ANEW
DICTIONARY
OP THE
Terms Ancient and Modern
OF THE
Canting
Initsieveral
TRIBES,
OF
WITH
An Addition of fome Proverbs,
Phrales, Figurative Speeches, &c.
UfefuS for all forts of People, ( efpecially
Foreigners ) to fecurerheir Money and preferve their
Lives i befides very Diverting and Enterraining, be-
ing wholly Newr
By B. E. Gene.
LONDON,
Pnnted fer W. Haves at the fyfe in
F. Gilboitrn8& the Comer of Cbaneery-tane in
(11
0
THE
PREFACE.
BEfore I prefent the Reader,
with the following Di&iona-
ry of the Beggers and Gyp fits
Canty I think it not amifs to premife
a few Words concerning the Beg-
gers and Gypfees themfelves, by way
of an Hiftorical Account, of the
Antiquity of the one, and the Uni-
verfality of the other.
It makes not a little for the Ho-
nour of the Beggers, that their Ori-
ginal according to fomc Accounts,
is no lefs Ancient than that of Chrifti-
A 2
The Preface.
anhy it fdf 5 for in the Opinion of
Chdwon, as the Slaves went off, the
Beggers came in their Place. So
much at leaft is granted, That the
Jem who allowed of Slaves, had no
Beggers. What toali we fay, but
that if it be true; that the Emanci-
pating or Freeing of Slaves was in-
deed the making of Beggers 5 it fol-
lows that Chriftianity which is dai-
ly employed in Redeeming Slaves
from the Turk** Ranfom'd no lefe
than all at once from Pogan Slavery
at firft, at no dearer a Rate, than the
Rent-charge of maintaining the Beg-
gers, as the Price and Purchaceof our
Freedoms.
As for the Antiquity of the Eng-
lift* Beggers, it may be obferved, That
the firlt Statute wliich makes Provi-
fion ibr the Parl/h-Poor, is no older
than Queen Elizabeth $ from which
it may be fairly Collected ^ That
they
The Preface,
they cntrcd with us upon the Vi/b-
hiion of the Abbey s> as with them
abroad, upon the Delivery of the
Slaves.
For the G/ppes, they and the Foul
Difeafe have alike the Fate to run
through a Geography of flames, and
to be made free of as many Cou&-
m"e$,asalmoft there arc Languages to
call them Names in 5 for as the trench
call the Poxr the Italian Difeafe, they
again give it to the Spaniards, as thefe
to the French^ fo the French call the
Gypfies Boemie, or Bohemians, belike,
becaufe they made their firft Appea-
rance in Bohemia of any Pan of
Europe -y the Italians Name them
Zingari or Saracens, the Spaniards
llanos as we Egyptians 5 whether it
be, that the Italians give them the
Turks, as the Spaniards give them
the Mm, as being both the next
Neighbors to each 5 I take not up-
on
The Preface.
on me to Determine, only it may
be obferved, betwixt the Comple-
ment of cither kind, the Odds is no
greater than this, of giving a Nati-
on a Clap, or of laying a brood of
Baftards at it's Door.
Though Holland has no Beggers,
if the Dutch themfelves are not the
greateft Beggers in the World ; and
Switzerland has no Thieves, if the
Swifs who are altogether Soldiers, arc
not the greateft of Thieves. Yet, I
fay, neither the States that are with-
out Beggers, nor the Cantons that
are without Thieves, are notwith-
Handing either the one or the other,
without Gypfies. So as what they
want of Beggers and Thieves in point
of Antiquity, the Gypfies claim a-
bove both, in point of Univerfality,
But though Gyffies are found in
all Chriftian Countries, yet arc they
not in all Countries alike j their Na-
ture
The Preface,
ture and Genius being diverfe, in pro-
portion to the Countries arndngft
whom they Stroul 5 fo that the fame
Queftion remains upon them, as is
ftarted of the Winds, as Univerfa!
Travellers as the Gjg/fo, that it feems
a Doubt, Whether they partake more
of the Nature of the Countries
whence theyrife,orofthofe through
which they Pafs?
Nor is it alfo new to meet the
Beggers and the Proverbs together,
for the Fafhion is as old as Plautus,
who puts the Proverbs and the Jefts
in the Mouth of his Slaves. And in
the Charader of SancboPancha, Cer-
vantes has Trod in the feme Steps 5
in the Hiftory of Don Quixot, San-
cho •' >eing diftinguifhed no lefe by his
P jverbs, than his Affe. And be-
tween the Slaves and che Beggers,
the Difference is no greater, than be-
tween Fathers and their Heirs.
If
The Preface.
Tf fome Terms and Phrafes of
better Quality and Fafhion, keep fo
ill Company, as Tag-Rag and Long-
Tail $ you are to remember, that it
is no lefe then Cuftomary, for Great
Per fans a broad to hide" themielves
often in Difguifes among the Gypfies 5
and even the late L. of Roche fler a-
mong us, when time was, among o-
ther Trolicks, was not afhamed to
keep the Gypfie* Company.
ANEW
A NEW
DICTIONARY.
A B
A D
AB
A
jfjL kedor poor Man,
alfb alufty ftrongRogue.
Abram-menj c. the fe-
venteenth Order of the
Canting-crew. Beggers
antickly trick'd up with
Ribbands, Red Tape,
Foxtails, Rags, &c. pre-
tending Madnefs to pal-
liate theirThefts of Poul-
trey, Lumen, e^c.
A C
Academy > c. a Bawdy-
houfe,alfo ariUniverfity^
or School to learn Gen-
teleman like Exereifes.
Accutrernents, c. fine
risging(now JforMen or
Women,(former ly) only
Trappings for Horfes.
Well accoutred, c. gen-
tilly drefijd.
Accept, and Acquifi-
tion$> the riglnts of For-
tune purchaled by La-
bour, Arts or Arms,
oppos'd to Hereditary
and Paternal .
Afteon, a Cuckold.
Acteorid, Cuckolded,
Or made a Cuckold of,
AD
Water.
A Jam -tiler, c a Pick-
pocket's Camerade,who
receives Stolen Money
or Goods, and fcowers
off with them.
Addle-pate, one full of
Whimftes and Projects,
and as empty of Wit.
B
A F
AJdle-plot< a Martin -
Tftturto
e adri ft, a Tar-phrafe ;
lit pre vent ye doing me
any ha rm.
AF
AffJa vit w*», Knights
of thePoft, Mercenary
Sweaters fdr Hire, , Inha-
bitants ( formerly ) of
White Friers, now drf
petfed.
Aft and Abaft, to
wards the S tern, or hln
der Part of the Ship.
A I
>ltf#tEndea vour orDe-
fign.To*/V», or level ft
a Mark,, be bos mift bis
Aim or End.
AirofaSong tlaeTune.
Ait of A fact or Pic-
tuxe, the Configuration
and confent of Parts in
each.
Airy, Ligh t, brisk,plea~
fint ; alfb a Neft of
Hawks He is an
Fellow.
A L
A L
Alabafter, mixt by all
the knavifh Perfumers
with the Hair-Powder
they fell, to make it
weigh heavy, being of
it felf very cheap, that
their Gain may be the
greater, found dcftruc-
tive to the Hair and
Health
Atfatia White Friers.
Alfatla the higher, the
fame.
Alfatia the lower ^ the
Mint in Southwark.
Alfatians, the Inhabi-
tant^ iuch as, broken
GentlemerijTradefraen,
&c. Lurking there.
ABaf, the Embafing
of a purer and finerMet-
", by mixing it with an
inferior or coar fer Met-
al, as of pale Gold with
a Silver-Allay^ or of
deep Gold with an Al-
lay of Copper >• alfo
whatever is ufed to qua-
"ify what is bitter or
naufeous in Compoffti-
oils, as gilding of Pills^
fiveeu
AM
Iweetning of Bolufes, or
Powders.
Aloft, above or over
Head ; alfo anciently an
Upper-room or Garret,
now more us'd in Com-
pounds, as Cock-loft >Hay-
loft, 8CC.
AltemaUt altogether.
Altitudes, the Man is
m bis Altitudes, he is
Drunk.
A M
Ambidexter, one that
goes ihacks in gaming
with both Parties ; alfo
a Lawyer that takes Fees
of Plaintif and Defendant
at once.
Ambient- Air, Air a-
broad opposed to that
pent and fhut up in
Wells, Vaults, Caves,c£r.
Or elfethe outward Air
in the Houfe, opposed co
thatlhut up in the Cavi-
ties of Veffels, Glaffcs^
Vials, frc.
Ambrol , among the
Tarrs for Admiral,
AmftibioUf Creatures
of a doubtful kind- or of
A N-
a doable Element ; as a
Bat is between a Bird
and a Beaft ; an Otter
between a Beaft and a
Fifh, and a Puffin with
the reft of the Sea-Fowl,
between Fowl and Pifh.
Amufo to throw drift
in one's Eyes,, by divert-
ing one from a ferious
Thought to a pleafant
one.
Amttfe&ent, a Blind or
Difengagement from
deep Thoughts to mote
Diverting.
A N
An Ar/fc, c. a Boat or
Wherry.
Angler^ c Cheats>pet-
ty Thievs, who have
a Stick with a hook ^ af
the end, with which
they pluck things out of
Windows., Grates, &c.
alfo thoie that draw ict
People to be cheated.
Animal^ a Fool. He it
a meer Animal^ he is a
very filly Fellow.
Antechamber j/orefooms
for receiving of Vifits, as
the back and. Drawing
B a Rooms
A N
Rooms are forLodgingS;,
anciently called Dining-
rooms.
Antidote y a very home-
ly Woman, alfo a medi-
cine againft Povfori.
Antmt* at Sea, for
En/ign, or Flag.
Anticks, lit le Images
on $tone,on the ouc fide
of old Churches. An-
tick po/rures or Jre/es, luch
as are odd, ridiculous
and fmgular, the habits
and motions of Fools,
Zanies., or Merry-an-
drews,of Mountebanks,
with Ribbands , niif-
matched colours and
Feathers.
Antiquary, a curaous
Critick in old Coins
Stones and Inscriptions
inWorrn-eaten Records
and ancientManufcripti,
allb one that aifcds and
blindly doat$,on Relicks,
Ruins, old Cuftoms
Phrafes and Fafhions.
Antiquated- Rogue , Ol d 3
out of date, that has
forgot or left off his
Trade of Thieving, &c.
alfo fuperannuated, ob
A P
oleteCaftoms ,.orWords,
uch as are worn out,
out of ufe and Fafhion.
A P
Aftrt y leverally, afin-
der.
Apartments, Rooms a-
part, private Lodgings,
inner Chambers, iecret
and withdrawn from thd
reft. Recefles of the
Hioufe oppofed to the
Ante-chambers.
A R
Arack, an Eaft-Indian
Brandy, or Strong Spirit
drawn from Rice, and
( fbmetimes ; Roes of
Fifh, beft when old,
much us d in Punch, the
double diftiird Gw moft
efteem'd.
, AVitty.
Pleafant.
Whorre% Cunning.
^ -to bear* Arms,
a ProfeOton not unbe-
coming a Gentleman,
for Books and Arms are
GenrJemens Burdens.
Armour
AS
Armour, in bis Armour
Pot-valiant,
y4r;/?;^«j,aDiet-diink ,
or Decoction of Sarfa,
China, &c. Sold at cer-
tain Coffee-houfes., and
drank as T
Arfworm^ a little di-
minutive Fellow.
AS
B A
of my Aunts } one of the
fame Order.
Autem, c. a Church,
alfo Married.
Autem mort, c. a Mar-
ried-woman, aifo the
Twenty foui th Order of
the Canting Tribe, Tra-
velling, Begging (and
often Stealing) about the
Country,with one Child
Afcendant, Power, In- 1 inArms another onBack,
fluence, as, he has the Af- 1 and ( fometimes) lead-
cenlant over him, or an I ing a third in the Hand.
Hank upon him ; alfb I Auxiliary Ittauiy, Drcls,
the Horofcope, or point Paint, Patches ., feeing
of the Ecliptic that rifts I of Eye-brows, and lick
at one's Nativity. | ing the Lipps with red.
Affig, now us'd for
Affignation,an Appoint-
ment or meeting.
Affuming > conceited ,
as, an AJfum'mg Fellow,
one that abounds in his
own Senfe, and
B
a great Talk-
er.
ie, aaaimpo- Bac^de&djs kewMes
fe it upon every Man U old Man • backt, he
^i ^ longs ro have his Father
AJJurance, Confidence, upon fix Mem fhoulders,
, a Man of A/urance, or as his Back's up, he is
one that has a ftock of inafunie3 or angry.
Confidence. Bacon, K he Java his
Bacon, he has efcapd
with a whole Skin. A
Aunty a Bawd, as one \good voice to beg Bacon
B 3 (aid
_ BA
faid in jear of an ill
voice.
Badge, a mark of
Diftindion among poor
People ; aSjPorters, Wa-
ter-merij Parilh-Penfi-
oners and Hofpital-boys,
Blew-coats and Badges
being the ancient Live-
ries.
that buy
up a quantity of Corn
and hoard it up in the
feme Market, till the
price riles; or carry it to
another, vvhere it bears
a better. Allb a Beaft for
i'port, Badger Earthcth,
'y an ill bout
bargain, or bufinefs.
Baffit, to worft., or de-
feat. A baffled Caufe
worfted} deteated.
Baggage, a Whore o
Slur.
Bagonet or Burnt, ,
Dagger.
Bail-dock, the place 5i
the Court, where tin
Prifoners are kept ti
called to be Arraiga'd.
Balfom, c. Money.
BaMfrJafoi ill, unplea
B A
antj unwholefom mix-
ures of Wine, Ale,, &c.-
Ranbwy-ftorytf aCock
and a Bull filly chat.
Banditti y Highway-
men,, fHorfe or Foot)
Rogues of any kind^now,
>ut ftridly Italian Out-
aws.
Bandog, a Bailiff, or
lis Follower, a Serge-
ant, or his Yeoman ; al-
o a very fierce Maftive,
Bandore , a Widows^
nxotirning Peak ; alfb a
Mufical Inftrument.
Bandy, a play at Ball
with a Bat ; alfb to fol-
low a Fadion.
Bandy-leggd, crooked.
Bang, a blow3 to Bang*
to, beat.
Banittas, a Seed grow-
ing in a Cod/ fomewhac
refembling a Kidney-
bean, on Trees in the /»-
die s, much tis'd in Cho-
colate.
Banter,*, pleafant way
of prating, which feerrrs
in earneft, but is in jeft,
a fort of ridicule. What
do you banter me ? i. e. do
you pretend to impoie
upon
B A
upon me, or to expofe
me to the Company,
and I not know your
meaning.
BantUngy a Child.
Barker, a Salefman's
Servant that walks be-
fore the Shop; and cries,
Cloaks,Coats,or Gowns,
what d'ye lack^ Sir ?
Barketb, the Noife a
Fox makes at Rutting
time.
Barnacle^ c. a good
job, or a fhack eafily
got, alfo Fifh growing
on Ships fides when foul^
and a Brake for unruly
Horfes Nofes, alfo the
Gratuity to Jockeys, for
felling or buying Horfes.
BarnadcleSjC. the Irons
Fellons wear in Goal.
Bar-wig, between a
bob and a long one.
BaJJet . a Game at
Cards.
Bafte, to beat, as, Pit
la/te your fttles Sirrab, FH
bang you luiHly.
BafconaelQ~ingj a Cud-
gelling.
Batten, c. to Fatten.
Banner, c. an Ox.
B A
Batter, the Ingredi-
ents for a Pudding or
Pan-cake,when they are
all mixt and ftirred to-
gether.
alfo, ftriking with the
Edge and feble of one's
Sword^ upon the edge
and felk of his Adver-
faries.
Batter'd-bulfy, an old
well cudgell'd and bruis'd
huffing Fellow.
Baubee, a half-penny.
Baubeh, c. Jewels, al-
fo trifles and-Childrens
Play-things.
Bawdy-barketSy c. the
Twenty third Rank of
Canters , with Pins,
Tape, Obfcene Books,
&c, to fell, but Jive more
by Stealing.
Bawdy-batckelors, that
live long Unmarried.
very fmall one,
Bay-windows, emb ow-
ed, as of old, landing
out from the reft of the
Building, Stand at bag,
as Deer wi|l,when dole-
ly purfued, or being
B-4 hard
B E
hard run, turn Head a-
gaintt the Hounds.
B E
Beach the Sea-fhore.
or Strand.
Bear-gar den-difc our fe ,
common, filthy, nafty
Talk. If if had been a
Bear it would have bit
jotiy of him that makes a
cloie iearch after what
juft lies under his Nofe.
As good take a Bear by the
Tooth&t a bold defperarc
Undertaking. Go like
tbe Bear to the Stake, or
hang an Arfe. As man}
tricks as a dancing Bear.
or more than are good.
Bear d ff lifter ^nenjoy -
er of Women.
Beatethy the noife a
Hare makes at Rutting
time.
Beating, ftriking the
Febk of the Adverfary's
Sword, with the Fort and
edge of one's own.
Beau, a filly Fellow
that Follows the Fafhions
nicely, Powdering his
Neck, Shoulders, <£*,
BE
Beautrafj a Sharper.
Beck. c. a Beedle.
Beetk-he-ad9' a heavy
dull Block-head.
Beldam, a fcolding old
Woman.
Belle , a nice, gay,
fluttring foolifh Woman
that follows every Fafh-
ion, allb fair.
Bettowetb, fee Roe.
BeUy-clcat , c. an A-
pron.
jB^,all Mault drinks.
Belweatber, chief or
Leader of the Flock,
Maftei4 of mifrule, alib
a clamorous noify Man.
Btne. c. good.
Rene-cove, c. a good
Fellow.
Bene-flrif, c. very good,
aHb Worfhip.
Bene-bowfe, c. ftrong
Liquor, or very good
Drink.
Bene-darkmansyC. good
night.
Benfeake'rs of Oyoes^ c.
Counterfeiters of Paffes.
Benefit of Clergy, fee
Neck-verfe.
Ben, a Fool.
Foolifh.
B I
B I
Beftde-himfelf, diffract-
ed, te/uk the Cu(hion, a
rm&&Q,beficletke Light er,
in a bad condition.
Befom, a Broom.
Beftridy Mounted or
got up aftride.
Befs, c, bring befs and
c. forget not the
iment to break o-
pen the. Door and the
Dark-Ianthorn.
Betty,c. a fmall Engin
to force open the Doors
of Houfes ; alfb, a quar-
ter Flask of Wine.
Bever> an afternoon's
Lunchion.
Beveridge, a Garnifh:
money, for any thing;
alfo Wine and Water.
B«y, a company of
Roes, Quails, &c. Bevy
Greafe. Roes fat.
Bewildred, at a ftand
or nonplus in Bufineis,
not knowing what to
do, aiib loft in a Wood
B I
1&/^X, a Chicken^ alfo
Bridget.
£/^choice Barley-ma
king^ the beft Mault
Biggin > a Woman's
oif.
Biggot, an obftinate
blind Zealot.
Bigrotry, an obftinate
blind Zeal.
Bil-boa, c. a Sword.
Bit e theBilfrom tbeCull
c. whip the Sword from
the Gentleman's fide.
Bilk, c. to cheat. EiJk
tie Ratling-cove > c. to
fliarp the Coach-man of
his hire.
Bilk'J, c. defeated,
difappointed.
Billeting, Foxes Excre
ments. Billeting of Soldi
ers, Quartering them.
Billet-doux, a Love
letter.
Bill-of-fAle, a Bandore,
or Widow's Peak.
Bill'mgfgate-JiaUft ,
Scold ingj ill Language,
foul Words.
Binding^ fecuring the
Adverfaryjs Sword with
Eight or ten Inches of
one's one, upon Five or
fix of his.
c. to go., c.
waft> c. get you
hence. Bingd twaf in
B I
a Varkmans, c. ftole a-
way in the Night-time.
Bing we to Rume vile, c
go we to London.
BingO) c. Brandy.
Bingo-boy, c. a great
Drinker or Lover there-
of.
Bingo-club, C. a iet of
Rakes > Lovers of that
Liquor.
Birds of a Feather, c.
Rogues of the lame
gang ; alfb, thole of the
fame Profeflion, Trade
or Employment. To kill
two SriJs with one Stone.,
to difpatch two Bufinef
fe5 at one Stroke.
BirJ-pittcJ, Wlld-
headodjnotSolid or Stay-
ed^ oppofed to a Sober-
Wit.
Btt,c. Robb'd, Cheat-
ed or Out-witted Alfb
Drunk, as, he has bit his
Ornr.wam'9 he is very
Drunk. Btt the Blow, c
accompltfh'd theTheft,
plaied theCheat,or done
the Feat : Ton have Bit -A
great Blow, c. you have
Robfrd fome body of a
great deal, ortoacon-
fiderable value,
B L
Bite, c. a Rogue.,Shar-
per or Cheat ; alfo a
Womans Privities.
Bite the Biter, c. to
Rob the Rogue, Sharp
the Sharper, or Cheat
the Cheater.
Bite the Cully y c. to
put the cheat on the fil~
!y Fellow.
Bite the Roger, c. to
Steal the Portmanteau.
Bite the Wiper , c. to Steal
the Hand -kerchief. The
Cull ufapt the Merts bite*
c. the Fellow enjoyed
the Whore briskly. He
will not bite y or {wallow
the Bait. He won't be
drawn in, to bite on the
bit$ to be pinched, or
reduced to hard Meat,
a icanty or lorry fort of
Living.
Bitter-col J, very Cold,
B L
Black and, White, un-
der one's Hand, or in
Writing,
Blab, B. Sieve of Se-
crets, a very prating Fel-
low that tells all he
knows.
B L
Black-box, a Lawyer.
Black-coat, a Parfbn.
Black-guard 3 Dirty,
Nafty, Tatter'd roguiih
Boys, that attend (at
the Horfe-Guards ) to
wipe Shoes, clean Boots,
water Horfes, or run of
Errands.
Blackjack, a Leather-
Jug to drink in.
Mack-Indies, Newca-
ftle., from whence the
Coals are brought.
Blackmuns, C. Hoods
and Scarves of Alamode
and Luftrings.
Black-mouth $ou\, .rna-
licious, Railing., or Re-
flecting.
Blacken, to blaft or a-
fperfe.
Black-fpy, c. the Devil.
Blank, baffled, down-
look't., fheepiih^ guilty.
Bleak, (harp, piercing
Weather.
Bleach, to whiten.
Bleaters, c. they that
are cheated by Jack-in-
abox.
Bleating f£^tf.,c.aShee
Bhtct freely, C. part
with their Money eafily.
B L
Hounds
or Beagles find where
he Ghace has been, and
make a proffer to enter,
xit return.
Blew-John, Wafli,, or
A.fterwort.
BK vJ-cbeeks,t\\eiB reech.
Blind-checks, K&
my Ar —
Blind-excufe , a lorry
(hift. A Blind Ale-houfe,
or Blind Lane, obfcure,of
no Sign,Token»orMark»
Blind barf ers, c. Beg-
_:ers counterfeiting blind-
nefs, with Harps or Fid-
dles.
Blin d -mans-bufffi play
us'd by Children blind-
''bided. Bluffed, contract.
cd from Blind -manVbuf£
ic that is Blinded in the
Play.
Blind- mans - boliJajj
when it is too dark to
fee to Work.
Blind /F^every Man's
weak Part.
Bloated, Smoked Her-
1 ings 5 alfo^one puffed or
fwelled with falfe Far,
and has not a Healthy
Complexion.
Blob
B L
Blobbcr-lippd, very
thick, hanging down,or
turning over.
Block j a filly Fellow.
Biock-boufes^c. Prifbns,
alfo Forts upon Rivers.
Blocktfb, Stupid.
Bbckfccki See Block.
Blofs, c. a Thief or
Shop-lift, alfo,a Bulhes
pretended Wife, or Mit-
trefi, whom he guards,
and who by her Tra-
ding ftpports him,allb a
Whore.
Blot the Skr'tf and jarb
it, c to ftand Engaged
or be Bound for any
body.
Blot in tbeTables,what
is fair to be hit.
Blot in A Scutcheon, a
blemifli or imputation
upon any one.
Bloud) 'twill breed ill
Bloud) cf what will pro-
duce a mifundcrltanding
or Difference.
Blower £.1 Miftiefs.al
fo a Whore.
Blowing, c. tbef&we.
3low-cjf-0n the groun
Jills, c. to lie with a Wo-
man on the Floor or
Stairs.
BL
Bhian upon, feen by
-feveral. or flighted ; not
blown upoit) a Ucret piece
of News or Poetry, that
has not taken air, fpick
and fpan-new. To blow
Hot and Cold with a
Breath, or play faft and
loofe,
Blow off the loofe corns,
c. to Lie now and then
with i Woman. It is
blow dt c. it is made pub-
lick, and all have notice.
Blubber , Whale-oyl ,
( imperfed:. )
Blubbering,mudn. Cry-
ing
Bluffer, c. a HolVnn-
keeper or Victualler, to
look bluff, to look big, or
like Bull-beef.
Blunder j an Ignorant
Blunderbufs, a Duncc_,
anunganely Fellow, alfb
a fhort Gun carrying
Twenty Piftol-Bullers at
one Charge.
Blufier^o huff, a bluf-
tring Fellow, a rude rat •
HngFellow.
Boor, fee wild Boar.
B.O
B O
B O
Boarding-fihool, c. Bride-
well.
Boarding - fchoJars , c.
Bridewell-birds.
Bob, c. a Shop-lift's
camrade, affiftant, or re-
ceiver , allb a very (hort
Periwig,and for Robert,
Its all bob, c. all is fife,
the Bet isfecured
BoVdy c. Cheated,
Trick'd, Difappointed,
or Baulk'd.
Bob-tail, a light Wo-
man , alfb a ftiorc Ar-
row-head.
Bode-ill, to prelage or
betoken ill. Alfoinflb/-
land, a '-Bode, is a Meffin-
ger,attending theBurgo-
Mafters, and executing
their Orders.
BoMe$ix make a Pen-
ney, Scotch Coin.
Boer, a Conn try -Pel
low or Clown.
nerly, Clownifh.
Boggs, Irifh Faftnef-
fes orMarfhes.
Bog-kvufet, Privies,
B O
Bog-lander s,Infh Men.
Bog-trotters, Scotch or
North Country Mols-
troopers or High-way
Men formerly, and now
Irifh Men.
Boifterous Fellow or,
Sea, Bluftering,, Rude,
Rough.
Boldface , Impudent.
A Bold Harbour, where
Ships may Ride at An-
chor with fefety, a bold
Shore where Ships may
Sail fecurely.
Bolter of White Frier s<C.
one that Peeps out, but
dares not venture a-
broad, as a Coney bolts
out of the Hole in a
Warren, and flarts back
again.
*- Bolting^ the leaping by
one's AdverlaryV Left-
fide quite out of all mea-
fare.
Boh/frit, a Nofe. H&
has broke his Boltfprit, he
has loft his Nole wich
the Pox,
Bontbaft - poetry , in
Words of lofty Sound
and humble Senfe.
Bone, c. toApprehend,
Seize,
B O
Seize, Take or Atteft.
tllBoneye>c.V\\ caufe you
tobeAfreftcd. We jhall
b& BondyCWt (hall beAp-
prehended for the Rob-
bery. The Cove is Bond
and gon to tie Whit, c. the
Rogue Is taken up and
carried to Newgate, or
any other Goal. The
Cull has Bond the Fen,
( for Fence ) or Blofs
that lit the Blow, C. the
Man has Taken the
Thief that Robb'd his
Houfe, Shop., or Pickt
bis Pocket He has bit
his Blow, but if he be
Bvrid, hs mufl JJto'ue the
Tumbler ,c.he hasStole the
Goods/>r done the Feat,
but if he be Taken., he'll
be Whipt at the Cart-
tail. J have Bond hey
Diidds FaggcijinJ BruMd,
c. I have took away my
Mifcrefs Cioathcs, Beat
her, and am troop'd off.
Boning the Fence, c. find-
ing tnc Goods where
Concealed, and Seizing,
he -made no. bones of it, he
fwaliow'd ic without
Diinking after it.
B O
Bonny - clapper, fbwer
Butter-milk.
Booty, a dull heavy
Lob.
Booberkin, the lame.
Boon, a Gift, Reward,
or Gratification.
Boon-companion, a mer-
ry Drinking Fellow.
Boot £ ScotchTorture,
or Rack, for the Leg, is
to draw to Confeffion.
What Boots it? What
Avails it ?
Booty £/^,Falfe,Cheat-
ing, alib Plunder, he
Bowls Booty, when great
Odds are laid, and he
goes Halves, his Caftis
deligned by Bad.
Boracho,* But,a Drua-
kird^ and a Hogskin.
Bordey c. a Shilling,
half a Borde, c. Sixpence.
Bordel-lo _, a Bawdy-
Houfe.
Borefon or Baufon9 a
Badger.
Bottle-head , void of
Wit.
Bottom, a Adan of no
Bottom, of no Bails of
Principles, or no fetde-
ment of Fortune, or of
no
B 0
no Ground in his Art.
Lit every Tub ftand on
Us own Bottom, or every
one look to his own foot-
ing. A Tale of a Tub with
tk Bottom out & flee vel eft
frivolous Tale.
Boughs, be is tip in tie
Boughs, or a top of the
Houje, of one upon the
Rant, or in a great Fer-
ment.
Bounce, to boaft and
vapour. A meer Bounce,
a Swaggering Fellow.
Bouncer ,c. a Bully.
Bmt y a Tryal ^ Ad,
Eflay.
Bowfe, c. Drink, or ro
Drink, fee Benbowfe and
Rxmbowfc.
Bowfy. c. Drunk. We
Bow id it about, we Drank
damn'd hard.
Bouifingken, C. an Ale-
houfe. Tie Cnl tip us
a Hog; which we melted in
Rumbowje, c. the Gen-
llemangave usaShilling,
which we fpent if
Strong Dink.
Box jo Fighr with the
Fills. Box it about Boys
Drink briskly round
B R
# a wrong Bow, of one
that has taken wrong
meafures^or made alie
leps. A fretty Box, a,
Compleat little Houfe.,
alfo a Jmall drinking
place.
B R
Bracket-face , Ugly ,
Homely, Illfavor'd.
Bragget, Meed7 and
Ale ttveetned with
bloney.
Brag, Braggadocio, A
vapouring, Swaggering,
Bullying Fellow.
Brat, a little Child.
Branchers , Ca nary-
Birds of the firft Year.
Bravado, a Vapour-
ing, or Bouncing.
Bravo, a Mercenary
Murderer, that will Kill
any Body.
Brawl, Squabble^ or
Quarrel. To Brawls, and
Brawl, to Squabble and
Scold.
Brazen - fac^d, Bold,
Impudent, Audacious.
Bread and Cbeefe Bow-
lwg-gre.e-n, a very ord'na-
ry one, \vhere they play
for
B R
B R
for Drink and Tobacco.
all wet, as 'tis called.
Bread and Cbeefe Con-
fables, that trats their
Neighbors and Friends
at . their coming into
Office with fuch mean
Food only.
Breaking Shins, c. bor-
rowing ot Money.,
Breafty in the breap of
1hc 7«4^>whot he keeps
in Referve, or Sufpence.
Briers, in the Briers >
in trouble.
Brook, he cannot brook
it, bear or endure ir.
Brickie, Brittle, apt to
Break.
Briftol-milk, Sherry.
Brifol-ftwe, Sham-Di-
amonds.
Broached, Opinion or
Dodrine ., Publifhed ,
Divulged.
Brimming^ Boor's co-
pulating with a Sow.,
aifo now us'd for a
Man's with —
Brim, or Bnmjtone^ .a
very Impudent, Lew'd
Woman.
Brock, fee Harr.
Brock's Sifter > fee Hind.
Broke, Officers turn 'd
out of Commiffion/Tra-
ders Abfconding , Quit-
ting their Bufinefs and
Pay ing no Debts.
Bromigbam - confciencc,
very bad^ Bromigbani-
Diflenters or
.rQmgam~,
Balderdafh, Sophifticate
Taplafli.
Brother-parting , that
Lies with the lame Wo-
man^ or Builds in the
fame Neft.
Blade, aS word-
Man or Sol-
dier.
Gu/tt, a Pimp,
Procurer, al-
Brother \ fo, a Whore-
of the Mafter.
Quill, of the
Scribbling
Tribe.
3,
orMufician.
Brothel-hwfe ^ Bawdy
Houfe.
Brow-beat, to Cow, to
Daunt, to awe with Big
Looks, or Snub.
B U
Brown-ftudy , a Deep
Thought orSpeculation.
