,  who 
thoDgb  tingle  refuaed  to  take  a 
▼eij  large  TQla  becanee  it  vea 
too  amalL  "  Fine  enoa^— 
what's  a  ffollat  a/  ntm  awiai 
mut"  mnrmared  the  wonld-b* 
nllcT. 

Galhqier  (anny),  an  aide-ds-camp. 
He  is  oontinoallj  "on  the  more," 
ot  "  on  tl»  iBok,"  u  Ctoadlani 


GaUinuit,  to  (oommon),  to  dance 
altendanoe  upon  women,  to  pla; 
the  gallant  OaUiaait  la  a  got- 
mpUon  of  gallant,  the  proceae 
being  the  same  ai  in  Samival 
from  Samuel.  AIm  to  roam 
abontforpleamre.  The  Italians 
bare  «C<ire  a  juUa,  to  floatabont, 
be  }07oni  and  baoyant. 
A  id«  Mag,  iaittd    tH  tha  compulT 


GalUTate  (American),  triaUng  or 
"Bgoiing"  abouL  A  foim  of 
"galliTant." 

Oh,  H*r7  lud  h  littl*  lunb,  Rfardinf 
Tht  tat  fXHiior  wu  vhitt  uid  kinked 


I  LiHic  qiudruped  liluwiK  w»  ihcn 

—TUBiU:  ni  OririHiU  Dn/I 
^im  Anciimt  OUllMti/  JfS. 


Gallom  or  gaSioM  (co 

vulgar  word  for  "yerj,"  in  nae 
In  Amerioa  and  also  in  Sngland 
nntil  It  WM  alffloat  ■npenedad 
by  "awfnl,"  and  "dreadfol." 

I'm  bud  up  ftx  capiul— IB  duft,  .  .  . 
I  am  grnUnm  hwil  op  be  e>|ii>aL— /. 
GrtrmtHti:  Diet  Tn^ii. 

In  Bogland  thla  waa  originaOj 
appliedto  anjpenon  orthing  Bi- 
tremel;  bad,  "bad  enough,"  tKj% 
Hotten,  "to  deeerre  hanging." 
In  the  United  Statu  only  ita 
extreme  or  anperlatire  character 
hae  been  preserved.  TheH^vnch 
slang  has  jio(fn««,v;.,9a^iM(old 
English),  to  signify  a  laaeally 
person  ol  either  sex,  an  abbre- 
viation of  "gibler  de  potenoe," 
or  foUom-bird. 

GaUaptions  (popular),  delightfoL 


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GcMus^-Camngf- 


GaSaB.    Va*  Oauawb. 

G«Kr  alopM  (old  owl).  broaohoB ; 
abbnrlated  from  "gilllgMklM," 
■,  lint  worn  1)7  Um  Qkllta 
o  Wright. 


GaOy  jam  (nmtloal),  *  bouing 
■tory.  A  mUIot  ozproMM  di«- 
balief  by  HTliig  only  y .  y. 
(Hotteu). 


(Naotloal),  a  ywM-bg, »  1mm 
Umb,  bat  not  w  bad  m  to  ooAt 
for  dn^  (AdBlial  Bwj^). 

Gameacaa  (oomaoa),  iidrit, 
I^Dok,  Midimao*.  An  alBW«t 
raoogDlMd  word. 


Gam*  pallet  (ootnmoii),  a  vaiy 
TOnDg  prortltnU.  or  a  glH  who 
bj  toVitj  and  f<»wardn«M  ia 
slmoft  oortain  to  beoome  ona. 


Gaauy  (papnlar),  brava,  plaoky. 

"YsbIIIhiIhCIih.-    "Wdl,"(it«l 

Kr.  Bul^,  "  WM  if  I  >B ;  Ibn'i  nr 


Galoot,  (nantioal),  an  awkward 
•oldiei,  a  aotnlqaet  for  a  foniig 
awrliw.  Id  Ita  early  Bngllsb 
uae  It  Mams  to  b«  "  an  infam- 
otti  petsoB,"  and  derited  fram 
tbo  Italian  galealU,  a  gallej- 
■1bt«.  It*  meaning  u  a  raw 
marina  inrmn  to  indicate  this. 
Applied  In  America  very  gene- 
rally aa  an  abttil*a  term,  often 
wlthoot  any  apeolal  neanfog. 

"  Vau  I  "*  ht  cmd,  Mriluac  the  bar  vith 
hb  fiu,  "  In  killed  Iwtolr^m  uei  up 

«,dMK.niubBrfef,iiKiti«rSrti/»^-(      Gaoimon  the  twelw,  to  (Awtnt- 
.k-i_> ■*pdum.iib.myn«nr         iiM  oomrtota' ilang),  to  daoaiva 


And  tbu  afala  *•  had  lb*  riac. 
or  wtdch  on  poMt  OHd  IS  iinE ; 
Ed  thoft  imji  'nm  a  fMmrj  thiiVi 

Eb?    Kallierl 
— C.  H.  Sta :  Tkt  Wiaiam^t  Bttt. 

Gammoa  aad  patter  (tUeraa),  a 


—DttrwiiJ'nt  Fm 


10  jury. 

A  muk  mrho  hu  bean  tfiad  b^ai 
coon  and  bj  a  planaiUt  dofiaea 
dncad  lb*  JWT  u  acquit  hiBi  or  It 


Game  (aportlng),  "  to  play  the 
poaw"  ia  to  do  a  thing  thoronghly 
or  properiy.  Alio,  lame  ;  from 
Welah  «ai>i,  Iriih  ^i*,  lame. 

Tlw  Alii  .  .  .  bnlu  dam  with  (ht 
laUiihar.  WatrinfiOB  bum  oat  lanih- 
bg,  and  ma  thai  Bacon  had  cot  ilw  fimi 


—Vam^i  MtmMrt. 

Gasunj  (tbeatrioal),  old,  ugly, 
poMA.  From  the  Qaelio  poat, 
lame,  crooked,  orbad.  (Tramp*), 
bad,  nnfaToniable,  fo^ed,  an 
Id   "  gammf  •taS,"  bad  itnll; 


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Gammy — Gapes. 


"fmmmf  mopniker,"  >  forged 
dgnatnra;  "gtmrnf  people," 
people  «bo  «re  bofUle  to  the 
tmnpa.  HoUen  nf*  tlwt  the 
hiOTdglTpblo  QMd  b7  beggan 
or  oadgan  to  inUmate  to  thaw 
of  the  tribe  oomiug  «fter  tbat 
tbing*  mra  not  rerj  faTonimble, 
is  known  bj  Q  or  gaanny.  A 
ir«H>jr-TUl  (vtU<)  it  m  town 
wliere  the  pcdioa  laterfen  with 
tiunp*  or  hkwkets. 

Quap  (looietj),  a  oommon  term 
for  •  monthly  nnraa.  Derived 
tram  Suab  0>mp  In  "  Meitio 
Chnulewit,"  a  monthly  anne 
famoni  for  her  pmtj  ombrellA 
•nd  perpetokl  teference  to  Hra. 
lUnia,  a  purely  imaginary  per- 
son, whose  opii^D*  always  oon- 
flrmed  hei  own.    (Common),  ao 


Bat  1  HrioiHlT  dcdan  thit  (but  wrt  d*T 
vtien  I  found  myieLf  urud«d  unj  dcuUta 
in  u  oot-of-tlH- nT  TillnCE,  If  fin  ihilliiifi 
would  hare  bonfhL  wt  ibB  nuden,  mott 
■1Dm[Mironi  uid  LcaDcr-fhtpod  gimtft  1 
nsld  hin  paid  doon  tbf  iBontT  with 
dtUgbC— /.  Grtnwtti:  Tf,  Xmf,  4* 


Gvag,  fonl,  putrid.  From  a  kit- 
chen expression,  aa  ffony  veni- 
son, that  is,  like  high  game. 


Gmi  (old  cant),  mouth. 

Thii  bowM  u  bcttv  than  nHS-boww, 
II  KU  th<  pm  ■  (inlln(. 

^Bma :  J  mini  Cm. 


This  is  very  old  sImic,  bat 
still  in  use  in  America.  IVom 
the  Italian  psassni's,  jaw,  >  jaw- 

Gatider,  a  married  maiL  A  Tsiy 
(dd  English  term,  bnt  etm  in  Bse 
In  Amerioa,  where  mg^KJer  (also 
a  "stag")  partly  means  a  gaUter- 
ing  of  men  only.  Oamdtr-moBth 
in  Bngland  la  the  time  dnring  a 
wife's  oonflnement,  so  called,  la 
Batten's  opinion,  from  the  free 
range  whiob  the  hnahand  haa  at 
that  time  among  the  "geese." 
It  may  be  remarked  In  this  oon- 
neotion  that  gtet  or  gItKtt  tn 
Dutch  slang  means  a  young 
girl,  any  gitl;  also  a  laJly  of 
pleasure.  It  it  very  ^obable 
that  there  is  an  nndsroiirTait 
of  meaning  in  reference  to 
these  slang  w&rds  in  the  nnnecy 
rhyme:— 


Gader'a  coach  (old  slang),  a 
huidle  on  which  at  one  time  it 
was  cnstomary  to  oonvey  crimi- 
nali  to  the  place  of  tt 


Gape-Med  (oa 
to  look  at,  0 
meat ;  a  laiy  fellow  unmindful 
of  hit  work  ^  said  to  be  looking 
for  gape-t€til  (Hotten). 

G^pn  [popolar),  fit  of  yawning. 


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Gapped — Garters. 


I  (old  dug],  gettlDg  tho 
wont  of  it.    7»)m  old  hunting 


397 

And  tb*  gtj  imd  giUuit  Gma  wx, 
iiiifl«-hukd«d,  loft  iQ  copa 
With  the   Bna   who  diveutd  tbc 
L.S.D. 

*  ibr  bifh-pricad  gar^t 


ltfd.—Ritkmrim:  GrmmJitm. 

0«id«a  (London),  fot  I 
■nd  otboa,  Corent  Qftrden 
Uarkot ;  lor  acton,  Coreat 
Oardeu  ThwtM.  (ThisTea),  to 
"pnt  one  in  the  gardeti,"  to 
ohMt  K  oonfodaate  oat  of  hii 
BhveL 


—SfttHmgTbmt,. 


r  (popnlu),  wa  awkward 
OOMhouuL  "OMoDiSwdncr," 
la  a  most  inmlting  Bz|ireaiioa 
from  a  oalibj  to  a  real  coach- 
man (Hotten).  The  alltuloD  ia 
to  familiea  who  emploj  the 
fordnwr  as  ooaohnuui. 

G*rdeti-(ont  (old  tlang],  ex- 
idaiued  bj  quotation. 

WluB  ;«■«  ■»  by  wtwrinc  u  h 
coaaoaly  Uli  oat,  t«  iha  pel,  vhich, 
by  DnwiT  oT  uHiiBUioa.  Umt  call  Um 
cominoii  gardtm  f^-~Bmil^ :  £rmmia. 

It  miut  be  nid  that  Corent 
Gaideu  had  a  bad  npDtatioD. 
A  "  gaiden-wbon  "  was  a  low 
proatltQte. 

Gargte  (oommon),  a  drink.  The 
toim  wBi  first  need  bj  medical 
atadenta. 

A  luilr  lamdaaioa  lad  «  diplomuie 
OollwputoftlwiiiCBiiaDiUi.  B., 


Gamlah  (old  slang),  a  fee  exacted 
by  the  keeper*  of  gaoU  from 
the  prisonen  for  extra  oomforta, 
real  or  Imaglnmy.  In  TorkaUTe 
thia  term  means  footing  money. 

Gamt  (common],  the  head,  or 
apper  storey.      To  hare  one's 
garret  nufarnisbed  ia  to  be  • 
fooL 
A)  Blm  nikd  ova  tlKB,  ud  tltiy 

rolled  owBlaa, 
While  wbu'i  aljed  the  "cUm"  Oe* 

Gamter  (thierea),  a  thief  who 
gets  on  Uie  roots  of  booses  and 
effects  an  entrance  by  a  garret 

Garriton  back  (army],  a  yoong 
lady  broaght  up  in  a  garrison 
town,  and  who,  according  to 
the  definition  of  an  offloer, 
"  kuowa  all  the  officers  by  tbeir 
Christian  namea." 

Gunttinc  (oardsharpera),  cheat- 
ing by  oonoealing  certain  carda 
at  the  back  of  the  neok  (Hotten]. 
The  allnalon  ia  obrions. 

(nantlcal),  the  irons  or 


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Gas — Gaudy. 


-n*  Pr«c  h*  *«aU  • 


Bt  Hr.  Hdirr  GucoifBi,  u  iIm  bktt 

la  wWiiat  tiiitiBimt  of  it,  m  oaf  mod 
■Oaarioiii, 


T»  gat  la  to  bonno*  or  bng ; 
to  give  gat,  to  Mold  or  ^ve  b 
bMiting.  (Fopokr),  "  ooiie  of 
jooi  old  gai,"  do  tiot  brag,  none 
ot  TOOT  noDMnssL  Ot  in  old 
Fraaob  (from  LUln  gmtiJere), 
idgiiifl«s  »  joke,  mockei7;  bat 
then  it  ftpparentlj  no  oonnec- 

Gm  bag  (oDmmoii), 
wordi  and  wind, 
"To  gM"  ud  "ganlng,"  aa 
Qsed  in  Amerioa,  mn  the  eqaiva^ 
laaU  of  the  Franob  blaguer  and 
bloffut,  Oermnn  gatAalg. 

Gm  plpM  (priDtcn),  bad  rollen. 

Gnwj  (oommoD),  liable  to  "flare 
ap"a(anT  offence.  (Amerleui), 
talkatlTe,  bonndng,  fnll  of  wind 
AooordinK  to  Etoge  (ffjnaob- 
giickn  Worttrintct  drr  DtuUekat 
J^pTMAc)  the  word  "gat"  wu 
invented  bj  Van  Heluant,  the 
•lobTmiat.  who  died  in  1744. 

Gatfr'WU  (Oxford  UniTenitT),  a 
list  of  the  Damee  and  time  of 
ooming  Id  of  tboce  who  retunt 
to  UoUege  after  ten  at  oigbk 

Gatfrfue  (sporting),  a  mock  race 
got  up  not  M  mnch  for  the  best 


V  to  win,  aa  tor  the  moa^ 
taken  from  the  ^eotaton  (Hot- 
ten). 

Gater  (Wiaoheeter  CoDege),  a  leap 
head  lint  into  a  "pot"  or  canal 


Gate,  to  (Unirndtj),  to  pimlah  a 
student  bj  restricting  bU  free- 
dom of  going  outside  the  CoUego 
gateL 

The  Dtu  (an  bioi  a  book  of  VinQ  ts 
vriu  Diu,  wid  f^ttd  biB  ht  m  frwliii|1n 
mAa  hMll—T.  at^Ut:  Ttm  ^rvnn  mt 

Gatberinr  tb«  taxei  (tailors), 
calling  at  workabopa  when  oa 

Gatmc.    FhIe  Qatk. 

Gats  {8brewsbDT7  eobool),  qnan- 
titj,  number. 

Tlicr  ■>«  alltd  op  in  pitt  of  dm*  M 


Gatter  (popnlar),  porter. 

Lw  atgrnlUr,  qiu'  ihi,  in  Aow^, 
Lnil  ac  ■  UA  is  tb>  bailr  «;. 

—WiiUmm  Mafimm. 

It  baa  been  soggested  that 
the  term  ii  from  a  play  on 
"gater,"  meaning  gate-keeper 
and  porter;  or  from  " gutter, " 
the  conduit  from  which  the 
beer  Sows  in  pnblio-faoasea. 

Gandf  (Oxford  Unirenity  and 
Inna  of  Coort),  grand  feaat, 
from  gmtdnim.  Also  the  annul 
dinner  ot  the  fellows  of  a  col- 
lie in  memory  of  fonndera  and 


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Gaw/s — Geeeer. 


Cxmb  (coatennongon),  oheapred- 
■kinned  apples. 

Gamtuj  (prorinci*!),  common 
HDODg  tbe  lower  ordon.  It 
mtutB  m  nwoey  or  hmlf-witted 


GkWpni  (uAntlol),  A  Btnpid,  idle 
fellow ;  k  "  gkwonm  "  ii  a  pro- 
vinoiAliim  with  the  wme  aigoi- 
Bcation. 

Gmj  (oomoioii),  looH,  diaelp«ted ; 
i>"ffOf  womftu  "  or  "gay  girl," 
a  prostitnto,      "  All  ffojr,"  wide 


iki-idG.C.^C.ittbti 

nai   is   ihc   cue.  —  T^rmMt  Slmm ; 

GeebniiK  (wttiTe  word  adopted 
b;  the  lettlara),  an  AlUtialiMi 

wUd-fmit 

Gee  or  eeC'-sree  (common),  » 
horatL  From  ;<v  or  ^  tip,  to 
torn  to  the  off  side. 


G.  B.  (Amerloan),  an  abbreTietion 
of  "graodboonoa,"  ie.,  a  rejec- 
tion, dimiafal,  or  being  tamed 
ont,  or  diiinberited. 
Mr<luluidl 
Han  had  a  ronDd-abcnit,  and  he  hat  dii 

B«B  (inn  tbtC  B.oo  joai  acceunl, 
Ur  bt-be-beauiifuir 

—A  C*ii/rndmM  Ktmtma. 

G.  C  of  C,  the  (American),  the 
Qlorioaa  Climate  of  Callforaia, 
and  the  Intellect  of  Booton,  are 
mch  stock  phrase*  in  the  United 
States,  that  academical  writers 
have  eoggested  the  eipediencj 
of  redncicg  them,  like  Anno 
Domini,  to  initials. 


ly  miihap,  tba  plauUr 


(Popular),  it  won't  gtt,  it  will 
not  do.     Prom  a  proTinoialiBm. 

Qtt-git  dodge  (oommocial), 
selling  hone-flesh  as  animal 
food. 

ngcdtoipeakpUinJraxd  wUhoul  rcKTV« ; 
and  unknomn  dih  lo  lb«  olhtr,  thtr  all 
■(rttd  in  the  auaniK*  thai  (o  Hair 
knawledfc  th(/<(-/H  dt^ft,  a>  Ihey  called 
it,  wai  kcldom  or  eirer  practiied  by  Lbvir 

bcLnf  that  it  was  inpowbl*  to  baffain 
with  any  one  ftw  a  HfnUr  mpplr.— /■ 
Gtmmud:  liiUd Mrtttria. 

Geelde  (Scottish  tbieret),  polioe- 


Coiraor  D«l  aiktd  hw  wbtn  k  ma,  U 
thichib*  rtpUfd,  "B«tb*f«Ui.''  K* 
lid  not  uDdamand  this  at  tha  tima,  bet 
rom  the  light  vbich  ha  afUrvajda  fat  he 
jiew  It  10  mean  the  po1Jcc-olfic&^^tfJ!rM 


Geezer  (popular),  wife,  old  woman. 
Dntch  Blaug,  gtat  or  gtat.  a  girl, 
a  mistreas,  vide  Oasdis.  Also 
a  mMi  derisiTel;. 

A  mile  to  hli  M  /Mifr. 

— /.  F.  MiielaU:  Jim*f  JtJuant't 


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Geneva — Genuine. 


Geaen  print  (uatitnl),  gin. 


L.yhi 


Gentlenisa  of  three  oata  (popnlAr), 
wlthoDt.  mone;,  without  wiue, 
withont  Qumnen. 

Gentlenun'scofflpu^on  (thievu). 


Gentlemeii  tiAatical),  tha  mwa- 
tDAtea  of  ths  E°i>room  or  cockpit 
— ••mat«e,  midBhipnieii,  derki, 
and  okd«ta  (Admlnl  Smjth). 

Gentlemen  of  obaerntion  (turf), 
an  DDphemism  for  ' '  toata. " 


An*qiuUf  unBjbiaofdK  "Igmnc" 
rnttniiy,  ud  ibc  ncht  oT  ii  *■— »lhw  of 
ihcH  rrniltmnt  afiturvmluit,  u  iIkt  an 
more  poliuljr  called,  Bndcr  llw  Rw  el  the 
"  LinukiLiu,"  u  oh  dCiIk  nu 


Gent  (popular),  •  oontnctioD  of 
gentleman,  gSDendl;  applied  to 
a  dr«ss7  fellow.  OriKinated 
abODt  1847  from  tailon'  adver- 
UsementB.  The  gtnt  was  the 
'Any  of  that  time. 
Lul  lommer  to  BHf blon  innt«d, 
MrAwHteonavuillwuit, 


(Old  cant),  mone; ;  from  ar- 
gent. 

Gentleman  commoner  (Oxford 
UniverHitj),  t,  stndeut  who  psja 
higher  feet  and  dioea  with  the 
fellows  of  the  ooU^e^  At  Cam- 
bridge the  phrase  ia  a  "  fellow 


GenUemen  of  the  creen  faMwe 
rOMl  (gWDlcg),  plonderen  at  the 
caid  table,  ahaipers  (Dicksna* 
"Bleak  House");  baaednponthe 
familiar  phrase,  "knighte  of  tha 
raed,"t.(.,  highwajmeni  hence 
gaOleaten  nf  At  gntn  baixe  rand 
is  eqniTBlent  to  abeatiug  gam- 
blers, OT  sharpers — cards,  d]c«^ 
and  similar  garoea  being  gme- 
rally  plajed  apoD  tablea  ooTered 
with  green  balie. 

Gentle,  to  (American,  Waateni), 
to  tame  hoisea  after  the  halter 
breakiDg,  or  rongh  breaking  in 


the  coTTsli  tfi  gtni/t  a 


GentiT  core  (oantiog),  a  gentle- 


Oh,  if  BIT  handi  adket  ta  aob. 
My  gliiTa  m  at  lew  deu. 
Add  nnlT  hive  the  tuttryjinh 

—Lf!l*n:  PMMlCliftrd. 

Gently  mort  (old  cant),  a  ladr. 

Gemiifie,  to  (Winchester  College], 
topraiae. 


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Ceordie — Gerund-grinder. 


Gcordle  [naatlo*]), »  north  coimtij 
ooUiu. 

Goot^B  Home  (prlntan),  ft  com- 
mon ezclamAtionuiiong  printen 
to  a  penou  who  tella  aome  old 
s(oi7  M  if  it  were  new. 

GeocgetowM  Tdper,  the  {Ameri- 
oaa),  njune  of  t.  mTthical  or 
imaginary  nswipaper  invantad 
t^  ftu  editor  when  he  wishes 
to  pnblish  origlnkl  matter  m 
bonowod.  The  name  is  only 
giren  in  Uloetration,  any  other 
may  be  snbetltnted. 

Qfiai^l»lJiier,rtsttctfally—"'fon- 
mu  Hri  «  used  half  ■  column  non  if 

E£iar—"T<A\  him  u  oka  Ihil  utkls 
V*  hAd  OD  Blainc'i  vpeech  dfty  bdbn  70- 
Ivdlir,  bicinnSng,  'ThefollovinEKUliiDC 
nvHwof  Jin  BUina'i  late  ibmin  effort 
froB  ths  Jmtittirr  Ttmr  u  to  Uliutn- 

hiacua,  wiih  tha  dumoI' ihc  dnxn^iav 
F(4I^  iucncd   in   plm  of  tlu   other 

Gcorgic  (Eton),  to  Older  a  bo; 
to  do  a  gtorgie  m*  a  faroDrlte 
ponlahRiBnt  with  irat*  Eton 
maotaia.  It  oonslsted  in  writ- 
ing ontabootSoolinea  of  I*tln, 
an  operation  wUcb  took  at 
leaat  thna  boon  for  the  fastest 

Tfacq  h*  pollad  hinielf  Logetbtr,  dathcd 
into  iba  houe  asd  upiuin,  iriun  b« 
(aoad  Palmar  Biuld,  a  fallow  id  infiiuie 
|aat   aDd  aoma  durinc 

gmrrfie,  juhI  tbeo  Biifhl  for  hit  ffmmin 


ki  (popular),  bt^; 
otherwiw  knows  aa  B  Bats,  in 
oppodtiooto  FsliBipa,  %.*.,  fieai. 

GenuMi  Antes  (rhyming  alang),  a 
pall  of  boots. 

Gerauun  (common),  saoMgea. 


aU  of  them  employed  at  diScrcot  nuuia- 
factoriei  of  gtrmmiu,  '^collated  head,'' 
and  '*  tfoaii  hecf."  chiefly  for  ispptruiff 
tfaoft  iLEoaEad  ID  tha  pooteit  and  Dual 
dcualy  populated  neif  hbouriwoda — ai  far 
ml  1  can  make  out  there  ia  at  pnaant  no 
danger  that  our  fcliAe  pets  will  fo  hunfiT 
bcciuH  ti  tha  i^oLaal*  coB*azwa  of 
their  faTHrita  food  Into  lauafea. — /. 
Grmmmttd:  Vtiltd  Mjtttrkt. 

GcfTj  (old  oant).  C.  J.  B.  Tomei 
tnuuUtei  thia  m  exorement, 
and  deilTes  it  from  the  Latin 
gtrm,  trifles,  stuff,  nonsense. 
It  also  ooDors  in  eaot  a«  jttr,  In 
which  case  it  i*  shnply  the 
gypsy  j«r,  jlr,  the  rectum,  abo 
ezoiement,  though  /oJ  is  the 
common  word  for  the  latter. 
Where  it  occon  aa  itre,  Hr. 
Tonei  derivea  it  from  the  Gaelic 
wuirir,  dtmg,  whkh  ia  baldly  ao 


Geny  san  (old  cant),  incidentally, 
hold  yonr   tongue.      Literally, 

■ In  your  month.    Modern 

Faridans    wiU    aay,    "Tais   to 
gnenle  on  ]'te  o dedana." 

Cfn^rn,  ilia  nSan  cl>«  Ihea. 


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402  Gtt—Ga  set. 

Get  agBioSt  tha  gune,  to  (Am*-  "Yaai«,ai,"lwBrlwBad,''ilia>Bn 

Tkaui),  •  term  boriowod  from      ?•  ^  !*  ^^J^^^^J^  "^ 

.     "  ,         ,  ,  en  YoiBc ;  lAs  kuwi  bat  rtu  ■!■■  of 

pOKer,    bat   In    seuanl   bM   to       -cgiBichiiikaiiiDtaibnclnditefTfaf 
(jgni^  taking  riiks  tn  a&jthing.       him.'— .4.  C.  Cm/. 


G«t   ft  grind   on  aaj  otw,   to 

(AmerioMi),  to  luve  *  joke  on 
ft  man,  to  i^j  a  trick,  or  to 
have  "  a  good  itorj "  to  tell 
against  him,  it  being  a  popnlai 
btOief  that  •nything  which 
aoDOT*,  p>in(.  or  Texea  a  penou 
ia  "wnart,"  or  witty. 

Get  ft  tatt,  to  (ctleketen),  to  bowl 
three  wickets  in  three  consecn- 
tive  b«U« ;  originallj  one  was 
inppoeed  to  be  pieaented  with 
a  new  oocked  bai  when  he  bad 
achiered  the  feat. 

Get  a  Mt  on,  to  [Amtnlian  popn- 
lar),  to  have  a  spite  si^mlnst. 
This  is  a  wiaUon  of  the  Bngliah 
"  to  make  •  dead-tet  against." 

Get  Bt,  to  (racing),  to  pat  kort-de 
(oMioi,  to  compt.  'Oettlog 
at"  meant  originally  getting 
access  to  a  horse  to  injnie  it, 
bnt  It  ha*  also  been  transferred 
to  those  connected  with  the 
hone,  the  owner,  the  trainer, 
the  lockej,  the  veterinary  snr- 
geoD.  Applied  to  them  it  meant 
the  same  as  "get  ronud,"  or 
"square,"  t.&,  to  oormpt  into 
not  nnning  the  horse  fairly. 
Yroia  ihia  it  has  been  applied  to 
any  kind  of  ooimptioi).  For  in- 
staoce  rabid  Tories  have  aocosed 
Ur.  Gladstone  of  baviog  been 
getaihj  tbe  IrUh  Americana. 


Get  tnnj  (American),  a  kwo- 
motlve,  called  in  BngUsli  pap«- 
lar  slang  a  "puffer."  Also  » 
railway  train. 


Get  off  a  keen,  to  (American 
cadet),  to  make  a  witty  remark. 

Get  one  cold,  to  (Amariean).  to 
have  >  man  at  advantage,  to 
"beet  him,"  to  "have  him  dead 
to  rights."  To  pin  a  man  down, 
or  to  catoh  him-  To  get  one 
ton!  (HS.  Americanisms). 

Get-pemv  (old  slang),  a  paying 
speculation.  It  occurs  in  Eirk- 
man's  "  Wits  or  Sports  upon 
Sports  "(1673). 

Get  set,  to  (cricket),  to  bc^  to 
play  well,  when  the  batsman  ie 

"  getting  his  eye  in." 


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Get—Gettit^. 


Get  the  lencOi  of  one's  foot,  to 
{pc^nlw),  to  nndttstand  how  to 
nutnage  a  parson. 

G«t  tlw  mitten,  to  (American 
UniveiRtiea),  to  be  expelled 
bomooU^o. 

(Popolar),  to  be  diacuded  or 
jUted. 


Get  the  needle,  to  (cards),  to  lose 
maoh  money  at  a  game.  (Com- 
mon), to  get  angry. 

And  bucy  ti^  nlwiB  bring  tuJe,  Charlie  1 
Gaa  mr  llu  mtiOr,  thit  da 

ind  mil  Dp  lh«  old  ind  the  mw  1 
Bat  if  Ihc  Sl  Juko'a  loung  fCDllemiin 

I'll  "lUnff"  him  for  flftss  aJ]  round,  him 
whine  puter  fuB  hilt  'im  to  par. 

-Ptmti. 

Get  there,  to  (Amerioan),  to  anc- 
ceed.  A  charaoteristiQ  Ameri- 
can flzpreasion  reiy  freely  used 
in  coDTersatiOD.  "The  specn- 
Ution  book'i  rather  «moky — but 
I'll  get  Iherr,"  means  that  tboogb 
the  TODtnie  is  an[m>Diising  at 
preeent  It  will  prove  profitable 
in  the  end. 

Get  there  with  both  feet,  to 
(West  American  slang],  to  be 
yery  loccessfuL 

Hv  said  aa  ba'd  bcvD  gainbUr 
Iwo  huodnd  dollan  ahead  of 


Get  the  run,  to  (English  and  Ads- 
tralian),  to  be  discharged. 

Get  the  sack  or  hec,  to  (common), 
to  be  discharged.  As  the  "bag- 
man "  is  the  traveller  of  the  firm, 
very  possibly  logttllu  bag  means 
to  be  sent  on  one's  travels.  Qf. 
"get  the  sack,"  "get  the  ran." 
Compare  also  Oerman  "einen 
korb  bebommen, "  toget  a  basket, 
to  1m  dismissed. 
"  Do  ran  know  u  whan 

ing  t"  replied  tha  Govenwi 

look  an  the  illnitrioua  pan 
of  pcnuuion  to  gal  ihe  mi 


"  No,  ai 


Gettiiq;  an'encore  (l«ilora),  hav- 
ing to  rectify  sometiiiDg  wrong 
with  yoor  job. 

Gctticv  into  his  wool,  wooling: 
him  (American),  beating  % 
■nan,  assaolting  him  violently. 
A  simile  borrowed  from  the 
negroes,  who  in  fighting  attack 
the  head  and  pnll  the  hair. 


Gettiiv  <■"  (torf),  backing  a  horse 
for  any  particular  race.  The 
term  nsoally  Implies  a  more  or 
leu  hurried  operation. 

Getting  out  {racing).  laying 
against    a    horse     previously 


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Cfttmg — Ghaut. 


backed.    Thia  i«  almait  invari-       my  t*t^.   !■« 

»bly  done  In  hMt«.  though  per-       h«  iii&«««l  ■«  ih" «- <lid  «« 


B  often  repented 
01  M  leUnre  thui  ve  moM 
■peoolatioiw. 


Get  Dp  and  ifaut  (American),  ariaa 
„      .         .      ,         .       ,  mud  deput ;  the  tdeft  beios  that 

Getting  tbo  lensth  of  hii  foot  anian  oTa  bome  ™««7d»rt 

(taUon),  knowing  what  u  pre-  «»  he  goe*  on  the  road. 

ferred,  and  acting  aocotdlngl j. 

Vide 


Getting  jonr  band  on  him 
(tailors),  not  tnuting  him,  nia- 
pi^ni. 

Gel,  to  (American),  to  depArt 
battily.  It  ia  genenll;  in  the 
form  " yon  jet/"  i«.,  "b^one." 
TItare  la  alao  an  ezpreoiion, 
"  yoQ  bet  I "  meaning  that  yon 
may  bet  on  it,  or  be  rare  of  the 
matter  in  qneation. 


Iht  viDdaw.  BUI  ht  stubbed  hii  gun  uhI 
drew  m  bend  oo  tbt  bar^,  nying,  "Voa 
fttV  Tba  bars  looked  up.  Asd  kcuis 
ib(  iron.  nplM, "  You  bH,"  lod  nxmoi. 
~7kt  rmlf/BiUShmttr. 

Get-np  (eommoDt,  dresa,  pure  and 
■lm^«^  or  dreta  with  mailed 
intention  in,  or  mode  of  dresa- 
ing.  To  ^  Hfi  well  ia  to  be 
perfaotly  diecaed. 
The  Empren  of  AuMria 


Get  Op  one'a  I^jmi,  to  (Ameri- 
can). When  a  man  fe^  hia 
temper  rising  with  a  certain 
amount  of  determined  ferocity 
he  ia  aald  to  fee]  the  Indian 
rialng  in  him. 

G.  H.  (printeii),  aee  Btisbo. 
These  initial  letteta  owe  tbeir 
origin  to  a  oeitain  Hr.  Geoigo 
Home,  a  typographer,  wlio  waa 
in  the  habit  of  retailing  atale 
newt.  If  a  workman  repeata  a 
atory  already  known,  an  iiiti* 
maUon  to  hold  bia  tongne  it  con- 
veyed by  nttering  the  omlnona 
letten  Q.  H. 

Ghutty  (looiety).  the  oonunoneet 
emphatic  woid  of  the  day,  dg- 
nifying  bad,  awful. 

GhMSt  (Anglo-Indian),  a  landing- 
place,  or  path  of  deaoent  to  a 


honlisg  wilboM  her  bn,  the  only  Ihing 

"""■ 

Ihu  teemed  nmiie  u  Enclbh  ere.  ia  ■ 

very  perfect  couunie  lad  /(<-■/.— 74^ 

tUml. 

WHd. 

And  rron  iti  rool-hilli  nolT  l"Mb 

Theny  in  which  he  received  ByciWI 

there  be. 

—Bmritm:  TrmmUmqHt^fCmimm. 


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Ghee  (Anglo-Iiidlaii),  boiled  bat- 
ter ;  DMd  in  oookiiig  tbroogh  all 
India. 

"  In  most  of  the  prigoni  of 
H;^«T  Ali  It  wss  the  custom 
(of  Bnropeui  prlEODers)  to  cele- 
bnto  particolM  da]«,  when  the 
f nnda  permitted,  with  the  loznrj 
of  plantain  fritt«n  (tried  b«ii- 
■itM),  k  dranght  of  iherbet,  and 
a  conTirlal  aoog.  On  one  occa- 
sion the  old  Scotch  ballad  "  Uj 
wife  baa  ta'en  tlia  gte"  was 
admiiablj  siing  and  loodl;  en- 
cored. It  was  reported  to  the 
Eelledar  (oonunander  of  the 
fort)  that  the  piiBooers  said 
and  rang  throngh  all  the  night 
of  nothing  bnt  ghee.  The  Eelle- 
dar, oeittun  that  ditcovertea 
had  been  made  regarding  his 
malversation*  in  that  aitlcle 
of  garrison  stores,  determined 
to  conciliate  their  seorscj  by 
causing  an  abondant  supply  cf 
this  nnaocnstomed  Inznrj  to 
be  henoeforth  placed  within 
the  r«Boh  of  their  tarthing 
pnrohMM"  (Wilkes'  Historical 
Sketcbea,  Anglo-Indian  Qlos- 
"ry). 

Ghoit-racket  (Amerioan),  anj 
erent  or  namtire  into  which 
the  spiritual  or  ghoetly  element 


jfiouls.  40; 

Ghost  mlUtv  (theatrical),  a  term 
originally  aptJied  by  an  impe- 
conlons  stroller  in  a  sharing 
company  to  the  operation  of 
"  holding  the  trcaanry,"  or 
paying  the  lalaries,  which  has 
become  a  stock  taoetin  amongst 
all  kinds  and  descriptions  of 
actors.  Instead  of  Inquiring 
whether  the  treasury  is  open, 
they  usually  say  —  "Has  the 
ghoil  walked  I "  or  "  What  I  baa 
this  thing  appeared  again  t" 
(Shakspeaie). 
A  no  pl«r 

been  pnduccd 
■   likely  r 


Bordcnr. — Ckiem^  71 

W«  hSTa  hid  [h(  (ilkB 
hen  in  oar  town  1b*l  jm  r 
-tKuUV«M  (/^L}  Sat*'- 


(Commercial),  In  lai^  firms, 
when  the  clerk  whose  doty  it 
is  goes  round  ttie  various  de- 
partments paying  wag««,  it  la 
common  to  my  the  gho^  «aU*. 

Ghonla  (American],  prying  and 
apjing  reporters  for  newspi^en 
who  chronicle  the  meanest 
gossip  of  private  life.  The  term 
originated  In  the  "  gbonlisb 
glee"  of  Prealdent  Cleveland. 
The  word  yAoul  is  a  great 
favourite  with  American  news- 
paper writers,  and  is  used  in 
every  gmnimatical  form,  as  to 
ghoid,  gkotiUr,  gheuletl,  and 
0lu>dtlle,  a  female  ghonl,  eepe- 
dally  a  blaokmail-levying  pros- 
titate. 

TIm  (Awb  ^B  Rportod  thM   Hn. 


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406 


Ghoulish — Gigger. 


but  Lkktd  H« 


Tha/iUwEi  wba  hmint  Hr.  amluid  in 
not  onGHd  (o  the  RipiiUiaii  ptrn.  Fu 
riDBiL  A/Am/of  ilicWuhintlao/'Hf 
npsntd  Ibu  Ihc  ki  of  Hector  had  been 

ood,  ukd  hit  (her)  na]  kx  jdH 


Ghonliih  ^tt  (Americui],  an  «z- 
pTMsloD  first  nsed  by  President 
CleToUnd,  which  immadiatelr 
became  a  popular  catcb-word. 
It  may  be  obeerred  that  io  the 
foUowiiig  paiagiapb  theie  is  a 
■lang  ezpreBiioD  In  efery  mu- 


Gib  face  (popolar),  a  heav?,  ogly 
face.  To  " hang one'a  gA"  to 
pout  the  lover  lip.  Q\b  u  pro- 
perly the  lower  lip  of  a  bone, 
or  a  bump  or  swelling. 

Gldeon'a  band  (American),  a  alang 
term  for  good-f^owehip,  aeao- 
oiation,  anicui  for  oaroueicg,  ftc 
Tfae  term  oomee  from  a  negro 
minstiel  aong,  the  air  and  MniiA 
of  the  worda  of  which  wei« 
originallj  of  a  camp-meetjng  or 
Uethodiet  bTDiD. 
Oh,  ke^  TOOT  hat  iipMi  four  btad. 


Some  newfiaper  with  gk^miuk^H  n- 
nurki  Ihat  the  Pretideat  UDdcftook  to 
pull  down  hu  VoB,  bol  Ihu  Vat  pnlln] 
hin  down.     It  U  cauin  that  be  iqDUtcd. 


G.  I.  (printera),  "genei^  indal- 
genoe,"  i.e.,  a  birthday,  holiday 
treat,  and  ie  also  the  festive 
oooaaion  when  ao  apprentice 
"oomea  of  his  time,"  an  eveiit 
signalised  by  mnob  noise,  and 
Qsnally  followed  by  bread  and 
obeeee  and  beer.  Sometimes 
the  words  "  great  independ- 
ence "  are  attributed  to  theee 
letters  on  snob  an  occasion, 
•peoially  referring  to  tfae  iude- 
pendoice  gained  by  the  ap- 
pnnUee. 

Gib  (prison  and  army),  slang  tor 
(^broltar,  to  which' transporta- 
tion ceased  In  1875.  (Nautical), 
aforelook 


re  huuiat  fbr  a  hoBe. 


Oh.ke.pToo' 
Th«t,wim.T 

hug 

■«.«•>  the  tcld« 

Ifi  pienj  Dcu 

irroobi 

dotVl 

i«aiTib»k 

(Ot.ta.driBk, 

Gift-hotiae  (i^inteis),  a  house  of 
calL  Compositot*  have  their 
"gifts"  also,  or  clnbe — a  limited 
number  of  members  being  ad- 
mitted only,  and  their  objects 
being  to  find  employment  or  to 
provide  for  non-employment  in 
tfae  shape  of  a  provident  allow- 


G^  (pcpular),    a   futtdng,   the 


Ciggcr  (t^Ion),  sewing-machine ; 
from    "  to    gig,"    to    make    a 


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Gig-latttps — Ginger. 


407 


Gv-kmiw  (oommon),  spectaelae. 

A  person  irho  weuv  ■peoteclBs 

la  Rometimea  called  gi^-taaip*. 

He  hid  dWHB  bii  Triad  VcnUnI  to  be 

hiiptomptcr;  lollullhe  well'tnown /ijf 

lam/i  el  am  htto  formed,  ■•  it  were,  11 

»WT  focn"  of  utuoiMi.— C.  BtJt:  ytr. 


GUla  (popnlu),  the  jawi,  the  &oe ; 
to  ^ve  a  "bug  in  the  gtiU," 
to  rtilke  one  in  the  fao&  Also 
a  high  or  laige  thirt  oollar. 

Gilt  (popolu),  mone; ;  from  the 
QtiaaKLgM,TiaUAigdt.  Ondu, 
in  French  ehopmen'i  auistants' 
■laog,  is  the  percentage  allowed 
them  on  the  rale.  Sbakapeere 
baa  punned  on  the  word  gilt. 

Hun  for  ibe/>7f  of  Piucc, 
Ocoili  iodwdl 

(Thierw),  •  orowbar. 

GItt-cdged  <Am«grioBa),  aa  Om  best 
note-paper  waa  onoe  slwaTayi^ 
tJgid,  the  tcnn  paased  to  the 
Stock  Bzehange  to  denote  the 
paper  or  piomiaBory  notei  of 
the  Sret  olaaa,  oo  which  there 
oonld  ba  DO  riak.  Henoe  the 
eqtreaaion  became  general  for 
anjthing  eaperiatiTe. 


;  "bu  fat  B 

o  pkj  the  f 
>r  UTwhcn  tlie  when  Ton,  Dick,  and 
Htrrj  UT  uke  ■  iaai.'—CAIcmiw  Tri- 


Gilt<tiA  (ooatomonger),  monej 
'd  by  gold  ooina. 


dmcrack  (proTincial),  a  handj 
man,  a  nniveraal  mechanio  or 
Jackofalltradea.  Inthiaaenae 
oommon  In  Northamptonihir& 
(Popular),  a  spmce  peiaoo. 

Ciiiilet-«7ed  (common),  with  very 
amall  OTes.  A  oorreapoiidliig 
bat  coarse  expreasion  in  Fraucb 
■lang  is  "  dea  yeox  en  tron  de 
pine." 


Gin  and  Goapd  Gax«tte  {^ota- 
nall5tic),7^lramHv^'t««rtaer. 
80  called  from  the  fact  of  ita 
haTing  lor  a  long  period,  In  the 
earlj  days  of  Ita  extatenoe,  de- 
voted a  portion  of  Ita  apace  to 
the  annooncementa  of  ita  parti- 
oolar  AiaiUU,  and  another  to 
advertiEementa  of  works  on  theo- 
logj,  and  notices  of  t»eacheta  at 
London  Ghorche*  and  oh^)elB. 

Gingrer  (tbeatrioal),  an  idiom  de- 
riTed  from  the  Tooabolar;  ot 
the  stablea.  If  an  actor  pli^  a 
part  tamely,  or  ineSectlTdT,  it 
is  a  common  phrase  to  say  ■•  he 
wantBTi^cr."  (Popalar),aman 
with  red,  yellow,  or  yellow- 
brownish-red  hair. 

The  mui  thu  1  kmd  n>  u  lair  lu 


The  Dun  Ihu  I  auried'm 

TheiBMIthuIIOTediiwdaltcmiaataiiie, 
TIk  nun  ihu  I  Durritd  ut  ree]ii«i  doih 

—T.  C.  LtmU:   Tii  Mum  I  Ltatd 
mmJ  lit  Umm  I  M^rrM. 


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Gtngerbnad — Gm 


A  giugtt,  m  ibowj,  tut  bona 
From  a  waltkncnni  pnetiot  of 


V  (AusriQu),  "woik- 

1    (common),    a    di*-  Ing  thingm  ap,"  working  bud 

p*ngl£g  ap»tb«t  tor  too  sbow^  mud  tatageHcallj  at  uijUiiiic. 

■dommoit  of  UtiolM  of  ftmii-  tU  ApKfaa  wn  o«  is  tot  bd-M 

tore,  Mcttitectore,  ko.  laa  tbunit^tonocvmalltift^ 

Tb»  iiiiiiB  an  KB  ■ulL  ml  too  mcb  '"  ''*™  '*"'  ■"■*■  *^  ''■^ "" 

-  ^^  '■  - *"  •■*  -Hi  inku>(  ihiiisi  m 


~fi.  Fnt 


■  bit  li.^. 


The  FVeocb  om  tbe  t«im  "  en  "^^  ar)^  i*  Irraii  woiUng  U 

pain  d'4pic«"  wjth  a  like  rigid-  *■  •'cttan  sin. 

irM<i  work,"  profoily  ir^  ^^^IJIf^  "':^!]!;?**"'   ^ 

deoomtion.oraBUp.   (Thiew.),  ««»  F«oJlt  oJ>«Fed  topronde 

j,,^,,^^^                   »"    ^            "  tho"glM«of«mrthingdMrt" 

„  o«  d^  h«.  *.  ,^,„*™^.-  W«egoinghoma 


ffiager-winp  lAmerioan),  b  hot- 
tempered  peraon,  [articnlM'l; 
one  with  yellowlah  or  gioger- 
colonred  hair.  k.  gimgtr-miiaf 
is  al*o  a  nrj  hard  ginger 
blaooit. 

Ha  (u*  im  cormd  vltb  Nan  iDd  ma, 
ud  bv  Utile  fid  nided  htc  apton  is  dab- 


of  gin  (HottenV 

Gip  (thisre*),  a  thief,  abbmiated 
fcom  gjpe;. 

Gip^  (jonmallstio),  a^daiiMd 
b;  quotation. 

ColoKl  Kibifaw.  nU  pnlMblT  Mkk  » 
bit  ari(is>l  intotioo  of  hanaf  g^  ^^ 
/«j  (u  lh*»  an  lb.  E(7ptiu  Bldkn 
bcR)  u  Sukio.— TXr  V'anbL 


Glngluun  (oommcm],  an  ombrella. 
Hi  mi  on*  of  Ik*  (nat  unpaid  and  idf- 
alccled  flock  cf  bypocrilca  jdepi  evviffe- 
liiB,  and,  with  a  f^Av'ajn  in  one  bud  and 
a  bondk  of  tncu  in  tht  other,  ha  aMfRd 
npaitDHOt.— An^*'  Fru- 


U,toU 


••ru 


cme,"! 

gim  It  jron ; "  in  n«nah,  ■' 
Tail  t'eu  donner ; "  Italian, "  To 
Ti  lo  dank,"  (American),  <■ 
giat  ii  Bzteasird7  nsad  to  fcam 
aotive  nrba  of  eztmnelj  nriad 
fonna.  "TsftetmUMmak^" 
to  be  olew  at  [oollting;  "  A 
fw  on  praTing,"  to  ami  In 
ptvjta.  With  certain  pereona  it 
i*  naad  ai  traqnentljr  ai  'Cx." 


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Gbe  «imr,  to  (Am«ri0Bn),  to 
iiiftdTert«nti7  betn;  or  Injim 
ooe'a  Bell.  The  duui  who  through 
forgettnlneas  or  maladroitDeas 
"Iflta  ont "  that  he  himself  hai 
b«eD  gnUt^  of  something  which 
he  bad  previoiul;  condemned 
giTw  himself  amj  ooiupica- 
Oiulj.  Also  to  oommmiiaate  a 
thing  or  to  TlolBt«  oonfldenea. 
It  i«  nid  of  a  Yankee  damsel 
in  a  nniverstty  town  that  she 
once  expressed  great  horror  at 
the  eoDdnot  of  certain  girls  with 
the  students.  "  I  was  going," 
she  s^d,  "  b;  the  College  early 
the  other  motnlng,  when  I  saw 
a  great  basket  being  let  down 
with  a  yonng  lady  in  it."  Here 
the  tale  was  intermpted,  and 
when  it  was  reenmed  the  fair 
narrator  fo^fetfolly  added  — 
"Oh,  yes  I  wasn't  it  awfnlT 
JQSt  when  aboDt  ten  feet  from 
the  ground  the  rope  broke— 
and  down  1  came  1  "  "  There 
yon  gam  yatrtilf  avaf,"  re- 
marked a  hearer.  The  expres- 
sion oame  Into  oommon  nae  about 
1868.  In  its  original  meaning 
tt  wa«  limited  to  fnadTertent 
betrayal.     It   Is   now  vagoely 


Give  «  wd^it,  to  (streetX   to 
help  a  pcnoD  in  liftbig  a  heavy 


Bnl  ■ft*r  >  dac  I  fsw  Um  tnt  (left 
UnlbtcauM  be  OMd  umol  lo  biu  mr 


To  gift  lut  means  originally 
to  acknowledge,  and  thns  passes 
easily  to  mean  U>e  natural  corol- 
lary of  a  oontesslon  of  Inferior- 
ity, relinquishing  or  submitting. 
Also  used  in  Australia. 
AasrdiDilT  after  pobliaiien  oa  Fiidxy 
fit  wu  ■  bi-naklr  v-V-  ''i*  ilcfiinn 
Flamt  Crak  Ckmuclti  wa  "ituhed 


Give  'em  Jeade,  a  party  wai-ory 
widely  current  In  the  Predden- 
Ual  Campaign  of  185&  Fre- 
mont, the  Republican  candidate, 
had  flftoen  years  before  made 
a  runaway  match  with  Jessie, 
daughter  of  Thomas  H.  Benton, 
and  the  popular  favour  with 
whioh  runaway  malohea  are  apt 
to  be  regarded  was  made  much 
ot  in  this  case,  the  lady's  name 
being  freely  need  in  song  and 
story  by  her  husband's  political 
supporters.  It  wai^  however, 
in  oommon  nse  a  oentnry  before 
Jessie  Fremont  was  bom.  It 
is  probably  an  aliusion  to  the 
"  rod  of  Jesse "  in  the  Old 
Testament. 

Gift  iim  «  cbaoce  for  Us  wUto 
aUxj  {Ametioan},  let  him  have 
a  last  ahanoe  for,  a  forlorn  hope, 
a  fluke,  give  the  man  one  more 
trial.  A  flgnre  borrowed  from 
the  boys'  game  of  marble*. 


Give  tt  a  bom  <oon)mon),  "stop 
it,"  or  "  that'a  atale."  The 
metaphor  la,  of  ooima,  that  of 
giving  a  dog  a  bone  to  atop  his 


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Glva  It  to  (old  out),  to  rob ;  "I 
foM  it  to  him  for  bia  TMuler,"  I 
■tola  hi*  pookat-book. 

Give  ^7-liich,  to  (Amtralimn  and 
popular),  to  blow  op,  to  toold  in 
the  mott  immodente  fMhion. 
The  metaphor  is  from  "  blow- 
ing np" — Bometimes  simplj  "to 
■kj-Ugh"iB  oMd. 

Give  the  colkr,  to  (Ameiidui),  to 


Glasgow  mapitnto,  a  mlt  her- 
ring. When  Goorge  IT.  lioted 
SootUad  a  wag  placed  eome 
salt  hening*  on  the  iron  goaid 
of  the  oarriage  belonging  to  a 
weU-known  Glasgow  magiatnt*, 
who  made  one  of  a  deputation 
to  reoeive  bU  Hajartj  (Hottest. 

G1«M  (thierea),  an  hour. 

G1«M   work  (oardshaipere).   ex- 
plained by  qaotation. 
"WhuoacuthtiffiBMVfiir- 


thtllK  lo  Ihe  lowtt  ccraB  qf  tin  Uft  ftlm, 
oppcKilc  Ibc  ihamli,  mud  nflios  tbeoidi 
H  dealt.  Gamblm  (cncimllT  bwIc  ibia 
by  bu)dii|  ihoH  Knli  lilvxrcd  (tan  (loba 


Give  Ow  word,  to  (theatrical),  to 
prompt* 

Give  M  a  mb  of  jour  tfattmb 
(tallon),  show  me  how  jon  do  it. 

Giving  ont  (theatrical),  annoaoo- 
iog  in  front  of  tbo  oortain  the 
performancei  for  the  following 
evening — genetally  done  by  the 
JnTonile  Han,  eometlmee  the 
Ifanager,  and  very  often  by  the 
Walking  Oent,  if  ho  is  young 
and  a  tavoorite  with  the  fair  BOX. 

Giving:  yoa  «  boU  (tailors),  doing 


DOW.  uid  i^djiT  a  mui  mna  bi 
c  It  iquwv  jMck  of  canU  uid  d 
rk  wilhoat  ap 


Gksc  (popular),  glaa;  "to  stai 
the  glatt,"  to  break  a  window 
pane.  Olam  for  glaM  i«  old 
KJP«r- 

GIftxiera  (thiaret),  the  eyoa. 
(Anglo-Norman),  gjoi,  bright  or 
bloo,  allied  to  glao. 

ToonoHl  with  jnir/itai&n,  I  wmmt  by 

iba  niffio 
Tbu  n  m  uunllol  b]r  ■  qcica  cnSa. 

/.t.,  "  Look  out  witb  all  jvar  ejn,  I 

le  (common),  naed  to  de-  —— -»■ 

not* cheap olaret,  from  the  olr-      GKb (popular),  tongae;  "slacken 
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andnadjofapMOh.  VidtQAa. 
Glim  (popular  uid   thIeTes),  an 

Hanld  t»c*p«l  wiib  tht  loa  of  ■  r^im. 
-InfUOr  LtgimJt. 

Jk  Uffht  Of  fam^lft 

•■  DoDt  wMkM  nch  «  nw,-  nM  Sim. 
boliina  tbt  door.  "  Sbaw  tgHim,  Toby." 
—Ckmla  Dkitmi:  OUrtr  Tmbt. 

"Doom  the  fftiM,"  blow  tho 
candle  out.  (Nautical),  ^{mu, 
■peotaolea.  {Oommon),  the^iM, 
gonorrhea. 

Glindadij  (popular),  angir- 


GUn  loifc  (be^iog-letter  wrlten), 
a  bagging  petition  giTing  an 
aoconal  of  a  Ore  in  wbioh  eome 
retatlTe  of  the  impostor  is  H^d 
to  bare  pariabed  or  been  injured. 
A  common  dodge,  bj  wUoh 
the  writer  of  tbia  was  onoe 
"taken  In." 

GlmmKfinc  mortc  (old  oant),  a 
woman  who  solioited  alma  under 
tbe  pretmce  that  abe  bad  lost 
all  ber  propert;  bj  fire. 

Globe  raacefs  (uaatloaJ),  ■  lobri- 
qoet  for  the  Bojal  Haiinea. 


Globe-tfotten  (oommon},  tra*el- 
len  who  have  gone  round  the 


bcinfi  that  tbcr  pl*r  v 


gccoUric  aditororiha  JVm  Ytrk  T 
uil  SBC*  cwdbUu  Am- llM  F 
iha  Uuiad  SmiM,  km  (oo*  lb*  nondi  of 
lb«  Sntfiifa  world'i  prcH.— A.  £.  Wit- 
liami !  In  tki  Wild  Wat. 

Glepft,  tar  (Wluoheater  Collage), 
toaptt. 

Glorioos  (popular),  lutoiloat*d. 

dofT-Hole  (popular),  tbe  ball  for 
worship  uaed  b;  mambera  of  tba 
Salvation  Annj.  So  called  ori- 
ginally from  a  cellar  or  uoder- 
gronnd  place  of  meeting  in 
Brighton. 

TlwH  bouy-hBdad  boSn 
And  dciril^lodfiDf  dnfln, 
Al  tlH  GUrrHfk  in  T«Ut  SOM  iIkt 


■ronCD  and  rounf  girb 


WkcB  ibiT  >M  Umv  b  Uh^  da  or 
-BnmJiid, :  Jlu  Bri^Utn  Gitty- 


Gtoret  (ladng),  "going  for  tba 
SfMo,"  betting  with  otter  dla- 
legard  to  means  of  parment. 
The  maxim  laid  down  \sj  Mon- 
trose that — 

*'  EI4  other  fcwi  hu  bte  too  mndi, 
Or  hii  Jmrti  an  oull, 
WhafcanlapUh  10  lb*  isiich, 

may  embody  a  sound  pdicj  in 
lOTB  aSaiis,  bat  ia  not  to  be 
commended  to  tbe  (nrt  apecn- 


m  bull  if  be  wu  vel 


id.      AlHOS  lb( 


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»■!*■.  wddw,  =f  MIT  ««.AV>' 
au^—a,  ind  tka  ni  the  (km  Ihiiv  u 
b*  uid  in  ttmia  of  (!■  IJMi  Ihu  uc  u>* 
■one  far  cnr.~%S>n«tv  Tiiwi. 

Gkm  tridc  (Americui  thieret), 
•  *>riet7  of  whM  u  knows  in 
Fkrii  u  the  "Tol  k  I'Am^- 
caine,"  or  the  taking  in  ■  din- 
bonett  penon  in  mch  %  wttj 
u  to  make  the  "  Tictim  "  think 
he  ii  cheating  the  one  who  is 
the  master-thief, 

"  The  incceu  of  this  game  is 
dependent  oa  tba  latent  dis- 
honesty of  the  Ticttnu.  The 
propertiei  consist  of  a  hand- 
some kid  glove  and  a  cheap  ring 
with  a  stone  In  it  The  ring  is 
stock  in  a  Buger  of  the  glove  MRS 
to  be  most  oonspicnons,  and  the 
two  are  dropped  at  the  feet  of  a 
wonum  as  ibe  is  walking  in  the 
•treat.  '  I  beg  yonr  pardon,' 
the  "crook"  eiclMma,  •joa'v* 
dropped  yonr  glover  The 
woman  would  took  at  ft,  per- 
ceive that  there  was  a  ring  In 
it,  and  it  she  were  dishonest 
would  claim  it.  Then  the  crook 
woulddemnr.  'Uaybetbeglove 
did  not  belong  to  the  lady-^ 
and  now  he  noticed  It,  there 
was  a  ring  In  iti  ■  The  woman, 
five  times  ont  of  ten— for  the 
thief  leads  faces  easily— wonid 
say,  'I'm  nire  ifg  mine— hut 
hare  is  something  for  yoorself 
and  wonld  give  him  five  dollars 
for  what  she  believed  was  a 
valuable  solitaire  "  (PkOadtlBkia 
Prtn). 

Ghm  (tailors),  ashamed ;  derived 
tfonhtless  from  the  warm  "  tint " 


Gfae-pot  (old  cant),  a  clogy. 
man,  becaose  be  joined  moi  and 
women  in  the  bonds  of  matii- 
mony,  glued  or  oemented  them 

GtanqMh  (popolar],  sulky. 

Ghttteo  (pugilistic),  a  hard  l^htcr, 
one  who  never  seems  to  have 
had  enough  fighting. 

Go  (gtnerel),  impetos,  eneigy, 
spirit,  vigonr,  sttength  of  pnr- 
poee,  a  proceeding.  This  ori- 
gioally  slang  word  has  eMab- 
lished  itself  in  the  language  by 
dint  of  general  osefnUiesa  and 
eipressivenesa.  Its  vulgar  off- 
shoot "  ^  it "  is  not  likely  to  be 
equally  sucoessfnl. 

Siai,  (tIho  <n  cm  to  Victorv,  tbaath 
liH  air  of  inlcnt  tacrgr  and  fr  )w 
noiibcd.  ibm  i,  tonabiat  lUi  ipiiali 
man  xrongtj  to  Ihc  Eofluh   nJniL  — 


7^  flrugv  Q 


Uk  bald  ridJBf. 

oiuk*  ikcbiil- 
iB  ucidii(  ihu 


lUnt  llnv  ana  oT  Ihe  n 
LoDdgntn  hare  ns 
Mmkl}  Afapitim. 

"  A  mm  ju,"  a  strange  affair ; 
"•  great  ga."  a  remarkable  or 
impottant  affair;  "all  the  go" 
much  in  vogue;  "no  go,"  im- 
possible ;  *■  a  pretty  go,"  a 
Ironble,  unfortunate  drcnm- 
stance,  scrape. 

(Turf),  an  owner  or  jockey  are 
equ^ly  said  to  be  having  or  not 
having  a  ga,  aeoording  to  theit 


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■appo— d  intanttotv  with  npud 
to  ■  noe.  Tbo  hoiw,  tboDgh 
Implioatad  In  tha  ImiMotlon 
oa\j  u  a  mon'or  1ms  pMdve  In- 
•tntment,  is  aljo  thns  Bpokeo  of. 
(PopaUr),  A  00,  adriLk;  teimed 
fonnerlj  a  ^o-dowa. 

So  tbtf  not  on  utking  politio.  paSnf 
ctfun,  aod  nppiog  iHiiiLy  and  vrUcr,  tmtil 

bolb  paat.—SiiietfM  fy  Bn. 


Go  and  Uk  a  ball  (Americui), 
a  oomnuH)  expnaaiaii  which  U 
Terr  obanctwiatio  of  a  peoplB 
u  fauniiiar  with  lectures  and 
pahlio  diacntsioas  as  the  Ame- 
ricana. It  is  addressed  to  a  bore 
who  talks  a  long  time,  or  alware 
on  some  special  sabjecb  Such 
people  who  insist  on  delivcsiDg 


imptomptn  laotiirM  ate  told  to 


.  Ltlmmd  Harritta :  MS.  CMk- 
Htn  if  Amtrlaadimt—l/ffn 


Go  abroad,  to  (popalar  and 
thleres).  formerly  signified  to 
bo  transported. 

Tb*  Anfol  Dodis  t*"f  '^'oh 


Gottds  (American),  Peter  Funks 
(which  see).  "Coppers"  In 
gu&hling  houMB. 

Go  along  (popnlar  and  thleres], 
>  fool,  also  "  go  alonger.'" 

Go  and  boat  jonnelf  (roughs), 
eqaivalent  to  "  joQ  be  Mowed ; " 


best  dress. 

Go  ••  jon  piMoe  (athlstaa),  a 
race  in  whloh  tha  oompetitora 
maj  mn,  walk,  or  rest  aa  Vbxj 
Dsoall;  applied  to  the 
six  days'  "  wobbles." 

Goatee  (Americui),  the  peonliai 
kind  of  toft  of  hidr  on  the  cbiD 
wom  b;  Americans  and  Irish 
Yankees.  So  called  from  It* 
BimUsnty  to  a  goat's  beard.  In 
French  slang  ima,  i.&,  he-goat. 

GoBter  (Ameriosa),  drees. 

Gob  (popnlar),  a  prorinoialism, 
but  chiefly  used  bj  sltuigy  per- 
sons, the  month ;  a  "spank  on 
the  fot,"  a  blow  on  the  month. 
SsllTa  or  mncDs.  Q<i>  Is  often 
used  for  "gab"  in  the  phrase, 
"  gift  of  the  jA."  From  the 
Gadlo  gab,  month. 

Go  bock  opoo,  to  (American),  a 
very  onrioos  phrase,  eqniTalent 
to  betray  in  an  nnexpeoted  man- 
nor,  but  which  has  a  certain  re- 
finement of  B{^UG«tioa  which  is 


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dUBonlt  to  deMilb«.  In  mo«t 
cues  it  Intimates  that  the  be- 
tnyer  hM  been  a  trusted  friend, 
and  that  ingratitade  form*  m 
part  of  the  description.  In  the 
"Breitmann  Ballads"  ve  are 
told  o(  a  candidate  who  bad  lost 
tlie  enUie  vote  of  a  amall  town 
In  wblob  he  confided, 

*'  Tns  long  «r*  h«  tid  know 
Vol  nuke  du  rnnl  filUd 


Gobble  (American),  to  gobiU  ap 
or  deTOni  it  a  well-known  Eng- 
lish wotd.  In  the  United  States 
gobbling  is  olten  speoiallf  applied 
to  the  pnrohase  of  smaller  or 
rival  lailioade,  intnranoe  com- 
panies, &c,  bj  wealthier  or 
shrewder  rivals.  Tbos  when  the 
Pemurlnnia  Railroad  Company 
&iled  in  its  effort  to  purchase 
the  Northern.  Central,  and  other 
roads,  it  was  announced  by  the 
newspapers  that "  It  can't  gobble 
its  oompetitor." 

(Yale  Univernty),  to  seize,  to 
lay  bold  of,  to  collar.  At  Cam- 
bridge, however,  "  to  gettU 
Oreek, "  mean*  to  speak  or  study 
that  langnage.  "Yon  may  have 
seen  him  traversing  the  grass- 
plots  'gobbling  Greek'  to  him- 


Gobbler  (popular),  a  tnrkey-cock. 
In  Scottish  slang  the  bird  is 
called  a  "  bnbbly-jock."  Her- 
man, in  hia  "  Caveat,"  gives  ^- 
lUr,  a  dock. 

Gob-itkk  {nautical),  a  bom  or 
wooden  spoon.     VitU  Gob. 


Go  by  Walker's  bos,  to  (oom- 
mon),  to  go  on  foot. 

God  (common).     The  gallery  peo- 
ple, who  sit  enthroned  in  high 
Olyropns,  are  called  gudt. 
"  The  BriL,"  when  iptculidB  n  EvBr^r 
Tdthi  oat  ■  teMS  at  \aal  foa,  euillecl, 

And  Un.  Line  an  cUb  vel]  for  piitin, 

boK,ortad. 
A  L^n*  without  ■  tunuiic  in  the  puh 


Invariably  the  most  sympa- 
thetio  and  enthasiastic,  and  not 
infrequently  the  most  int^li- 
gent  portion  of  the  andienoe. 
Formerly,  in  many  of  the  im- 
portant country  theatres,  the 
verdict  of  the  gallery  on  the 
first  night  decided  the  snceess 
or  failure  of  the  seaacoi.  "Up 
amongst  the  gaU,"  the  upper 
gallery,  termed  by  the  French 
paradU,  at  poulaiUtr. 

(Printers),  the  nine  qoadiata 
used  in  "  jefflng  "  were  tha* 
called.  Ferh^M  from  Um  fact 
that  the  player  wonld  be  invok- 
ing the  god  of  fortune,  fto.,  in 
hU  behalf. 

(Eton),  one  of  the  sixth  form. 
K  tnlix  Eton  ii  fHotoUj  in  ■  men 


iuSe*ttii. 

God  bless  the  Dnte  of  Ai^yle 
(popular),  macb  used  bj  tailors. 
This  expression  ia  often  used  by 
a  man  when  be  rubs  his  hack 
against  a  poet  or  ptojeotion, 
for  the  purpose  of  allay ii^  tbe 


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of  hli  back,  when  hli  Hiigen 
cuinot  lewb.  It  i«  nid  that 
oae  of  tha  DnkM  of  Aqjie 
OMuad  pocta  to  be  areotad  io 
oectAln  p«it«  of  hi*  domkin,  •<> 
that  «U  p«nona  tronbled  wtth 
Ml  Itching  back  might  relievo 
tbeir  tnflttiuga.    ThU  mut  bo 


Goddni(Aiiglo-  or  UaUr-IiidiaD), 
an  absnrd  oomiptlon  whiob  iu«d 
to  be  applied  \>j  our  ooiuitt7- 
men  la  the  old  aettUnieiita  lu 
the  Ualaj  oonn tries  to  the  joong 
women  of  the  land.  It  ia  the 
Hala^  gfdit,  a  virgin. 

Bt  ttiib,  with  ■»(■  Tou^lnlbd  to  RU, 
Of  nnl  ntdilam  ih*  focM. 

DcUshifbll 

~W.  Mandn :  Mtm. 

(Common),  a  female  Bitting 
In  the  gaUei7  of  a  theatre. 

fiad  «C4hiUing  gad  witluD  nach  of  a 


—KijtelHl  Aidrtaa. 

Godfadwn  (Amerioan),  jnrrnien. 
The  author  of  the  New  York 
Slang  Diotionaij  axplaina  thia 
bj  laying  that  tfaej  name  the 
degreoa  of  orime. 

Goda  (tailon},  block  pattenu,  or 
pattema  stored  and  priied  by 
thoae  unable  to  produce  patterna 
thanualTea. 


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Go  aaattr  (Anerioaa),  oew-be? 
■lang.  A  go,  A  Taliaa,  ao  oaUid 
beoanao  tba  oow-boj  aeldon 
owna  ntoh  an  object  till  ha  bay* 
one  to  go  to  a  oity,  which  ia 
geneially  eaatwarda  (CL  Ldand 
Haniaon). 

Go^  Hn.  (Amerioan  Unincri- 
tlea),  a  cant  phtaae  to  denote 


GofortlwClovw.   Vidtdhovwa. 
Gdttgt-OB   (common),   proceed* 


TlHfi^i-aiiof  hiradndi  of  jmn  unca 
Ixtta-dvi  tytm,  that  in  *11  prababilicr  ■)>■ 


G<rfng  t0  pot  (popular),  to  go 
to  rain.  Old  metal-work,  ftc, 
when  too  old  for  naa,  ia  aoU  ta 
pot,  ie,,  melted  down  for  other 
Daea.  Tbia  ia  probably  the  ori* 
gin  of  the  pbraaa. 

Go  Into  the  Utcben,  to  (popular), 
to  dilnk  one's  tea  out  of  the 
■aacer;  anaUnsiontotheTolgar 
method  of  drinking  reiy  corn- 


Go  It  (popalai),  ODoe  perfectly 
good  English,  bnt  now  a  alang 
moda  of  aipreaalon  naad  as  a 


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Go  a—Goify. 


m;"  Of,  "  A  it,  r<n  oripplM, 
N«wgit«'a  oa  Sro." 


To  ^  ■(,  to  act  with  energj, 
■pirit,  fwleaalj.  Intha  qaot»- 
tlon  It  U  I — -■  '-  -  "--- 


\  phnae 
J  to  act  without  doe 
thoagfat  or  deliberatiou.  Bd- 
wardfSBjf:  "It  ii  derived  fi«m 
tba  gune  uf  poket,  when  a 
ld>7er  maj,  if  be  choosca,  go 
it  hli»d,  bj  doobling  the  '  uite ' 
before  looking  at  his  cards,  and 
if  the  other  platen  lefnM  to 
•ee  hii  '  blind '  be  wins  the 
•  ante.' " 

Go  it,  boots  I  go  it,  raci  t  111  hold 
your  bomwtl  gbuigl  (Ameri- 
oan),  orlei  of  encootagsment  to 
a  man  on  foot  or  on  honeback, 
"  doing  time."  In  England 
tliere  i«  alM  the  well-known 
"Ooit,  ye  cripple*,  wooden  leg* 
are  cheap  I " 

GoldtMcked  'nu  (popular),  bodj 


night-man. 


GolsD(ba(CamInidge  UniTenit7\ 
litoiaUj  the  place  of  a  ekoll. 
"but,"  sa^  the  WatmintUr  Jfc- 
vt'ni,  "  a  particular  part  of  the 
Unlterdt;  Chmch  U  appropri- 
ated to  the  "heads"  of  the 
honaea,  and  it  called  palgeUta 
therefrom,  a  name  which  the 
•ppemnce  of  its  oconpanta 
reoden  pecoliail;  fitting,  inde- 
pendent of  the  pan."  It  alao 
signifletB  hat. 

GoD  (gamaa).  the  hand  i  derired 
from  the  Keltic  Hence  go(f, 
band-balL 

GoUop,  to  (common),  to  swallow 
greedily ;  a  comptiwi  of  "  golp. " 

GoIIt>  I7  KoUr  (American^  a 
common  inteiTection.  Itisrery 
doabtfnl  whether  it  is  used 
enphemisticallv  for  God.  Nor 
is  It  strictly  tme,  as  Bartlett 
aays,  that  it  is  chiefly  to  bo 
heard  among  negroes,  since  it 
is  qnite  as  common  among  boTs 
in  New  England  or  in  the  West. 


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G.O.M. — Goner.  417 


Fonnerij  oaed  in  the  fonn  "hj         " It  1*  ftll  goM-^Kj  with  Iiim " 
golf  "  in  England.  la  alio  n  oommon  Idiom,  maan- 

WI.Trt».*r*W,.l-aiMa,«.!    I  ing  th*t    hla  day   or    tima  ia 

luiarcH,udicu'iabi<kT«.-/'UMUV'         '^^  ^  ***"-    ^  "gonei     aljo 
An  ouMtm  tm^u  ifii^tm.  natimllj  rafos  to  auTthing  or 

anibodT  who  hai  «acapod  or 
G.O.H.  (general),  ..t,  grand  old  jlrf. 

man,  a  uiokname  of  Hr.  W.  E. 
Qladatone.  It  wa«  flrat  nsed 
b7  Ur.  Bradlaogh  in  a  apeech 
at  Northampton.  Since  then  it  q^^  j„  (thaatrloal),  critidaad, 
has  become  exceedingly  popn-  ^  ^„^  Botiowed  from  the 
Ur,  being  used  derislvelj  by  the  Americana. 

right  hononiable  gentleman's 
political  opponents,  and  respect- 
fully, though  familiarly,  by  thcee 
who  look  open  bim  as  a  leader. 
It  ia  DOW  nsed  faoetionsly  in 
referenoe  to  any  one. 

Each  goat  hu  v'rmft  ilmdjp  futncd 
Far  nil  [hoc  qulitiM  unil*  ia  but  oti* 


Gone  offo 


Gfloe  on  (sodety),  in  love.    Also 


I  line  ihu  nal  C.aW— llM  cbi 
Who  hen  ihb  crcniog  may  be  » 


Gomen  (Winchester  College),  an 
abbreTiatlon  of    "go  homers," 

the  clothes  college  "  mm  "  wear  "' 

when  grfng  home  instead  ot  ""-  •""•"i"  m  thm  hr  ihrir  liudi 

gowna.    In  the  old  days  "^  A™^#-ii<i«h»»-*ti-«»a-T 

sur*  and  hats     waa  a  "  peal '  „,, 

aimilarto  "boot*  and  leathers."  Bnt  ifiucrihcr'dbciiiiiTEtThuiwsT, 

(AMMrmeana  also  a  pewter  dish.  ifihtrk-wformTdbw  r««*hiai 

Cohb  (American),  bnt  also  used  —Srat. 

In  Bngland  to  signify  kiss,  min,  ,    ,      j_i 

orttrtiliniury.    "Ooa-np-and  Goner  (popnlai),  a  dying  per«m. 

"pens  down  "  aw  In  thla  mean-  They  lud  »»  cmmuiaa,  wtikh  n> 

log syuooymona.    OnemayaUo  Miwd in  ihat  joiof  ""*>•■"«« *nom 

.  "_  ,1...   u  V.  I.  .  " imblie-hoaae,  whm  h»  dniffM  him.       I 

baarthat  It  or  ha  ia  a     poa.  n«  hi.  ooU  tf«  i  i«™3S.  »d -»«o 

oaae,"a  "iPMugooee,   a  "foiM  i  .«  b*  n>  ■ /hmt,  I  pui  Un  in  ih* 

0000,"  "foiwbird,"  or  "a^nMr."  ohudiotsnT.'— JWfr  Tii^rafk. 

2  D 


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4l8  Gome—Good. 

Abo  a  bviknii*  ^mmm.  «r      GoasB  (AaMrinn   UnbwritjL 
aar«wirtwLu''fa>««nBK."         FUtOovn. 

G«>|^Cf.«.d^    8..GOTO      G«d  (irintm),  «  .bbi.rt.tta, 
**""■  rfgood-niglit 

GoM  vp  (AnMrioui),  lost,  rained, 

bukropt.  Good-fare.    Jofan  I     (AmcckuiV 

•qatnlent  to  .U  b  goM^  kat. 
Goner   (Amerioui],    .   rtnpid,         erortr. 

focdkbMlow. 

"Hwib«fMQ>(HtWndbaii.iiidni      GoodfeUow  (old),  .  wrellw. 

ht,'  ikid  llr.  SUck  wiib  PHI  ^m.-~Smim 

'"-'■  {-!  ffij^^  "u  tbcT   Mid,  tMcsa»  k  n  «tll 

kiion  thu  Sir  Eocv  h^  b«a  ■  /wrf- 

Goooiili  or  gaaaef  [popokr),  .     J"""  "  "■  r»«J«--^«*«f  .■  Sikmt- 
jonag  fool  or  loot.  ""MWr, 


u><»»dT;  ItmMnt.bo.adel 


-i»BlHt:J 


Good  Job  too,  ud  ft  (popnbik  w 
em[AUIe  vxpnuloa  ^uppnhm- 


"Thk  k  U,"  ■»!  Spoour,  lb*  pnd 
"And  i^poiiDe  I  di*  Cnt,  d>H  diuk 

I-IB    |Dii«  B  to  dUMMl  lor  the  BH  of 


{Thleree),   .   thief.      Hotteo  'n^^^'Ujndltt^iauaaKatfm 

■*;>  .a  Bxp«st  thief,  .  muter  7^  v^tk  Itk  dnid  who*  ib*  ^puia 
of  hi.  craft.    The  W(«d  b  tst;  ud  iha  arm 

old.  RtfbHdoMae'astauifs/M^jM 


Undcntud,  if  jaa  plow,  I'a  ■  tnvd' 

TlM/Hf^  all  an  BH  Dm  Gip^; 
By  Iha  nltla  I  Mm  wha  I'n  uka  bt 
t(i<f. 
And  1  iliag  on  mj  back  an  oM  kipiy. 
—Til  Riftnt- 


-J.  Sfmrt,.-  A  Gmd}^  Tt*. 


Gooda  (ipOT^i^),  men  or  bona.. 
Termed  "goodgosd*"  or  "bed 
poadt "  MMOtding  to  qii.lit7. 


VcO,  il  appoin  that  fint  all  be  tIwiii  Good  OOrt  (popnlu),  need  in  .p- 

10  Cape  Cokmr,  rhm  it  efamA  Addr  nrobetfon  o(  mjt  one. 

U.     Ht  umMd  all  that  he'd  rm^fltti  '                            ' 

Iron  hia  poor  Bid&thar  in  di'iDwidiham  Aod   then  the  Prfac*  id  Vals  wB 

— ««r]rblM»edihi«wr.-^/»rtn(crr.~».  chaifcdwiih  bcB.*  «!<«»' Mrt; 


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Good  tiung  (noiDg},  »  prwumed 
cortAtntr  in  noiDg.  Wben  a 
hone  on  hU  marita  pnbltclj 
nbowa  or  pTfT»t«l7  Mcertalned 
it  mippoMd  to  be  soTe  of  wlDDing 
K  rBc«,  nioh  erent  is  said  to  be 
a^ood  ikimg  for  htm.  The  ima- 
gining of  Uie  people  more  often 
tnnu  oat  to  be  a  tain  than  a 
geeAAing. 

Good  wooOed  {American),  gifted 
with  unfllnohing  oonrag&  Of 
late  jean  it  haa  tMCome  the 
fMhion  with  the  Western  Ame- 
ricao  edilofe  to  apeak  of  their 
part  of  the  cooDtrj  as  "  the  wild 
and  W00U7  Weat " 

Go  olTea  the  ear,  to  (American), 

to  be  anddenlj  initatod,  to  flj 

"What  Bud*  SsiMf*  r^ *m  ktrnr 
jmaimy,  Mildnd  f  "  ailud  Amtj. 

"kaj'  nptied  >)»  Hi^  Khoel  t>H. 
"  pliu*  do  M(  ny  '  to  o4' 


Go  or  the  bo<^  to  (familiar),  to 


Gooae  (tallora),  a  name  uaooiated 
from  time  immemorial  with  the 
large  iron  naed  bj  tailon  for 

pTMSing. 

Gootbcriy  {common),  a  canard. 


•Ooose.  419 

Goooebeny,  dtring  or  picking 
fpopnlai),  to  act  aa  cfaaperone 
or  eaoort  to  joong  oonplea  on 
ocoadona  when  otherwise  their 
being  together  woold  not  be 
quite  the  thing.  The  ohape- 
rone  la  cappoaed  to  pick  joui 


aharp  children,  who  are  oaten- 
aibl;  placed  In  ohaige  of  their 
elder  aiatera  when  tbe  latter  go 
out  shopping,  bat  who  are  in 
reality  a  check  on  an;  chance 
of  flirtation  (Hotten). 

GoOMfOK  (oommon),  a  gooee- 
berTf.  In  some  diotionariea  this 
is  erroneoQtly  claimed  aa  a  mere 
provinoialiam. 

Goeier  (popular),  a  Sniahing  blow, 
one  that  "cooka  bia  gooae," 

Gootc,  the  (theatrical),  hiaaing. 
It  ia  said  that  the  hiaaing  of 
a  Sfoatt  onoe  aaved  the  Oapltol, 
bot,  as  the  late  Mr.  Flancbj 
wiael;  and  wittU;  observed, 
"  that  was  a  capital  gwt." 
Thla,  however,  i>  the  onlj  naefsl 
aibinatioQ  on  record,  and  it  ia 
apocfTpli*^  In  onr  time  we 
have  anthentic  arldence  of  a 
aingle  instance  of  hissing  lead- 
ing to  a  resolt  of  a  very  different 
character.  Uacready  was  acting 
Mania  at  the  Theatre  Rojat, 
Edinbnrgb.  Forest,  tbe  Ame- 
rican tragedian,  arose  from  bis 
place  in  the  boxes  and  hissed 
bia  great  rival.  Sabseqneutly, 
daring  HacresLdy'a  farewell  en- 
gagement in  America  in  1849, 


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430  Gt 

tUa  deplonfale  Inoidant  led  to 
lioU  In  N«ir  Toik,  the  odllug 
OBt  of  tba  mOltuj,  bloodshed. 
Ion  of  life,  aaA  lUcreulT'B  pn- 
clpdtkM  flight  to  BngUnd  in 
diigiiiw.  Hinin^  U  now  kbo- 
liahed  In  the  SUtea.  U  an 
American  kodience  didikM  a 
pla7,  the  aadltora  qaietly  get 
up  and  walk  out.  The  odiooa 
coatom  Etill  preTkila  In  thia 
oonntrj,  and  flonriahea  in  fnll 
force  on  fliat  nighta,  when  our 
audiencea  derote  thamaelTM 
with  ardour  to  tha  aprightly 
paatlme  of  autbor-baiting. 

There  la  a  comic  side  to  vnrj 
tragedj.  Here  is  an  illuatiatioQ 
of  the  oomedj  of  hisajog.  A 
bunoDs low  comedian,  "afellow 
of  infinite  jert,"  receotl;  de- 
ceased, while  acting  the  Fint 
Witch  in  Macbtlk,  f onnd  hinwelf 
in  BaeAi  jiIcimij.  and  foigetfol 
of  Ua  part.  In  the  incantation 
aoene,  when  he  had  spoken  the 


Ua  memor;  failed  Mm     After 
agonlalng    panse,    be    re- 


The  andienoe  were  fnticoa  at 
this  ribald  tampering  with  the 
text,  and  down  oame  the  goam 
moat  InatUy. 

"  TUi  KRUiil  <ll  tmt, 
Uaplniing  M  ihc  SCMr't  oi," 

aobend  tlie  comedian  instaotl;. 
Fulling  Umaelf  together  and 


losing  np  at  tbe  galli«7  with  » 
■I7  wink,  he  pcooeeded— 

"  Pnnkr  Ktor,  loM  tb*  wni. 
Twin  Ui  Side  off  Ua  ■  (k«. 


The  andaol^  of  this  quick- 
witted re^onsB  ao  Uckled  Ute 
"gods,"  that  th^  not  0UI7 
condoned  the  erring  comedian's 
baokaUdinga,  but  gaTe  him  a 
heartj  lonnd  of  af^tlaaae  into 
the  bargaiiL 

(Printers),  poosc,  a  eurtaUment 
of  the  word  "  wayigoose, "  which 
see.  (Old  cant},  a  paiUcnlaz 
sTmptom  in  the  Iw*  Mama 
(Wright). 


Goow,  to  (popalar),  to  TOMS  a  man 
in  the  sense  to  make  a  fool  ol 
him,  hnmbng  or  deceive  him, 
ma;  uatorall;  enough  be  derived 
from  makiiig  a  gaota  of  him, 
Bnt  ft  is  worth  noting  that  in 
Dutch  alang  there  is  a  word, 
geHaAeadier,  or  geese-sfaMran 
(Turlinok  ezidaina  that  to  iheu 
here  means  to  swindle),  whioh 
refers  to  a  kind  of  impaatoia 
who  go  ahoat  the  connliT  pt«> 
tending  to  be  lespeotablebr^so- 
dowu  tiadesDuai. 

(AoMiloan),  to  enlarge  or 
repair  boots,  b;  a  prooeaa  geaa- 
lallj  known  aa  footing,  iA,  1:7 
puttii^  in  or  adding  ptooea  of 
leather.  As  it  la  a  Kew  Toik 
word,  It  is  probablj  a  tr 
from  tha  Dutch  ;aa«,  a 


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Goose — Gospel. 


421 


which  if  almtwt  idantickl  with 
peMti,  whole,  entires  The  pro- 
vincial gatttim,  to  nuke  whole, 
would  thiu  become  ganten,  to 
gooee.  Bartlett  Ingenloady  si%- 
gMt«  tbftt  lo  g«ote  !■  derived 
f or distinottoa's  sako  from  "to 
fox." 

(Commoo),  to  gnoi,  to  hlu, 
to  "give  the  big  bird." 

The  dc&ncUnl,  one  DiJlu.  hind  Kvenl 
penoDt  u  t""  Mr.  BninUT'i  pe&r- 
nuDO.      Un&nuiiuelr  for    Mr.    DilLu, 


GonD,  gmnn.  Butlett  give*  thia 
as  ga/itm,  to  wmtax  over.  It  \a 
English,  bat  probably  more  fre- 
qnentl;  heard  at  pruent  in  the 
United  SUte*. 

the  "miiDi"  wiih  Ehc  compUiat  thil  tha 


Gotin,  to  {American  n 
to  eat  Tondoiuly. 


GooM  witlioiit  gTETj  (nautical), 
a  Berere  Btartlng,  bo  called  be- 
caoM  no  blood  foUowa  Us  in- 
fliction. 


Goree  (American),  gold  dust,  gold. 

Gorgw  (pcpnlar),  a  gentleman,  a 
weIl-4Tsa«ed  man.  A  gorger  or 
gargte — the  two  are  often  con- 
founded—Is  the  common  gypsj 
word  for  one  who  is  not  a 
gTpey,  and  very  often  means 
with  them  a  rye,  a  gentleman. 
Acton  eoiDetimea  call  a  manager 
a  mJli-garger  (The  English 
Oypde*  and  th^  Language). 
(ThaatricalX  the  i 


Gorrf  I  by  Goirrt  (American),  ■ 
common  inteijection  or  donbt- 
foloath. 

GoKhena  (Stock  Eichange),  the 
newly  created  jf  j(  per  cent. 
Qovenunent  Stock. 

A  hidcou  panic  aeiud  th«  Stock  Eic- 
change,  (^w^bw  wcnl  down  u  Ao  at  a 
iin|le  leap.— /■■hkA. 

Thia  stock  was  so  named  after 
Ur.  Goechen,  the  Chancellor  ot 
the  Exchequer,  who  created  the 
Stock  in  AprU  1S88. 


GoiYMttolA  Hall  (Stock  Ex- 
change), the  nickname  for  the 
Stock  Exchange,  on  aooonnt  ol 
the  marble  walle. 


Goapel  ahark  (Canadian) ,  aparson. 

Gotpel  thop  (popnlar),  a  Hetbo- 
dist  chapel  (O.  Davis). 
Aa  uon  aa  I  had  procared  a  lodfins 


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422  Goss-~Go  to. 

G«M  (popular),  a  bat.    Frnn  fo*-      Go  Hk  lAote  pile  {gamadon), 
aoaur.    (AnoioaiiX    to    "give  an  AmaiicMdam  nataaliMd  !■ 

«ae  70a,"  to  injure  or  kilL  ^t^^'^"^^  to  pot  all  ooe'i  moaeT 

OD  a  K^tarj  ebaaos. 

Go  tfaroagh  not,  to  <thie?«i),  to 
Gothsffl,    GothuiItM  (popnlar).  [dniidaT  a  belplMB  man  of  all 

The  term  OnUiam  U  tatiricaU;  Talnablea  npoD  Um ;   to  (tzip 

applied  to  the  dty  of  New  York,         blm  ol  aU  be  pone«ea. 
and  it!  iuhabitanta  are  called 

atOumUa.  JQrt  aa  Londonera      G«  to  BsUl  and  gtt  yov  ^"^ 
are  oaUed  "Cockneyt"    First  rii»«d.     Thia  ptatM  deootef 

M  called  by  Irring,  abODt  iSos.  mantal   dlaorder,    and    as   the 

.witi.xn.ph»a         waten  of  Batb  were  foroedy 
Ji  itunp  H  wxxM  in  Rood  lepote  for  tfae  enrc  <^ 

meotal  denngemente,  tbeMjing 
Implied  tbat  the  penoo  eo  ad- 

_  „,^.-^I^         dieted  wai  bUIj  or  idiotie.  and 

mT^H^:  ShtulZ^^Aluriin  SKitij.  abonld  pro  ioM  ffMiio  do  aoiDe- 

thii^  to  got  c  ved. 
Got  bin  down  dose  wid  fine 

(American).    Thia  mekn*   tbat      q^  ^  CoOeKc,  to  (old  slang),  to 
BTerything  is  known  aboot  a         gotopttoon. 
man.    In  pngiliitio  parlance  a 

i^ttllngblow.  g^  j„  p^  (American),  eqd- 

Got  bli  eniel  (popolar),  dead  or         *^*"*   »*   "^^   "  rubMab.' 

djiug  "clear  out,      "abnt  npj"  an 

V™.  Mrf   fri«d,   Mr.   Softh-d-I  ^^Z  "■',  "^f  ^-  "  * 

kw-.r~«ll.m»*c-h«-.,^*.i,Tw./,  bint  to  be  ailent  or  to  depart. 

I   ntha  Imncv.-/.  GmwmfJ:  Dit*  Said  In  Now  England  to  hare 

J'mfli.  been  flnt  *ddre«Md  to  Ndm- 

cbadneuar. 
Got  hii  leg  (tailon),  obt^ned  his 

confldonce.  ^  ^  jj^^j^^  (AinMfc«,  bnt  of 

Got  the  bkU  (tailor«),  having  the         ■^"^  o'*?'")-    *»  •»  ■  ■?*«* 
advantage.  among  aaUOTa— 

"Pnn  bdl,  HbU.  mud  Mdl&i, 

C«  the  gunble,  to  (tpotting),  to  G™i  Lorf  ddiwr  m.- 

make  a  bat  on  some  match  or        A  Tnmwtw  mumbctuRr  1^  Oi  p*. 

rac&  BdcotoTanilnwlilr/tlW/U^x.    Th« 

pRudcot  dida't  fo,  but  tw  nJotcd  tb* 

Go  tta  wbote  bo,,  to.  Tid,  r,?ss,"'s'^si;:i,"£,£ 

noa.  BODdit  nw  tbc  nu  lot  hii  tiniimw  sad 


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Go-to-meelings — Grabbers. 


Go-to-meetinsi  {oonunon),  Snn- 
day  clothes. 

Go  to  kbmIi,  to  (conuDOQ),  to  Uil 
eoUrely,  to  ba  minad. 

Jut  Could  ud  SuIUtu  Imyc  ncbn) 

Tbg  6iit,  lb*  diuploo  of  thi  "nK 

Wibuta." 
IfikH  tnllUoo*  wbm  fail  i^rouli  {*  ill 

—FimmeiaHfimi. 

Go  Wider,  to  ( Ameiiaau),  k  Wastem 
•npbBinUiiifordMth.  Oflndlu 
origin,  uid  kllualve  of  being  pnt 
nndei  the  gnai  of  the  waring 
pniilB,  and  also,  It  mxj  be, 
•ometimes  of  being  nndar  the 
knee  of  a  oonqnering  enemj. 
Ibe  idea  and  procees  of  reasoning 
if  the  same  as  when  the  Oennao 
DM*  HnWrycAca  to  (dgulfy  to 
perish. 

Poor  H>*keja  lilt  thu  bii  lin(  liad 
CBiiu,  ADd  koDirhif  tlut  ht  itdiui  gr  timUt 
■OOOBF  gr  ImtB-,  h«  dcUrminHl  lo  kLI  bii 
Ur*  in^i.-Hmmiryf,  IJu  Imm  CUr/. 

Go  upon  the  dnb  (thieTes),  to  go 
apon  •  bonsebreaking  expedi- 
tion ;  to  open  or  pick  tbe  lock 
or  [astenliige  of  a  door.  Vidt 
Dub.  Dup  oooor*  in  Ophelia's 
tttDglaHam.tet—'^Ditp  the  obam- 
ber  door." 


Clyde,  farmerly  a  great  fishing 
vlUage.  TennU  alto  "  BUliitga- 
gate  phHsant,"  or  "  Tarmontb 

Gorenuneitt  ^gn-poat  (old),  the 
gallows. 

Gorenior  (popular),  a  mode  of 
addressing  an  nnknown  parson. 
In  Trench  btMirgaott  or  jKOran. 
(Common),  m;  gotamor,  my 
father. 

Goiric  (prison),  a  oonntryman. 
Also  a  proTlndallna  meaning 
both  onekoo  and  fooL 

Ginrier(  sporting),  a  deep-monthed 
dog;  a  hovler.  To  "gowle"  Is 
a  prOTlnolallsm  for  to  bovl. 
French,  gveuLtr. 


TIh  tkrwt  Bl  Cunbridca  had  ■  food  fux 
with  lb*  'VuiilT,  lb*  ^nnu  Juit  wianiag 
by  ■  (Sd  to  Vm.—Fmltaa  Hiwi. 

Gnb(commoa),giaBpIng.  In  the 
United  States  a  grab  means  a 
robbery  or  "a  steal" 


Q  (Scotch),  «  salt 
herring.    From  Oonrock  on  the 


(Cardi),  •  bcdsterona  game  of 
obanoe  [jayed  with  cards. 

Grabbers  (popolar),  the  hands. 
"  Land  ^rsUert"  if  a  phraae  that 
baa  lately  coma  into  popnlar  use 


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Grabben — Granger. 


in  Inland  ud  BooUud  to  de- 
•Igute  tha  pcMwita  afflicted 
with  "Mrth  hnngBr,"  or  tbe 
anti-rant  nwatsrs  who  wish  to 
gi»b  or  hIh  the  land  that  doea 
not  belong  to  tbem. 

Gnbby  (militair),  a  foot-aoldiar. 
A  tenn  of  contampt  naed  bj 
the  monnted  Mrticef. 

Grab,  to  (thieret),  to  aireBt. 

Tnnp  il,  mnp  U,  dt  JqIIt  Uo«b, 
Or  ba^nMirf  br  dw  boki  n  niy. 

Grace  cuds  (Iiiah),  tbe  liz  of 


GndtMtra  (torf),  honea  that  have 
alnadjnm. 

Tilt  ruki  of  ih*  grmdtmitM  •nil  b* 

■rooiid,  but  b  tb>  meudiH  tbe  mnjotilT 
of  Un  tn^t  itHplachucn  mn  en  Ibeit 
Icfi.— X«^m. 

Graft  (prison  and  popnlar),  work ; 
to  graft,  to  work.  To  graf  is 
a  pTorincialiam  for  "to  6i%" 
{grafl  tMing  a  trench).  Hence 
tbe  alang  •ignifloation.  Thli 
derivation  is  supported  by  the 
French  pioclitr,  to  work  hard, 
literally  "to  dig."  (American), 
to  frqft,  to  snirontid  the  feet  of 
old  boots  with  new  leather,  oi 
to  add  new  eole*. 


m  [nantical), "  blowing  tha 
graitpmt,"  deleghig  with  water. 


Gnad  hoteliam  (joiunaUrtto),  a 
word  exprCMi**  of  Uring  in  ■ 


Grandificent  (American),  grand 
fni  magnifioent.  Also  "gian- 
daoeoiu,"  "  giandiferons."  ftc, 
which  BaitlMt  charact«riae*  vaj 
oorrectly  as  tactitions  woida. 
The  number  of  these  maaitestlj 


vei7  grmt  In  the  United  States, 
bnt  voy  few  of  them  sraTlTa. 
It  would  seem  aa  it  slang  to 
live  moat  grow  naturally  from 
needs  and   be    developed   by 


Me  one's  (com* 
men),  to  have  a  nlghtmaie. 
(Fopnlar),  women  of  the  lower 
class  say  they  see  or  have  their 
grmidmMtr  when  they  have 
their  menses. 

Grsng^  (American),  the  monbw 
of  a  political  pwty  formed  abont 
1 87  5  in  tbe  Interaats  of  the  West- 
ern giain-growing  States,  or  of 
the  agricnltmiats.  The  word 
Is  now  generally  nsed  to  mcMi 
a  ooontryman,  a  matic,  or  "  a 
gentleman  from  the  roial  dis- 
tricts." 
Now  ihii  ptnoo  KM  a  unapi 


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Grape-viiu — Crasser. 


42s 


Gf^M-Tlse  tdcgi^ih  (Ameri- 
cajt).  Dnring  the  war  ezuitiiig 
MCODnU  of  b«tUes  not  tooght 
and  of  TiotoiiM  not  won  were 
Mid  to  IwTe  been  oonnred  by 
gnpt-vin*  (or  olotbeo-Une)  tdf 
grifk  (New  Tork  Slang  Die 
tt(MUU7),  bat  the  term  wa*  In 
earUei  nae,  meaning  oewa  ood- 
Tsjed  In  a  myaterionB  manner. 

Gmfar  (American  thierea),  a 
amall  dog  who  bf  barking 
alarm*  the  tamOy.  "Qrarien 
an  more  feared  by  bn^lan 
than  gnni  ot  [M«U." 

GraM (oommon),  "togotopnta," 
to  die;  "go  to  gran"  be  off, 
yon  be  banged.  (PngiUaUcX 
"logo  tojrroit,"  tofaU  aptawl- 

.  .  .  That  be  had  further  osed  hii 


ORoyal  Hmtaiy  Academy), 
fnui,  vagetablea. 

(Anurioan),  beah  mint  or 
Unaj  leave*,  naed  in  making 
jnlepa. 

(Anatialian  printon),  tem- 
porary handa  on  1 


The  meUqihot  probably  ia  from 
the  proTarb  abont  gram — "  The 
proM  witbereth,"  Ao.,  which 
would  imply  temptnaiineai. 
There  ia  a  printera'  proverb, 
"  A  grait  on  new*  waita  dead 
men'a  ahoea."  The  Atutratatian 
Priattn'  Kttptate  saya :  "  Thoee 
f.mm.r  with  newapaper  work 
In  the  colouiea  most  often  bare 
heard  this  gmeaone  axiom. 
Now  thia  aaying,  thongh  evi- 
dently flgniatlve,  doea  not  pre- 
•eot  the  nnial  pleaalng  ohar- 
aoteriatioa  which  wa  aaaooiata 
with  pastoral  anbjecta,  eapeoi- 
ally  when  they  are  contem- 
plated from  a  proper  distance, 
aa  beeomea  the  eye  artiatio. 
Diaagreeable  aa  It  may  be  to  ac- 
knowledge the  fact  annoonoed 
in  tbe  above  aying,  however, 
BO  mnch  more  so  must  it  b«  to 
have  it  verified  In  one's  own 
person,  be  yon  grau  or  prospec- 
tive dead  man.  Why  are  the 
grau  or  casual  news  hands  not 
pnt  on  a  more  comfortable  foot- 
ing "  (Edward  Pltigerald:  Prin- 
ters' Proverbs). 

The  ezproBsion  has  been  im- 
ported from  England,  a  gratt 
hand  in  Bngliah  printers'  par- 
lance being  a  composiloi  th^ 
aoeepta  oooasloDal  work  in  dif  • 
ferent  offices. 

GrasB-cambera  (nanOcal), 
conntryman  who  enter  tbe  ser- 
vice from  farmtng  oonntles. 

GfaMcr  (sporting),  a  bOL 

SoBM  havi  tciribla  gratun  ta  -"— "-f 
uta  Hm  pifikiB— ^^ri  rfAi  Hmmt. 


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Grasshopper — Gnn^. 


GnM  In  hli  Bqiwr.    SeeOuaa. 
(tblerw),  the  oonntrj. 


In  AmeriOft  and 
in  India  a  prai*-«U«i  !■  a 
manied  woman  tonponrilj 
Mpantad  from  bar  bnaband. 
In  the  Slang  Dictimarj  of 
Rottan  it  it  ezidained  aa  "an 
nnmanied  mother,  a  daaerted 
mlatren,"  which  ii  rather  donbt- 
fnL  Low  Oatman,  gnt  utJnm. 
Alao  ttok-mttwtr  (Oerman). 

GtKTal,  to  (popolar),  to  confound, 
to  pacplax,  to  bewilder.  From 
le*elUi^    with    the    earth    or 

Cmrd-cnulief  (miUtai;),  a  aol- 
dier  oompelled  to  tramp  about 
a  aqnare  at  debulter'a  drill. 
Vidt  Obqas. 

Gnittl'fiiDder  (popalar),  one  anb- 
]BCt  to  lalli  thiongb  drunken 
habita. 

Gnnel-nah  (popoki),  a  aoatobed 
faoe,  gnecaU^  applied  to  a 
dninken  paiam  who  baa  bad  a 
talL  (SohooUM);!},  the  Injniy 
to  the  kneat  tiom  a  tall. 


to  be  buried  then.  Rwmj  fngi- 
Uve  dianght  in  the  thaafaw  niea 
from  the  ooliar  tbrouAfa  tUi 
opeaing.  It  la  wid  that  Fawoett, 
when  itage-managei  at  Corant 
Oaiden,  lelinquiabed  the  part 
of  the  giavedigger  {which  ba 
had  acted  a  qoartar  of  a  ocntni7) 
in  &Tonr  of  a  jonnger  aator, 
agalnat  whom  he  bad  a  wpi%e. 
"Tou  are  tcij  genetoua,  Mr. 
Fkwoett,"  guahad  the  Toongater. 
"  Not  at  all,  siT— not  at  aS,' 
replied  the  Tetaian.  Then  tam- 
ing to  a  oronj,  with  a  grin,  ba 
growled  in  a  grim  adde:  "That 
Infanal  north  eait  wind  tntn 
the  grmn  will  oook  bis  gooaeL*" 

GntTejard  (Ametloan),  a  "  pd- 


great  feroolty,  or  who  aaaaoM 
to  be  desperadoea,  aometlmaa 
boaat  In  America  tbatthe^keap 
graveyard  of  theit  own  in  wfaioh 
to  bnrj  their  riotima,  or  <daa  an 
aaieastiaaUr  aaked  irhain  Hiiti 
oemeteriea  are.  In  partkna  td 
New  England  every  tanner  baa 
bli  own  tamil;  graMgai'd  on  hia 
property,  and  the  writer  haa 
known  an  Inataooe  in  which  a 
&tbeT  made  a  preaaat — whieb 
was  gladly  aooeptad  —  to  Ua 
children  of  a  UtUe  gramgard 
with  two  blank  tombateme^ 
Thay  kept  It  In  ordar  and  naad 
It  ai  a  playgroond. 


Gnm-tnip,   the   <tbeatrioal),   a  GiMj  eja  fpopnlar),  aterm  rather 

large  oblong  tnp  in  the  omtia  looaely  and   nnmeanlng^y  ^- 

of  the  atage,  ao  called  beoaoaa  plied  aa  a   darlriva  apdthat — 

"  the  fair  Ophelia "  Ii  nppoaad  "Ohl  yonfra*|pf|«/  Howmaoh 


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Cray — Great. 


gaifj  doM  jaai  notb^r  put  on 


Gfltj  (ihMpeTi),  from  tha  g7p87 
pry,  >  hone,  A  hkUpeuDf  with 
aithBt  two  "  Iwada "  or  two 
"tkils,"  used  foi  cheating  at 
pUoh  sod  toM.  AUo  called  a 
pmf ,  braca  the  word. 

Gnt7-c<Mt  panon,  a  lay  impro- 
prUtor,  or  leMee  of  great  ttthes 

(HottflDj. 

Gmya  (popular),  Hoe  ;  called  b; 
the  FMiob  grtikadiert. 


Grgaae  oiw'a  dnke  (thicTet),  to 
gteauthe  palm  or  band,  "dnke" 
meanlDg  band. 