Brteflj , c. to Fly or
Run away. The Cully is
Bruflit or Rub'd, c. the
Fellow is march'd off,or
Broke. Bought a Britfk,c,
Run away : Alib a iinall
Faggot, to light theo-
ther at Taverns,, and
a Fox's Tail.
Brujher, c. an exceed-
ing full Glafs".
BU
But>, c. Drink. Rum-
bub, c. very good Tip.
Bub, or Bubble., c.
one .that is Cheated;
alfo anEafy,Sofc Fel-
low.
Bubber, c. a drinking
Bowl ;alfb a greatDrin-
ker, and he that ufed
to Steal Plate from Pub-
lick-houfes.
Bube, c. the Pox. The
Mort has tifttbe Bube up-
on the Cully ^c the Wench
has Clapt the Fellow.
Buckaneers , Weft-In-
dian Pirates, of feveral
Nations ; alfb the Rude
Rabble in Jamaica.
BU
Buckle, to Bend or
give Way. He'll buckle to
no Man, he won't Yield
or Stoop to any Man.
Buck, Great Buck, the
Sixth Year. Buck of the
frft Head, the Fifth
Year, a Sw?, the Fourth
Year, a Soril, the Third
Year, a Pricket, the Se-
cond Year, a Fawn, the
Firft Year. A Buck Lodg-
etb. Rouze the Buck, Di£
lodge him. A Bttck
Grownetb or Troateth^
makes aNoife at Rutting
time.
Buck-ftches,c. old Lea-
cherous, Nafty , Stinking
Fellows; alfo He Pole-
cats, and their Fur
Buck's Face) a Cuck-
old.
Buck, Copulation of
Conies
Buckfom, Wanton,
Merry.
Budge 3 c. one that flips
into an Houfe in the
Dark,and takech Cloaks,
CoatSj or what comes
next to Hand, march-
ing off with them ; alfo
Lambs-fur, and to ftir,
C or
B U
or move. Standing Budge,
c- the Thieves Scout or
Perdu.
Bufo, c. a Dog.
Buftctytt , a Soldier,
or Redcoat,
Buffer, c. a Rogue that
kills good found Horfes,
ofcly for their Skins, by
running a longWyre in-
to them, and Tomenmes
knocking them on the
Head, for the quicker
Diipatch.
Buff ttiaf per, c.aDog-
ftealer, that Trades in
Setters, HounAt, Sfanielr>
L*f, and ^fV fous ot
Dogs, Selling them at
a round Rate^ and him-
felf or Partner Stealing
them away the firft op-
portunity.
Buffer s-HAb, c. a Dog's
Head,ufedin a Counter-
feit Seal to a fa!fe Pa fs.
Xuffle-heaJ, a Fooiifh
Fellow.
Buffoon, a GreatMan's
Jefter or Foo).
Buffoonery* Jefting Or
playing the Fool's Part.
To Jtanj Buff, to ftand
B U
Tightly orRefolutely to
any thing.
Bugber,
Bugg'tgi <~ takin8
Money by Bailiffs and
Serjeants of the Defen-
dant not to Arreft him.
Bttfy-bodies , Fryers
into other Folks Con-
cerns, ftch as thruft
their Sickle in another's
Harveft j and will have
an Oar in every Boat,
As Iwfj as a Hen with one
Chick, of one that has
a great deal of bufinefi
and nothing to do
Butcbint,*. Ghubbfogly
Boy or Lad.
Bulls-Eye, c. a Crown
or Five {hilling Piece.
Bull-bead, fee Miller's
Thumb.
Bull, an abfurd con-
tradition or incon-
gruity; alfo falfe Hair
worn ( formerly much )
by Women. ATw>n-bull>
a Whore-mailer. To look
tike Bull-beef^ to look
Big and Grim,
Bulk and file, c, one
joftles white the other
Picks the Pocket.
Bui.
B U
Bulker, c. one that
lodges all Night onShop-
windows and Bulkheads.
Bulky , llrong like
common Oyl, alfo of
large bulk or fize,
Bulkt-faaJeil , a dull
fflly Fellow.
Bully, c. a fuppofed
Husband to a Bawd, or
Whore ; aifo a huffing
Fellow.
^ Bulk buffi c. a poor
fbrry Rogue that haunts
Bawdy-houies, and pre-
tends to get Money out
of Gentlemen and o-
thers,Ratling andSwear-
ing the Whore is his
Wife, calling to his at
liftance a parcel of Hec-
tors.
Bully-fop) c. a Mag-
got-pated., huffing, filly
ratling Fellow.
Bully-rotk, c.a He£or,
or Bravo.
Bully-rujms, c High-
way-men, or Padders.
Bulfy-trap9c. orTrapan,
c. a Sharper, or Cheat.
Bum, a Bailiff, or Ser-
jeant j alfo one's Breech.
B U
e , to Beat
much, or hard^ on
Breech.
in a heapf or ruck.
Bumf odder ,what ferves
to wipe the Tail
Bumpkw, a Country
Fellow or Clown.
Bumper, a full Glafi.
Bundletail , a ftort
Fat or iquat Laf&
Bungler, an unper-
forming Husband, or
Mechanic.
a Purfe, Pock-
et, or Fob.
Btmg-nipfet, c. a Cut-
purfe, or Pickpocket.
Claying the Bung, c. cut-
ting the Purfe, or Pick-
ing the Pocket*
Bunting-tiffte . when
the Grafsis high enough
to hide the youfcg Men
and Maids.
Buntlings , c. Petty-
coats. Hale up the Main-
t c, take up the
Woman's Pettycpats.
Bunny* a Rabbit.
Bur, a Cloud, or.
dark Circle about the
i^Ioon, boding ~ Wind
C 2 and
B U
and .Rain; alfo the part
next to tneDeer's Head.
Burlefque, Raillery in
Verie, or Verfe in Ridi-
cule.
Burniflj, to fpread, or
grow broad; alfo to
refrefh Plate, being the
Trade of a
Burnifar, depending
on Gold and Silver-
Smiths.
Burnt ,Poxt, or fwing-
ingly Clapt.
Burnt the Town, when
the Soldiers leave the
Place without paying
their Quarters.
Burre, a Hanger o
or Dependant.
Buftle , a Fray, Stir,
Tumult in the Streets ;
alfo a Noife in any
Place. What a Buftie
you make? What a
Hurry or Rattle you
Caufe ? Bu fie about y to
be very Stirring, or be-
ftir one's Stumps.
Butcher d, Barbarouf
ly Murder'd on the
Ground,or Kill'd before
his Sword is outj alfo in
CoklBIoud. -
B U
Buttery c. to double or
treble the Bet or Wager
to recover all Lofles.- No
Butter will flick mi his
Bread, nothing thrives
or goes forward in his
Hand. He knows on
which fide Us Bread is
Butter* d, or the Stronger
fide, and his own Inte-
reft.
Butter-boxes 3 Dutch-
men,
BUiter'd Bun., Lying
with a Woman that has
been juft Layn with by
another Man.
Buttock, c. a Whore.
alfo a Match-maker. A
Buttock and File, c. both
Whore and Pickpock-
et.
Buttock and Twang, or
a downright Buttock and
jam File, c. a Common
Whore but noPickpock-
et.
Buz>zjirdy c. a foolifli
foft Feliow,eafily drawn
in and Gullied orTrickt.
B Y
Baftard.
C A
C A
Cabal, a iecret Junto
of Princes , a feated
knot of Statefmen, or
of Confpirators againi
the State in Counter
Commiffion ; alib
younger Brother.
Caff**, c. Cheefe,
,
or
Cabal.
Cabbage ,
Taylor
and what they pincl
from the Cloaths the}
make up; alfo that par
of the Deer'sHead when
the Horns are Planted.
Cabob, a Loin of Mut
ton Roafted with an
pnyon betwixt each
joint ; a Turkiflj and Per-
fian Difli but now ufec
in England.
Cacafuego, a Shite-fire
alfo a furious fierce Fel-
ow.
Cackle, c. to difcover.
Tie Cull Cackles, c. the
Rogue tells alL
Cackling - cheats 3 . c.
Chickens , Cocks or
Hens.
Cackling- farts, C. Eggs,
Cadet y or Cadcc, a
Gentleman that Bears
Arms in hopes of a
of a Mifcarriage
failure of Bufineis. The
Devil ovfd her a Cake>
and has paidber a Loaf,
when inftead of a fmall^
a very great Difafter? or
Misfortune has happen'd
to a Woman.
Call, a -Leffon,, BIow-
ed on the Horn to com-
fort the Hounds.
Cali'very a fmall Sea-
Gun.
CalU> c. a Cloak or
Gown.
Cambridge-Fortune y. a
Woman without any
Subfrance.
Caweleon-Diet , Air,
or a very thin flender
Diet.
Cameroniansy Field-
Con venticlersj ( in Scot-
great outward
;_, and very Iquee-
mi/h 'Precifians.
Camefa3 c. a Shirt or
hift.
Campaign-coat , Ori-
inally only ilich ais
C 2
C A
Soldiers wore, but after-
wards a Mode in Cities.
See Surtout.
Canary-Bird, a little Arch
orKnavift,avery Wag.
Cane ttpon Abel, a
good Stick or Cudgel
well-favoredly laid on
a Man's Shoulders.
Canal , a Channel ,
Kennel, Pipe, Paffage,
fine Pond,, or (mall Ri-
ver.
Cannal, choice Coals,,
very FatorPitehy that
Blaze and Burn plea-
fintly.
Canibal, a cruel rigid
Fellow in dealing ; allb
Men-Eaters.
Cank, c. Dumb. The
C*lhCank>c. theRogue's
Dumb.
Cannikinp. the Plague,
allb ( among the Dutch )
a little Kan with a Spout
to pour out the Wine or
Beer, making it Froth
As great as Cup and Cann ,
or at great at two Inkle-
makers.
Cant9 c. to fpeak, alfo
( Cheshire ) to grow
Strong andLulty 9 alfo
C A
to Kick or throw any
thing away.
Canterbury a fort of a
[hort or Hand-gallop;
From the Road leading
to that famous City ( of
Kent) on which they
Ride (for the moft part)
after that manner.
Canting, c. the Cy-
pher or Myfterious Lan-
guage, of Rogues, Gyp-
fies, BeggerSj Thieves,
Canting-crew, c. Beg-
gers, Gypfies; alfo Dif-
fenrers in Conventicles,
who affect a dilguiied
Speech, and difguifed
Modes of Speaking* and
diftinguifli themfelves
from others by a pecu-
liar Snuffle and Tone,
as theShibboleth of their
Party ; as Gypfies and
Beggers have their pecu-
liar Jargon ; and are
known no lefs by their
feveral Tones in Pray-
ing, than Beggers are
by their whining Note
in Begging.
Capj c. to Swear. Til
Cap downright , c. I'll
Swear
C A
Swear home. Or ( in a-
norher SenfeJ be may
fling up bis Caff after rt>
when a thing or bufmefs
is paft Hope.
Capitation Drugget , a
Cheaip, Slight Stuff,
called to from the Tax
of that Name.
Capricious, Wbimfieal,
Fantaftic, Freakifli.
Captain-Hackum, c. a
Fighting, Bluftring Bul-
ly-
Caftan-Queere vafo, c.
a Fellow in poor Cloths^
or Shabby.
Captain-foarp, c.a great
Cheat; alfo a Huffing,
yet Sneaking, Coward-
ly Bully; and a noted
Englifti Buckancer.
Captam-Tont, a Leader
of, and the Mob.
fy, apt to take Excepti-
on.
Caravan, c. a good
round liim of Money
about a Man, and him
that is Cheated of it ;
allb a great Convoy of
Arabian, Qrecum> Per/tan,
ifyi and other Mer-
C A
chants, Travelling with
Camels from Place to
Place; alfo a fort of
Wagon.
Carbuncle-Face t very
Red and full of large
Pimples
Cara-Wool, to cleanfe.
and prepare it for Spin-
ning : Alfo a Game ;
a jure Card, a _trufty
Tool,or ConfidingMan;
a cooling Card, cold com-
fort, no hope ; a Lead-
ing Card, an Example or
Precedent.
Cargo, c. a good round
Sum of Money about a
Man; alfo the Lading
of a Ship.
Carovfato Drink hard,
or Qaaffjiheartily,
Carpet-road. Level and
very good.
Carriers, Pigeons that
will with iafety, and
almoft incredible Swift-
nefi convey Letters from
one Place to another,
much uled *\Smyt/M and
Aleppo ; alfo Miik-wo*
mens Hirelings, or Ser-
vants, that carry the
C 4 Pail
C A • _
Pail Morning and Even-
ing.
Carrots, Red hair'd
People, from the Colour
of the well known Root
of that Name^ whence
came
Carrot-fated, ufed in
derifion.
CarteJWbore, Whipt
publicldy, and packt out
of Town. The Cart be-
fore the Horfe , of a
thing prepofterous_, and
out of Place.
Cafh,c. Cheefe.
Cafe, c. a Hou(e,Shop,
or Ware-houfe ; alib a
Bawdy -houle. Toute the
Cafe, c. to view, mark,
or eye the Houfe or
Shop. There* a peerey,
'tis fnitcbt, c. there are
a great many People,
there's no good to be
don. 'Tts all Bob, and
then to dub the gigg, c,
now the coaft is clear
thero's good Booty, let's
fall on, and Rob the
Houfe. A Cafe fro, c
a Whore that Plies in
a Bawdy-houle.
Caper, c. a Cloak.
C A
Cap, to Bowl. A bad
aft, an ill laid Bowl.,
or at great diftance from
he Jack. He is Cap for
Felon andDok, c. found
uilt-y of Felony and
burglary.
common Whore
or Proftitute.
Catch-fart^ a Foot-
Boy.
the Weather is Showery
and Uniettled.
Catcb-fole, a Serjeant,
or Bayliff that Arrefts
People.
Cat-in -fan, turn'dj of
one that has chang'd
Sides or Parties. Who
fljall bang the Bell about
the Cat's Neck, faid of a
delperate Undertaking.
Catchup a high Eaft-
India Sauce.
Caterwauling^A&ti and
Women defirous of Co-
pulation, a Term bor-
rowed from Cats.
Cathedral , old-fafiii-
oned, out of Date, An-
cient ; alfb a chief
Church in a Bifhop's
See.
Ca-
C A
People in Company
Drink crofs, and not
round about from the
Right to to the Left, or
according to the Sun's
motion $ alfo fmallRopes
to keep rhe Shrouds 3
taut or tight, and the
Maft from Rolling.
Catting , drawing a
Fellow through a Pond
with a Cat.
Catftick, ufedbyBoies
at Trap-ball.
Cattle, Whores. Sad
Cattle, Impudent Lewd
Women.
Gatwatcb, c. when a
Rook is Engag'd a-
raongft bad Bowlers,
Cavalcade., a publick
Show on Horfeback.
Cavtultmg School, c.
a Bawdy-houle.
Caudge - awd Left
Handed.
Cavcating, or Difen-
gaging, flipping the Ad-
verfary's Sword, when
'tis going to bind or fe-
cui e one's own.
) awkwarc
C H
not dextrous, ready or
ihnble.
C H
Changeable-ribbon y or
ilks, of diverfe Colours,
efembling thofe of
Doves-necks, or of the
Opal Stone.
Chafe, in a great Chafe,
great heat or pet.
To Cbafe^o fret or fume.
y fretting or fum-
Chafing and fretting,
Deng the fame witn
retting and fuming 3
hence, a
carres
Fire.
Chaft, c. well beaten
or bang'd; alfb much
rub'd or bath'd.
Chagrin, moody i out
of humour, penfive, me-
lancholy, much troub-
led.
Chalky ufed in Pow-
der by the Perfumers to
mix with their Grounds ;
and alfo fcented Hair-
Powders, being cheap
and weighing heavy ;
found to Burn and de-
ftroy
C H
ftroy Wiggs and al
Hair in general.
Cbanticlere, a Cock.
Chape, the Tip at the
End of a Fox's Tail,
aHb the Cap at the End
of the Scabbard of a
Sword.
Character , a difrin
guifhing Sign or Marfc
of Diftmctton, the fame
among Great Men 01
Minifters, that a Badge
is among Low and lime
People. As aMan ofCba-
r after, of Mark or Note,
as Privy - Chancellors ,
Judges, Foreign Minif
ters, Minifters of State,
Chare-women, Under-
drudges, or Taskers, af-
fiftants to Servammaids.
Cbar , a Task or
Work. A good Cbar well
Clard, a Work well
over.
Cbatei, c. the Gal-
lows.
Chat, Talk, Prate.
Chatter, to Talk faft
or jabber.
Chattering fellow, a
noify prating Man.
CH
Cbattsjz. Lice. Squeeze
the Charts, c. to Crack
or Kill thole Vermin
Cbcaf, Contemptible.
How Cheap you make yew
felf, how Contemptible
you render your felf or
undervalueyour ielf.
Chear , good or bad,
high or ordinary fare.
How Chear you? How
fare you ? Cbear up, be of
good courage , hence
chearful, or cbearfy, for
one in Heart, or that
keeps up his Splits: pre-
ty cbearly , indifferent
hearty or lightfbm.
Cheats, Sharpersjwhich
fee j alfo Wriftbands or
(ham Sleeves worn (in
good Husbandry) for
true, or whole ones.
Chicken, a feeble, little
creature, of mean Spi-
rit j whence a Chicken-
hearted Fellow^ or Hen-
hearted Fellow, a Daf
tard.
tfa Foolifh.
China- Ale, From the
well known Eaf -Indian
Drug
CH
CH
Drug of that Name, of
which they ought to put
fome, but they feldom
do any into it, making it
fweet only and adding a
little Spice.
Chink, c. Money, be-
caufe it chinks la the
Pocket.
Cbif a Child.
Chip of the old Block, a
Son that is his Father's
likenefs ; more particu-
larly the Son oi a Coo-
per, or one brought up
co the fame Trade,
Chirping- merry , very
pleafant over a Glafs of
good Liquor.
Chit a Dandyprat, or
Dergen.
Chitt/fae, a little pui-
ny Child
Chitchat idle Prate,,
or empty Talk.
Chive) c. a Knife.
Chop, to change, or
barter.
Chtpping-boy y a bounc-
ing Boy. to chop up Pr*y~
irsy to huddle them up,
or (lubber them over in
a rare Contingence, an
extraordinary or uncom-
mon Event > out of
courft,
Cfapps* ( of a Man )
his Face (of Mutton 3
a Bone or Cut.
Chounter, to talk pert-
Jy, and ( fbmetimes) an-
grily.
Chottfc, to cheat or
trick.
Chty-houfesjwh ere Both
boy'd and roaft Mutton
( in choppsjare alwayes
ready.
Chub) c. he if* young
chub, or a meer ebub.c. ve-
ry ignorant or inex-
perienc'd in gaming, not
at all acquainted with
Sharping. A good Chub,
(aid by the Butcher* 5
when they have met
with a filly raw Cufto-
mer, and they have -Bit
him.
Chuck-farthing, a Pa-
rifli-Clerk ( in the Saryr
againft Hypocrites )
alfb a Play among Boies.
Chum, a Chamber-
fellow,or conftant Com*
pan ion.
Cbtcrcb-y#r<l-cwgh) that
will
C I
C L
will terminate in Death.
Cbttrl, an Ili-natur'd
Fellow; a felfifti, fordid
Clown. To put a Churl
upon aGentkman£Q Drink
Ale or any Mault-Li-
quor immediately after
Wine.
C I
Cmtd, an old Game
at Cards.
Citf, for Citizen.
Civil Lip, all the
Officers and Servants
in the King's Family.
C L
Clack , a Woman's
Tongue.
Clammed, Starved, or
Famifhed.
Clan, Family j Tribe^
Faction,, Party in Scot-
land chiefly, but now
my where elfe.
Clank, c. a Silver- tan-
kard. Clanker, a fwing-
ing Lie,
Clank-naffer , c. a Sil-
ver-tankard Stealer.
See Bubber, Rum-clank) c.
a large Silver-tankard.
Tip me a rum Clank a
Booz,tc. give me a double
Tankard of Drink,
Clap^i VenerealTaint.
Clapperclaw d , beat
fbundly, or paid off in
earneft.
Clapper dogeon , c, a
Begger-born and Bred.
Clarkpt Clerk, Scholar
or Book-learned.
Clerk-Jkip y or Clergy,
Scholarship or Book-
learning., though of late
the one be more reftrain-
ed to a Clergyman^ and
the other appropriate to
a Clergyman's Skill or
Qualifications; becauie
it may be heretofore,
none but the Clergy
were learned^ or lo
much as taught to Read.
Hence ^Benefit of Cler-
gy, ( or Reading ) &
legit ttt Cleric us, in the
Law, for him that cou'd
Read his Neck-verfe,
like a Clerk or Scholar,
when fo few perhaps
were Scholars or Clerks,
that every one that
could but only Read,
paf-
C L
C L
paffed for no lefs : We 1 bruifing Crows-foot .,
lay ftill," the greateftSSpeerwort, and Salt to-
Clarks (or Scholars)
are not the Wifeft Men:
And the Scots much to
the lame EfFed:. An
Ounce of Mother- Wit
is worth a Pound of
Clergy, or Book-learn-
ing.
lafht,
allb fwingingly Poxt.
Clear > c. very Drunk.
The CM if clear, let's Bite
him. c The Fellow is
Damn'd Drunk , let's
Sharp him.
Cleave, has two con-
trary Senfes under one
Sound ; for to cleave^
( Verb Neuter ) is to
cling cloie or ftick faft,
and to eleave, (verb Ac-
tive) is to part or divide;
as to cleave afunder ,
when Cleft and Cloven.
Clench, a pun or qui-
ble ; alib to nick a Bufi-
nefs by timing it.
Cleymes, c. Sores with-
out Pain raifed on Beg-
gersBodies^by their own
Artifice and cunning,
( to move charity/ by
gether, and clapping
them on thePlace, which
frets the Skin, then with
aLinnenragjWhich flicks
clofe to it $ they tear off
the Skin, and ftrew on
it a little Powder'd Arf-
nick, which makes it
look angrily or ill fa-
voredly, as if it were a
real Sore.
Click, c. to Snatch. I
have Clickt the Nab from
the Cully c. I whipt the
Hat from the Man's
Head. Click the rum Top-
ping, c. Snatch that Wo-
man's fine Commode.
Clicker , the Shoe-
maker's Journey-man, or
Servant., that Cutts out
all the Work., and ftands
at or walks before the
Door, and faies, what
d'ye' lack Sir, what d'ye
buy Madam.
Clicket, Copulation of
Foxes, and fbmetimes,
iifed waggiflily for that
of Men and Women.
Clinker c. a crafty pel-
low,
Clink-
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ClinktrS. c. the Irons
Felons wear in Goals.
Clip, to hug or em-
brace. To clip and clingy
of a clofe hug or fait
embrace. To Clip the
Crin, to dimihifh or Im-
pair it. To clip the Kings
Englffk, not to Speak
Plain,when one'sDrunk.
Clod-bopper,c. aPlouglv
man.
Clodpate* a heavy, dull
Fellow.
Clofe, referv'd, filent,
not talkative, or open.
Chfe-conpdtnt* a truft}'
Bofom-fricnd.
Clefc-fiftcd, covetous ,
ftingy, pinching.
Clottf, or thick dropps
of Bloud clottered or in
dots.
Cloud, c. Tobacco.
Will jt raifi a Cloudy e
Aall we Smoke a Pipe?
CloHdsy or Cloudy-Sty,
in oppofition to cleai
open Sky j xas Clouds in
Gtmms and Stones, to
clear ones; and Clouded
Fats, to a clear 'pleafant
one. Under a Cloud, in
dilgrace , under misfor-
CL
tunes or dtfafters ; Speaks
in the Cloudy op one that
flies or (bars in Talking
above the common reach
or capacity.
Cloudy, dark complex-
ion d.
Clout, c. a Handker-
chief.
Cloy, c. to Steal. Cloy
the Clout. c. to Steal the
Hankerchief. Cloy the
Lour,c to Steal the Mo-
ney; alfo, in another
Senfe, to Cloy, is to Nau-
feate or Satiate.
Cloyers , c. Thieves ,
Robbers, Rogues.
Cloying, c. Stealing,
Tfiieving, Robbing 5 al-
(b Fulfom or Satiating*
Clowes, c. Rogues.
Clown, a Country-
Fellow, alfo one very
Ill-bred or unmannerly.
Being.
Clwntfh; ruftical, un-
polifti'dj uncouth.
Club, each Man's par-
ticular Shot , alfo a
Society of Men agree-
ing to meet according
to a Scheme of Orders
under a flight Penalty
to
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to promote Trade and
Friendfhip.
Clmk, the noife made
by Hens, when they let
upon theirEggs toHatch
and are diiiurb'd, or
come off to Eat, and
allb when they wou'd
have Eggs put under
them for that purpofe.
Clump y a Heap or
Lump.
Ckncb , a clumly
Clown, an awkward or
unhandy Fellow.
Clutch the Fift,or clofe
the Hand, whence Clu-
tches. I'll keep out of
your Clutches or Claws;
tbe Clutches oftbeParifh,
the Conftable or Bea-
dle.
Ckttcbfjled, the lame
as Glofefifted.
Clutter, Stir. What
a Clutter you kee ft What
a ftir you make ?
C/y, c. Money. To
Cly tbe Jerk, c. to be
Whip*. Lift frib Us
Q\y> c. let's get his Mo-
ney from him ; alfo a
Pocket, Filed a dy, c
Pickt a Pocket.
CO
c
or Five
Sbilling-
Piece..
Coals to Newcajfle
when the Drawer car-
ries away any Wine in
the Pot or Bottle. To
blow tbe Coals, to rails
differences betweenPar-
ties. He II carry no Coals.
not be Piffled upon, or
Impoled upon, nor bear
a Trick, or take an Af-
front, or tamely pals by
any ill Treatment. Lft
bim tbat has need blow tbe
Coals, Let him Labour
that wants.
Cob, a Dollar (in
Ireland)
Cobble, to mend or
patch.
Cobbled, buAglingly
done.
Cobbk colter, c. a Tur-
key. A rum Cobble-col-
ter, c. a fat large Cock-
Turkey.
Cat-
c o
Cobweb- cheat , eaiily
found out.
Cobweb-fretence, flight,
trivial, weak.
Cock-a-hoop, upon the
high Ropes Rampant,
Tranlported..
Cockijk, wanton up-
pifh, forward.
faid to be provocative.
Cock-bawd^Mzn that
follows that bafe Em-
ployment.
Cocker, one skill'd in,
or much delighted with
the Iport of Cock-fight-
ing.
Cockney t Born with-
in the Sound of Bow-
bell ; ( in London ) alfb
one ignorant inCountry
Matters.
Cock-oyfar, the Male.
Cock fimp, a Suppofed
Husband to a Bawd.
Cock-robbm , a ibft
ealy Fellow^
Cock-fare, very Sure.
Cod, a good fum of
Money ;alfo a Fool. A
meer Cod, a filly, (hallow
Fellow. A rum Cod, c.
a good round fum of
CO
Money. A jolly or luflj
Cod, c. the fame. An
hone ft Cod y a trufty
Friend.
Codders, gatherers of
Pea/cods,
Cod's Head a Fool
Codfounds, the Pith or
Marrow in the Cod's
Back, efteem'd as choice
Peck.
Cofe, c, as Cove.
Cog, to cheat at Dice,
Cog a Die ; to conceal or
fecure a Die ; alib the
Money or whatever the
Sweetners drop to draw
in the Bubbles ; alfo to
wheedle, as Cog a Dinner
to wheedle aBpark out
of a Dinner.
Cogue, of Brandy, a
fmall Cup or Dram.
Coker, c. a Lye, rum
Coker3c. a whisking Lye.
Cokes, the Fool in the
Play, or Bartholomew-
Fair, and hence ( per-
haps) Coxcomb,
Cold, fhy, or averfe
to Aft.
Cold-Tea, Brandy. A
couple of cold words,* Cur-
tain-Lecture. Cold-Iron,
CO
Derifory Periphrafis for
a Sword. In cold Blood,
when the heat of War.,
or Paffion are over.
The Matter -will keep
cold, it will ftay awhile,
and not be the worfe for
keeping.
Cole, c. Money.
Coliander-feed, c. Mo-
ney.
Collation, a Treat or
Entertainment.
College, c. Newgate;
alfo theRoyalExchange.
Collegiates^.thofe Pri-
fbners,and Shop-keepers.
Collogue, wheedle.
Colquar 7 'on 3 c. a Man's
Neck.
Colt, c. an Inn-keeper
that lends a Horie to a
Highway-man , or to
Gentlemen Beggers; al-
fb a Lad newly bound
Prentice
Colt ift) 9 faid when an
old Fellow is frolickfbm
or wanton ; or he has a
Colt's Tooth.
Colt bowl, laid fhort
of the jack by a
Colt bowler, a raw or
unexperienc'd Perlbn,
C O
Colt-veal, very red.
Come, c. to Lend. Has
be come it ? c. has he lent
it you ?
Comicaljfzry plealanr,
or diverting.
Co wing-women, fuch as
are free of their Flefh 3
alfo breeding Women.
Commifiion, c. a Shirt.
Commode^ a Worn an s
Head-drefs, eafily puc
on, and as foon taken,
off,
Common garden-gout a
or rather Covenc-gar-
den, the Pox.
Common Women ,
Whores, Plyers in the
Sreets and ac Bawdy-
Houfes.
Complement , the Ship's
or Regiment's compleac
Number or Company.
Comfortable Importance,
a Wife,
Conceited) a Self-lover,
and Admirer, Wife in
his owh Opinion.
Cohey-ptteth.
Confeft, c. Counter
feit.
Conger •, a Set or Knot
of Topping Book-tellers
D of
c o
CO
or Landau^ who agree
among themfelves, that
whoever of thorn Buys
a good Copy, the reft
are to take off fuch
a particular niimberyas
(it may bej Fifty, in
Ouires., on eafy Terms.
A lib they that joyn to-
gether tp Buy either a
Confiderable, or Dan-
gerous Copy. And a
great over-grown Sea-
Eel.
Conjurers, Aftrohgers,
' Pfyfognomi/h, Chiroman-
cers^ and the whole
Tribe of For tune-tellers,
by the common Peo-
ple ( Ignorantiy ) fb
caliod
Confent, Leave, Ap-
probation, Agreement.
sjffefted by Confetti , as
one Sore Eye*infe£s the
other, funleen) becaufe
they are both ftrung
with one Optic Nerve :
As in "two Strings fet to
an Unifon, upon the
Touch of One, the
other will Sound,
Conftth of Pfyficions,
Two, or more.
Content,' a thick Li-
quor, made up in Rolls
in imitation of Choco-
late,Sold in fomeCoffee-
Houfe.
Contre-tewfsy making
a Pafs or Thruft with-
out any advantage,, or
to no purpofe.
Convenient, c. a MiC
trefi ; alfo a Whore.
Convenience, c. a Wife;
alfo a Miftrefs.
Conu ndru m sy Whim ms j
Maggots, and fuch like.
Cwy, a filly Fellow, a
meet Cony, very filly in-
deed.
Cook-ruffin, c. the De-
vil of a Cookj or a very
bad one.
^ Cool-crape , a flight
Chequei'dStuff made in
imitation of Scotch
Plad.
Cooler, a Woman,
Cool-Laity, a Wench
that fells Brandy (in
Camps )
Cool-nantz,, Brandy.
Cool Tankard, Wine and
Water, with a Lemon
Sugar and Nutmeg.
Ctf-
c o
Copfer-nos*J, extreme-
ly Red.
Coquet , a flippant
pert Goffip.
Corky-brain d Fellow,
filly, foolifh.
Corintbian, a very im-
pudent, harden'd, bra-
zen-fac'd Fellow.
Gornifo-bug, a hard
gripe, or fqueeze.
Corn- jobbery Enhan-
cer of the Price, by
early buying, monopo-
iizingj and ftiarp tricks.
A great Harveft of a little
Corn, a great adoe in a
little Matter. He mea-
furos my Corn by bis own
Bujhel, he mufes as be ttfeSj
he thinks me Bad be-
caufe he is Ib himfelf.
Cornuted 9 made -a
Cuckold of.
Corny-facd^ very Red
or Blue pimpled Phiz.
CoJJct , a Fondling
Child.
Coffet - Coif or Lamb ,
brought up by Hand,
mado Tarue, and ufed
to follow any Body a-
bout the Houic.
the Head
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/ '// give ye a knock on tb&
Coftatd, I'll hit ye a
blow on the Pate.
fale Dealer in Apples,
Pears^ &c.
Cot for Cotquew, a
Man that meadles with
Womens matters.
Cotton, they don't cotton,
they don't agree well.