On*  or  tvo  dan  ■nT  <lu<  I  BO  the 
ncki  M  HiicluwT.  and  h*  uid,  "Whai 
hvkIv  too  guyT"    So  I  lud  dui  t  did  noi 

mid  U  ml  all  ri(hi.     Soow  of  tb*  mb 
kiHw  hiB  ud  hid  fHMn<  jlu  AkW.— 

GfMMT  (Amerioan),  a  Hexioau. 


<Wlnoheat«r  OoUege),  "to  give 
Um  grtamr,"  to  rub  the  bead 
hacd  with  the  knuoklei.  (Naval), 
an  engineer,  or  anj  other  man 
emidojed  in  the  itoke-room. 


Greuera  (Royal  Hllitary  Aca- 
demj),  fried  potatoee,  in  ooatra* 
dlrtlnctiaa  to  "  boUera,"  boiled 


Inal  (Oxford  UniTer- 
•it;),  the  Onal  pabUo  ^^mlna- 
ttou  in  honoars.  OrmUr  i«  now 
properly  oonfioed  to  claarioal 
hoQonrs. 

Great  go  (Cambridge  UnlTcraity), 
the  final  and  most  important 
examination  an  nndergiadnate 
hne  to  paei*  An  earlier  examina- 
tion is  called  the  "  Uttle  go." 

Rod  throafh  Iha  whole  fin  nlama 
Tolio,  Idtia,  prcviDiu  u  hit  (olof  up  fur 
hu  /mf  f.— Tkr  Slimi^M. 

Gnat  pet  (racing),  a  prophet. 

I  enclow  ■  link  diculv  km  to  nM  la 
the  *priDf  of  the  procnl  yaer,  hu  bm  by 
a  frrMi  p*i  (h*  *aa1d  havt  70a  bclicrc), 
■ddrcHiDf  fiDB  the  Strud,  LoodoB, 
irhoH  ««l«etiQM.  had  t  rollDwcd,  would 
br^kk  ■  bank,  DiDCh  ka  ■  privMt  poTfc 
■^Birdi  Fmdmm. 

Great  Scott  I  (common  and  Ame- 
rican), probably  derived  from 
Oeaeral  WinSeld  Scott,  once  a 
candidate  for  the  Preeidmoy,  a 
man  of  inch  great  dignity  and 
mlUtaiy  style  that  he  waa 
popnlariy  known  a«  Fom  and 
Featben.  Toexplainthefollow- 
ing  extract  from  an  American 
newfpaper  in  which  the  wofd  oc- 
cnn,  it  nnat  be  tmderatood  that 
the  BepaUicani  in  the  United 
State*  inaUt  that  aH  the  rongbs, 
ehooldei-hltten,  and  gamblert 
in    the   ooimtiT   are   "Demo- 


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^8  Great- 

nnti"  "  When  u«  70a  going 
to-dayl"  Baked  %  mmn  of  a 
Danooratb]  ibetlff,  "  and  whf 
U  ooDrt  adjoiutiad  t "  "Wbj, 
prwit  Asa !"  exclaimed  that  offl- 
dal,  "doat  70a  know  there  i* 
going  to  b«  a  priie-Sght  to-da; 
In  the  next  ooiintjl"  The 
phnM  haa  been  aocUinatieed 
in  Bnglaad  b;  the  ^nrita; 
Tima:— 

How  (u)t  ■1>*T  ^atta,  utd  llHtca,  ud 
Blow, 
Ai    Ibcf  ihiot    in    ibor  ttntm^i 

And  «•  kow  dWT  •puU*-<^'*^ -^o"' 


Gnat  moke  (tbleree),  Loodou. 

The  CodcDcjn.  from  *•  /™^  »™J», 


Grack.  Asj  langBBgcv  diklact,  er 
form  of  qieeeh  that  Uw  oonmon 
peo{de  did  not  uBdaUand,  waj 
either  oalled  gibbenah  or  OiMt^ 
Thna  the  elang  of  the  boggan, 
toampa,  ngaboods,  BTpriee,  and 
tliieres  ma  known  to  the  out- 
aide  maUitnda  *■  St.  Oile*'a 
Ot«ek,  or  pedlar'i  Oteek. 
"A»YonIikeIt,"whe 


heiaaikedwhat  the  mrstenooa 
■jUaUea  "doe  da 00**  aigiiify, 
and  glvea  the  eiplanatioo  that 
it  la  a  QnA  invocstioi)  to  caD 
foola  into  a  circl&  "  Due  da 
me"  i*  geneiaU?  explained  aa 
I^tin  IntentioDallr  oompted 
(or  by  a 


Grant  mnl  (Ameiioaa),  a  mild 
oath,  probably  oolr  a  vaiiatioii 
of  "  great  Scott." 


_,   ...  .  Minf  om  of  lb* 

■Inh'i  tumX  Ispot;  iblndE  noddy )ei 
ofBnT.  Cfw/m/ IdunkltMitoom. 
—TtH  Gaum  Bmlitrjfy. 


Creefca  (old),  hlgbwsT<n«'>>  <x 
knights  of  the  road.  The  term 
now  i»  *4)pUed  to  sbaipera ;  gntt 
In  ITranch  (not  slang).  Also  ■ 
name  given  in  deiision  to  the 
low  Irish  in  London  who  rgdkn 
OaeUo.     Vidt  Okuk. 


Gred«  )«d  (««i*T).  P«mlijr  c^,«„„^),oot wideawake 
bend  given  to  the  body  t^  u,«peri«,oed.  "Do  yon  tee 
m^mo   of  a  lanra  bustle  and  —— i  * 

by  DO  means  new.     It  was  used 

In  the  "Etonian"  mora  than  half 

a  oentary  back.    "  In  pflreon  be 

was  of  the  Gommon  siae,  with  ^ol, 

•omethlng  of  the  OrtiMm  haul.         H.blnA««idi 

oontiaoted  donbtloH  fromaedeo' 

tary  babita." 


Fi^ifaUr  At,  u 


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Greenbacks — Greetmuh. 


IbmymrtrmmatmlMiufi,  G'tmltiid.—Dictim ;  OSrtr  T-it. 

Aad  oil  I  k  Bikn  Iba  iBiijsr  trf, 

*^'^5SC?#l!i&n^         G««iin«a  (boUder.),  »  oontno- 
(or  wlw  ■pMnljrtw  with  otha 
GreentMcka  <nni*e™lty),  one  of         V^opW*  monej. 
Todhimter'B  nKthemmtical  tezt- 

books,  beoMiM  •ome  of  them      Greena  (oomroon},  "to  have  ona'e 
Me  bound  in  gieen  cloth.    (Ante-  gretnt,"  to    han  Mznal  inter- 

rlean),  paper  moDey.  cooiee. 

(Mntan),  a  term  In  TOgne 
Green  bac  (common),  a  ]a.wjK.         tor  bad  oi  wom-ont  printing 
"  Wbat'a  In  the  ;rem  bagt"  i^.,  raUen. 

what  is  the  charge  to  be  pre- 
ferred ^:ainat  met  G««i,to(Itoo  School),  tobefool, 
to  oanae  any  one  to  ahoir  ilm- 
Gfeeo   E^oda   opeiaton  (Ame-         pilcit;. 
rloan],    the    ooonteiteitcaa   of 

gieenbuks,  '  '"**  ■O'b  OM^Md  «  mtaj  poiau 

pcnoful  lo  ByHtf,  utd  idiiK  nild  *"^f  r*t 

TlH  mnidc  rdemd  lo  nbo  mit»li>rJ       vo*  mad*  lo  /ma  at,  u  boyi  taD  U.— 
•B  tx^Ht  of  iIh  mtibodi.  b™iqian«r»,        T.  C.  BmiUMmd:  EUm,  1836-1141. 
and  fuigi  wlio  hav«  to  lonf  >ad  with  lo 
■lucb  impunitr  curicd  on  thc/rvn/aaA 

or  Bwdui  ftrttn.    li  nix)  giR  Uw      Grecfl  tutle,  ts  Hre  op  to  [Ameri- 
■iu>ao(>MwdDuopcnionwhai»d  ben         can),  to  do,  BUd  give  one's  beet 

MtnuTj.  viif!»  its  origin  to  turtle  being 

regarded    from    the    e^core'a 

Green  gown,  to  ^rea  (old  ilaiig),  point  of  tIbw  >  (odm  AmmA*, 
to  tumble  on  the  graae.  Ueed  )uid  the  green  &t  the  mart  de- 
In  an  obscene  sense.  ilrable  portion. 


And  JahBii]i  (an  Jcbdt  a  jo 

Don  io  ihc  fmu  Vr  >lic  rint 

■hi*   p«|>l*,  obo,  u  hs(t(,  AW  m*  It 
Gntabonat  (driven),  a  derisive       Uuirenm  t»rlU.  —  Pmfm:  Dtmu  On 
term  eometime*  applied  to  an      liliidi. 
omnlbns.      "Get   oat   of   the 

war  ^^  *^*^  "^  jTttiJumte  of      Greenwich  bwbeiB  (popolar),  re- 
jonnl"  tailenotnuidtfoealledbeaHiaa 

the  InhahlUnte  of  Oreenwich 


id  (common).  "  He  oomes  *'  shave  the  pite  "  in  the  neigh- 
fTom0ranlaMi,"beisiinM>pbia-  bonrliood  to  aapply  London  with 
tlcMed.  land  (Dr.  Brewer), 


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GfvmwkU — Gr^. 


Omamkb  foeat  (popalar),  fot- 
m«rl7  »  peiuiao«t>(  the  OtMft> 
wich  NaTsl  BoqdUL 

Graese  (We«tiiilB«t«r  School),  k 
crowd.     Id  It>Uui  gntta. 


Gnfs,  llw  ([aiiTtawia]],  a  >tat«  of 
jBwniuK  and  liitUmuu. 

Grid  (theatrical),  a  caotTaction  of 
gridiron — the  large  open  wood- 
work (tructore  built  over  the 
fli«<,  extending  orer  the  whole 
stage,  ao  called  became  it  ii 
conatracted  exactly  like  a  grid- 
iron. To  the  jfrid  all  the  dead 
lines  which  bear  the  icenerj  are 
attached. 

Griddle,  to  (street),  to  be  a  etreet 
■inger.  Poasibly  from  Italian 
fridan,  to  CTj  alond. 

Griddter  (streets),  a  street  singer. 
(Tinkers  and  tramps),  a  tinker. 
Probably  from  "gridiroD." 

Gridiron,  the  (nantical),  the  Star* 
and  Stripe*  of  the  United  States. 
Also  oaUed  the  "Stars  and  Bare." 
(Popolar),  "tbewbolesriifirOTi," 
the  whole  party.  (Common),  a 
jfrUtiron,  a  Connty  Court  ■Dm- 
mons.  Originally  a  BQiniQons  to 
the  Coart  of  Weatmlnster  only ; 


from  the  Oiidiiesi  Ama.  n* 
GiaftOB  CInb  ie  always  known 
aa  (be  Grid  or  Gridwtm,  that 


[riff  (Augla  -  Indian),  a 

Johnny  Newoome.  one  not  aa 
yet  "  in  the  wayi."  The  origin 
of  thii  word  i*  uncertain,  bvt 
eomething  reaembling  it  ia  ap- 
plied In  different  Latin  lan- 
guages to  "  oataiden,"  fmtign- 
ers,  and  the  excluded  oc  mixed 
members  of  society.  Thna  in 
Loniaiana  a  gr\/U  or  grige  it 
need,  like  the  French  gryfKt, 
for  a  midatto,  or  one  of  mixed 
dark  blood  (Bartlett).  "  I  am 
Uttle  better  than  an  nnfledged 
grifin,  aoeording  to  the  faabion- 
able  phrase  here  "  (Uogh  Boyd, 
1794)- 

(Anny),    formeriy    a    young 

sabaltem  io  the  Indian  aerrioe. 

pEf4iickiiif   is  prttr,  vtrj   prtftf  I 

■BM7  ny,  if  TOO  hiiv«  rva  or  0mm  vt  ihm 

ngfat  tort  with  too  ;  aU  tbr  gr^fimt  ovabt 

lo  hgnl  toc«liei  ihonfli.— /f.  JTrngllir-' 

(Anglo-Chineee),  a  hmse  treeh 
from  the  wilda.  Alao  a  penon 
resident  in  China  under  three 

Gftffina,  the  reaidoe  of  n  oootiact 
feast  taken  away  by  a  contrac- 
tor, half  the  buyer's  and  half 
the  seUer's  (Dr.  Brewer), 

Gric(thieTei),afarthing.  (Ameri- 
can), to  grig,  Ua  irritate,  goad. 


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Gr^ — OigMs.  4,31 

OTTtt     FnbMlj  bom  griff.  %  TW  Adodi-wdd  ■'••■illUibotj 

man  atb-€pmt  o«d  f or  ad.  -I^c^-.jf™,^  to  £■««.. 

Itrit.  m  ■man   •d).      Thoi  to  -r—C^, Jf«-^toC-««». 
"olilTfj,"  to  hunt  abont,  obaM, 

TBI.  or  aanoj,  fa  deri»ed  from  Griiid«T  (■hoemakm),  matoiUl 

«*<»  (gJFT).  »  pointod  knife,  for  BaUng  booU  and  ahoM. 
to. 

■nu  wnd    BMriMiM.  itiaid  ».  Crindtar    nm    (atndBBta),    pn- 

TUnb  I,  ar'b^'iijait  ttZfihu  «■  paring  for  an  OMunlnaMon. 

pM fan,  rait  h  op  lota  m  tidl  ud  At  U 

■t  yofa.-Sam  StUt:  Hiima»  Mrntmn.  Qfind  tf  (00 

Grind  (anlratritj),  a  lc»g  walk. 
(Oambrldge),   Uw  OianohMter 


Grindatoae  (oommon),  ti 


-r  Gogmagog  HUli  Oritd.    A  "withlii«noa*tothoyr<«i*»w," 

Udkmi    i^MO    of    academical  to  koop  him  to  U.  woA. 
work.    A  plodding  itndent  who 

kaapaaloof  from  the  oitial  epoita  Gringo    <Am«rloan),    a   Spaibb 

and  paatlmei.     The  (eny-boata  word,   oommtti    In  the  Sontfa- 

at  Cheaterton,  wound  acroaa  bj  Weat,  or  at  ieatt  well  known, 

a  wlnoh  and  obain,  "to  go  over  meaning   a   flat,    new-oomer, 

in   the  ffrimd."     (School*),  to  atnagei,    an    American    01  a 

grind,  to  work  hard,  to  Oram  for  tonigQer.     It   correipondi   in 

an  esaminatlon.   (Common),  to  Bome  reapeota  to  the  "griffin" 

haro  aexDal  intenxnuM.  of  India  and  China^ 


(popular),    "to  tske   a 

ffrimdir"  ia  to  make  an  inaolt- 

Ing  geatnre  b;  qiplying  the  left 

thnmb  to  the  ooee,  and  taming 

the  right  hand  round  it  as  if  in 

the  act  of  grinding  an  organ.      Gtiiuiiiic  athcbM  (milUoen),  «ald 

Abo  "  to  take  a  stght."  ot  aewlng  sloronlr  done,  wbaro 

the  atltohe*  are  ao  wido  apart 
that  tbvj  bavs  the  apptatance 
of  tows  of  teeth. 


GiiodMa  (■ooiet;),  prifato  tntors. 
(Popular),  the  teeth. 


Thlin)aDdw«bii(>lMn---^BhiimoBt.      Gripcs  (popolar),  oolio. 


So  osmpldcly,  ihu  tx 


Gripea  hole  (Winchester  OoU^e), 
a  bole  close  to  the  boat-house, 
thus  oalled  beeanse  the  water 
there  is  verjoold. 


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Cripper — Grootgf. 


Grlpp«f  (popnlar),  %  i 


Gfit  (Amarioan  aod  oommon), 
•piilt,  oonnge,  plnck,  «Ddvr- 
•noe,  detennination.  The  word 
U  d«dT«d  trom  the  hardneM  of 
the  ^rii  of  grindatonei,  mill* 
atones,  and  pavii^-itooea,  and 
other  usee  to  whlob  the  moet 
datable  laiidatane  U  ^plied. 

ir  b*  hadn'l  h»l  Iht  dcu  fril  in  him, 
msd  ihowci]  kii  iceili  uul  «U*i,  tbcr'd  > 


Crag-blnHOM   (oo 
idea  on  the  faoa, « 

Croc  SgU  (annj),  ■  diinUog 
partj. 

GfOgXT  (oommon),  imitodr  like 
a  dmnken  man,  generallj  w^ 
plied  to  honea  when  thej  be- 
oome  weak  and  nmteady  fram 
age  and  oTerwork. 

And  u  I>M  P«,  mansva,  m  aa  W- 
tvcii  ukd  bmiicd,  ukd  trai  altofctkcr  ■> 


Grogkam  (popular),  a  aony  hone, 
one  who  ii  "grogg;"  or  not 
film  on  bii  legs. 


Grlzile-pot  (popnlar),  a  snlkj 
obUd,  one  who  ia  coDBtantlj 
"grlHling,"  i<,  whimpering, 
whiniog. 


GrMtta  (naatioal),  an  allow&noe 
for  each  man  per  mentem,  as- 
•igned  fonnerlj  to  the  chaplain 
for  pay. 

Grog;  (popnlar),  to  "  hare  grog  on 
board,"  to  be  tipcy. 


Groom  (gaming),  a  cronpier. 

Greovy  (aodetj),  settled  inone'a 
babita,  old-fog^rish,  limited  to 
certain  Tlews. 


Afteu  .UCDCC  of  atta  ytait  I  h.n 

juu  ntoriMd 

to  EnfUi-L  ...  I  D«nr 

M|Hr«l>obd» 

g.™i»b.o,."oh.ppr,- 

rii>d»d.  luBputi-K* 

when  ntuiDUic 

(sold  bt  poaible);  m did  1  ioUwI  u  db- 

Hpalc  m  J  twrd-cmcd  and  BHidcIl  totODC 

^.■■pluoip.' 

•    Six  wkIk  Kco  I  wu  not 

«  ttrou  ronwd  ■  put  of 

IheEogL>thl«i 

CUCibulDO-..   .    I  Bib 

U«  of  ihtD,   1 

at  TOD  ihoold  inlcr  ftva 

whu  u  cooinc  Lhlt  I  IS  oM-rHhioDtd, 

prtjudiad,   or 

bopclwly  p^-orr-St. 

/uui'l    Caxt 

U:   Th.    Cuifrt  ^  Ot 

J/i.™. 

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Gnper — Growler  433 

Groyaf  (popnlM),  a  bUnd  mta,      Cromer  (popolu),  %  gmmbler. 

■a  if  iba  kimpy 

mr— li  thuTryyflftin  Hnil  ir  «liinirliirini 

poanUdodauytlibcUkllaUrtlTiDtb* 

Hdahctkn  Ufa  cBtun  duiof  indrndtiali, 

.  Tbii  KHaa  ud  voluik  bodi  of  oien 


Graoad,  down  to  the  (Mtanon], 
•nd  thoroDglL 


r  (untloil),  ft  ibip  thkt 
1#  Hftble  to  be  nut  agronnd 
tluongli  bftd  M 


(Orioket),  ft  bftU  tlut  la  de- 
Uvemd  along  tbe  gronud,  ft 
"metk"  or  "gnh," 

Groond  hog  imj  (Amaricui),  » 
t«nii  TBTj  common  tn  the  Ilid- 
dle  fitfttet,  -and  thus  expUined 
b J  Butlett : — "  Cftndlemaa ,  Feb- 
niaiy  a,  U  oHett  lo  called  in  tbe 
Middle  ftod  Weetein  BtatM  bom 
a  popolai  belief  that  tbe  appear- 
asce  of  the  gmmd  lug  on  that 
daj  inwUott  a  Mtnm  of  oold 
weather."  The  ymimd  Ao{r  (a 
kind  of  marmot)  bai  erea  ihown 
bimself  at  tlmea  In  poetry. 
TlaoiJi  ihi/mii^  ^  ud  enc»  cntp 


Thoo^  ■  jx^at  wave  en 


rllHBi 


—RiitrtJ.  Bm^tlUl  Mmrcli. 


!  TJu  Onti  tf  ferula. 


GroBte,  to  (Uarlborao^  and 
Cheltenham  Odlegea),  to  work 
hard.  Also  to  go  oat  of  an 
oranlng.  In  Torkihjre  it  is 
OMd  with  the  aenae  of  to  dig 
np  with  the  moat  like  a  hog. 

GfOstr  (American),  lU-te&iperBd, 
oroB»,Toxed,  "grumpy."  Orma- 
beaded,   itapldlf   noisy   (Saa- 


bnJ,  bit  wiu  fix  np  dal  Brc'r  Pn,  Bit'r 
Bar.  and  Bn'r  Bimanl  unu  Icr  ran  rot 
da  BOa-as'  Ur  nwut  IfoA  al)  pacarfj 
BiaV  Rabbit,  who  ni  powarfid  tmt, 
"bom  bcia'  kf  ogt,  da;^  1«k  bin  Ur  bola 
da  ballicli'boi — Dttnil  Frtt  Pnu, 

GfOTC  of  the  Emnffeliat  (oom< 
icon),  a  name  for  St.  Jobn'a 
Wood. 

Gnmina:  hia  feathera  (priaon), 
letting  one'*  hair  and  beard 
grow,  a  priTllege  acoorded  to 
conTjote  for  aDue  months  before 
their  dlicha^e,  that  tbey  may 
not  be  Dotloeable  whan  free. 

Gfoirier  (ootBDioD),  a  foor- wheeled 
oab;  ao  called  beoanse  a  man 
is  aappoaed  to  growl  and  be 
disooateoted  in  one.  Compare 
with  "  solkj',"  a  kind  of  gig. 
2  B 


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Gnmkr — Grub-trap. 


(AmarioM)),  "to  woik  tho 
grtxtUr,"  to  MUd  out  a  tin  or 
A  kettle  to  *  oJoon  for  beer. 
Couldered  ntbei  low. 

Tlwi'i  Ubthcr  Hom  Sovftr,  m  tin 
H>  goo  nil  hikI  briDfi  La((r  in  u  OHM 


"gnbUng  ken,"  In  tlw  Uaging* 
of  tnmpi  Hid  moodlauito,  ii  tbe 
workboDM,  *Bd  U  •ooMtinea 
naed  "iff  the  lower  clavee  foe 
an  e«tii)g-bonM  mr  a  oookalK^ 

GnbbeiT  (popular),  ui  Mting- 
honee.  (Tfaierea  and  timinpi), 
the  woricbonaa. 

GnbbliiC  hall  (WluclMatar),  the 
ball  in  wbioh  ooUege  "  men " 
take  tkdi  meali.    It  is  oppoat* 


Gnbbf  (pt^lai),  diiij. 


owl  MuMr  B*tu.  "SnKlliDf  thc/mf 
lilH  ■  old  lad)F  ■  (oins  Ic  luikeL'  — 
Bidkm:  Olistr  T«i.l. 

"To  gnih,"  to  eat.  Also  to 
beg,  to  Eolicit  alnu,  etpeciallj 
food.  (American  nclTenitiea), 
a  gnib  is  a  Madent  who  works 
baid ;  to  grai,  to  atadj  baid. 
(Cricket),  a  ffmb,  a  baU  tbat 
la  dellTond  along  the  groond. 
Spet^allr  nnderbaod  bowlii^ 

Grab  and  bab,  Tictnali  and  drink. 
The  two  wordi  an  of  indigen. 
ant  KngliEh  origin.  Orvi  ia  de- 
rived from  the  aotioti  of  digging 
DP  roote  foT  edible  pnrpoaea  ; 
and  iub  or  "bib"  from  Latin 
bibtrt,  French  bSxr,  "Ham- 
ming  btA  "  tormeTl;  ligniGed 
iparkling  ale,  and  is  frequently 
mentioned  in  the  cooTiTial  days 
of  the  eighteenth  century.    The 


—Jitd:  A  BltkM- 

(Thiarea),  food.    DistinntiTe 
of  *'  grub." 

I  paiLcnd  io  Sub  like  m  one;  lcMnriB(, 
—W.Mmfbu,:  yUK^iSlmi^ 


Grab  «takea  (American).  When 
miners  become  so  poor  that  they 
are  not  able  to  fomiah  the  neoea- 
sarj  tools  and  food  with  which 
to  "  go  prospecting,"  a  third 
party  of  sofflcient  means  offos 
to  famish  tools  and  pioTiaJons 
on  condition  that  he  is  to  have 
a  certain  interest  in  anything 
that  may  be  fonnd  (Bntter- 
wortb's  "  Zig-tag  Journeys  "). 

Grab-trap  (popular),  the  month. 
A  variant  ia  "  potato-trapt" 


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Gruel — Guerilla. 


Gnwl  (M 
gmd"  i*  to  b«  well  beaten,  oi 


(Sporting),  grud  or  ^nuUinj, 
a  beating; 


Graelled  (popular),  ezhaDsted. 

Wndhun  nn  up  by  Ibc  lUc  of  IhM  finl 


initj  jttuitSty,  u 
wen  u  well  frwiUnt  ■> 
bcTdR  ihcy  g«i  le  the  nil 
AUtnLtM. 


Bid  tbu  UuT 
nurponin 


And  nun  of  J/n.  Crwi^iL 

—OU  Ballad. 
Tluy  (honM  ■«  up  the  Dm  ud  Pal 

ioiteiid  of  op  ths  Rhina, 
And  dip,  apite  J/rf.  Gntrndji't  frown,  u 

tndy  BriLijh  brine, 
In  ihon,  Ihey  flbontd  reiolve  to  hb  lb«i 

uiive  land  right  thmugh, 
BcTore  tfaey  ty  ibroul  lo  leek  fmh  icenei 


Grnnter  (tailors),  an  habitual 
grumbler. 
(Oldoaut),  abambftiliJI,  apig. 

Hen'ifnjU!<ruid  bleuer,  wiih  lilxir-tbe- 


Gmmble-ctita  (popular),  a  perMD 
wbo  \m  alwaTs  gmmbUiig. 


I  (popular),  to  ba  "all 
on  the  ffrwMet,"  to  be  discon- 
tented, in  a  inaiUng  mood. 


t  (low),  pudenia  wtdit- 
bri*.  Termed  alM>''snatoh-boi," 
"tnrtle,"  "maddikin,"  "moute," 
"  monkey,"  "  poaay."  In  French 
tlang  "chat." 

Gnimpiah  (common),  ill-tempered, 
"  grouty  i"  probably  from  "  gmm  " 

ir  TOO  blabber  ot  look  gTMrnfiik,  111 
hin  TOO  iBmpped  Ieb  lime*  <rm.—Mn. 
Trwihft:  UUlutl  Armtlrmt. 

Gnmdy,  Hra.,  to  be  afraid  of 
(Bociety),  to  be  afraid  ot  tbe 
world'a  opinion.  Urt.  Ormdg 
was  a  obaiacter  in  the  comedy 
of  "  Speed  the  Flough." 

They  CM  Bad  drink,  and  sleep  nod  nod. 
And  Co  to  church  on  Sondey, 


—Jt.  Bnmt :  A  Jnml  Cm,. 
(Fopnlar),  a  policeman,  termed 
also  a  "  pig." 

Gnmtiiic  cheat  (old  cant),  a  [ug. 

Grata  (thievea),  tea. 

Gndd)M(  Anglo- Indian),  an  ass.  "A 
donkey,  literal  and  metaphorioal. 
Hindn  jmUd.  The  coincidence 
of  the  Scotch  '  cnddj,'  baa  been 
attributed  to  a  loan  from  Hindi 
tbrongh  tbe  gypsies,  who  were 
tbe  chief  owners  of  the  animal 
in  Scotland,  where  It  is  not 
common.  On  the  other  hand 
this  is  ascribed  to  a  nickname, 
Cnddy,  for  Cuthbert"  (Anglo- 
Indian  Glossary).  The  only  word 
nsed  at  present  bj  gypsies  In 
England  for  a  donkey,  ia_inaila 

Gnerina  (Amerioan  thieTes),  a 
name   applied   by  profeaslcnal 


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GueriOa — C-By. 


gamblen  to  fellows  who  "lUn 
mcben"  (cheat  the  IgnonDt), 
when  and  where  they  cut.  Thej 
do  not  like  the  regalar  gunblen, 
bat  try  to  beat  th«B  (t-c,  get 
the  better  of  them),  Inform  on 
then,  and  t«Il  the  mckers  that 
they  hare  be«n  cheated. 

GoeM  what  (Americao},  a  game. 
Alio  ^plied  humoronel;  to  sd*- 
pioknu  food,  iDob  ae  i 


Goire  CMC  (<dd  cant),  %  ngaa. 
ProbaUj  a  oomptioo  of  queer 

Gmrer  (tbeatricaJ),  flattery,  ait- 

Gnif  (Cambiidge),  those  t«  whom 
the  degree  was  alia  wed,a]thoagh 
Inferior  to  jnoior  optimes,  bat 
tnperiortopcJlmeD.  Sochwere 
formerly  disqnaMed  for  the 
classical  tiipoa. 

Gulf  spin  (American  cadet),  a  man 
who  is  without  iviDoiple  of  any 
kind,  a  worthiest  fellow. 


Guldera  (popular),  reiiis.  This 
word  seems  to  have  come  from 
the  gypsies,  who  derived  it  in 
tarn  from  the  Slavoniao  or 
Wallacbian  xotdat.  An  English 
gypsy,  on  being  asked  what  he 
■apposed  voidttt  meant,  sog- 
gested  that  it  was  the  same  as 
vgdtn  or  teins.  The  French 
for  reins  ia  gmdu. 

(old  cant),a  prost  itute. 


Gninea-piga  (Stock  Exchange), 
diiectors  of  a  pablio  company. 
(Common),  special  jorymen. 
Also  others  whose  fee  i«  a 
guinea,  soch  as  doctors,  veteri- 
nary surgeons — 

"Oh,  oh,"erie<lP»t,  "hoimyhiuKlitcho, 
Thou  tumtm-fif,  in  buou  tai  bncchu. 
To  Douna  dm  wcll.- 

~Cirmir:  Dr.  Sjittmj. 

(Anglo-Indian},  a  nlcknamo 
given  to  midshipmen  on  board 
Indiamen  in  the  last  century, 
and  still  occasionally  need. 


of  that  name  ia  deceived."  In 
French  slang  a  "gullible"  man 
is  pingavin,  a  bird  more  Muily 
deceived  than  the  jvlL  Id 
Dutch,  fiM  means  soft,  good- 
natared,  easy  to  Impose  on. 
"  Hy  is  al  te  ?■«,"  he  is  far 
too  yielding.  From  g^,  eoft. 
"  De  w^  is  gvl,"  the  road  is 
soft  and  yielding.  To  g^  to 
cheat,  deceive. 

GuU-aharper  (nantiool),  one  who 
preye  npon  simple  or  inezpe* 
rienced  people  or  '■  gulls." 

Gnlly  llole  (oosters),  the  throat, 
or  goUet ;  termed  also  "  red 
lane,"  '•  gutter  lane."  (Oyp^), 
gvUo,  the  throat. 


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Gully-raker — Gummy. 


Goltr-raker  (np-coiuiti7  Aoitra- 
llaa),  a  oattle-whip.  Th«  meta- 
phor le  doabtltM  that  of  a  m&n 
waUdiig  down  the  oentrs  of  a 
gnllj,  and  commaiidliig  both 
^M  ot  It  With  bla  laih,  like  a 
man  "coTeiing"thB  whole  net 
at  lawn  tennia  when  be  itandi 
clow  ap  to  Tollej. 

Ai  the  diT  won  on  UwT  amtaali  bullocli- 
dnyi  limliinf  iloni  heavilT  in  tbc  nts  of 
(be  nad,  the  linle  keg  gf  wUer  it  the  lail- 
bouil  twinging  u  iF  it  woold  wrench  out 
the  staple  it  hung  br,  uid  the  driver  >ppeel< 
inn  ocauioneJlf  u  ume  buUodc  or  olber 
br  Dviit,  rollowing  up  bi>  ednonitkn  bj 
m  iweepiDK  cot  of  hii  gultr-rmJUr,  jmd  » 
lepoR  like  ■  mniket-ihal.— ^.  C.  Crmt: 
Buik-Li/i  in  Qnmulmiid. 

Gnlph  or  gulf,  to  (nnivenit;),  to 
dicqnallfr.     Vid*  Qult. 
Bui  I'm  Mt  K^  to  let  them /v//*  me 

•  Hcood  tise ;  thougb,  tbef  onght  not  to 

plough  >  man  who'i  been  «l  Huiow.— 

C.  StJt:  k'tnUml  Grtiu. 

Gnlalt  (proTlncial),  "hold  Tonr 
ffaUk,"  be  quiet,  hold  your 
tongue. 

Gun  (DnlTBTBitf  and  American), 
a  trick,  deo^on.  "He  was 
■peaking  of  the  'moon  hoax' 
wlilcb  gymmti  00  man;  learned 
pbikiBOpben."  Alio  "grunma- 
Hon."  The  author  of  "  A  Toot 
throi^h  Ooll^o"  ■ayi:  "Onr 
reoeptioD  to  college  groimd  was 
bj  no  means  the  moat  botpit- 
able,  ooniidering  odt  nnac- 
quain^mce  with  the  mannen 
of  the  plaoe^  f  or,  at  poor 'Treah,' 
we  oooQ  f onnd  onradve*  nbject 
to  all  manner  of  Aj  trioki  and 


■  puonutions '    from    our    pie- 
deoeMon  the  sophs." 

(Common),  abnalTe  language. 


JmtlUlli  fmfi"  PitUi. 
TofWH,  to  bunbng  or  decdre. 

Cnm-snim  (Anglo-Indian),  a  kind 
of  small  dnmi  or  goog.  "We 
hod  supposed  this  word  to  be 
an  InTsntioD  of  the  late  Charles 
Dickens,  bat  it  seems  to  be  a 
real  Indian  or  Anglo-Indian 
word  "  (Anglo-Indian  Qlossary). 


ffntnitifgj  (common),  to  be  ^m- 
magy,  to  be  of  a  snarling,  scold- 
ing disposttioD.  Dickens  has 
the  character  of  Mrs.  Onmmage 
In  one  of  his  works,  the  name 
of  whom  he  evidentlj  coined 
from  this  slang  expression  in 
the  same  waj  that  he  gave  the 
Borname  of  "Twist,"  ».«,,  large 
appetite,  to  Oliver. 

GnnUBer  (popular),  explained  b; 

quotation, 

t  wn  given  to  ondentend  that  the  firit 
piaciici  ■  llghiing  pap  had  wii  with  a 


■  dof  which  had  been  a  good  one  Id  hit 

day,  bat  now  wu  old  and  toolhlcM 

/.  GrwvmittJ:  Ltm-Lift  D-M- 


J  (popnlar),  a  person  who 
has  lost  sll  bis  teeth  and  has 
nothing  bet  gnms  to  *' flash/' 
{.&,  to  show.    (OnlTCrsltr),  to 


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Gutmp — Gunmer. 


ttti  fummf,  to  be  in  a  pM^Kn- 

tico.    (TUem),  § 

cine. 


-T.  Z.  M'trt: 
HObSh  /Vodrr*!  Kmfmhir 


conpnbeuioii,  iiit«Iligeficc ; 
niMf  a^iaK,  great  intelligence 
or  cmpicitj.  (?aiai  U  a  Yoik- 
tbire  word  lot  e«mpf«IieDckMi 
or  Dnderatandlng.  GiniflwM  is 
a  reoogmsed  word  in  Lowland 
Scotch,  and  not  coniiderBd  to 


(common),  ooocefted. 
imption     ukI    gum^dtus  f 


Gtim-mulier  (popular),  a  Ava- 


Gtunncker  (Anstnlian  popular), 
a  yoDi^  Aiutialian  "native" 
(whiu).  ao  called,  it  li  said, 
from  their  habit  of  eating  the 
gum  of  the  wattle  tree,  ao 
acacia  gom  verj  mnch  reaem- 
bling,  in  ita  astringent  qnalltiea 
and  ita  geneial  appetuance,  the 
gum  arabio  of  commerce. 


Cnm-trec  (nantical),  "behaaae^ 
bis  last  gam<nt,"  it  ta  all  np 
with  him. 

Gna  (popular),  •  thief,  an  alifan- 
▼iatioa   of   "gooofd).''   which 


(American),  to  911a,  to  make 
a  Tiolent  effort,  to  ti7  bard  to 
prodnoe an  effect.  "'Qaoninga 
stock,' "  aaTi  BaKlett,  "  is  to  nae 
BTeiy  art  to  prodnoe  a  '  break,' 
when  it  is  known  tiiat  a  certain 
house  is  heaTily  aapplied,  and 
would  be  nnable  to  remst  ao 
As  it  Is  a  New  York 
word,  it  ma;  poiaiblj  be  allied 
to  the  Datch  goma,  wfaioh  means 
a  violent  push,  01  attack.  As 
the  word  implies  seoretlj  ob- 
taining information,  01  finding 
ODt,  it  niaj  alao  be  derived  from 
the  old  Bnglisb  gun,  which  has 


GmiBer  (arm;),  an  artiUeiy  olD- 


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Gunny — Guts. 


G«aii7,  gBdnr-tMC  (Asglo-In- 
di>o), »  Htok,  nokiiig.  In  Eng- 
"■^  E7F"7  V«  oi  0MnM  Is 
also  *  bag  of  taj  kind.  Id 
ItaUkn  gonna  is  a  p«ttfoo*t. 

Gnoster  (turf).    ri<l«  To  Gun. 

Clip  (Anglo-Indiin),  the  oommoa 
word  MDODg  BmopMos  in  India 
for   pnttl«,   gosaip,    or  tlttle- 


from  day  to  day,  vitb  119  ochcr  wnuH- 
■BHU  Ihin  hKiini  ths  fn/YVi  or  IDHip 
or  th<  place— Jfn.  SAimtt^i  AhIM*- 
gnfkf. 

GoiTj  (AmerioMi  flshsimmi),  de- 
oompooed  Bpoiled  omde  oil, 
made  from  the  liTen  of  ood  or 
otber  flab  fBaitlett).  Bancid 
oil.  In  Dutoli,  guar  mean* 
BpoODd,  ai  goor  •iiU,  apolled  or 
tninod  milk.  The  oil  la  nted 
for  oowM  work,  lobrioatiDg 
whMli,  and  by  tanners. 

GoftMT  (Amerioan  cadet),  a  (tont, 
short  man,  a  "fatty."  Xbe 
epithet  la  generaliy  applied  at 
Weit  Point  to  the  fatteat  man 


Guber  (oommon),  one  oTerflow- 
ing  with  aoitiment,  with  azag* 
gerated  manifeatatioiu  of  ap- 


proTal,  a  rbtqwodiaei. 


vnw  Ki  1  did  Uu  Sftnuday.' " 

Thai  fWiAfr'r  uftindicaia]  suhuiiaim 
u  qoencbal.— .f/frMv  Timtt. 

GnihltJC  (aommoD).  According 
to  feminine  interpretation,  the 
word  guAvug  iuuweia  to  the 
French  phiase, "  trop  ezpamlf," 
and  Ii  more  often  nted  in  a 
repellent  tlian  in  a  landatorj 
■enae,  bdng  Iiabitnally  applied 
to  overstiained  profeaaors  of  at- 
tachment, or  eiaggented  niani- 
featationa  of  approval. 

Got,  to  (Mshools),  to  eat  more  than 
la  good  for  one. 


Gvah  (oommon),  exaggerated  ahow 
of  aenUment,  or  maoifwtatlon 
of  a^ToraL 

Tbe  Eadamci  pwjury  hu  Hided,  and 
nqr  pnptriy.  In  a  vcfdict  of  acquittal. 
Tba  chait*  oofhi  dhw  to  ban  been 
■■■da,  and  would  oot  ban  biaa  but  far 
tbftt  abaurd  quality  of  f  ac4  which  la  Id- 


Quoth  Ralpbo,  tiulr  Ibat  it  M 
Haid  miulu  fee  ■  man  10  do 
That  hai  but  tatgmtt  in 


(Artists),"no7i((tlnit."  The 
ezpr«Mion  ii  pretty  general,  bat 
it  ia  more  ipec^y  lued  byartiata 
to  annoonoe  their  o|^lon  tliat 
there  La  nothing  in  a  picture. 


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Gutter — Gym-khana. 


Gitttef  (Wiiiobeet«T  College),  a 
purl  Into  tha  watar  made  t^ 
the  *Ialeat  contact  at  a  bather'a 
bod7  with  the  wat«r  when  he 
taUa  on  Ui  etomach.  Freooh 
•ohoolboja  oall  thk  "  piqaer  nn 
plat-TeDtre."  (Binden),  (he 
white  epaoe  between  the  page* 
of  a  book.  (Common),  to  "  lap 
the  guOtr,"  to  be  in  the  last 
stage  of  intojdcatioii. 


ai  of  the  wind.  "  Oy-wlod,'  an 
arid  Atj  wind.  Or  a  oorrnptiaa 
of  ga.  (Theatrical),  to  gwg  b 
ew  pU7  or  aa 


In  judpnoil  on  «  dh  pter  hc 
Some  ruf  <1m  poor  pl*Tmilur'>  bctt 


Cotter -duuoter    (common),    a 
■treMringet. 


or  loob.     From  ttie  efBg;  of 
On;  Fawkea,  eairied  aboat  t^ 
Ktreet  boja  on  Sth  of  Nonn- 
Gntter  Una  (popular),  the  niinaL  ber.    (Common),  to  ymg,  to  dia- 


GBtter-aliMh  or  Hdpe  (popntar),  a 
Tagabond  child  who  prowli  in 
the  BtreetB,  sent  ont  bj  hia 
parent!  to  beg,  if  he  baTe  any, 
or  begging  on  his  own  aoooont 
if  be  have  none. 

Gnttle-thop   (Bogbj),  a  pasuy- 

oook'a  or  tnok  abop. 

W*  cu  hwilly  brinK  OOT  poi  to  iniK 
Ihb  word  "puttytDok"  u  •  MbnilsU 
Cot  tha  loni'<subliilie<l  ud  wtll-kDswn, 
Ihongh  perhmps  inakgiLpr.  lune  by  which 
wckiKw  ittch  pUcU-^llftllf-ltl^.— X(- 
allttUtni  t/Rt-tij. 

Gny  (tbterss), 
a  »«»,"  or  tt 

SiUl  li  ii  Ihi  caniluit  bnrdRi  of  Ilwit 
thoughu— '■  Ho"  la  di  *tVl"  A/*/ 
in«juu  to  chape.  Tfav  pHmAi  difl&nlty  u 
ihc  nmifcloibu.— Aiwuiif  JVw. 


o  ran  away. 


Greer  or  jltn;er  (thlerea),  a  door. 
Orose  has  jigger,  a  latch  or 
door;  "dnb  the  figgfr"  opaa 
the  door;  "gigyer  dabber,"  the 
turnkey  of  a  prison.  A  door, 
being  for  a  thief  an  obstacle  to 
be  OTsroome,  most  be  conaectad 
in  his  mind  with  the  diTrrn  nniim 
it  creates  when  forced  open, 
Lt.,  tbe  creaking  of  the  hinge*, 
clatter  ot  bolts,  grinding  of  keja 
in  tbe  took.  Hence  the  joobable 
origin  of  gigger  or  jiggtr,  from 
the  proTln^alisro  to  "gig,"  V> 
make  a  noise.  French  rognes 
call  a  door  or  gate  ■»«  Irardc, 
a  prison  door  being  for  them  a 
Acavy  obstacle.  It  has  lieoi  rag- 
jested  that  jiggtr  is  a  form  ot 
the  gypsy  ttigga,  a  gat«. 

C9ni.4duuui  (Anglo  -  Indian),  a 
olnb  or  casino,  Inclndiag  a  skat- 
ing-rink,  lawn-tennis  gronnd, 
and  other  amosementa.  It  was, 
nccordtng  to  the  Angio-Indian 


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Gym-khana — Had. 


GlocMij,  tmkuowu  twentj-Ore 
yean  tgo.  The  word  was  in- 
veoUd  in  the  Bombay  Pre- 
■idencj,  and  was  probabl;  baaed 
npoa  gtad^Uiana,  "  ball-bouic^" 
the  name  luaall;  given  in  Hindu 
to  an  English  iftcket-cooit.  It 
Is  alao  a  colonial  term  signify- 
ing a  race-meeting  got  op  by 
the     military     for    gentlemen 

Gjp  (Cambridge),  a  college  ser- 
vant. Said  to  be  derived  from 
fp^,  a  Tnlttue.  In  reference  to 
the  said  aervant's  liberal  inter- 
^etation  of  perqnisitee.     This 


At  Cunbridcvfr^,  M  Oiford  "bcxhMi' 
ColL«giuu  call  the  idle  tooti 
Wbo  fanuhn  clMbo,  on  irnndi  two. 
Abwtbi  thtir  tipi  ud  Inepi  off  diiiu. 
—C.  Bt4t:  ytrJMml  Grttm. 

A  more  probable  derivation 
is  from  n^sy,  wbich  haa  given 
gip,  a  thief. 


lABBEN,     hobben 

(gypey),  food,  meal. 
"  Ffnaco  mi  •  ddvel 
for  a  kOabto  hib- 
beo  I "  thank  my  Lord 
tor  a  good  meal  I 

Hackamofc  {Amerieau,  Western), 
a  head-stall  for  a  bone^  "  She 
went  with  only  a  Aaebu»or«  to 
bring  back  a  coD[de  of  ponies 
that  were  stiaying." 

S(|wio  iIkii  off  u  *  twicmt  oa  (h* 
broiKbo  iIh  wu  liduit.  wiih  otilj  t.  luuku' 
wttrt  or  hoid-VJill,  (0  bring  back  ■  cotipl* 
of  ponict  that  wtn  ttxariiif  frora  ihe  bancli- 
—F.  Frntdi:  SmMU  mtJ  Mietaiim. 

HscUe  (popnlar],plack ;  "toshoiv 
haddt,"  to  be  willing  to  tght. 
"  Haoklee  "  are  theloi^  f eathen 
on  the  back  of  a  cook'a  neck 


Hack,  to  (football).  "Hacking" 
is  a  term  used  at  f  ootbaU  to 
indicate  an  irregnlar  and  savage 
practice,  no  proper  part  of  the 
game,  and  now  taUinig  into  deana- 
tnde. 


Whik  nnhliBf  once  not  fv  fton  bin,  I 

obicrrtd  on  turniiiE  nnind 
A  mu  itdop  and  pnnnd  to  fuek  op  loiii*- 

tfain(  frcu  tbc  Cfouad ; 
He  cone*  10  Bc  ukd  then  UT*  >><•"  Will 

ysn  buy  thli  fold  fine  I " 
Said  1. "  Ht  lad,  t  «■'(  «<  Ao^-I  w  ii'i 

nowchihiiifr" 

—Smt'-  Thati  m  Ctami  tat 

ItflAlHU. 


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Haddock — Hair-pin. 


Haddock  (popolM),  *  pniie.  Tbe 
tonn  prob»bly  b«loiig«d  orlgin- 
ftllj  to  fl>b-b>wkan; 

Haddocks  (Btock  Exobange), 
Gnat  Hoith  of  Sootlaud  Ordl- 
DaiyStock. 

Had  H,  or  hifn,  oa  toait,  did  him 
thoTonghlT,  oompist«l7  finithed 
blm.  (Pc^nlar),  all  Mrred  np, 
•11  nady,  prapwred. 

1  land  bet,  ihu  wu  cl«r. 
And  oh,  a«  4U  «  «  twA  lb*  had, 
For  I  bonibt  ha  ■  diuoH]  risf , 
Thai  ih*  TOT  Boi  diir  ikt  boiled  amr 
Wiih  OwWr  <)>■  BUiba  kbf . 

—Bmlladtj  T.  F.  KttttH. 

Hag  (WlnclMcter  Collc^),  an 
DDgncioiu  epithet  i^iplied  to  a 


Hacker  (oostormoiigeTs).  The 
kagi^  !■  to  the  fmlt  and  vege- 
table  markete  what  tlie  "  Bua- 
maree  "  Is  to  the  flah  market— a 
jobber  and  ipecolator. 

Hair  (commoD),  "ke^  joarAair 
on,"  do  not  be  eidted,  keep 
jooi  temper;  varied  to  "keep 
jonr  ehirt  on." 
Whbth* 


"  To  take  a  tatr  at  tbe  dog 
that  bit  jan,"  to  take  a  dram 
In  the  montiag  after  a  too  free 
Indnlgenoe  in  Uqaw  on  tbe  pre- 
Tioit*  evening. 

But  bt  HDt,  onr  oi|bI  U  Ihe  doi  do 


It   ia    tontetimei  mpjiiti  to 

other  homtaopathic  [ weiliiiiti 

(0.  Derlei). 

■uHioo  ihu  h(r  na  wm  to  b*  coed 
by  s  "lUv  or  the  dsf  nbo  b 


The  MTing,  which  baa  ba> 
come  a  recogniaed  phraae,  pm- 
bahlf  originated  in  a  bdief 
that  a  dog  Iiite  coold  be  cored 
by  an  application  of  tbe  aaimal'i 
kair  to  the  wonnd,  or  it  inaj 
be  a  VBrdoD  of  the  aajing, 
"  Similia  aimilibn*  oiuaiitar." 
The  French  have  tbe  common 
phraae,  "  reprendre  da  poil  de 
Ubtte." 


.  Thb 


Hair-pin  (Amerioan),  a  m 
odd  expreadon  becanM  popular 
aboQt  iSSo.  It  ia  deriTed  from 
a  fancied  reeemblanoe  of  tfae 
hnman  Bgnre  to  a  donble-tined 
hair-pin,  Jtut  aa  in  Shakepeata'a 
time  a  thin  man  wai  compared 
to  a  forked  radish.  In  America 
the  dmile  la  popularly  extended 
to  clothes-peg*  and  tonga.  It 
ia  heard  moat  freqaently  in  tbe 
form,  "That'e  tbe  kind  of  Mr- 
Aye,  Ihit  ii  jiM  ibe  hmr-fi* 


Yen  take  i 


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Half. 


Cul  if  tou'r  only  hnr-fua. 
Oh,  theo,  bcwue  of  tonfi  1 
—Cartyt/CimHi:  A  B^Ud. 

Half  an  eje  (oautdcal),  "seeing 
with  haif  su  est,"  disoeroiog 

easily. 

H«lf-«4ttrpriM  (London  slang),  a 
black  eye.    From  a  music-ball 

•ODg. 

Half-baked,  toll- baked  (pro- 
vincialism), laoking  in  intelli- 
gence. The  French  equivalent 
for  this  is,  '■  11  u'a  pas  la  t«te 
bien  cnite." 

H«  trcued  hi(  couip  h  ■  nn  of  bum- 
Ibm  luAiitic,  ud  u  ther  ht  ■■<  Devon, 
liatf-halHd.-C.Ki»ftk):  WufwrnrdHn. 

Half-bord  (old  cant),  a  sixpence, 

Half-flr  flata  (tbieres'  slatig), 
TODghs  ready  to  be  hired  to  do 
tbe  dirtj  work  of  thleveB. 

HaU-srown  tbad  (American), 
stnpid  fellow.  As  the  Oermans 
B»7,  "  Nicht  mehr  Verstand  als 
do  Rekrot  im  Ifatterleibe," 
no  mora  intelligence  than  an 
tmbom  recruit. 


He  Mid  it  wttfa  ft  limple  toae  kod  hbtc 

•  limpla  mile, 
Yov   tWTCT  UT  ■    li^ffrwuni    tkmd 

onc-haJT  u  void  af  guiic. 

—Tilt  Cram  Old  XtmM. 

Hatf-man  (UDtieal),  a  landsman 
or  boy  in  a  coaster  not  deserv- 
ing the  pay  ot  a  "  full  man." 

Half-marrowa  (naatical),  inoom- 


Hatf-mooo  (old  cant),  a  periwig. 

Hatf-monniins  (common),  "to 
have  one's  eje  in  Aa^-moutWn^," 
to  have  a  black  eye.  Latterly 
termed  "  half  a  soiprise,"  from 
a  mnsio  hall  song,  "  Oh  I  what 
a  sorpriae." 

Half-past  kining'  time,  it'a  (popn- 
lar),  an  impadent  answer  often 
made  by  a  man  or  boy  to  a  girl 
who  asks  bim  what  o'clock  it  is. 

If  I  hmV-tmit  lattmt  limt,  toA  tim*  to 


ll'i  alwiys  half-pttt  Idainf  limi.  aod 
—C.  AnOttnf.  BalUd. 

Such  phrases  as  the  above  are 
generally  snatches  of  popelar 
Eongs,  or  are  often  embodied  in 

Halfrocked(popnlaT),  half.vritted, 
siUy. 

Half  leaa  orer  (common),  half  or 
indeed  wboUj  drnnk.  Common 
at  first  among  sailors,  it  has  now 
Npread  to  all  classes  of  the  oom- 
monity. 