Cote, a lorry, flight
Country-Houfe or Ho-
vel ,,now aCottage. Hence
the Compounds yet in
ulc, of Dove-cote) Sheep-
cote, &c.
Couchee, going to Bed
/ was at Coyrt at the
Couchee, I attended the
King at his going to
Bed.
Cottcb a
to go to Bed
Cove, c. a Man, a Fel-
iow, dllo a Rogue. The
Cove was bitf.. theRoguei
was out-lhar^d or out-
wicied The Cove faf
hit ths Cole.c. TheRogue
nas Sto en the Money^
The Cove's a mm Diver^
c. that Fellow is a clea*
ver Pick -pocket.
D i Covey
C O
Covey of Whores^ well
fill'd Bawdy - houfe ;
alfb of Partridges, a Ned
or Brood.
Counterfeit- cranks , c .
the Twentieth Rank
or Order of the Canting
Tribe.
Counterfeit, a Cheat
or Impofror. A Counter-
feiter of Hands, a 'For-
ger. A Counterfeiter of
Perfont.aSham. Counter-
feit Gtntms or ' jLwds>
Briftol- (tones. Counter-
feits, for the moft part
exceed theTruth. Thus
a Flatterer pleafes more
ttfan a Friend ; a Brag-
gadochio-coward thun-
ders more than a Hero j
a Mountebank prorni-
fes more than a Doctor
and a Hypocrite ovcr-
acls a Religious Man, as
a Counterfeit Gem is
often fairer than a
True one.
Country-put , a filly
Country-Fellow,
Cmpduy, Imprilbri'd^
Environ'd, Surrounded
Pent up.
Ciurt ~ promifes > fait
C 0
Speeches, or empty Pro-
rnifes without perfor-
mances. Much the fame
with Court-holy-water.
Court-card, a gay flutter-
ing Fellow. Court-tricks,
State-Policy.
Courft) or rather
Coarfe > homely, or-
d'nary 3 oppos'd to
fine; as Coarfe treatment >
rough or rude Dealing ;
Coarfe fare 3 homely
Food ; . a Coarfe Di(b, a
mean one ; Cearfe cr
Hard-Favor*^ oppos'd to
Fair or Handiom. Of
Cof rfe, of Cuftom ; out
of Courfe, extraordinary,
or out' of the way ; a
Horfe-Courfe a Race, alfo
the place where the
Race is Run. A Water-
courfe, a. Drain. Cotirfe
ofL*u>,the proceedings,
at Law, The Law miift
have its Courfc, or run
Freely. /'// take a Cottrfe
with you, I'll hamper
ye, or (tick clofe on
your Skim. A Ccurfe of
Phyfickt an Order or let
Conftitution of Phyfick^
for a continuance or
courfe
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courle of time.
of the Sun, Tcarly
Daily, a Yearly or Dai
ly Revolution, Courfeoj
he Af)0»,the Circle of a
Month.
Court -holy-w at ir
Promifes.
Cow-hearted, fearful o
Hen-hearted.
Cows-thumb^ when a
thing is done exactly
nicely, or to a Hair.
Cows-baby, a Calf.
Coxcomb , a _Fool ; *
filly Coxcomb, a very
foolifh Fellow.
y churls
C Jl
j Cock, Male.
Hen, Female.
Vermin breeding in
Moift and Hairy Parts
of the Body,
Crack, c. a Whore.
Crdcker, c. an Arfe;
alfo Cruft.
Crackifh, c. Whorifh.
• Cracking , Boafting,
Vaporing. Crackt credit,
Loft , Gone. Broken.
Crash-title, Unfound
Crackt-foains, loft Wits.
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Crackm*ns,c. Hedges.
Cramped , a weight
with a* firing tied to
one's Toe, when a
Sleep., much ufed by
School-boies, one to a-
noth er j alio obftruftcd
or hampered in any
Bu/inefs whatever.
Crag, a Neck ; alfo
a Rock.
Cramp rings y c. Bolts
or Shackles.
Cr 'amp-words, difficult
or uncommon.
Crank, brisk, pert.
Cr*nkfid«t-fiif , that
does not bear Sail well.
Cranked- {hells orStones,
wrinkled or wreathed.
Crap. c. Money. Nim
he Crap, c. to Steal the
Money. Wheedle f or Cra^
c. to coAkfe Money out
of any Body.
Crtfh, c.,to Kill.
Cra(k, the Cull, C.
ill the Feilow.
Crafang - cheats ; c.
Teeth.
Mad.
intirm or di(^
em per d.
Great urcy, Menraifed
Da by
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by others , and their
'fools ever after,
Creemc> to flip or
(lide any thing into ano-
ther's Hani
Crew, the Coxort and
Rowers in the Ba* ge., o
Pinnace, are called the
Boats-crew jin diitindion
from the Complement
of Men on Board the
Ship , who are term'd
the. Ships-company i not
Crew ; alfb an. ill Knot
or Gang., as a* Crew of
Rogues,
Crimfo one that un
dertakes for, or agrees
co unlade a whole Ship
of Coals. To play Crimp,
to lay or bet on one
fide, and ( by foul play)
to let t'other win, hav-
ing a fhare of it. Run
a Crimp, to run a Race
or Horfe-match fouly o
knaviflily, He Crimps
it 9 he plays booty. A
Crimying Fellow^ fneak-
ing Cur.
Crinkuws, the French
Pox.
Crifyin> a Shoe-maker,
from the St. of that
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Manie> their Patron.
Criffin's Holy-day ev'ry
Munday in the Year,
UC more particularly
he Twenty fifth of
O&ober , whereori the
whole Fraternity fail
not to lay they Hearts
in Soak.
Crochets in the crown3
whi miles, Maggots.
Crackers , Fore/i allers,
egraterSj fee SaJgers.
Crokery c. a Groat or
Four-pence. The Cull
tipt me A Croker, c. the
Fellow gave me aGr oat.
Crony, a Camerade or
intimate Friend ; an old
Crony ^one of long ftand-
ing ; uled alfo for a
tough old Hen.
Crop, one with very
(hort Hair ; allo a Horie
whole Ears are Cut.
Hair is (o fhort it won t
hide his Ears.
Croppin-ken, C, a Privy,
or Bog-houfe.
Crop-feck , Stomack-
fick.
Crofsbite, Q. to draw
in
C R
Jn a Friend,, yet Ciack
with the Sharper.
Crofffatcb, a peevift
froward Peribn.
Crotiks, Hares Excre-
ments.
Crow-over, to infolt
or domineer. To pluck
a Crow with one, to have
a bout with him. Strut
like a Crow in a Gutter,
faid in jeer of the Stalk-
ing of a proud Fellow.
The Crow think* her own
Birdtht Faireft, applied
to thofe that dote on
their .foul Iffues. As
good Land as. any the
Crow Flies ever, with
regard it maybe, to the
Crow's being a long Li-
ver; as m Carrion will
kill a Crow, to his being
fo .hardy a Bird.
Crowder, a Fidler.
Crown 9 the top of the
Head or Hat ; Imperi-
al or Regal Crown.
Where the Earth is raifed
it is laid, to be Crown d
with Hills, in Poetry.
The End Crowns all, laid
both of the Event of
Adions^and FiniJhing
C U
of Works. In the Crown-
Office, Drunk; alfo to
Crown, to pour on the
Head.
Cruifers, c. Beggers ;
alfo nimble Friggats
Coafting to and fro for
Prizes, and to carry Or-
ders, c£*f
Crump, c. one that
helps Sollicitors to Affi-
davit-men> and Swearers,
and Bail, who for a
IrnallSum will be Bound
or Swear for any Body 5
on chat occafion,putting
ori good Cloaths to
makeagood appearance,
that Bail may be ac-
cepted.
Grw*f4*tfJ, Crook-
ed or Huncht-backr
Crumf lings . wiinkled
Codlings, nfually ths
leaft., but fweeteir.
Crufy-\jetiu, one tfet
Hes with a Cover over
his Faee all Night, and
ufes Wafhes, Paint, &c.
C U
Cub, or young Cub. c.
anewGamefier drawn
D 4 in
c u
in to be rookt ; alfb a
young Bear, a Fox, and
a Martern the firftYear.
Cucumbers, Taylers.
Cucumber-time , Tay-
lers Holiday, when they
have leave to Play, and
Cucumbers are in fea-
fon.
CudgelUen , a Mob
rudely arm'd ; alfo Cud-
gel-Players.
Cuffin, c. a Man.
Cuffin-qmre 3 c. fee
Quire-cuffin,
Gulp, a kick, or blow,
alib a bit of any thing.
Cttlp of the Guttst( Suf-
folk ) a hearty kick at
the Belly.
Cull, r c.aM.a
Cutty ,*a Rogue,
Fool or filly Creature
that is eallly drawn in
and Cheated by Whores
or Rogues. Cttfy napp
w> c. the Perfon Rob-
b'd, apprehends us. A
Bob -cull, c. a fweet-hu-
mour'dMan to aWhore,
and who is very Com
plaifant. A Clirft-cull, (
an ill-natur'd Fellow,
Churl to a Woman .
C U
Culm, the imall or
duft of Sea-coal.
Cunning-shaver yz (harp
7ellow.
Cup-fat , Drunk.
Cup of Comfort, as
Cup of the Creature ,
Strong-liquor. A Cup too
low, when any of the
Company are mute or
nfive, To carry one's
"up even between two
Parties, to be equal and
ndiflerenc 3 between
them. Many thing* fall
out between the Cup and
the Lip , or many things
"liter yene between the
brming and accom-
pliftiing a Defign.
Cur, a Dog of a mun-
grel Breed, good for
nothing.
Curie, c. Clippings of
Money.
Curriflj+fellow , lhap-
ping, fharling.
Curmudgeon y an old
CovetousFellow,aMiier.
Currant-coyn,good and
Lawful Money. Currant
Cuftom, a received cu-
ftom, the
Current ', Stream ; alfb
humor
cu
humor or bent of the
People.
Curptors , c. Vaga-
bonds ; the firft ( old )
Rank of Canters.
Curft, a curft Cur, a
fower., furly, fnarling,
fierce Dog ; a Curft
Cow has ftort Horns.
Curtals, c. the Ele
venth Rank of the Can
ting Crew.
Curtail' J , cut off
fhorten'd.
Curte&anfi gentile fine
Mifs or Quality Whore
Curtain-Lefture, Wo-
mens impertinent Scold-
ing at their Husbands.
Cufbion, befide the Cu-
fbion, befide the Mark.
Cut, Drunk. Deep Cut
very Drunk. Cut in the
Leg or Back, very drunk
To Cuts c. to^peak. Tc
Cut bens, c. to Speak
gently, civilly or kind-
ly ; to Cut bem ( or ben
nar ) Whidds > c. to
give good -Words. To
Cut £[mre whiddf, c. to
give ill Language.
Cut or Cbof or" Meat
Cut md come wain* o
c u
Vieat that cries come
: at me. A cutting 2^/W,
ery fharp. Of the pre-
iz»e Cut or Stamp, a de-
•nure ftarcht Felloe.
Prefent to be made cf
becaufe they Cut
Ready Cut and
Dried, or turned for the
purpofe. Not Cut out for
nor turned for it.
To Cut aft other out of any
to out-doe him
far away, or ex cell, or
circumvent. /'// cut ym
out bujtnefs, 1 11 find you
Work enough. A Book
with Cuts or Figures;
Braft or Wooden Cutts
or Prints from Capper-
plates, or Wood. A
Cm thro #t Houfe or Town9
where fharp and Large
Reckonings are impo-
ied, ss at Gravefevd >
Deal, Dover, Portfmotttb,
Pltwouth, Harwich, Hcl-
voetfluyce, the Briel, and
indeed all Sea-portst nav
and Commonwealths too,
according to the obfer-
vationofa late Learned
Traveller in his ingeni-
ous Letters publifh?d in
Holland.
D A
D
c. expert exqui-
fite in Roguery a Rum-
cjab, c. a very Dextrous
fellow at fileing , thiev-
ing, Cheating, Sharping,
•§£. Heii a Dab at it, He
is well vers'd in ie.
Dabkrs » in Poetry ,
meer Pretenders.
Dace,c. Two-pence,
Tip me a Dace. c. Lend
Two-pence^ or pay fo
much for me.
Dag. a Gun.
Draggle-tail, & nafty
jdirty Slut.
Vamaik the Claret, Put
a roafted Orange flafht
fmoking hot in it.
D amber i c, a RafcaK
Damme-boy, a roaring
madj blufttring Fellow,
a Scourer of the Streets.
Dancers, C. Stairs.
Dandy f rat, a little pu-
ny Fellow.
Dangle, to hang.
Daffer-ffffow., A fbort
j brisJk, tidy Fellow.
Darfy, c. ready Mo -
D A
Darbies, c. Irons^Shac-
kles or Fetters.
Darkrnans > C. The
night, The Child of dark-
ne/s, c. a Bell man.
c, a Houfe-creeper, one
that Hides into a Houfe
in the dusk^ to let in
more Rogues to rob*
Daflt, aTavern-DraW-
en A Jafo of Gentian,
Wormwood, or ft ale Beer, a
light touch or tincture
of each, to da(h or brew
as Vintners jumble their
Wines together, when
they fophifticate them.
A aaflj fffRain^ fudden,
hort, impetuous pour-
ing down,, to diftingui/h
t frorii a foft Shower, or
aiprinkling of Rain.
Daftard, a Coward.
Dawn, Day-break or
?eep of Day, as the
3usk is twilight or/ha-
dow of the Evening. One
mty fee day at a little boh,
aifcover the Lyon ty his
, bribingjaiib
11 painting or thick lay-
ng on of Colours :
Hence
D E
Hence bedawfrd with
Gold or Stiver-Lace ,when
it is laid thick or clofe
on,
D E
Dead Cargo, not a
quarter or half freighted.
70 wait for dead mem
fljoes, tor what is little
worth, or may never
come to pafs. TV flay or
work for a dead horfe for
a uiiie.
Dead-men, empty-Pots
or bottles on a Tarvern-
table,
Dear jfoej,Irifhmen.
Debauchee y a Rake-hei
Decayed Gentkman or
Trade/man, broken,
Decki~out, tricked up
in fine Cloaths,
Decus, c. a Crown 01
five {hilling-piece. The
Call lift me a /core of De
cujes, c. my Camerade
lent me five Pounds.
Deft-Fellow 3 a tidy
neat little Man.
Defun& , dead anc
gone.
Degen, c. a Swor
Nimm the Degen, c. ftea
the Sword, or whip it
DE
rom the Gentleman's
Ldc,
Drifts, againft the Tri .
lity.
Dells, c the twenty
ixth order of the canting
Tribe; young buckibrne
Wenches., n pe and prone
o Venery, but have not
oft their 4 Virginity,
which the vprigbt man
pretends to, and feizes ;
Then fhe is free for any
off the Fraternity ;alfb a
common Strumpet.
Decfudrtrng, throwing
of the left Foot and Bo-
dy backwards.
Dergin, a very Ihort
Manor Woman.
Defytrate Fellow, fit
for any lew d Prank or
Villany, deffierate conJi-
riwfyWith otic any hopes;
Devil drawer, a for--
y Painter.
Deafeavile , c. the
Country.
Deufeavile - Stampers ,
c, Country-Carriers.
Dewswws c. two
Pence.
DewittedjCut in pieces^
as that great Statef-
man
D I
man lobn de Witt , was
in Holland Anno 1671.
by the Mob.
D I
Diamond cut Diamond,
bite the Biter.
Dibble , a poaking
Stick to fct Beans with.
Die like a Dog, to be
hang'd, the worft Em-
ployment a Man can be
put to. Die on a Ft 'fa- day ,
crin hisfooes the fame^>
like a Rat. To be poy-
Ibned.
Dig the Badger , dif-
lodg him.
Diwber, c. pretty.
Dimber - cove a pretty
Fellow.
Dim-tnort* c. a pretty
Wench.
Dimbtr - Damber , c.
a Top-man or Prince
among> the Canting
Crew ; alfb the chief
Hogue of the Gang, or
the compleateft Cheat.
Dimple, a fmall grace-
ful dent in the Chin
called In Ignoramus ,
Lov s pretty Dimple.
Din, c. what a din
D I
you keep ! what a noife
you make/
Dine with Duke Hum-
fbrey, to go without a
Dinner.
Ding , c. to knock
down. Ding the C«#, c.
knock down ^ the Fellow.
Ding-boy > c. a Rogue,
a Hedtor^a BulIy,Sharp-
er.
Ding-Jong, helter-skel-
ter.
Dint } edge or force
dint of the fivord, edge
of the Sword> dint of
argument, force or pow-
er of Argument,
Dippers, Ana-baptifts.
Dipt , engaged or in
debr/ Land pawn'd or
mortgag'd . Damnably
dipt y deep in debt, ffe
has dip bis Terra firma,
he has mortgaged his
dirty Acres. He las d^t
tisBiSJhei* almoil drunk.
The cull has dip bis Tol, c.
the Spark has pawn'd his
Sword. 7&e Dftl fas dipt
her Rigging , c. the
Whore has* pawn'd her.
Cioaths.
Dirty
D O
Dirty Acres, anEftate
in Land.
Dirty Bean, a flovenly
Fellow, yet pretending
coBeauiflincfi.
Dirty puz,z,k , a lorry
Slattern or- Slut.
Difaffetfion, a difbrder
of any part of the Body.
Difaffetted to the State.
Malecontents or faftious
Difgruntled) difobliged
or diftafted.
Di/tngenaous > or fW*»
reel dealing^ opposM to
dealing on the Square.
Difguisd, drunkifii.
Dtfmal ditty, a Pfalm
at the Gallows ; alfo
a dull Ballad, or filly
Song. .
Dive , c. to pick a
Pocket.
Diver, c. aPick~poc
ket
D O
Doafr, c a cloak.
00tk, c. to lie with a
Woman. The Cull Dockt
the Deli in the Darkntans
the Rogue lay with a
Wench all night-
Dofior, c. a falfc Die.
D O
that will run b^t two or
th reeCh ances. They jut the
Doctor upon him> c. they
cheated him with falte
Dice.
Dogd* followed clo%
way-laid. Agree like Dog
and Catpf thole that are
at variance. Every Dog
will have bis dayt none
fb wretched but has his
good Planet. An eafy
thing to find a Stick to
beat a Dog, or it colts lit-
tie to trouble thoie that
cannot help thernfelves.
It is an ill Dog is not worth
the whiftling after ; or
fpaje tefpeak fpare to
fpeed. He flay'd me a
Dog-trick, he did bafely
and dirtily by rne.
Dogged, Sullen, pout-?
ing, or in the Dumps.
Doggrel , a Term for
the meaneft and bafeft
Verfe ; fuch as Ballads,
Bellmem-fongs, and the
RkzMecter ol fnow hilL
Dctt^ half a Farthing.
Dutch Money,eight to a
Penny , not a dolt /f/£,.he
has fpent all.
) a wooden Block
to
D O
to make up Com modes
upon,, alfo a Child's Ba-
by.
Daktfb, c. Foolilh.
Doltbeady a Fool.
Domerars, C: Rogues,
pretending to have had
their Tougus cnt out, or
to be born dumb and
deaf, who artificially
turning the tip of their
Toongs , into their
Throat,and with a flick
makeing it bleed, weak
people thinkitcheftump
of their Tongue ; one
of whom being askt ha-
flily bow long he bad bun
dumbl aniwer d but three
weeks > this is the twenty
firft. Order of Canters.,
the Word alfo fignifing
Mad-men.
Dotard, An old drow-
iy Felbw come to Do-
tage.
Doudy 9 An ugly
coarie hard favored Wo-
man. She is a meer Dott-
dy^ that is, very ugjy.
Dove* council Speak-
ers and no Hearers.
Down &//^c.Dice that
run low.
D R
esyc She-beggers3
^
the twenty fifthRankof
Canters ; being neither^
Maids, Wives, nor Wick
dows, will for good Vi-
dtials^ or a very final!
piece of money profti-
tute their Eddies , pro-
tefting they never did fo
before, and that meer
neceifify then oblig'd
them to it ( tho* com-
mon Hackneys) Thde
are very dextrous it
picking Pockets ( in
the a&ion) and fo bar-
barous as often to mur-
der the Children thus
got.
D R
jbrab, a Whore, or
Slut, a Dirty drab, a ve-
ry nafty Slut.
Drag, a Fox's Tail.
Draggd y through tbs
Horfe-potid or Bog~boufe.
Bailives and Sergeants
are ierved fo that pre-
fiime to arreft any Body
vvifliin the Verge of the
Court-royal^ or Precints
of
D R
of the Inns of Court.
DraggJuf , as the
Rakes call it, educated
or brought up.
Dray, of Squirrels.
Drawers, c Stockings.
Drawing, Beating the
Bufties after the Fox,
Draw-Li tcbes, c. the
fourth (old) Order of
the Canting Tribe of
Rogues.
Drawling in Speeds^ or
dreaming of Speech when
the Words are drawn
out at length, and keep
as great a diftance from
one another, -as if -they
were not all of a Com-
pany.
Dreaming * Fellow y
dull , drowfy , heavy
Creature. Drift£>efign
Aim, Intent.
Drill, to draw in, and
entice by degrees ; aifc
boring of Pearl.
Dripper -. a fort o
Clap, or venereal glea
ting
Dripping-weather , th<
fime with dipping.
Dromedary, c. a Thie
or Rogue, a^fe a kin
D R
>f Camel with two bun-
hes on his Back. Tou
re a purple Dromedary, c.
fou are a Bungler or a
dull Fellow at thieving.
Drommerars , c, lee
L)omerars.
Droppers y c. Sweetners.'
Drop a cogyc. to let fall
with defign to draw in
nd cheat ) a Piece of
Gold ; alfo the piece it
"elf.
Drop-in-biJi-eye, .almoft
drunk.
Droop , to fall away,
to pine, to break with
Age or Infirmity , a
drooping bird that hangs
the Wing.
Drw^f^Horfe -leaders
n Fairs, or Market^
and Graziers or Drivers
ofBeafts.
Dmb , beat with a
ftick or Cable-end.
Drudge _, or rather
dredge ,the way of catch-
ing Oyfters; alfo a labo-
rious Peribn.
Drumbclo, a dull hear
vy Fellow, A mter
, a very Slug.
Drunk witb.a
na
D U
an do. de die in diem.
Dry blows, or dry -baft-
ing for Rib roafting.
'Dry -bob , a (mart or
fharp Repartee
Dry-boots, a fly, clofc
cunning Fellow.
Dry -drinking^ without
a bit of Visuals. Dry-
wine,z little rough upon,
but very grateful to the
Palate.
Dry jflwr^ftiarpj clofe.
witty.
D U
Dubsc. a Pick-locfc-key.
Dub, the Giger, c. open
the Door. We U ftrike n
upon the dttb> c. we will
rob that Place.
Dubber, c. a Picker of
Locks.
Dub'd, Knighted.
A Dace, c. two Pence,
c. Cl oaths or
Goods. Rum dttdds^ c.
fine or rich deaths or
Goods.
DutU > Cbeatt wonne.
c. Cloaths and things
ftoleji. Afaam Covt has
D U
wonne (or bit)Ram dudds.
c. the poor Fellow has
ftolen very coftly
Cloaths.
Dudgeon, Anger, Quar-
rel, Difpleafure.
Duke of Exeter* s Daugh-
ter, a Rack in the To-
wer of London., to tor-
ture and force Confeffi-
on ; fuppofed to be in-
troduced by him, fome-
times ( formerly ) now
not in ufe.
Dullard , a heavy dull
ftupid Fellow.
DtdficUt, the fame.
Dum-found , to beat
(bundly. / dumfounded
the fawcy RafcalJ. bang'd
his Back tightly. In the
dumps , troubled , cha-
grin, melancholic.
Dunaktr , C. a Cow-
flealer.
5ollicitor for
Debts.
Dunnd , fceiz'd , or
much importuned.
Dunder head , a dull
heav^y Creature.
Di4ndtringRake,z thun-
dering Rake, or of the
nrft
Rank, 9ne develifhly
lewd.
Dup, c. to enter, or
open the door, Jap the
ken, c. enter the Houfe,
dupthe boo&ing ken and
booz, * g*ge > c. go into
the Ale-houfe and drink
a Pot.
Durance, a Prifbn.
Durk, a Ihort Dagger,
in ufe with the Scot j, as
Stilletto is with the/ta//-
ans.
T>us^ or Twilight ,
the fhadow of the Even-
ing, as Dawn is Day-
break or peep of Day.
Dttft , money, down
with your Dttft, depofit
your Money, pay your
Reckoning. Alfb in ano-
ther fence , duft it away
drink quick about.
Dutchified , in the
Dutch Intereft ,, or of
that Fadion.
Dutch-Reckoning, or
Alte-ntall , ^a verbal or
Lump-account without
particulars.
warm, or earn-
E B
eft in Debate; alib iharp
Liquors, as hard Beer,
Wine turned ibure, &c.
Hence the Compounds,
Vinegar, Alegar.
Eagle,c. the winning
Gameiler.
Earneft , c. Pare or
Share.T/p'wt; my earnefr ,c,
give me my Snack or Di-
vidend.
Eafy , facil , iupple ,
pliable, managable. He
is an eafy fel/ow y very
filly or foft, aneftfymorty
c. a forward or coming
wench,
E B
c. when
there's but little Money
in tie Pocket.
E D
Edge-tools, as Scythes,
Swords, and fuch as
are fet or ground , as
Razors. Knives, Sdllbrc,
Sheers, , &c. to diftin-
guifh them fronr flat
Tools andTong$,e£v- ifa
ill j eft ing with Edged tools
E F
E M
or crafting unexpercMen
with dangerous things.
Fall back fait edge or
come what will.
E F
Effort, an Endeavour
an Offer in vain.
E G
Egge oveon, to prick
him on., to provoke or
ftir him up. He II be glad
to takeEggsfor bis money ^
ortoto compound the
matter with Lofi. Ton
come w wiib your five
Eggs « few»y> and four of
'em ad die .of a Pragmati-
cal Prater, or Bull-body,
that wafts many Woras
to little purpole. To
kave a Nv/t-egg, to have
alwaJes a Referve to
come again. As fare at
E&gsbeEggs. When no-
thing is fo lure. As full
fff Roguery as an Egg is
u fully of Meat.
E L
fe& derifb
Term for Sweat. If
cop nothing but a little
Eltww-greafe ; in a jeer to
one that is lazy,, and
hinks much of his La-
xmr. Who is at your El-
bow 2 a Caution to a Ly-
er. He lives by Baking
f tbeElbowi a Game-
fter.
Elonge, to ftretch for-
ward the right Arm and
Leg, and to keep a clofe
Left-foot.
Elevated, puffc up ;
raifed to Honour,
Dignity, &c. Above the
common Elevation, above
the common Level.
Eminence a Rifing op-
poled to a flat Ground,
raifd to an Eminence if
fitch of greatnefs ; to
make a figure , or be a
Man of mark in the
WorU, i. e. to be con-
fpicuous, as a Citylefc
on a Hill cannot be hid.
His Eminence , the Title
given to a Cardinal
E M
, Silly.
Empty-talk, filly, idle
vain-
E N
vain Difcourfe , more
Noife then Senfe.
E N
Ends, Aim, Deflgn
Drift, and varioufly ufec
in compofition ^sfandle
ends, Ends ofgol land fiher
Shreds of either. Calk-
ends > finger-ends for ex-
tremity or utmoft part
of either. Tts good to
make both Ends meet^or to
cut your Coat accord-
ing to yourCloth. Every
thing has an End, and a
Pudding has two.
Englifh'Cane y an oak
en Plant,
Engli(h Manufacture 3
Ale, Beer, or Syder.
Enfnaring Queflions In-
terrogatories laid to trap
and catch one.
Entries , where the
Deer have lately pafled
the thickets.
E P
Eficure-an y one that
that indulges himfelf,
nice of Palate, very
BO.
curious and a critick in
eating.
EQ
Eyuif, c. to furnifh
one.
Equip, c. rich 5 alfb
having newClothes.^//
tquift, c. plump in the
Pocket,, or very full of
Money; allfb very well
dreft. The Cull equip me
with a brace of Meggs, c.
the Gentleman furnifh'd
me with a couple of
Guineas.
E R
Eriffs 9 Canary-birds
two years old.
E V
Eva/ton, a Shift, fly or
Anfwer.
Eves-drop, to be an
Eves-dropper, one that
kulks, lurks at or lies
under his Neighbor's
Window or Door.
E W
,or the White Ewe^
El c.a
EX
c. a Top-woman among
the Canting Crew, very
Beautiful.
£ X
Execution- Jay , Wafh-
ing-day ; alfo thac on
which the Malefactors
Die.
Exigence, a fpecial or
extraordinary occafion,
a pinch.
Expedient > a ready
flrift or trick to deliver
one from any difficulty,
or danger near at hand.
Ey, of Phealants, the
whole Brood of young
ones.
Eye-fore, an Annoy-
ance, whatever is griev-
ous or offenfive , an
unwelcome difh or gueft.
All that you get you may
fut in your Eye and fee
veertfaworfe, apleafant
Periphrafis or Round of
Words, for getting no-
thing at all. Tis good.
to have an Eye to the
main Chance, or look to
your Hits. What the
Eye ne'er fees the Heart
ne'er rues : Or out of
Sight, uut of Mind.
Facer, c. a Bumper
without Lip-room.
Face in Wine, the
Colour. A good Face, a
very fine bright Colour.
To make a Face, to make
a (how or feign ; alfo
to wryth contract or
diftort the Face in Con-
tempt or Derifion. To
fet a good Face ufon a.
badCatifiy or Matter y to
make the beft of it A
good Face needs no Rand,
or no advantage to let
it off. TbeBroad-fac'dBird,
or the Bird that is all
Face under Feathers, a
Periphrafis for an Owl.
Face about to the Right or
Lefty turn about, to Face
Danger , to meet it. Fa-
cing of the Sleeve, the
Turn-up.
Facetious, full of Mer-
ry Tales and Jefts, plea-
(antJy merry.
oodles made
by
F A
by Arc, as Glafs, Pape
and all Compound o
made Metals, as Brai
Steel, Pewter, Latin. &
Fadge, it won't fadg
or doe.
Fag, c. to Beat.
c. Beaten.
Fag the Blofs, c. oang
the Wench,,
Fag the Fen, c. drill
the Whore.
Faggot the Culls,
Bind the Men.
Faggots, Men Muf
ter'd tor Souldiers, no
yet Lifted.
Fair Roe - Buck, the
Fifth Year.
Fair Sfeech, or fine
Words. Fair-ffoken> 01
Courteous. A Fair Day,
or Fair Weather. Fair
in the Cradle, and foul in
the Saddle, a pretty Boy,
and a hard-favor'dMan.
Soft and Fair goes far j
or not more Hafte than
good Speed. Fair and
far off; wide of the
Mark. You have made a
Fair Specb, faid in derifi
on of one that fpends
many Words to little
F A
pur pole. A Fair or Mar-
ket for Btafts. A Day af-
ter the Fair, a Day too
late, of one that has
out-ilayed his Markets.
Fall-a-bord, fall on and
Eat heartily.
Fallacies , Cheats ,
Tricks, Deceipts.
Falter, to fail or more
particularly a failure, or
Trip of the Tongue,
entangled with the Pal-
y, produced alfb from
excels of Drink , or
Guilt.
Famws, c. Hands,
c. Hands.
c.GoId-
ings, or Gloves.
Fawgrafp, c. to agree
or make up aDifference.
Famgraff the Co've c. to
gree with the - Adver-
ary.
Family of Love, Lewd
Vomen, Whores ; allb
Se<5h
Fangs, Beaft-claws as
"alons are cf a Bird.
Fanning, or refrefhing
f the 1 lees or Woods
with Wind. Fanning or
efrefhin of a Cioft
Room,
or
F A
Room , opening the
Windows. Firc-fanns- ,
Iktle Hand-Skreens for
the Fire.
FantAJttcky Whimfical,
Freakifh, or Capricious.
A Fantaflick Drefs,VQry
particular, remarkable^
Fardel, a Bundle.
Fartfyfor Ferdinando.
Fire, Hire; alib a litter
oFPiggs,
Farting - crackers, c.
Breeches.
F+p-fij&Jt, fure
trufty.
Fajtmr, c. a Warrant.
Fapwfli*, Boggs.
Fat, the laft landed,,
inned or ftow'd of any
Ibrt of Merchandize
whatever, fb called by
the (everal Gangs of
Water-fide-Porters,
Fat Cull, c. a rich Fel-
low. All the Fat ts in
the Fire, of a mifcarri-
age or flirewd Turn
Change of Pafture wakes
Fat Calves, of him that
thrives upon mending
his Commons.
Fzttlkner, c. lee Turn
bier, firft Part.