Thi  Licaual  Victiuilei  han  pmcnird 
>  ucaad  lifc-bo»  u  ItK  K.N.I.t.  OT 
onine  ihe  wiU  be  mumcd  by  k  corkV 

crtw,  wbo,  tbcpQgh  Ihey  auy  be  toinciiina 


Half  'im  (common),  an  abbrevia- 
tion for  half  a  glass  of  whisky 
and  water. 


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Haa— Handicap, 


h  of  ill*  Twt»d  roB  fM  ■ 


Dnw,* 


II  Ihii  ihc  deli- 
tKinocHoCiA^'iri..  When 
d  RoBuo,  ud  ClurUc  Moon, 
DM  to  mcDIioi  the  CalJcry  ud  Ihc  Ruin- 
bow,  tun  Eogd  link  whiikiu  u  tvopoicc 
■  dDC.  ibm  wiU  be  pw  lim  in  Flon 

HaU  (UniTenit;),  a  general  term 
Use  the  unnmon  dinner  serred 
in  the  college  halls  at  a  Dniver- 
ait7.    Hence  the  verb  "  to  AaU." 

Ha-loT  (pidgin  Cantonese), 
don  I  "  Ua-lay,  jon  fella'  top- 
aide  dat  go-down  Ka-iofl  bab 
got  one  plecee  talkee  to'  jon  ear- 


Hanaaeiing  (printen).  This  ii  a 
slang  aiureasion  naed  bT  com- 
poaiton  to  indicate  oTcrcha^- 
Ing  time  woA— to  charga  man 
"  boors  "  tlian  actnaUy  ei^aged 
on  a  partioular  job  tx  woric  and 
thus  cheating, 

Hammenmith  (popular). "  he  has 
bean  at  BammtrwmHk,"  be  hat 
receiTed  a  teniflc  thiuhing. 


Halres  (Wincherter  CoUege),  half 
Wellington    boots.      Tbej    are 


Hmm  (American),  a  loafer. 


Hamlet  (American),  a  captain  ol 


In  Scottish  parlance,  aooord- 
ing  to  Robert  Bami,  sometimes 
called  a  "rousing  irhid,"  or  in 
the  London  Teraacalara  "whop- 
per," a  "  lapper,"  a  "good  "nn," 
in  oontradistinGtion  to  a  pettj 
falsehood,  called  b;  ladies  and 
children  a  "  taradiddle." 

Hammer-headed  (oodudod), 
■tnpid,  doll,  ohtose.    Pouiblr 


—AOim :  Htiat  Scra/t. 
To  beat,  Ul-tnat 


Aiflyu 


Hampatead  Heath  uilar  (popu- 
lar), a  term  of  ridionle — no 
sailor  at  alL  What  the  French 
call  "marin  d'ean  doDoe,"  ci 

"amiialsniase." 

Hams  alinmk  (tailors),  sldea  of 
tronsers  shmnk  at  thigh. 

Hand-em-down  (prorinclal),  a 
Nottbamptonshire  terra  for  a 
second-hand  garment.  Correa- 
ponds  to  the  French  "dtero- 
cbes-moi  ja." 

Handicap,  to  (common).  This 
term,  ai  used  in  racings  ia  a  re- 
cognised word.  ItlsalaoiiBedin 


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Handle — Hang. 


a  m«Uphorio  Ktue  to  lignif; 
to  make  even,  to  eqoaliee  the 
ohance*. 

Handle  (cohuhod),  a  poriOD  with 
a  Utle  te  5aid  to  have  a  handU 
to  bis  name.  Tbla  is  a  very 
comnoD  and  dow  reccf  aUed 

Hand-me-down  piftce  (taUon), 
a  repairing  tailor's,  uow  often 
Btjled    a    "nevor-too-late-to- 

meud  shop." 

RtCulM-  kMMd-mu-dtfimi,  (ltd  DO  mi»- 
!■](•— u|h— bow  cu  he  up«l  Ihe  •oild 
to  imUow  ihu  Bcdklial—Ditrtil  Frtt 


Hand  oat  (Amerioan),  an  ei- 
prasion  fully  eiplainad  in  the 
following  extract  from  "The 
Weatem  Avemiu,  or  Toil  and 
Travel  in  Further  North  Ame- 
rica," bj  Morley  Roberta  —  a 
work  which  should  be  read  b; 
erery  one  before  attempting  to 
"ronghit"  in  the  "West";— 
"  Up  to  this  time  the;  had  alwaja 


Handseller  (popular),  a  street  or 
open-air  vendor. 

Handiome,  Americanism  for 
grand  or  beantifql.  "  The  Falls 
of  Niagara  are  one  of  the 
hai\d*omxH  things  in  tb«  United 
States."  "Teal  indeed,  they  are 
Teiy  degant."  A  siinilar  abiue 
of  the  adjective  is  to  be  foond 
In  Bach  vulgar  phrases  ai  "  The 
cheese  ia  magnifetnl"  "The 
hotter  was  jplciufuj,"  "The^ga 
were  ;tr«-rafa,"  "The  whole 
thing  was  mamUoui,"  "The 
liqnor  was  jjlorioiu,"  "  The  bread 
was  hmvtifiU,"  or  "What  ajroMl 
oU  time  we  bad  of  it." 

Handsome  aa  a  laatyev't  cocpw 
(American),  a  sarcastic  compli- 
ment (C.  Lelaud  Harrison :  MS. 


meals  in  the  tents      Handsomely  (nautical),  gently. 


with  knives  and  forks  and  plates 
(separately],  but  here  the  cooks 
brought  out  a  huge  can  of  soup, 
some  potatoes,  great  lumps  of 
boiled  beef,  a  pile  ot  plates,  and 
a  bucket  of  knives  and  forks. 
A  ohoms  of  growls  rose  up  from 
ns  on  all  sides.  .  .  .  8omeof  the 
boys  said  it  was  a  regular  haiui 
out,  and  tbat  we  looked  like  a 
crowd  of  old  bummers.  Bum- 
mers is  tb  e  American  for  beggars, 
and  a  hand  out  is  a  portion  of 
food  handed  ont  t 


Handsomely    orer    the    bricks 

(nautical),  go  caatiously,  have 

Handsprings  (popular),  to  Qbuek 
Kindtpringi,   to   throw   somer- 

Hang  (common),  "  not  to  care  a 
Aojij,"  aynnnvmous  with  "  not  to 
careaGg."  Jiffg,  or  "Aanj^itl" 
denotes  that  the  speaker  does 
not  care,  is  vexed,  or  disap- 
pointed. 


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Hangers — Hang. 


mildji't  (ul » 
All  t  Csptwn  Lh  Buticr  I  wi'n  IedIie 


k  bob  on  ibMl  bait  Pi 


Hucen  (popnlar),  gloTes,  gene- 
tbU7  wall  worn,  curled  id  the 
huiil,  bat  nerer  pnt  on. 

Hans-it'Ont  to  (priDten),  to 
"  (kolk "  oQ  B  Job'-not  to  do 
juKioe  when  od  time  work. 

Hai^  it  apk  to  (American},  to 
charge  to  ooe'i  acoonnt,  to  pat 
down  to  credit,  to  ohalk  it  be- 
hind th«  door.  AIm  Bnglish, 
llang  U  «p,  Blat«  It. 

Hanff  of  *  tbinK,  to  get  or  ha.-n 

the  (Engliih  and  American),  to 
become  f»nHll»r  with,  to  leant 
the  art,  manner,  or  wa;  of 
managing  or  using  anjtbing. 
"I  am  bad  at  m;  leatoii*  jait 
now,"  laid  a  new  pnpil  apolo- 
Ketloallj,  "  bat  I  expect  to 
do  well  aa  sood  as  I've  got 
tht  Xang  of  the  Eohool-bonBe. " 
BariJett  derive*  tbia,  verj  in- 
genlouslj',  from  the  adjaating 
ot  tools  to  their  handles,  which 
is  known  as  hanging ;  bat  hang- 
ing in  the  sense  of  dependence, 
r^tionship,    and    adjastment, 

Indo-Bnropean  langnagea,  if  not 
in  all  others. 


Hai^l-off  (printen),  an  « 
nsed  to  conyej  a  rejectioa  or 
BToidance  of  anTthing  objec- 
tionable. To  "keep  off"  or 
"  fight  shj  "  of  anything. 


]  RDKnbrr  rbe  d^c  fnm  the  Fourth  of 
July  occnirini  jut  KAsvKnU,  whjcb  I 
a1>bnloil  by  >  A>v  rmt—Bntlmt:  fim 


Used  aa  a  verb,  i 
treat,  to  have  oi  poasess,  alao  (o 
dwelt ;  "from  the  ancient  ciw- 
tom,"  sa^  Hotten,  "  of  *'«"ging 
oat  Biga&" 

ta/r'    Mr.  Pickwick  npUcd  tbu  b«  ni 


Valnre.— i>ibk(iu.-  Pidmidt  Pmftn. 

"Cc  boD  Edauard  "  ued  ta  lung  ml— 
and  hung  v^— in  a  cold  ukI  bAm-likc«lri^rir 
in  tba  Rnc  d'Amairdim.— AirW  >  FrM- 


Smbz,  to  (popolar  and  sporting), 
to  be  in  a  desperate  state.  Said 
when  a  man  cannot  tun  one 
way  or  the  other.  Dntoh,  "  tos- 
Boben  Aaa^ot  en  wnrgen,"  to  be 
between  banging  and  strang- 
ling. (American),  "  it  all  k^ttgi 
on  him,"  it  *U  depends  on  him. 
In  Dutch,  "  De  laak  iaiul  aan 


Hang  np  ft  bill,  to  (poUtknana), 
explained  by  qnotatioo. 

at  Hurt  of  its  ttftfa,  and  ib«i  to  1>t  it 


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Hang — Hap. 


Hang  up  hia  bat  (commoD),  tc 
nuke  one'E  mU  pennuientlr  ei 
home,  to  board  sod  lodge  in  i 


She  nplicd,  "  Mr.  Spofi|<,  I  doo'l  know 


Hang  up  ooe'a  fiddle,  to  (Amert- 
can),  to  give  up  business,  to 
Tsaigii,  to  desist,  to  retire  horn 
pnblio  into  private  life. 
Wben  ■  nun  Ioki  hii  leaiper,  and  ain'l 

ODoL  he  miihi  u  well  ktrng  ■/  UiJlMH. 

—Smm  Slick. 
ir  ■  nun  mt  fintJMwo  Ii  not  in  ■  fiir 

•poili,  be  raighl  ■•  well  kimi  tif  hii 
/UUIl-^Danit  Strmna. 

(CommoD),  "to  \ang  up  me'» 

jUile  anywhere,"  to  adapt  one's 

self  to  cireunittanccs. 

Hang  np.  to  (thieves),  to  rob  with 
violence.  American  thieves  use 
the  expression  "holdup"  Fro- 
bablj  from  hoisting  a  man  on 
one's  back,  by  means  of  a  rope 
ronnd  his  neck,  while  an  ac- 
complice robs  him.  Freoch 
thieres  oallthis  mode  of  robbery 
"  la  faiie  an  pire  FraDjois." 

iUok  (gypsy).  &  wea 

Hankin  (trade),  trickery.  To 
make  common  work  i^pear  to 
be  the  best  quality. 

Haol^-panky,  adroit  nbatitu- 
tion,  palming,  slcight-of-haud 


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in  legerdemain.  The  gypsiea 
□se  AvclxNy  and  ihtiuty  to  signify 
deceit  In  Hindustani,  the  par- 
ent of  gypsy,  hogs^  prononnced 
hodea  or  honlcu,  with  the  suffix 
ioicB  (a  box),  means  legerde- 
main. In  gypsy,  htukeny  poka, 
or  ponke*.  means  the  adroit 
■Dbstitation  by  sleigh t-of- hand 
of  a  bundle  containing  lead  or 
stones  for  another  containing 
money  or  valoables. 

Htnk^pmnliy  and  hooB-poca)  an  euh 
one  h»lf  «lmo«  puR  HLudgiuioL— r** 
EmtHik  Cjfiia  ^id  iluir  Lanfimt'. 

Hankj-panky  bloke  or  pile  o' 
mag)  {Ibeatncat),  a  conjuror. 

Han^-spankr  (popular),  dash- 
ing, in  dashing  style ;  refers 
specially  to  garments. 


1  (coster),  a  chop. 

Hant,  bannt  (American),  a  ghost. 
It  is  possibly  the  Malay  word 
hant,  an  evil  spirit. 
"  II  nuil  be  Beck'i  tntml,'  nigteutd 


pmdiet.  "it  iaa  look  like  ■  (hi>u.~— 
SUria. 

Bol  dem  iiiu  , 
ya  kindn  Iskei  ■ 
»d  cbaxge  inH. 

html,.    Wld«i.  den 
«  ki»  d»p  d«  body 
.t«eoi.woir.-f-(/. 

Han-tun  (i^t^in),  one  bvndnd. 

H^  bartot,  a  jocose  term  for 
a  woman's  nnder-garmmta. 
Wrap  •  rateal  is  a  similarly 
facetious  term  for  a  man's  over- 
coat. Hap  -  hati'il  has  been 
modified  or  oomipted  into  haj- 


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Hc^portk — Hard. 


Ha'pottb    o' 

HAbou  Corpi 


n  It,  to  (Americu),  to 
it  with  «n7thiBg  bj  chance 
or  aooidentallj.  This  phiaoe, 
like  "to  bi^ipeii  in,"  it,  "to 
ba^wn  to  c«ll  In,"  "  to  dmp  ju 
OD  b;  kocident,"  is  evidently 
derired  from  the  r^nUr  Verb 
"to  happen,"  bnt  It  ia  worth 
noting  that  in  Dntch  Kappen 
meeiiB  to  match,  or  tnap. 


romif  Mkr;  ya  raighi  bn  ktpt 
«I  (  lick,  till  Otej  nr  boned -i 
u  SIntiu:  Ammd  flu  WrrU  t. 


Hipper,  Upper  (g7P>7},  *«  c*"T 
»w«7-  Boppetxort,  a  policeman 
(one  who  cairiei  awaj). 

Happ7-KO-hlck7  (common),  ^vcn 
as  a  ilang  term  bj  Hotten  and 
others,  bnt  to  be  lonnd  in 
Engliab  diationaries  of  tbe 
banning  of  tbe  eighteenth 
centorj  as  a  recognised  term 
nnder  the  form  ''liappy-be- 
lnolc7,"  at  haiard,  go  as  it 
wili.  French  slang, "  va  commu 
je  te  poDsse." 

Happj  Ktnnu  (Aostralian  popu- 
lar), throwing  np  one's  foal. 
If  a  person  feel*  sick,  feels  his 
"  dinner  in  his  mouth,"  as  Eng- 
lish people  say,  he  will  sa;  that 
"  he  has  the  happg  returat," 


(Ameiican  rhTming  Blang), 
iant  ooai,  sUtct  and  gold,  hard- 
ware, false  coin,  hard  taetil. 


Hard  caM  (American),  a  Teir 
oommon  old-hahioned  expres- 
don  for  a  worthless,  sbameleM 
man,  or  any  one  from  wbeni 
nothing  good  can  be  expected. 
One  niBj  sometimee  see  in 
*>  stores  "  lists  of  iorri  coto  hm^ 
npk  {.£,  of  defaiJting  debtors. 

A  ptirifitd  bod7  lui  b«*ii 
Ohio.    It  ii  DM  ibc  Aim  kar^ 
bo  com  to  licbl  in  that 
—DtlrmI  Fnt  Prtu. 


Hkfd  cbeeie  (Rojal  Hilitar? 
Academj),  varied  si 
'■  what  cheese ! " 

riifeCUKBBB. 

Hardeniiiff  nuuket  (ccnuDercial). 
The  market  is  said  to  harden 
from  tbe  purchaser's  point  of 
view  when  prices  advance. 
Also  nsed  when  one's  chances 
of  eoccess  are  decreasiDg. 

Take  i(  aH  tog*1h«r,  hii  ii  Te  wha  bccDDunc 
■  mockery  and  ■  miicry.  Thcmtrimonial 
nurlEfl    was  kMrdminff  aipuEBE   him. — 

I.e.,  the  possibility  of  marriage 
vras  decreasing. 


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Haid  liiiM  (oommoii),  ill  Inok, 
budahlp. 

*jfrrf  Uitu,  iln'l  ft,  Chu-lu,  aid  ttarutrT 
A  bbuy'i «  bajDCy,  dar  boy, 

Aad  fuu  fcon  thai  ■  xiaeeK  and  •  tky- 
Urk  U  vol  I  did  mlva^  ■Q3^fi 

A  AtR*t-nuli  U  BDHlbink  iptcadacioui  to 


Hard-monthed  im'  (popular),  an 
obotlimw  peiaoD,  or  one  difficult 
to  deal  with. 

Hkrd  neck  (tailon),  a  great 
amount   of    cbeek   and   impn- 

Hard  or  aoft  drinka  (AmedcMi). 
Id  the  Doited  State*  uij  lignor 
whicb  la  decidedly  Intoiicatiiig 
li  called  Jiard,  while  soda-water, 
lemonade,  root-beer,  ginger- 
beer,  and  tU«  like,  are  m/t. 
UkewiM  the  French  call  tbes« 
reipectlTely  raidt,  and  dma. 

Hard  row  to  boa  (American),  a 
Te(7  commoD  phraae  to  exprees 
•  bard  taaL 

Capuia  Ben  dglwd.  I  Ihonilil  utc 
Too  w>i  taaviDf  ■  ktni  rtm  it  ker,  utd  1 
ihtia^t\SkttBoat!ii.—FrmitcaLaPrmtl: 
CmfUin  Bni  Cktitt. 

Hard-tbell  (American ),  t  horonghlj 
orthodox,  tuiTieldlng,  "  bide* 
booDd,"  or  conserrattTB  in  reli- 
gion or  polilics.  The  flnt  persona 
known  by  thii  name  were  the 
old-fashioned  B^>tiit«  in  Oeor- 
gia,  who  regaided  all  reform* 
aa  new-fangled  bnoiea,  ao  that 
the;  eren  diaapproved  of  tem- 
perance.   It  is  said  that  once 


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when  there  waa  to  be  a  great 
leligiooa  revival,  a  member  rose 
and  said: — "Ihev  to  complain 
of  Brother  Smith.  He  Is  a  rich 
man,  he  la  worth  six  or  seven 
thousand  dollars,  and  yet  he 
has  only  contribnted  one  gallon 
of  whisky  towards  this  revival. 
Now  I'm  a  pore  man,  biit,  to  up- 
hold the  canse  of  Christ,  1  hev 
given  a  whole  bsx'l  of  sperita, 
for  when  it  comes  to  snstaining 
religion  I'll  jest  do  my  level 
best."  The  name  Aanf-MsU,  or 
"  hards,"  was  given  to  a  division 
in  the  Demooratlc  party  in  1 848. 
Both  in  religion  and  in  politics 
the  opponents  of  these  "  ortho- 
dox" parties  were  called  "soft- 
shells." 

A  Dmnbo'  of  iwirnming-bath  propmton 
btm  twcB  fined  in  th>  Unlied  Sinio  for 
opdung  their  eubliihmcnti  bd  Saiidir 
Duiniiiii.  Tbt  prMcculon  wtn  nrUin 
rclifiou  (I)  luDUia  nho  muidliued  ■ 

Subliuh.  G«iiiiiiK  kmnlduU  faulin. 
irho  an  mad  on  the  lubjact  of  rtUgion. 
an  luuallj  diny  in  their  hmlnu,  and 
HnnfelT  ignoK  [Tie  leil,  "  CIcaaLlDeaa  u 
next  to  (odlioeaL --/'■.■. 

Hard  ttnfT  (np- country  Anatra- 
lian),  intoxicating  llqnors.  The 
bnahman  has  a  great  contempt 
for  non-alcoholic  llqaora.  In- 
toxicating llqnors  ha  calls  hard 
■dtf,  as  the  only  thing  not  too 
"•oft"  for  men. 


knowi  enry  one 

and  < 

iWT  on* 

ihim  brhi.Chmdu.nu. 

1*.    Each 

JriDk.  are  oiled  fo. 

heu 

«u»t  driak  iard 

"Hf. 

t.    HiibiuineBH 

iffet.    He 

pHvale  bo«le  filled 

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irreee 

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Hard — Harromer. 


H«dt«ck(iMoUcal),tliIpbiMniiti. 

Al  Ihil  puticnlir  BoBKnt  I  tlnsld  tuK 
prrfcmd  tome  eofftc  jtnd  lutrd  tmck  to  & 

Trmil. 


Hard  np  (commoD),  mnting  fur 
Boything,  short  of  moDej,  poor, 
varied  to  "  hard  up  for  cash." 

S.ii:h  it  <»nl  wwnin't  whim—  ' 


one  who  bAckona,  orden  70a  off 
to  the  stocks.    ViJc  Bbul 

"  It  ia  nrj  probable  ttwt  Uua 
word  waa  derived  from  the  name 
of  the  celebrated  magistrate 
Harman,  who  waa  as  well 
IcDowD  to  all  the  thieves  of  Eiig> 
laud  daring  the  reigs  of  Elln- 
beth,  a«  was  George  Borrow  to 
the  gTpaiea  In  that  of  Victoria  " 
(Charles  O.  Leland:  MS.  Not« 
of  Gjpsj  Lore). 


(old   c 


nt), 


—BirdtFr*i^a-i. 

Bi.r  K  he  A«™r  uft'     •■VtTjr—Pil' 

(Popelar),  a  man  who  picks 
up  cigar  ends  In  the  street. 

Hard-npaesa  (commoD),  a  state  of 
impoverishment. 
Bill  in  <iih*r  di<iHci  ihtrc  ven  rnqncni 


Hardware  blokea  (thieves),  n 
of  Binninghajn. 

Hare  U  (American  thieves),  : 


Harlequin  (theatrical),  a  sove- 
reign. 

Hantuui  beck  (old  cant),  a  con- 
stable. It  has  been  snggested 
that   Aarnwn  httk   is,  literaltj, 


The  BdU  and  RulSu  Aj  [Ik  Hwwu 
b«k  ind  hmrmtrnt—Tlummt  DtUhiT : 
L-Mcnu  mmd  CMndU  Liiil. 

Fiom  Aam,  the  back  nprighl 
timber  of  a  gate,  sjnonjmon* 
vrith  stock  or  poet ;  and  same 
Eulhx  used  in  other  cant  words, 
SQch  aa  "  lightmana,"  daj'  ; 
"  daikmans,"  night  ;  "  raS- 
mans,"  hedges,  boshes,  woods; 
"togman,"  coat. 

Haro,  hadro,  hiloae  (gTpsv). 
copper;  kim,  a  copper,  ut.,  a 
penny. 

Harper,  an  Irish  shilling  which 
bore  the  fignre  of  a  harp, 
and  was  only  worth  ninepeaoe 
(Wright).  "  Harp  "  b  a  call  at 
pitcb-aod-toss,  also  "moslc." 


f  (theatrical),  a  term  of 
derision  need  to  describe  a 
pathetic  and  powerful  artiste, 
male  or  female,  who  is  accDS- 
tomed  to  Aarrow  the  feelings  of 
the  audience. 


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Harry — HabJmay. 


fUny  (oommoD),  to  pUy  old 
Hany  witii  OM,  I*  aTiumjmoiis 
with  to  pla7  tlia  darll,  to  annoy 
or  nin  on*.  Old  Harrt  ia,  of 
oODiBtt,  the  "old  gwUemkn," 
UMderU.  It haa been niggcMed 
that  Barry  li  ttas  word  lairf; 
bnt  it  ia  pouibla  that  it  comes 
fiom  to  Aorrtr,  to  toment,  to 
taai  in  ineoea,  bo  that  Old  HaTrg 
wonld  llt«i«U7  m nn  the  old  tor- 
mentor, the  "aieh  tormentor," 
"old  scntch."  Again,  it  may 
rimplj  be  the  dlmlnatiTe  of 
Henry,  old  "Niok"  or  Nichohw 
being  another  name  for  the 
deriL  SailoTB  often  iwew  "  by 
the  Lord  Hany." 

HafiyBhiff  (rbyming  alang),  sDnfL 

Hanyl  Hanrl  (prorincial),  a 
deriilTe  eiplatiTe  addieaaed  by 
workmen  to  tbeli  matee  when 
the  latter  are  oTerladen. 

Harry  Soph.  Ttu*  U  given  u  a 
i«cogniMd  term  by  Webtter, 
with  the  definition  of  a  nniTCT' 
aity  atndsnt  at  Cambridge  who, 
having  aofflcient  standiiig  to 
take  the  degree  of  B.A.,  declares 
himseU  a  candidate  foradegree 
in  law  or  phytic.    Ttom  ipl^a^ot. 

Hub  (common),  to  make  a  hath 
of  It,  to  JDmble  together,  to 
spoil ;  to  settle  his  Aorf,  to  kill 

(American   eadete),   a    term 


paration  of  enpper  in  the  rooms, 
snbseqiient  to  the  extinction  of 
lights,  and  eonteacy  to  rale. 


IKd  nand  to  inlulf  ih*  nMnry  •omII, 

And  ill  wtat  tnimlh  u  l  aumici  InlL 

—Ti*  Wat  PtbU  Ser»f  B-k. 

Haslar  !>■{■  (nautical),  the  nnieee 
of  the  naral  hospital,  Haslar, 

Hatches  (nantioal),  nnder  Aotski, 
■efely  stowed  away,  dead  and 
bnried,  in  dlsttesa,  trouble,  or 
debt. 

Hatchet  (tailors),  a  name  rnlgarly 

appliedtoapl^oTngly  woman. 
(Hantical),  "to  sling  the  Aa<«U(," 
to  sulk  ;  ths  reTsrse  of  to  bnry 
the  halehet  or  tomahawk,  a  prac- 
tice of  Red  Indians  in  time  of 


Hatchet,  to  throw  or  allnc  the 
(common),  to  tell  lies,  to  "  draw 
the  long  bow." 


Hatch,  match,  ai 
column  (American  and  Joor- 
nallstic],  a  Tnlgai  epithet  to 
describe  the  births,  marriages, 
and  deaths  anuonnoements  in 
the  press.  An  eqaJTalent  la  the 
cradle,  altar,  and  tomb  colomn. 

Hatch -tfaoke  (Winchester  Col- 
lege). The  twm  iignifles  foim- 
der's  days,  which  are  holidays 
wltb  Amen  Chapel  at  ii  AM. 
There  are  three  in  Long  Half  and 
two  in  Short  Halt.  Nobody  need 
benptiU9A.M.  TheWardenand 
Fellows  on  thcee  days  assemble 
and  discuss  college  aflairt. 

Hatchway  (oantieal),  the  month. 


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Heod-beetUr — Heap. 


iBOnd  of  /W<av  «■  ■  Am4  be  mm 
-CalpaUm  Ntwt. 

Heftd-beetler  (woikmn),  tbe 
bnllf  of  k  worluhop. 

Heftd  boy  (BoTml  UUitarr 
AckdemjX  the  senior  nnder- 
olBc«T. 

Hesd-cook  and  bottle-msher 
(popnUr),  ■  gsnerkl  Berrknt. 

HMder  (UUort),  a  notabiUtj. 


(American  cow-boy 
■lang),  a  pillow  or  aoTthing  put 
under  the  head  at  night  (C, 
Lelaod  Haniaon:  MB.  Ameri- 
canisnu). 

Head-qnaiten  (tort),  Kewmarket. 

Heftd-nila  (popular),  tho  teeth. 
Originally  k  sea  phrase,  tbe  head- 
nnb  being  tbe  short  rails  ot  the 
head  extending  from  the  back 
of  the  Sguie  to  the  cat-bead. 

Whi1« 


portautpetaotiBge.  Fromwrsaf, 
a  boatswain,  according  ta  Hot- 
ten.  Bridentlj  tbe  same  as  the 
proTindal  Acoct  Sir  Bag,  a  pnn- 
cipal,  the  diief  agent  ot  actat 
inaoythlng. 

Hcada  ont  I  (AsMrieau  nniTer- 
■ity),  a  cry  of  alann  aad  wara- 
btg  to  be  Ml  gnard  when  a  pro- 
fessor or  master  la  near,  and 
when  any  laA  or  spne  la  In 
progreea. 

Head  alatiaa  (ap-eonntry  Anaiza. 
lian),  the  homeMead  on  an 
Aoatraliau  station.  Vide  Bra- 
Tion.  Tbe  Acad  notiait  la  the 
house  oocnpied  by  tbe  owner  or 


Soce  ibcypi 


Head  robber  (popular),  a  bntler. 

Hew!  robbera  (joaraaliatic),  pla- 
giarists,  those  wbo  «teal  tbe 
work  of  other  men'a  brains. 


lion  *n  ioTuiaMr  olhd.  .  .  Tlw  hauB 
wtn  comforttbtr  built,  uid  ot  UimlnMr 
dnifn  ;  m  imrfc  (■rdm  ikdMnfid  thtm  t 
cmpen  coTcnd  ihfi  vcnDcUhl  and  «l- 
buUdmei,  of  vfauJi  t^Lav  were  1BU17 ;  and 
Kiwi  pKddocLm  of  gnmt  «t«Dt,  CDCudcd 
by  tubituitiiLl  poit  akI  mjl  fcncs^  str- 
nundcd  tha  whole— .4.  C.  Grant :  tmtJi- 
Li/i  H  Qmamltmd. 


Hwltbetiei   (co 
slang    abbrerlation     for    tbe 
Health  Bxblbition. 


Tht  D^lf  Nna  aaU^m. 


HMp,  atnck  all  of  r  (popnlai). 


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Hearing — Hedgehog. 


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Hearbic  clmta  <old  cftnt),  ths 
«ua,  now  tenncd  "leMhen" 
or  "  logt." 

HMftbim.  London  cads,  who 
fiod  •  Dtune  (or  ererjtblng,  thus 
call  a  cigar,  evidently  a  *er; 
cheap  one. 

HeaTe  a  booth,  to  (thierea),  to 
plunder    a    honse.     Alio    to 

HeaTCnlr  coUar  and  Uppel 
(tailors),  a  nama  gireu  to  collars 
or  lappala  that  turn  the  wrong 
way. 

Heover  (old  cant),  the  breast, 
DOW  called  the  "  panter ;"  henoe 
htmtn,  persons  in  love. 

Heavj  draffoona  (Oxford  Dniver- 
■Itj),  bugs  (Hotten). 

HaaTjr  awell  (oommon),  a  great 
■well. 

And  Mr.  Cnckit  U  ■  luae]i  tmill,  ui'l 
ht.  rt^l—Ckaria  Diittia:  Otmr 
Tmtt. 

HeaT7  wet  (common],  strong  malt 
liquor;  princlpall7  nsed  to  de- 
•oribo  porter,  itont,  or  donble 
■tout,  and  somstlmet  called 
treble  X.,  beoanae  designated  by 
poblicaiM  and  brewers  as  XXX. 

To  Iht  BhH  Pout  Id  lu  fo, 
Th«  will  doudi  of  bua  blow. 
And  ear  am  well  rorfci 
In  s  flood  ef  4iM!r  wv<. 


Hedge,  to  (tuf),  to  reverse  on 

advantageous  terms  the  prevlon* 

order  o(  a  wager— «.;.,  If  a  per* 

•on  takes   loo  to   lo  abont   a 

horse  for  a  future  race,  and 

■nbtequently   lays    90    to    lO 

against   the  same   animal,   he 

has  hadgtd  his  money — he  may 

win  £\o,  but  cannot  under  any 

clronnutanoes  lose. 

Yon  rand  luck  ■  winner  bdbn  foa  aa 

win  ia  aajr  cut,  tjttan  of  no  flyttem.    OF 

cmine,  ■  honi  cu  be  Uld  igunU,  or  a 

bel  mmrbeilf^rif^,  bnllhlldoelDOIlpplT 

to  IhelvekiDC  of  hortci  oa  a  lyiltna. — Bird 

(Popular),  to  get  away  on  the 
appearance  of  danger. 

Hedge-bottom  attomer  or  teli- 
citor  (legal).  This  Is  applied  to 
a  person  who,  not  beli^  himself 
a  solicitor,  or  who,  if  he  Is,  has 
not  taken  out  his  c^tiflcate 
(or  perhaps  has  been  a  aolicltor, 
but  has  bean  struck  off  the 
rolls  lor  QDproteesioaal  con- 
duct), sets  up  in  bnsiiiess  as  a 
solicitor  under  the  name  of  a 
man  who  is  a  solicitor,  and  thus 
evades  the  penalties  attaching 
to  those  who  act  as  solicitors 
without  being  duly  qualtfled; 
because,  although  all  the  busi- 
ness is  done  in  the  name  <rf 
another,  yet  be  it  is  who  is  the 
real  principal,  introdDoiug  the 
clients,  doing  the  legal  business, 
and  pocketing  the  fees ;  the 
other  is  only  a  dummy  to  be 
used  as  a  egnie-hGad  for  evading 
the  law. 

Hedgeht^,  to  (Northampton  pro- 
vincial), to  reveal,  to  open,  to 


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Htdgekog—Htd'tap. 


Mog  to  light, 
giving  sTidanae  in  an  Aidie 
Conrt  nid  'tliB  priio&el  JUglgt- 
loggtir  On  being ukedwliM 
he  meant,  he  taid  tliat  '  a  letfpc- 
Ac>7  i*beti  in watar  opened;  ead 
the  man,  when  they  gare  him 
identj  of  beer,  opened  and  told 
all  he  knowed.'" 

Hedg«r  (tnif).     Fub  Hkdob. 

Thiita  tuWihwIlabal  whcD  Ui  pUiu 
UuM  ba  pUin  lo  mrj  pvntv,  ihvp. 


He'd  play  hit  hand  for  all  there 
waa  ia  It  {American),  a  yvrj 
•ignifloant  iDtimatlon  that  a 
man  would  make  all  that  he 
ooold  bj  fair  means  or  fool. 

"  t  vM  moifhty  hud  iip  Ht  the  tlfne — 
ba  thai  I  ml  jnM  Boakeyms  wltli  the 

"  You  bit  yw !  *  ofed  J«ke  ttttm  iIh 
nw  in  il.  UThsw.  "—F.  Fnmth :  Smdilt 


Heeler  (Ajneriean),  an  aeomu- 
pUoB  of  the  pooket-book  drop- 
per. The  ifder  stoops  belUnd 
the  Tictim  and  strikes  one  of 
his  heels  m  if  bj  mistake.  This 
makes  him  look  down,  and  so 
draws  his  attention  to  tbs 
pocket-book  which  lies  on  tbtt 
gionnd.  The  dnpe  it  abont  to 
pok  it  np,  when  the  dropper 
steps  forward  and  claims  half 
of  whatever  maj-  be  in  the 
pocket-book,  but  olTen  to  i«- 
linqoish  his  share  for  a  oertain 
sun,  ten  or  twenty  doUara. 
The  dope,  who  has  tak«i  a  peep 
and  ascertajned  that  the  dum- 
my is  stoSed  with  bank-notaa^ 
pays  the  money,  and  then  finds 
ont  later  Uiat  he  has  bought 
conntetfeat  bills.  "Hmlen  and 
strikers,"  men  who  beset  can- 
didates for  office  to  extort 
money  from    them    on    dira« 


(Winohester  College),  a  jnmp 
into  the  wat^  feet  fliat.  ftenoh 
sohoolboyi  oaU  this  "one  chan- 


Heeled  (Weatem  American), 
armed,  weaponed,  well  de- 
fended. An  allusion  to  the 
practice  of  aiming  the  birds  in 
oock-flghting  with  steel  sporg. 
"Were  both  men  ludtdt"  i.t., 
wen  they  both  armed. 

ir  I'd  hul  ur  ihow,  rd  tuvc  dnwn 
Ml  '«ii  ri(ht  a<H) — 1  wwlKt  10  let'blc 
b^:   bill  1  hidn'l   CM    no  WincboUr 


Heels,  to  tnro  tqi  <old),  to  die. 
also  "  to  torn  ap  one's  toes." 
Avariant  was  to  "topple  np  the 


Heel-t^K   a   small   qnantity   of 
Uqnor  left  in  the  gUss  bj  any 


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Htd-tap—HeU. 


one  who  drinks  or  pratenda  to 
drink  tbe  honour  of  a  propoMd 
tout.  This  was  held  Id  the 
nltm  ooDTiTial  dayi  ot  ma  not 
rM7  lemote  Mioecton  to  he  a 
mark  of  diareapMt  or  ot  effl- 
mlnac;,  and  wm  oR«n  met  b; 
the  waroiag  of  "  No  ftcrf-topt." 
Also  the  fag  end  of  a  bottle. 

Nick  togk  off  hu  tuil-Uf,  bowed,  imihd 
Hum 


—iHftUih  Lffdi. 

Htd-tft  properly  are  pieces 
of  leather  futeued  on  the  bot- 
tom of  a  boot  or  shoe  when 
repairing  the  sole.    Hence  the 


He-foo  (pidgin),  a  skr-rocket,  lite- 
rally "a  rise-fire"  (Cantonese). 

Hef^  (Amerioan).  Bartlett  de- 
llnM  this  as  "  heavy "  in  the 
sense  of  weight.  It  is  also  used 
to  indicate  anything  great,  re- 
markable, or  eitcaordinary  in  a 
"  moral "  as  well  as  a  physical 

Id  onmt  Ibcy  knom  mVial  ■  perlDcefcd* 
(ipvlociinda}  b,  fmn  ■coin'  'cm  in  ptctum, 
bnl  lh«y  nntr  tcvd  m  rc»l  mjchin*,  and 
ii'd  be  >  k^  tnu  for  -cml— rtdHi 
Slnm:  Artmi  Iki  fftrid  tn  II  SHytU. 

He  8:cit  there  with  both  feet 
(American),  meaning  that  he 
was  Tery  SQCcessf oL 

Hfl  uid  Ai  hfi'd  bfl*n  fUBbling.  ukd  wfti 
two  handnd  doUui  ibad  al  the  wbolc 
■ova.  at  iH  Hurt  mstk  MA  fnt  u 
■tiutiAC  ubd  wu  achl  hundnd  ftb«ad 
enCB.    Bai  be  pl*r«l  ■<  off  u  nualC— /'. 


ladiea*  school.    The  d 

tiom  beif^,  ■  young  oow — oow 

beii^  a  slang  word  fora  woman 

— is  ObviODS. 


Boo  iciiKCTed,  jroQ  cmo'r  impect  them  pro 
pcriy.  NuI)«rIih*ltkK>koTaa*/£«r 
ftiddKk  ia  Sydney  iiid  uke  my  [nck.~— 
Mn.  CmmfitU  Rod:  SiiU*ri  ff  Atu- 
«n/|-«  Liyi. 

He^bJio  (tUerea),  itolen  yam. 

H6kkft  I  hokki  I  (gypsy),  haste  t 
Possibly  the  original  of  "book 

Hell  (tailora),  the  place  where  a 
tailor  deposited  his  cabbage 
(Wright). 

Hell  and  Bdnora  1  (American),  a 
pecnliar  Interjection,  signifying 
that  while  one  startled  at  some- 
thing there  is  still  something 
ridlculODS  In  the  affair.  "To 
kick  up  htU — and  break  things  " 
is  often  ottered  in  qoite  the 
same  spirit 

Hell  and  toatmy  (popnlar).  To 
"play  AdI  oixf  (oiRsty  "  withal^ 
one,  to  mln  him  ntterly.  Ac- 
cording to  Dr.  Charles  Hackay, 
this  grotesqae  expression  pro- 
bably means  to  reduce  a  man  to 
extreme  destitatlon,  or  to  bread 
and  water,  and  if  so,  an  etymon 
may  be  fonnd  in  the  KelUc  «(, 
drink,  and  (onwft  ilama),  a  lamp 

Hell  a-poppinc  (American),  « 
tremendooi  row  or  dispute,  no 


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doabt  from  the  propenaity  o( 

thow  who  OM  the  ezpresuon  tor 

uiDg  their   "  ilx-shoolen "  on 

the  slightest  provocation. 

Thtre  wu  kill  *  /^///V-     One  M1o» 

■lid  ht  hwl  ropaj  in  *  low  with  iht  Idt 

»r  off,  .  .  .  AiHHhti  fellow  wd  Ihal  )h 

hid  not  ■  yoanK  bcair  wiih  ihc  right  (at 

liall  iher  "«•«.  loo.— ^.  FraMtU.  SaJJIi 


■  old  Dsti 


Itiinyninlh  StreM  « 


in  IliKK 


polinnun.— /■<ii£bi!c#AM  ;■'»!.    (/'Vva 

Hell's  mlDt  (American).  "  A  mint 
of  monej  "  has  led  to  describing 
a  large  qnantity  of  anythin);  n* 
one.  "  Old  B.  has  got  a  mixf  ot 
houseii,  as  I  hear,"  Hence  krU'i 
mint,  as  a  snperUtiTe  of  abnn- 


Cet  Kired.    Some  at  ibcn  wcold  joa  a 
whillhtTldlL— ^.  fnuKU:  SadHt  «». 


Hell-box  (printers),  thereccplacle 
for  bad,  broken,  or  "battered" 
letters,  which  are  eventuallj 
melted  doiTD. 

Hellioa  (American),  a  very  abu- 
■ive  ward,  uaed  ia  the  Southern 
States,  e<]aivalent  to  "  devil  or 
hell's  own,"  Possibly  a  forra 
of  bell -bound. 

Hell'i  kitchen  (American),  a 
horrible  slum.  IldVs  KUthtn, 
Murderer's  How.  and  the  ISurnt 
Kag  are  names  of  localities 
which  form  collectively  tlie 
worst  place  in  New  York. 


He  mokes  hie  fnn  ptj  [Ameriean), 
said  of  a  very  shrewd  man,  one 
for  instance  who  keeps  horse:, 
to  ride  and  drive,  jet  maim^e!! 
BO  well  by  "trading"  that  thev 
cost  him  nothing.  A  great 
sharper  having  said  (o  Lossing 
that  it  had  cost  him  ten  thou- 
sand dollars  to  see  the  world, 
Le«sing  replied  that  fae  feared 
that  the  world  woold  gUdly 
give  quite  as  macb  never  to 
have  seen  him. 

Hemp,  ToniiK  (old),  young  scoun- 
drel deserving  the  g^ows. 


Hempen  widow  (thieves),   one 
whose  husband  was  hanged. 


or  a  Aru/11  noiWii  ihc  kid  rorkni. 


Hen  (American),  a  tcih 
tiess,  girl  or  woman. 

Thii  wat  moK  Ihvi  J>ik  a 


ccwhirh  KundnlliliethttmliiiwaC 
pint  iic«  by  ■  cyclone.  Tb»  Aem- 
ixxed  eiKtly  liv«  minulB.  Whii 
ifl  miuirtd  encilir  iwo  mdaeicht 


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Herdic  (Ameriam), «  oanriaga  for 
public    oonveTauoe,   tometbing 
iivn  a  iniAll  omnlbtu.     Tbejr 
wera  iQTent«d  Mid  brooght  into 
una  Am.  lue  by  a  Hr.  Heidio  ol  Fenuyl- 

-HM,  w.  Fi,u.  „jni»,  wheooe  the  uune.    They 

are  now  oommoo  In  moat  Ame- 
ricui  cities. 


n*  aisbu  in  ipiiit  U  ■  pokB  fUM, 

And  with  jib*  ■Dd)ak«.  ituKncrmcn 
Riln  u  (ht  MUOa  Ihu  brioft  hii  4m, 


pMty." 


(popnlnr),  An  u- 
romen  ftt  which 
i«  prewnt.     Also  "  ben- 


Honoft  iBvi,  IDu  DecdL«i  ID  haT-DuniKiii, 
in  hud  to  find,  bu  wt  hin  gnc  la  sor 
nidit,  ud  hit  luiK  u  jMcph  Cunll, 

Hu-Mcste  (MuUcml).  ft  Ehlp  In     w  "^  *"""  * 
which  the  cmptaJn'a  wife  pUyi 
'a  the 


^^            .              ,  A  whin  ihirt  b<  atli  a  ffrt^W  Airt 

i),    k    hOOM     tor  bcoBH  HcRrord  cutlc  ha«  irhiie  bnt. 

•oldler*'  wires.  SimiUrly  oltl  anrlhing  Hir^fird  ihu  ii 
irhiu  1  for  uuqde.  Htr^/ird  didna  and 

Ha»  Rod  chkfcfpM  (thievn),  ex-  ^"^^  ^   CMTTim  ii™  (»dct  uiu 

plained  bj  qnotatioD.  H^ji'rJmJ-PUUM^.,  f™.  "c' 

■n«i   imi  mmd  d^ini  of  Iht    low  Ltlmm4Hmrrim;MS.Amtriiaalimt.) 

lodgint-tuittiq  v«  Ibv  publicuu'  pewler 

nHum  i  th*  Vina  wkIi  ui  inu,  Herc'f    Inck    (tailara),    I    don't 

th*  imiUs  Mckimi.—M^Mtm :  Lmti*»  bellere  it. 


Herder  [American).  In  the  West, 
a  white  man  who  haa  charge  of 
a  gang  of  Ohinaaa. 

I  feand  l*if>  fUft  of  ChiouHn  at 
work  in  ditffnni  pljiccn,  in  cbarg*  of  n 
whita  Bku  who  wu  alied  [he  ktrJtr.  Thil 
)ab  la  DM  alwrnr*  a  liappy  w.  ulihooih 


adiooner  (nanUcal)  i«  eqnare 
rigged,  bat  withont  a  top  for> 
ward,  and  achooner  rl^ed  abaft ; 
oarrylng  only  fore-and-aft  laila 
on  the  mainmBrt;  in  other 
phrase,  ihe  is  a  reuel  with  a 
brig'i  torema«t  and  a  achooner'a 
mainmast  (Admiral  Smyth). 

Herriot;  (American),  all  bad,  all 
alike.  Hence  the  later  ezprea- 
sioD  "ULTdine,"  applied  to  a 
man  who  is  exactly  like  all  hla 
••■ociatea,  a  narrow- minded, 
average  soit  of  person,  who  haa 
been  packed  away  as  it  weta 
among  others. 


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Herring — High. 


Honing  pitted  (old),  lankT. 

Heninff  pood,  the  (cDminon),  » 
tMoetiouM  nuDe  givea  t«  the 
Atlantic  Ocean.  Said  to  be  of 
American  ori^n,  bnt  now  com' 
moulj  used  in  both  cootinetits. 

Everybody  DOwadlYi  h»  reid  J»  iniik:h 
u  (boat    Ihe  vo]- 


u>o»  ftf  i 


a  Ttndtrfe^s. 

He'i  pme  north  abont  {luiitical) 
said  of  a  tailor  who  has  died 
from  any  cause  bat  drowning. 
ShakBpeare  in  "Twelfth  Night" 
(Act  iil.  scene  I)  nses  a  some- 
what similar  phrase,  and  which 
Keems  to  throw  tome  light  upon 
theeipression  as  uted  bj  sailors : 
—"You  are  now  tailed  int" 
the  norA  ef  my  lad)»  opinion, 
where  you  will  haog;  like  an 
icicle  on  a  DatchmaD'a  beard, 
unless  you  do  reclaim  it  by  some 
laudable  attempl.' 

HewgKg,  the  (American),  name 
for  an  undeterminate.  anlmowo 
mythical  creature. 

Hick,  counter  ("'■'  <^'>n'  )■  a  «upid 
clodhopper. 


HidcofT  shirt  ( Amerkui ),  a.  cbea{^ 
durable  woollen  thiit  geaenll; 
worn  b7  irorkii^  men,  or  bj 
those  wbo  diipesM  with  Uncm 
or  mnslin. 


"  Good  bcavviB, 
of  (be  ctompaic,  "  1 

"  Faiib  an'  I'm  bniihi 


uked  Mr.  Nee 


in],  an  abbtciviatioa 


Hid  (Am< 
of   hideous. 
Used  chiefly  by  girl*.     "  She's 
a  perfect  Aid." 

Hiding:  (conuDon),  a  good  hidimg.  a 
serere  beating  with  the  "  hide." 
or  dried  akin  of  an  animal, 
formerly  iised  as  a  aconrge.  To 
■■  cow-hide,"  or  beat  with  a  cow 
or  ox -hide,  is  a  common  ecpre^- 
i^ion,  and  before  the  use  of  the 
revolver  became  nohappily  pre- 


practice  in  the  United  States. 

The  word  has  been  erroneously 

ilerivcrt  from  the  effect  of  the 

beating,  the  tkin  or  bide  of  the 

beaten  person,  and  not  from  the 

material  of  the  scourge  itself. 

"Whti  ri(hi  hw  ■  jaaer  lik*  t«  <« 

iniccfpre?"  the  coal-heavs-  retorted,  Innt- 

in(  lowiird  the  Oil  iirmger.     '-  Vou  may 

be  ■  D..  but  I  will  pvt  VDo  1  (irf,./  roc 


Hicker  (thieves),  tipsy,  not  quite 
drnnlc,  elated.     Probably  from 

hiccough. 

Hicke^  apltt    Vide  Fl-lu  Dnivn 


And  D^CT  alLini 


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High. 


Cbnich  of  England  are  often  Ae- 
scrib«d  disrespeatfully  m  being 
high  and  dry.  Tbose  of  tbf 
Evangelical  Cbnrch  am  per  cou- 
tra  dabbed  "low  and  slow." 
(American),  a  simile  borrowcfl 
from  any  article  left  on  ttii: 
beach  by  a  retreating  tide.  To 
be  left  without  resources,  to  be 
quite  Bbaodoned  and  helpit:»i. 

They  ate  like  bnve  men,  k>n«  (nd  nil ; 
Ihty  gobbled  there  and  Ititn. 

CulUnt  FmnDnt  nun, 


High-bof,  a  High  Tory  and 
ChoTchman,  supposed  to  favour 
Jacobitism  (O.  Davie). 

Hlgib  fainting  (American),  bigh- 
Bown,  extravagant,  bombastic 
language,  a  gaj,  impadent  sort 
of  fellow,  a  vulgar  coxcomb. 
"There  can  be  little  doubt," 
says  Mr.  Bartlett.  "of  its  de. 
rivation  from  bigb  'flighting.'" 
As  for  its  coming,  as  Hotteu 
abaolutelj  asserts,  as  If  it  were 
an  established  fact,  from  tbe 
Dut«h  veriaotm  (whicb  word  he 
does  not  translate),  it  is  enough 
to  My  that  vtriootcn  means 
"to  cast  lots."  It  is  very  re- 
markable that  there  exists  in 
yiddish  the  word  hifdv/tttni, 
meaning  eitiavogant  language 


Tbe  remarkable  resemblance, 
as  regards  both  sound  and 
meaning,  existing  between  tbesc 
words  cannot  fail  to  strike  the 
reader.  Of  tale  years,  terms 
known  more  or  less  to  all  Jewt. 
eBpeciallyofthecommonerclas-, 
have  be^n  to  work  far  more 
freely  into  American  flang  thmi 
is  generally  supposed.  By  as- 
sociating ki/du^^em  with  "faigh 
flighting,"  Ai^A/a/u(rn  would  be 
speedily  evolved.  It  may  be 
observed  tliat  in  rapid  i:onver- 
sation,  the  Hebrew  or  yiddish 
word  becomes  ki/ttufm  or 
hifduftn,  wbicli  is  a  materiallv 
nearer  approach   to    the   well- 

The  plirafie  is  now  common 
in  England. 

A  piper  in  Ciniiniwii  wis  Hry  nuch 
^•en  LO  kigM  falaliii  an  Ihe  lubjeel  of 

liih  Ihe  foltuwing  burletque ;  "  Thii  ii  u 
[lorioin  country '-  ft  hu  longer  riten  uid 
nore  of  theoi,  juid  they  ue  muddier  and 


Higb  fly,  oa  the  (mendicants), 
begging  on  tbe  high  "toby" 
or  high  rood,  and  tramping  over 
tbe  country.  Also  operating  na 
a  begging-letter  impostor. 


HiftlMfihm    \%    Num    hci,    Pouen, 
Schwank,  Viak.—Dtr  HtrritJ  tKt  Lani- 


High  go  (American  Universily-y. 
a  merry  drinking-boat  or  frolic. 
"To  get  high"  is  to  become 
tipKT  and  intoxicated. 


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High. 


Bi(fe  bene  (Anerican).  It  b 
connoDlj  Mid  ol  anj  oim  wIm 
i*  pattiog  OQ  airt  m  -~ntiiing 
k  loft;  or  dignified  toDo,  that 
"beitaaiuikigkkonc''  SooK- 
Uui«  eqairalent  to  it  ii  to  be 
found  in  maaj  langoagicL  The 
French  kbt  "BioDter  nir  sea 
gnads  cbcTaui "  (not  ilaog). 

Hijh  .poka,  propetl)-  an  ol.l 
Scottish  pastime  plajed  in  dif- 
ferent wajfc  At  »  club  or  con- 
ri»ial  gatheriiig  ii  that  part  of 
the  CTening  vbeo  the  pnncli- 
bowl  is  iutrodaced  tcgether 
with  unlimited  liceikie^ 
Tbcn  ht  fgnnd  the  elm  u  Ugt  jisti 
after  upper,  Juk  RacclB  tluulii.(  cwh: 
»(>  ud  perfwminj  feui  of  nrtnph ; 
u  tminl  br  >  cbonu  of  Bunckd 


To  pUy  tbe  higkjinit,  to  take 
ap  an  arrogaiit  position. 
In  dayi  01  jon  Ih*  Lord  of  MUrult 
Pl»y«l  .iry  kigk  jimla  u  the  T«)t  of 


Hicfa  raited  (poptiiai'\  iMt.  A 
•eat  near  a  fire  b  said  to  be  i^ 
ToUtd  wbra  it  gete  too  bot  for 


luki  aod  hit  niXliy  pnnks. 


Higb  nilkr  1  American),  one  vhc 
pUjs  high,  or  who  takes  the 
lead. 


His#  rape,  on  the  (American),  in 
a  passion,  Tei;  load,  taking  on 
great  airs. 

Hig*  itepper  (societj),  a  well- 
dressed  girl,  who  has  a  good 
figure  and  is  handsome,  a  awell 
of  an  J  kind. 

Hi^  tariff  lanpwge  (Atnerioan). 
rhapsodical,  magniloquent,  or 
eitiavagant  words. 


fair  an'  umiauGsikawd  panncrs  oir  dy 
dal  wa  UgA  Imxiff  Unetiact.—BraJiUr 

High  ti  (American  UuiversitT),  a 
showy  recitation.  In  use  at 
WiUiwna  CoUegfc  At  Harrird 
the  equivalent  is  a  "  squirt." 


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High — Hipped. 


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Hiffh  toberi. 

tUevM'  alaag,  the  Teiy  hlghert 
order  of  "  ^DoSt "  01  thieves, 
vbo  go  well  dieued  and  fro- 
qacmt  mtering'pUcei. 

Hlgfa  tobj  (old  cut),  the  high 
road.  "On  tha  \igK  tobg,"  to 
tkktt  to  the  road  aa  a  A^A  totjr- 
man  or  hlghwaymaii. 

/^V*  '"h.  which,  in  ucicnl  nbbcr 
*lU(.  nmni  ibc  high  melrr  uid  Isiutt 
and  ncklcti  indulffCDCv  which  chumctcr- 
iHd  Ibt  uiiltncc  of  thoK  bold  bUdti  who 
look  to  the  road,  wu  nowhm  niible,— 
/.  Cr-m—d:  Dick  TimfU. 

the  a%ft,  id  Ibeii  luaeud  fubledeliBa- 
tiofu  0^  the  madcnl  guic  of  ki£k  la^,  uid 
tt  the  ndonbuMe  doinii  of  ibe  Knicfaii 
of  the  Roui,  ipoul  luch  iQul-ihnlHDg  ef- 
ftnlsni  u  "  Nim  my  Doll)-,  puis"  "m1 
"  OiDdi  Dml ; "  but  what  nut  it  be  to 
linn  to  the  lune  bold  itivei  oot  of  the 
Bualh  of  ml  "nuin(  beri,"  loiiH  of 
lb«,  powblT.  lb*  deKenduu  of  the  very 
haaa  who  rode  "up  Holbom  Hill  La  1 

watdi  the  attcoduit  Ghiplaio  wu  uiter- 
iag,  becune  of  Ibe  wrj  exciunEC  of  bob^ 
temn  "chKa"*  tikini  pUce  beloeen  the 
■hen-fipe  HHdcinf  drirer,  wheat  art-teal 
wai  the  doomed  man'i  csfin,  end  the  (tee- 
fal  a»li  that  bad  made  holiday  to  lee  the 
fu  \—Snm  Carta  ^Ltm^m. 

Hit^-tooe  aigget*  (Amsrlcan), 
Heroes  who  have  raised  them- 
mItcb  in  social  position,  or  in 
other  waja  bettered  their  oon- 
diUoD. 


rf*(r»-y. 


'MiUitf,. 


Blghwatef  mft^  Dp  to  the  (com- 
mod),  op  to  the  mark,  an  ex- 
pnMicm  of  approTal. 


High-wood  (oonunui),  properlj  a 
name  given  to  timber.  "He 
Urea  in  i^fc-nootf,"  he  oonoeaU 
himself,  he  has  a  seoret  game. 

Hig^oldoa  Sipo  (Texaa),  an  ima- 
ginary malad  j< 

Hike  (London  slang),  to  oarrj  off, 
convej,  arreet.  "ZTUe,  to  swing, 
pot  in  motion,  tow,  throw, 
strike,  to  go  awaj,  hmrj" 
(Wright's  DioUonai7). 

And  Utirf  DC  oS  B>  HTt  a>  blc, 
Before  the  littiog  masittrate. 
-S»mt:VlkmdmtfmlHf,ht. 

Hit  Kellr  (proTlnoial  Hans),  a 
mode  of  addreM  among  paiieii- 
bj  in  the  Iile  of  Han.  Kellr 
is  the  name  borne  bj  a  large 
nnmber  of  people  in  the  island 
— benoe  probablr  ita  deriratton. 

Hlndboot  (common),  the  braeeh. 

Hind  ooftchwbMl  (popular),  » 
orowu.  In  French  slang  a  Stc- 
frano  pleoe  la  tenned  "  rone  do 
derrttre." 

Hing  (Anglo -lodian),  aataftetlda. 
It  is  remarkable  that  the  Oer- 
mans  call  this  abominablj  smell- 
ing gnm  iei/^tC\'dTi(k,  Le.,  tttrau 
tltoMi,  while  the  common  gTP^ 
name  for  Tcdding  e 


Hip  (thieves),  Aip  inside,  inside 
coat  pocket ;  kif  onlsidek  outside 
pocket. 

Hipped  (common),  ilL  To  be 
\ifip*A,  to  snSer  from  "a  Bt  of 
the  blnea,"  or  of  brpoohondria. 


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H^pm — Hiv^. 


Hipper  •  SCO , ■  ■    - 

the  eiMB  owtain.     H«tM  In      ""^  f™^  "^  ^  ^'^"T 1  r—T' 

n.                ...           I       >.      .    ..  ■■  m  COBUC  fam  ton,  hniwinc  tkar  Ab- 

aiMgow  tbe  g«d*  tboot  "Up  ,„^r^uuiimg  eu^^t^m.  t,  m 

with  tbo  hipftn  I"  J-BKt  \ktuai  »m  CdlntaB.— JVo*  f** 


Hi!  MdM  then  (tailon),  him,  tbe 
indiridnalrafenedto.  Arajiuit 
of  "  his  nib*." 

Hla  nlba  (thMtrkal),  himaelf ,  bis 
peraoD.  Fiom  tbo  old  Snglixh 
tub,  the  (ace,  «]m>  bom. 

W]i«  tb*  Piwlal'i  cwnno  urin>  In 
fnial  af  Ibc  churdi,  >idi  Albcn  Kawkin. 

bUck  u  ku  fkca,  toi  driiinf  tb*  (wo  bit. 
Juaharinf  "  ■eBjbfOVD>,''(hcnisf>lhcnd 
aboal  the  dcKHB  of  tbfl  uactuAtT  m  auwd 


Hits  Un  irt>ere  be  Brcs  (Amcri- 
oi>)t  E°**  home,  hsita  hi* 
dcepeat  fediuga,  wounds  hi» 
in  bis  domestic  relations. 


Hhre,  to  {Amerioui  odet),  (o  Steal 


vithont  I  _ 

kind"   Is  to  be    cangfat    In   a 


sohoolbojs  and  Ekench 

Hit  tbe  flat  to  (aawbo7i), 
oat  on  the  piaLriaa. 

Hitched  (AmBrioau),  msiried. 
Liteialljr  banessed. 

HItdi  bones,  to  (Americao),  to 
agree,  to  draw  at  pull  w«ll  to- 

bil  u  (U  ont  of  doon.    AAcr  be  poktd 
HTU  Mitcitil  lurtit  tota^a.—SmrtltU. 

Hftch  one'a  team  to  the  fence,  to 
(American),  to  remain  for  any 
time  In  a  place. 


Hired  peifectlr  biffid  (Anterkan 
cadet),  said  of  cadets  who. 
who)  beyond  boonds  or  otber- 
wise  tiansgreasiog  the  academy 
rules,  are  caught  in  JtagrmUt 
dttieto  withont  the  least  pos- 
sible chance  of  escape. 

Hiren  [American),  women  a  DUB 
who  trarel  with  a  swarm  of 
JUitt  de  joit,  geneially  in  Um 
Wild  WMt,  with  a  view  to 
Tn».lrimj  money  by  them. 

HMte,  a  stndent  of  St.  Bet's. 


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Hoafy — Hocus-pocus. 


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Ha«hT,b7the(iuuitic»l),ajiu>n;-         that  the  mTthioal   porker   in 

tnooa  with  "  hang  it  I "  qouliou  im>glD«d  Ua  breakbit 

WAS  coming,  when  11  was  nnlj 

Hobbled  (thiere*),  oommitted  for  the  bntohet  ^vpuing  to  UU 
triaL  him. 


HobUer  (nantlcal),  a  ooaat  man 
of  Kent,  a  bit  of  a  imng^er 
and  an  nnlicensed  idiot,  erer 
ready  for  a  job  In  either  of 
these  occnpationi.  Also  a  man 
on  land  employed  in  towing 
a  Tcssel  by  a  rope  (Admiral 
Smytb). 

Hobb^  (uniTersityJ,  •  ttanslation. 
Those  who  ase  cribs  in  traciB- 
Uting  from  the  lAtln,  Greek, 
and  other  languages,  aie  said 
to  ride  AoCMo. 

Hob-jobber  (street),  a  man  or  boy 
who  loiteis  about  the  streets 
waiting  for  small  jobs,  such  as 
holding  horses,  carrying  parcels, 

JM/y't  bmiiM!  no  Yiona  n  taoM,  no 
puab  to  caiij.—Tlu  Gtal  Cmdli. 

Hobaon-Jobaon  (Anglo-Indian), 
a  phrase  peculiar  to  the  British 
stddier,  by  whom  it  was  io- 
Tented.  It  is  In  fact  an  Anglo- 
Saxon  TOTsion  of  the  wailings 
of  the  Hahommedaus,  as  they 
beat  their  breasts  In  the  pro- 
cessions of  the  Moharram  : 
Ya  Haian,  j/a  Soltaim/  [Anglo- 
lodian  Glossary). 

HoVt  hoE  tpiovincial  Northamp- 
ton). WheD  a  person  conjeo- 
tnres  wrongly,  he  Is  compared 
to  ffab'i  hog,  a  local  story  being 


Hock  (American),  caught.  Oaoght 
In  kaek  la  caaght  by  the  heels. 
The  last  card  In  the  box.  Among 
thieves  a  man  is  la  heck  when 
be  la  in  prison,  bat  when  one 
gambler  U  caegbt  by  another 
smarter  than  himself  and  is 
b«at,  then  he  is  In  kact.  Down 
South  (u&,  in  the  Sonthem 
States),  men  are  only  pat  In 
hack  on  the  laee-traok^  In  a 
/loel-game,  if  a  man  hits  a  card, 
he  Is  obliged  to  let  hU  money 
lie  ontil  it  either  wins  or  loses. 
Of  course,  there  are  nine  hun- 
dred and  ninety- nine  chaocea 
against  the  player,  and  the 
oldest  man  living  never  yet  saw 
him  win,  and  thus  he  is  caaght 
in  kock  (New  York  Slang  Dic- 
tionary). 

The  author  of  this  work  de- 
rives hoei  clearly  enongh  from 
the  Eogtisb  slang  term  for  a 
foot.  It  may  be  observed,  how- 
ever, that  hok  In  Dutch  thieves' 
slang  means  credit  or  debt, 
which  would  furnish  quite  as 
good  a  derivation. 


Mocker,  hikker  (gypsy),  to  jump. 

Hocni-pocna  (now  recognised),  a 
tenn  applied  originally  to  de- 
ception ol  the  eye  by  mean* 


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Hoaia-poeto — Hog. 


Bwd  lor  any  formolaaf  ohwHng, 
daluion,  at  bwnbng.  Giabb 
("QlpdM' AdTO(»ta,"[L  i8)M7i 


fwt  «Ror.  u  in  dotng  thli  thay 
•lmp]7  (idlow  ths  wotd  f<w  a 
Joka.  That  it  U  derired  frmn 
ft  bvrleaque  lendaring  of  kee 
tat  otrpM  In  tha  lAtin  Chutoh- 
•eniea  Is  a  mara  bit  of  oon- 
Jeotnral  pbilologj.  In  th«  Bo- 
iuu)7  toDgna  tot  or  Adi  !■  the 
root  atgnifTiDg  deoeit  or  lalae* 
hood  In  a  terj  extended  Benw. 
"  Quite  a  little  faintly  of  words 
has  oome  Into  TCngHah  from 
^b*  K7P*T  ^""i  itoB^Mi  Awobtint, 
litkaf,  uid  kooter,  all  meantag 
a  lie,  deoeptloD,  and  humbug. 
Ur.  Booai  shows  ns  that  Aooaj, 
to  bewitch  Uqoor  with  an  opiate, 
and  hoax  are  probabl;  from  the 
•ame  root ;  and  I  have  no  doobt 
that  the  eipreulon,  ■  Yaa,  with 
a  Aoori,'  meaning  '  it  la  false,' 
oomei  from  the  sam&  'Hookey' 
and  'Walkei'  are  of  thla  family" 
("  The  English  Gypriei,"  p.  8i ). 
Soc  therafore  means  deceit  or 
delnslon,  and  the  English  gypsy, 
like  many  Biodns,  adds  lu  in 
a  most  arbitrary  and  irregnlar 
manner  to  any  root  whateier  to 
make  a  noon.  It  Is  sometimes 
even  alOxed  to  English  words, 
€.g.,  side-vf,  a  side.  This  glTcs 
Amu,  a  pore  gipsy  word.  Aa 
ponu,  it  has  probably  BomethlDg 
in  common  as  to  its  root  with 
"pankey"  iMe  Haskxt-pak- 
KIT),  as-  a  certain  sleight-of- 
hand  or  "  •nbstitntioD  "  cheat 


is  called  in  gypay  A«dkaf  ysB> 
iw,  or  tinfany  poles,  tbe  kt* 
ta  being  tbe  oommMt  wotd. 
That  this  U  aunetiiiMa  alM 
hmdcatf  f«hu  ot  yea— Myfcody 
can  asoerlaln  by  aakJag  the  to* 
old  gypay  whom  be  najkj  wsaf 
As  a  pnot  of  the  aoniMliieaa  d 
thia  derlTation,  it  may  be  ob- 
serred  that  "bokee-p^ee" 
(which  Is  simply  lioau-ppma, 
witbont  tbe  gypsy  iiiiiiii  Iwil 
nal),  is  0ODim<m  and  Teiy  eld 
slang,  used  flrstiy  aa  a  magic 

times  in  any  ai^  _ 
telliglble  wordi. 

FUbtidH,  flobbidw,  biukcr  b 
—Tit  Xfmt  VlAf  Cmm 


Hod  of  mortar  (rhyming  alaag), 
a  pot  of  porter. 

Hoe  in,  to  (American  nal*«ni^)^ 
to  work  with  Tlgonr.  French 
pioeker. 

H<V  (P°P°l*'')r  haU-a-«rowi>. 


Old  cant  for  a  shilling,  also  a 
sixpence. 

"  ChsmpolliOD  ■  Figeac,  the 
brother  of  the  famoos  Cham- 
pollion,  makee  in  his  work  on 
Egypt  the  foUowing  obserra* 
tions:  "Also  it  appears  thara 
were  (in  Egypt)  masses  of  gold 
bearing  another  sh^w  than  Ibat 


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Hcg. 


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o[  tha  rii^,  fon  iiut«DC«  tfae 
form  of  X  frog,  of  k  cklf,  of  an 
ox,  uid  that  it  had  thus  become 
a  onatom  to  reokoD  w.  puticnUr 
object  as  worth  m  manj  oxen, 
Miotber  u  so  numy  oalrea,  or 
■o  many  frogs,  meaniag  thereby 
certain  knowti  weight  of  gold  " 
(Leigh  Hnnt's  Journal). 

H<^*  (Anglo-Indian),  to  work,  to 
da  "That  wont  k»ga,"  that 
won't  do. 

Hog  and  homiuj  (American). 
Hog  ii  pork,  and  AMiinjp  i«  miUie 
or  Indian  com  scalded,  so  that 
it  <s  white  as  rice,  to  which  it 

bears  when  boiled  a  great  re- 
semblance. As  pork  and  Amu'ny 
are  the  two  cheapest  articles  of 
food  in  the  United  States,  the 
term  is  very  generally  used  to 
express  plain,  common  diet. 

H<^,  h^ged  (binden),  said  of 
a  book  which  baa  the  back 
bulging  out,  from  the  bindiog 
having  given  wa;. 

Hoginiiuiy  (old  slang),  a  Tery 
young  girl  very  depraved ;  one 
who  makes  a  free  present  of 
her  person.  From  "Hogmena," 
Christmas  and  New  Year's  pre- 


Hogoo,  strong  smeU.  This  word, 
a  corruption  of  the  French 
AouC  pedt,  is  given  as  slang  by 
Hotten  and  others  ;  bnt  it  is 
to  be  fonnd  in  a  dictionary, 
174S,  as  a  recognised  word. 


H(^  (Amerioan),  a  term  aODe- 
times  applied  in  Jest  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Chicaga  (Old), 
to  drive  }iegt  to  market,  to  snore. 


mvlwl.— At^a .-  PiliU  Cmrmmtiim. 

KopHiti^.  to  coQcJi  ft  (old  cant), 
to  lie  down,  go  to  sleep.  The 
phrase  explains  itself  hagAead 
bting  a  term  for  body. 

Hc%,   to  (American),  to  cheat, 
humbug,  to  do  for,  to  break. 
"Ga.''h«uid,  "ro^my  uo,  ADdi^f  tha 

knock '*■■  T ;  bul  th« 


oldm 


■  lillle  li 


This  is  probably  derived  from 
Itoggtd,  or  broken,  as  applied 
to  steamboats.  It  agrees  with 
the  Anglo-Indian  Itoga,  to  do, 
but  probably  by  mere  acciden- 
tal coincidence.  (Common),  to 
have  sexual  intercourse  with  a 


Hog,  to  go  the  vbole.  80  uni- 
versally used  as  to  be  a  recog- 
nised phrase.  To  do  a  thing, 
good  or  evil,  thoroaghly  and 
completely.  This  term  became 
very  common  in  America  about 
1834.  It  was  applied  to  those 
who  approved  entirely  of  Gene- 
ral JftcksoD's  measures.  It  ii 
said  to  be  derived  from  a  story 
in  a  poem  which  was  to  be  found 
in  most  American  school  read- 
ing-books, of  the  declaration  of 
Mahomet  that  there  is  a  por- 
tion of  the  swine  which  no  true 
believer  should  eat.  Bnt  as  they 


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Hoiitlac  (thleTMV  Hottan  do- 
floM  tUi  aa  onlj  ■hop-IUting. 
In  AnarioM  U«  tann  U  ^- 
pU«i  to  a  Tny  peonUai  kfnd 
of  robbei7.  To  rob  » 
two  or  thrae  man  gathar  to- 
gatbcT,  one  of  wbom  itaDdB 
olOM  to  the  wan  and  (be 

hla  ihonldcn,  while  tbe  thiid 
doei  the  Mune,  B^longpiaelloa 
thl«  can  be  done  with  gnat 
aaM,  K)  that  a  thief  oaa  enter 
a  window  ten  or  eren  flfteen 
feet  from  the  gronud.  TUi  U 
called  the  hoiit-la7.  A  houter 
meaiu  bowerer  a  ihop-Ufter  aa 
well,  and  alao  a  aot. 


4«  Ho-gym—HoU. 

ooBldnotacreawUdipMttUa      Hold,  da  job   (LomIob   daa^ 
waa  ainoBg;  than,  the  MuhI-         fane  jos  aar  iMn^  to  ^^  « 

maui  ata  up  the  ^itiie  ai 
ot  "  want  U«  «Asfa  J^T." 

Ho>K)«  (Anglo-Indian],  oaed  bj 
Antfo-- 

of  anr 


th(  boat,  Hd  aw  ash  ■  dv;  a^  CB 
ikU  af  aiiTi«  ■ 


Hold  tbe  atece,  to  (tbotriaJ). 
ianld  of  an  esperiMioed  actor 
who  la  fnllj  at  home  <w  the 
ttage,  and  alwaja  """"—vlt 
Um  attention  of  the  andienoe, 
Coneqionda  to  the  Frouh 
phiaoe,  "aT<di  daa  planrhra  " 

Hdd  1^  to  (Amoican  thieraa}, 

to  molaat,  rob  with  Tiolanoe. 

Two  thiHa  smo^bl  in  New  Y«k, 


B<Ae7 -poker   (■> 

for -nothing,  oheatad,  done. 
Tbia  word  ceema  aa  tegarda 
both  meaning  and  (oaiid  to  have 
a  lelatioD  to  the  Tiddiih  ordU- 
jwcJUft,  a  Tagabond,  a  tiamp. 
It  ia  from  "  bocni-pocue." 

A  kind  of  inferior  ice  Bold 
in  the  atreeta  and  espacialij 
at  race  meatiiiga  auumgtt  the 
lower  claaiea.  i'"-«~ 

Hdd  jour  honea  (Amoican),  an 
Ho-bu-kwoh    (pidgin,    Dutch),         i^jonotlon  not  to  go  too  ffti.  «r 
"Hollatid-nation."  aartoomnoh. 


Didn'l  I  fWi  TOO  ftfiiiOMn  fcr  Icaii^ 
ny  pUca  nloH  when  it  ns  SB  jQnr  bal  T 
Ybb  cu't  Mtf  m  .^  i»».-a«r  d 


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Holt — HoMg-hahng. 


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Oh,  lutdynrlmiti,  will  yon. 


Hole  (printen).  According  to 
Hozon,  1683,  ftprinte  printii^;- 
oDoe,  where  nnlioeiiaed  booka 
were  printed,  was  called  a  htit. 
The  teim  would  appl;  tt  the 
proMtit  day  to  a  "  cock-TObln  " 
■hop.  (Tnrf ),  to  be  Id  a  hnU  U 
to  low  or  be  defeated. 

Hole  umI  comer  (populat),  plot- 
ting conipiTBcy.  The  metaphor 
ia  obTloiu — oonspiiatore  are 
compelled  to  do  their  i^otUog 
Id  holet  and  comerB. 


bs  oBci.  "  No  mon  pkliin(  sul  th< 
WHdi  oT  ■  work  lo  qa«c  thai  u  Uh 
iowen:  I  wnb  ill  Ih*  eriiicium  In  nr 
|«pcr  to  ba  *  fur,  ■qoBrc,  ■od  abov« 
^vaoV'—Amtknv  Tnlltft. 

HolUs    (Wlnoheiter    School,    a 


Holni'bolos  (Dantical),  the  neok, 
the  head;  ia  a  hnny,  belter- 
ikelter. 

H0I7  Joe  <priBOD  and  nanttcal), 
Uie  oliaidalu  or  any  religiont 


reooren  hli  previoDa  loiaea  he 
"geta  iem"  on  the  da;,  the 
week,  or  the  year,  aa  the  cose 
ma7  be.  Strange  to  sa;  this 
barren  result  ti  asoallj  regarded 
b;  the  achieTer  thereof  with 
gre«ter  pride  than  the  appar- 
ently more  deeiiable  proeesi  of 
wiDning. 

Home  bird  ( common),  a  man  lead- 
ing a  ttsrj  retired  life,  fond  of 
his  flrealde ;  a  milkiop.  French 
eAatfft-b-MUcAe. 

Ho-midS  (pidgin).  Renters'  Tele- 
gram Company  U  so  termed  in 
the  Shanghai  Directory. 

Homo-opathiae  (American),  to  get 
bllla,  {.<.,  petitions  for  anything, 
throngh  the  Legislatnre,  or  Con- 
gress, or  a  City  Connall,  by 
means  of  bills.  ■.<..  bank-bills. 
This  application  of  nnflta  rint- 
[fbui  is  anfortnnately  a  role  of 
praotioe,  with  few  exceptions, 
espeoiallj  in  the  L^lslatnraa, 
when  a  bill  is  brought  forward 
which  has  "anything  In  It,"  lc, 
any  money. 

Honest  lajtin  (American),  a  phrase 
eqairalent  to  "hononr  bright." 
It  is  often  heard  among  bo^s 
as  a  pledge  of  faith. 


HmctUtrry /tmm. 

HooKj  (rhyming  slang),  money. 


Hetic^ahnc  (pidgin  and  Anglo- 
Indian),  AoAflf  In  Chinese  means 


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HoHg-hakmg — Hook. 


IMM  It  li  puticnlul7  mp- 
pli«d  to  badliv  aataUiahiDBiita, 
foielgii  or  aatlrB.  Tb«  Utter 
wcm  the  M-oalled  fumg  mer- 
oluuit*  wbo  had  tb«  monopoly 
of  foreigiitrmde.  Thtomanopolj 
wai  kboliBhed  In  1S43. 


■>!»  an  uuiRnblt  for  oo*  aaMlMT,  both 
to  thi  GoTtnuBcnt  and  10  lonifn  natiosa. 
-SlrCSImiHitii:  Emttmttji  I*  Cibim. 

Hononr  bt^M  (common),  <ai  my 


Ulrfacolr  UiDd  ihai 

SmnI  brataadn  lA  so  tbc  ^Dt  wkk- 
oal  |ia]v«  f"  ■bar  ■'--'--  "j'  f'tj 
Timn. 

He  had  ■hmad  a  qoKsB  tf  v^dcr 


Therm* 


Hoodlum  (Ameiicftn),  a  Tagabond 
or  longb,  a  loafer.  It  wu  for 
a  long  time  »  Califotnuui  vord, 
and  U  probably  of  Spanish  origin. 
It  may  pouibly  be  the  pidgin 
Eogli^  iiood  latnt,  good,  ix., 
Tuy  luy;  {oAiU*^  Maodarin. 

Y^rtt  JmdtMMt  knodnd  down  aod  acarly 
Ulkd  u  aod  pricM  in  the  Mnca  ol  Vr. 
■wllo,  Fnncc,  Un  vtbcr  day.— Ctic^c* 

In  San  Francisco  Acotfluou  ars 
a  clMB  of  yoong  fooli,  ooires- 
pondlng  In  some  decree  to  the 
Bngliih  'Arriea.  The  lucdtvm* 
walk  the  streeta  aim  in  arm, 
Dpeetting  ererything  in  their 
passage  "  jnct  for  the  sake  of  a 
Urk." 

Hoodman  (London  slang),  blind, 
"Yd,"  h«  11 


Hoodooed  (American),  rmdaeti, 
u,  killed,  done  for,  oaod  op; 
Mwfoa,  a  term  applied  to  the 
magic  or  aecreoy 
among  the  blacks. 

"  Laps,'  Bid  tin.  Pomr,  bruc  her 
biwd  on  mj  ihonlder,  "  I'b  Jktfdttmd  am 
tun  ai  cgffi  v*  CQL     Ftc  hem  traiiuiic 


Hoof  it,  to  (tbieree),  to  ran  »««y. 

HocJ  one's  bum,  to  (oommon),  to 
kick  one  in  the  lown  put  ol 
the  back. 

Hook  (popnlar  and  tbievM),  a 
I^ckpocket. 


iDOHBiiioB  parlaim,  laka  sir  adricaaad 
gBl  TOOT  tiTini  boDotfTi  "^T*  ■  HTlniiiitaf 
whs  B  Mptuan  penal  Knititdt.-^J.  W. 
Mrr^tj:  Jt^ipfimm  /mil. 


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Frob«bl7  derived  from  hook- 
ing ut  ktticle  out  bj  the  fiogera, 
which  theoM  aie  called  hMtt. 
Or  an  HbbreTiation  of  \oottr, 
old  CADt  for  a  thief  who  Bteols 
things  banging  Dp  in  shop*  hj 
temoving  them  with  »  hook. 
Stealing  bj  me«08  of  a  hook 
ia  still  t>noti«ed  bj  a  class  of 
FMoeh  thieves,  who  coll  it  "vol 
an  bonlon"  (n^  Baitire's  Argot 
and  Slang).  The  French  popu- 
lar slang  has  troc  (hook)  fot  a 
thief,  thongh  Utti^  is  inclined 
to  believe  this  is  a  contraction 
of  aave  (swindler).  The  an- 
cient "  hooker  "  was  also  called 
"angler,"  which  corresponds  to 
the  Italian  cant  ptteaUir,  a 
thief,  literal] J,  a  fisherman. 
Thns  the  literal  hook  has  served 
as  a  metaphor  for  the  English 
book,  hooker,  angler,  the  French 
croc,  and  the  Italian  pacator. 
The  German  cant  has  Attotm, 
to  lie,  deceive^  swindle,  from  the 
grpaj,  though  some  derive  it 
from  kojcai,  to  higgle,  retail; 
Mitt,  a  higgler,  huokster,  which 
may  be  tiaced  to  lialce,  a  hook, 
pedlars  and  porters  on  the  con- 
tinent nsing  a  contrivance  for 
carrying  their  bnrdens,  termed 
eratkfU  (hooks)  in  French,  hence 
tredutair,  a  porter. 

(Fopniar),  a  Aoot,  a  catch,  an 
advantage ;  to  take  one's  hoeic 
ra*  Hook,  to  buhq  oni's. 

Hooka-boidar  (Anglo-Indian),  a 
MTvant  whose  sole  dnty  it  was 
to  take  care  of  the  master's 
pipe.  As  the  iooUl  is  now  a 
thing  of  the  part,  the  Iw^Utr 


has  also  passed  awaj  with  It 
into  the  obsolete,  so  far  as  the 
pipe  is  concerned. 


Hooker  (old  cant),  a  thief  who 
used  to  steal  articles  bom  sh^« 
bj  means  of  a  book. 

I  will  uVc  my  princE't  put  fitlt  iH 
thai  itdll  i»ppov  hun,  Dr  any  of  vi,  k- 
conling  u  tbcbstof  nr  ubiJiij;  im  win 

Iob<ibuK(lbruiTili'n(«ahram>i  rufis, 
lutitn.-Sam/-/3iUiM,»rtCartw:  Eiv- 
IM  G^la'  Oath. 

(American),  a  woman  of  easy 
Tirtae,  generally  one  who  pliea 
her  trade  on  the  streets. 

Hookej  Walker  (popniar),  go 
away  t  be  oS  I  Also  an  eja- 
culation of  incrednlity  ^nonj- 
mons  with  "get  along  with 
yon  1 "  Many  origins  have  been 
ascribed  to  this  term,  which 
natnrally  explains  itself  by  its 
connection  with  "  hook  it,"  Lt., 
"go away,"  and  "walkaway." 

Hooking  cow  (West  American), 
a  cow  that  will  slww  fight,  and 
try  to  toss  the  cowboya  who 
are  seeking  to  "ont  her  ont" 
from  the  herd.  From  the  Eng- 
lish "to  hook,"  said  of  an  oz 
which  tosses  one. 

On  </  i)w  Ibniw  *■*  *W  b  lif  iJ  ■ 
<wib'nf  <fw,  sod  to  ocapt  iwr  rcpeutd 
chufB  loMd  mlleursfiliir. — F.  FtmacU : 

Hook  it,  to  (common),  to  nu 
away.    Ftifs  Hook,  to  suxo 


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Hook—Hoots. 


It  bM  been  nigs«rt«d  thtf  U 
ia  dariTsd  from  th«  gjytj 
or  kMa,  hvxTj  tiwKj,  butcn. 

Rook,  on  ooe's  own  << 

Ml     OBe'l    ow 

■poniibDitT. 
TiMUUniMAu 


nwitepiww  dnwn  fntn  tiw  [«ao> 
tfca  of  tb«  tah-eoKn  oa  tba 
Butcm  oouti^  wfao  hftBC  tip  the 
barring*  and  haddocks  to  diy  ia 


Dapondant  for  ■  liring  on 
ona'fl  own  rMonrcM  or  «iot- 
Uon*.    OrlgliMllj  Amerioon. 

SopiiUail  H  witk  phyiie  irlMrn»«  I 
wwud  it,  ud  ■KBUoaxl  bi  lo  >  IM  of 
orfulHd  liriniM  kA  jxt  u  th*  ad  of 
■hi*  liiH  IluT  luia  Bia  oui  (a  CM  BT  UnD| 
tmt^rmm  Jutk.— Mining  Ntwt. 

Wliu,  loot*  HTsnl  diT>  )b  Loadoa— 
#ivj«ifr^Ma  Afwlitodfna  lo  wander,  «ad 
vlth  M  «a>  to  pnnoct  Taut—/.  Crm*- 
■M^.'  iHe*  Tamfli. 

PoMibl7  from  tbe  tblerca' 
pbnM  to  hect,  to  itaal,  thierii^ 
and  getting  a  Uving  being  with 
tbem  iTDODjmoni;  or  from 
h«ok,  a  oatob,  M  tbat  on  «««'( 
ovn  luiok  wonid  mean  llteraU;, 
llTtog  oa  what  I  catoh.  It  maj 
abo  bo  derired  from  an  allusion 
to  a  meat  book,  nMt^>horioaUj 
meaning  larder,  itore.  French 
antbon  lia*e  certainly  naed  It 
with  that  aiguillcation,  and  the 
Pianoh    have    the    ezpiaarioa 


Hookem  amvcr.  an  impoata  wbo 
fedgn*  aickneat,  diaeaae,  or  cala- 
mity, and  exliibita  liia  miMriea 
in  tbe  «treet«  to  excite  ^Uj 
and  charity.  Tnta  to  haot,  and 
nureUiiig,  or  pomStij  frooD  the 
gypey  Aaatoiat,  a  cheit. 


WiihhiiBDdla. 
Te  hit  c&«  BT  * 


An  aUnaion  to  a  gate  oB  Ha 
bingeo.  Oompaie  with  tbe  oU 
lag^lah  phraw,  "to  be  oS  tbe 


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Hook — Hoosier. 


koet*,"  to  be  out  of  temper, 
Texed.  French,  "«ortit  de  ie» 
gonda,"  and  "  to  pnt  oil  the 
hoot$,"  to  vex,  m&ke  angij. 

Hook  tlwp  (Ameriou),  a  brothel, 
"hooker"  being  ■  proatitota. 
Heoh  Hied  bjEngliab  lesidentB 
In  Cbina.  Posdblja  comption 
o(  "  book  shop."  The  En^b 
uid  Frenob  alauga  have  the  cor- 
reapoDding  "bottocUng  ebop" 
u)d  "  DMgasin  de  fesaea." 

Hook,  to  sling  one'i  (popntsr), 
to  depart,  leave,  ran  awaj ; 
dmg  ia  a  provinclaliam  for  to 
oaot  *wj,  to  that  the  phraM 
meana  Uterallj  "  take  jonr  book 
off,"  "  let  go  ;oar  bold." 


Hook,  to  take  on 
to  depart,  leave,  nui  awaj. 


Irian  tuti»  in  th*  tqnn) ;  "  I  ht,  wtui 
de  T*™  Inep  coniiv  to  th«  door  lorT" 

"  When  thai  hont  ba(iiu  to  pnnce.  thea 

Foaaibly  an  abbreviation  of 
"take  70iir  Jlociib  off,"  that  ia, 
let  go  ;DDr  hold,  or  the  aUuioD 
being  to  a  boat'*  book  which  a 
man  wonld  natnnllf  be  told 
to  take  off  aa  a  algnal  for  de- 
partQTe.  Thia  anpposition  ia 
atrengthened  bj  the  aynoDT- 
moos  expi«aaion  to  "allng one's 
toot,"  which  aee. 

Hook,  with  a  (eommon),  naed  in 
thia  phtate  to  imply  doabt  or 


some  reservation  referring  to 
an  assertion ;  "  yea,  with  a  hoot 
at  the  end  of  it."  Dr.  Brewer 
has  "uiA  a  koai  at  th*  md,  yon 
suppose  I  assent,  but  mj  assent 
is  not  likely  to  be  given.  The 
■ubjeot  haa  a  Moot,  or  note  of 
int«rrogatiOD  (I),  to  denote  that 
it  is  dnbions." 

"  There  la  a  gTpay  story  that 
a  Romany  had  penniaalon  from 
a  gentleman  to  flsh  in  his  pond, 
on  oondition  that  he  should  only 
uaeabook.  Bot  the  gyptj  used 
a  net,  and  emptied  the  pond  of 
fisb.  On  being  asked  what  kind 
of  a  hook  he  bad  osed,  he  replied  ; 
'  It  waa  what  we  call  in  our 
language  a  kookabai,'  i.e.,  a  lie  or 
a  cheat,  ffoot  U  here  the  root, 
aben  Or  open  almplj  indicating 
anonn"(C.  G.  Leland). 

HoohT>  to  do  {popular},  the  tp- 
plication  of  the  thumb  and  Bn- 
gers  to  the  noae  in  contempt. 

Hoop  (American  thieves),  a 
ring. 

Hoosier  (American),  a  nick- 
name given  to  natives  of  Ind  lana. 
Bartlett  cites  from  the  Ptowi- 
dene*  Jourwd  a  stoiy  whloh 
baa  the  appearanoe  of  being  an 
after-  manufacture  to  suit  the 
name,  deriving  haotier  from 
"hasher,"  "  from  their  primary 
capacity  to  still  their  oppon- 
ents." He  also  asserts  that  the 
Kentnokiana  maintained  that 
the 


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Hoosiir — ffcfpai. 


■  "  who'i  yew  I "  How- 
srar,  the  word  originmUj  wu 
not  AoMMT  At  all,  bnt  Aooticratni  or 
IomActmk,  liBotitr  being  u  kb- 
bieviation  of  thii.  I  out  re- 
member thkt  in  1834,  having 
read  ol  Aooucn,  and  epokeu  of 
tbem,  a  boy  from  the  West  oor- 
i«ol«d  me,  and  (aid  that  the 
word  wai  properly  Aosnimm. 
Tfaii  would  indioate  a  Spanldi 
origin  (Charles  O.  Leland). 

Ofttiiiwilriicn  tnmllini  is  the  Wot. 
TIh  ttnnatT  Gndi  ■  ktttin't  nta ; 
la  atbcr  vAidi  A  budi-crB  abu. 
Jut  luta  MMWili  le  pui  Qocu  Hub  in. 

Hooter  (AmerioBit),  a  comparatire 
for  anything  worthless  or  tri' 
fling.  Bartlett  ooQjeotnres  that 
it  is  a  oorraptlon  ot  tola,  wbiob 
it  aUo  comntonly  used  in  New 
Sngland  in  a  similar  manner. 


Ah.  BUlir.  )-»  «d  T«r  nrort 

■  oat 

cu'l  do  >  iM^UHBf  the  cirK 

ja.  ihiBk  ■jamtil.-PhilmJtitUm 

Zrmic 

Hooting;  podding:  <prOTinoial), 
plnm  podding  so  soantily  fnr- 
nlshed  with  raisins  that  they 
are  uroastloaUy  said  to  hoot  at 
one  another, 

H.O.P.   (popniar),   hop;   on   the 


to  any  kind  of  ball.    FonDsdy 
"tohoppa"«ignified  todanoe; 

I  raDeBber  bB  Chrntinu,  ■>  m  Stdt 
1^  mt  ihc  Pvk,  be  duced  fioa  c^l 
s'likick  lill  fvu.—Mia  Amtttm:  Stmm 
imd  SauiHlitr- 

Said  to  be  of  American  origin. 
The  Ne*  Tort  Bmtld  onoe,  if 
not  many  times,  pnblialied  ao- 
oonnts  of  the  particnlai'  and 
unfashionable  balls  giren  in 
that  city  noder  the  heading 
or  caption  of  "  Hop  Intelli- 
gence." Bap  for  any  kind  of 
dance  is,  howerer,  proTiodal 
Bngliih. 

(Pidgin],balt  "Hygtveeeom- 
shaw  Aap-doQa,  aappaeey  yoo 
make  dat  Ink-i-lis  man  wailo  to 
look-ssa  my  shop."  Bap,  have, 
or  has.  While  a  Chinese  is  in 
the  Orat  stage  ol  pidgin-IEng- 
lish,  as  set  forth  in  ttiat  primary 
work,  the  Chinese  "  Tooabnlary 
of  the  Words  in  Use  among  the 
Ked-Haired  People,"  he  dm* 
hap,  and  in  time  advance*  to 
Aol.  In  this  work  iap-Jam  is 
given  for  have  fashion  (iob/anoa 
at  a  more  advanoed  stage],  •.(., 
fashionable.  Bap-pi-biit  {tot 
pidgin)  means  have  bosiness; 
hop-tai  {Aoi  dit),  dead ;  and  Kep- 
liwu  (Aoi  line),  leisure. 


a.O.P. 
Ofa,  h«'i  dicky,  uid  he'i  qnicky,  and 


Hop  merchant  <commco),  a 

Hopped  orer  the  broom  (popn- 
lai],  married  or  ran  away  to> 
gather.    From  an  old  belief  that 


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Hopper — Honuss. 


475 


■  kttptr.—TIa 


A  tDairii^  vu  legal  if  tba 
bride  and  bridej^ioom  stepped 
or  heppti  over  a  broom. 

"  The  |irl  Ihil  I  had  hopcit  lo  hiir, 

Had  boltHl  wiih  IL  carpf  ntcFi 
lnima.luiffide-trtJutrmim.nT:' 
— David  D-rrn:  A  BalladifL.  M. 
Thtmltn. 

Hopper  (Epoiting),  to  go  a  Ji-ipptT, 

to  go  at  A  faat  pace. 

TIk  Utter  u  >  fiirr  got  of  Effie  Dnn>, 
ukd  with   two  iBCh   unut   nannu  the 
euthl  (a  be  ib 
CnmtfCimtltm 

(Aoglo-lDdlMi),  A  coIloqnUJ 
term  ill  Soatben  iDdJA  for  ric« 
cakei.    Tamil,  ajipuH. 

.4j^i.  oiled  Ai/ym  by  >t»  En|1iih. 
nrply  iheir  uamint  irpul — Tmuni: 
Ciyltm. 

Hopping  ifiles  (provincial),  a 
cripple.  St.  Giles  was  the  pat- 
ron laiut  of  cripples. 

Ho|^  ([ddgiD),theChincseSaper- 
iotendent  of  Costoms  at  CaotoD. 
Giles  Bk;>,  "  The  term  is  laid  to 
be  a  corruption  of  hoo  jioo,  tba 
Board  of  Revenue"  (AnglO'Ia- 
dian  Glossaiy). 


Hop  the  Charlie,  to  (• 

decamp. 

Hop  the  twig,  to  (common],  to 
die.  Like  a  bird  which  drops 
from  its  perch. 

The  Enffliib  mode  «  execotion  dividei 
iueir  into  Im  bnKhei.  on  both  ol  irhkh 
the  nciinu  muu  i</  iii  tmt.—Difnu : 
Ltm^  and  Ltmm, 

Hon  (g7F*r).  OB  lioor,  a  watch. 


Horizontal  refreahmenti  (oom- 
mon),  carnal  intercoDrsa  with  a 
woDien.  In  French  slang  a 
proatitnte  is  called  Aoruonlolc, 
becaase  "elle  gagne  saTietnr 
le  dos."  A  similar  expression 
in  German  is  used  bj  Heine. 


Horn  (American).  "Tea,  in  a 
A»m."  This  is  ottered  as  an 
expression  of  disbelief  or  te> 
fnsal.  "  In  a  hog's  \am,"  as 
hc^s  hare  no  horns.  An  ab- 
breviation of  an  old  West  of 
Englandphrase,  "InaAomwhen 
the  devil  is  blind."  "  ill  give 
it  7on  in  a  horn,"  i.-e.,  I  shall 
not  give  it  jon,  possibly  allud- 
ing to  the  imposstbilitj  of  keep- 
ing anjtbing  In  a  born  open  at 
both  ends,  or  to  the  wind  blown 
out  oC  a  horn. 

Hera,  a  dram,  a  glass  of 
spirits.  The  word  dates  from 
the  times  when  honu  rather 
than  glasses  were  used  for  the 
pnrposc.  It  is  almost  obsolete 
in  England,  but  common  in 
America. 


(Common).    "  to    have    the 
horn,"  to  be  in  a  state  of  Mznal 

Heraen  (American   thlevM),  a 


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HomswoggU — Horseshoe. 


Ronuwi^gla,  to  (AnwioBii),  to 
bDntbag,  delndf^  ndnoe,  to. 
(English  pnifiiiolal),  iwaiei,  de- 
odtfnl;  ttMigd,  fHturrt. 

Honcf  (Americui,  alao  English), 
leoheroat,  in  k  itUe  of  Mxnal 
dMlra,  Inntt. 

HofTon  (aoclvtr),  deUrlDm  tT«- 
mena.  Darived  from  tha  Bti  of 
horror  of  Imaginaij  thinga  men 
hara  in  that  condilloiL 


Id   lb*   hrrrtn   ii    the   app*r  Wudi- 

Hone  coUu-  (old),  to  die  In  • 
AoTM  (oQw  OT  nightcap,  t«  be 
hangvd.  (TailOTe),aueztTemel7 
long  and  irld«  collar. 

Hone  coppers  (American).  Thia 
t«nn  i«  speoiall;  applied  to  men 
who  cheat  people  by  selling 
brokeu-down,  but  once  flrat- 
olasahoiaea. 

HofM  editor  (Amatioan).  In  the 
United  State*  not  only  the 
[IT  proprietor  and  dlreo- 
a  newspaper  ia  called  an 
editor,  but  sjso  all  who  write 
(6r  It,  the  chief  reporter  being 
"the  oitj  editor,"  end  the  r«- 
Tiewer  "the  llteraij  editor," 
while  the  gentleman  who  tor- 
nishea  the  sporting  news  ia 
sometimes  &oetioiislj  termed 
the  Aoraf  edtlor.  There  Is  also 
the  real  at  lmaglnar7  "flghtlng 


editor,"  who  is  eoppoaed  to  be 
a  man  who  "strikes  fron  tha 
shoulder"  and  rits  amfonnded 
hj  rerolTsrs  and  hsntii^  knires. 
Aocording  to  Pxai.  aren  the 
porter  of  an  Americ*n  news- 
papei  shares  tbe  glory  of  "  edi- 
torialism."  The  writer  in  &ct 
knowa  an  instaaoe  in  which  tbe 
Janitor  of  an  American  jonmal, 
when  in  a  mral  oommnnitj, 
leoeiTed  mnch  aUcntion  sad 
honour  aa  being  "  oonnsoted 
with  the  press." 

Horae  flesh  (printers),  an  ancient 
term,  aoowding  to  Hozon,  for 
"dead  horaei"  wUcb  aee. 


Tincial),  a  fat  Tnlgar  virago,  I 
*er7  masculine  woman,  qnite  o< 
the  loweat  olaaa. 


Horse-shoe  (common),  tbe  ptulsa- 
ifaoi  /.  In  tbe  earlieat  Oriental 
mTtbologiee,  all  that  indicated 
fmitf olneas,  impregnation,  loTei 
Ac,  was  regarded  as  oppoeed  to 
the  erU  principle  which  aaught 
to  oaose  bairenness.  Hence  in 
manj  conntries,  not  onlj  tbe 
images  of  the  pallos  and  of  tbe 
female  organ  were  worn  as 
charms,  bat  also  eTerytbing 
which  in  any  w^  resembled 
them,  sach  u  a  bom,  a  per- 
forated stone,  a  ring,  a  anafli 


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Horst-shoc — Hot. 


■hell.  &c.  AmoDg  these  aj-mbols 
tlie  htiTte-thot  occupies  n  con- 
«)>icuous  place.  Hence  the  be- 
lief that  it  forms  aa  amulet, 
tidU  that  it  is  lucky  to  find  ooe. 
Id  German  the  phrase  "  Sie  bat 
cia  Hnfeisen  verloen"  (she  has 
lost  a  harf-thet)  is  equivalent 
to  saying  that  ft  girl  baa  been 
reduced. 

Horse-teetli  (American),  a  man 
with  hoTte'tttth  is  one  that 
grasp?,  grabs  at,  or  gaiDS  irhat 


Hone,  the  old  (prison),  for  Horse- 
monccr  Lano  tiaol,  built  at  the 
suggestion  of  John  Howard, 
eloscd  1878. 


Horsey  (common)  applies  to  men 
who  are  great  lovers  of  the 
borse  or  who  altect  a  turf  ap- 
pearance and  conversation.  Also 
to  articles  of  dress  which  in  cut 
and  style  recall  those  of  turfites 
or  persons  whose  occupations 
are  connected  with  the  horse. 

Hospital  theep  (up-cooutrj 
Anatralian),  sheep  suffering 
from  some  contagious  disease 
which  necessitates  their  removal 
from  the  test. 


capScd  by  ■  n«k  of  luifitai  tlmf,  ihip- 
hcidcd  kr  aooUl  blicV  tm.—A.  C.  Snut.* 
But*  Lifi  im  Qiuoalmd. 

Hosa    (American,    Western),     a 
brave,  excellent  man. 
"Wtll.oW  h\\a-m,,cur,a  Urn- it  ■ 


aniidtr  him    ooc  ef   Ihc 
met— in  ihon,   a  Am.— 


Hoss-fly  (American),  "old  Asm- 
^j«,"  a  familiar  form  ot  ex- 
prL's^on,  such  as  "Wall,  old 
bo;  I  "  in  England.  It  ia  of 
course  a  variation  of  "  horse," 


Snyi  1,  "  BillKni,  ytt  haVn't  px  ■ 
wtll-balincnl  mind."  Sayi  he,  "Ya, 
[  have,  dU]  int-Jfy  (he  wu  Ji  low  cuu^ 
y»,  I  have.  1  hire  a  mind  (hat  baluicea 
in  any  diieciion  th.11  the  public  rrtim.'' 
-ArltB.Mtll'Mni:  ThtPrinat/Wmia. 

Hot(popuIar},exuheraot  in  Spirits, 
rowdy,  fall  of  extravagance  and 
fun,  "  a  warm  one."  A  hiA  'un, 
a  fast  man  or  woman.    One  who 

goes  the  pace. 

She',  whil  Shak^peare  might  call  "a 


II  i.i  Nov, 


nber  all  ihe  c 


(Society),  a  hot  member  of 
society  is  a  man  or  woman 
who  does  not  much  care  what 
he  or  she  does,  and  acta  most 
rules  of  decorum  and  morality 
on  one  side. 


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Hot  coppen.     VUU  Coppkbs. 


HottentoU    [Eut    London),    «i- 
plklned  bjr  qaotation. 

upurelr  Loo], 


Quad 


II,  thoD^ 


p  lot  tbao 

nnwl.  ffttltnUlt  ii  Che  |diT<iil  wiy  in 
Ibii  dUtrict  of  doigniKiDC  ■  fttukger,  thai 
ii  to  wTi  ■  tttwrga  coru  freni  the  Wot. 
—Cmrp  K.  Simt  ■  //tm  tlU  Pptr  Lif. 

Hot  tic«r  (Oxford),  a  miztue 
at  hot-apiced  ale  and  sherry 
(Hotten). 

Ho^  to  make  it  (ooDunon),  to 
mako  it  highly  diragreeable. 

«T  Touth  u  HDt  out  of  Court 


jiutio,  or  Nhhu,  maka  U  htt  ba  ■Cm 


luiico :  bat  K 

Hcpiiif  Ud.— n#  Crmtluc. 

Honnslow  Heath  (rbTming 
slang),  th«  teeth. 

Honse-bniiers,  honse-knackets 
(popnlar),  a  yariety  of  the 
"  (weater  "  tribe,  Persoiu  who 
let  bad  lodging*  at  a  higb  rent 
to  the  pooi. 


Bzohaikge),tbeStoekS 
"  The  probable  origin  of  ibe  v(wd 
Amm,  a*  applied  to  the  Stock 
Ezohange,  ii  a*  foQowa : — Pie- 
Tiooa  to  iSol,  nbeo  tb«  jobben 
and  broken  (in  GoTentmBit 
■ecnritlea)  aaiembled,  fora«bait 
period,  in  the  Botonda  of  the 
Bank  of  Ei^land,  a  room  wu 
rentodin  a  hoiue  facing  Battbo- 
lomeir  I^ne.  When  a  membei 
was  not  to  be  found  in  tlie 
Botunda  it  was  said  '  he  is  oret 
at  tin  haimJ'  At  a  later  period, 
when  the  members  moved  into 
their  own  bnilding,  iumm  now 
became  a  reeogmsed  term,  whick 
hae  ooDtiuned  in  use  nntil  tbe 
present  day"  {Atkin'e  "Hoiue 
Scrape"). 