F E
Fayfors, c. the Second
old) Rank of the
Wanting Crew.
F E
Feat, ftrange, odd.
Feats of Attvuity, ex-
ercife, or Agility of Bo-
dy in Tumbling, turning
through a Hoop, Run-
ning, Leaping, Vaulting,
Wren-ling, Pitching of
the Bar,Quoiting, &c. or
Slights of Hand, Tricks,
Legerdemain, &c*
Feats of Cbwaby, Ex-
ploits of War, Riding
the great Horfe.Tilting,
Tournaments, Running
at the Ring, &c.
Feather-bed lane , any
bad Road, but particu-
larly that betwixt Dun-
church and Daintrie. Re
has a Feather in his Cap,
a Periphrasis for a Fool.
Play with a Feather, of
things that are game-
(bm and full of Play,
as Kittens and Kids. To
leather hirNtft> to en-
rich himfelf by indirecl:
means^or at theExpence
of
F E
of others. Fine Featben
make fne Birds Ga^
deaths make fine Folks
Feble the nanoweft
Part of the Sword-blade
nea eft the Pom .
Fetnting, or Falsifying
to decaive tlie Adver-
fery, by pretending to
thrufi in one Place., and
really doing it in ano-
ther.
Fence , c, to Spend or
Lay out. Fence kft Hcg> c
to Spejid bis Shilling
A Fence^ c SL Receiver
and Securer of Stofen-
goods.
Fencing Cully ^ a Bro-
ker, or Receiver ofSto-
len-gpods.
Fencing-ken _, c. the
Magazine., or Ware-
houfe 5 where Stolen-
goods are lecured;
Feme, c, a Hole
Ferwerly Bcggers* c.
a^ll thofe that have not
the Sham-fores or Cley-
Ferrct, c. a Trades-
man that fells Goods to
voting Unthrifts, upon
Truft at excefSve Rates
F I
Ferreted, c. Cheated ;
alio driven out of Holes
and lurking Places, and
hunted as Conies, by a
little, Fierce, red-eyed
Beait. HenceFm-tf eyed .
or Eyes as red as a
Ferret.
Fetcb, a Trick or
Wheedle. A meer Fetch,
that is far fetched ., or
brought in by Head and
Shoulders
Fetids> Vegetab es, or
Animals , rank and
ftroflg-fcemed 5 as Gar-
lick, Affa fcetida^ &c.
PoJe-cats, Foxes,
} DeeU Ex-
crements,
Fl
Fib, c. to beat ; al/o
a little Lie.
Fib the Cove'f q#ar-
rons in the Rum-pad, for
tbe Lour in bis Bung, c.
Beat jthe Man in the
High-way Juftily for
the Money in his. Purfe.
Fickle, mutable, or
changeable, ot many
F 4 Minds
F I
Mtnds in a fhort time. ,
Fiddle, c. a Writ to
Arreft.
Fiddle -f addle , meer
filly Stuff, or Nonfenfe ^
Idle, Vain Difcourfe.
Fidkrs-fay 9 Thanks
and Wine.
Filch, c. to Steal.
Filcbers, c. Thieves,
Robbers. A good Filch,
c. a Staff, of Afh or
Hazel y with a Hole
through,, and a Spike
at the bottom, to pluck
Cloathes from a Hedge
or any thing out of a
Cafement.
File king-cove. c. a Man-
thief.
File king-mart, c. a Wo-
man-thief.
File, c. to Rob., or
Cheat, The File, c. a
Pick-pocket.
Fine-ntoutVd , nice ,
dainty.
Finical, fpruce, neat
Finify, to trick up
or dreis fprucely.
Fire-drake^ Men with
a Phenix for their Badge
in Livery, and Pay from
the Jnfitrance-Officej to
F I
extinguifh Fires, cover-
ng their Heads with
an Iron-pot, or Head-
piece; alfb a Fiery Me-
eor, being a great une-
qual Exhalation infla-
med between a Hot and
Cold Cloud.
Fire-fhip , a Pockey
Whore.
Fire -fide, a Health to
the Wife and Chil-
dren.
Firkin of foul Stuff, a
very Homely coarfe
corpulent Woman.
Fijhing Billjn Chance-
ry, to make what Dif-
coveries may be. Who
Cries Stinking Fifh ? or
who difpraifes his own
Ware ? GoodFifi when it
is Caught, of what is not
got fo fbon as reckoned
upon. All is Ffjb that
comes to Net, of him that
flies boldly at all Game.
1 have other Fifh to Fry,
I arn other wife taken
up, engag'd, or have
other Bufinefs on my
Hands.
Fixen> a froward, pee-
vifh,
F L
F L
vifh Child; alfo a She-
Fox.
Jfaxk, a little or low-
founding Fart.
F L
flatty , flimfy , not
found, firm or iblid.
Flagg, c. a
Flapdragon, a Clap or
Pox.
Flare , to Shine or
glare like a Comet or
Beacon.
c. a Periwig.
Rum Flafh, c. a long , full,
high-priz'd Wig. Queer
c. a fbrry wea-
ther - beaten Wig, not
Groat ; 1 worth Stealing, fit only
rough I to put on a Pole or dreft
Scare-Crow. plafk-
, c. a Houfe where
and are
alfb ^ coarie
Stone us'd in Paving.
20 Flagg, to fall
droop; decline., or fail ; I Thieves ufe y
alfo to fufpend or let | connived at.
fall a Suitor Profecuti-
on. The Flag of Defi-
Flafae, a Bottle (or
its refemblance ) of
ance is out, ( among the Sand., bound about with
Tarrs)the Fellow's Face I Iron,, into which the
and he is I melted Metal is by
Coynersand others pour-
ed ; alfo a Pottle or five
Pints and half, that
quantity, formerly of
or
is very Red,
Drunk.
flam, a Trick_,
Sham-ftory.
Flavderkin ,, a very
large Fat Man or Horfe;
I Florence , now of any
alfo Natives 01 that I Wine: A Box for Gun-
Country. I powder ; a Carriage for
Flanders - fortunes 3 of [Ordinance; an Arch-
fmall Subftance. [line fomewhat diftant
Flanders-fieces,Pi&u res from the corner of the
that look fair at a di ft- Chief, and fwellingby
ance, but coarfer near degrees toward the mid-
at Hand. j die of the Efcutcheon.
Flat
F L
Flat, dead Drink ; al-
fo dull Poetry or Dif-
courfe.
Flavour ,Scem of Fruits;
as Peaches,Quinces, &c>
Or of Wines, as Rhe-
niih, Canary j &c.
Flaunting, tearing-fine.
To Flaunt it, to Spark
it, or Gallant it.
Flaw , a water-flaw
and a crack inChryftals,
as well as a fpeck in
Gemms and Stones.
Ffawdy c. Drunk.
Flay, to flea or skinn.
Hell flay a Flint, of a
meer Scrat or .M/er.
Flear, to grinn. A
Wearing Fool^ a grinning
filly Fellow.
Fkece, to Rob, Plun-
der or Strip ; alfoWooll^
the true Golden-Fleece
of England, a dear
Spring, or Flowingf^oun-
lain of Wealth.
Fleet, fwift * of Wing
or Fooc5 in flight or
Courfe, ufed not only
of Birds upon the. Win g^
but of winged Arrows,
refembling mem in
Flighr.
F L
Ffegmatic, dull, heavy.
A Flegmatic Fellow, a
drowfyinfipid Tool, aji
ill Companion
Fkfi-brcker, a Match-
maker ; alfo a Bawd;
between whom but lit-
tie difference, for .they
both ( ufually ) take
Money.
Flibttftters 9 Wefl-In-
dian Pirates, or Bucka-
neers, Free-booteis.
Flicker, c. a Drink-
ing Glafs. Flicker fn&ptjc.
the Glafs is b oken Nitn
the Flicker, c. Stea tbe
Glafs. Runt Flicker, c.
a lange Glais or Rum-
mer. Queer flicker, c
a Green or ordinary
Giats. To Flicker, to
grin or flouc. FUck-
eringf grinning or laugh-
ing in a Man's Face.
Flicking, C. to CUtj
cutting
Flick me fame Panant
and Cafh, c. cut me
fome Bread and Cheeffe.
Fink tbe Tetter, c. cut
off the Clozk-bag or
Port-manteau.
Flip, Sea Drink, of
fmall
F L
fmali Beer, (chiefly)
and Brandy, fweetned
and Spiced upon occa-
iion : A Kan of Sir. Clovf-
fy, is among the Tans,
a Kan of choice Flip,
with a Lemon fqueez'd
in, and the Pill hung
round.
Flippant, pert and full
of Prattle.
Flimfy flabby >not firm,
found or fclid.
Flocks and Herds ,
Flocks are of lefler Cat-
tel3 Herds are of Black
Cattel, a Flock of Sheep
or Goats,, and {bme-
times of Birds, as Pid-
geons ; and in Imitation
of the Gregarious Crea-
tures, Men, that are
ibciable, are iaid to
follow and flock after
one another as Sheep,
or to flock together to
fee Shows and Specta-
cles.
Flog 3 c. to Whip
*kg9J> c. feverely Lafht.
Flogging- cove., c. the
Beadle, or Whtpper in
Bridewell, or any iuch
Place.
F L
Flogging-flake y c. a
Whipping-pofr.
floggd at the Tumbler,
c; Whipt at the Cart's
Arfe.
man's Chipping ( with
Rods) an Old ( ufu-
ally ) and ( fometimes)
a Young Lecher. A*
the Prancer drew the
Queer- Cove * at tbs crop
ping of the Rotan, the
Rum Padf of the Rum
vile, and was Flogjfd by
the 'Rum Csw, c. the
Rogue was dragged at
the Cart's tail thiough
the chiefStreets oftL^ dont
and was found )y Whipt
by the Hangman,
Florence , a Wench
that is touz/d and ruff-
led.
Florentine , a made
DifhofMmced Meats,
Currans Spice^ £ggs,
&c. Bafe'd.
Flounte , to tofi; to
fling and flounce > to fling
and tols.
Flout, a jeer, to flout
or jeer.
Flummery, a clean£
ing
F L
ing Difli made of Oat-
meal boyl'd in Water
to a kind of Jelly or
Confiltence and drain-
ed.
Flujb in tbe?ocket,c. full
of Money. The Cull is
flufh in the F0£,theSpark's
Pocket is well Lined
with Money, pluming
in the Face, a frequent
redning, occafion'd by
a fudden Queftion, fur-
prize, and aljfo from a
diftemper'd Liver.
Fluftered. Drunk.
Flute, c. the Recorder,
of London, or of any
other Town.
Flutter, or Flie low^
anciently top//tf *r,hence
a Flitter-moufe or Bat 5
as much as to lay, a Fly-
ing Mcuie, as an Owl is
a Flying-Cat
Flyers, c. Shoes.
Flymg-Camfs, Beggers
plying in Bodies at Fu-
nerals.
F O
Fob, c. a cheat., trick ;
allb a little Pocket.
F O
Fob off, flyly to cheat
or deceive.
Fogus y c. Tobacco.
Tip we gage of Fogus y c
give me a Pipe of To-
bacco.
Foiling, the Footing of
Deer on the Grafs ,,
fcarce feen.
Folks, the Servants, or
ordinary People s as
Country-folks, Harveft-
Folks, Work-folks, <K
The polks Bread or l?ud-
ding) for the coarfeft
Bread or Pudding.
Fools Coat^ or Colours,
a Motley of incon-
gruous Colours too near
a Kin to match , . as
Red and Yellow., which
is the Fool's Coat with
us^as Blew and Green
is with the French. A
Fool's-Coat ^ a Tulip fo
called, ftriped with Red
and Yellow.
Fools-Cap, a fort of
Paper fo called.
Footman** Mawnd, c.
an artificial Sore made
with unflack'd Lime,
Soap and the Ruft of
old Iron, on the Back
of
PC
of a Begger's hand., as if
hurt by the bite or kick
of a Horle.
Foot-pad, c. fee Low-
pad, for one foot in the
Grave, a Pariphrafis an
old Man. He has tie
length of bis Foot.
Fop, Foppiflj, one that
5s fingular or affe&ed in
Drefs, Geftures, &c*
poplin, the feme, on-
ly younger.
forebode, to prelage_,
betoken or fore-fhow.
Forebodtng-JtgnsjokGns
Preiages ofr ill Luck ; as
/filling of the Sa/t,aHarc's
crojjing the Way ; Croaking
of Ravens ; Screaking of
Scrcacb-Owls. Or of ill
Weather, either natural
Signs or artificial ; as,
Aches, Corns, Cry o/
a Peacock, Water-galls
Weather-Glaffes, &c.
Foreca^ contrivance
or laying a defign ; Pre-
caution^ or the Wifflom
of Prevention, which is
beyond the Wifdom of
Remedy To Forecaft,
to contrive, or digeft
Matters for Execution.
F O
foreman of the Jury,
he that engrofles all
the Talk to himfelf.
Foreftall, to antedate
or anticipate.
Fork,c. a Pick-pocket.
Let's fork kirn, c. let us
Pick that Man's Pocket,
the neweft and moft
dextrous way : It is,
to thruft the Fingers,
ftrait,, ftiflf, open, and
very quick into the
Pocket, and (b clofing
them^ hook what can
be held between them*
Fork if often Rakes
Heir, or after a fcraping
Father comes a fcatter-
ing Son.
forlorn-hope, c. lofing
Gamefters^ alib in ano-
ther Senfe, a Partv of
Soldie s, dye. put upon
the moft defperate Ser-
vice.
Fort, the broad Part
of trieS word-blade near-
eft to the Hilt.
Fortune, & rich Maid,,
or wealthy Widdow_, an
Heireis.
Fortune-hunters > Pur-
uers of fuch to obtain
them
F O
them in Marriage. A
Creature of Fortune, one
that Lives by his Wits.
A Soldier of Fortune,, the
Heir of his own Right-
hand as the Spaniards
call him. A Game^er of
Fortune, one that Lives
by fhaking his Elbow.
He has made his Fortune >
he has got a good E
ftate.
Fortune-Tellers, c. the
Judges of Life andDeath^
Ib called by the Canting
Crew : Alfb Aftrologers,
T?byfiognomi(ls) Chiroman-
cers, &c.
Horfe, Lame.
that fprUng
a Leak and
Sunk down-
right.
Foimdllng , a Child
dropt in the Streets for
the Parifh ( the moft a-
ble ) to keep.
Fculjade^n ordinary
coarfe Woman.
$ Foul Wine , when it
/links; alfo when unfine,,
or Lees flying in the
Glafs.
F O
Fox, the fecond Year;
alfo a (harp cunning
Fellow. pox'J, Drunk.
He has caught a Fox, he
is very Drunk. An old
Fox, after the fecond
Year ; alfo a fubtil old
Fellow ; alfo an old
broad Sword. A FOX-
blade , a Sword-blade
with a Fox ( or fome
thing like it ) Grav'don
it, efteem'd good Me-
tal.
Foxkennetteth, Lodg-
eth,
Foy, a farewell or tak-
ing leave, ufually a Part-
ing-glafs. To Pay bis
Foyy to make his Friends
Merry, before he leaves
them.
Fojl-cloy, c. a Pick-
pocket,a Thief, a Rogue.
Foyfty c. a Cheat a
Rogue; alfo a clofe
flrong Stink, without
Noiie or Report.
F R
Frater j,c.the ci'ghthOr-
der of Canters, fuch as
Beg with a Sham-pa-
tents
F R
tents or Briefs foi Spkals,
Prifons, Fires. &c.
Fray, an Encounter,
or Diforder. Better come
at the latter end of aFeaft,
than the begmnmg ofaFray.
To Fray, to fcare or
.frighten ; alfo to break
or crack in wearing.
Hence frail, brittle or
fbon broke ; and when
Deer rub andpu/h their
Heads againft Trees to
get the pells of their new
Horns off.
Freak,- a Whim or
Maggot.
Freakijb , Fantaftic,
Whimiical, Capricious.
Freawetb , fee Wild
Boar,
Free- footers * Law left
RobberSjandPlunderers;
alfo Soldiers ferving for
chat Piivilege without
Pay, and Inroaders.
Freeholder, he whole
Wife goes with him to
the Ale-houfe ; alfo he
that has to the Value oJ
Fourty Shillings ( or
more ) a Year in Land
Fretee, a thin* fmaH
hard Cyder much usd
F R
)y Vintners and Coo-
)ers in parting their
Wines, to lower the
Price of them,, and to
advance their Gain,
French Gout, the Pox.
A blow with a French
^aggot Stick, when the
Note is fallen by the
Pax.
Frenchified , in the
French Intereft orMode ;
alfo Clapt or Poxt.
Freflj-man, a Novice,in
he Univeriity.
lave never been on the
Saltjbr made any Voyage,
aieer Land- Men.
Fret, to fume or chafe;
alfo Wine in ferment-
ing is (aid to be upon
the Fret.
Fricajfee, any Fried
Meats 5 but chiefly of
Rabbets.
Frigg*t. well rigg'Jf
a Woman .well Dreft
and Gentile.
Frigid, a weak di fa-
bled Husband, cold, im-
potent.
Frippery ) old Clothes.
F U
Froe, c. for Urowc .,
(Dutch) a Wife, Mi-
itrefs, or Whore Braflj to
your Froe, (or Blofs,) and
* wheedle for Crap, c. whip
to your Miftrefs and
fpeak her fair to give, or
lend you fbme Money.
Frog-landers _, Dutch-
men.
Frolicks, lewd or mer-
ry Pranks, pleafant Ram-
bles, and mad Vaga-
ries.
ed.
Frump y a dry JBob_,
or Jen:.
F U
Fuants , Excrements
of all Vermin.
Fubbsy a loving, fond
Word ufed to prety lit-
tle Children and Wo-
men ; alfb the Name of
a Yacht.
Fuddle, Drink. This
is Rum fuddle? c. this
is excellenc Tipple.
Fuddle-cap, a Drunk-
ard.
; is a Naufeous
F U
fort of Excefs ; as f«/-
fontfet, loathfbm fat, or
fat to loathing. Fulfom
flattery, naufcous or grols
Flattery laid on too
thick ; as Embroidery
too thick Laid on is
dawbing with Gold or
Silver-lace.
Fumbler^n un per form-
ing Husband, one that is
tnfufficient , a weak
Brother.
where fuch are to be
put for their Nonper-
formance.
Fun, c. a Cheat, or
flippery Trick ; al(b an
Ar(e. What do you fun
me ? Do you think to
Sharp or Trick me ? ///
Kick, your Fun,c. I'll Kick
your Arle. He put the
Pun upon the Cull, c. he
iharpd the Fellow. /
fuwi d him, c. I was too
hard for him, I out-wit-
ted or rook'd him.
Fund, or Fond, a
Bank, or Stock or Ex-
chequer of Money, or
Moneys worth; alfb a
Bottom or Foundation,
A
G A
A launch
Security.
, a good
,.
atfo a ftrong Smell or
Stink. What a Funk fare
if / What a thiqk Smoak
of Tobacco is here!
JHferaV a, Jamri^ funk,
here s a great Strnk.
to Scowre^ Or Retrefh
old Armour, frc. &e u
migfailj FtrrtoflfJ «p on a
faddam,\rt\zn a Man not
accuftom. d to wear fine
Clpaths, gets a good
Suit oa his Back.
jF#y-we#,c. Aldermen.
f*ffdckt9 A mxr fttf-
focks , a Lazy Fat-Arsd
Wench. A Fat Fuflocks,
a Fiufom,Fat^ Strapping
Woman.
Fujliati-verfe. Veffe in
Words of lofty Sound
and humble Senfe.
Fupilttggs, a Fulfbm
Beaftly,Nafty Woman
Ged up and down, to
Fidle and Fisk, to run a
Goffiping.
„ ~ * - way-
going Women) Fidging
andFisking every where.
A Gad of Steel.
Gag, c, to put Iron-
pinns into the Mouths
of the Robbed, to liin-
der them Crying out.
:. a Pot or Pipe.
Ttp me a Gflgdj e. give
me a Pot or Pipe or
fiand httfter, the Pot -or
Pipe.
Gallant, a very fins
Man; alfb a Man of
Metal, or a br^«e Eel-
iow; aifo one that
Courts or keeps, or Is
Kept by a Miftrels. Gal-
lant a Fan> to break it
with Defign, or Pur-
poie to have the Oppor-
tunity and Fayour to
Preient a better*
Gambals , Chriftmas
Gamballs, merry Fro-
licks or Pranks.
Gams, c. Bubbles
drawn in to be cheated,
alfo at a Bawdy-houfe,
Lewd Women. Have
ye Any Game Mother? Have
ye any Whores Miftrefs
Baw'd > and in another
F Senfe,
G A
Senfe. What you game
we * c. do you jeer me,
or pretend to expoferoe,
to make a May-game of
me.
Gamefowe, Wanton ,
Frofickiom, Playful.
Can, a a Mouth.
Ganns9 c. the I ipps.
Gang, an ill Knot or
Crew of Thieves, Pick-
pockets or MHcreants;
alfo a Society of Porters
under a Regulation, and
to go.
Gape-feeJ , whatever
the gazing Crowd idly
flares and gapes after ;
as Puppet-Diows, Rope-
dancers, MonfterSj and
Moumebanks,any thing
to feed the Eye,
Gartjh, gaudy, taw*
dry f bedawbed with
Lace, or ail bedeck't
with mifinatcht, or fta-
ring Colours.
Garni(h-money y what
is cuftomarily fpent a-
mong the Prifbners at
firft coming in.
Gattme, fee Pattme.
Gaunt, lank, thin, hol-
low,
G E
G E
Gears, Rigging or Ac-
coutrements Head-gear
the Linnen or drels of
the Head. In Us Gears,
ready Rigg'd or Dreft.
Out of his Gears out of
Kelter, or out of forts.
It wovt Geet it won't
Hit. or go.
Gelt, c. Money. 7%ere
is m Gelt to be got> c.
Trading is very Dead.
Gentian-wine , Drank
for a Whet before Din-
ner,
Gentry-cove^ c. a Gen-
tle-man.
Gentry-cove-ken, C. a
Nobleman's or Gentle-
man's Houfe*
Gentry-mart; c. a Gen-
tlewoman.
Gwrge,c.a half Crown
piece. He tiptmc forty
Georges for my Earneft, C.
he paid me Five Ponnds
tor my Share or Snack.
GI
Gikbrifh, the Canting
Tongqe, or Jargon.
G I
G L
ig, c. a Nofe j alfo
a Woman's Privities. Sni-
cbel tie Gig, c. Fillip the
Fellow on the Nofe. A
young G*g,a wanton Lais
G/ggf r^e, a Door. Dub
tie Gigger, c, open the
Door with thePick-lock
that we may go in and
Rob the Houle.
Giglers* c. wanton
Women. G%/*ȣrLaugh-
ing loud and long.
Gritty. 3. Quartern (of
Brandy, Wine, e^O
alib a homely Woman.
Every Jack muft have
Us Gill. Jleres not fo
Orf nary a Gill Jiut then9 s
at Sirry a JacL Gillie,
Phyfic-ale.
Giiyfart , a proud ,
^flnks. Gib, c, a Pick-
lock ; alia a Slut or
light Houfewife.
Girncratk , a fpruce
Wench; alto a Bauble
or Toy.
Ginger-bread) Money.
Ghrgcrfo gently^foft-
ly, eafily.
Gin> a lhare or nooze,
to catch Bf i ds,as aSpring
is to catch Hares,
», Toies or
Baubles*
Gimjy c. an Inftru-
raent to lift up a Grate,
the better to Steal what
is in the Window.
Giff) co cure or cle-
•aute Herrings in order
co Pickling.
Girds, Taunts, Quips
Biting lharp Reflexions.
Under bit Girdk, wkhirs
his Power^ or ac hisBeCk.
If you are angry you may
turn toe Buckle of your
Girdle be bind you, to
one Angry fora fmall
Matter, and whofe An-
ger is as little valued.
Give Nature a Fillip,
to Debauch a little now
and then with Women,
or
Glade 9 Sbade.
Ghnce of an Ej*9 a
Caftof the Eye ; attbt
firft Glance, at a Brufli,
or at the firft Caft.
Glanders, filthy yd-
low Snot at ( Horfes )
F a Nofe,
G L
Nofes j caught from
Cold.
Glare, A Glitter j alfo
the weak Light of a
Comet , Candle , or
Glow-worm. To Glare>
Or blaze like a Comet,
or CandIe,Hence Glore,
as Pottage Gfor*, or Shine
with Fat*
Glaive, a Bill or
Sword.
Glaver, to Fawn and
Flatter. >4 G layering
Fellow, a Falfe Flatter-
ing Fellow,
Glaze, o. the Win-
dow.
Gla&itr, c. one that
creeps in at Cafements,
or unrips Glafs- win-
dows to Filch and Steal
Glfciers, c. Eyes Th
Cove ha* Rum Glaciers
c. that Rogue has ex-
cellent Eyes, or an Eye
like a Cat.
Ghtt Mirth, Paftime
Gleam t a weak or wa-
terifk lagntj hence i
Glimmering or Twink
ling of a Star.
GGbf Smooth, with-
out o Kub. Glib
G L
Soluble, ready or Nim-
>leto-ngued.
Glim, c. a Dark-Lan-
thorn uifed in Robbing
Houfes ; alfo to burn in
the Hand; At the Cull
was Glimmdy be gangs to
tie *&*£, c. if the Fel-
low has been Bui'nt in
the Hand, he'll be
Hang'd now.
Glimfenders, c. And-
irons. Rum GlimfenderS}
Silver Andirons.
c angry
or in a iPaffion. The
Cull is Glima c. the
Fellow is in a Heat
Glimmer^ C. Fire.
Glimjack, c. a Link-
boy
Glimmerer^ cheTwen-
ty iecond Rank of the
Canting Tribe, begging
with Sham Licences ,
pretending to Lofles by
Fire, &C.
GUmfick* c. a Candle-
ftick. Rum Ghmfticks, c.
SilverCandlefticks. Queer
GlimfticksyQ. Brais, Pew-
ter or Iron Candlefticks,
Glow, either to Shine
or be Warm., as Glow-
G 0
•worm from the firft, anc
glvw'tng of the Cheeks, o
glowing of Fire, with re
Jation to the laft.
G O
Goads, c. thofe that
Wheedle in Chaomen
For Horfe-courfers.
Go*/en-C*4cb, a Hur-
dle.
Goat, a Lccher5 or
very Lafcivjous Perfon.
Goatijh , Lecherous ,
Wanton, Luftful
Gob, c. the Mouth ;
alfo a Bit or Morfel
hence Gobbet* ,now more
5n ufe for little Bits ; as
a Cbof of Meat is a good
Cut. Gift of the Gob, a
wictej open Mouth j al-
fo a good Songfter, or
Singing-mafter,
God's'P^nnjy Earneft
Money, to bind a Bar-
gain.
Gold-droffers , Sweet-
ners, Cheats, Sharpers.
Going upon the DtA, c.
Breaking a Houfe wirh
Picklocks.
^ he that has
G 0
alwaies a Purfe or Cod
of Gold in his Fob.
Gold'frtdersj Einptiers of
Jakes OP Houfes of Of-
fice.
pan ion or Friend ofrhe
Bottle.
Goo/e, orGoofe-cap a
Fool. Find fault with a
Fat Goofe, or without a
Canfe. Go Shoe the Gwfe.
Fie upin Pride when Gcefe
go Enn-leggd. HSU be a
Man among tbeGccfc wbtn
the Gander u gon, or a
Man before his Mother.
A Tayltr's Goofc Roafted,
Red-hot Imoothing
Iron7to Clofe the Seams.
Plot and heavy like a Tay-
fcrjf Goofe, may be appli-
ed to a Paffionatc Cox-
comb.
Gorcc, c. Money, but
chiefly Gold.
Gojfips, the Godfathers
and Goamothcrs ac
Chriftnings; alfo thofe
hat are noted for
Gojfiping, much Idle
Prating, and Tittle Tat-
le.
F 3 Graces,
G R
GR
Graces, or Ornaments
of Speech, ffitbagood
Gract, what is Becom-
ing,, Agreeable. Witban ill
Grace, what is Unbe-
coming orDilagreeabte.
Grafted, made a Cuck-
eld of
Grannam, c. Cora*
Gr annum* gold , old
Hoarded Coin.
Granny, an old Wo-
man, alfo a Grandmo-
ther,
Grapple, to dole in
Fifticufls or Fighting,
Oppos'd to Combating
at Arms-end ; alfo
faftning of Ships toge-
ther in an Engagement
with Grappling Irons, a
kind of Anchors ( or
refembling them ) wich
four Flooks and no-
Stock.
Graff, to Catch anc
Holdfaft. or prefi w«h
the clofe Fift.
Grating, hard* Sounds
:, Shocking
G R
nd Offenfive to the
iar.
Great Buck, the Sixth
fear.
Great Hare, the Third
Year and afterwards.
Gratings, the die-
[uer'dWork clapt on the
3eck of a Ship to let
n the Light and Air.
Green-bag, a Lawyer.
Green-gown, a throw-
ng of young Lafles on
the Grafs and luffing
them.
very raw
Novice , or unexperi-
enc'd Fellow.
GreJkafHttc, a Virtuo-
fo, or Member of the
Royal Society.
Grigi c. a Farthing;
allb a very fmall Eel. A
merry Grig, a merry Fel-
low. Not a Grig did be
tip me, c. not a Farthing
wou'd he give me.
Grilliade , any Broiid
Meats, Fifli or Flefti.
Grimacm ^ Mops and
Mows, or making of
Faces.
Griw, Stern, Fierce,
Surly.
G a
G R
Grinders , c. Teeth
The Cwe has Rum Grin
<hrs, c. the Rogue has
excellent Teeth.
Gripe or Griper, an
old Covetous Wretch
allb a Banker, Money
Scrivener, or Ufiirer.
Grifing, is an Epithet
commonly affixed either
to the Exa&ions of Op-
preflive Governors, or
to the Extortions of
Ufurers-; Griping Ufu-
rers, and griping Ufury
being as ordinary in
EngHfh as Vfttra itor
in Latin.
Grisfans, Steaks off
the Rump of Beef >• alfo
Pork-bones with fome
tho' not much Flefh on
them, accounted TV
iweet Meat Broyled.
Gropert) c, blind Men.
Grotefiue; a wild fort
of Painting moftly us'd
for Banquetung or Sum-
mer-houfes»
Grounds, Unfcented
Hair Powder, made
of Starch, or Rice, ice
Alabafter.
Grow ft, Heath-polts.
Grffwnetb, the Noife
a Buck makes at Rutting
time.
Grtjnty corruptly by
che Tarrs for Corcnna^
a Seaport of Galicia in
Spain.
Grub Sreet N(fii?/,falfe,
ForgU "
Grunt j the lame as
Gr/i»,Stern or Fierce.
Grumbletonitn^ Male-
contents, out of Hum-
our with the Govern-
ment, for want of a
Place, or having loft
one.
Grumbling of tbeGfo*
z,ard. Murmuring, Mut-
tering, Repining , Re-
fenring.
Grttnter, c a Sucking
Pig
Grunting Cheat , c. a
Pig.
GruntingPecci, c. Pork,
Guard, of old Safe-
guard, now fliortned
Into Guard, either for
State, as Prince? have
their Guards, or forfe-
curity fo Prifoners have
theirs j alfo the Shell of
F 4 a
G U
a Sword, and the belt
Pofture of Defence.
Gvgaws, Toies. Tri-
fles.
Gull, c. a Chear
GMd, c. Cheated,
Rookt, Sharpt.
Gullet, a Derifory
Term for the Throat,
from Gula.
Gttlt-groperf, c. a By-
ftander that Lends Mo-
ney to the Garaefters.
GuvJigutts a fat pur-
fy Fellow. In the Gun,
Drunk. As fun as & m,
or Cock-fore. Out of Gun-
fat} aloof from Danf-
ger, or out of Harm's
way.
Gun -powder f an o
Woman.
Guft or Gufto, a light
Reliih^ Savour, or true
Tafte of any thing A
Delicious Gufto, Wines,
Fruits, or Meats of a
curious or pleafantTafte.
A Guft of Wind, a {hort
fiidden, furious filaft,
as we lay a T*#jh ofEa
fora fudden, Aoit, im-
petuous Bear of Rain,
, DrinK.
G Y
Drinking
much.
Gut fiuntke d , exceed-
ng Hungry,
Gutting, Eating much,
Gutting Fellow, a gr eac
Eater,
Gufar Lane, the
Throat.
Outers the litdc ftreak
in a Decrs Beam.
Houfe, Rif-
'
Perlon,
An O;/er, Eat-
ing it.
3 very m\ grols
G Y
Gfa, c> any Writiog
or Pais Sealed ; «tUo
Jerk or Jeer.