HoreUer  (nantical),  a  be«ch  thief. 

How  d'je  do  (popnlar),  a  regnlat 
Aow  <ry«  it),  a  Kgnlar  row  all 
round.    A  regular  mes*  or  difi- 


U't  knee  (medical),  a 
fwelUng  oTer  tbe  knee-pan, 
dne  to  the  enlargement  of  a 
bnnal  no  wbiob  normally 
ooODi^eB  that  podtioo. 

Hook,  the  [Oxford  TTniTenlty], 
Chriit  Choicb,  Oxford.    (Stock 


HoiriiuE  (common),  great ;  ae  in 
a  hmding  tweU,  a  AomImjt  cad. 


Hoxter  (tbievea),  an  inside  pocket 
Old  English  oxter. 
Tf  o  ilourd  htxttr  d;  ulpa  OQbld  ttAf' 


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HubbU-bubbU — Hump.  A79 

11m  katltr  coodMl  in  Ihc  painrul  ordol  Hufy  ((M  CBOt),  R  tolrll,  ft  ViUflge. 
nt  bcinc  QMnptUwl  to  turn  oul  ot  Ud  U  »n 

early  hour,  uti  miucb  op  and  dgwn  under  HnggfCf  milgg^  (oantical),  In  its 

Ihe  watchful  eye  of  ft  corpotai- — Ai6€rt  ShaJupcAJUkn  beuiiut  DQA7  bikT9 

«.«*«.■  ^rr,(«rfJii«f.  „,g^j  aecretly,  or  in  a olandes- 

Hnbble-bnbbU,  tbe  IndUn  pipe,  t'le  manner,  but  iti  uuitical 

tarmsd   a   "  hookah,"   is  thoi  appliMtion  U  to  eipteu  anj- 

designated,  from  the  noUe  it  tiling  out  ft  orfw  w  done  In  » 

make«    when    being    smoked  slorenlywBj. 

(HotUn). 

Hiun-box  (popular),  apnlplt.  Amn 

Hobt^  (commoD),  husband.  is  to  cajole,  deceive. 

lum,  on*  r^ir  diughter,  yclepl  Lus.  Well,  you  puiih  ball  pri|,  in  yon  for 

Mn.  S.  hu  gml  f«th  in  her  worthy  |n,|jn,  J„ky,  or  {Mlerioi  id  (b*  *— •- 

AbMt,  and  knowi  hii  book  by  hwrt,—  ttsf—l^tln:  PtOtmm. 
Madtrn  SacUlji. 

Von  m»y  happenm  the  piei,  x\  Biiihwo  Hmnnier  (popular),  a  nraKercT. 

To  numUe  an  ■  lui  yoa  think  >*  ■'Isni  ih*  •  iwtlll- 


r  reelly  Tail  ID  lee  how  you're  to  bluH. 

ihont  down  upon  her  and  lenl  out  fton 

Should  she  ub  ya<i  oui  lo  lea,  why  ■ 

Ju«in<  you  would  be 

maai  of  bead>  ihat  coiered  liti  ben]  and 

But  your  danger  you'll  perceive,  ihould 

"C'tnt,  ChoUy;  nht'i   a  kumrntrl' 

uid  the  fint  tpeaker'i  friead.— .^^  Lum 

Come  acrou  her  hidiy  ai  Ihe  door. 

GMt  DimtmU. 

„      .,   .  ,._,,■_        Hufluning,  given  by  Hotten  and 

f^V'^"/  (American).  je«t.  ^^^^  ^  ^  ^^^^  ^^^  1^  ,  p^^ 


inglj  used  to  mean  a  person  oj 


TJnoiaiism  meaning   strong   i 


.object.     "ThAti»%iud!UUrrf  applied  to  drink,  aid  hea^.  in 

above  me,    that  beats  me.  ^^j^^  Utter  sense  It  eiplalu 

"Dai'tchealin',-  laid  Johnny-    "I'u  itself, 
loing  lo  »tay  vid  *em  lilt  [  craduale. 
Uen'i  nor*  uotiel  dai  doy  tell  dtn  you 

can  find  in  de  dime  povelt.    Say,  you  Hninp    (commoD),    to    have    tbe 

fellowi  iMuU  be  'i|Hr*d  to  htv  about  Aumii,   to   be  low-spirited,  dls- 

■L«*r<oioiriihiupi>ouBhd.cloudiin  tresscd,    mortified,    aUndlng  t 


Bchwiotoffiie.widnobalk 

and  ftev.    Dat'i  wot  kind  ol  a  Miui/tttny 
■Uger 


tbe  attitude  ol  one  wbo  li  cast 


_,        .     ,.L.         .  .    I  *  ».  T.t  wiinoutany  more  jaw, 

Hne,  to  (thieves),  to  belabour  witb        or  youu  siye  an  old  buffu  th.  Mwh^. 

acudgeL  —J'udCmJt:  TitCaMtt/CriilHl. 


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48o  Hump — IgHomtmts. 

"  To  ha*e  ona'a  kmtp  vp,"  to  Hnaki.    Thi*  word  U  girat  t^ 

ba  oioM  like   a   cat  with  Ita  Hott«ti  and  othan  h  a  du^ 

back  Mt  opk    To  Araip  is  a  pro-  tarm,  but  It  i>  a  reoogniMd  pio- 

Tluoiallaiii  meaning  to  gminble,  Tinofallsm,  neaning  k  tniaer. 
and  it  naed  in  the  ilaDgj  Benee 

ot   to   ipoiL      In  America    to  Hmkr  (Amerioan),  good,  ionj; 

hump    ooaadf    ia    to    pnpare  "ereiTthing  went  off  i— ly," 

piompt);  tor  aa  Mtack.  went  oS  welL 

Hump  die  nngr>  to  (AnrtnUaa),  Htiiit.inlbe(popalar),ngMdedaa 

to  caii7  one'i  loggage  oit  one's  admittMl  to  a  oinsle  or  amdetj. 

bwifc.  "Heii  M  Uulmmt,"  haiaooe 


Hnntniff  (tUerea),  oaid-ihanditf. 

Huu  (old  cant),  the  ooiigraga>  ^^ 

tion  in  a  chnrch.  HnAan  (Anglo-Indian).  •  mea- 

Htmker  (Ameiloan).  one  oppoaed 
to  iffogieei  In  poUttoa,  cme  op-      HntMOd's  tea   (popakr),   weak 
poaed  to  progieaa  In  ganewl.  tea. 


am  not  hen  (tallora}.  Pmoaal— Hu  k  mt  atcwiiJ  la  joe 

I  don't  tee]  inclined      *«  >«»"»■■»«>«"■>!«>  rf"ilicb™iw,- 

i_ t .  T  _i.i.         "••  ■»»■  «"«     ™»  Boocr  MID    klisa 

^TJ  f'  w«hior«,st««r  if-.di.'.,o.ihJ 

to  be  left  alone.  dui  ii  nmM  U  to  Tinr  bmai  to  all 

'mwid  ud  hm  lOM  talk  vUi  Ba«i«r, 
Ictu  (legal),  a  lawyer.     A  oor-      tbiupaimdRabradnnU^t   t/f*, 
mptlon  of /yri«  wMiAw.  -^ -«'-««,.  7Mh«. 

Idea  pot  (thie»e«),  the  head ;  alao      Ignorwam  Jmy  (old  mnt),  tat- 

called  "  knowledge-box."  "^'"^  *■  ■^'"V  woe  for  a  &aad 

J017.   When  a  bill  waa  Ignore^ 

I  detln  (rbTnlng  elang),  a  Ahl  Instead  ot  writing  acroat  it  "No 

trae  bill,"  the  Latin  word  ig»t. 

If  not,  irfij  not!  (Amerioan),  a         ramu,  we  do  not  know,  waa 

peouliai  oolloqnial  expnadMi,         emplojed— hence  the  laTing  in 

u  "WIU  yoo  take  a  drink— V        qnertlon.     « H  yon  And  tlMt 

not,  wAy  naif "  anTthing  prooeeda  troBt  wrj 


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Ignoramus — 77/  have. 


and  malice,  and  not  of  doa  pro- 
MOntion,  yon  maj  acquit  tba 
person  that  la  ao  wTongfoll; 
pTMeootod,  and  so  jnitioe  i« 
done  between  part;  and  part;, 
•0  an  /^nommu  Jitrg  ma;  not 
be  or  no  DM." 

I  cnen  W*  all  tatkef  (Ameri- 
can), a  quaint  saying  indicating 
that  all  i«  eqnall;  good.  It  ti 
said  that  an  old  gentleman  who 
was  asked  at  a  Thanksgiving 
dinner  if  be  preferred  the  white 
meat  or  dark  of  the  staodard 
disb,  replied,  "  1  don't  care 
which  ;  I  ffutu  \t'»  alt  turtey." 

Ikej  (popnlar),  a  Jew ;  a  cormp- 
tion  of  Isaao.  Also  said  of  any 
one  who  thinks  himaolf  know- 
ing, smart,  and  baa  a  great 
opinion  of  himself, 

111  eat  mj  head  (popnlar),  Tari- 
ant&  "  I'll  eat  my  hat "  (some 
enoneoosly  think  hat  here  la 
a  comption  of  heart);  "I'll 
eat  my  boots,"  "  my  head,"  &c. 
A  boastful  promise  —  an  nn- 
m  eantng  way  of  eKpresalDgaome- 
th  ing  impossible  ot  achieTement . 
Ur.  Qrimwtg  in  "  Oliver  Twist " 
baeked  and  confirmed  nearly 
erery  assertion  he  made  with 
this  handsome  offer. 


k  linlai,  U  pal  tnlinlT  wit  of  lbs  qua- 
ti<n  ■  Ttry  thick  ouiDf  of  povda.— 
Ditttmi!  Olivtr  TwIil. 

lUegttiniate  (racing),  an  afaaard 
fonnnla  nsed  by  the  sporting 
preea  as  a  synonym  for  steeple- 
chasing,  bardie  ■  racing,  and 
bontera'  Bat-iaces.  Prerions  to 
the  eatablisbment  ot  the  Orand 
National  Hnnt  Committee,  these 
sports  were  unregnUted  by  »nj 
code  of  law,  and  nnrecognised 
by  any  racing  tribunal,  and 
were  then  properly  regarded 
as  iltrgiiinHiU.  They  are  now, 
however,  as  mnch  nnder  rules 
as  flat-racing ;  nevertheless  the 
term  Ulegitiiiutte  continues  to  be 
applied  to  tbem  though  it  bas 
lost  its  force  or  signiBcance. 

lUtgitimMe  season,  also  called 
the  dead  season,  viz.,  the  time 
between  the  weeks  which  In- 
cludes the  33nd  November  in 
one  year,  and  that  which  in- 
cludei  the  sjth  of  March  in  the 
year  following.  No  races  under 
Newmarket  rules  are  allowed 
during  this  period,  whloh  is 
obviously  the  most  suitable  for 
the  other  or  so-called  iiUgiti- 
mate  branch  of  racing. 

I'll  have  Tonr  gal  I  (street  slang), 
a  cry  raised  by  street  boys  or 
roagbs  when  they  see  a  fond 
coople  together.  In  like  man- 
ner, in  small  theatres  in  Paris, 
the  pit  will  raise  a  cry  of  "  11 
rembrassera  1 "  when  a  man  and 
woman  hre  sitting  together 
apart  from  others. 


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4" 


I'll  have — Improvers. 


i'U  ktmt y9w gmil  th4  nrchiu  oiad, 

A>  wUcb  I  ftll  UKDMll. 

—BmUmd:  Tkt  Tliama  Bmhnkmtnt 

111  bare  jour  tut  (ibnet  017}. 

Tlwn  !■  A  cry  that  dmoi  mt  wild 
Which  il, /'jU:Uw7nr:Ui( 

II  Buka  B»  frd  u  nrmKH  ihu, 
Wlm'ar  Ih(T  (IT,  ritk^tfntrtiail 


ID  ten  jon  *  story  of  old  Ho&er 
Horey  lAmerioui},  nld  laioas- 
tlully  of  a  nunUve  whloh  bu 
nothing  in  ft.  From  a  tvcj  old 
nuTwr;  Th7a«  repMLted  to  ohil- 
dnn  when  thej  >ni  importnnkta 
to  be  told  a  ttorj. 

raullfmaittry 
OftU  MtOUr  Mmf, 

Aid  DOW  BIT  tAarf%  hfan 

Ahow  h(r  bndwr, ' 


a  (WinohMter  OoUegs),  an 
abbreriation  for  "  lUuminatioB." 
Od  the  lait  Bonday  night  In 
"Short  Half"  before  Qran 
Court  wu  thrown  opon,  oandlea 
were  planted  In  templea  or 
niobet  ont  In  Uead'i  wall.  In 
thiioonalrtedthBiUHiiina.  Thl* 
la  now  done  in  "Short. Halt" 
and  the  sfleot  li  enhanced  by 
a  blailng  bonfire. 

I'm  aflokt  (rhyming  alang),  a  boat. 
In-koy  (pidgin  Cantonese),  not 

oogbt,   %.€.,   yoQ    sboold    not. 

Uaed  poUtely  in  accepting  or 

asking  a  civility. 

Immediitfly  sooner,  if  not  bofon 
(American),  a  made-op  {Juaae, 
bMtrd  oooadonally  among  boy*. 


Immwise  (American),  esoclloat, 
or  extremely  good.  Boch  sad 
(neb  a  penon  i«  «ald  to  be  an 
"MiiuiMt  fellow,"  or  liquor  i* 
adTertised  at  uiewiMt,  or  a 
tailor  notifle*  that  be  ia  "«■>< 
•WMt  on  panta,"  and  a  dreaa- 
maker  that  she  ia  "  Miamae  on 
lUiti,"  though  abe  does  not 
boaat  of  b^ng  "jawMiut  in  ber 

Imp.  The  iiap  ia  the  devil  of 
the  deTil,  or  attom^-ge&oal'a 
devils.  Tbereaiemanyof  tbem, 
and  baTo  no  poaition  whatertf 
In  the  law.  They  only  "dovU," 
or  get  op  oaaei  for  the  jonior 
oounad  to  the  Treaaory,  though 
in  doing  thii  they  often  contrive 
to  get  work  for  themaelTea  aa 
well;  tboa  there  are  many  dsrila 
in  the  law. 

Impo.  or  Isqios.  (aohoola),  abbrft. 
viailon  lot  impoidtlon.  At  Cbd- 
tanham  Collage  both  maatan 
and  boya  call  (hla  an  "impot," 

Impost-taker  (American  thieret), 
a  man  who  lenda  money  to 
thieves  and  gambler*,  or  proe* 
titotes,  at  very  high  rates  of 

ImproTera  (tiade),  yonng  men 
learning  a  boainesa,  and  who 
enter  into  employment  ohle^ 
with  a  view  to  qnallfy  tbem- 
aelTcs  for  work.     Ftds  BuBTUL 

iu^ntn  u<  kepi,  utd  all  Ih*  nmliriM 
■R  pnpuid  by  Ih>  piofriMsr  liwiilf, 

—AiPtrVtrmtmt  ^a  Chttmtt  <■  »'M^ 


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I'm  sometktHg — Infanhy. 


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I'm  — "■— *»''^  of  A  Ifatr  iqrMlf 

(AiMriaui).  It  ia  nld  that  ■ 
ocrtain  geatlamao  wbo  wm 
giTBD  to  namtlnB  extntordl- 
IUU7  esperlenoet,  baring  od 
ona  oooadon  told  ■  yerj  rn- 
markable  inddeat  of  travel, 
then  tuned  to  a  Sootolunwa 
who  was  pnaent  and  asked 
Urn  if  he  wa«  not  astoniihed. 
"  Na,  na,"  replied  the  Soot, "  Tm 
hb  that — Fm  tomMMng  a/alttar 
mtme."  Tbii  aajing  haa  be> 
oonte  of  late  (1887)  extremely 
popnlar  In  the  Doited  Btatw, 
BDd  i»  repeated  without  mero/ 
among  "the  nder  aort"  when- 
ever any  one  ia  nupeoted  of 
playing  HonohaDaoi. 

In  (oommon),  to  be  m  with  one, 
to  be  eren  with  him,  or  be  on 
intimate  temu  with  him.  In 
for  tt,  in  trouble  or  difflonlty. 
(Americaa),  to  be  ia  it,  a 
pbiaae  ezj^eaalTe  of  taking  an 
inteieat — peonnlaiy,  personal, 
or  mwital  In  anything.  Uke 
"I'm  on  It,"  "I'm  in  it,"  ilgnl- 
tjiag  that  I  hare  a  part  In  the 


A  hoTM  on  pnblication  of  a 
bandio^  i«  i^d.  In  deeoribing 
hla  ptoepectiTe  chance,  to  be 
in  it,  "not  w  it,"  or  "right 
hang  w  It,"  aooording  to  the 
▼lew  and  judgment  of  the 
■peaker.  The  tame  temu  an 
ued  during  the  progreM  ot  * 


In  ft  AUk  (tiOkM),  in  a  gre«t 

In  ft  tin-pot  my  (popnlar),  In  • 
wnaiij  inferior,  trifling  mannflr, 

I  lifhL  DykiB(  pip*  ud  I  nt  vp  b  bed* 

tim-ftt  wff—Wm.    Bunm!    Bnnmf 
BiU. 

In  deep  wftter  (American),  In 
peonniaiy  difficoltlei  or  in 
trouble; 


Indhridnallse,  to  (American),  to 
identify  a  perion,  to  indicate 

No  Udr  of  nfinanail  B*a  pefcoM  to 


One  may  hear  in  the  United 
States  or  read  in  tfaenewipapeis 
that  person*  are  "indiridnal  in 
their  ordere,"   or   hablta,   it;, 

Inexpreiaiblen  (soelety),  a  sham- 
modest  ezpresslan  for  tronsem 

Infantry  (popular),  ohfldran.  The 
Frenoh  have  the  slang  expres- 
sion, "entrer  dans  rinfuiterle," 
to   become   pregnant.      Ught 


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hOa.'r 

tiTiej,  fMit,  or  pvtj. 

Br'i  lUbUi  iDt  «  •*  di  (ik, 


Infi^r—Insidt. 


Isk-e-U  (iiidgiu)^  belUi: 

lakaHocer  (oommoa),  a  oli 
Joaiullft  OT  leporter. 


In  giood  ih^t  (Ameriosa,  knd 
well  known  in  England),  to  b* 
"In  good  ah^ie'*  U  to  bo  qnlM 

Im  Ch<  Staff-— 'T*»  MOl  iaMMd- 
BM  of  the  Ckr  of  Dadwiwd  Etib  Mov 

InUsUsh  (Umon),  qoiteatlioine 
and  pleued. 

In  Us  iliell  (talloni,  not  in  a 
talking  mood,  (olkj,  Ot  com- 
pelled to  retire. 

lalqnlty  -  oEc«  (Amerioan],  In- 
qoiij  ofBoea  or  bnreaox  which 
•dTortiM  to  And  emploTniMit 
for  goTemvBM,  MrTaDte,  Ao., 
and  obtain  sltaattoni  for  thorn 
on  oondition  of  raoelTiiig  fiom 
twenty  to  thlrtj  per  cent,  of 
their  flrat  Tear's  wages.  Such 
"  sifain  "  are  common  in  hoa- 
dOD,  and  many  are  even  wono 
than  the  wont  in  New  York. 

Iqjnnbent  (American),  a  phraM 
often  used  jocosely  when  a  man 
asMrta  that  he  has  remained 
tme  to  bis  prlDciples.  It  la 
said  that  an  Indian  when  loet 
In  the  woods  and  unable  to  find 


■t  the  Vtwtfmptr  Pn  Fvd  Dibbb  ; 


hr  tbt  imiill^trt.  —StrrHnf  Timn. 

la^  (tallots),  a  nply  giitti  to  * 
qnestlon  It  Is  not  desiiabte  to 
annrer,  "  Who  told  yon  that 
tale  I "  "  InJcf."  Slopenttar's 
term.  Also  oaed  among  book* 
•dler*,  printer*,  fto.,  as  an  cm- 

Imoceat  {Amerioan  thlerBs),  a 
ootpse,  an  idiot,  or  a  oonxlcA. 

Inside  (pidgin-English),  within, 
in,  interior,  heart,  mind,  soal, 
in  the  oonntty.  "  Ton  beloogvy 
imart  mtidk,"  yon  are  intelli- 
gent. A  Chinese,  many  years 
ago,  on  being  shown  a  ^otnre 
of  a  looomotire,  at  onoe  ie> 
marked,  "  Hah  got  too  mooh 
[denty  all-nme  itaidt,"  we 
have  many  such  in  the  in- 
terior of  China.  On  one  ooca- 
■ion  a  ChineNi  said  "  Hah  got 
one  piecee  man,  one  pieoee 
gtrly  room-iuidt.''  Boom-nuU» 
means  within. 


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Insitk — IntiTviewer.  485 

nMTTad.      "Indde  he  hMrt"  IT  t«  dvl  (ft  «■  at  ihk  pltn.  joa 

loude  sqiuttcr  (AoftraUan   up-  u  hoc  fi 

oonntrj],  ■  K|nktt«r  (g,  v.)  in  •  iat.—Ht 

MtUod   diatriot,    nMd   In   tbe  *"»• 
wilder  puts  of  Anitnlla,  the 
noitb  of  New  Santb  Ittim,  the 


loterrlcwcr  (Ameiiowi),  1 


.»ri.»-  . It ..J  _™i  •'hloh  beg«n  to  come  Into  gu»- 

i««hemt«ritorT.  ttd  «T«d.         ^  ^  .i^t  ,880,  or  euUer. 

l«r«  ue  thoee  who  redde  within         _.  „,  .""  „.   ... ™* 


tlie  mergin  ot  MttUnieiiti,  u 
dlatingoiabed  from  " pioneer" 
or  "  oatdde  tqnetten." 


eminent  (or  enjr  other)  pereona, 
bj  the  lepmten  of  newipkpera, 
for  the  poipoee  of  extnwting 
infomiAtloii  from  them.  Inter- 
,Sr^i2d."iS''B^  Tiewing  in  the  United  Stetee 
^      '  ■    luL  wma  dereloped  into  Ml  Mi  before 

the  term  oroned  the  wmter  to 
Xnglend.    But  now  the  E^anoh 
JonnMliete  eend  their  men  to 
mUrticto  poUttoik&B. 
At  tbe  kcvdC  Htnoari  DvuncnKc  Cda. 


Loab  Gleba-Democrat  wdn  ft  bftdf*  at 
whita  •uin  planed  lo  iha  eou  bpel  vlih 

Imthatioa  <An»erio«il.    BerUett  ■  •a™  «".  •"!  '™'^°«  «'•'■  l'"™'  ■- 

oalla  thie  *  flub  word  ot  recent  GunB-DnoeitAT  iKTsvaewma  Com. 
intiodnotioii  ma  Applied  to  eoj  "Illoll  tbnHnrakt, 

pnralent    pnotloe    or    thing.         Kia(,  Fubv,  Rot>i  i>*m-  o^  *oiw<r 


attnet  the  notloe  of  Diokeni 


Let  mt  Bat  banc  In  icDocwteo." 

1.1     ■_.  -ij.  .     41.     Ti  i._j  *•  •«  SoiAad  with  hk  tietiD,  ach 

onbli  flrrt  rliit  to  the  United  f^,„rf„„h«.d^  hta  e  chei^  -Udi 

Btktee,  dnce  he  made  HMtin  be  pot  in  hit  hu.buid,  ud  thu  ewicd 

Chutlewit   Inqnlre   if  (pitting  ut  fnnhcr  boihn-  with  the  nponen. 

WM  an  AmeHou  inHiMion.  TJ™"  '^"^  ""  IdMriW  «  Wlow,  ^ 
Pmirm. 

Iflftnct      Wt,     to      (Amerlbui),  Keep  tUi  dwdc  b  joer  hu,  end  yga 

originally  and  rtrtotlj  '"  to  re-  win  a«  be  fin  diuorbcd  bj  e  repofWr. 

more  from  offloe.  at  a  Member  -CUtMtu  mtmmr. 

ot    Congreei    b;    lastmotiona  Thia   1*   what   In  American 

from     a     State     Legiilatnre"  parlanoe  may  be  oalled  bringing 

(BarUett);  popnUrljitotonont  interriewing  "down  to  a  Ane 

In  almoet  anj  way,  eipecially  point." 

bj  ^peal  to   a  h^her  antho-  |  monxd  10  the  United  Scus  efter 

rity.  «lmnT«n'>^«H*-*^*H™l'^*i»>°T 


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486 


In  th*  buff— In  the  wind. 


•d  Sl  FuTt  ted  «M  iMf 


In  tte  tmff  (tailon),  rtripped. 

Id  tbtt  out  (oomman),  to  be  m  lii 
«art,  la  to  be  defnaded,  aoiel  t 
diMppolnted.     Fidt  Cast. 

la  diowiBf  ■  photo,  'in  wJM  la  rcBect 
Thu  Ihc  |irl  nay  ban  no  Imiu  tor  an, 

So  Ha  ihu  iho  oiMdm'i  fa^riy  coma, 
Or  you  (uT  find  jroaneU'  ia  (Ac  »r«. 

In  the  crook  or  click  (tiilon), 
In  the  ftot  of  ODttjng. 

In  the  bole  (printera).  Thii  t«iTa 
U  applied  to  b  oompodtor  when 
he  fa  behind-hand  in  doting  np 
hla  oopj,  and  hli  oompaniona 
that  have  taken  anbseqvent 
<N>p7  await  the  cloaing-np  of 
hia  portion,  that  the  maUng-ap 
into  pages  maj  prooeed. 

In  the  know  (oommon).  the  ez- 
preadon  ezplaina  itaell 


In  tiie  atmw  (oommon),  anid  of 
mairied  ladiea  when  aooonobed. 
Hotten  ia  wrong  In  t^jiag  thii 
phiaaa  t«  coane  in  origin  and 
metaphor,  whatever  it  mar  be 
now.  ItiiinreaUtrTer7tdd,and 
datee  baok  to  the  daya  when  all 
BtoSed  with  absw. 
Even  the  hlgheat  end  moat 
exalted  in  podtion— Benrr  VIIL, 
for  example — laj  upon  straw, 
for  Biand  telli  na  that  ••thm 
were  directiona  for  certain  per- 
Bona  to  examine  ererj  night  the 
atiaw  of  the  kfng'a  bed,  that 
no  daggera  might  be  coaeealed 
therein." 

In  the  swim.  Hotten  limita  thia 
to  bring  io  a  ran  of  Inok,  or  in 
a  good  twim,  beoanae  angfara 
are  in  Inok  when  they  And  a 
•wte  or  "school"  of  Ssh.  Bnt 
of  late  the  t«im  ia  applied  an- 
tinilj  to  behig  what  the  Frenoh 
oaII"dans  Is  monTement"  (abuig 
equivalent,  "  dans  le  train  "\  in 
with  the  worid,  in  the  enrrent 
excitement!,  specnlationa,  ideaa, 
and  intereata  of  the  age. 


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ItOimah    Irish. 


Into  (popnlai),  to  be,  walk,  dip, 
drop  mIo,  to  mtUok  on«,  flgbt 
him.  (AiD«ricaii),abOTto^ want- 
ing, u  "It  vM  all  right  into 
a  TBid  mbdag,"  "I  fonnd.the 
aoooont  oorreot  Me  fonz  oanta." 
I  tbMfhi  I  did  pnttT  w*n  d*ll*BlB'  an 


-£'.  Zt/wrf  Hmrrimm  !  MS. 


^^  I.  P.  (1^),  ft  oomption  of  te 

Di.kfad-»ni^B«IU«*-b,  f,„^^  expr^rion  t«7 

£!l^  hT^ruThCrfd!!  d^  '»^  ootnmon  among  tlw  OM  BaU«y 

v«  M«  Bnc  P«  foM  wot  beoa' ui  hsT*  banlatan.    ItUadefenoe  bom 

«»  imttir».—UiKit  Rtwtm.  the  priaooer  oi  Ui  Mend*  glTen 

t«.iMi«..  f»  it^b  /*™-<™i  ^''^^  *"  oo"""^  wIthoQt  the 

Imtttflnw  to  drink  (American).         interrentioa  of  a  aoUclter. 
The  tollowliig  expreadon*  are 

all  (tamped,  endoiaad,  and  ap-      Irlah  corner  (popolar),  •  ohOd 

proved  In  drinking  oirolea ; —  bom  of  Iilah  paienta  In  an  j 

/    bruu  ^*^  "'  ^''^  aonthem  ooontlca 

/■nfow.  Of  England  (Hottea).    -ron'ra 

Iriahl"  ia  a  ootamoa    pbraaa 

wban  a  child  or  person  i«  la;- 

Ing  ■ometbing  not  qnite  Intel* 

U^Ue  to  the  lUtener. 


whMni}«>uii 


IriUi,  tadlu,  Dntdi  (American), 

all  of  thoM  words  are  naed  to 

■Ignlfy  anger  or  arondog  temper. 

Bat  to  nj  that  one  has  hta 

S^(iwri)UtHl  "Indian  up,"   impliet  a  great 

*™"''^'»  "!;",■■  degree  of  TiodiotlveneM,  while 

Will  TOO  trr  ■  muto  1  J^   ,  .,     ,        ..... 

wm>«udn.iiipT  ^'"^  *™tl»  1«  itQbboni  bat 

•    ■  Tlelding  to  teaaoB. 


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Irishman — I  say. 


mongen),  the  oimiiga  muod. 


Iriab  ttiMtre  (mUltwy],  »  goaid- 
room  or  look-np  in  bamokn 

Iroo  (meobudot),  bad  iron,  owd 
in  raf«retiD«  to  mnj  b«d  kSiir, 
failnie  of  ftnj  kind. 

IraocUdl,  baked  piM,  so  crUmI 
from  the  umoar-plated  oon- 
dftendM  ol  the  ont«Ide  onut. 
Of  Amerioui  orlglii,  Duing 
the  CItU  Wu  inmdad  wm  i^ 
piled  to  eterything  well  do- 
fsnded  or  hard.  An  "irotulad 
oath."  A  Bererelj  Tlrtnoiu  girl 
wu  an  trmaCad. 

Iron  cow,  the  poinp ;  ao  oalled 
bj  the  milk  dealan  of  London 
booaaaa  It  pioTldM  them  with 
the  water  for  what  la  lome- 
timea  called  the  atretohlng— 
that  ia,  the  dUnUon  aod  adid< 
teiatlon — of  the  milk  which 
thej  aupply  to  their  defmnded 


mm-of-war,  but  IMterir  mdM 
to  iiOD  and  inooUd  ship*  (Ad- 
mlnlBmTth). 

Irrig«te,  to  (AmerioaDk  to  drink, 
to  take  Uqnor  or  mfmehmnnt ;  a 
■7iiou;niona  aqneaalon  !■  **  to 
"     Of   Hexloan   frantlar 


Iron  bc«  <pidgin),  item,  obdn- 
ivte,  cmel,  aerera;  Cantonese, 
Xdnun;  Uandailn,l'May[ar«». 
"He  makee  my  one  Hen  /dee, 
too-mnchee  bad  heart  he  hab 
got," 

Iron  maklag:  (popnlar),  oconpying 
a  berth  or  billet  In  whloh  moaej 
la  to  be  put  bj. 


Inicnte  yoor  caakl  (AnecIoaB). 
Thia  U  beoomlng  oonmon  fai 
Si^laiid  at  an  ioTltation  to  take 
adrink. 

■  buTdirfBlc  b  dn 


I  anr,  I  seen  him  (Ameiioan),  a 
Weatem  phraae  implying  agree- 
ment, haimony,  or  good  fellow- 
ship. 


I  M7  (pidgin).  '"The  ChlncM 
mob  need  to  call  the  iewgtt«ii 
aoldleia  A'tayt  oi  /  tuft,  from 
their  frequent  me  of  the  ex' 
preaaion.  The  French  guniiw 
nsed  to  do  the  mme  In  Bou- 
logne. At  Amoy  the  Ghlneaa 
wed  to  call  out  after  fotoign- 
ers,  Aiee,  aitt  1  a  tiadition  from 
the  Portugneteofwi,' Here  r  Id 
Jani  the  Preach  are  oalled  b; 
the  oatirea  Ora»g-dttdfimg,  lc, 
the  cfltc»-c(«H  people"  (AJiglo- 
Indian   GloMary).      It    b    not 


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/  sqj" — Ivories. 


489 


nnimal  for  oommon  people  in 
BngUnd  ud  Amariea  to  okll 
Fnnoluneii  "  ding-dongi "  from 
the  lame  woida,  knd  In  the 
latter  ooniitt?  boji  cry  after 
OeroMUU  Nia  «ii*»  arouttf  and 
WitjdHtl  and  gieet  Italian!  H 
"Johnny  Dagoa"  {vidt  DaOO). 

to  hia  ptileta  la?  (Amariou),  i« 
be  all  rlghtl     Fiom  a  ooaiM 


lahkimmlsk  (Unkeis), dnmk ; 


I  shonld  amile  (American].  In 
tbii  phiaw  a  itrong  accent  la 
laid  00  "ihonld."  It  come* 
comes  from  eaoh  BxpreMione 
aa  "Well,  I  tiumU  thinkt" 
which  an  often  left  incomplete, 
bnt  which  when  completed 
would  be  "  that  he  ought  t« 
be  ashamed,"  or  "  that  people 
woold  know  better,"  &«.  It* 
gueral  meaniog  i«  an  intima- 
tion of  nriviae.  or  mild  con- 
tempt. It  li  mnoh  used  bj 
women,  and  la  bellered  to  have 
originated  in  the  eaborbs  of 
Boston  or  in  Brooklyn,  New 
Tork. 
W«  uiNd  Jm  Cipp  Ik*  Mbcr  diT, 

And  ukad  It  wklieui  (dUc, 
"  If  mkcd  10  drink,  irhu  would  jn 


Ui  of  FHng  (eMt  end),  ooat 


Istnbbnl  (Anglo-Indlao).  "Tbla 
umal  Hindu  word  for  (table 
maj  natntally  be  imagined  to 
be  a  corruption  of  the  English 
word.  But  it  is  really  the  Arab 
utoN,  though  that  no  donbt 
came  la  old  times  from  the  I^tin 
Ma&uIuM  throngh  some  Byian- 
tine  Oreek  form  "  (Anglo-Indian 
Glossary ). 

(rhyming  aling),  the 


Itdiland  (popnlar],  BeoUand,  al- 
luding to  the  ailment  cansed  by 
a  diet  of  oatmeaL 

Item*  (American  thleres),  tn 
gamblers'  slang,  looking  at  a 
party's  hand  and  ooaveylng  to 
an  opposition  player  by  signs 
what  it  contains.  A  looking- 
glass  is  aometlmea  naed,  or  else 


It  CMS  (American},  it  U  all  right. 
I  agree  with  yon,  it  is  welL 


It  takea  the  gloss  off  (taUors), 

it    takes   away   the   profit,   or 
materially    detracts    from    its 

iToriea  (popnlar),  the  teetb. 

TbcM  una  abject  to  laniiif  ln(tlij 
pun;  nhiuuli  bon  lh«d,  mad  ttAga 
BuAiftn   uv   Dolvicaaly  uiythmf  but 


ft  third  rcioiCH  Iq  it  Kt  of  lovtlj  ip 
iDd  ft  ftmnfa  hdi  ft  particalftrlT  ntftV  1 
-Jfidin,  Stciit^. 


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490  Ivorits— Jackaroo. 

"  To  fiaah  yovr  jwrte,"  to  do  look.    (Oud-pUjen),  obecb 

•bow TOOT te«b;  'towMhTonr  mndoouattn. 
imritt,"  to   drink.     Alao  dioft. 

(Bim»rdi),    tho    balb.       "The  P^ydr  «°^  f*«»-i  hr  a.  mi,,d 


r  nm  Duaij  tar  Dim,    uia      „  ^^    [,  ,„ 
U  agaliut  him,  or,  Im  hM      Uidt.-«M«'  F< 


put  ftfter  *  j<idg«'i 
name,  balng  aknablve* 
viatlon  for  Jiutioe, 


in  tboogh  It  be  dona  oor- 


Al  anca  llw  bM  Muted  i»>M«r>- 1  ulkm, 
■bbrerlUlOQ    ^lt       SttamMMA  Mtmimg  fftm.. 
t0^"  To  jabber.  In  the  ntm  of  to 

tftlk  iodiatiDoU;,  la  ft  perfactlj 

recognised  word. 


•  cnvdtd  oa  fmjr 


To  tbi  ilDpa  il 

DerbydiT. 
Stnui  ftinb  in  joar  tboonodt  fnwi  htm- 


Jab,  to  (Bngllah  uid  Amerioan), 

to  poke,  01  atlok  with  0117  in- 

■tromeot,  oommooly  spelt  job, 

la  moatt7  naed  In  tbia  aense. 

Ttm .-  Y».    Von  nmailKr  ihu  Chu 

bttd  Ovt  Uliliuit  tha  (inf  onlil  ht  HIT 

Bntn  Irrinf  teJ^A  him,  mid  Ibeo  b«  Jiut 

nid,  "  Et  to  Brtiu  I "  ud  c«mwl  up  hii 

ha  with  bii  mMia3t.~/l4/nUicM<i. 

JaUwr,  to,  a  word  treqaentl; 
bat  ralgnrljr  naed  in  Bngjsnd, 
•nd  ctlU  oftener  In  America,  to 
rnetn  not  to  apeak  badly,  bnt  to 
talk  an;  foreign  language  what- 


jKbble  MA  (DMtloa]),  %  ohopp7, 


Phila. 


Jack  (Amerioan).  It  ia  c 
among  aohoolboTS 
delphia  to  addren  a 
Jaet,  and  alao  to  apeak  of  « 
blnndeier  or  etupld  fellow  aa  a 
Jaek — an  abbreviation  of  jack- 


llH 


"  What  do  yoa  coma  fjvmT'  ml 
Dkllu  BU  tt  ■  Dcifhbsur.    "  I'n 
Inai    Ifaa    &ir-[muid>."     "Hst* 
jodca*  of  tin  neck  awarded  Ibe  pna 
10   tba   bicECit  Jackt'    "They  hare.' 
"Kd  nr  DDcle  or  mj  fitba  t«  ilt' 


Jackutw  (Qp-ooontiT  Anatndian), 
the  name  tij  wbioh  70iing  m«n 
who  go  to  the  AnMnUan  ooIobIm 
to  piok  np  oolonial  «iperienoa 


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Jack—Jachshay. 


m  dMlgnatvd  [Qrant'«  "Bnah 
Ufa;")  Lika  hettaroo,  a  sIbdk 
word  coined  on  the  modal  at 
kuigsioo. 

Jack  core  (Americw  tbicTM),  a 
metui,  low,  snikll  tellow.  From 
Jack,  mj  nrj  trifling  coin  or  * 

Jackctinf  (common), » thrublng. 
From  the  pbr>u,  "  to  doit  ane'a 
jacket." 


J«clE-la>tiie-pDlpit  (Ameriowi),  ■ 
mut  who  obtrodei  himseU  Into 
ft  pUc«  for  which  he  It  onfltied ; 
ae,  for  Instanoe,  an  ignorant 
fellow  who  preluida  to  preach 
or  teach  that  of  which  he  knowi 
nothing. 

Tba  UltM  csntribatioo  (o  lh<  UitoiT 
el  the  RtbcUion  ii  rnm  lb*  ptB  of  Ihu 
eninenl  Inilh-lalkr,  Dm  Piatt.  In  "R*- 
minuccnca  o'  Abrahu  LidcdIii,*  b*- 
tvccD  tba  conn  al  vhiii  ha  hu  ban 
ftUoirtd  to  obtrude,  he  uyt  at  himaclf^ 
•■WroMutmulcH.ryUndil'rHSMt*." 
Of  Ur.  LiluLiitKBTC  "TlHpTQKlat 
DCTcrrocfamne."  That  wu  beamw  Tin 


]  ImtoKt  ofthalK* 

Jack  c«ner  (Amerioan  tbieres), 
a  man  who  live*  on  the  proeti- 
totioa  of  bit  wife.    A  "  ponce." 

Jack'iD'a-bOK  (old  nuit),>  ibarper 
who  robbed  tiadeemen  b;  anb- 
ttitoting  empty  boxes  lor  othen 
full  of  money. 

Tllb  /v*t-nt-M^Jt,  or  iblm  dircLL  [n 


The  limile  or  torn  ia  eqiilTa- 
lent  to  the  BngUsh  "Jaok-io- 
offioch" 

Jack-in-the-«atcr  (popular),  an 
Attendant  et  the  wBtermen'e 
etkin,  on  the  river  and  lea- 
port  towna,  who  doee  not  mind 
wetting  hie  feet  for  a  cititomer*! 
oonvenieDoe  (Hotteu). 

Jacks  (thierea),  seperior  oonnter- 


Jack-in-the-bos  (tbleTei),  a  email 
hot  powerful  kind  of  eorew, 
need  bj  bnrglara  to  break  open 
aafea.    Also  a  kind  of  firework. 


Ucaoad  if  [  know,  though  pcribabty  «Da» 
body  'ad  dmcktd  'em  away  tar  lafny. 
Tbcy  miD^E/drdb,  Daind,  but  nf  lar  WTvnf 


Jack-ahay  (np-oonntry  Aaa> 
tralian),  a  tin  qnart  pot  used 
for  boiling  tea  Id,  and  oonMTed 


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Jack— Jag. 


•0  M  t«  bdd  H  within  a  tin 
pint  pot. 

Th*  pwty,  tlMnfaR,  cury  wiih  ibcm 
a  li^it  bUakn  Afwca,  sond  ^w^t  iq 
ih*  folda  it  vUdi  b  (uh  lau'i  nppcr 


Jack    the    painter    (np-countij 

Aiwtialian),  a  mnoh  adiiit«ntad 

green  taa  need  in  the  bnih. 

Anelbw   Dsumoiu  ruioe   »■  oT  tba 

luh  ii  oiled  Jmik  lAt  fmimUr,  ■  nrr 

fnaa  tik  iad— i.  La  yiiidily  efidtntly 

pndocad  by  a  ducnM  lua  of  tha  coppv 

drrinf-iiuii  is  In  minnfiictBiw. —LiaU.  ■ 

CtitmtlMmmUy:  OmrAmtifda. 

Jack  np,  to  (Aoatralian),  to  throw 
ap,  to  abeadon ;  -nrj  pcobablj 
a  mmptton  of  "  ohDok."  /oci 
itwp\i  gennallr  an  expraaaioD 
of  diignrt,  t.g.,  when  &  whiit- 
idayer  And*  hli  paitner*!  hand 
at  bad  at  hia  own,  and  tella 
him  to  laj  down  his  oaids. 


rifhit"  Bn  BT  mau,  "boi  wall  drln 
lifhl  u'  left  ts  Iha  nil  o<  ihb  iredc."— 
Gviwt  ICaJet :  A  LUlk  Tim  Pbu: 

Jade  (Amerioan  thiavM),  a  long 


Jadoo  (Anglo-Indian),  oonjniiog, 
magto,  boow-pooiia.  Persian- 
Bind.  >ada. 

Jadoognr  (Anglo-Indian),  Bind. 
jtuiagluir,  oonJnTing-hoQM. 

"  This  is  the  term  oommonlj 
applied  bj  tba  natiToa  to  * 
Freemason'B  Lodga,  when  there 


of  an  Italian  prieM,  who  inti- 
mated to  one  of  tbo  present 
writers  that  he  bad  heard  tha 
raising  of  tha  devil  was  praetieed 
at  Masonic  meetings,  and  aaked 
bis  friend's  oinnion  as  to  tha 
Cut.  In  Sonthem  India  tba 
lodge  is  called  TaUi^vtUa-kowi. 
or  '  Cot- head- temple,'  becAose 
part  of  the  rite  of  initiation  Is 
mppoaad  to  consist  in  the  can- 
didate's head  bring  ont  oS  and 
pat  on  again  "  (Angjo-Iudiaa 
OI0SSH7). 

"  It  is  worth  remaking.  In 
oonneotlon  with  the  imagined 
nTsterlee  and  toroerie*  of  tba 
Preemaaons'  lodges,  that  wMle 
the  tbeceopbiEta  of  England  be- 
Uere  that  untold  marrela  of 
magio  are  practised  in  India, 
tba  Eindoos  on  the  other  band 
aie  all  dim  in  tba  &ltb  that  for- 
eigners^ and  eepaoiallj  Bngliih- 
men,  eioel  Id  tbe  black  art,  and 
lire  In  dailj  secret  into'Ooiusa 
with  devils  of  all  denominationB. 
'  What  Cometh  from  afar  mj* 
pleasae  best.'  In  popular  folk- 
lore, tbe  witches  and  failles 
always  live  tar  away  b«7ond 
the  bine  moontains,  and  goblins 
and  satjn  most  be  looked  for 
in  the  wilderneM,  in  all  cases 
anywhere  bat  at  home"  (Charies 
O.  Leland). 

Jag  (American),  a  bnoj,  a  whim ; 
also  Intosloatlon,  t^., "  Jagged," 
dmuk,  oc  "to  bate  a>v  «^" 


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Jagger — Jampot. 


Ik  it.— Wm^y^t'  Ciitpimtt. 

J*n;«r  (popnlu),  A  gauUemas. 

Jah  (frMmuoo),  eoutnctlon  of 
JehonJi.nMd  in  the  B^  degree. 

Jiif-Vhini  (AiutlO'liidiMi),  an 
EDglish-Indiaii  word  foi  "  jail," 
DBod  in  Uie  Bomb«]>  PreaideDO]'. 

Jakn  (old  alang), »  prirj,  •  wi 
clMet,  a  place  of  oonveidenoa. 

Jun,  rani  (turf),  one  of  ttiaalmoat 
innninemble  gjT^sajm^  foi  a 
turf  certainty.  RtaL  jam  luu 
been  tlw  caoM  of  11MU17  wry 
facea.  The  expreaiion  ia  aot  aa 
maoh  In  Togne  aa  formeil;.  lUal 
jam  Is  oaed  b;  otber  olataea  of 
people  to  ezpresa  eioeUence,  ao 
alao  "true  marmalada."  Qirli 
of  the  lower  orden  fometimei 
ftpply  the  term  jam  to  sexual 
interoooiM. 

Jimborae  (American),  a  word 
which  would  a^ear  to  be 
Anglo-Indian  or  gjpsj,  refer- 
ring to  something  Terj  nice 
or  pleasant,  bnt  which  is  onlj 
oaed  In  the  United  States  for 
a  jollidoation  or  froUo,  t.g.,  to 


Stiir,  •!»• 

rtnl  down  dt  ribbcr. 

/amirHl 

•«W|«n*du, 

/«-W/ 

SMiSflbB. 

iiihiD*lik.iald, 

/«*™/ 

/amir,./' 

The  term  ia  DOW  UMd  In  Bng- 

times  jim-bont.  Jam'  or  ja»- 
boH  in  gypsy  conveys  the  idea 
of  a  gnat  riot  or  ndaa.  and  the 
ot^n  of  jam  aa  signifying  any- 
thing very  apt  or  agreeable  Is 
still  obsoore.  There  is  really 
very  little  ground,  however,  tor 
tb*  Bomaoy  origin  of  the  word. 


Junes  (thieves],  a  erowbai,  a 
dignified  form  of  the  term 
"jemmy"  for  the  same.  Frenob 
thieves  have  the  corresponding 

W«  not  to  WIllcideA  uid  roaiid  m  doid 
'on,  »  I  cult  oul  mnd  ukid  mr  ikI  to 
lead  mt  [hc>u«^  ud  moa  twirte,  ud  I 
wuil  uid  tunicd  u  ata-^HmUf  ■■  Jit- 


Jmut  io  hii  hud,  ud  nld  ga-j.—Hm- 
Uj:J.ltim^fnmJml, 

Jtmmj.     Vidi  Jam,  Bui. 

H«  wu  allow,  and  wu  diOdM  of  «■ 


SMMv  Tim... 

JunpM  (Aoatralian],  applied   t« 
the  vary  high,  highly  staralwd 


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Jampot— Jan. 


•Und-np    ooQui   ftflaeUd    bj 
dmndlei,  lomatimei  u  much  u 

Wlm  1  na  tuyinc  at  Queentdiff,  the 

faihioiubk  vrUcnnx-pUcc  of  UcLbonni^ 


ThaiB 


uincaoaortlia 


.  _  a  the  houL 
*'0b,  blow  iboB  Jstd,"  bft  uid,  "thej 
Auff  flw  wbok  pliic4  up;  It'i  m  b«d  u 

"  Wby,  ■ia'l  yen  one  Toons"'"  ukid 
u  aat  u  »*U  cdaeuad 


■  (thieTM),  ft  go-be- 
tween; one  who  was  interme- 
diu7  between  a  thiet  and  the 
"fenoe,"  or  reeeiver  of  atden 
goods.  An  old  word,  from 
"  janiu,"  i.e.,  donble-faced. 


e  knife  trick,  tbe  (oom- 
mon),  to  oat,  oi  ahorel  one'ii 
food  down  with  a  koifei  fnrtead 
of  conveTing  it  to  the  month  in 
an  orthodox  fashion  with  a  fork. 
To  eat  peas  with  a  knife  Is  to 
do  tlu  Japanae  knift  trieh.  Tbe 
■ajing  probablj  arises  from  the 
(iDiilarlty  of  both  the  ohop- 
■tieka  one  to  another,  these 
■iticlea  being  eqaivalent  to  the 
knife  and  fork  amongst  the 
Japanese— henoe  the  parallel 
snggested  between  the  indis- 
criminate use  of  the  knife  and 
fork,  in  the  same  manner  as 
take*  place  in  regard  to  the 
ohop>ttioka. 


tt^B^  —  CtOigt    WtrA  md 


Jipanntng  (popnlar),  ezplalned  bj 
qnotation. 

He  mpfJicd  bis 
Ur.  Daiiliini  dwtulBl  u 
hii  IiDtlEr-cuei."  Tbe  phiue,  rnxkral 
iato  pUin  Enfliih,  lieiiiSclh,  cleudns  b 
baoa.—Dicim:  Olatr  TmUt, 

Jirifk,  jirika,  jallico,  *«.  (gypfjX 
an  ^iTon.  The  Tariaticos  of 
this  word  are  m 


Jkmkoe  (Wellington  College),  a 


Jamj  (common),  tbe  dzirai  of  a 
hackney  coach. 

After  luiqunc  vo  tva  Lonaom  iniciBC 
two  KiUtkMi,  he  ailed  t.  cxh. 

"  Where  lo,  tir!'  uked  ■he.wTV' 

"Gaiety  buffet." 

And  he  b  now  vilUiic  u  bet  lh*l  h* 
hid  the  cheapen  uhI  quicleH  cab  dim 


Jaw  (popular),  talking. 

"  Ne  non  jmm,  I  lell  yoo."  lud  ifat 
fin!  boy,  wbDwu  >tK>B(Erihiui  JenyPupe, 
"Come  CO  home"  (ihii  u  me,  with  • 
luK  thai  Bude  my  klumlder joioD  cr^Li 
"  I  ihDuMn'i  like  u  ga  yon  haln^  ny 
toUp.  I  'ipeci  ycoll  be  mrry  ai«h  kiUcd 
■rea  yei  fmbei  d«  fci  hold  on  ya-.'— 
Crwmwtf .-  Tit  LUlU  Rmfmimmffiia. 


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Jawbone — Jiff. 


hMiid  u  jal,  from  jUa,  he  gam. 
AIm  Anglo-Indlui  jot  I  go  t 


**frf'****  ^^^  iu  duker  ude,  jtnd  n^whoa 
»  i*dd«r  one  LhAd  when  (ha  wHfH  af 
ptik*p*  a  wbalg  yor  pua  into  the  tuuidi 

of  doUarit  which  miihi  hmTV  been  w  pro- 

aubir  invEuoi, 

fuD,  m  dnw  poker ;  ind  Ui  ncd;  idbimt 
(««  ha  hai  Bothioc  lo  Livq  od  bal  /aw 
irfiBf,  tf.r.,c»dit,  and  lo  otli  kit  j'^w,  /-'., 
IW*  OD  oWii*  till  be  ha>  fot  funhar  ev- 
plormanl  and  ooia  wafaa.— ^.  SUmiir 
hUl!  fnm  Htmm  It  Htmi. 


Jlif  (Ameriomii),  «  contomptaou 
word  lor  a  penon.  A  •bun 
"  iwell,"  »  BlnpletoD.     FUiTo 

Flap, 


idend  in  Iha       Alchiaan,  oi  loo 
cDchia,       eoontry!    Why, 


rhere  elH  to  rha  covl 
■PkilmJt^Um  Prwu. 


Ja.w-bmken    [oonunon),    haid 
word*  to  pionooiic& 


Jawing  tackle  (iwatioftl),  oigMU 


Jaw,  jas  I  (Anglo-Indiaa),  go,  ki 
go.    English  gjfjj»'*  ofji- 


Jaw,  to  (popnlar),  to  talk  miwh, 
bnt  Mpecially  to  Mold,  oom- 


Tlw  dar  ilm  I  (at  naitkit  waa  iti 

of  nr  li'^ 
She  uld  I  man'i  fit  u  b*  the  hub 


and  jumpid  Dpoa  07  &ca> 


Jaw,  to  go, 
tiamp*  or  traTBUers,  t.g.,  to 
jW  on  the  tobj  ot  dmm,  to 
go  OD  tba  load.  Prom  the  Ro- 
tamj  >*»,  I  go.    Bomotimw 


"  Jay-hawkBi"  wu  a  term 
applied  to  matauden  dnriiig  th« 
Kaiitaa  trotiblea,  and  extendod 
to  othar  bandits. 

TUl «(  a  baariar  bkHr  ta  the  bay  [baa 
Iha  eofpcraal  ooei,  and  ha  vowed  to  ra- 
(Bin  hU  property  at  any  coU ;  Uil  Iha 

tf.  In  (act,  [be  "/v^bawken,'  a*  they 
pleanntly  duhbod  Iboucl'na,  auginiDtad 
tboi  rank!  arcry  iaj.—BiigU*  BilL 

"To  pla7  one  for  a  ja^f,"  to 
mak«  ft  dap«  of.  Anj  woid 
eqoiTslant  to  ignoramus  or  dolt 
mar  !»  inbstitnted  Uaja.^. 

"I'ai  a  plain  man  I"  he  eaid,  u  b* 
■uode  into  the  repuriBa'  nan,  and  ihook 
the  icidel  (ma  hii  whiiken.  "I'b  a 
plain-cvcryday-inaD.  with  no  book-htmfal* 
to  apeak  of,  bst  I  don't  propoag  to  let  » 
ODe-boa  [roeer'a  dark  flaj  mt/trMMv' 
-^kiemit  Tritmm. 

Jeff  (pTfDt«n).  The  act  of  throw- 
ing with  the  qnadiats  as  one 
would  with  dloe.  Nine  om 
quadrats  (nsnallj  of  ^oa  bodf) 
are  eeleoted,  sfaakan  op  in  the 
band,  and  thiowti  on  an  Impos- 
ing snrffto*.     ThiM  "throws" 


:v  Google 


496 


Jeff—Jmkins. 


ua  allowed  to  aaoh  plajw, 
aad  onlj  tike  qntdimti  thftt  tiU 
with  thsiT  nioki  appwawrt  «<« 
oonntod.  Thli  qvtem  1j  gMM- 
T«ll7  adoptad  for  detanuinlng 
tba  ihan  of  good  or  bftd  work 
at  the  and  «[  a  Tolnma,  and 
aometlmea  It  la  naed  at  a  meau 
of  gambling. 

JaUy,  or  an  jellr  (popular),  a 
bnxom,  good-looUng  glrL 

Jem  (old  oaot),  a  ring. 

JwniiDft  (oommon),  a  obamber 
QtenaiL  noetu  In  Frenoh 
■lang. 

Jemiiiil  OJemiayl  BjrJlauBenrt 
(popular),  a  onrrent  Interjaotiou, 
alao  wall  known  In  Holland. 
Teirllnok,  In  hi*  Dlotionaiy  of 
BaigoeuMh,  mja  that  "  Jetnenla 
U  maral;  a  Taxiatlon  of  Jaaiu  1 
We  atlU  h«ai  Jemsnla  1  Jee- 
menial  Jnmenlal  Zeemenla,  jao- 
menit  Sriatiial  JeemeniaHarial 
Baa  Jemanx,  in  Ondeimaaa." 

Jtmmjr  (popnlai),  a  iheap'e  head ; 
■ometimM  called  bjr  the  town 
nlmnl  a  "  bloodjr  jtmmf"  on 
aoooont  of  the  qnanUty  of  blood 
about  it. 

MaaCT  qiriiUr  bid  O*  dath;  diap- 
jiMi  iiif  for  m  Hw  nuDutti,  iha  pnaiaLlj 
ranriMl  vltli  ■  pol  of  fonm  mid  ■  dUi 
tt  ibnp'i  bud  1  vbich  cm  occuion  u 
Mml  pIoUDt  winid«B«  OB  I)m  tiui  U 


Tb(T  bmil  thniQih,  uid  bok  and  bar- 
but  what  a  iiihl  ullmt 


br  lb* 

pUti  ttaia- 


Jemmy  do^  (men-o'-war),  tha 
ahip'a  ponlterer, 

\f3Batj  Jed  (Amerioan).  Wb«i  a 
b07  has  not  bnuhed  hie  hair, 
and  it  (tanda  on  end,  he  it  called 
mJtmm.f  JtA.  In  the  old  Ame- 
rican edttlraii  of  Uother  Qooae'a 
Noraeij  Shymet,  Jtmmy  Jtd  ia 
repreaented  in  a  rade  woodoot 
at  rnahtng  from  a  thed  with  fait 
hair  on  end. 


Ofunwhbbid; 
And  fl*w  about. 


jtmay    Jeaeaa^    (popnlar), 
dandy  (Hotten). 


Itmmj  O'GohUn  (thaatrioal).  a 


Jenkfan  (jonraaUttlo),  the  name 
glren  to  the  perion  on  tba  ataS 
of  the  Montatg  Ptal  who  lepetta 


:v  Google 


Jtmy— Jerry. 


497 


the  Coort  newi^  utd  give*  bo- 
«oan(«  of  gnnd  balli,  &o. 

J«)^  (Americaii  thiefca),  a  hook 
OQtheendafKftiok.  (BilUuthi), 
B  lodng  hsikrd  into  the  middle 
po<^t  off  t,  b«U  va  inob  or  two 
from  the  rida  caihion.  (Fopo- 
lar),  k  hot-w«t«i  bottle  pat  into 
»  bed  to  keep  a  perwn'i  feet 


JereiBf  Diddter  (common),  an 
adapt  at  raising  the  wind,  i«., 
at  borrowing  moiiej,  eapeoiaUj 
at  borrowing  with  no  InMndon 
of  repaTing.  See  the  farce  of 
"  Saiaing  the  Wind  "  (Hotten). 


HBd  ■  mu  from  Jirklu  lo  Jum.~/i>- 

A  pri«on,  a  waterclotet, 
termed  also  a  h<^  ihop,  a  hooae 
of  office,  a  neoeuaiy,  a  Hooae 
of  Cominona. 

Jericho  1  go  to  (oommoa),  an 
eiolamatton  of  impatience — 
begone  I  In  the  Uanor  of 
Blackmore,  aboat  leven  milei 
from  Chelmsford,  King  Henr? 
VIII.  had  a  hooM  which  had 
been  a  priorj,  to  which  he  fre- 
qaently  retired  when  he  deaired 
to  be  free  from  dixtorbanoe.  To 
Ihia  place  the  name  JerMo  waa 
given  •■  a  diigniae,  ao  that  when 
ao7  one  Inquired  for  the  king 
when  he  waa  ini^nigtng  himaelf 
in  ■Titmai  pleaaorea  in  Htntt,  it 
J  to  Mj  be  WM 


"gonetoJeiioha"  TheRev.W. 
Callander,  Vicar  of  Blackmore, 
wrote  io  188a,  that  the  place 
"habitoally  goei  bj  the  name 
of  the  'Jcoioho  E»tate,'  or  the 
'BlaokmoreFriorj.'  There  la  a 
brooklet  rnnning  throogh  the 
village,  which  I  hare  heard 
called  '  the  Jordan.' "  There 
aeema  evidence  that  the  phraae 
waa  oaed  in  the  time  of  Henry 
Vflf.,  bat  it  is  not  quite  clear 
that  it  originated  in  the  clr> 


Jerking  (tow),  maatorbation. 

Jerka  (Americao),  got  the  j«nb, 
has  the  delirlnm  tremens,  la 
uervoot,  or  under  religions  ex- 
citement at  a  camp-meeting. 

Jerk  the  tinkler  (oommoa),  other- 
wise  "  agitate   the  oammniii- 

'•/t*  IMi  timUtr."  'IIuh  •rardi,  in 
ptKin  Enf  liib,  coBvoyed  ma  idjodcihii  10 
rinS  ttu  YM—Citrltt  Didttiu:  OUitr 
Twill. 

JeA,  to.  This  word  is  need  in 
the  United  SUtea  io  endleaa 
forms  to  express  action,  espe- 
clallTlf  n^. 

I  csa  /ml  a  po«  vith  moj  of  tlwa 


Jerry.  Thia  word  la  oommott 
among  the  lower  olasset  of  the 
great  clUea  of  Sngland  In  anoh 
phraaea    u   j«rr]i- go -nimble. 


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Jerry — Jerusalem. 


liMOMd  pobllo-hoDM  wilb  k 
bMk  door  entnoos ;  waA  jtrry- 
bnilder,  m  cheap  «nd  inferior 
builder  who  miu  up  thoM 
Eoiterable,  ihowy  looking  t«oe- 
mAlitB,  neither  air-proof  dot 
mtOT-prooI.  Jtrrg  Menu  do- 
rinble  from  the  gTfJ  j»rr  or 
j"rr(Le.,><w),thereotnin,  whence 
its  applic^on  to  dlaiThteBi,  > 
back  door,  and  all  that  ia  dod- 
t«mpUble.  From  the  Mine  root 
we  have  the  Qaelie  jtrie,  pro- 
nonnoed  jartf,  behind ;  tbe 
Fiench  derriirt.  The  Oaello 
word  also  cigniflei  wretclied, 
•mLierabte,  in  which  senM  it  ia 
■trictlj  applicable  to  the  Jerri/- 
bailder,  and  to  the  contemptible 
obaraotere  popnlarlj  know  aa 
jtrry-gaeaka,  A.  jerry,  a  cham- 
ber ntenail,  abbreviatloa  of 
Jeroboam.  (Thletea),  a  watch- 
chain.  (Popnlai},  a  roond  felt 
bat  or  pot  hat.  (Frlntert),  oa 
an  appreotioe  coming  out  of  hia 
time  it  li  cottomair  to  giTe 
him  ttjtrry,  in  the  ihape  of  aa 
mnoh  noUe  aa  poadble.  Chaaea 
and  iron  plates  ((upended  and 
beaten  with  ban  of  iron,  to- 
gether with  whiatUng  and  ratt- 
ling, are  ooniidered  the  correct 
thing,  and  trnl^  a  printing- 
ofBce  aeemi  a  perfect  panda> 
moniam  onder  aaofa  drcom- 
stauoea.  Hau>ai4iDbia"T7po- 
giaphia,"  1815,  deprecates  aneh 
oratloDB.  Tbe  same  practice  ia 
babttoal  in  Frenoh  printing- 
shopo,  and  ia  oallad  rMiJaoM. 

Jeny  LTiidi  (popnlat],  a   ^a 
bead  pickled  (Hotten). 


Jerrr  nicUnff ,  aneakHig  (tUorea), 
watch  stealing. 


JitTfjinralr  (common),  a  hen* 
pecked  hnalMnd.  From  a  char- 
acter in  a  pla^.  (TIiioTea},  a 
stealer  of  watches. 

Jenej  l^htnins  (American). 
This  is  apple  brandj,  or  apirlt 
diitilled  from  cider,  wliich  fi 
so  called  becaoae  the  beet  ia 
made  in  the  State  of  New  Jeraey. 
It  is  also  called  apide-jack. 
But  a  noggin  of  Hgtining  waa 
the  "Bash"  for  a  qnartem  of 
gin  a  century  ago.  and  it  ia 
defined  as  sacb  in  Gecvge 
Farker'a  Dictionary  of  1789. 

TIm  fini  thinj  thai  vu  done, 
Wu  hukdiDf  round  the  kid. 

Tbu  ill  mif  bl  nudi  hu  bdo. 
A  tmtit  o(  UgAemiitt  oat 

Bmi  tipt  adi  cull  and  fisv, 
Ert  th«y  u  chuch  did  pad. 

To  hin  it  ihrincBcd  Joe. 

-Lifi-t  e^Utr.  tT^. 

Ttiia  ia  intererting  as  showing 
that  iws  (Hindu,  mKa'il,a  faoe) 
at  that  time  still  retained  in 
gypsy  its  earliest  form. 


And  «haff  iba  firla  arouhd, 

I  rid>  Ibc  bcal/H-n-w^M 

Tlial  up  Ibcn  cui  be  fbood. 

"  Hotfi  Chaapnitii*  Ouula]'  Imm  acain  t 

Aad  wbal'iTiHi>aaBi*I"tli*rCTT, 

"  Ax  tar  dookex,'  1  nply. 
-OmmtrntmCktrt^tDtrnkit.    AH^ 


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Jerusalem— Jigger. 


I  HW  rows  'A1T7  with  hli  billTGOck  on, 
Qnckcd   trouKn  oa   hb    ihighi,   wil> 

knobbed  nick  umd, 
CUnb  boB  the  fnwDd  likt  hi  [uc  up  ■ 

And  flop  viib  wKh  bok  toil  inio  hii  nddic 
Ai  Iboucb  m  bm]-b«s  dropped  dovq  from 

ibc  cToods, 
To  lunl  ind  wind  ■  ilcnr  Jtrtaaiaa, 
And  (bock  iha  wodd  vith  dumiy  usnu- 

•bip-  —PtoKh. 

DcnktT  lidirf  Kulcn  will  (iw  iIm 

diasbtm  rf  Ibe  uriMocncr  ksoia   id 

Rouen  Row.    A  ihoiwEhbnd /<rwaiVn 

/#V  "  Mpentt  >n  bour.— /'■wjiy  ^*ai. 


Jenmlem  tbe  ffoMen,  Brighton ; 
■o  Dall«d  from  tbe  nambert  of 
weklth;  Hebrews  wbo  traqneat 
thl«  wataring-pbtce. 

Jesse,  Jessie  (popular),  of  Ameri- 
can origin;  to0veaiitanJnie,to 
aboM  vehement);,  01  to  thrash 
and  belabour  him  BCTerd;.  The 
eipresilon  is  eapposed  to  be 
intenslfled  when,  instead  of 
Jtut,    tbe    worda    "particDlar 

Jtnt,"  or  "d d  partionlar 

Ja*t"  are  used.  The  origin  is 
nnbiown.  A  ajnonjmons  ex- 
pression is  to  "give  one  fits," 
"particular  fits,"  or  "d— d 
puticular  fits."  Tbe  original 
term  appears  to  have  been  to 
j™.  A  gjpsj  woold  onder- 
stand  by  this  to  make  a  man 
go,  or  to  clear  him  out,  bnt  this 
Is  a  veT7  donbtfnl  deriTUiou, 
as  is  Hotten's,  that  Jant  is 
sjnonynons  with  gat.  "  It  is 
«Tidentl;  deriTed  from  tbe  al- 
lasicn  in  the  Bible  to  Jesse's 
raloni  and  the  aid  which  he 
rendered,  a  text  oontinitallj  re- 
peated among  tbe  Poritans  "  (a 
O.  Leland,  Notes). 


Jesuit  (Cambridge),  a  member  of 
Jesns  College. 

Jet  (old  cant),  a  lawyer. 

Jew  batter  (American),  goose- 
grease. 

Jib  (Dnblin  Vniversit;),  a  flrat- 
year  man.  (QTpey),  htngnage. 
speech(Hinduln:Ai().  Alsoused 
in  canting,  "  Drf  savo  jii  raltdi 
o  mosh  I " — in  what  luiguage 
did  the  man  talk  1  (Common), 
cut  of  one's  jib.  Tide  Cor  OF 
Oni'8  Jib. 

II  lb*  dislikei  wbM  lulon  all  ih«  oil 
tfUuiri^.—Salt:  St  Xanmiti  WtU. 

Jibb  (tramps),  tbe  tongue. 


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Jibber  the  kibber,  to  (old  cant), 
decoying  vessels  on  shore 
plunder,  by  tying  a  lantern  I 
horse's  neck.     From  jMtr, 
horse  that  shrinks. 


Jiffesa  (taUors),  employer's  wife. 

JlgeiT  pokeiT  (tailors),  hnmbng. 

Jigger  (canting  and  gypsy),  a 
gate  or  dooi.  One  of  tbe  oldest 
cant  words,  given  in  Harman. 
Hr.  Turner  would  derive  it  from 
tbe  Welsh  ^inldor,  a  gate,  but 
it  seems  to  come  much  nearer 
to  the  old  gypay  Uigga  (also 
ttkta),  a  gate,  Ac— there  are 
many  instances  of  Romany  and 
Hebrew  words  which  have  nn- 
dergone  much  greater  change 
into  English  than  that  of  ritoj 
— or,  as  it  is  often  pronoonced. 


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Jigger— Jimne^. 


500 

«U47W.  Tbo  Wdib  r^idur 
hw  ita«U  ft  olMB  afflsltr  to  tbe 
Booun;  vtder,  ft  door,  but 
gaodar  cftn  budlj  be  iftid  to 
MMmblo  gigs*''  (<^  JVS'')-  *<* 
mncb  M  tfao  lfttt«r  teaemblea 
ttfvvo-  (Bllliatdt),  the  net. 
(Piinten).  Bee  VlBOBUX.  An 
ftTtiola  Died  by  oompositon  to 
hold  the  oop7  bj,  and  ftlao  ftp- 
plied  to  ft  mftll  box  with  narrow 
dlrisioiu  to  hold  odd  01  pecollftr 
torta  in,  that  do  not  belong  to 
the  caaee  thftt  be  ba*  in  qm. 

Jiggtt  dnbbcr  (tbloTei),  ft  tomker. 

JigC^red  (popular),  ao  oath, 
eqaivalent  to  "  blowed,"  or 
"danuMML" 

"Got  him,  JinT'     Halm,  don 
ksow,"  vjidalmod  Uiv  tny  engcrlr. 

'*  Halvot  b«  Jiofrtd,"  nund  Jtirj, 
■tixincmjoUiwiiL  "WbM'tb*lvaforf 
Ain't  1  bwn  ft-huDtin'  aner  him  erct  tiac« 
hii  iubcr  coo*  iHHHt    Wuo'tllheSnl 


*'  W4II,  thcD,"  Hid  ho,  "  Vm  jigftrtd 
r  1  doo't  H«  you  lumt  I '  Thii  paiulrj 
4*  bdnf  Jifgmd  iw  a  Ibrourit*  up- 


B«  dl  tldOM  xoond  hii  gferdci  ftt  Sfanwt- 
bwT,  iMcun*  1  Hid  I'd  \itjiatni  if  t 
■Mil,  I  doa't  UUtv*  1  iboBld  ban  hul 


bahly  from  /jp,  altled  to  >y,  to 
split,  i.*^  dertT07  (•nit  Skeat); 
figger,  to  mon  lapddlj.  to  nw 
ezertioD,  aa  in  "jigytnd  up." 


It  ia  laid  the  expreaaloD  ftiOM 
from  the  (nffedng  cftoted  bj  the 
ohigoe  incect  in  tbe  Weet  Indlea, 
which  borrolra  In  the  feet  of 
the  bare-footed  n^roee  (T.  L. 
O.  DaTle*).  Sailor*  call  tfaeM 
obigoaa  jiggtn.     But  it  i«  pro- 


Jilt  (tbtevea),  >  orow-bai.  (Ameri- 
oan  thieres),  gpeciall;  ^iplied 
to  a  giii  who  embraces  and 
kisM*  a  man,  ftad  t^vora  bi* 
e;et  while  her  aooomplioe  roba 

Jimfains,  tlw  [mxAak-j),  delirinm 
tremeiu.       Called      alao      the 
"  ngliea  "  or  "  honon." 
Shoald  JOD  uk  mc  whence  thciE  bleu 

tjtt, 
WbcDce  the  thakiof  and  oatriEkn 
With  tbe  bomn  of  Axjim-fmmt. 

Jimmy.  Thia  word,  which  oame 
into  DM  at  Cambridge  Dal- 
Territ7  aome  twentj  jean  ago, 
ia  not  found  in  print  except  in 
Mr.  Besant'i  worka.  It  hat 
three  osea  in  oidinarr  pftrlance, 
"tbftt'a  aU  jimmf."  that'a  all 

fifty  jeara  ago  in  Americ:*, 
meaning  axaotlj,  fit,  aoitftbla. 
Id  ihow  parlaooe  *  jnuqr  UMsna 
acocwding  to  tbe  contoit  a 
"  fake,"  or   a   oonoealed  oon- 


I  AMoa),  ft  aetUer  Id 


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Jimpsecute — Job. 


Jimpa«cate  {T«iu).  In  the 
Itatti  TernaoulkT,  tbis  !■  the 
eqolTaleiit  ojed,  when  k  Tonng 
man  goes  to  pe  j  his  deTOira  to 
the  fair  one,  to  Eignlfj  the  ob- 
ject of  hie  Bttenlioiu.  She  on 
the  other  band  oalli  her  loTer 
K  "joioy-epioy." 


Jin  (gTpej).  know  (HiodD  jtoe, 
also  cJuuhwa,  to  tecogniee; 
jindm,  often  jinSwa,  I  know; 
jbut»a  or  juut,  thoa  knoweat ; 
/Hiif#M,  I  knew ;  jinaben,  know- 
ledge ;  jtiMir!^  to  know,  a  com- 
pound between  the  old  form 
jmav,  and  the  Zngliefa  postfix 
"of  It,"  to  jin;  jinovutcro,  a 
learned  or  knowing  man.  On 
the  Continent  the  Romany  etill 
preMtrree  the  Hind,  jan,  "  Jan- 
esa  tn  Romanes t"  (Hungarian 
g7pe7),do«t  then  know  RomaufT 
"Jsnel  o  baio  Dewel  ani  Polo- 
pen,"  the  great  God  in  HeaTCD 
knowe  (German  Roman j). 

Oh  dye  Diiri  ijt  I 


JfavUnf  jobnniea  (Anglo-Indian). 
They  term  thoa  a  small  flat, 
light  straotsre  which  rana  on 
wheela,  and  on  which  two  or 
three  lndi*iduala  will  sit  with 
tbetr  lega  dangling  over  the 
■ides,  the  native  driver  sitting 


in  front  to  guide  the  single 
boTM  which  dngt  one  of  tbese 
jaimitive-looking  Tehiclee. 

Jinked  hia  tin  (popular},  rattled 
01  paid  hi*  money. 


— /.  P.  MUduU !  Jimmt^  Jtluuttli 


I   Emil;       Jlaka.      Vidt  HlOH  JlKKS. 


Jiu^  (thieves),  a  Geneva  watch. 

Jin-rick-aba,  Jeany-ridc-ahnw 
(pidgin,  both  Chinese  and 
Japanese),  a  very  light  vebiole 
drawn  hy  a  man.  Japanese 
jlu-m-aia.  The  Frenob  in  Ton- 
kin call  it  "  pooise  -  ponsae." 
The  jta-riCi-iAe  has  of  late  years 
extended  to  China  and  India. 
Hr.  Giles  states  that  the  woid 
is  a  translation  of  three  char- 
acters, signifying  man,  strength, 
cart,  an  exact  equivalent,  as  the 
Amerioans  in  Japan  at  once  dis- 
covered, of  "Pull-man-car." 

The  j'lnrtobAa  is  a  great  im- 
provement on  the  Bath -chair, 
enabling  the  man  who  acta 
horse  to  it  to  go  Crom  four  to 
six  miles  an  honr. 

JiT  (gypsy),  to  live ;  jivam,  I  live ; 

jiwin',  Uting ;  Jaabt»,  life. 

Airi  o  pOro  ctiinii  bOtidoita  MifcAAi^ 
ihmJt   kOihic-bakcno  'die   o   cIub*. — 

I.,.,  "  In  Iha  old  tin*  nur  mca  Utid 
h^vilr  IB  lb*  nBOo." 

Job,  on  the  (tnrf),  a  hearse  t*  said 
to  be  or  not  to  be  en  tA<  jA, 


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Job—Jogerring. 


MCOTding  to  Uw  rappoMct  in- 
tentioiu,  bonMt  or  the  nrene, 
of  bii  jooke;. 

IriviA]  nmimiTinm,  tv7  bblj  (UhEnd 
vbfflher  A  puticuUr  bone  dvj  wbt  Baked 

J<A  also  mmiu  a  oommiirioti 
to  bftck  *  hone;  "he  bu  got 
the  jtA,"  he  has  the  putting  on 
of  the  stable  moiiej.  (Thieres), 
« thieving  aSkir, «  murder. 

Id  Kinii  of  the  woni  of  Ihue  deu  lob- 
bvici  BA  pUnnedi  imd  ipoili  diTided,  utd 
•my  iBbiliitiuiI  knom  full  putknUn  u 
10  bow  lad  when  ihe>if  *u  dooe,  or  the 
"cribcncked.'-T-nn  Ta^ 

(Popular),  M17  affair;  on  Ou 
jtb,  00  dntj  there ;  the  slavey 
on  Ae  jpb,  t^e  eerrant  there. 
To  be  on  {A«  >)&,  to  eater  into  a 
thing  heart  and  soul,  with  spiiit, 
to  be  whollj  bent  on  tome  un- 
dertaUng. 

And  Any  is  &im  lluJtt.-PtHKk. 
Almy*  tm  Ikt  jtt  yi  Hit  eompedioi  in 


Job  captain  (luiTal),  one  who  gets 
temporary   appointment   to   a 

Jock  (popular),  the  male  organ  of 
generation.  (American  thieTSB). 
"ja^eing  it  with  a  blgh-flyer," 
taking  pleasure  with  a  fane;- 


Joe  (popular),  a  too  marreilODS 
tale,  B  lie,  or  stale  joke.  Ab- 
brerlated  from  Joe  Miller.    The 


foil  name  is  occawoaally  need, 
as  in  the  phraae,  "I  dcn't  see 
the  Jm  HiUer  of  it,"  I  don't  see 
the  wit  (Hotten).  "  Not  far 
Jot  I"  the  refrain  of  a  popolar 
song,  ftqoiTalent  to  "  Mot  if  I 
know  it."  (Ameiion  nniTcr- 
sitj),  a  eatimet  tCaitamM.  Vidt 
Holt  Jok. 

Joey  (prison),  a  humbog. 

Ccnncb  famllr  belicre  iboe  diipliin 
of  rcttgioi]  on  Uk  part  of  (heir  tfeliiTir.pn' 
Huen  LD  be  sdoe  ihuiu,  laOins  thorn  wbo 
inda^  in  LhsB  hy  (he  nickouBc  tljotyt. 
—tiaylm:  CrimtHMl  Frium  ^Lamibm- 

(Fopnlar),  a  popolar  s^Fnonym 
for  down,  derivahle  from  Jeeg 
Orimaldi,  the  great  pantomina- 
ist.  Also  a  fonrpenny  piece. 
The  term  is  from  Sir  Joseph 

TbcK  [»ecei  ere  lud  to  have  owed  their 

bore  Ibt  nickoimi!  ol  J—yt.—Htmitiiu: 
Hilliry  (/  llu  Silwtr  Ctimme*  r/ EmgUxd. 
Coitn  OF  THB  Rbalk.— 'Arry  nnurb 
thai  the  Totiei  ue  kd  by  ■"  Bob  ~  (Cecil), 
the  PuoeUiiei  cad  boa: 


nuke  the  moet  of  their  }my. — PumdL, 

(NaTBl),  a  marine. 

JoCTil^;  (theatrical),  hoffoonery, 
and  taking  liberties  with  the 
text  and  with  the  andience^ 
a  highly  reprehensible  practice 
amongst  oertsin  TCiy  low  oome- 

Jogeniae  omey  (theatrical),  a 
musioiaiL  From  the  Italian 
gioear,   to  ^ay,  and    tiasw,  a 


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John. 

John  CotBftaj  (Anglo-Iiiditui),  m 
torn  for  tha  Hononnble  Kaat 
India  Companj,  which  was  often 
taken  and  used  b;  the  naUres 
in  dsTS  of  Tore.  John  wax  mp- 
poMd  to  have  a  real  eziatenoe ; 
but  According  to  that  charming 
DOTel  "Pondaiang  Hod,"  some 
of  the  Toptt  voBoAt  were  un- 
certain whether  John  wbi  a  man 
or  »  woman.  Those  who  were 
w>  wicked  01  to  donbt  whether 
there  w»e  aoch  a  person,  were 
■DM  ere  long  to  have  lomethlng 
bftd  h^tpen  totbem. 

Jolmiiy  (common),  a  swell ;  a  man 
belonging  to  a  partjonlar  Mt  li 
one  of  the /oAwitM.  TbeTonng 
man  of  the  Axj.    A  fellow. 

Who  thu  Ida  puHd  ituoagh  mr  head. 


S03 

great  simpleton;  Jetm/mdrt,  01 
/ma  fan,  a  deafdoable  fellow. 

(Popular),  m;  girl,  ta  taj 
young  man. 

(Irish),  half  a  glass  of  whisky. 


A  icDilomn  urbo  had  mppmnily  not 
wuhed  hii  Uce,  sor  Wt  hii  hair  grow 
tincc  hiilul  Tiiii  VtJthovBMta'  Pmnn. 
vhieh  u,  I  nndtnUDil,  the  pM  u 


Jolumy-boao  (Boat),  the  tobii- 
qoet  by  which,  in  the  East, 
the  English  are  Gommonlr  de- 
signated. 


1  twirled  BIT  Ui^,  wnlktd  oi 
I  nwli  a/ftnir  on  ihe  nM 
He  Ipolu  DM,  bat  hk  foot  ar 


/lAitny,  with  ita  diminutiTe 
Jaek,  is  often  used  in  all  modem 
languages  as  a  term  of  eon- 

Th<  IlaUan  Cuaail  (pnnauBccd  by  <l» 


haf  (i»k1  iDIo  our  laisiug*  ai  vfnaiT- 
Baui  with  afsol— ^XHy;  uxl  in  onrTa- 
ucnlar  w*  ban  Jadt^-all  tiado,  Cbcap 
}mtk,  jack-pnddiof ,  and  Jaek-an— none  of 
tboc  tilla  bciztf  confnred  ai  mulu  of 
tofttL  InG*nn»nfolk-lor«  it  liMlwaji 
a  Hiaa  who  ii  tb=  model  of  folly  or  mb- 
piditT.  The  Spaoith,  iLmLlarlT,  baw  the 
phnag,  a  Bttt-Jum—TUBUi. 

To  this  enumeiation  might  be 
added  the  Frenob  Jtan-Jtan,  a 


Jdm  Ordeity  (shows  and  g«it»), 
the  showman's  password  to  ent 
short  the  performance.  Bald  to 
be  derired  from  Richaidson, 
the  famous  showman,  with 
whom  Edmnnd  Eean  served 
liis  apprenticeship  as  an  aero- 
bat.  When  Bicbaidson  visited 
■■wakes  and  fairs,  and  market 
towns,"  with  bis  travelling  show, 
upon  fair  days,  the  actors  were 
sapposad  to  perform  a  melo- 
drama and  a  pantomime  in  halt 
on  hour.  When,  however,  the 
booth  was  crowded  to  repletion 
while  the  performance  was 
actually  going  on  Inside — the 
great  showman  was  wont  to 
remain  OQtside  on  the  Parade, 


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Jekm. 


MntlBnallj  InTittng  the  orowd 
to  "  wklk  npt  ud  ba  In  tiiM. 
Jut  a  goln'  ta  bc^I"  Ai 
•oon  u  he  had  gathared  togetlMr 
•nooab  people  to  Oil  tho  booth 
•gain,  it  wa*  hU  eiutom  to  ling 
ODt  ovm  the  haade  of  tlw  arovd 
within  "  Jack  Ortarly,"  Upon 
hearing  (hat  atgnal  the  pet- 
totmen  put  the  ataam  on,  the 
play  and  tha  pantomime  wan 
flalahed  In  ten  mlnntea,  and 
Mie  andlenoe  was  diagor^  at 
the  fide  doora,  while  the  other 
atMamad  in  from  the  front 
Ui,  DnttoD  Cook  derivae  the 
phraaa  from  an  earlier  antboritj. 
In  bli  "Book  of  the  Play"  he 
rtatea:  "The  Ufe  of  Bdwin 
the  actor,  written  by"  {to 
qnote  Maoanlay)  '"that  filthy 
and  malignant  baboon,  John 
Williami,  who  oallad  UmaeU 
Anthony  Paaqnln,'  and  pah- 
Uabad  late  In  the  lart  oentory, 
ooutalni  the  following  paaiage : 
'  When  theaMo  performeia 
Intend  to  abridge  an  act  or 
pl^r,  they  an  aoonatomad  to 
aay.  We  will  "John  Aodley"  it. 
The  aiiylBg  orlglnatad  thoa : 
In  the  year  1749,  Shnter  waa 
nuwMr  of  a  booth  at  Bartholo- 
mew ITair,  in  West  SmithBeld, 
and  it  waa  hi*  mode  to  lengthen 
the  exhibition,  nntU  a  auffloient 
nombar  of  penona  wen  gathored 
at  the  door  to  fill  the  hooaa. 
Thii  enut  waa  aignlSed  by  a 
fellow  popping  hia  head  in  at 
the  gallery  door,  and  baUowing 
ont  "John  Andleyt"  aa  if  in 
the  aot  of  inqniiy,  though  the 
IntenUon    waa   to   let   Shatar 


wan  in  high  arpeotatlon  bdov. 
The  Maaaqaenoe  of  thia  noUfi- 
oaUm  waa  that  the  entertain, 
menti  wen  inatantly  oonolndad, 
and  the  gatoa  of  the  booth 
thrown  opai  for  a  new  andi- 

Joho  SmiUi,  a  (Amarioan  and 
Xngliah).  The  fnqnent  lecni- 
nnoe  of  thla  name  haa  oanaed 
it  to  became  a  byword.  Odm 
wtitti  an  Avioican  editor  aa- 
aerted  that  it  was  "  no  name  at 
all,"  an  aggriered  Smith  oid- 
lected  and  pabllahed  the  name* 
of  the  /olkn  SmilJu  who  had 
diatingnlahed  theniaelTea.  It 
may  be  ramarked  that  in  the 
baglaning  of  Tentonio  nanea 
there  wan  bot  three  Jaii  {Sul), 
the  flnt  nobleman  —  Smidt 
{8mi&),  the  first  workman,  and 
Thral  (Thrale),  the  &rrt  hkbonnr 


TiieSmia  hnuljwlmilrnptMWd 
ill  tba  umj  tt  tba  UiuBa.  ukd  M  vh  lamt 
thenwmapmrdioffoaiaib*  Amraf 
Iha  PotooK.  Oo  OM  rf  ih*  nfncatd 
nUaiatfaal^ntoeic  drriBB,  vUefa  tn* 


"Gumui  Smlihl,  lulr;  Joan  Sfnithi. 
Spun  1  Ju  Saiidt,  Hollud ;  Ina 
Schmiajwcdd,    Pehail;    Jaw   Snwt., 


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JokH—Jotly.  505 

MU.J*."  -U  .  ^^^  >»  *«         geiwwUy,   depend,   upon   tlw 


»yu  BiricnsbM 


D«'l  700  know  what  it  is  in  Engliih  T  " 
"  r»-l  dm     til  Cm  Smlf—PMil*- 

John  Thonu  <ooiiimon},  »  flun^ 
kej;  thep«nii. 


Joined  Qw  sane  (popiUmi),  > 
TnlgM  phnM  eqoinile&t  to  mj- 
ing  that  anj  one  bu  beoome  a 
thlet 


Tbea  (ran  Ibi  door  bt 


Ai  drank  u  ercr  b<  c«i 

Sun  nir  hurt  it  broke  ud  no  1 

Since  }<Auiajjm»td  tlu£mti£. 

Joint  (Amerloau),  k  pl«oe  of  pnb- 
lie  raaort,  generallj  a  "  uloon," 
ft  loom  of  ft  Ter7  low  ohuacter. 
From  its  hftTing  been  originally 
fto  adjacent,  adjoining,  or  joint 
room,aDanDeze.  AUtheopinm- 
amoldng  dena  kept  by  Chineee 
In  the  United  States  are  called 
opium  joinU.  To  explain  the 
following  extract  it  should  be 
ondentood  that  the  obtaining 
ft  licenae  to  sell  liquor  in  the 
Amerioan  cities  often,  If  not 


CsnwKld  ihu  otdl*  Ui  aloon  wm 
a  "  tonch/tin/,"  ii  wu  not  nor  10  lad  u 
If anmi or lh« Alowr.  Ttioofli ■  (oad 
Dnomt.  ba  doBbilni  Udn  ih.  Aklir- 
iBuiG  "iadooaBca-  back  of  Uoona  and 
Wibon. 

(Common),  to  pot  a  penon's 
now  ODt  of  jeiitt,  to  grleTonsly 
▼ex  01  disappoint  him 

Joint  working  the  {thlsTee). 
■wlndUng  In  the  streeta  with  a 
lottery  table,  the  indioator  of 
whioh  can  be  made  to  stop  at 
any  point  by  pieemre  on  a  oon- 
oealed  rod. 

JoUst  (common),  a  man  fond  of 

playing  practical  jokes. 

On  aiUriDf  lb*  rooa  I  had  (i«  iha 
boHic  into  tb>  hand  of  a  yoo^  uu,  a 
•on  of  tbc  hooH.  Thii  jrounf  fillos  wm 
a  bit  oT  a>Ui(<,  M  wbm  aboBI  to  uIh  ou 
tbt  (Ub  iioppcr  (tva  ibc  boltla  be  (aid  la 
a  joUr,  &■  old  Kaftr  mnao,  «bo  Bood 
chualqr,  "Sara.kODiraifc<  burxidaMi- 
kar  r»t~-(Saii,  eoou  and  bmII  tliU 
HUM  M<ay~GUt: 


(Common),  jMj  U  oMd 
■langily  aa  an  ezpletlTe,  signi- 
fying saperiatlvely,  ma,  he  got 


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Jolly— Josh. 


jaUg   vdl   tiuuhed,    oi  JiiU$ 


Jolfj  «■  «  Mndboj,  old  ezprea- 
Bion.  Th«  "Thme  J0II7  S«iid. 
bojt"  li  a  taTern  sign.  Who 
the  original  gay  and  festire 
aranaritii  was  we  have  not  dii- 
coTered. 


l-m,tij*U^Mtmia 


No  muter  whu  ocean  la  bk,  I  Lui(h  U 

CTCTTthinl. 
Allboafb  I'm  lika  bt  mMbcr,  I'm  tba 

iaufcofmjrpi. 


JoUt,  by  joHyt  (American),  an 
inteijaotion.  Fouibly  a  modlB- 
catloaotgoit?!  made b; French 
Canadians   In  asaociation  with 

I  ann  Lncv  an  Indian  ruimtd  Tomiib. 
Hit  fncodi  mwU  Tonah  or  Thomas  into 
abcanrbyadflaiif /haA toU.  Tomaquab, 
lh«  Baw,  hill  but  one  «alh,  il  vai  ^ 
/i^^/  What  dciiy  m  Ihe  Al[c«km  or 
Kanuck   mylhologr  /ptij  TcpmcDled,   t 


diy  "hal  /•///  w 


d  have 


(Popular),  ta>oI^  a  peisoa  ia  to 
"cIiaS"or  "get  at"  him,  or  to 
hold  him  in  ridicule.  (Acrobata, 
&«.),  rafera  to  the  act  of  a  friend, 
a  confederate  in  the  crowd,  who 
puts  in  a  good  ahow  of  moner 
when  the  hat  goea  lonnd,  wbiob 
10  retimed  to  him  afterwBrda. 

JoUf)  to  chnck  a  (che^  Jack),  to 
praise  another's  gooda,  ao  aa 
to  entice  the  bystandeia  Into 
bnjing. 

Jomer  (popnlar  and  thieraa),  a 
mjstresa,  a  sweetheart ;  liteialtr 
a  kiss,  either  from  the  K7F*7 
dtum«r,  a  kiss,  or  the  Tiddiah 


Jonunk  (shows,  ka.),  to  be  tair, 
to  share  eqcally. 

Joocer  1g7P*T>.  to  awake. 

Josey,  to  (American),  to  go,  haateit 
on.  Posalbl;  inggested  b;  the 
Jewish  slang /ostA,  to  go  out,  go 
forth,  or  from  the  g;ps7  j^Sm, 
ic,  go  liunj. 


plained  Ihc  idea  at  full  Icpffth  to  mj  friend- 
He  liniord  iicrtlT,  aod  ai  il  dawBed 
upon  him,  interjected  approvingiF^/f^/ 
—C.  a.  LtUmd:  AlfiUdm  Kiln. 

JoUy,  to  (thieves),  to  Impose  apon, 
to  act  as  8D  accomplice  or  abet- 
tor. Now  common,  with  the 
meaning  to  speak  up  for. 


oFlhem 


If  hei 


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Joah,  to  (American),  to  chafC,  to 
make  fan  of,  to  quia.  English 
pTuvincial,  jatJbia,  a  coonti; 
clown ;  jn£(,  to  cheat  (Sossex). 
There  is  an  ^MCiTphal  origin 
of  the  phrase  that  a  miner  hav> 
lug  been  told  b;  a  friend  that 
Joshua  once  commanded  the 
son  to  stand  stiU  and  it  obejed 
him,  replied,  "  I  guess  7011  can't 
come.rort  over  me  1 " 


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"  Km   ycu  bsy>  Htn  xay    lod 


"OhMl  /«<iiV  tfacn !  Nol  much." 
—F.  Fnmtii;  SaddU  mmd  MKcmtim. 
For  tome  anluiown  reason  & 
joA  U  mpposed,  like  b  David, 
to  ba  always  k  sleep;  penon. 
On  the  New  York  Stock  Ei- 
Dhange,  cajs  Hedbury  in  "Men 
and  HjBterles  of  Wall  Street " 
(cited  b7  Bartlett),  if  a  member 
dropsaaleep,  "/oiA  IjoAl"  cornea 
rouing  from  a  doien  longs,  and 
the  broker  is  awakened  hj  the 
cij.  Thackei>7  seems  to  have 
associated  jotk  with  fatDBsi  and 
dnlneas  In  bis  J»A  Sedle;. 
Fossibl;  the  Cblnese  JoA,  or 
Bnddha,  who  is  the  Incarnation 
of  stoutness  and  tianqnlllity, 
niggwted  the  word. 

Joakin.  0«nera]];  nsed  to  de- 
note a  dull  rustic  or  greenhorn. 
It  would  seem,  boweTer,  to  be 
derived  from  the  Yiddish  or 
Gaiman  •  Hebrew  jmoAch,  to 
sleep,  sleep;  (■.<.,  stupid),  or 
from >aMl«n, old;  tinJMekeaUek, 

JosMT  (popular),  a  s;nonpn  for 
a  "prosser"  or  sponge.    A  sim- 
pleton, a.  "flat." 
Then  u  ^jHHt^a  tukd. 

For,  fai away; 


Far,  Car  away ! 


"Wbrn  cf  Pr»'  70D  inccl 


Joss.  507 

Robabl;  b«m  "josUu,"  a 
lontorconntTTman.  (Anttralian 
popular),  a  priest,  the  Chinese 
temples  being  called  "  iosa- 
honses"  or  "josses."  Anstr*- 
lian  slang  designated  those  who 
ministered  in  them  fouen,  and 
then  extended  this  term  it  had 
created  to  mean  ministers  of 
any  religion. 

Th*  RHRBd  jMHr  .  .  .  Iiepl  hb  fill 
ia  Foley  fufaioa  hamurioi  (Ik  pslpil. 


One  tin  Wan(  he  auliEe  lUvel, 
Makee  nop  aae  Di(ht  ia  jHi-*tmi, 
He  ce  ileepy,  by'uby  wakt 

Long  ude  tttjtri'lUuu 


oMd 


odalin. 

-TMi  Jiaa  Pit. 


Jpsa,  joib  (pidgin),  Qod,  a  god, 
an  idoL  This,  say  the  anthors 
of  "  HobsoD-Jobson,"  is  a  eor- 
niptioD  of  the  Portngnese  tkot, 
Ood,  flrst  taken  up  in  the  ^d- 
gin  language  of  the  Ghloeee 
porta  from  the  Fortnguese,  and 
then  adopted  from  that  jargon 
bj  Enropeans  as  If  the;  had  got 
hold  of  a  Chinese  word.  "  I 
know  but  little  of  thebr  reU- 
gion,"  wrote  Bockyer  in  1711, 
"more  than  that  ever;  man  lias 
a  small  joa,  or  god.  In  hto  own 

He  olo  Bi*  (bilw)  nill  aa  maoM, 
He  cbui<lufi/»f  top^idee  houae. 
Alio  lim  he  Dakv Ji«u-pidfin, 
Wat  yoD bokwci  dUy  liiisa. 

—MmrrCtt. 


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Joss — Juba. 


JoM- pidgin -num.  Jon-heiue- 

maii  (pidgin).  "Thna  also  in 
pidgin,  >eM-AoMMiM>,  or  jem- 
jiNJ^-mm,  is  a  priMt  or  & 
iol«fioiiiT7"("HofaMn.JobMka," 
p.  354)- 

Pi((T  knpc  ilnvtii  (fivwliig) 

ruulv  u'  CUtiliT, 

Nfift  nch  A  [unT 

Since  pici  bccnn, 

/MMHit  ht  tiniln 

An'  lalk  "  t«  bt  on  IblMlcr." 

Wbn  day  tmlkex  p(  1»k  all-iuiKe  like 


—Tki  Rittl  Pit- 

jQitick,  ion-itick  (iddgin),  stick 
of  fragrant  powdeiad  woods, 
combined  witli  a  little  gum, 
used  b;  Chinese  as  incense  in 
their  temple*.  The  ingredients 
for  the  powder  «re  the  patduik, 
a  sweet -smelling  root  from  tbe 
Himalayas,  and  sandalwood. 
Aa'  HilIt  uiivn  he  lequu, 
"  Mj  to™  C 


Jounce,  to  (Ameiioan),  to  indent, 
impress  npon,  hit  seTerel;  and 
seddeely. 

Who  wu  foUowad  ihonlr  after  by  ■  nkut 

oohipiiy  truup, 
Upon  whoie  (eUuiet  psvcn;  tuid>^iH</^ 

twr  im  lUnip. 

—  nf  Bmilmd  ^Ckarily. 

Joumctd,  smitten,  enamoured. 

JoDnM7  (turf).  The  sense  in 
which  this  word  is  used  on  the 
turf  seems  ratbet  derived  from 
the  French  jmrmtt  than  from 
the  English  jaurnt]/.  "  It  is  not 
his  journey,"  means  "it  is  not 


r  (popnlar), 
a  Scriptnre-ieader ;  one  of  tbe 
subordinate  staE  of  the  gard- 
aOD  chaplains  or  other  religions 
minister  who  is  only  a  ^mnwjp- 
ma»  or  casoal  performer. 

Jower  (American),  a  negro  ex- 
pression for  "jaw,"  talldjig,  and 
qoarrelling. 


dude  ter  leek  ei  _ 

JtT  tHCkyin'  (U^cria^  an*  wncki 

&BB.—Dr  LtcUlmfir/t^, 

Joiri-snckiitg  (papular),  kissing. 

J.P.,  jDstioe  of  tbe  Peace.  Vul- 
garly a  Joe  Poke,  or  a  Uarman- 
beck  in  old  slang. 

Jnba,  Cadjo,  Quashee,  Jumbo, 
&«.  (American),  Tliere  are  seven 
of  these  names  in  all  given  to 
negroes.  Tbe  reason  why  they 
were  onoe  so  common  is  that  in 
the  ooontries  near  tlw  Qninea 
coast  every  negro  bean  the 
name  of  the  day  of  the  week 
on  wttlch  he  was  barn.  Eisg 
CoSee  of  Dahomey,  as  he  was 
called,  was  really  CnSee.  He 
was,  in  full,  Cnfiee  Calcalli.  It 
was,  donlitiess,  some  knowledge 
of  this  fiiet  whloh  indnoed  Defoe 
to  christen  Robinson  Cnuoe's 
man  Friday  as  he  did. 

"Juba  is  a  negro  danoe  omt- 
sisting  in  keeping  time  by  strik- 
ing the  feet  on  the  fioor,  and 
clapping  the  bands  on  the  legs 
to  the  mnsio  of  tbe  banjo" 
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Jubilee — Jug. 


QuHtia  la  ao  oallDd  Eroin  a 
iMgio  luuiwd  Q<M<A«f,  wha  flnt 
awde  it  known  to  white  men. 
The  FiMieh  have  the  nama 
"Bambonla"  (from  a  dance)  for 

Jubilee,  a  new  term  for  the  be- 
hind, invented  b;  the  EtaS  of 
the  .^ortti^  Tima  or  Bird  o' 
Prtidom. 


a  win  ipnns  ioiid*.  Tbc  tftugh  VAt  nU 
ep  hit  od*  till  h*  («It  hii  itMf\  eld 
tHpptr  bvitiiiig  DO  hii  JuUia  wiih  thfl 
rtiTthmk  pndBoa  ef  tha  «va  opoa  ih< 
wild  lu-ihim.— £in^  /  FraJam. 

Jndiel,  joak«l,  jncko  (gTPSr),  a 
dog.  BridenUy  from  jackal. 
When  the  gypaiea  came  to 
Borope,  the;  ^ve  the  namea  of 
fiiiTH«u  to  which  thay  were  ao- 
cnitomed  to  those  resembling 
them.  Tho*  thej  caUed  a  swan 
a  soibM  or  pelican,  and  an  ela- 
phant  is  In  their  langoacfe  a 
boro  %ak«ngn  gry,  a  large-nosed 
horn.  It  ti  remarkable  that 
the  gTpeies  did  not  take  a  Hinda 
word  in  this  instance. 

"  Jackal  is  not  apparentlj 
Anglo-Indian,  being  taken  from 
the  ToTkish  diatSL  But  tha 
Persian  tkagOl  is  close,  and  the 
Sanakrlt  trip^,  the  howler,  Is 
probably  the  first  form.  The 
oommon  Hinda  word  Is  gidar" 
(Anglo-Indian  Qlouaiy}. 

Judge  end  J1117  (talloia),  ahain 
trials  for  oSencee  real  or  inia* 
ginai7,  having  but  one  object  in 


Judge,  the  (AnMilcaa  cadeta), 
the  man  who  is  tha  most  popular 
with  hia  fellow  cadets. 

Jndj   (Amerioan),    a   simpleton, 

BIII7,  donkey,  a  fooL 

T^  coidqwdIt  connoo  coand]  ytatm- 
d«Lj  had  ft  bowL  oi  punch  dawa  al  th« 
IiUnd,  uid  Ihtyall  ludt/H^xi  sflhun. 
iclvt*— UBnuL  Til*  DocloT  ni  pmuit. 
■sd  Iha  ChuT  of  Fotiu,  with  wbon  aid 
thay  niHd  Ih>  dnll,  m  tbu  Doot  of  tha 
Jrmmalii  fmsn^  wen  wulinf.— /"lU/a- 
JilfltHi  Smulmy  Pmftr, 

It  waa  said  of  a  man  who 
was  a  oonTert  to  Jndaiim,  that 
Punch  and  Jadyism  would  be 
more  in  his  line ;  bnt  it  la 
donbtfnl  whether  these  words 
indicate  the  origin  of  the  term. 
As  It  aeems  to  be  New  York  by 
birth,  it  U  possible  that  it  owes 
I  the  Dutch  jaoL, 
I   qnite  the  same 


Jug  (old),  a  t 

applied  to  a  1 


atnAJw£, — Ctnllevr 


DoD'iroabiKyihc"HiiDeaplojn]"  bun- 

Aod  ai  roc  O'Biiaa  and  hii  bncchci,  I'm 
gtad  tha  fool'a  £a]Tjy  iaja£. 

And  I  ihouihi,  like  a  lot  of  tlx  twiDi,  1 
iboald  find  oh  ibul  day  in  tba  Sqnan. 

To  jvg  a  person,  to  imprison 
hioL  The  writer  remembera 
a    Joke,    in    ooonectton    with 


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Jtig— Jumper. 


tbis  exprCHlcai,  nude  bj  *. 
loraigii  g«iitlem>n  Id  the  pre- 
■encQ  of  Stoait  Hill,  who  wu 
then  ae«Ung  to  bring  QoTernor 
Byre  to  jostioe  for  bi«  share 
in  the  Jamaic*  maancre.  "  To 
jug  joni  hare,"  he  said,  "you 
mutt  first  catch  him." 

jn^^ins  (spoTiiiig),  an  aspinut, 
usoallj  joaog,  and  always  more 
laigely  provided  with  nioney 
than  with  brains.  The  lawful 
and  longed-for  prey  of  the  turf 


The  appellation,  whioh  la  of 
recent  origin,  is  never  regarded 
as  complimentaiy.  Id  common 
nse,  with  the  meaning  ol  simple- 
ton, fool ;  a  form  otjug. 