GX> * c. Jerkt or
Whipt.
jeenng.
) a Counterfeit
of wandering
Rogues and Wenches,
herding together, and
Living prornicuoufly, or
in common , under
Hedges and in Barns.,
dff
H
H A
Diiguifing themfeives
with BlacKing their
Faces and Bodies, and
wearing an AntickDreis,
as well as Devifing a
particular Cant> Srroll-
ing up and down, and
under colour ofFortune-
teTUng,Palme&ry Phyfi-
ognoitiy, and Cure of
Difeafes ; impofe all-
waies upon the unthink-
ing Vulgar, and often
Steal from them, what-
ever is not too Hot for
their Fingers , or ,too
Heavy co carry off. A
Cunning Gjrpff> a {harp,
fly Baggage, a Witty
Wench. At Taniftl
e Gyffy, of a Gypfy-hue
or colour,
Gyrle, fee Roc.
H
Habberitafher of Nottas
and Pronouns f School-
matter or Uflien
Hab-nab.at Aveniure
Unfight,
or Mi ft.
• Hackee Place where
the Hawk's meat is laid
and Hue, to Cut
n Pieces.
Hackr or Hackneys ,
lr
ommon Proftitates.
Hackney-Horfu to be let
oanv Body. Hackney-
cribferS) Poor Hirelings
Mercenary Writers.
c. Fighting
?ellaw,fee Captain Back-
urn,
Tbe Syark
has been at Haddurnt, He
is Glapt, or PoxK
an old Witch.
, Lean Witch*
ed, Half-Staived.
Hagboat) a huge Ve£
(el for Bulk and Length ,
Builr chiefly to tetch
great Malts, &t
Hgtgbut,, s Hand -gun
Three quarters of aYard
long.
Haggle, to run from
Shop to Shop, to Hand
hard to five a Penny.
A Hegter, one that Buys
of theCountry- Folks and
Sells m the Market, and
from Door to
r.
Pence.
HA
Halfatog,c. SixPence
Half Seas aver, almoft
Drunk.
ftahle.
ftafxpcr'd, caught in
a Nooze, entangled, or
embarafled in an intri-
cate Affair.
Handy, Dextrous.
Handy Slews. Fifty-
cuffs.
Handicrafts, the Ma-
nual Arts or Mechanic
Trades A gnat Two*
banded Sword^ iwinging
broad Sword. A great
Twobanded fellow, a huge
Twinging Fellow, Such
4 thing fell ijjto bis Hand,
of one that improve a-
nother's Morion, Speech ,
or Invention. He will
make a Hand of itt he
will make a Penny of it,
or make i'f turn to Ac-
count Tbs* are Hvnd
and Glove, of Friends
or Camerades that are
Infeparable, and almoft
to the fame purpofe
Clove and Orange. Cbantv
Hands, and change Luck
orto Play your Cards in
HA
another Hand. The fame
HaftJand Fair Pi^,when
cbey Play on without
changing Hands. Many
Hands make ligbtWtrk.
TouJtand'U'itbyour Hants
in your Pockets, to an
Idle Fellow that finds
nothing co do.
float, He bas a Hank
upon bim, or the Alcen-
dfant over hirru
Hanker after, to Long
Ci wiih much for.
Hanbelo, 9 filly Fel-
low, a meer Cods-head.
Hans-en keldn y Jack
in the Box, the Child
in die Womb, or a
Health ro it.
$ very
or begining to
Sower. Hard-drinktng,
exceilive Soking, or to-
ping abouxidAiice, Hard
Bargain^ Si evere one.
Ugly,
Homely. Hard froft, a
Keen or Sharp one.
Hard Cafe, a fevere or
deep Misfortune, or iH
Treatment. Hard Ma^
er or Dealer, a very near
one or clofe.
H A
\Q iecond Year*
A great Hare* the third
Year, Leveret the firft
Year. To W4 wM tbt
Hare and run with rfa
Hound,, or to keep fair
with both Parties at
once. Hare-ttffd, Notcht
or turn'd up in rhe mid-
dle, Hare-fleep , with
Eiesa'moftopen. Hare^
Hurried. Hare Seautb or
Formetbi the proper term
for the Place where /he
Setts or Lies. A Han
JBeatetb or Taffetb^ makes
a noiie at Rutting time.
He has /wallow* i # Hare>
he is very Drunk.
Harking, Whifpering
on one fide to borrow
Money.
Harmon, c. a Con-
ftable.
Harm ans^ the Stocks.
Harman-hck.c, a Bea-
dle.
Harp-upm , a bujfinefi
to infitt on ir.
Harridan, c. one that
is half Whore, half
Bawd,
Hart, the Sixth Year,
A St*&y the fifch Year.
H A
A Staggard, the fourth.
A Brock the third. A
Knobber , the fecond.
Hmd Calf, or Calf, the
Firft.
Hart Harbouretb, Lodg-
eth.
Hart Royaly having
been Hunted by a King
or Queen, Unbarbour
the Hart, Diflodge him.
A Han Bettetb, maketh
a Noifeat Rutting time.
A Hart goetb to Rut, the
Term for Copulation.
Hartfordfhire - hndnefs,
Drinking to the feme
Man again.
Hartbold or frety Hear-
*7> of 'good Courage,
or pert Spirit.
Hafiyy Tery Hot on
afudden. JbentoftHafle
the worjf fpeea*> or Htftc
make* Wttjhi of him that
lofes a Bu&ieis by hur-
rying of it. Tou are none
of the Htftingi, of him
rhat lofes an C^porturri-
cy or a Bufln^isfor wane
of Difpatch.
HatcbetfaJd, Hard-
favor'd, Homely. Un-
der
H A
H E
der the Hatches, in Trou-
ble, or Pfifon.
Haut-bois, Oaks^ Bea-
ches., Afhes , Poplars,
e^r. AJfo well known
and pleafant Martial
Mufic.
Hwock, Wafte, Spoil.
"fhey made fad Havock,
they Dcftroy'd all before
'era.
Hawk, c. a Sharper.
Hawker *; RetailNews-
Scilers.
Hawking, going about
Town and Country
with Scotch-Cloth^ &c.
or News-Papers; alfb
Spitting difficultly.
Hay, a feparate En-
clofuie of Wood Land;
within a Forreft orPark,
Fenced with a Rail or
Hedge, or both. To
Dance the Hay, T&tnake
Hay while the Sun Skints,
or make good ufe of
one's Time.
Hazy Weather, when it
is Thick, Mifty, Fog
sy-
Haz,le-geU > to Beat
any one with a Hazie-
Stick or Plant,
H E
Heady, ftrong Liquors
that immediately fly up
into the Noddle^ and fb
quickly make Drunk.
Header OHP Stubborn,
Ungovernable. A Scald
Head it (eon Broke.
Head Bully of the Yafs or
P*/ageBank,C the Top
Tilter of that Gang,
throughout the whole
Army., who Demands
and receives Contribu-
tion from ill the Pals
Banks in the Camp.
HearingCheats, c . Ears,
Heart s>eafeyc. a Twen-
ty (hilling piece ; alfb an
ordinary fort of Strong
Water; and an Herb
called by ibme the Tri-
nity, by others, Three
Faces in a Hood,, Live
in Idlenefi, Call me to
you, or Panfies, an ex-
cellentAntivenerean.c^T.
Heathen Philofopher^ a
fbny poor tatter d Fel-
low, whofe Breech may
be feen through his
Pocket-holes.
Wave
H E
Heave, c. to Rob.
Heave a Bough, C. to
Rob a Houfe.
Heaver, c. a Breaft.
Heavy js either grofsin
Quantity ,or flow inMo-
tion, becauie ordinari-
ly the one is not without
the other., and therefore
we fay J^eavy Bodies move
flowly. A heavy Fellow,
a dull Blocki/h Slug.
Heftor, a Vaporing,
Swaggering Coward.
Hedge, to iecur e a def
peraie Bet, Wager or
Debt. Bj Hedge or by
Style, by Hook or by
Crook
Hedge-bird, a Scoun-
drel or ibrry Fellow.
Hedge-creeper , c. a
Robber of Hedges.
Hedge-graves , veiy
Crabbed,, wholly unfit
to make Wine.
HeJge-friep, a fbrry
Hackney , Undeiiing
Illiterate, Vagabond, fee
*Patrico.
Hedge-Tavern ^ or Ah
bovfe, a Jilting, Sharp-
ing Tavern, or Blind
Me boufe. It hangs in the
H E
Hedge,, of a Law-fuit or
any thing elfe Depend-
ing, Undetermined. As
common as the Hedge, or
Higb-way , faid of a
Proftitute or Strumpet.
Hell, the Place where
the Taylers tay up their
Cabbage, or Remnants,
which are fbmetimes
very Large.
Hell- born-babe , a
Lewd,, Cracelefs, No-
torious Youth.
Hell-cat, a very Lewd
Rakehelly Fellow.
Hell-driver, a Coach-
man.
Hell-bound, a Profli-
gate,, Lewd Fellow.
Helter-skelter, Pell-
mell
Hemyen-iviMifw 3 one
whole Husband was
Hang'd.
Hem> to call alter one
with an inarticulate
Noife.
Hewufe, fee Roe.
Hen-hearted, Coward-
ly, Fearful.
Hen-pecktFriggat ^whofe
Commander and Offi-
cers are abfolutely
fway'd
HI
fway'd by their Wives.
Henpeckt Huston J ,
whofe Wife wear* the
Breeches.
Hfffd tf Dear or Harts,
a Company.
HI
#/Vi,c.anyPerfbnof
whom any Freycanbe
made, or Booty taken
from ; al(b a filly Coun-
try Fdlow
Skin flicks very cloie,
and tite like a Pudding
Bagjuiually when very
Fat.
hard of Delivery, Sir
2 Sucklmg call'd Ben.
John fan's lo,
to get her, as Hoggs and
Piggs lie Nofe in Arie.
High ^/pwjmpudent,
Forward, Loofe, Light
Women ; allb bold Ad-
venturers.
Highfkoon> or Clwted-
wt> a Country Clown.
Higb PaJ, c. a High-
HI
way Robber wellMonn-
ted and Armed
Hig6jinks, a Play at
Dice who Drinks*
Bigbtetity, a Ramp or
Rude Girl.
tiigb I*fc,awhen the
Pockat is full of Money.
I&nJ, the Plough-boy
or Ploughman's Servant
at Plough and Cart.
HMe, the tfutd Year j
Hearfe or Brockets Sifter ^
the tecond Year ; Calf
th« firft Year.
ftp, uf&n tfo HP, at
an Advantage in Wreft-
Ibg or Bufinefs.
Biffing, the Note of
theSna ke and the Goofc,
the Quenching of Me-
tals in the Forge ; alfo
upon any diflike at the
Play-houfe, and fome-
tirnestho' ieldominthc
Courts of Judicature,
upon any foul Proceed-
ings. The like is don
alfo in other larger Af
femblies.
HO
H<&, a plain Country
H O
Fellow ; or Clown , alfo
the Back of a Chim-
ney.
Hobinal, the fame.
Hobbift, a Di(c;ple,
and fond Admirer of
*Thomas Hobbs, thefam'd
Philofopher of Makn*-
bury. Sir Poftbttmus Hob-
by, one that Draws on
his Breeches with a
Shoeing-horn j al/b a
Fellow ^thac is Nice
and Whimfical m the
fetofhisCloaths.
Hot-nail a Horfs
Shoe-nail; alfo a High-
fhoon orCountryClown.
Hebf<m$~Mgei that or
None.
Hocus- f QMS, 4 Juggler
that fhrws Trioks by
Slight of Hand.
ffofpr a. Country
Clown, alib Roger*
H*/ffttticlffJs, Inaib fn
their Shells.
patch.
Hog, a a Shilling;
alfo fee Wild- Scar, 'tin
Darkman B/tJgf, leillytm
Fenceyvur Hg a> ib* ntxt
c 30 ye
HO
hear you Houfe Cree-
per, will you Spend your
Shilling at the next Ale-
houfe A txeer Hog or
Hogpfo Fellow, a greedy,
covetous, moroie Churh
A H0g-grubbcr> acloie-
fitted , narrow - fouFd
fiieaking Fellow. Eb
be* brought its ffoggs to
4 fair Market, or be tot
Spun a fair JkreaJ. Great
Cr/ wdfatle Woolly a:
e Mart fai£, 'when h
ar'4 bis Hogg/, Lais
bourfnVain which the
Latinesexpiefs by Gaafs-
otJl) as the Englifhby
the fhearing of Hoggs.
nogen-mogen, a Dutch
Man; alfo High and
Mighty, rhe Sovereign
Shteiof
for Haul Gittft,
a ftrong Scent;; alfo a
high Tafte orRelifK in
Sauce.
Hold th Noft to the
MJ'flMe.fa Keep him.
Under, orT Ie Mm Neck
and Heels in a Barain-
e,
Bafe,
H O
Bafe, Perfidious, Trea-
cherous,
Holyday-bcwler, a very
bad Bowler, Holyday
Clods, the Beft. BKnd
Men's Hofyaay, when it
is Night.
Hof-mtrcbant 3 a Danc-
ing-mafter. To Hop, de-
notes the Progreffivc
Motion of Reptiles on
the Ground , whence
Grafliopper^ndAnfwers
to the PI utt ring or low
Ffighr of infects in the
Air J or Elfe the Tran-
fits or Leaps of a Bird
from one Perch to ano-
ther in a Cage,, or the
Skips of a Squirrel from
Tree to Tree and Bough
to Bougb in the Wood.
Hcmive^ Indian Corn.
To beat Httrttntjo pound
thai: in a Mortar.
t&ircy-motti, the fifft
Month of Mamage.
Hood, the ancient
Cover for Men's Heads,
( before the Age of Bon-
ners and Hates) being
of Cloath Button'd un-
der rhe Chin, not an-
likea Monk's Cowl
HO
under one Hood, a
Double Dealer.
Hwd-winKd, Blind-
folded orfiluiFed,
Hoof it, or Beat if on
the Hoof; to walk on
Foot
Hookt, over-reached ,
Snapt, Trickt. Off the
Hooks* in an ill Mood,
or ont of Humor, By
Hook or fy Crook> by Fair
Means or Foul.
Hookers, c. the third
Rank of Canters ; alfo
Sharpers.
Hopper-arft, when the
Breech fttcks out.
Ham-wad^ ftark fta-
ringMad becaufe Cuck-
olded.
Hmrfe-fUfr any rude
feoifterous fort of Sporr.
2o» waft not look & Give*
Horfew tbeM.outb>QT what
is freer then Gift ? One
Man way better Steal a
Horfe than another look
on. The Mafter's Eye
makes the Hor/e Fat. An
ill Hbr ft that catit carry
bis own Provender. Set
the Saddle on the. Right
lay the Blame
wnere
H 0
where the Fault is. 7he
Cart before the Horfe. A
Jfjort Horfe is foon Curried,
a little Bufmefs is fbon
Difpatched. Tie Gray
Mare is the better Horfe,
faid of one, whofe
Wife wears theBreeches.
Fallen away from a Horfe-
load to a Cart-load, ipok-
en Ironically of one
confiderably improved
in Flefh on a fudden.
Hoft, an Inn-keeper or
Viftuauer ; alfo an Ar-
my. Hoftejs, a Land-la-
dy. To reckon without
your Hof : Or count jour
Chickens Isfore they are
Hatcbt.
Hot, exceeding Paf-
fionate. Hot Work, much
Mifchief done,or a great
Slaughter.
Hot-cockles, a Play a-
mong Children* It re-
vives the Cockles of my
Hearty laid, of agreeable
News, or a Cup of
Comfort, Wine or Cor-
dial Water.
Hot P^,Ale and Bran-
dy boyled together.
Hot Spur, a fiery furi-
H U
ous paffionate Fellow ;
alfo early or forward
Peas.
Hotchpotch, an Oglio
or Medly of feveral
Meats in one Difh.
Houfe of Call, the ufual
lodging Place of Jour-
ney-men Tailers.
Houfe Tailers, UphoJ-
fterers.
How, to a Deer.-
Hewlett, the Noiie a
Wolf makcth at Rutting
time.
H U
Hulltw, a Noife in
the Streets made by the
Rabble.
Huckfler, a (harp Fel-
low. Huckpers, the Re-
tailers of the Market,
who Sell in the Market
at fecond Hand. In
Huckfter's Hands, at a
defperate Pafr, or Con-
dition, or in a fair way
to be Loft.
Hue, c, to Lafli ; al-
fo the Complexion or
Colour. Hued, c. Lafiit
or Floggd. The Cove
G
H U
was Hued in tie Naskin,
c. the Rogue was fevere-
La/ht in Bridewell. Hue
and Cry, the Country
rais'd after a Thief.
Huff, a Bullying Fel-
low. Captain Huffy any
noted Bully, or Huffing
Blade. To Huff and Ding,
tb Bounce and Swag-
ger.
Hugger-mugger, Clofe-
ly or by Stealth, Under
board: To Eat fa that
is, to Eat by one's felf.
Hufoer-bead , a filly
foolifli Fellow.
Hum-cap, old, mellow
and very ftrong Beer.
Hum. ana1 haw, to He-
fitate in Speech ; alfb
to delay, or difficultly
to be brought to Con-
tent.
Hummer, a loud Lie,
a Rapper.
Hum 3 or Hummtng
'Liquor , Double Ale ,
Stout, Pharoah.
Hummums , a Bag-
nio.
Hftmorijr, a Whimfi-
cal Fantaftical Fel-
low.
H U
Crook-
backt.
or Crook-fhoulder'd.
Humpey-dumpeyi Ale
boild with Brandy.
Hwcb, to juftle, or
thruft.
Hunks , a covetous
Creature, a miferabte
Wretch.
Hunting^ c. decoying,
or drawing others into
Play.
Huntetb for bis KfoJ,
fee Otter.
Burly burly , Rout ,
Riot, Buftle, Confufion.
Hurrican, a violent
Storm or Tempeft; al-
fo a diforder or confufi
on in Bufinefe.
Hurridun, lee Harri-
dan.
Hufo, very ftill, quiet.
All was Huflj, a great or
profound Silence. Hufljt
upt concealed,, orclapc
up without Noiie.
Husky-lour, c. a Gui-
nea, or Job.
Huffy, an abbreviati-
on or Houfewife, and
fometimes a Term of
Reproch,
Huffy, or (he is a Light
Httffy, or Houfewife.
Hut, from ; a Term
much us'd by Carters,
&c. Alfo, a little Houfe
or flight Abode for Sol-
diers, Peafants, c^c.
HUK.Z,* y Originally
the Cry of the Huz>K*rs3
orHungarianHorfemen 5
but now the Shouts and
Acclamations, of any
Soldiers, or of the Mob.
Jabber, to Talk thick
and faft3 as great -Pra-
ters do, or to Chatter
like a Magpye.
Jack, c. a Farthing,
a fmall Bowl (the mark)
to throw at, an Inftru-
ment to draw on Boots,
hence Jack-boots; alfb
a Leathern Veffel to
Drink out of, and an
Engine to iet the Spit a
going;. Jack in an Of-
fae, of one that behaves
himfelf Imperioufly in
it. Every Jack will have
a Gill, or the Courfcft
J A
He, will have as Coarfe
a She. He wou'-drit tip mt
Jack, c. not a Farthing
wou'd he give me.
Jack-adams, a Fool.
Jack-a dandy > a little
impertinent insignificant
Fellow.
JackKitcbp. theHang-
man of that Name, but
now z\\ his Succeifors.
Jack in a Box, c. a
Sharper., or Chear.
Jackanapes, a Term
of Reproach, a little
x>rry Whipper-fhapper ;
alfba well known wag-
gifli Beaft- As fall of
Tricks at a Jackanapes^
Jack-fpratj a Dwarf,
or very little Fellow,
L Hop - on - my-
hunib.
Jack at aPincb,* poor
Hackney Parfon.
Jack-hawk, the Male*
acobites , Zealous
lers for theiateKing
James, and his Intereft ;
Ifofham orColIarShirts,
ndHereticks Anno y;o,
bllowing one Jacobui
usj who held but one
WilJ> Nature and Ope-
G ^ ratit«
J A
ration in Chrift, Cir-
cumcifion of both Sex-
es, &c.
3W<?,aTermeofRe-
proch given to Women)
as Idle Jade, Lazy Jade.,
filly Jade, &c. As dull
Jade, tried Jade,, to a
heavy or over-ridden
Horfe.
Jakes, a Houle of
Office.
Jagtte, c. a Ditch.
Janizaries, formerly,
only the Grand Signior's
Foot Guard , choien
out of Tributary Chrif
tians, taken early from
their Parents , and
perverted to Mahume-
tanifm , ever accoun-
ted their beft Sol-
diers; but now any
Prince's or great Man's
Guards ; alfo the Mob
Ibmetimes fo called., and
Baiiives, Serjeants, Fol-
lowers, Yeomen^SetterS;
and any lewd Gan'g de-
pending upon others,
c. a Seal.
,c,thQ Four-
teenth Order of the
Canting Tiibsj alib
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chofe who make Coun-
tefeit licences and Pat
(esj and are wdl paid
by the other Beggers
for their Pains.
Jarrs, Quarrels, Dif-
putes, Contentions.
Ja/onys Fleece, c. a Ci-
tizen cheated of his
Gold.
Jayl-birds, Prifoners.
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Ice-houfcs y Repo/ito-
ries to keep Ice and Snow
under Ground all Sum-
mer, as there are Con-
fervatories to Houle
Orange-Tree?, Limes,
and Myrtles in the Win-
ter. Break Ice in one place
and it will Crack in more^
or find out one flippery
Trick, and fufped: a-
nother. When the Ice is
once broke, or when the
Way is open others will
Follow./c* or lcides,\itt\Q
pendulous pieces of Ice
under the Eaves.
I D
ldiom$ , Proprieties
of
JE
of any Speech or Lan
guage, Phrafes or par
ticular Expreflions, pe
culiarto each Language
ldio-Cyncrafitsy peculia
Constitutions,, or Af
fedions, incident only
in particular to fbme
Temperaments, as fe-
veral Sympathies anc,
Antipathies, as different
and unaccountable as
the Variety of Gifts
and Talents in Men.
JE
Jenny, c. an Inftru-
rncnc to lift up a Grate,
and whip any thing out
of a Shop-window.
Jtffesy fhort Strapps
of Leather taftned to
the Hawk's Leggs.
Jetting along, or cut,
a Man Dancing in his
Gate, or Going $ alfo a
Houfe ftarting out far-
ther than the reft in the
Row.
Jew, any over-reach-
ing Dealer, or hard,
fharp Fellow. He treat-
ed we like a cw he
IG
ufed me very barbroufly.
Jews, Brokers behind
St. Clement's Church iri
London, fo called by
(their Brethren ) the
Tailers.
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Ignoramus £ NovicCjOr
raw Fellow in any Pro-
feflion ; ailb, we are Ig-
norant, written by the
Grand Jury upon Bills,
when the Evidence is
not Home, and the Par-
ty ( thereupon ) Dif-
charg'd.
Jl
fig, a Tiick ; alfo a
well known Dance. A
Pkafant Jig, a witty,
arch Trick.
Jizzet* (of Mutton )
U Ai> » \ . ,
he Leg cut ott witn
part of the Loin.
Jilt , a Tricking
Whore.
JiheJ, abufed by fuch
a one ; alfo deceived
>r defeated in one's
Expedation, efpecially
n Amours.
G 1 Ji»g~
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Jingling, the
Carriers Horfes Bells,
or Ringing of Money
that chinks in the Poc-
ket.
Jingle-boxes, c. Lea-
thernfacks tiptand hung
with Silver Bells former-
ly in ufe among Fuddle
caps,
Jinglers , c. Horle-
Couriers frequenting
Country Fairs,
Jingle-brains, 9. Mag-
gor-pated Fellow
Jinifcr-Letture,* round
fcolding Bout.
IL
tt fortune* c* a Nine-
pence.
lll-mannd , a Hawk
not well broke, taught
or train'd.
I M
Imfoft-taker , c. one
that ftands by and
Lends Money to the
Gamefter at a very high
Ifltereft or Premium.
Tool, a
I N
Noife of] a Property or Fool.eafily
engag'd in anyftho' diffi-
cult or Dangerous ) En-
terprize.
Importunate, Dunning,
prefUng.
Importunity of Friends,
the ItaleExcufe for com-
ing out in Print, when
Friends know nothing
of the Matter.
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Inadvertency, any flip
or falfe ftep, for want
of Thinking and Rc-
tiedion.
Jncbing-in, Encroach-
ing upon. One of bis
Inches, of his Size or
Stature. Won by Inches t
dearly or by little and
little. Give jou an Inch
and you II take an Ell, of
one that prefumes much
on littleEncouragement.
Incog) for Incognito,
a Man of Character or
Quality concealed or in
difguile.
Incongruous, or an In-
congruity $ Treating any
Perlbn not according to
his
I N
his Charader, . or ap-
pearing in any Country,
without conforming to
the Habits and Cuftoms
of the Place, as teach-
ing a General the Art
of War, talking with
an AmbafTador without
his Language , or the
help of an Interpreter,
moving the Hat to Tur-
ks 3 that never ftirr
their Turbants, or cal-
ling for a Chair with
fuch Nations, as fit al-
waies crofle-legg'd up-
on Carpets,
Indecwum, any viola-
tion of the Meaiiires of
Congruity , in Story,
Painting, or Poetry., as
introducing Perfons to-
gether that are not Con-
temporaries, and of the
lame Age, orreprefent-
ing them with Habits,
Arms or Inventions, un-
known to their Times,
as the Romans with
Gurms or DrummSj
which wou'd be no lefs
Prepofterous and Ab-
&ra than Painting the
Noblemen of Venitt on
I N
Horieback, or defcrib-
ing the Weft Indians be-
fore the Arrival of the
Sfoniardst with the Ship-
ping, Horfes, and Arms
of the Europeans.
Indulto, his Catholic
Majefty's Permiffion to
the Merchants to unlade
the Galeons, after his
Demands are adjuftad.
In fas Ah or Beer,
Drunk, tho' it be by
having too much of that
in him.
Iniskitting-meit) fam'd
for their Prowe(s,in the
late Irifh Wars ; alib the
Royal Regiment ( of
Citizens ) in derifion fb
called, ibon rais'd, and
as ibon laid down.
fake, the Neck from
the Head to the Body
of any Bird the Hawk
doth prey upon.
Inkle 3 Tape. As great
asftwo Inkle-makers, or
as great as Cup and
CUB.
, a?
eaie in his Fortune; or
full of Money*
Inmates, Supernume-
G 4 raries,
I N
raries, who have no
Houfe or Being of their
own, and yet are no
Members of the Houfe
or Family they Live in,,
from whom rhey differ
in the fame Nature, as
theExcrefcences of Trees
do from the Fruits either
Genuin or Grafted ; as
Mifletoe of the Oak,
Galls, &c. differ from
the Maft or Acorns.
Infipids, Block-heads ;
alib things that are
caftlefs.
Interlopers , Hangers
on, retainers to, or da-
penders upon other folks;
alfbMedlers and Bufy-
bodies, intruders into
other Men's Profeffions,
and thole that intercept
the Trade of a Com-
pany, being not legally
authorized.
Intrigues > Fineffes ,
Tricks of War,or State,
as Court-tricks, Law-
quiiks, tho'in War they
are rather called Strata-
gems.
Intriguing , Plotting,
TrickingjDefigning; full
of Tricks and Subril-
ties.
Inveterate, either Ene-
mies that are implaca-
ble and of long con-
tinuance, or Dileafes
that areconfirmedjdeep-
rooted and riveted.
JO
Jaan, A, homely Joan,
a Coarfe Ord'nary Wo-
man, Joan in the Dark
is as good as my Lady^ or
when the Candles are cut
all Cats art Gray*
Job, c. a Guinea,
Twenty {hillings^ or a
Piece. Halfajob&hztf
3 Guinea, Ten (hillings,
half a Piece, or an An-
gel
JMcr$3 fee Badgers,
Matchmakers^ Salefmen,
Stock-jobbers.
Jobbernoll., c. a very
filly Fellow.
Jock or Jockumcley ,
c. to copulate with a
Woman.
Jockam-gagc j c. a
Chamberpot. Tip me the
e£. give me or
hand
I R
hand metheMember-
mug. Rune Jockum-gage >
c. a Silver-chamberpot.
Jockeys, rank Horfe-
Courfers, Race Riders ^
a!fo Huckfters or Sellers
of Horfes, veryflippery
Fellows to deal with.
Bolter-bead^ vaft large
Head ; alib Heavy and
Dull. To Jolt or Shake,
jolting or fhaking of a
Coach.
^ordain, c. a great
Blow or Staff; alib a
Chamberpot. /// tip him
a Jordain if I tranfoear,
c. I will give a Blow
with my Staffif I get up
to him.
Jofifb, c. a Cloak
or Coar. A Rum Jefepb,
c. a good Cloak or
Coat. A Queer Jofipb,
c. a coarfe ord*nary
Cio^k or Coat ; aifo
an old or Tattet'd one.
I R
Irijh Teyles , C the
Twelfth Order of Can-
ters ,* alib Rogues carry-
ing Finns, Points, L
r T
ces,and iach like V/ares
about, and under pre-
tence of Selling them,
commit Thefts andRob-
beries,
Iron-doublet^ a Prifbn*
I T
ltcb>Iand, Wales.
JU
^ f, Nimble and
cxpei r Fellows at Tricks.,
and Slights of Hand, to
diftinguifh them from
Tumblers, that perform
Bodily Feats., or Feats
of Activity., by play-
ing of Tricks with the
wnole Body.
Jukruw, c. a Licenic.
Jumble gut lane , any
very bad or rough Road
To Jumbk , to fhake
much or often.
Juftce, fll do Jufltce
Cbdd, c. I will Peach
or rather Impeach or
Difcover the whola
Gang? -and ib fave my
own Bacon -; aifo in a-
no-
K
K E
nother Senfej, Til do you
Juftice Sir, I will Pledge
you.
K.
Kate, c. a Pick-lock.
*77i * jR«w K*te,c. that is
a Cleaver Pick-lock.
K E
KeelbuWts, Lighter-
men that carry Coals to
and from the Ships, fb
called in Derifion.
Keel- bale, to draw by
a Rope tied to the Neck
and faif tied to a Tackle
( with a jerk ) quite un-
der the Keel or bottom
of the Ship.
Kefal, a Horfe.
Keher,7 out of Kefar,
our of forts.
Ken, c. a Houfe, A
bob Ken, or a Bowjnan-
ken, c. a good or well
Furnifhed Houfe., full
of Booty, worth Rob-
bing ; alfo a Houfe that
Harbours Rogues and
Thievs. Biting tie
c. Robbing the Houfe.
Ken-miller y c. a Houfe-
breaker. Friend, Jokn,
or fweet 70/tf, 'tis * bob
Ken, Brufh upon the
Sneak, c. 'tis a good
Houfe, go in if you will
but Tread fbftly, and
mind yourBufinefs. Now
we have Bit, c. the
Houfe is Robb'dj or the
Bufinefs is done. There's
a Cull knows us, if we
dorit pike he'll Bone us9 c,
that Fellow fees us, if
we don't (cour off, he
will Apprehend us.
Ding hint, c. Knock
him Down. Then well
pike, tis ail Bowman, c.
we will be gone^ all is
well, Hie Coaft is clear.
Keeping Cully, one that
Maintains a Miftrefs ,
and parts with his Mo-
ney very gensroufly
co her.
Kicks, c Breeches.
A high Kick, the top of
the Fafliion ; alfo fmgu-
larity therein. Tip us
your Kickt, we* II bow
them as well as your
Loure,
K I
^ c. pull off your
Breeches, for we muft
have them as well as
your Money.
Kidy c. a Child;
alfb the firft Year of a
Roe, and a young
Goat.
Kidnapfer* c. one that
Decoys or Spirits ( as4 it
is commonly called )
Children away, and
Sells them for the Plan-
tations.
KMer, c. fee Crock-
er.
Kidtay, c. one who
meeting a Prentice with
a Bundle or Parcel ol
Goods^ wheedles him
by fair Words, and
whipping Sixpence into
hisHand, to ftep on a
fhort and fham Errand
for him, in the mean
time Runs away with
the Goods.
Kidney i (Beans) French
Of that JQdney, of foch
a Scamp. Of a (tr&nge
Kidney, of an odd or
unaccountable Humor
Kilkenny^ c, an ok
fbrry FrSze-Coat.
K 1
Kill-Devil, Rum. Kill
"wo Birds with one Stone,
Difpatch two Buflneffes
at *one Stroak.
Ktmbaw, c. to Trick,
jharp, or Cheat; alfb
to Beat feverely or to
Bully. Let's Kimbaw the
Cull,c. Let's Beat thatFel-
ow, and get his Monfty
' by Huffing and Bully-
ng ) from him,
Kinchin _, c, d little
Child.
Kincbin-coes , c. the,
Sixteenth Rank of the
Canting Tribe, being
little Children whole
Parents are Dead, hav-
been Beggers; as
alfo young Ladds run-
ning from their Mail-
ers, who are firft taught
Canting, then thieving.
Kmcbin-c&ve, c. a lit-
tle Man.
Kings Head Im> on be
Chequer Inn in Nf^gate-
ftrecty c. the Pnibn, or
Newgate.
Kings Piffurts, c. Mo-
ney.
King of all Bcajls of
a Hare.
King
K I
King ofths Gypfies, tin
Captain, Chief., or Ring
lender of the Gang, the
Mailer of MHrule.
KMfy, Fruit, or Sea
fon, cowardly. Kindnefi
cree whtre it can
not <?o
<S
Kincbin-morts, c. the
Twenty feventh andlafl
Order of the Canting
Crew, being Girls of a
Year or two old, whom
the Morts (their Mo-
thers; carry at their
Backs in Slates ( Sheets )
and if they have no
Children of their own,
they bonow or Steal
them from others.
Rifling the &4aid, an
Engine in Scotland, and
at Halifax in England,
in which the Head of
the Malefactor is Laid
to be Cut oif,and which
this way is done to a
Hair, iasd to be invent-
ed by Earl Marten who
had the ill Fate to
Hand lei it. Rifling goes
by Favcur, I liippoie a-
nother Ibrt is meant by
this Proverb than the
forementior/d
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K N
Knack, or Slight in
any Art, the Craft or
Myftery in any Trade,
a petty Artifice, or
Trick like thofe upon
the Cards. Knacks or
Toies, a Knack-fbopy or
Toy-lhopj freight with
oretty Devices to pick-
pockets.
Knave in Grain, one
of the Firft Rate. Kna-
ves and Fools are the Com-
foftian of the whole World.
Knight Errant , the
Knight or Hero in Ro-
mances, that alwaies is
to Beat the Giant, and
Refcue the deftreffed
Damfel.
Knight -Ei rantry^ Ho-
rn antick and Fabulous
Exploits, out of the
common Road , and
above the ordinary Size,
iich as the wild Adven-
tures of wandering
Cnight?.
Knight ofths Blade, c,
Heftor or Bully.
Knight
Knight of the Poft, c.
a Mercenary common
Swearer, a Proftitute to
every Caule_, an Irifh
Evidence.
Knight of the Road, c.
the chief High-wayman
beft Mounted and Arm-
ed, the Stouteft Fellow
among them.
Knobber, fee Hart,
Knock in the Cradle,
a Fool.
Knock • down > very
flrong Ale or Beer.
Knock 0ff, to give over
Trading ; alib to A-
bandon or Quit one's
Poft or Precenfions.
Knowledge is n o Bur-
den. Knowledge makes one
laugh, but wealth makes
one dance.
Knot) achoice Bird,
ibmething lefs than a
Ruff.
Labourinvain , loft
Labour,iuch as wafhing
of Blackamoors,(hearing
L A
of Hoggs, hedging in
the Cuckoej &c.
g, Drub-
bing. I'll Lace your Coat
Sirrah, I will Beat you
foundly.
Ladder, lee Badver*
firft Part.
L^^avery crooked,
deformed and ill fliapen
Woman.
Lady-birds^ Light or
Lewd Women • aifb a
little Red Infeft, varie-
gated with black Spots.
Lag, c. Water : alib
Lair.
Lag-adudds, c. a Buck
of Cioths. As we cloy
the La? of Dudd$,z. come
let us Steal that Buck of
Cloths. To Ltgg behind,
or come after with Salt
and Spoons. Lagg of the
Flock, the- HindmofK
Lambafte y to Beat
(bundly.
Lamb-tye, Beating Or
Drubbing.
Lamb-skin wen, c. the
Judges of the feveral
Courcs.
Lambs-
L A
L A
Lambs - wool, roafted
Apples and Ale.
Lame Excttfe, a forry
Shift or Evafion,
Land-lopers or Land-
WfT/jFrefh-water Sea-
men fo called by the
true Tarrs ; alfo Vaga-
bonds chat Beg andSteal
about the Country.
Land-pirates, c. High-
waymen or any other
Robbers.
Land-lord and Land-
lady, Hoft and Hoftefs;
alfo Poffeflbrs of Land
or Houfe-s and Letters
out of either to farm or
for Lodgings. How lies
the Land I How ftands
the RccKoning? Who
ba» any Lands in Afpleby ?
a Queftion askt theMan
at whofe Door theGlafs
ftands Long.
Lank , Gaunt, Thin,
Hollow> Lean, Mea-
ger , Slender , Weak.
Lank Ears of Corn, very
thin Ears.
Lanjfrefatlo^ c. he that
comes into Company
with but Two pence in
his Pocket.
a very
lean, thin faced Fel-
low. A DaYk-Lantborn,
the Servant or Agent
that Receives the Bribe
( at Court. )
Lap, c. Pottage, But-
ter-milk , or Whey.
'Tis rum Lap, c. this is
excellent Soupe.
Larbord, on the left
fide or Hand.
Lars-over , (aid when
the true Name of the
thing muft(in decency)
be concealed.
Largefs, a Pittance
properly given to Reap-
ers and Harveft Folks,
now ufed for any petty
Donative _, or Imall
Gratuity.
Lattfudtnarian .aChurch-
man at large., one that
is no Slave to Rubrick3
Canons, Liturgy^ or
Oath of Canonical O-
bedience, and in fine
looks towards Lambeth,
and rowes to Geneva.
Layd-up-in Lavender ,
when any Cloachs or
other Moveables are
pawn'd or dipt for pre~
ient
L E
ient Money ; allb Rodds
in Pickle, of Revenge
in referve, till an oppor-
tunity offers to fliow
it.
Lawn, a naked Space
in the middle of a Park
or Forreft, left Unfil-
led, and without Wood.,
contrary to 9 Hay, which
lee in it's proper Place ;
alfb very thin Linnen.
formerly much Worn.
Layr, the Impreffion
where any Deer hath
Harboured or repofed.
Leacbers, Lafcivious or
Luftful Men.
LE
Leade/tPate , a dull,
heavy 5 itupid Fellow.
Leaders, the firft Play-
ers, Generals of Armies,
and Men of moft fway
in great Councils or
Affemblies • alio the
Fore-horfes in Coaches
and Teams. Who Leads?
Who begins or Plays
&&
Ltajb, Three j alfo
L E
the String where wlch
a Grey-hound is Led.
Leather-bead, a Thick-
skulPd, Heavy-headed
Fellow.
Leatler-MoutVd Fijh,
Carp, Roach,, &c. hav-
ing their Teeth in their
Throats.
Leathern Convenience^
( by che Quakers ) a
Coach.
Leaves, of a Tree,
of a Book, of Doors, or
Window-ftmtters^and of
folding Tables ; / muft
turn over a new Leaf with
Wit, or take another
Courfe with you
legerdemain, Jugglers
TricKs; aifo Sharping.
LtJJes, Boars Excre-
ments.
Lefstakean Ark and
Wmns, c. let us hire a
Skuller.
Let's buy a Brujk* or
Let's Lope, c. let us
ftour off, and make
what fliift vve can to
fecure our felves from
being apprehended. Let
him Laugh tbar Wins:
Let the Worli hy what
they
L I _
t bey will, if 1 find all weL
af Home. Let every Man
meddle with bis own.
Leveret , the firft
Year, iee Hare.
Levite, a Prieft or
Parfon; alfo thole of
the Tribe of Levi,whofe
Inheritance the Prieft-
hood (craft and all)
was
Levy, the Prince's, or
any great Man's time of
Riling.
LeyfiM, * Dunghil.
L I
Lib, c. to Tumble or
Lye together.
Likben, c. a private
dwelling Houfe/
Libbeget c. a Bed.
Libkm, c. a Houfe to
Lye in ; alfo a Lodging.
profufe Livers , that
Live-apace, but wildly,
without Order, Rule, or
Difcipline, lighting the
Candle (of Life) at
both Ends. A fbort Life
and a Merry vne. Life it
facet. Life u half Spent,
LI
before we know- wbat h is.
Lickt, Pidures new
Varni/hed, Houfes new
Whitened, or Women's
Faces with aWaih.
Lifter, c. a Crutch.
Light Pwgerd,Thievi!h.
Ltgbt-mans , c. the
Day or Day-break.
Light Fr/£gvtf,aWhorej
alfo a Cruiier.
Light Woman^ or U$t
Hufwife, Lewd, Who-
rifn.
Ugbt-timberd Fellow,
limber or (lender Lim-
b'd ; alfb weak.
Lilly -wbite>c. a Chim-
ncy-fweeper.
Linnen - armorer i, c.
Tailers.
Line oftbs old Author >
a Dram of Urandy.
Litter, any thing clat-
ter'd up, out of Place
or Order, Wbat a litter
bere it? What a to£ and
tumble ? Alfo a Litter of
lubbs. young Foxes ;
f Whslft) Ytippief, young
Doggs,
Lfttk Barbary, Wap
Ring,
LittltFel/ow Qr ABton^
Con-
L O
Contemptible Bafe ,
Sneaking , Ungemle-
man-Iike.
L O
£a*W//,any ill-cook*
Mefs.
Lob-codk , a heavy,
dull Fellow. In Lob's
Pound, Laid by theHeels,
or clap'd up in Jail.
Lobfar, a Red Coat
Soldier.
Lock all faft, c. one
that Buys and Conceals
Stolen Goods. The Lock,
c, the Magazine or
Ware-houfe whither,the
Thieves carry Stolen
Goods to be iecur'd;
allo an Hofpital for
Pockey Folks in Kent-
ftreet.
Lockram-jawd, Thin,
Lean, Sharp-vifeg'd.
Loge* c. a Watch. I
fuppofe from the French
Horkte, a Clock or
Watch, filed a Cly of
» Loge, or Scout* c, Pickt
a Pocket of a Watch.
Bittng a Lcge, or Scout) c.
the lame.
L O
Loggerhead, a heavy,
dull Fellow. To go tt
Loggerhead^ to go to
Fiiticuffs.
Lolpoop) a Lazy., Idle
Drone. To Loll, to Lean
on the Elbows ; alfo to
put out the Tongue in
derifion.
Long-beadtd, Wife, of
great reach and fore-
fight.
Long-meg^ a very tall
Woman.
Lo»g-fha*ks, Long-leg-
ged.
one that very flowly,
heavily, or late Paies.
Looby, a lazy dull Fel-
low.
Looktng-glafs,s, Cham-
ber-pot.
Loon-flatt^ c. a Thir-
teen Pence half Penny.
A Looit, fee Lout. A
Falfe Loon, a true Scotcti
Man, or Knave of any
Nation.
Lord, a very coorked
deformed, or ill-fhapen
Perfon.
Lore, Learning orSkill
in any Thing,
H
L U
Lottfe-land , Scotland.
A Scetb Loupe-trap, a
Comb.
Lout, an heavy, idle
Fellow. To Lout, to Low
like a Cow, or Bellow
like a Bull.
Loure, c. Money.
Zxwi/J&fejWhen there's
no Money in a Man's
Pocket.
Low-paJj c. a Foot-
Pad.
L U
Lubber. Lubberly , a
heavy, dull Fellow.
LucPs-bulwark, c. Lud*-
gate Prifon.
Luggage, Ltfmbet.
Luggs, Ears : Hence
to Lug by the Ears.
Ye can be make a Silk-
Pttrfe of a Sowe's Luggs,
a Scotch Proverb. To
Lug cut9 to draw a
Sword.
Ltdlaby-eiefit 9 c. a«
Child
Trumpery.
Luwpifa heavy dull,
drowiy.
L Y
• Lurched, Beaten at
any Game. Left ititbe
Lurch, Pawn'd for the
Reckoning^ or left at
Stake to Smart for any
Ploh
Lure, c. an idle Pam-
phlet ; alfo a Bait.
Throw out a Lure, to lay
Bait.
Lurries, c« Money,
Watches, Rings, or o-
ther Moveables.
L Y
Lyome , the String
wherewith a Hound is
Led.
M
up, Dreft careiefly, like
a Slattern,of iuch a one
it is faid. Her Cloths
fit on her, lite A SadMe on
a Sow's Back. Queen
Mab, Qjiecnof ttieTai-
ries.
Mackarel, c. a Bawd.
Mackar el-beck, fr very
tallj lankPerfoiK
wick-
MA
wickedly or knavifhly
Politic.
Machines, Veffelsfull
of GarcaiTesand Bombs,
under Shelter or Covert
of the Smokers, to come
dole up under Walls,
Forts, Fortifications,*^,
being fixt to Blow up
the lame. Alfo Engines
orlnftrumentsof divers
Arts, and Movements
upon the Stage.
Madam Van , c. a
Whore, The Cull has
been with Madam Pan, c.
the Fellow has enjoyed
(iicha one.
Mad-cap^ a frolickfbm
Perfbn.
Made, c. Stolen. 1
Made this Knife at a
bea^ c. I Stole it clea-
verly.
Mad Tom, alias of
Bedlam, the Eighteenth
Rank of Canters.
Madge-howltt 9 an Owl .
Maggot, a whimfical
Fellow, full of ftrange
Fancies and Caprichio's,
Maggotty, Freakifii.
Maideti'feffion, when
none are Hang'd.
M A
Mailes, the Breaft-
Feathers of a Hawk.
Afewfjgreat, excellent,
choice, rare; alfo the
Sea. MalngoodjiQry good.
With Might and Main,
Tooth and Nail.
Make, c. a half Pen-
ny.
Mob-hut,* Trouble-
Houfe, or Mifchief-ma-
ker,a ftirrer of Strife,and
maker of Debate, a
Boute feu,orlncendiary.
Mak-contents, Difaf-
fe&ed to the State, out
of Humor with the Go-
vernment.
Malkln or Maukin, 3
Scare-crow, Dreft and
Set up to fright theBirds.
Alfo a Scovel (of dd
Clouts ) to cleanfe the
Oven: Hence Malkin-
afhy for one in a rueful
Drels, enough to Fright
one. 'There are more
Maids than Malkins,
Mawks, the feme ab-
breaviated. Mawkijk, a
Waltowifli, ill Taft.
MAlmefy-nofe, a jolly,
red Nofe.
Man o'ttf Town, a
H i Lew'd
M A
M A
Lew'd Spark, or very
Debaufhe.
Manning, a Hawk3
making hirn endure
Company.
Mannikin, a Dwarf,
or diminutive Fellow.
Mantles, when Drink
is brisk and finiies ; alfo
when a Hawk ftretch-
eth one of her Wings
after her Leggs, and 16
the other.
Margery-frater , c. a
Hen.
Marinated, c. Tranf
ported into forne for-
reign Plantation; alfb
Fifli Soufed.
JMarriage-mufie , Chil-
drero Cries.
Markt^ the Footing
of an Otcer.
Mar r el, a Bird about
the bignefs of a Knot,
but not good Meat.
Marttrn, a WUci Cac,
the ieeond Year, called
a Cub, the nrft. A Mar-
tern Treetb, Lodgeth ;
Tree the Mar tern, Dif-
lodge him.
Sham Tors
C. a
above the
Elbow, to counterfeit a
broken Arm, by a Fall
from a Scaffold, expos'd
by fubtil Beggers, to
move Compaf&onj and
get Money.
Mafons - #W, who
ever has it> fhall never
want. there being a Bank
at a certain Lodge in
Scotland for their Relief.
Tis communicated with
a ft rift Oath., and much
Ceremony, (too tedious
to inlert) and if it be
lent to any of the Socie-
ty, hemuft, (nay will.)
come immediately, tho*
very Bufy, or at great
Difhnce.
Match or Make, the
Copulation of Woolves.
Match makers ^ a bet-
ter fort of Procurers of
Wives for Men, or HuC
bands for Women, Mai-
den-head-jobbers, Vir-
ginity Sellers , Bro-
kers, &c.
Maul'd 9 fwingingly
Drunk , pr fbundly
Beat.
Mtundtrs, c.Beggers.
M E
Maunding) C. to Beg
Begging.
Maundring- brotb$co\d
Ing.
Maudlin, weepingly
Drunk, as we fay the
Tears of the Tankard
What are you Mawdlin
you Rake ? are ye' neither
Drunk, nor Sober !
May-games , Frolicks
PUies, Tricks, Paftimes
&c. Do you make a May-
ame of mel do you
fe or Expofe me ?
M E
Z pleafant Sum
mer Drink, made of
Water and Honey JSoyU
ed> and Botded fine, in
great vogue n
where 'tis laid the bed:
in the World is made.
Msaditet, a Fa<5Hon of
Quakers, that follow
moft, and are in the In-
tereft of Mtad.
Meal-mouth 3 a fly ,
fheepifli Dun1 or Solli-
citor for Money.
Msafure, the Diftance
of Duellers. To break
ME
Meafure, to be out of
the Adverfaries reach.
Mechanic^ a Traded
man ; alfo a mean, in-
confiderable, contemp-
tible Fellow.
Meggs, c. Guineas.
We fork 4 the run) Culh
Meggs to tkt tune tf Fifty,
c. We Pi ckt the Gentle-
man's Pocket of full
Fourty Guineas.
alfo fmooth, foft Drink.
Melt, c. to Ipend
Money. WtU you Melt
aBerdtc. Will you fpend
jour Shilling t The Cull
Melted a couple ofDecuJJes
upon u$\ c. the Gentle-
man fpent ten Shillings
upon us.
Member-mug^ aCham-
ber-pot.
Mercury, Wit ; alfo
Quick -fiiver^and a Cou-
rant or News- Letter.
Mercurial , Witty j
alfo one Born under JST,
i e. when that Planet is
Lord of the Horoicope
or Afcendane at Birth.
ale News-foilers, who
H g Retail
M I
Retail to the Hawkers.
Metheglin, a ftrong
Drink,, made of new
Wort and Honey.
Mew> when Deer caft
their Horns ; allb the
Placs where the Hawk
is let down, during the
timcflie raifeth her Fea-
thers.
Mcyny, the Folks, or
Family-Servants. Hence
Menial-Servant, yet in
ufe, for a Domeftic or
Family-Servant.
Ml
Mify, apt to take
Pet,or be out of Humor.
Mill-ctapfer , a ( Wo-
man's) Tongue. As Safe
as a Thief in a Mill, a
waggi/h Periphrafis for
for a Miller, who is a
Thief by his Trade.
Milcb-kine , -a Term
us'd by Coalers, when
theirPrifoners will bleed
freely to have fbme Fa-
vor, or be at large.
Mill, c. to Steal, Rob,
or Kill.
Mll-a-ken, c. to Rob
a Houfe, Milling the
MI
Gig with a Betty c.
Breaking open the Door
with an Iron - Crow.
ing open the Window/
Mill them, c. Kill them.
Miller 9 c. a Killer or
Murderer.
Mill -a~srackmans , C.
to break a Hedge.
'cbeat) C.
to kill a Sheep.
Mill a-grunter, C. to
Kill a Pig.
A&l-ken, c. a Houfe-
breaker. Mill the Gig
with a Dub) c. to open
the Door with a Pick-
lock or falfe Key.
Miller's - Thumb, or
Butt-bead, a Fifh with
a broad Head, and wide
Mouth, two Finns near
his Eyes, and as many
under his Belly, and on
his Back,, and one be-
low the Vent, his Tayl
round, and his Body
cover'd with Whiti/h,
Blackifh and Brownifh
Spotts.
Mince the Matter, to
tell it Sparingly or by
Halves,
MO
Miniature , Paintinj
in little.
Minks 3 a proud Flirt
Mint, c. Gold ; alft
a late Sanctuary (in
Sowtbwark ) for fiich a
broke either out of Ne
ceffity, or in Defign t<
bring their Creditors the
more eafily to a Com
pofition. Hence Mlnters
the Inhabitants.
Adiquelets , Mounta
neers, (in Spain) 6r Spa
niih Rapparies.
ed Fellow.
MifljjG. aShirt orSmock
Mipj-topper, c. a Coat
or Petticoat.
Miskin , a Dunghi!
or Lay-ftall.
Mifs , a Whore of
Quality? alfb a little
Girl.
M O
Moabites , Serjeants^
Dailiiis and their Crew.
Mob, 7 the Vulgar,
Mobile, > or Rab
Mobility^ 3 ble.
Mcck-fong, that Ridi-
cules another Song> in
M O
the lame Terms and to
the lame Tune. A Mock-
Romance, that ridicules
other Romances , as
Don Quixot. A Mock-
Play, that expofes other
Playes, as the Rebearfal
AMock-boly-da}. ToMotk,
or mimick another.
Meggy, in Scotch, as
Peg in Engliflij for Mar-
garet.
Moil, to Drudge or
Labour Hard. To Moil
and Toil, to Slave at it.
A Moiling Fellow, a
Drudge or great Pains-
taker.
Molinet, a Chocolate
Stick, or lirtle Mill.
Mongrel^ c. a Hanger
on among the Cheats,
a Spunger. Of a Mon-
grel-race or Breed, aCurr
or Man «of a bafe ,
ungenerous Breed.
Mood, Humor. In a
merry Mood, or good
Jumor ; in an til Mood,
Moon- cur fer>c. a Link-
oy, or one that under
Colour of lighting Men,
H 4 Robs
MO
Robs,them or leads them
to a gang of Rogues3
that will do it for him.
Moon-men, c. Gipfies.
Moon-btind, a fort of
Horfes, weak-fighted,
Maffet, a fretty Mof-
fetj a very pretty HttJe
Baby.
Moppe, a Dowdy, or
Homely Woman.
Mof^eied , one that
can't iee v/ell, by living
too long a Maid.
Mofd, Maz'd.
Mof us, c. a half Pen-
ny or Farthing. A meer
Mofus grown become
difpirited, dull and Stu-
pid.
Morglag , - a Watch-
man's brown Bill ; as
Glaives, are Bills or
Swords.
Morifco, a Morris or
Morrice-dance , being
belike fbme Remains ol
a Moorifh Cuftom with
us, as the Jteego de foros3
orFeaft of Bulls is, in
Sfain.
Marty or Death, is
Blown at the Death o
the Deer.
M O
Morts, c. Yeomen's
Daughters ; alfo a Wife,
Woman, or Wench.
MoS-Troofmt fo cal-
ed irom the Mofles,
waft Lands in Lanca-
Ittre, as the Bog-Trotters
n Ireland, are from the
Boggs there.
Mother, a Bawd.
Mother-midnight , a
Midwife (often a BawdJ
Mwcbets, Patches for
Ladies Faces.
Mweablcs, c. Rings,
Watches, Swords, and
ftchToies of value. At
-we bit all the Cull's Cole
and Moveables, C. we
Won all the Man's Mo-
ney, Rings, Watches,^?.
Vtrj Moving^ prevail-
ing, powerful, perfwad-
ing.
Mountings, a Soldier's
Arms and Cloths.
Moufe-iraf. The Par-
fons Moufe-trap , Mar-
riage. He vsatcbt me> as
a Cat does & Mcufe, i. e.
narrowly, A Msm or a
Mouft, a Prince or a
Peaiant, A Mouje in tte
Pot is better than no Flejk,
or
M U
or fomething has fbme
Savour. "Its pitty to
fling Water &n a Drownd
Mouje% or to deprefs the
Milerable. AforryMoufe,
that bas but one Hole, or
a poor Creature that has
but one Shift.
Mouth, a noify Fel-
low. A Mouthing Fellow,
a Bawling or scolding
Perlbn. Hi nrvirSfttks,
but bit Mouth opens. Mouth
balf^ Cockt, gaping and
flaring at every thing
they lee.
Mower, c. a Cow.
Mow-beater y c. a Dro-
ver.
MU
M U
alfo Dung to manure
Land.
Muckwdrm, a cove-
tous Wretch.
Muckinder, a Child's
Handkerchief tied by
the fide.
Muddied, halfDrunk.
To Muddle on, tho' i
yet to Drink on,
uff, c, a Woman's
Secrets.
ng of your Muff Mart,
c. to the happy Confiim
mation of your Marri-
age Madam, a Health.
Mujjiing - cheat > c. a
Napkin.
Mugglctonians 3 the
Sed orDifciples of Lo~
dowick Murgleton.
Mulligrubs or Mump /,
a Counterfeit Fit of the
Sullens.
Mum-for-tbat, not a
Word of the Pudding.
Mumble , to Mutter
or Speak between the
Teeth.
MMm^chaffce^ one that
fits rnutefr He looks like
Mum-chance that was
Hang a1 for faying of no-
thing.
Mtttn-glafi* the Monu-
ment^ereded at theCity-
charge, in Memory of
the dreadful Fire 1666,
which confum'd the
greateft Part of it.
Mumpers^ c. Gentile-
Beggers, who will not
accept of Vi&uals, but
Money or Cloths.
Mttnpers-H*8, c. fe-
veral
M U
feveral Ale-houfes in and
about this City and
Suburbs, in Allies, and
By-places, much ufed
by them, and reforted
to in the Evening, where
they will be very Mer-
ry, Drunk, and Frolick-
fom.
Mm-corn, half Wheat,
half Rye.
MUM, c. the Face.
Touts his Muns9 c. note
his Phis, or mark his
face well.
Mufck. It makes ill
Mupck, of any unwel-
coni or unpleafingNews.
Touch that String moft
•which makes beft JMufick,
or that cannot be Harp-
ed upon too often that
pleafes. Tie Mupcfo
paid, c. the Watch-word
among High-way-men,
to let the Company they
were to Rob, alone, in
return to fbmeCourtfey
from (bme Gentleman
among them.
Muft, new Wine, or
Wine on the Lea, After
Beef,Mi4ftartl,ofa thing
prepofterous, or out of men.
M Y
Place; as we fay, tie
Cart before the Horfe.
Mute, when Hounds
orBeaglesrun long .with-
out opening, or making
any Cry ; alfo a certain
dumb Executioner a-
mong the Turks.
Muting, the Excre-
ments of a Hern or
Hawk.
Mutter •, to Speak in-
wardly and between
the Teeth.
Mutton-monger, a lo-
ver of Women $ aifo a
Sheep-ftealer.
Mutton~in-kng • coats ,
Women. A Leg of Mut-
ton in a Silk-Stocking, a
Woman's Leg.
Muz*z,k, c. a Beard,
( ufually ) long and
nafty.
M Y
Myrmidons , C. the
Conftable's Attendants,
or thole whom he com-
mands (in the King's
Name ) to Aid and at
fifthim 5 alfo the Watch-
N
N A
N
Nab, c, a Hat, Cap,
or Head; alfo a Cox-
comb. Itt Nab ye, c. Ill
have your Hat or Cap.
Nim the Nab, c. to Steal
the Hat or Cap. XfoW,
c. Apprehended j Taken
or Arrefted.
Ntb-cbeat, c. a Hat.
Nab-girderp. a Bridle*
Nanny-boufe, a Baw-
dy-houfe.
Napj c. by Cheating
with the Dice to fecure
one Chance; alfo
Clap, or Pox, and a
fliort fleep. Nap the Wi-
ter^Ci to Steal the Hand-
kerchief! Tou have Napt
it, c. you are Clapt
Sir. To be caught Napping^
to be Surpriz'dj or Ta-
ken a ileep.
Napper, c. a Cheat
or Thief!
Naffer of Napps^ c. a
Sheep-ftealer,
Nappy-dkjtQry Strong
Heady.
- a - face - but bit
\9 Not a Penny in
his Pocket.
Narrow, when the
Biafsofthe Bowl holds
too much. 'Tis all Nar-
', {aid by the Butch-
ers one to another when
their Meat proves not
b good as expeded. A
Narrow-foul' a1 Fellow, poor
or Mean-fpirited,ftingy.
Narrow or near [earch or
Efcape, watch him nar
TO wly or nearly. Of a Nar -
\» or flender Fortune.
Nasky c. or Naskin, c.
A Prifon or Bridewell.
TbeoUNask c. the Ci-
ty Bridewell. The new
Nask, c. Clerkenwell
Bridewell. Tuttle Nask,
a the Bridewel in Tar-
tle-Fields. He Napt it at
the Nask, c. he was
Lafht at Bridewell.
Natural, c. a Miftrefsj
a Wench ; alfo a Fool.
Natural-cbila'rfn , Ba-
ftards.
Mr. Nawpoft, a fool-
iih Fellow.
Nay-word, a common
By-word, or Proverb.
Nazie, c. Drunken.
Nazi*-
N E
Nazie-cove aaDrunk-
ard.
Naz,y~nah, c. Drunk-
en Coxcombs.
NE
Neb, the Bill of a
Bird, and the flit or
point of a Pen. She
holds up her Neb, fhe
turns up herSnout to be
Kift.
Neck-ftawper , c. the
Pot-Boy at a Tavern
or Ale-houfe.
Neck-verfe, a Favor
( formerly ) indulged to
the Clergy only, but
(now) to the Laity alfo,
to mitigate the Rigor of
the Letter of the Law,
as in Man-flaughter, ejrc.
Reading a Verfe out ol
an old Manufcript Latin
Pfalter, ( trio' the Book
now ufed by the Ordi-
nary is the iame Printed
in an old Englifh Cha-
rader ) faves the Crimi-
nal's Life. Nay now
even the Women ( by
a lateA& of Parliament;
have ( in a manner ) the
N E
benefit of their Clergy,
tho not fo much as put
to Read; for in fuch
Cafes where theMen are
allow'ditj the Women
are of courle fiaz'd in
the Fift, without run-
ning the riique of a
Halter by not Reading.
Negro P CFlat.
Hawk ?No/d9<ilQok'd.
^Rais'd
in the
middle
ftonBridge.
Needle-point, c. a Shar-
per.
Ncttler-Pcrt, all forts
of Under- wood.
Neighborly, Friendly,
Kind, Loving,, Oblige
ing. You Live a great way
off good Neighbors, to
him^ that is the Trum-
pet of his own Praifes.
Nestings , Canary-
Birds, brought up by
Hand. What a Neftling
you keep, how reftlels
and uneafy you are.
Ntft of Rabbett.
Nettled^ Teiz'd, pro-
voked, made unealy.
He
N I
He has fift upon a Nettle,
he is very uneafy, or
much out of Humor.-
In Dock, out Nettle,, upon
the change of Places,
when one is no fooner
out^ but another is in his
Place.
N I
Nice, fqucerrrifii, Prfi-
cife. Mere nice thtn
wife, a Sir Courtly Nice, &
filly empty, gay, foolifli
Fellow.
Jtfickwn, c. a Shar-
per; alfb a Rooking
ASe-houfe or Innkeeper,,
Vintner, or any Retail-
er. Nick it, to win at
Dice^to hit the Mark,to
Drink the pin to or but-
ton. Old Nick jhs Devil.
Nick and Froth built the
Pjre at AUgate, (harping
in the Reckonings and
cheating in the Mealure
built that (once ) Noted
Houfe.
Nickum-pccp j a Fool,
alfo a filly {oft. Uxori-
ous Fellow.
Nick-ninny > an empty
N I
Fellow, a meer Cod's
Head.
1%, c. the Clippings
of Money.
Ntgler> c. a Clipper.
N&g"g> c- Clipping.'
Nigling , c. accom-
panying with a Wo-
man.
Night - Magiftrate, *
Conitable.
Night -men , Gold-fin-
ders, Tom-turd-men.
Night-rate, a Woman's
combing Cloth, to drefi
her Head in.
Nigbt-walkcr , c. a
Bell-man; alfb a Light
Woman., a Thief, a
Rogue.
Nigit, a Fool.
Nigwemg, a very filly
Fellow.
Nikin, a Natural, or
very foft creature; alfo
Jfaac.
Nim9 c. to Stealj or
•whip off or away any
thing. Nm a 'fogeman,
c. to Steal a Cloak.
Nim a Cloak, c. to cut
off the Buttons in a
Crowdyor whip it off a
Man's Shoulders.
Nim-
NI
> a Doc-
tor, Surgeon, Apothe-
cary or any one that
cures a Clap or the
Pox.
tfimy, c. a Canting
whining Begger; alfo
d Fool.
Ninny-hammer, a /illy
Senfelefs Fellow.
Nip, c. a Cheat ; alfo
to Pinch or Sharp any
thing. Nif &-buwg, c. to
cur a Purfe. To Nif, to
Prefs between the 1?in-
gers and Thumb with-
out the Nails, or with
any broad Inftrumenc
like a pair of Tongs as
to fqueeze betweenEdg-
ed Inftruments or Pin-
cers. Nifpmg Froft or
Jfind) $liarp or Cutcing.