"Why   dgn't    he   (K   tlw  po[[nillu,- 


Jug  loops  (popolai),  sxpUined  by 


1  Uk  hair  And  vhuken  of  the  oa^ 
tu  of  Don  dnlwd  fslk. 
be  govcRhed  by  f**^'""  Soap 
liattjMg  la^(x}K  baij  brai(ht  Oisifbt 
oa  to  the  templet,  and  (onKd  udder)  wooJd 
be  the  n^e,  anachcr  Kaaoa  "  tBriercrfl^^ 
nnld  be  the  atjle.  —  Cnmntf :   TV 

Jtikalo.  jocko  {gjsvli  ■  ^°e- 

JnmlMrec  (theatrical)  jewelleiT. 

Jump  (thieyes),  a  window.  Vidt 
Baoe-johp.  Deed  also  in 
America  and  Avstrslis. 

Jomp  down  [Canadian),  the  oon- 

llnea  of  civilisation.  The  idea 
involved  is  well  pnt  in  the  fol- 
lowing qnotaUon. 


We   : 


ined  for    Bnndoii  in  iJ 


■rbicb  m  the  September  ot  iSSl 
il  toloniallj  luwwn  ai  the  jumf 
It  u,  the  lut  place  ihai  ia  io 
nctton  on  the  oocMiirta  of  what 
atilited  life,  And  upon  knviac 

of  anieliledom.— ,4.  Statrtltj 


When  Taffdom  and  Gladitnoe  jinc  handi, 
And  TBu   nay  maki  a  fair  /Htfiiu  oS 
Hairy. 


Jnmped-np  (popular),  conceited, 
arrogant  (Hotteo). 


Jiioqter   (popularX  short  smock- 
also   nscd  in  ftockwombylaboaren,navvies, 
Ac    Also  a  short  external  dnck- 
I  look.  frock  worn  by  sail-makere,  artt- 
™>«.     '          fleers,  and  riK""  to  preserve 
the  clothing   beneath.     (Ame- 
rican), a  rude  sleigb  made  of 

™  f™,L.  ,h.H  ™,  i„  .h.         »pll°g«.  «  "™gli  Pol™.  '"th 
B  toou  tn«i  oe  >ii  toe  ^^  ^^^  tamed  up    They  cost 

—Brtm4tiit  Ballad.  ^ery  little,  but  are  very  naefuL 


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Jumpers— Jumps. 


(Ullituj),  white  ouTU  frock 
worn  bj  the  men  at  gnn-diiU. 
AUo  patrol  jacket  worn  by 
gnnnen. 

Jumpers  (American  tUerea),  men 
that  rob  honsee  by  entering 
windows. 

Jumping  a  claim  (Amerloan),  ob- 
tainlDK  anything  by  fcand  or 
■tntagem.  Originally  a  West- 
em  expression,  signifying  an 
attempt  to  oust  a  squatter  or 
•ettler  on  new  conntry,  snoh 
baving  by  lawond  ooitom  a  Brst 
claim  on  the  laud.  It  has  now 
come  into  -general  use. 

JnmpiilC  HoMtl  (popular),  an 
exclamation,  probably  of  Ameri- 
can origin. 

Jumping  off  (tnrf),  one  of  the 
earliast  and  most  important 
aocomplishments  with  which  a 
two-year-old  oan  be  indoctrin- 
ated. In  theoe  days  of  short 
distance  races,  a  hoise  which 
has  not  been  tanght  to  "jump 
oS,"  (.Cq  to  begin  at  a  high  rate 
of  speed,  has  bat  a  poor  chance 
with  those  properly  Instructed 
in  the  art.  Therefore,  as  soon 
aa  a  colt'e  education  haa  so  far 
progreased  that  he  has  learnt 
to  obey  the  toaoh  of  the  rider's 
hand  as  to  walking,  trotting,  or 
cantering,  his  lessons  lajumfuig 
qf  begin.  He  soon  learns  how 
to  use  his  muscles  for  a  indden 
spring,  and  becomes  as  quick 
on  bli  legs  as  b  cat. 


an  old  story  of  a  man  who  tra* 
TeUed  till  he  came  to  a  preoipioa 
which  bounded  the  world. 

JompioK  over  tlie  fat  pot  (thea- 
trical), a  stipulation  made  In  the 
daj's  gone  by,  that  bU  engi^ed 
should  assist  (as  the  music  in 
Macbeth,  Fiiarro,  Rob  Roy, 
Dance  In  Honeymoon,  Qod  save 
the  Queen,  ka.)  in  the  old-fash- 
ioned pantomime  Han  in  the 
UooD  (now  called  the  Shadow 
Fantomirae).  When  gas  even 
was  not  oonvenient  (Richard- 
son's show),  the  light  was  got 
by  a  large  Same  of  burning  fat, 
behind  the  sheet,  and  all,  eaoh 
and  every  one,  bad  to  contribute 
bis  share  of  the  work,  and  many 
a  time  the  awkward,  spiteful,  or 
hall-drunken  have  knocked  it 
over,  not  jumidng  high  enongb, 
and  so  finished  the  puf  onnance. 


Jnmp  off  (American).   This  phrase 

is  thus  explained. 

Now  ukd  *(un  the  tmad  utn  of  ■ 
Ul«  ciul  cim  vou  i}o  Icci  of  ipkBdid 
wovdui  read :  bni  uiivid  u  ih(  eml,  inn 
Hod  you  bava  b«a  (ndually  unodiric 

woalil  tall  >  >i»/  ^,  with  ■  nui  of 
brtuh  be1d«  you,  hiduif  in  all  probaUlily 
■  coUection  at  lop,  or  »  piUUI  which,  csm- 
ioc  ml  the  boLIom  of  luch  ■  jlinp,  would 
*nd  your  rambl*  for  lh»l  ii.j.—Pkillifff 
Wrtkp:  Tntlmfi^mTtmJirJml. 

Jnaqia  (popalar),  to  bare  the 
fuu^pt,  the  delirium  tremens ; 
also  used  in  the  sense  of  a 
erase,  aa  "  He's  got  the  Jubilee 


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Jump. 


the  right  of   oocDpuK7  fmm 
twTiog  fint   Mttled  npon  tba 


•'<Um.-gr>hidi 


'*How  doyoaknoirXlut!" 

"  'Cm  it  (ina  jou  litfjamft," 

H(  mil  dowD  Ic  Ibt  boilom  of  the 

hlu,  iwTMthtlMfc— iS/»rtnv  fnui. 

Jtunp  Uk  game,  to  (AmericAu). 
In  gunblii^  or  pokei  sluig  to 
nld  a  gambling  den  bj  th« 
poliM  (C.  Iitlaud  HairisoD'i 
US.   CollMtioD   of   Anwrioan- 


L.IViUiamt:  UOtWitdWttt. 
The  word  wu  nsed  b;  S! 


wberein  Macbeth 
with  himMlf  on  the  ezpedlsDcj 
of  marcteriiig  Donoau  \MaAtik, 
Act  L,  BO.  7). 

"If  the  u 


Janp,  to,  to  cheat,  to  atesl.  This 
word  la  uwd  In  Xnglaod,  but 
U  more  common  In  the  United 
Statee.  Dniing  the  great  civil 
war  it  obtained  great  cnrrenoj 
in  connection  with  the  Impa- 
d«ut  fianda  of  the  meroenar; 
adfeDtoren — mostly  newlj- ar- 
rived Iriab  immigiants  —  who 
enlisted  in  the  Federal  anniea 
for  the  ooitqiieft  of  the  Sonth, 
and  received  large  same  aa 
bounty-money,  Tarying  from  two 
hundred  and  fifty  to  a  tbou- 
HUid  dollars,  according  to  the 
oeeda  of  the  State,  and  de- 
■erted  within  a  few  days  after 
reoaiving  it,  and  played  the  sams 
game  in  a  distant  dty,  some- 
timea  repeating  the  proceee  aa 
many  ai  half-a-doien  or  a  dnen 
timee.  Theie  evaders  were 
called  "  bcnnty  jyu^tri."  To 
fump  a  claim,  in  the  partiaUy- 
settled  distrtota  of  the  grMt 
West,  la  to  fraudnlently  attempt 
to  dlspoaaeaa  a  squatter  who  has 


Wt'djmmf  the  Uf>  IS  cone." 

The  word  is  still  used  by  the 
lowest  classes  in  London,  in 
America,  and  Anatralia,  among 
whom  "to^MHpa crib" signifies 
to  rob  a  boose ;  and  "to^inq>a 
bloke  "  signifies  either  to  cheat 
him,  violently  plnnder  him,  Ul- 


Anyhow,    Do*    Gilpm, 
[hey  meL— ^.  Fnmtti!  Sat 


"Santer"  is  nsed  in  French 
is  the  nme  sense — "fafre  le 
sant  d'nne  chose,  est  voler,  on 
Bscamater  one  chose."  (Popa- 
lar),  to  jump,  to  copoiate.    In 

(Cape  settlers),  to  jumf,  to 
Bte^  An  TCngHfllr  officer  camp* 
iug  oat  was  told  to  take  care 


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Jmiet  (ocwtennongni),  ■wiiilliiiii. 
piofenlona.  "We  d««lif^to 
•11  thftt's  Mr  to  w— and  that's 


Jiuttp — -Jttwaub.  515 

ttMj  did  not  >Mi]»  hi*  oudle-  job  "  ia  not  k  nry  oharitabla 

■tlok.  (Anatnllui  popular),  to  way  of  a^ing,  I  miild  not  ba 
■npplant  In,  to  tak&  The  dit-  In  joni  place.  Jvniit  la  from  a 
ferenoe  between  Jwt^  and  proTindaUain  meaning  a  mory- 
"ihake"  li  that  "ahaka"  im-  maUnff. 

pUea  stealing,  and/wap  doea  not, 
A  thief  "ahakaa  "  joat  watoh ; 
bat  II  70a  take  a  leat  in  a  lail- 
waj-oandage,  or  oa  a  ooaoh  that 
ia  engaged  by  some  one  else, 
70a  are  onl;  jampittf  It,  It 
was  a  Joke  agaliut  a  crnataoean 
baohelor,  an  editor  of  a  well- 
known  JoDTTkal  in  a  Hnn^ 
township,  that  he  bad  ptwjiti 
a  bab7,  tlie  £aot  being  that  In 
the  Tear  of  ttie  great  flood  a 
babj,  alive  and  UoUng,  and 
enahrlDBd  in  a  gin-oase,  had 
been  deposited  bj  tlie  waters 
on  the  Tenwdab-toof  Just  nndoi 
tiis  bedroom  window, 
(Hedloal),  to  try  a  dangerona 


doea,  for  all  theii^frita" 

Jufc,  Jaik  (old  oant),  a  saal. 
St&l  onneDt  amo«v  tUerea  in 
Amarioa, 

Jnat  iriiat  jon'ic  dofay  (Ameil- 
oan),  »  peonliar  expreadon, 
often  nnd  in  oonTenatlon. 
meaning  that  the  sobjeot  in 
hand  ia  of  Importanoe.  "  When 
700  have  a  lioise  like  that  in 
hand  yon  can't  attend  to  anj> 
thing  else  bnt  jtut  ukat  jmt'n 
doiiig."  This  was  aocddentally 
orerheard  at  t' 
Hotel,  London. 


TVOH  do  l-VutdytM  CmrHr. 


■  l«d-pi»«.— ».  trail  St. 


JBva«  oommonlj  JUTO  (gTF'Tlt  ^ 

wife,womaB.   Frapari7a7omig 

,  woman  (Fanlaa>«M> 

JoBlnttiw  (naatleal),  good  ohear 

and  JomflOBtloB:  from  a  pro-      JnwK*  (Anglo-Indian),  a  refusal, 

,j,oialiam.  HtarsllyinHindoatwilan  answer. 

If  a  gentlman  prapoeM  to  a 

JmUt,  to  {WinohMtv  Ocdlaga),         iaAj,  and  U  lefsMd,  ha  Is  said 


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Kady—Ktg. 


jADT.     ViitCua. 

Vjoa  WHit  lobar  ■  ktuly 
in  Pvu,  y«  mtm  fo  ta 
aaiia.—SfrrHi9  Tima. 

Kaffir  (popnlu  uid  Tlddiih),  » 
prtMtitula'i  bully.  Yiddish  and 
Anbic,l^r,Mi  Infidel,  aconntrj 


iBpoitilioo  (ram  lb«  SouA  S«a  l^udi, 
iiablr  hind,  birlr  Dialed 
■I  tba  upinlioa  of  lb* 


Som  IM  ihgMd,  nqia  be  buST- 
Uftny  lelHl  b*iid  id  chnppr, 
SuBH  (ardcn-mu  cut  papPT- 
Bnptlor  bab  fot  da  day, 
iUo  Tal-pini  Imar  my. 

Kaalta  (Uok  •!««)•  "  •U'^ 

KuttaecBo  (bMk  ibng),  a  (tink- 
lag  one. 

KnribAt  (AiiKlo-I&dtan),food,  Ul^ 
nUlj  lioe  and  00117. 

Kariinption  (American),  a  party, 
a  Mt  of  people,  a  crowd,  im- 
plying nnity,  relationtblp,  or 
nationality.  Aa  plien  ooaon  aa 
poitfix  to  other  word*,  «.;., 
■'  gumption,"  "  conniption,"  it 
may  have  been  added  In  thia 
oaae  to  the  0«nnan-Hebraw 
wotd  fawtM  or  trovn'm  (plnial), 
ir  the  related. 


idcd  ben  yam 
CtJn  Viiotii)  Timtt. 

Kate  (American  thieves),  a  s 
bnsen- faced  gtil  or  wo 
Kai,  Dutch  aUng,  a  bad  wo 


K.D.  (lainter*),  abbrenation  of 
the  words  iof  iark,  i.*.,  "  dos't 
My  anything  about  it." 

Keel-lutiiBiv  {commMi},  a  aocdd- 
Ing,  aeoompauled  bj  peiaanal 
obaitUement.  Prom  Um  old 
nautical  cutom  of  pnnialiing 
oflendera  by  Uirowing  tbem 
otretboard  with  a  rope  attacbec^ 
and  hauling  them  up  from 
nndar  the  ship'*  ke«L 

bus  bc*D  a  irtll^mHmt  ot  ycr  afiB  T— 

K«el  over,  to  (popular).  People 
are  aaid  Id  ted  oar  when  by 
■ome  miaf  ortone  or  othei  oanaa 
they  eoffle  to  grief  in  their 
nndertakinga  or  plana,  m  ot  m 
nmH  "keel  np^"  "To  go 
up  the  apovt,"  "  to  be  de«d 
broke,"  "to  be  atnmped,"  are 
some  of  the  innnmenble  lyno- 
nymoDS  expresdona  f  or  the  nm« 
idea.    The  expreaaion  la  oont- 


n  iloBC  Ek*  tb*  diTil, 
tsDiirtbalKyi 
be  i(  |»rf«tty  WrI, 


Keg  (American),  M^aoity  to  hold 


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Kun—Keep. 


dowa,  ton  b*  WH  dnmk.  Wi'd  been 
b«niif  k  ^ma,  ud  aj  hig  ni  pnlty  IuH 
Ua.— ^.  FrmmcU:  SmddU  *md  Mtaman. 

Keen  (Americui  cadet),  m  bnmor- 
on*  atotj,  a  joke. 

Keen  on  Ccomnton},  intoot  on, 
tutTing  great  Uldng  (or,  bdng 
In  loTB  with. 

Keep  ft  hotel,  to  (Araerlcan),  a 
phiftM  intiDuting  adminittra- 
tlTO  o^aoity.  It  U  almoflt  ani- 
lenall;  ezpreued  in  the  nega- 
tiTe,  "He  oan't  tap  a  tiatd." 
The  origin  of  it  waa  u  follom. 
About  twenty-fiTe  jean  ago  a 
man  named  Ljncb,  banjo  per- 
toimer  in  a  n^ro  miUEtrel 
tronpe,  loat  bl«  OTercoat  in  a 
hotel  in  Vlokaburg,  Hluiulppt. 
As  the  landlord  refoMd  to  pay 
him  fo^  it,  be  revenged  himself 
fox  a  long  time  aftw  b;  a  bomor- 
ou  dlalogoe  in  whiob  the  land- 
lord was  mentioned,  and  all  bis 
minor  good  qnslitlee  were  falth- 
follj  enumerated,  bnt  wbioh 
were  nentnlised  b;  the  other 
interlocutor,  who  drawled  ont, 
"  Ta-as — bnt  he  oa-ant  http  a 
ko-idl"   The  exprcMion  ia  sUll 


oooDpier  b  then  nid  to  http  • 
pV(Hott«n). 

Keqt  cnve,  to  (Eton),  ezplahied 
by  qnotation. 
Clili-facginj  requind  In  lower  bojt. 


mmiiig  b;  ■  vhiiile  if  hi  ihonld  door  our 


Keep  sloom  (taOon),  keep  qniet 
(stookontter'a  azpreealon). 


Keep  that  4zj  (American),  keep 


Sul  doo'l  let  >[  CDICT  into  )h»u  bcut. 
Nen-  lei  tbcm  fet  n  duDOB  At  jnor  Hllti- 
DcDl ;  iaf  UtMi  drr-—J'.  Fnmcii :  Saddtt 

Ke^  your  ejes  ekimwd  (West 
American),  keep  yonr  eye*  open, 
be  watcbfnl. 


Keep  n  pi^,  to  (Oxford),  to  have      t>^ 


contain  two  bedobambera  ha« 
•ometimes,  when  his  ocdlep  ii 
fnll,  to  allow  the  nae  of  one 
of  them  to  a  tieehman,  who 
is  called  nnder  theee  cironm- 
•tanoee  a  "pig."    The  original 


n* 


lor  otber  apenijifi.— /.  A.  / 

Ko^  jour  half  ml     Vidt  Haib. 


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Si6 


Ktep—Ketlk. 


iMMth.    ham  J  mi  hi,  k  bild'i      Kcaavrd  (t»ck  ilang),  drank. 


*  Ii  cmfttir  (nardad  Bt  lb* 


■haip  look- 


Keffel  [AnMrkwi  thleToi),  a  buwe. 
nvm  the  Ownum  iapfML 


Keman.     TiibOucMU. 


AlMfttMd. 

From  Uono,  Uan,  KTpaj  and 
Ori«tilal.  This  word  KMi«nIl7 
hM  k  pi«Bi,  M  "bowiikg-ini," 
"■psd'Jtm,"  faJ. 

Ken-cracker,   or  ken-miUer 
(thlerw), «  honMbreBker. 


Kerflop  (Amaricau),  aaothcs  iana 
ol  "  kenl^  kMonae,  kealcwli. 
keamwh,  kewoah,  keswollop," 
and  Birallv  mMnatopoetlc 
«ord>  eipreedve  of  the  falling 
at  ftonei  or  the  joniping  of 
frog!  into  water. 


W  it  u  ba  did  u,  Bnin  wilh  lh«  nccii- 
niUand  vd^fat  And  impalae.  b«  at  bat 
bootht  tlw  wbote  tAUaloi|icBl  atriaff  down 
ia^li^,  fon  and  biri;,  npcm  ibi  dmod 
oowD  cf  hii  andiUT. — F.  F^mmdi :  Smd- 


Kenn>  to,  (tinkv),  to  hit.  strike, 
punch. 


rtthaj  bixn  and  JoiapBi  (dakar'i  teoh) 

dovn  to  m  J  Ak  (thi^tiX 
n' h->  (bitr  mik*  It.  cgm.  to  Jbrp'*  TW 

pea  tpatA  ^nr  bcaX' 


/  (St  Ollea),  R  blow  on 
the  bead  inflicted  with  a  poker, 
fuppoMd  tobederiTed  from  the 
name  of  a  nun  who  waa  klUed 
Id  that  nuuuner,  la  ao  enooenter 
among  Irlih  loogha  in  tme  of 
the  iliiiiii  of  Iioadaii.  Compare 
the  espreesioiii  deriTed  from 
proper  uunet:  to  "burke,"  to 
"  boTcott,"  and  the  Frenoh 
"  watilniaer "  (etd*  Barrtte'a 
«  Allot  and  Slai^"). 


Ke^li^>  (Ameiioan),  a  word  ex- 
preeehFe  of  faUiag  flat  on  the 
ground,  itiaight  onward,  ahead. 

Olba-  ptople  n  doftil  al  IlHr  »«ld 


d  Dobodf  wan^t  (un'  to  Maud  at  the 
U  to  bar  'cs  eat,  aa  if  Ilwy  did  Ihcr'd 


Kettle  (thIefM).  a  watoh  ;   fW 
Ulk,  gold  watch. 


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Kettle — Kicking. 


S17 


.    Thu  ii  bMUr  liiui 


Kew  <back  •l«ng:},  a  week. 

IChff^fi^  khui,  cootttli  (AjiglO' 
Indian),  ■  place  of  ratidenoe, 
or  itOTO-rooiii,  entertainment. 
Vvdi  Bnou  Ehana. 


(NanUcal),  iron  or  ironclad 

It  k  not  BtBenDr  kunrn  ihu  Ibc  ibn* 
totpado  cniien  ■  .  ■  tun  bcm  id  tht 
OBBtracton'  budi  for  Ilic  put  »b  moatlu, 
and  ilut  all  kindi  of  apcdioia  hue  biai 
iHsncd  u.  .  .  .  Tka  iBupwiiblr  tndi. 
ODW  ptan  ofuppliriiis  "  ponldcs  '  10  ibdi 


—AUfkClmm^Liirt^liid. 

Khtibber  (Auglo-IndlBn),  newi, 
MpaoiaUr  iporting  newi  (Ai*- 
Uo,  Fer^an,  Hind.,  Uabcr). 


"To  pnt  OA  tlie  hOnHk,"  to 
ran  down,  tlander,  degnde. 
To  pnt  tlie  kiboA  00  aojtbing 
li  latterlj  to  pat  an  offeotoal 
Aap  or  end  to  It  In  thla  Mnte 
it  is  apparenti;  deilTed  {rom 
the  Tiddiirh  faiiiu,  •.<!.,  loUMMt, 
to  reetnln,  sappreaa,  hold,  put 
a  ftop  to.  In  the  oommmi  pio- 
nonoiatiOQ  the  word  ia  often 


Kick  (popolar  and  tlileree),  a 

Obi  eld  ftiatd  .  .  .  nyt  Ihcj  m  raia- 
001 10  Ihe  Uck.~-BirJ  •■  Fntdtmi. 
Se  I  put  oa  tbi  Iui(,  mad  than  all  b  (b* 

dark, 
I  riBad  hli  iidi  of  hU  (Uim*  «o  An*. 


f  toi  la  probaUy  an  abbnrla- 
tloa  of  tiat-pookrt  {iid»  Kicks), 
Uka  aly-poaket,  abort  for  aky- 
rocket     (Common),    explained 


Tha  kick,  or  axpapca,  ai  a  bint, 
Fnn  DiBca  b  niUcain  iahaw. 


—Pttm^FtOi. 

(Wort 


InaMet, 

American),  a  gradga. 
t  bann't  lOt  aar ''^  ■(■^'■' Iha  J  aaa. 
I*  hH  maad  n  Uka  a  ■•nthnas.— ^. 


Kkkeraboo  (Weat  IndiM),  a  001- 
rapUon  of  tiia  e^trearionto 'Uek 
tbe  bucket."    FM«B 


iba  Nik 'Airy'     Klckfaig  St  wsiat   (taHon),  an 
'  ihat'atadi*.  muightlj  fault  at  walrt  in  a 

■■^  **  *'*^      lOcUnc  for  Ike  boftt  (tailon). 


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5 1 8  Kicking— Kid, 

lOckiiic  for  trade  (UUor*),  Kg^s- 


nddng  strap  (taUon),  u  elutic 
■tnp  indde  k  habit  lUrt. 


—iHfUdij  Ltttmdi. 


IBck»,kictote«.kfckMe«(poim- 
IM     u>d     thie»w).     breechB*.       KM   (popntar,   yer7  < 
ttower..      From    •    metaphor  London), »  Bwdl.  •  m«her. 


RJmilaT  to  that  which  gaTe  the 
wag*" 


__  Londoner  meeting  aoothv 

■■      ■-  tW  wo  are,"  or  tbe   amatt^ 

dressed  man  might  say,  "  Aint 

I  an  awful  yid  to-day  T  "    Tbo 

"dnde"  and  tbe  "mather"  an 

really  well-dresaed  people,  th* 

Kkk  the  atntEnc  ont  <rf  one,  to         iU  is  rather  a  emarUT  dreased 

(American),  to  ill-treat  a  per-  person;  also  a  policeman. 

■on,  or  to  take  tbe  wind  ont  of  Emy  o«  o<'  die  Brdiiu  knwi  tb« 

another's  sails;  to  get  tbs  better      5eiioai-inuiioSccibyuuiiiic(.vidiibbiin 

,-  ...  htm  evto  mDR  Ihuk  their 

"'»'"■  ih.  l-bb..  . 

I  UB  inToniMd  thil,  jodgcd  br  ihi 
tumlinl  (f  nocm,  tha  "  Ua]  ~  nen 
p.pw  it  the  OM  Ihirt  whoop,  iu  owmid*  „,    ^  ,-:,■._. 

(othcU[.iirih(iBi>iuidUc*f(*(i<is^iiv  fi(f,cheeBe;I;«f  bardiSynonT- 

M<  */  ibe  other  ftUow.— *«w  K*"*         moiuwitb"baidcbee«e,""baid 
WtrU.  lines,"  DO  lock ;  a  child. 

an  abbMTlatioa  for  "kick  tbe      EvimmgNimi. 

bnOket,"   or  tor    "at  his  last  ••  served  hb  tin  to  the  tr»]e,-i«aTMl 

kick."  lh>BHl(erc«llT;  "beee  uitenrciDce 

he  wu  ■  Ud-m  hi^.'-y.  Gmmmmd: 

Kick,  to  ham  the  (sporting),  to      ^**  ^"^■ 
have    look.    From   a    football  (Popnlar    and    tfaieres),    ei- 

pbrasA  plained  bj  quotation. 

Kick  .p  ««mn..).  c™..W,  JSrTbfw^XiSS 
in«oeedlngs  of  a  noisj  nature.  ijMrf.—Hlmdi'y:  Ufi  tmd  Admtmtura 
Vta,  DM  Her  Uejenr'i  -t-Jec"  f™       ^'  C*^/«*- 

.n  end!  of  the  ncth  conung  »  «  .he  possibly    from    An^CK^axon 

.how.  end  1»1ib  lail  in  the  *«*  «>  f—  „        ,      .     ,  ,     . 

J^Ji,  tj/dliaH,  to  declare,  make  known; 

the  primary  meaning  of  Uif 
a  pnffing  speech,  termed 
Udment,"  more  probaUy 


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patter  of  a  fanckitar,  and  "  gam- 
mon "  being  contidered  1711007- 
inoiu ;  eompare  the  German 
Uibtit,  to  decelre,  "  gammon  1" 
from  hslten,  a  bookater.  Alto 
daoeption,  hmnfang. 
t  woB  met  m  linlt  miprwdi  tbwfbn, 
tahtaromof  lh«m  murk.  Id  tb*  wuia- 
nkibl*  Unfuc*  of  ■  CBckMT  of  ifat 

—J.  Grtnufj!  TV,  jr^,  *•  Ca 


teoratlj  broken  up  (18S7)  In 
London,  waa  babitDaU7  tUtad 
bj  boTS  and  girls ;  two  of  the 
fonner,  who  were  Tei7  well 
dnased,  and  who  appeuvd  to 
be  gentlemen's  Moa,  were  onlj 
eight  and  ten  7eua  of  age, 
while  the  girli  were  of  oorre- 
■pondin^7  tender  Tcara. 


U  u  ana  Uncntd  ra  ibi  JHXOn  cf  lb* 


^'^      Kidle^  a  bo7  or  girl. 

Kidment  (popnlar),  pnfflng  qieeoh 
of  a  Cheap  Jaok,  or  otheia. 
Bomfaog,  nonsense,  deoeit,  de- 
ception.    Vide  Kid. 


Kldtiej  (Stock  Bxcbai^),  a  fiao- 
tlonal  part  of  one  share.  A  oor- 
raptioo  of  a  man's  name  Clad> 
ne7,  who  it  first  known  to  bare 
dealt  nndn^ 

KidncT  blow  (poglllstlc),  a  blow 
planted  In  the  abott  ribe,  In  the 
phraseolog7  of  the  ling  reporter. 
Often  a  backhander. 


Kidd&r  (popnlar),  tashionablj. 

KUdtefwiiik  (popolar),  a  small 

•hop  where    are    retailed    the 

oommoditieB  of  a  village  store. 

OrigiDaU7  a  kMU-n-ieink,  from 

the  offer  made,  with  a  wink,  to 

give  70a  something  out  of  the 

Uddle  or  kettle.    In  the  West 

conntr7,  an  ale-honse.    Also  a 

woman      of     nnstead7      habits       Oh,  rlfhl  yoo  an,  ctmmmia  I    I'n  tin 

(HottenV  5™  "^  l>"e^  I'"  "anwi  twe 

•n .  >      .  .  :..,..         .  And  I'n  'ti  IcM  0'  diuc*>,  I  ull  1 

iOddy  (popolar  and  thioraa),  a        Ur-M\iDM,MaMa.MaimtAid. 


mr  tU4r-~ 


Kiddy-ken  Ithleres),  a  hoose  fre- 
qDent«d  b7  mere  children,  girls 
and  bD7B.  Dnring  the  past  two 
7earB  the  increase  of  profligacy 
amoi%  "kids"  of  both  sexes 
has  been  very  great.    A  house 


KU  on,  to  (popnlar),  to  indte. 

K!d  oneaelf,  to  (popnlar),  to  tane7 
oneself,  to  be  conceited  of  a 
thing.  One  talks  of  a  man 
Udding  Mmnl/on  bis  moostache, 
01  a  woman  kidJing  hertlf  on 
her  flgore  or  her  oottome. 


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■3d   fir,   oc  Ud  hv  (tUmt). 


kad,"  whit  iwv,  ta  aB^falling 


OM  {taOon).  bopdaMtr  ipaOed. 

lODock  {aMtioal),  given  by  Wri>- 
aUt  M  ■  nnlt«d  SUto  Uam 
tot  iniBii  ■nohot,  bnt  UMd  !■ 
laglMid  with  tba  mwrofug  of 
NuliDT.     Alio  "  mod-hook." 

Kift(Iii«b),irailb«ftML. 

Knt«r  (Awriom).  "OntofUEtR- 
or  tadttr,"  Omatiuad,  m,  ant 
of  rapalr.     Dntoh   lirfiiimi^. 


A«.  Thii  i%  bowVTBi,  »  doobt- 
tnl  deriiKtion.  PotdUj  bom 
to  Mt,  to  tnok  up ;  w  that "  ont 
of  hiUtr"  wonM  UtanOlj mMa 
hanging  lojMdT,  benoo  dlaor- 
dorad. 


A  Uddimff  hoiM,  a  «*'"""''"g 
bone,  one  wUoh  pcetendj  to 
beafiald,  Ac. 

XU  (g7p*7},  to  plaj  on  an  inatn* 


Klll-cow    (popnlar),   a   graat 


Kinchcn   morta   (tUcraa),  little 
glila  tmined  to  pRMtitntiML 

yi™**"  cofv  (old  cant],  a  man 
Uttleman. 


1^  (tUMM).  e: 
Ion. 

ttiudi  hf  tbar  moAtn, 
udduUia^i;  and  t^  i^ 
lli^  moaar  Bmr — ■iMr'n 


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Kincob — Kipsy. 


Kfacob  (Aiigl»-Indlaii).  *  twin 
whioh  is  beonnliig  wall  kDown 
In  XnglHid  for  g<dd<bn>owle. 
Faniui-HlBdii,  MnUwok  For- 
iu«ri7CMlladM«MtU,*>od  kno*" 
tn  tlw  Hiddto  AgM  to  Snit^  a* 


Slider  <AiB«ioaii),  u  U  wan, 
In  a  mMiDBT,  at  titti  a  Iwhlon. 
SiKder-warttr  (<  pronoimaad  M 
In  iMi),  an  old  aqnnlon  vary 
o  in  New-    ' 


a  la  from  an  SngUtfa 
proriiiciAlluii  meaning  Tathar. 


I  (popnlAT),  a  faronr  in 
tb«  way  ol  enjoTment  of  the 
penon  gnmted  bj  a  woman  to 
one  of  the  other  sex,  or  Indeed, 
the  other  way.  There  i«  also 
a  proverb  of  some  standing— 
"After  kisalng  Domes  greater 
Hnifnfff  "  and  in  this  mdm  the 
word  i*  Mill  in  vnlgai  sooapt- 
anoe.  The  French  have  the  ex- 
preedon, "  avoir  del  bontdi  poor 


Klngsman   (ooatenaMigen},    ex- 
plained by  qnotation. 


^loin  an  ^t'«g"«*'  provlaoial- 
am.  In  Snffolk  a  nq«  b  Mid 
»  Unl  wben  U  doe*  aot  ran  ont 
even  from  iti  ooUi. 

Kip  (pcvolar  and  thi«*ee),  a  bed. 
This  la  probably  an  abbravia' 
tion  of  tifxy,  basket.  French 
thieves  call  a  bed  pag^i,  a  oot- 
mption  of  "panler,"  basket, 
ftp  had  f  ormwlj  the  Mgnifloa- 
tlon  of  house  of  ill-faaie,  and 
to  "tatter  a  Up"  algnUled  to 


Kip  honae,  a  tramps'  oi  vagianta' 
lodging-honae. 

Kipay  (thieves),  a  basket 

"Wub'i  Ihat*  ur  eloUwr-  "Vm, 
■Iwn't  ■  cmnlouL"  Se  b*  ttii:  "Go 
ftod  gH  A  ^/ty  full  a'  il,  and  w«  will  gaj 
\aiat:—H*nUfzJiHapJnmJM. 

This  word  Is  given  as  a  reoog- 
nised  term  by  a  diotlonaiy  of 
the  fliat  part  of  the  eighteenth 
oentnry.  The  form  Up«  is  still 
nsed  aa  a  provincialiam  for  an 
oaier-baaket  to  oatoh  fish.  It 
has  been  anggeeted  that  Mpfy 
is  from  the  Okl  Bnglish  or  Nor- 
man En^ish  fatpnire.  In  which 
case  UfM  woold  only  be  an  ab- 
breviation of  the  piimuy  i*ptjt 
Bnt  again  U|m  is  tractile  to 
the  Anglo-Saxon  Hjxm,  to  oatch. 
It  moat  further  be  noted  that 
ibpiy,  aometlmes  fajxi,  is  gypay 
tor  basket  and  a  willow.  Sipn- 
jbotil,    willow  wood,  of  Indian 


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K^—KOt. 


top,  to  (popnlu  utd  thtoTN),  to 
■Imp  or  lodge.    Vidt  Kmr. 

KiiUiag  (thlsTM),  bonMbmOring 
on  Siiiid«>7  erenlag  by  finding  > 
honM  whlob  bu  been  left  on- 
tenantod  while  the  oooupaDta 
are  all  at  obnrcb  (or  Uric),  or 
the  sertant  left  In  ebatge  «>• 


Siky  (popular),  drank. 
KiMer  (popular),  the  montb. 


lQMfai|:-ti^  (popular),  tbe  month. 

!%«  off^ida  of  hk  UMv^r^ 

—AlUm :  //«■  Sermfi. 


lOit  tf  whvstlei,  Sootob  Preab?- 
teiUn  for  organ. 

Kit  (popolar),  the  wfaolo  kU  of 
them,  BjDOQTmoiu  witb  the 
"whole  gtidiioo,"  the  "whole 
boiling."  ic,  all  the  -gutj. 
(Old),  a  danolng-matter.  From 
the  kit  at  amall  fiddle  wUoh 
he  OM*  In  hie  avooatloaa. 

Kit  ud  boodle  {Ajmerioan),  the 
total  or  whole  of  anjtbing,  a* 
the  entire  oompany.  Bartlett 
■nggMte  tbe  Oerman  htatd,  a 
parte,  as  the  original  aoiuoe  of 


Sngliab  hiMd,  a  btudla."  Bat 
aa  it  li  a  Hew  ToA  wotd  ito 
origin  ia  to  be  eooght  In  tha 
Dntch  buedd,  pfonoonoed  teed* 
[which  aee),  "»— "<"c  p«npai^, 
or  anjthlng  Inhoited. 

Khtheneia  (thierei),  thieree  wbo 
oongregata  in  plaoea  known  •• 
tbteive'  kltohena.  Mr.  Qieen- 
wood  MjB  that  nob  meeting 
plaoea  for  the  dreg*  and  oot- 
eaate  of  eodetj — wboee  mean* 
of  UtIi^  is  a  mjsteiy  to  tmtj 
one  bat  tbelr  intimate  frlendi, 
and  who  are  acOdom  teen  ab«Md 
nntll  tbe  ibades  of  evening  baTe 
long  atnoe  fallen  fryiit  within 
thr«e  minatea'  walk  tA  tb* 
Strand  and  within  two  mlnntea' 
of  Oorent  Oeiden  —  in  Drary 
I^ne  in  fact,  or  imther  in  lome  ^ 
the  lanei  and  narrow  thorongb- 
farea  leading  oat  of  that  main 
tboronghfare  into  Great  Qneen 
Street. 


!  (prlnten),  a  tomi  of 
contempt  tor  the  handa  tint 
freqqent  the  kileken  of  the 
Oompoeitots'  Socdet;  honae — 
asnallj  thoae  on  the  provid^t 
fand,  that  prefer  the  amjkU  relief 
given  to  honest  labour.  Thia 
tann  does  not  appl^  to  tbe 
genaine  unemployed,  bnt  vtiij 
to  the  loaf  era. 

Kite  (popolar),  a  fool ;  in  Frendi 
^MC.  (Common),  flctitiona  com- 
mercial paper.  To  kiu  or  tij 
a  Idit,  to  raiae  monar  on  *  floti* 
tionibill. 


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Kilt—Kn^k-boards. 


no  A*  Mki^  which  lautf 
.—Mia  EJeimtrtk :  Ltt  amd 


m  Vu,  f  oimcriy  t«niwd  »  pftpn 
<Ut«.  Fljlng  the  K(c  U  maU- 
pbcnloal^  pnUlng  a  bill  In  dr- 
onlmtian.     In    Amerio*    Imiot 


JTitiiif  hu  ml«o  tlie  dgnlfloi- 
tton  of  g^Df;  aboat  andtpeoD- 
Uting  wUdlf. 


Kdackm  (Stock  Kioliuigv\  Har- 
TiMn,  Baibw  ft  Gompauj  Shww. 
(Bntohm^  Jta],  the  teetlol«e, 
also  "  knnekaT*." 

Kuqtped  an  hot  "nil  (;riia  ring), 
got  a  haid  knock. 

Kni^P'iV-J'nv  <old  ant),  a 
tnnipike  gate. 

Kn^,  to  (thlovei),  to  ateaL  Fram 
to  tnop,  to  blto  off,  break  eboct. 
Derired  from  the  Dntoh  tnop- 
fo^  to  blto,  take,  or  oatoh  hold 
ot  (Popular),  to  oatch,  lued  In 
the  phrase  "  Won't  he  iniaip  It  I " 
(Honntebanka  and  othen]^  to 
Ib^  the  Blam  to  oatoh  the  elap 
of  a  lathe  ot  board. 


Iha  Sou  Gsardi.— rir  Star. 

K  lq;s  (printen),  a  tann  of  dari- 
•iou  applied  to  a  pereon  with 
knocked  -  kneei,  or  othenriM 
"  ebakr  on  the  idu,"  owing  to 
the  lege  being  ^lait  aa  In  the 
lower  portion  of  a  oi^tal  K. 

Klep  (popnlar).  a  thief ;  to  IcUp, 
to  eteal.  Fnm  JUcptMNOiua,  the 
meaning  of  whloh  ie  now  well 
known  to  all  the  lower  olaasee 
who  read  the  police  new*. 


ihc  pupk  cm  hu  csncm  thu  h>  hid 
HUB  of  ibtm  up,  dwr  mc  ki»*iDf  hov 
N>  kmmt  thi  ^*f.—Hlmdtt^ :  Lift  mmd 
Adsntu  m  ffm  Ouaf  Jmtk. 

(American),  to  Imap,  to  arrea^ 
corresponding   to   the  BngUeh 

Knufc  (old),  a  Mrage  pereon. 
Now  epelt  mark,  meaning  an 
Informer. 

Knat  (taikwaX  a  difficult  taak,  a 
tTTant,  one  not  to  be  deoelTed, 
played  with,  or  hoodwinked, 

KnSfe  (army),  a  eword, 

Koife-baards  (London  elaag),  the 
long,  narrow  aeat*  for  paiean- 
gere  on  the  topa  ot « 


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Kmfisit—Knoc&ed. 


he*d. 


Knock  abont  the  bob,  to  (popa- 
Ur),  to  pasi  kboat  tbe  drink. 


Knodc  down  a  cheque,  to  (np- 
conntry  AoHtraliui).  "A  ijs- 
tem  known  w  hnoelnng  dam 
onc'i  ehtqttt  pnraUa  aU  over  the 
unsettled  parta  of  AottraUa. 
That  ifl  to  aaj,  a  man  with  a 


(papular],  a  phrase 
among  workmen  to  designate 
one  who  takes  work  leoratlj  at 
borne,  when  tbe  men  are  on 
strike,  and  aooepta  lower  pay 
than  the  regulatioa  price  de- 
manded b;  his  fellows. 


Knock  (torf),  "to  take  the  iaodt." 
to  lose  more  monej  to  the  book- 
makers than  one  can  pa  j,  and 
thus  to  be  incapodtated  from 
approaching  the  ring. 
"I'nhiidaladn 

Iha  imttk,-  or  "it'i 

FrUr't  BalBffl.-— £« 


T  a  siun  of  moiMT  iit 
.  hands  it  over 
to  the  pablioan,  and  calls  for 
drinks  for  Wm—w  u>d  ^'^ 
friends,  nuUl  the  pnblican  tdls 
him  he  hae  dnnk  out  his 
cheque.  Of  Oootm  be  nerar 
gets  a  dthe  of  hia  money'B 
worth  In  any  sh^m  ec  iraj — 
Indeed  the  kindest  thing  a  pnb- 
lican can  possibly  do  is  to  re- 
fuse blm  sny  more  liqnor  at 
a  Tsry  eariy  stage  of  the  pro- 
ceedings, for  cheques  for  enoT' 
moos  imonnts  are  frequently 
*  knocked  down '  in  this  way. 
A  qoatter  of  the  worth  of  them, 
if  honestly  dmnk  out  in  Bash 
liqnor,  would  inevitably  kill  a 
whole  regiment  "  (Finch  Hat- 

ibc  end  of  the  aokhi,  id  >»c^  d*wm  kit 
t**fM,  u  lb*  phiue  (oo,  he  does  U  bi 


Knocked  all  of  a  heap  (popular), 
astonished,  dumbfounded.  The 
metaphor  is  that  one  is  abso- 
lutely floored,  knocked  down  in 
confusion  by  surprise. 


Knocked  into  a  cocind  hat 
(American  and  Bnglish).  When 
a  roond  or  high  hat  had  been 
smashed,  it  was  said  to  have 
been  knocked  into  tbe  shape  of 
tbe  thiee-oomered  or  oooked 
one.     Yidt  OOCKID  Hat. 


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Knocked — Knock-outs. 


liml.  Th(  Fnnch,  ftom  u  imhilectiinil 
point  oT  Ticw,  hm  kmdad  Et  DJenur 
rnlV  a  adad  hat  u  buttnd  ud  ihipe- 
Icv  ai  llkat  of  a  puuh  bejidlfl  who  hu 
b«n  nuJlnated  by  ft  uob  of  omtiaow 
\lta^n.--C.A.S^m:  A  TrifUBmrimry. 

Knocked  ont  (pagillatic),  ei- 
haoiited,  beaten,  "tnetted  ml 
of  time,"  which  see. 


(Tarf),  a  horse  Is  said  to  be 
knocked  out  in  the  betting  irbeti 
he  is  so  peraisteDt];  laid  against 
that  from  short  or  oomparatirely 
short  odds  lie  retires  to  an  ont- 
side  place. 

Knocked  ont  of  time  (pugilistic), 
to  be  so  thoroughly  beaten  as 
to  be  unable  to  stand  ap  in  tbe 
ring,  or  to  keep  time  with  his 
opponent,  and  receive  a  sncces' 
siOD  of  new  blows  and  bmiaes. 

Knocked  np  (common),  tired. 

Kttock-em-down  bo^nen  (popu- 
lar), anctioneeriDg. 

Knocker  (common),  up   to  tbe 
knodur,  completely. 
I'm  jgllr.  lifht  up  lo  Iho  kiixkrr. 


mil  H  darin(  the  progro*  of  tht  Efht, 
ud  thit  Ibo  cclEbnIed  ihucin-  Mil  rm- 

MiUhcU'i  tcmbli  \tSU—BirJt  FrwuUm. 

Knochen  (popular),  small  flat 
ourla  worn  OD  the  temples  bj 
thieves  at  ~ 
Called  also  "sizeaL" 

Knock  In,  to  (Oxford),  to  retam  to 
one's  o<^Iege  after  gate  is  closed. 

Knockiog^-ont  (Oxford  TTnirer- 
sity).  All  visitors,  on  leaving  a 
ooUege  after  time,  have  to  state 
in  whose  rooms  the7  have  been, 
that  his  gate-bill  may  be  scored 
up  for  them.  When  a  racke^ 
party  takes  place,  the  visiton. 
or  "  ont  of  college  men,"  are 
goneiall;  sapplied  with  a  list  of 
the  naraes  of  the  qnieteat  men 
in  college,  so  that  the  where- 
aboDta  of  tbe  party  may  not  be 
betrayed  (Hotten). 


Knock-nw-down  (popular),  strong 
ale. 

Knock  one  down,  to  (Amerioan 
society),  to  introdac& 

*'  Knock  jvu  dram  lo  lh»l  dauT."  !-€., 
"  InDodun  mo  lo  Ihat  fine  ^V—C.  Lt- 
Umd  Harriun:  MS.  AmtHtmiimi. 

Knock-onta.  Folly  explained  •• 
follows  In  Diproee's  "  London 
Society."  "The  knUk-ovU  are 
not  peonliar  to  Ixindon,  they 
abound  everywhere,  they  are 
regular  tiaders  in  one  particular 
branch  of  merchandise,  be  It 
'old  books,'  'articles  of  verta,' 


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5«« 


Imwm.  .  .  .  Ikaj  de  Mt  iaMt- 
gwaml  p^tK  Md  M  M«cfc  a* 

tki?  flMMk  wd  IfaN  M  Uio 
miMlMMj  tor  Ifaa  to  di^^ j 
tMrjadfaaMi.  KBe*iB(iAat 
tk>  anicta  n  wofU  ik  tb«  tnde 
— vkkK  if  A*  pn^Ktr  k  vat*- 
•U^viU  IMA  MM  ttek  Um 
giwml  p«blk  win  (i*«--tter 

«M  0«lhU  Iht  iMt  (Nblk  bid- 


ten>«rito  'pabUc.'  and  tbw* 
Httla,  U  Um  Bost  bounasa 
~"~"  pM>ibt«,  vbo  to  to  ba- 
roma  Iba  alti«aM  pirniwao 
br  a  '*<>ft  »■!  as^ion.'  Tba 
aitid^  n  J  a  pictara,  li  pat  op 
at  tha  puchaaad  price  by  anj 
Pm»  pan^i  aotinc  as  aiictiatMar, 
and  tb«  original  cost  at,  hj 
tan  poaad^  m^  tetniaat*  hy 
bidding  «p  to  tvantT  or  tkirt;. 
Tba  aoKMiBt  abo*a  Um  ooat  to 
placed  in  abool  to  foim  a  fond 
10  ba  «qnall5  diridad  amoagit 
all  pnaenV  .  .  .  PropeitT 
boogbt  in  thlt  I 
otiffinal  poblio  bid  of  a  email 
amooBt.  ha*  oft^  nacibad  to  a 
hnadrad  poniidB.'' 

Knock  the  qmts  ntt,  to  (Amori- 
caa).  Tbia  ma  con«nt  in 
AnwrtoB  aa  long  ago  aa  185a 
It  nuani  to  anrpaM,  eonfonnd, 
gobaokwaida,  baak 


to  «ha—>lT  w.  n^  naj  bo 
a  bawl  at  dx,  taa.  at  twaat; 
ladMdMla  praant,  wbi^  aftar 


(American),  to  enaoeiate,  to 
«npt7,  to  knock  dajlight  out 
of  ai^bod;. 

*''"''*'.  to  (pc^nlar),  to  make  a 
giaat   impnaitoD,  to   be  Irie- 


Dida'l  be  ■*]»  the  iBapk  k 
—Mmtii/fmUStmr-i 
JCmttfim. 


Kaofka  (theatrical),  a  proatitnte ; 
•too  "  no^nr,"  whiob  tee. 

Knout  (pablio  kImmIs],  a  piece  of 
wax  OD  the  end  of  a  strii^  w 


It  bj  prefect*  on  dot;. 


I(mmtai7).  The 
I  to  affilied  in  the  annj  to 
indiridnali,  fonnd  principallj 
among  the  older  aoldiets,  wbo 
Bnieai  to  be  oontinnaHj  anlter- 

«bo  ate  oonstantlj  aeeking  to 
aatis^  it  at  the  expuiae  of  yonng 


■oUicft  vkh  bHlccL' 


1  led  iwir  t?  •M 


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Knowing — Knucks. 


Knowing  co^^  (popular}.  >  *b11- 
informed   penon,   om  in  tha 


Dune  Ruminr  bud  (inn  iba  eBc*  to 
HBt  of  tiM  kmmlmt  ttra.—FimeA. 
rtdtCOVM. 

Know,  in  the  (turf),  to  be  <i>  rtt 

blow  U  to  bkT«  a  kDO«rlBdg«  of 

•  pBrtloolu 

tobegener- 

■Uj  au  fait  In  tori  mjateiieo. 

Knoiriedce   box    (popular],    tha 

hewL 

Know  one'i  way  «bont;  know 
one's  WK7  roimd,  to  (lued  In 
Anabalis  more  than  in  England), 
to  be  capable,  knowing ;  a  meta- 
phor aoggeated  by  the  helpleu- 
neu  of  tha  man  who  does  not 
know  hia  way;  or  perhapt  b; 
the  facilitle*  offered  to  one  who 
knowB  hi«  waj  ronnd  to  an  un- 
guarded point,  BQoh  aa  a  private 
entranoe,  or  a  flank. 
Bsl  tr«Di  h*  fawiH  Ui  w^  mini. 

Or  gnnl  IbiLl  he  U  tiiij. 
That  cuuwt  ba  the  lUghtcit  doubt, 

or  BUlr'i  lulb  m  BillT. 

~H.  KtrndtU:  BUfy  Viekm. 

Knowi  the  ropes  (pt^raUf],  U 
wid  el  an  old  experienced  work- 
man, or  an;  one  who  Is  well 
Informed.    Orlglnall;  a  sailots' 

Know  the  time  of  day,  to  Ipopn- 
lar  and  thleret),  to  be  eiparl- 
•noed,  oonning. 


Tha  nung*  miut  haw  UmA  hv,  (or  m 
"  doojr "  Jaokinf  booadir. 
Who  eppeued  lu  iThe  iiHW  On  Umu  ^ 

Wm  the  bcunr  of  Ihn  uuww,  "  If  Jtm 
wuil  to  He  (he  dancer, 
1  can  iotrodDca  Tou  to  har  nghl  awm^.** 
~SfrriiMf  Timi. 

Know  jDor  book,  to  (popular),  to 
be  ooirectl;  informed,  to  be  right. 
Ain'i  JQ9  slad  lometunaa  u  know, 
A  lecond  thought  7011  look 


Konckle  down,  to  (whooliX  to 
kneel  down,  properly  to  tub- 
mitto. 

KnudOed  (taOon),  bwod  lewn. 

Knncktedtuter  (oomm<Mi),  oilgin- 
ally  Amerioan.  A  ^eoe  ot 
meUl  with  hole*  for  the  Angers 
which  oloae  over  it,  and  whiob 
ooTore  the  knaoUet.  Thia  in- 
■tiument,  while  protecting  the 
knncklee,  adds  force  to  a  blow 
■truok  with  it 
Stmck  b7  ona  of  the  Mlo«*  «Ub  a 


AIM  a  heary  or  gaudy  ring. 
Knnckler  (thicTei),  a  plokpooket. 

A  mih — a  hnsta — marriLy  thao 
Bagiu  tha  buuUirt'  nr. 
What  an  you  thiini  ahouit 

—Fimci. 

Knnckle,   to   (thlerei),  to   pick 
pockets. 


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