To Nip in the Bud, of an
early Blaft or Blue of
Fruit $ alfo to crulh any
thing at the beginning.
Nipperfan, c. half a
Pint of Wine, and but
half aQuarrern of Bran-
dy, Srron gwaters, <£*$.
Nipps , c. the Shears
with which Money was
won'UobcCUpt.
N O
JV/>,wine that is brisk,
and pour'd quick into a
Glafi; alfo a young
Louie. Nitts will be Lice.
Nizy> c. a Fool, or
Coxcomb.
NO
Nob, c. a Head.
Mdkr, c.» filly, dull
Fellow.
Noddle, a Head.
N*Uf, c. a Fool.
Knave-Noddy, a Game
on the Cards.
Nokes , a Ninny or
Fool ; alfo a notedDroll
but lately Dead.
Not, Oliver. OldNol,
the late Ulurper Crom-
wel.
Noggin., (of Brandy)
a Quarter of a Pint.
ANoblc$\x. and eighc-
pence. He has brouht a
that has reduced his For-
tune.
Not ft, ufed either of
Harmonious or con-
futed Sounds, Notfe of
Tbunder, or of A Mi\l^
Nrife of the Hounds^ a
Ntife
N O
N U
Noifi of Fiddles, ofTxum-
petf and Drums, a Noife of
Swor4s> or claflung ; wake
a Notfe Tom, Hot Pud-
ding-Pies.
Non~con,onQ that don't
conform to the Church
of England.
Nonjurors, Clergymen
and others ( Officers in
the Army* Navy,, «£r. )
That refus'd to take the
Oaths to King WIL-
LIAM and Queen
MART, and were
turntl out of their Liv-
ings and Employments.
NoozfA, or caught in a
Nooze, married ; alfo
Hanged.
Nofe-gent, c. a Nun*
As plain as tie Nofe in
jour Face, of a fair mark
that cannot be hid. He
bas a good Nofe, of a
Smell-Feaft. He holds *f
Its No/e, of one that is
Haughty, and carries
his Head high. He is
led by the Nofe, of one
that is eafily impofed
upon. Tou make a Bridge
of tys Nofe, when you
pafsyour next Neighbor
in Drinking, or one is
preferred over another's
Head. Follow your Nofe,
laid in a jqer to thole
that know not the way,
and are bid to Smell it
out, as we fey to Smell
aPoft.
N U
Nub, c. the Neck.
Nubbing, c. Hanging.
Nubbing-cheat, C. the
Gallows.
Nubbing-Co<ve> c. the
Hangman.
Nubbing-ken> c. the
Seffions-houie.
Nug,& Word of Love,
as., my Dear Nt*g, my
Dear Love.
Nugging-Drefsy an odd
or particular way, out
of the Faftion.
Numnif, c. a Sham,,
or Collar. Shirt, to hidtf
the Mother when Dirty.
Num- skul9 a Fooliih
Perfon.
Nut-cracker*, c. a Pil-
lory. TbeCull lookt through
tbeNut-crackerstheRogue
flood in the Pillory,
o
Oaf, a Wife-acre, a
Ninny or Fool, Qafifb
Silly.
Gakt &n Oak9 C. a
rich Man, of good Sub-
ftance and Credir.
Oats. One that has
fawn bit wild Oatsy or
having run out of all,
begins to take up and
be more Suied,
O JB
Qbtron, King Oberon
or little Qbercn} K.ing of
the Fairies.
O F
Office. His Office, any
Man's ordinary Haunt,
or Plying -plage., be it
Tavern , Ale-houfe ,
G^niing-houfe or Bowl-
ing-green. A cafl of your
Office, of a Touch of
your Employment. Be
gwd t# your Office, a Ca-
veac to thofe that are
O G
apt to forget themfeives
in it,
OG
Ogles, c. Eyes, Rum
Ogles, c. fine, bright,
clear, piercing Eyes.
Ogfag> c- cafting a
fheep's Eye at Handfoni
Women. The Gentry
men has rum Oglet, c.
that Lady has charm-
img black Eyes.
O L
OU-Coney , after the
firft Year.
OU'tbg-at-it, good or
expert.
Old-dog- at- comtnon-fr&y-
er, a Poor Hackney that
cou'd Read, but not
Preach well.
Old Harry, a Com*
position ufed by Vint-
ners, when they bedevil
their Wines.
Old - Mr - Gory, c. a
piece of Gold.
k Old Nfdfe,the Devil.
Old Mob 3 a noted
Hawker*
Old
0 N
OU-Toaft, a brisk ol
Fellow. A pleafant Old
Cuff, a frolicktom ol
Fellow.
ber-pot.
Olli-Comfolli, c. the
by-name of one of the
principal Rogues of the
Canting Crew.
O N
One in Ten, a Parfbn
One of my Cofens> a
Wench.
O P
i a Medlar ;
allb a Lewd Woman.
Open Houje, or Open
Doors, free for all C
mers or Goers.
Of en-landed y in Spend-
ing, opposd to clofe-
fifted. Open in Speech,
to referv'd. Of en -Sea.
when there is a free
Trade, oppos'd to a &*
{hut up in War, by Pi-
ratesj Privateers or Em-
bargo's of Ships.
O/imatw > an Aflutn
O R '___
ing pofitive Fellow, an
obftinate felt-conceited
Coxcomb.
O R
Orator to *Mwnteb*nk>
theDodor's Decoy who
in conjun&ion with
Jack Pudding, amufes,
diverts and draws in the
Patients.
O T
Otter, an Amphibious
Creature,betwixt aBeaft
and a Fifh, a great det
troyer of Fifli, afford-
ing much Iport in Hun-
ing. Otter watebetb ,
Lodgeth. Pent the Otter,
Diflodgehirru An Otter
wbinetb, m^kes a noiie
at Rutting time. Htm-
etb for bis Kind, the
Term for their Copula-
ion.
O V
Owr-w/,all manner
f High Woods.
Over-fight, has two
1 con-
ou
contrary Significations
under one Sound, for
an Overfight is either
the Care or Charge of,
or Inipe&ion into any
Affair, or elfe an Over-
right Imports a Slip or
Error committed in it,
for want of due Care
and Circumfpedion.
Over-jhoes over Boots, or
to go Through-ftitch.
Owr^doubleDiligence.
Oven, The Mother bad
never koktforher Daugh-
ter in the Oven, if flu
tad not been there bet
felf before^ or,Jhe wufe.
asflie ufis:
Out-at-heels > or El
£ttw,ma declining Con-
dition, going down th<
Wind.
Out-run tbi Conftable,
to Spend more than is
Got, or Run out of an
Eftate, to run Riot.
Q#)&fe,that is the Out-
fide,, or utmoft Rate.
O U
Outers > thole who
privately in the Night
carry Wool to the Sea-
Coafts, near Rumney-
Mar [h in JC«tf?and tome
Creeks in SufiXf 6tc.
and Ship it off tor France
againft Law.
Ojfl of Barley > ftrong
Drink.
ox
Ox-boufe. He mup go
through the Ofrboufe to
Bed, of an old Fellow
chat Marries a young
Woman. The black O*
bat not trod upon bis Foot,
of one that has not been
Pinch'd witb Want, or
been Hard put to it.
Pack& Fardel or Bun-
dle. Pack of Knavest the
worft of aU the Pack, or
a Knave in Grain. Pack
of Juries^ Packing ef
Cards, Pick a Pack, Pack
and be gone*
Pack-
P A
Packing of Parties and
Ele&ions.^ commonPack-
far ft 3t a Hackney or
common Drudge^ one
made a Slave of.
PaJ,c. the High Way,
and a Robber thereon ;
dlfo a Bundle. Rum Pad,
c. adaring or ftoutHigh-
way-man. Paddington-
Fair, c. an Execution
of Malefa&ors at Tyburn;
alfo a real Fair at the
Village of that Name,,
near that Place. Goes
ufw the Pad,Qi aPadding)
c. Robbs upon theHigh-
way. A Pad, an eafy
Pacing Horle. Padds,
worn oy the Women to
lave their Sides from
being Cut or Marked
with the Strings of their
Petty-coats.
Pageant, a thing Dreft
up and let out to make
a Show. A Piece of Pa-
geantry , a thing that
makes aFigure in aShow
or Play, as Play-houfe
Kings and Generals
Strut and Stalk upon
the Stage.
F A
Pain, not in Pain, not
in Care or Concern.
P*inttry the Rope that
lies in the Ship's Long-
boat, or Barge, alwaies
ready to Faften her, or
Hale her on Shear. Til
Cut your Painter for ye,
I'll prevent ye doing me
any Mifchief ; the Tar-
Cant, when they Quar-
rel one with another.
What fleafej the Painter,
when any Reprefentati-
on in the Productions
of his or any Art is un-
accountable, and (b is
to be relblv'd purely in-
to the good Piealiire of
the Ardft.
Pale of the Church, in
or out of the Church's
Enclofure.
PalPJ, FUt, Difpiri-
ted, or Dead Drink.
Pallet, a little Bed;
alfo the Receiver of the
Painter's Colours mingl-
ed, as the Shells are of
his leveral Colours un-
mingled ; alfo one half
of the Pale in Heraldry.
Palm, the Attire of a
Buck.
I * Pal
PA
Paltry Fellow, a lor-
ry, bale, mean, con-
temptible Varler.
PalliarJs, c. theSea-
venth Rank of the Cane-
ing Crew, whole Fa-
thers were BornBeggers,
and who themfelvcs fol-
low the fame Trade,
with Sham Sores, mak-
ing a hideous NoHe,
Pretending grievous
Pain, do extort Cha-
rity.
Pan, the Knave ot
Clubbs.
Panam, c. Bread.
P&ntas, a Diieafe in
Hawks,
Panter, c. a Hart.
Pantry, Buttery.
Pfintler, Butler.
Paper-£wUings, flight,
Wooden, or old.
Paper -Skitl, foolifll,
fpft, filly.
Pajper - Wars% Letter-
combats.
Papers, Writings, or
Deeds. '
Pafhr, c. Milk-pot-
tage.
P A
Par, Gold and Silver
at a like Proportion.
Para/ftf) a Trencher*
FriewC a meer Whee-
dle.
Bay -Salt, Milk
Conduit-Water beat to-
gether, and poured into
a Veffel of Wine to
Cure it's Fretting, in
order to Fine it, and
make it Drink op.
Pane, to put By a
Thruft or Blow.
Parings, c. trie Clip-
pings of Money.
Parlous, or Pcrill**
Man,* notable^ (hrew'd
Fellow.
Ptrjinumiwt, Near ,
Niggardly f Pinching ,
Stingy.
P*f, a Way, Lane,
River, Leave ; alfo con-
dirion. What a Sad P aft
things are come to ? In
what an ill State they
are. That Sbamm wont
Paf, that Trick won't
Cake. Do the Waters Paft
well! much in ufe at
the Wells , do they
Move as they oughts
P A
To PaJJe upon one, to top
upon him , or impofe
upon him ; alfo a Term
at Billiards, when the
Ball goes through the
Court or Porch, it is
faid to pafi.
Paffage , a Camp-
Game, with three Dice,
Doublets, making up
Ten or more, to P*/
Win,any other Chances
lofe.
Paft-bank, the Stock
or Fund thereto belong-
ing; alfo the playing
Place Cut out in the
Ground almoft Cock-
pit waies.
Pat, appofite, or to
the parpoie.
Pateringt the Maun-
dring or pert Replies of
Servants. Catering of
Prayers^ Muttering of
them, from the thick
Repeating of (b many
Paters or Pater-nofters.
No Penny, noPater noftert^
no Pay, no Prayers.
Patrico, c. or Pater-
covt, c. the Fifeteenth
Rank of Hie Canting
Tribe, ftroling Prietts
F A
that Marry under a
Hedge without Gofpel
or Common -prayer
Book, the Couple ftand-
ing on each fide a Dead
Beaft, are bid to Live
together till Death them
do's Parr, ib fhaking
Hands, the Wedding is
ended; alfb any Minift-
er, or Parfon,
Pateefan> a little P^C,
or fmall Party,
the Rounds,
a Die or
Piece of Money is hid
in the Hand, to fecure
the Game, or Wager.
fie Paumesit, he Cheats,
or Plaies Foul
P/ni/, a Hand.
Pawn. To Pawn any
Body, to fteal away and
eave him or them to
Pay the Reckoning.
Pay tlroujj} tie Nofe,
Bxceffivcly, or with
Extortion.
P E
Peak, c. any kind of
Lace.
Pear Is the little Knobs
I 3 on
P E
on the Bur ( which fee)
of a Stag.
Peck, c. Meat.
Pcckidge, c. Meat
Rum Peck c. good Eat
ing. The Gentry Cove tipt
Us runt Peck, and rum Gut-
lers, till we were all Bow
fa anJfnaptalltheFlick-
<r*ythe Gencleman gave
us fo much good Vidu-
als, and Canary, that
we were all Damn'd
Drunk, and broke all
the drinking Glailes.
Peculiars, Plants, Ani-
mals and Fofliles, pro-
per and particular to
feme one Country, and
rarely if ever found in
others, as Engliih Scur-
vy-grafs, Sarfa, Saflafras
and Guajacum, all Wed
Indian Druggs ; and fb
for Animals, Engliih
MaiftifFs, Irijfh Grey-
hounds, Barnacles, and
Soland Geele peculiar to
Scotland, as Puffins, to
the We of Man $ alfo
Pari/hes exempt from
other Ordinaries, and
peculiarly belonging to
the See of Canterbury.
P E
Peculiar, c. a Miftrefs ;
alfo particular, private,
proper.
Pedant, a meer Scho-
lar, a School-mafter, a
Man of one kind of
Learning or Bufinefi,
out of which he is good
foi nothing,
Pedantry, a Learning
and Skill of one Colour.
Ped, a Basket.
Pedlar*, Scoth Mer-
chants ; alib Engliih
Retailers of Goods, that
ft roll from Town to
Town.
Pedlars-French, a fort
of Gibrilh or made Lan-
guage, eafy to be Learnt
and Underftood, ufed
by Gypfies,^. Alfo
the Beggers Cant,
Peeking Fellow > a meer
Sneaks, one that peeps
in every Hole and Cor-
ner; aifoathin,weaiel-
faced Fellow.
Peeper, c. a Looking-
glals. Track the Dancers,
and fike with the Peepers,
c. whip up the Stairs,
and trip off with the
Looking-glafi.
P E
P E
Peepers, c. Eyes.
Peepy, c. Peeping, c.
Drowly, Sleepy. As the
Cull Peeps let's Mil him,
c when the Man is a
Sleep Jet's Kill him.
Peerj, c. fearful, fhy,
fly. The Cuffs Peery, c.
the Rogue's afraid to
venture.
Peeter, c. aPortman-
tle or Cloak-bag. Bite
the Pecter, a co whip
off the Cloak-bag. Biter
of Peeters, c. one that
makes a Trade of whip-
ping Boxes and Trunks
from behind a Coach or
out of a Waggon, or off
a Horfe's Back.
Pca-goofe, a filly Crea-
ture.
Peg at Cocks, to throw
at them at Shrovetide.
Gon to PegtrantumsfittA.
Pel-wet, helter-skelter,
Pelt, a Heat or Chafe.
What a Pelt you are in ?
what a Chafe your in?
'Alfo the Dead Body of
any Fowl the Hawk has
killd.
Pelts, Beaft Skinns,
Pelting-village, Blind,
Obfcure.
Penelope's Web, to do
and undo.
Pennance-lord, c a Pil-
lory.
Pennites, that Fa&ion
of Quakers that follow
moft and are in the In-
tereft of William fen,
the chief Proprietor and
Governor ofPenfyfoania,
a Country lying betwixt
Forty and Forty five
Degrees of Latitude, in
Americajn\uz\i improved,
and like to fiorifh.
Penny-worth, ftt fetch
my-Pennyworth out of him,
or make him earn what
he coft me.
Penny-white fM of her,
to whom Fortune has
been kinder thanNature.
Penny-wife andPound-fool-
. Sparing in a little
and Lavifh in a great
Deal, fave at the Spiggot
and let i* out at the Bung-
bole. A Penny-worth for
one\s Penny, for what is
woVth one's Money.
To get a Penny ) to endea-
ver to Live j to turn and
I 4 wind
P E
i • i i
the Penny, to make
to moft of one's Money,
ot Lay it out at the beft
Advantage. PtnnyJeJi ,
poor, fbarp, bare of
Money.
Penurious , pinching.
hardyparfimoniouSjlittle.
Pentice Nab, a very
broad-brm d Har.
Pepperd of, Damnably
Clapc or Poxt. Pepper-
froof, noc Clapt or
Poxt.
Pericranium, the Head
or Skull.
Perking, the late D
of M. ailoany pert for-
ward filly Fellow. To
Perk up, to hold up the
Head after Drooping.
Periwinkle, a Perruque
or Periwig ; alfo the
fimeas Ptnpatcbet.
Peftilent-pne, Tearing
fine.
Pet , a Fret. To be in a
Pet, or out of Hunior
Peter Lag, Wbo it Pe
ter Lug ? Who let's th
GUfs Hand at his Door
Petrify; to turn to
Stone.
Pttrijicatim , Concre
P H
MBWMtaMMML - , _
ions,, either fuch as are
ardned into Stone> by
xpofing them to Air,
s Coral ; or by calling
hem into ColApetrify-
ng Waters> as Wood.
Petticoat - Penfioner, a
Gallant, or one Main-
ain'd for fecret Service.
PH
Pbanatics, DiflTenterS
rom the Church of
Inglund.
Pbaroab, very ftrong
Fkenix-men, the fame
as Fire-drtkes.
Philatlelpbians, a new
Sed of EnChufiafts pre-
tenders to Brotherly
Love, &c.
iffs and their Crew ; al-
Jb Drunkaids. / fclla-
mong tbe Pbiliftines> I
chopt upon a knot of
Drunken Fellows.
Pbi*, for Phyfiogno-
my, Face or AipeA.
P I
Picking, little Steal-
ing, Pilfering, petty
Larceny.
?«*•
PI
Picktbank, a Tale-
bearer, or an Infinua-
tor by any means to
curry Favor.
Pickaroon,* very fmall
Privateer; alfo a fhab-
by poor Fellow.
Pickled, very Acch or
Waggifh. In Pickle,
Poxt. Rodds in Pickle, or
revenge in Lavender.
Pigy c. Sixpence. The
Cull tiff me a Pig, c. the
Man gave me Sixpence.
Pig of the Sounder, fee
Wild Boar.
Pigfnie^ word ofjLove
Pig-widgeon 3 a filly
Fellow.
Pike, c. to run away 3
flee, quit, or leave the
Place; alfo to Die. As
be Pikes, c. he walks or
goes. Pike on ihe heen,
run away as fait as you
can. Piked off, c. run
away, fled, broke ; alib
Dead, To fafs tie Pikes
to be out of Danger.
PittaUy a Hen and
Rice Boii'd, a Turkifti
Difh, but now in ufe
in England France anc
1 1
Pillory, a Baker * alfo
Punifliment ntoftly
leretofore for Beggers,
now for Perjury, J?org-
ery and fubomed Per-
ons.
Pimp, the fame as
Cock-bawd.
Trader that WAV ;
little mean- fpiri ted,
narrow-foulM Fdlow.
Pimlico, a noted Cake-
ioufe formerly, but now
converted into a Bow-
linggreen^of good report
at Hogjdcn near London.
Pin, a fmall Veffd
containing Four Gallons
and a halr,or the Eighth
part of a Barrel To Pin
bimfelf ufcn joU, or to
Hang on. To Pin one't
Faith on another's Sleeve ,
or rake all upon Truft,
for Gofpel that he faies.
Not a Ptn to chitfe, when
there \$ little or no dif-
ference. Ufen a merry
Pin, or in a pleafant
Mood. Nick the Pin, to
Drink fairly.
Pimgmnit,* large, red,
angry Pimple.
Pinch,
p I
Pinch, to Steal, or
Slily convey any thing
away. To Pinch, to Cut
the Meafures ot Ale,
Beer, &c+ To Pinch on
the Par Con's (ide, or Sharp
him or his Tythes Ai
Pinch, upon a PuJh or
Exigence.
Pinch-gut -ball, a noted
Houfe at AQ&W,foNick-
nam'd by the Tarrt, who
were half Starved in an
Eaft-India Voiage, by
their then Commander,
who Built(at his returnj
that famobsFabrick,and
( as they fey) with what
he Pinch'd out of their
Bellies.
f 'inch-gut -money, al-
low d by the King to the
Seamen, that Serve on
Bord the Navy Royal,
when their Provision
fails Short ; alfb in long
Voyages when they are
forced to Drink Water
inftead of Beer.
Pinpatches , a fmall
Shel-fifhvery like aSnail^
but leis, Caught on the
Ouzes at low Tide, in
P I
Rivers near the Sea, and
Sold cheap.
Pic^uant, a (harp Re-
fle&ion ; alfb a poynant
Sawce.
Pink't, Prickt with a
Sword in a Rencounter
or Duel. He PhKd his
Doublet, he Run him
Through.
Piquet, a game at
Cards.
P^ c. the hole un-
der the Gallows into
which thofe that Pay
not the Fee, viz. 6t 8</,
are caft and Buried.
Pit-a fat, or Pintle de
Pantkdj> fadly Scared,
grievoufly put to it.
Prtcber-knvJi the poor
Hack that runs of Er-
rands to fetch Wenches
or Liquor. Link Pit chert
have large Ears, Chil-
dren may over-hear, and
difcover Secrets. The
Pitcher do snot go fo often
to the Well) but it comes
home Broke at laft,of him
that after many lucky
Adventures or narrow
Efcapes, mifcarries in
the End.
Pith-
P L
Pithy jeft, or Sen-
tence, that couches a
great deal in a little
room.
Pittance, a finall
Largels or petty Gratui-
P L
Placaert^ Dutch Pro-
clamation, or Order of
the States.
PlaJ, Scotch ftriped
Stuff.
Plaint for Complaint,
be made bis Plaint to me,
or made his Complaint
tome. Hence Plaintiff
and Defendant at Law,
for Complainant and
Defendant.
Planks, thrown out
to fave thofe that can
Swim in a Wreck; alfb
Flooring.
Plant) c, to lay, place,
or hide. Plant your Wbids
and Stow ?&?*», c, be wary
what you fay or let
flip.
Plaijhr of hot Gutts,
one warm Belly clapt
to another.
P O
Plate-fleet come s «»,
when Money comes to
Hand.
Pfatttr-fac'd-jadei a ve*
re broadjord'nary faced
Woman.
y fmooth, fpe-
cious, Taking.
Play it off, to play
Booty ; alfo to thorny
a way, at Gaming,, ib
much and no more. He
Plates it off) he Cheats.
Pliant ,iupple, flexible,
dudile,tnanageable,Wax
to every Thumb.
Plodder, a Porer in
Records, Writings or
Books,a dull Drudge, or
hard Student. A Plod-
ding Lawyer ', a Labori-
ous Lawyen A Plodding
Horfc, a good Drudge
or Pack-horfe.
Pluck the Ribond, or
Pluck Sir O-— », ring
the Bell at the Tavern.
Plump -in- the - fockst j
flufh of Money
I Iyer j c. a Crutch.
P O
^ a fly deftroy-
iog
?0
Jng of Game, with
DogSjNetts, Snares^
Contrary to the Laws;
alfo an Egg Boyid in
Water out of the Shell.
Poke, a Bag, Sack,
or Pocket. To buy a Pig
in a Poke, pr untight or
unfeen. To carry your
PaJJion$ in yonr Pocket^ or
Imother your Paflions.
Poker, one that con-
veys Coals (ztNewcaf-
tk) in Sacks, on Horfe-
back; alfo a pointed
Porr to raife the Fire,
and a Sword.
Polt on the Pate,* good
Rap there.
Poltran, a Coward.
Ponyard,* fhort Dag-
ger or Stilletto.
Porker, c. a Sword.
Porters, Hirelings to
carry Burthens, Beafts
of Burthen, or elfe
Menial Servants fet to
Guard the Gates in a
greac Man's Houfe, of
whom Dr. Donne faid
pleafantly, that he was
ever next the Door, yet
the fsldomeft Abroad of
any of the Family.
P O
Portable, Pocketable.
Portage, Carriage of
any thing, whether by
Land or Water.
Poffe Mobitoatu, *he
whole Rabble in a
Body.
Pof y Employment ,
Office, Station ; alfo an
advanced, or advanta-
gious piece of Ground :
A Pillar in the Way or
Street. From Pillar 10
Poft, from Conftable
to Conftable.
Pot-bookt. Scrawls or
bad Writing.
Pot-valiant, Drunk.
Pot and Spit, BoyFd
and Roaft. A little Pot
isfoon Hot,oi a little Fel-
low fbon made angry.
The Pot calls the KcttU
black A—) when one
accufes another of what
lie is as Deep in himlelf.
Poulain. a Bubo.
Paiukr-mnky. Boys
planted at the Guns a
Bord the Ship, to fetch
Gun-powder &c. in rhe
Engagement.
Powell 'ing-Tub , the
Pocky
P R
at Kingf-
near London.
Voyfotj, Big with
Child
Pcyfw-pate, red HairU
P R
Trancer, c. a Horfe.
Pr oncers - »*£ , c. a
Horfe's Head ufed in a
Sham-Seal to fach aPafi.
Prancers-poll , c. the
fame as before; alib
the Sign of the Nag's
Head, J<f<w»j rfo Pran-
<*r,c. get on the Horfe's
Back.
Pranks, Tricks.
Fwtt, c. Buttocks 5
alfo a Tinder-box or
Touch-box.
'Prating - ekeat, c. A
Tongue.
Prtteroajt, a Talking
Boy.
Precarious,, what is
Difputable and uncer-
tain, as being purely at
the Pleafiue and Cour-
tefy of another.
Precaution,
or the Wifdom of Pre-
P R
mention, which is be-
yond that of Remedy.
Precifitate , Raft ,
Headftrong, Unadvifed,
Inconfiderace, hurrying
in Bufineis,
Preci/tant, Strait-lac-
ed, Squecmiflij Foolift-
ly Scrupulous.
Prefiruativcs. Anti-
dotes to keep off, or
prevent Diieaies.
Prieft-crafi,the Art of
awing the People, man-
aging their Confciencesj,
and diving into their
Purfes.
Frrfm ,Show, Colour,
Pretence, or Excufe.
Prey, c. Money.
Prick, the firft Head
of a Fallow Deer; alfo
a Skewer.
Pricker, a Hantfman
on Horfe Back.
Pricketb> the Footing
of a Hare on rhehard
Highway, when it can
be perceived.
Prickesr'd Pellwv, a
Crop, whole Ears are
longer than his Hair.
Prick loufe^ a Taylor.
Prickff decayed Wine,
Tend-
P R
tending to Sower. 7le\ Canting Crew, Horfe
Prick and Praife of our Stealers^ who carry a
Town, that bears the Bell
Bridle in their Pockets,
from all the Reft, in all
a fin all Pad Saddle in
Exercifes, as Wreftling,
their Breeches,
RunningjLeaping, Vault-
ing^ Pitching of the
Primero, an old Ger-
man Game at Cards.
Barr, &c.
Prim, a filly empty
Pritf-linKd, Married.
ftarcht Fellow.
Prieft-ridden > wholly
Princock, a pert^ for-
influenced,, and abfo-
ward Fellow.
lutely govern'd by that
Tribe.
Princes-metal, a mixt
Metal,betwixt Brafsand
Prig, c. a Thief, a
Copper^ and of a mixt
Cheat ; alfo a Nice
Colour between both,
beauifli, filly Fellow, is
not fo Pale as the one.
called a meer Prig.
nor fo Red as the other,
friggs, C. the Ninth
the late Invention of
Rankot CantingRogues,
Prince Rupert.
Thieves.
Prince Prig, c. a King
triggers, c. Thieves.
of the Gypfies ; alfo a
Prigging c Riding;
Top-Thief, or Recei-
alfo Lying with a Wo-
ver General.
man.
Prinking, riicdy Dreff-
Prigftar, c. a Rival
ing. Prinkt up, iec up on
in Love.
the Cupboards-head in
*"gg*fl>> c. ThteviJK
their beft Cloaths, or
Prig-napper>c. a Horfe-
in State. Stiff-ftarched.
Stealcr 5 alfo a Thief-
Adiftrefs Princum - Pran-
taker.
cum, fuch a one.
Priggers of the Cackkrs.
c. Pouitry-Scealers.
Print, the Treading
of a Fox. To fet in Print,
Priggers of Prancers, c
with Mouth skrew'd up
the Sixth Order of the
and Neck Stretcht out.
Prtfme
P R
Prtfme, a Triangular
Cryftal-Glafi or Fools
Paradife, that by refrac-
tion refie<5b imaginary
Blew, Red, and Yellow
Colours upon all Ob-
je&s feen through it ; al-
fo any Saw-dull.
Prink - Prattle , idle
impertinent Chat.
Proclamations, bis Head
is full of Proclamations
much taken up to little
Purpofe.
Prog, c. Mea».. Rum
Prog, c. nice Eating
The Cull tipt us Rum Prog
c. the Gentleman Treat-
ed us very High.
Projectors, Bufybodies
in new Inventions and
Difcoveries, Virtuofb's
of Fortune, or Traders
in unfuccesfulifnotim-
pradicable Whicnmb
who are alwaiesDigging
where there is no more
to be found.
Prvling, Hunting 01
Searching about in quef
of a Wench, or any
Game.
Property, a meer Tool
or Implement, to ferve
P U
a Turn,a Cat's foot ; al-
b a natural Qu ality or
Talent, and the higheft
right a Man can have to
any thing, Liberty and
Proferty, two Ineftima-
ble Jewells. To change
the Property, or give it
another turn, with a
new Drefi. or the Dif-
guife of a Wig and a
falfe Beard.
Proud Bitch, deflrous
of Copulation.
Trying Fellow, that is
very curious to enquire
into other Men's Secrets
and Affairs.
Provender, c. he from
whom any Money is
taken on the Highway.
P U
Puke, to Spue.
Pug, Pugnafty^ a meer
Pug9 a nafty Slut, a lor-
ry Jade, of a Woman ;
alfo a Monkey.
Puling, Sickly.
dle,or round Knob of a
Sword, or Saddle; alfo
to Beat. I Pummefd bis
Sides
F U
or him, I Beat him
foundly.
Pump, to wheedle Se-
crets out of any one ;
alfo to drench, Bailives,
Serjeants, Pick-pockets,
&c. Pumpt dry, not a
Word left to fay.
Pun, to Play with
Words and Sounds.
Punch, Brandy and
Water, with Limes or
Lemon - juice ; alfo a
thick fliorc Man. Punch
Nag, a fliort, thick, fat,
Iquat, ftrongHorfe.
Punch houfes, Bawdy-
houles.
PunchaHe, o!d pafla-
ble Money, Anno 1695.
Punk, a little Whore.
Puny Child, weak lit-
tle Puny Stomach. Puny
?uJge, the Junior or
oungeft.
Pure, c. a Miftrefs.
Pure f -pure, c. a Top-
Miftrefs, or Fine Wo-
man.
Pupil-mongers, Tutors
at the Univerfities, that
have many Pupils, and
make a Penny of them.
Pttritavs , uritanical,
P U
thofe of the precrfe Cur,
ftrai t-laced Precifians ,
whining (asOsborn faies)
for a Santtity God never
jet jru/lcJ out of Heaven.
Purl, Worm-wood in-
fus'd in Ale.
Purl-Royal , Canary
with a dafh of Worm-
wood.
Purfenets, c. Goods
taken upon Truft by
young Unthrifts at tre-
ble the Value; alfo a
little Purle.
Purfe-prouJ , haughty
becauie Rich.
?«rfty Foggy, Fat.
Pufkers, Canary-birds
new Flown that cannot
Feed themfelves.
Puttiing-School, a Fenc-
ing bchool; aliba Baw-
dy-houfe. At a Pu[h,
at a pinch or ftrait. At
Pu(h of Pike, at Defiance.
To Pujb on one's Fortune,
to advance, or run it up.
Put. A Country-Put, a
filly, fhallow-pated Fel-
low. Put to it, Befet. .
Qua-
of a
Duck.
Qwukt an Empirick,
or meer pretender to
Phyfic.
roofing, to caroufe.
J^wg, Quagmire, mar-
fhy moorim Ground.
^tailing of tbeStomack,
beginning fo be qual-
rnifli or uiieaiy.
Qutil-fift, a Woman's
Tongue; alfb a Device
to take the Birds of khat
Name, which are fine
Food, the French e£
ceem'd the beft ; tho'
both thofeand theEng-
HCb are of a Currifh
Nature, and will bear
rhemfelves againft the
Cage, fides and top,
being with difhculty
brought toFeed : Wheat
is dually given them,
butHempleed is a great
deal better,
^wjjrt , carious , neat;
alfo ftrange
cheat, c. a
Otfori'Sheep.
(>ualifieJ, AccptnplUhtt
Stateiman , Soldier^Scbo-
lar.
Qualifications, Accom-
plifhmems that render
any of them Compleat;
alfo Conditions.
Qu#ily-Wine>> Turbu-
lent and Foul
42Ww,a Srowack-Fin
*Hb Calmnefij and the
Cry of Ravens.
Qttalmijh , Crop-fick,
queafy Stomackt.
Quarrel-ficker, a Gla-
zier ; alfo a contentious
Fellow^a Trouble Com-
pany.
4jWr0»3 c a Body.
fytarte, Nails of tha
Sword-Hand quite up.
Quan'tng ufo» the
freight Ltw> keeping
the Head and Shoulders
very much back from
the Adverfery's Sword,
when one thrufts with
his own.
^ », to Supprefr,
Annul, or Overthrow.
To Jfaafb the
OS***,
Quean> a Whore, or!
Slut. A dirty Quean, a
very Puzzel or Slut.
Qw&p) StomachtjCrop-
fick, Qualinilh.
Quien Elizabeth's Pock-
et-fifioly a Birals-Cannon
of a prodigious Length
at Dover-Caftk.
jQueere^ bafe, Roguifli
naught. How £tteerely the
Cull Toutt ? c. how ro-
guifhly the Fellow looks.
Queers BirJs, c. fuch
as having got loofe, re
turn to their old Trade
of Roguing and Thiev
ing.
Queere-bluffer , c. a
fneaking, fharping, Cut
throat Ale-houfe or Inn
keeper.
Queere-bung) c. an
empty Purfe.
Quecre- clout j c. a for
ry, coatfe, ord'nary o
old Handkerchief, noi
worth Nimming.
Queer e cole, c. dipt
Counterfeit , or Bra£
Money.
Qwere cole-waker^ c. a
ialle-Coyner.
cole-fencer, C, a
Receiver and putter off
alfe Money.
gueere-cove , c. a
Rogue.
jgueere-cujfin, c. ajul-
tice of Peace; aifo a
Churl.
gueere-cull, C. a Fop,
or Fool, a Cod (head ;
alfo a ihabby poor Fel-
low.
Jgueere-Jegcn, c. an Iron,
keel, or Brafs - hiked
Sword.
gueere-dwer , c. a
bungling Pick-pocket.
Queere-doxy, C. a jilt-
ing Jade^ a fbrry fhab-
by Wench.
Jglteere - drawers , c
Yarn, coarfe Worfted,
prd'nary or old Stock-
ings.
Queer* Juke, c a poor
decayed Gentleman ; ai-
fo a lean,thin, half Starv-
ed Fellow,
Jgueere fun, c. a bung-
ling Cheat or Trick.
jQu€6re-ken, 9 c. an ill
Houle, or a Prifon.
Q*$ert**wrtfc.A dirty
Drab, a jilting Wench,
a Pockeyjade.
R
c«a Felt,
Carolina, Cloth, or or-
d'nary Hat, not worth
whipping off a Man's
Head
Queers-kicks, ccoarfc,
ordinary or oldBreeches.
£&eere~peeperst c. old-
Fafhion'd ^ ord'nary ,
black-fratnd, or com-
mon Looking-glafles.
guwe-prancer, c. a
Founder'd Jade, an or*
d'nary iQW-prizdHorfe,
Queere-topping, c. for-
ry Commodes or Head-
drelfes.
£uibtrl*> to Trifle, Or
Pun. Sir Quibble giteereji
trifling fill j (hatter-brain-
n'd Fellow.
jQttM 9 c. Money.
Tip the QuMs, a can
ye Ipend your Six-
pence,
tSuieti/Si a Numerous
and conJSdcrable Se<a a-
mongft the Papifts, be-
ing againft Oral and
wholly forMental Pary
er, Whiggs, Popilh Pre-
ciflans, or Puritans,
j Taunts,
in Law, Law-
tricks or SnbtHties.
and Jgutikts,
Tricks and Devices.
c. Newgate;
alfo any Prifon, tho
for Debt* Tie DaV* in
in the Quod, c. the poor
Rogue is In Limbo.
Saack^ Share,
Part, Proportion or Di-
vidend, Ttf me my Quota f
c. gyre me my Part of
the Winning^ Booty>
plunder,
young
Unthrifrs taking np
Goodsupon Tick at ex-
ceffive rates,
Rabbet, the firft Year.
&*&£#*,Wooclen Kanns
to Drink out of. once*
uied on the Roads now,
almoft bid by.
R*bbl*9 the Mob.
Ruket> a Koile or
Buitle ; alfo Tennis-play.
Wh& a Racket tfiofe Ramps
beei Wharabutelchefe
rude Children make?
KL z
R A
Racking of ^
ing them off their Lees
imofrefhVeffels.
Rack-rent > drain d to
ihe utmoft Value. The
Knights of Cafa, Gen-
tlemen of Wak$% and
Lairds oftheNortb Coun-
try , a Yeoman of Kent^
at Rack-rent, will buy
'em all Three. To /;« at
R*ck and Manger, to
live hard.
Rag, c. a Farthing.
Net a Rag left, c. I have
Loit or Spentj, all my
Money.
RagMj a Relifting
Bit, with a high Sawce.
Rflganwffin, a Tatter-
demailion,
Rag-water, a common
fort of Strong-waters.
R*b, Rahf&U, Rake-
[bamt, a Lewd Spark ei
Debolhee, one that has
noi yer Sowed his Wild
Oar% jR*fc(Zj, tending to,
ot leaning towards that
Extravagant way, of
Life. Rake, when the
Hawk flies out too far
from the Fowls; alfo
fo much of the Ships
R A
Hull as overhangs both
Ends of the Keel; and
to Trot a Horfe gently.
Ralfb-Sfocner, a Fool.
Raillery, Drolling. To
Ratify, or Droll. A Rail-
kur> or Droll.
Rdty, to Unite or
embody broken Troops.
Ramntifh, Rank.
Ram?, a Tomrig, or
rude GrirL To Rampy to
Play rudeHorfe-Play.
Rampant^ uppifh,over-
bold, over-pert, over-
Jufty. A Lycn Rampant,
i. e. rearing up his Fore-
feet.
Rough, when Gravel
is given to a Hawk., to
bring her to a Stomack.
Ranging* c. intriguing.
and enioying manyWo-
men.
(cented, as all the Pe-
tids, either Vegetables or
Animals, as Garlick, AC
fi fdetidajPolecatsJFoxes,
Goats, &c. And what-
ever is Stale, Corrupt,
or Tainted, and Stinks
with long or careleis
Keeping. A RaniLi*>
R A
R A
a lewd or flat Lie. A j Raty a Drunken Man
Rank KnatoB, an eira net or Woman taken up by
bafe Knave. A R/wfe the Watr.b> and carried
Whore, an errant Whore J by the Conftable to the
Rank-rider, c. a High- (Counter. To finell a Raf>
way-mani allb a Jockey Jlo fcfpea a Trick
Rznk-wn&d, Hawk, I Rattler, c. a Coach,
that k a flow FHgher. Rattling -cove, c. a
&wif, to Talk Big, j Coach-man,
High, or Boaft much. I Rattling Mumpers, c.
Ranters ExtravagantsJitich Beggers as Ply
Unthrins, Lewd Sparks f I Coaches. To R#tth> c.
aiioof cheFamily ofLove.lto move offor be gone.
Rantipole, & rude Wild! Witt take Rattle, c. we
Boy or QrL J muft nor carry, bat whip
Rap+ ,to Swop or Ex- jaway.
change aHorfeorGoodsjI Rattling, the Noife of
alfo a Poll on the Patt^ | Coaches and Gaits j as
and a hard Knocking I alfo of Armour^ or of
at a Door. j Hail, or Thunder.
Raffarie*, Wfld Irifhj Rattle -fate, a Hot,
Robbers, and Out-laws. I Maggot-pated Fellow.
Rapptr, a fwinging / Rattled bim> I Rated
great Lie. [him roundly, and told
Raree-fhow-weni poor {him his own,
Savoyards itrolling up Rattlerb, the Noife a
and down with portable I Goat maketh at Rutting
Boxes of Puppet-ftewsldme.
at their Backs ; in fhor r> j Rav'tHiac, any A fTa-
Pedlars of Puppets. jfin.
Rafcal) a bate, vile] Ra^bead and Bloody-
Fellow, a Rogue. \bon*$> a Buli-begger or
Scare-child.
aBeaftlite
Kj a
off 4ft 9g Dw.
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a Hart, but has his Head
fuller of Antler^
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Ready, C. Ready and
Rb/no, c. Money in
Poffeffion.
Rebel-rout, the ,Rab-
ble, running Riot.
Reaking, /moking or
piping hot, as Pies out
ot the Oven, Iron out
of the Forge,, or Blood
from a warm Wound.
Hence perhaps the Reck,
or Reaking, i. e Smoak
of the Clonds Til Reak
my Sfite on tym, Pll be
Revenged on him.
Rear the #orfr,Diflodge
him.
Rebus's, Words or
Sentences that are the
fame backwards as for-
wards.
Recbeat, a Leflbn
blown on the Horn.
Recorder, a mufical
Inftrument ; alfo a Law-
Officer or Magiftrate in
Cities and Corporations,
their Mouth, or Spokef-
man.
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Recre*?rt, a Poltton,
or Coward, one that
eats his Words, or un-
feies what he faid.
Recruits, c. Money
( Expe&ed. ) Have you
raisd the Recruit^ c vis
the Money come in ?
Red-fujtian, Clarret or
red PortrWine.
Red letter-man, a Ro-
man-catholic.
Red-rag, a. Tongue.
Tour Red rag will never
lie pill, your Tongue
will ne*rc be quiet.
Rfdfliank, c. a Duck.
Refugies, Frendi and
VaudoisProteftants, for-
ced to quit their own
and fly into othersCoun-
tries to have the Excer-
cife of thetr Religion.
Refreshed, either as the
Air is wich Winds,when
it Blows a Frefh Gale ;
or artificially with the
motion of Fanns^ or
opening the Windows
to Fann a clofe Room ;
or as Wines are with
Snow and Ice ; or by
cafting anewGlofsjOn
what is worn out, Wi-
thered
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thered, or Decayed, in
Bodies Artificial, as Em-
broidery by Burnifhing,
or of Pictures by Var-
nifhing, c£r.
Rellif) Copulation of
Hares.
Remember Parfon Mai-
dam, ( Norfolk) Pray
Drink about Sir.
R egraters> Fore-ftallers
in Markets.
Repartee, a Hidden
finart Reply.
Xefublican, a Com-
mon»wealths-man.
Referve, a Store or
Hoard to have recourfe
to, upon a Pufh or par-
ticular Exigence : a
Neft-Egg.
Reffoftt having given
a Thruft, to Receive
one from the Adverfary,
before he has recover'd
his Body.
Refy, Heid-flrong,
Way word, Unruly^Maf-
terleft.
Retailers* Parcel-tra-
ders or Dealers, petty
Merchants, Hiickfters,
Chandlers, Pedlars, &c.
In Retail^ in Parcel or
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fmall Sum, opposed to
what goes in Tale or
Sam at Lctfge.
Rttaimrs, a Great
Man's Followers or Ser-
vants, attending him
( heretofore ) in Blew
Coats and Badges, which
were the Ancient Live-
ries, tho' little mo e re-
mains of it at prefent-,
fave what is left among
the Water-men. Hence
the Word Retinue, or
Train of Attendance.
RevtrSd, c. a Man
fet ( by BulJies ) fon his
Head, and his Money
turn'd out of his Bree-
ches.
Rnvard, what is given
the Hounds, or Beagles
by the Hands of the
Hunts-man or others,af-
ter they have finiflied
their Chafe , by the
Death of what they
purfu'd.
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Rkno, c ready Mo-
ney.
Rbinocerical) C. full of
K 4 Mo-
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Money. fbeCuttit
Wttricat, c. the Fop 1S
fuB of Money.
RI
Kb, or Rjtroaltwg, a
Dry-baftfog.
RiW/w, c. Money.
74* &$£/* MUM thick, c.
hi* Breeches are well
lined with Money* The
Rtbbhi runs thin, a he
has buc little Cafh about
him*
Ritbefs, (of Marterns)
a Company.
Rich-face, a Red-face.
Rtfe-cully, C. a Gold-
finithf
X$+*f, the Rab-
ble or Scum of the Peo-
ple, Tagrag and Long-
tail.
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* or row
extended in a Line.
RidicuUy toRailly or
turn any thing to a Jeft.
To turn .it all to Ridici
to make a Mock of ir.
&££&£, c. Cloaths
111 Unrig the Blofs, C
I will Strip the Wench,
Rum Riin) cfine
Qoaths. Ths C*U bat
Rum Rigging, kf* Dsrtg
nTMAl turn, and
'Pike, c. the Man has
very good Cloths, let us
fciock him Down, Rob
him , and Scour off.
a Rivulet, or
fmall River.
f, c. Money ex-
tort ed by Rogues on the
High-way, or by Gen-
tlemen Beggers. ARi
a Concourie of Pe<
For Wreffling, Cudgel-
ing,. <£•*• A Ring of
, a round Circle of
Hills.
Ring-walks > the Dew-
rounds made by Hunts-
men, when they go
drawing in their Springs
at Hart-Hunting.
Rife, ready, come to
maturity. Matters are
not Ripe, noc ready, or
come to Perfe&ion.
Riveted, or Rooted
Cuftoins, or Habits ;
inveterate or confirmed
Difeafes*
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Roam , to wander
far
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far and wide from
Home.
Robvrdi-wen, C, the
third (oW) Rank of
the Canting Crew,
mighty Thieves, like
Rt>cbtfter*fortum9 two
torn Smocks, and what
Nature gave.
Roe. A Fair Roe-b*tk,
the fifth Year ; a Roe*
tack of tit frjt Head,
the fourth Year ; a He-
tnuft, the third Year;
* Gjrlejfo fecondYear 5
* JK*/, the firft Year;
a Rue BeJdetb, Lodgeth ;
a Roe BeVowetb, maketh
a Noife at Rutting time.
Roger i & a Poronan-J/*
tie., a Goofe; alia a
Man's Yard.
Rogues, c. the fourth
Order of Canters. A
Rogue m Grain, a very
great Rogue. A Great-
be-rogut> a ftardy f wing-
ing Rogue.
Romance, a feigned
pteafanr Hiftory, To
Romance, to icplea&nt-
Iy, to Strctdi in
courfe,
RO
c. Watch
and Ward,
Rombyl'd, C. fought
after with a Warrant,
Rower 3 a drinking
lais ; alfo Wider.
Rook, c. a Cheat, a
KLnave. To Rook, c. to
Cheat or play the
Knave.
Rofe. Upon tbe M^4-
r,Cock-a-hoop. Gttve
him Rope enmgb and Mil
Hang bimfelf, hs'ii- De-
coy himielf within his
own Deftiny,
c Sanguine
or frefh-colotit'd.
Rofi-meat-clotfa, Holi-
day-cloths, T&u cannot
welly but ym
'cry Rop-meat, you
meet with good Drear,
but you mult tell Tales.
To give one Roft-meat, and
Beat Mm with the $fit> to
do one a Curtefy3 and
Twit or Upbraid him
with it. To rule tie Roft,
to be Maftcr, or Para-
mount. totjkJ Arrefted.
Ill Roaft the Dab, I will
Arreft the RafeaL
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Rot-gut, very fmall or
thin Beer.
Rovers, Pirates, Wan-
derers. Vagabonds. To
Sboof at Rovers, at Ran-
dom. To Rpve abouty to
wander idly up and
down.
Rough, Unpoliflit,Un-
mannerly, Uncouth.
To lie Rough, in one's
Clothes all Nighr.
Round-dealing,
Honeft Dealing.
RoitnJ-jMim?,* Lufty-
Summ.
Round-beads, the Par-
liamentarian Party in
the great Rebellion, that
begun 1641.
^Rout. ( of Wolves) a
Company.
Roufe, (the Buck)
Difledge him.
to give as good as he
brought.
-%/fre/^c.rude, Roar-
ing Rogues,
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Rub. c. to Run away.
A Rub9 an Impediment
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Obftacle, Hfnderance,
Stop , or Difficulty
Rub on, to Live Indifle'
rentty. RuVJ off> c.
Broke, and run away.
Rub through the World, to
Live Tolieraly well in
it
Jbtfw, Two ( and
IbmetimesThreeJOrames
to make up ; alfb a Ren-
counter with drawn
Sword, and Reflexions
made upon any one.
when the Bowl Flees too
faft, to have it forbear,
if Wordswou'ddoir.
Rub*p> or refrefh the
Memory,
Rub-up, or Scower
Armour, &c.
Rttbs to to the Whit. C
(ends us ro Newgate.
Ruby-face, very red.
Ruck, a Bumble, or
Heap,
RuJf a final] Fifh with
a forked Tail, between
which and the Roach.,
there is much about rhe
fame difference, as be
tween the Herring and
the Pilchard.
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F,anold-fafliioned
double Band ; alib a n o-
ted Bird, and a Fifli,
Pope,likea fmallPearch,
and when the Hawk
hits the Prey, and yet
not Trufles it.
Ruffin, c the Devil;
alfo a Juftice of Peace.
and alio an AfFafin.
Ruffian, c. the firft
Rank of Canters; alfo
notorious Rogues. To
Ruffle, to diforder any
thing.
Ruff- mam, c. the
Woods or Bufties.
Ruff-feck,, c. Bacon.
At tie Ruffin nab tbe
Cuffin quecre> and let tie
Harmanbeck Trims with
bis Kinchins about his Cvl-
cparron, c. let the Devil
take Juftice, and let the
ConftableHang with his
Children abouthisNeck.
Ruftter-booJ, a plain
and eafy Leather-hood
worn by a Hawk, when
firft drawn.
Rug. Us all Rug, c.
the Game islecured.
Rttm, c. gallant^Fine,
Rich, belt or excellent;
alio a Weft - Indian
Drink ftronger than
Brandy > drawn from
Dreggs of Sugar for the
moft part, yet fome-
times from Fruits, and
Rows of Fifli ; beft
when old, much us*d in
Punch.
Rtmh, c. bravely,
cleaverly, delicately^c.
Rum-booze , C. Wine;
alfo very good or ftrong
Drink.
Rum-booting-Wehs, C«
bunches of Crapes.
Rum-beck , c. any
Juftice of the Peace.
Rum-bob, c a young
Prentice ; alia a fharp,
fly Trick, and a pretty
flbort Wig.
Rum-bite, c* a cleaver
Cheat, a neat Trick.
Rum-bleating cheat > c.
a very fat Weather.
Rum-blower, c. a very
Handfom MiOrefi, kept
by a particular Man.
Rum bluffer, c. a jolly
Hoftj Inn - keeper , or
Vidualler.
Rum4ugbar, C a very
pretty
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Pretty and Valuable
Dog.
&*m-btag* a a fill
Purfe.
R*m- lubber, c. a clea-
ver or dextrous Fellow
ar Stealing Silver-Tan-
kards ( formerly ) from
Publick Houfe.
Ru-mrc&i. c. a good
PnrfeofGoId, or round
Sunum of Monev.
RUM cove, c, a great
Rogue.
Rxm-cul, a a rich
Fool, that cm be eafily
Bit, or Cheated by any
body ; aiib one that is
very generoos and Kind
to a Mlftrds, and as
Rum-ctMif, c. wnich is
(among die Butchers )
one that is eafily per-
1 Waded to believe wiiar
they fey of the Good-
nefs, and atib to give
them an extraod'nary
Price for their Meat, a
very ignorant Maittec-
man or Womant that
Laies oat a great deal
of Money with, and is
Bit by chem.
c,a
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Cambrick, or Holland
Handkerchief:
Rvm-co/e3 c new Mo-
ney, or Medals, curi*
oufly CoynU
, c. a Vint-
a joBy
ner.
Rum-duke, c.
handibm Man.
Rvm-JMtbefa C. a jol-
ly handlbm Woman*
n-Jttk&s, c the bol-
dcft or ftoateft Fellows
Uately) amongfi the
A/fatians, Minttrs, So-
arJt, &c Sent for
to remove and guard
the Goods of fuch Bank*
nipts as intended to take
SanAuary in thofc Pla-
ces.
Rum-&xy c. a Beauti-
ful Woman^ or tight
Lady.
Rwfr&gett, c» a Sil-
ver - hiked or inlaid
Sword.
Rum-fever ,c. an com-
>!ear, or cleaver Pick-
xx:ket.
JRvw-drawers, C* Silk
Stockings, or very fine
orftedHcfe
Rum-
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c. an ex-
perienc'd or expert Pick-
er of Locks.
Rwnford- Lyon > a
Calf.
Rum-ftm, c. a cleaver
Cheat, or (harp Trick,
Rum-fle, c. as Rum-
Ji<ver>
Rum~gutlen> c. Ca-
nary-Wine.
Ruw-glyiKTtar} C* King
or Chief of theXJnk-
boies.
Rum-zteli, c.as &#»-
cole.
Rum-hopfer£ta Draw-
er. Rum^bcpftr, tif or
fnfentty a Booztog-ebeat
<f Rum-gut fa** c, Draw-
ei fill us prefently a Bot-
tle of the bsft Canary.
Rum-kicks, C Silver
or Gold Brocade Bee-
ches, or very rich with
Gold or Silver Galoon.
Rura-wawn'd, c. one
that Connterfetts him-
felfaPool.
Rnm-mwt£. a Qpeen
or great Lady.
Rum-nab, c. a Bea-
ver, or very good Hat.
fytm-ntd, c. a very fil-
ly Fellow,
c. true
French Brandy.
Rum-pad, c. the High-
way.
Rum-patUerf, C« the
better tort of Highway-
men^well Mounted and
Armed.
Rum-f&pertyC. a Silver
Looking-glais.
c. Fidlers that Hayal
Feafts, Fairs, Weddings,
^. And Live chiefly
on the Remnants, of
Viduals.
Rxmblwg, the roll-
Ing of Thunder, moti-
on of a Wheel-barrow,
or the noifem theGutts.
R*m-$ranctr, c. a ve-
ry beaudfol Horfe.
Rum-HuidJs* c. a great
Booty > or large Snack.
Rum*ruj peck,C. Weft-
phalia-Ham.
Rum-faueez*) c. much
Wine or good Liquor
given among the Fid-
lers.
Rttmjmfcbi c. a good
fillip on the Noie.
the
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the neweft Cant of the
two.
Rttm-toffing, c. a rich
commode or Head-
drefs.
Rum-wile, c. London,
Rum-wiper, c. as Rum-
clout.
Rim-ryot t to turn Spark,
and run out of all ; alfo
when Hounds run at a
whole Herd of Deer.
Running - fatmers ,
Hawkers, or thofe that
cry News and Books a-
bont the Streets.
Punt, a little, (hort,
trufs Man or Bead.
Runts, Canary-Birds
above three Years old.
Rtmntr, c. as Ridge \
alfo a Galley, on nim-
ble Veflel, to make
quick Voyages, as allb
to efcape Privateers,
Pirates, &c.
R(fpt a filthy Boil, or
Swelling on the Rump
of Poultry, Corrupting
the whole Body, Cured
with Salt and Water.
Rtftjc j a clownifh
Country Fellow.
zn old blunt
Fellow.
Rutt, Copulation ( of
DeerJ
Sack, c. a Pocket.
Dive into bis Sack> c. to
Pick his Pocket.
Sails, Hawte Wings*
alfo Windmill - wings.
How you Sail about ? How
you Santer about ?
Salamander, a Bomb-
veflel ; alfo a certain
Creature ( laid) to Live
in the Fire, and a Stone
(lately) found in Penfyl-
vania full of Cotton,
which will not (as a
modern Author aftirmsj
confiime in the Fire 5
and a red-hoc Iron to
light Tobacco with.
Saks -mm , Brokers
who fell Cattel for the
Graziers to theButchers,
before, and at the Beaft-
Market ; alfo Sellers of
ready-made Cloaths.
SaUfmans-dog, the
fame as Barker.
Sally,
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Sally, a fit of Paffion,
or Humor.
Salmon, c. the Beg-
gers Sacrament or Oath.
&*/*,Lecherous,Proud,
To come after with Salt
and Spoons, of .one that
is none of the Haftings.
Salt-eel, a Rope's end
ufed ro Drub the Boies
and Sailors on baord of
Ship.
Salvages, Barbarous
People, Inhabiting near
the Sea-Coafts in the
Maritim Counties, who
make a Prey of
what the Sea has (in
Pky ) fpared, Living
upon the Spoil of Ship-
wrecks.
Samlets, fo called the
Spring following after
they are Spawn 'd, and
tho' then but a little big-
ger than a Minnow,
will fas Authors fay )
grow to be a Salmon
in as (hart a time as a
Goflin will tobe aGoofe.
Sandy -pate* one ied-
hair'd.
Sap-pate, a Fool.
Saunter, to loiter Idly,
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a Term borrowed from
thofe Religious Coun-
terfeits, who tinder the
colour of Pilgrimages,
to the Holy Land, us'd
to get many Charities,
crying (till, Sainft terre,
Saintf terre, having no-
thing but the Holy Land
in their Mouths, tho'
they ftay'd alwates at
Home.
Saucy, impudent ,
bold. MorefaucetbanPig.
Tour Sauce-Pan runs over,
you are exceeding bold.
Sawny* a FooL He's
a meer Savmj, he is ve-
ry foft, tho' ( in Scotch )
it is only for Alexan-
der.
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Scab, aforry Wench,
or Scoundril-Fellow
Scamper, c.to run a-
way, or Scowre off, ei-
ther from Juftice, as
Thieves^ Debtors, Cri-
minals, that are purfued;
or from ill fortune, as
Soldiers that are repulft
or worlted.
Scan-
s c
Scandalous, c, a Peri-
wig.
Scandal -
thorough pao'd
a»y or Mfatsr, one
den'd or paft Shame.
Shift tb* Scene, call
a new Cauie, or change
the Difcourfe.
Sctwl-tuttv, *, Whip-
ping. / Sb*»td him, I
chid htm feverely.
School of Vttus, c. a
Bawdy-houfe,
&rc/?ce, f o build a large
Sconce, to run deep upon
Tick, or Truft.
<2coBBo-JWD9j y a little
firry ,fcrubbedJowHorfe
of that Conutry.
{baking Rain.
Scoundrel, a Hedge,
bird or fbrry Scab.
Scwre , c. to wear. To
Secure the Cramp-rings, c.
to wear Boks.
Sa&*y c. a Watch.
Secure, C. to ran a-
way oricamper. Let us
Sctrurrt* or we ftmtt be &A-
ned, a ler us run away
or we fliall be Taken
Drunk-
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ards, beating the Watch,
breaking Windows ,
clearing the Streets, <^c.
Scrip, a a (hred or
fcrap of Paper. As the
Culfy did truly Ik* the
Serif, AM ffyt vtit 4°
Hogs, c, one enter'd in-
to Bond with me for
40 Shillings.
Scrub, a Ragamuffin.
Scrubado, the Itch.
Scrape all, a Money-
Scrivener : alfb a mife-
rable Wretch, or grip-
ing Fellow.
Screw y to Screw one up,
toexad upon one, or
Squeeze one in 4 Bar-
gain or Reckoning.
Scud, the courfe or
nvotion of the Clouds,
in Fleeting
Scud-*way, to Sa09
Ride, or Run very faft.
Swmm, the Riff-Raff,
or Tagrag and Long*
tail. Rake Hell and Shim
the Devil.
Saut> the Tail of a
Hare or Coney.
Scuttle, to run away ;
alfo a fquare hole to go
down through the Deck.
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Sealer, c. one that
gives Bonds and Judg-
ments for Goods and
Money.
Sea/on ofBeajlsfi Hart
or Buck begins at the
end of Fencer-Month,
i J Days after Midfiim-
er day, and lafteth till
Holy rood -day. The
Fox till Chriftmafi, and
lafteth nil the Annunci-
ation of the bleffed Vfr-
gin. The Hinds or Doe
at Holyrood-day , till
Candlema& The Roe-
buck at Eafter, tillMi-
chadmas. The Roe at
Michaelmas till Candle-
ma& The Hare at
Michaelmas, till the end
of February. The Wolf
Prom Chriftmas, till the
Annunciation of the
blefled Viijin. The
Boar at Chuftmafs, and
continues to the Purifi-
cation of our Lady,
SeconJ^/igbtett, iuch as
( they fey ; can, and do
fee Spirits , Appariti-
ons, &c.
Steret, let info th*Sr
a*ott c. wten one fc
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drawn in at Horfe-rac-
ingfCock-fightingjBowI-
ing, and other Spdrts or
Games, andl&.'
S&liag, when a Hawk
firft taken, is 16 blinded
with a Thred run
through the Eye-lids,
that fhe Seeth not, or
very little, the better to
make her endure the
Hood ; atfo a fudden
healing forced by the
motion of the Sea or
Wind.
Seraglio , a Bawdy-
houle; alfe the Great
Turk's Palace.
SeragliettQ) a lowfy>
lorry Bawdy-houfe, a
meer Dog-hole.
Set&rt , or Stlting-
dogs, they thar draw in
Bdilet, for old Game-
fters to Rook ; alfo a
Sergeants Yeoman, or
Bailiff's Follower5or Se-
cond, and an Excize-
OflTicer to prevent the
Brewers defrauding the
King.
Sewet, Deer's Greafc.
5 H
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S H
ft Itrpoor* for-
ry Rigging.
Sbabberwn, a Raga*
muffin.
SbaPJ*off> Iheakt, or
(lid away.
Sbvfislwy, a Gallon-
pot full of Wine, with
a Cock.
Shag-bag* a poo*v
fliabby Fellow.
Sbalkw-pate, a foolifr
filly, empty Fellow.
Shaw.c. a Cheat, or
Trick. Off a Sham, c.
to play a Rogue's Trick,,
Sbombk- Leggd* one
that goes wiee, and
fhuffles his Peet about.
Sbakf year. Sha/ndtes
hafte, begon.
Skamtlfpt a bold for-
ward Blade.
Sbavkt . there's ill Leggj,
Sbanhr, a little Scab
or Pox on rhe Nut or
orGlansof the Yard.
Shappeav, c. or $baf
Hat, the neweft' Cant
being very old? and
grown too common.
Sbapee faid { often )
to an ill-made Man.
Shout jwr Sbafer, turn
aboutj march ofT, be
gone.Grear w mvrtSkapes,
great in more Profeffi-
ons^or Capacities. Great
in all Shapes, great in all
the Branches ofany oneA
or more Profeffions : As,
great in ail rhe Parts or
Branches of the Law ;
(an univerfal Lawyer)
Great in all rhe Pamor
Branches of Learning.
( an univerfal Schotei }
Shtrk, c. a Sharper ;
a lie a Large voracious
PiJh.
Sharper, c a Chea^
one that Lives by bis
, fubtH,
quicker
forward, of Rvely Ap-
prehenfion ; alfo Poor
and Needy
$h*fpm>twht c Palfe
Dice.
Sbarp-fet, very Hun-
gry.
Shaver, & Gtt**n*g
Sba*
S H
Shaver, a (ubtil, (mart
Fellow. He Shaves cleft,
he gripes, fqueezes, or
extorts very feverely,
Shavings, c. the Clip-
pings of Money.
She is with Cub) when
the Fox hath Young
ones in her.
Shentpper, c. a Wo-
man Thief-catcher : al-
£> a Cock, (he) or Hen
((he) Bawd, a Procu-
red and Defaaucher of
young Virgins; a Mai-
aen -head -jobber. ,
Steep-biter , a poor,
fcny, fneaking,UMookt
Fellow.
Sbeepfy, (Fellow;
bafhful, peaking.
Sheep's-head, a Fool, a
Block-head.
, coy, Iqueamifli,
cold, or averie.
W^*, a Brunt. To
Jtand the Shock, to bear
the brunr.
Stocking, what is of-
fenfive, grating, griev-
ous.
Step, c. a prilbn.
Sbopt, C. imprifoiiM.
S H
Stop-lift, c one ehat
Steals under pretence of
Cheap'ning.
Shoi-nfakers-ftocks) pincht
with ftrait Shoes No
Man knows where tte
Shoe pinches but tettat
wears if, or another's
Croil like him that
bears it. Who goet worfe
Shod than t be Shoe- maker s
Wife? One Shoe will not
fit all Feet, Men are not
all of a Size, nor alt
Conveniences of a Laft.
To throw (mold Shoe af-
ter ene, or wifli them
good Luck in their Bu-
finels.
Short -fots, falfe,
cheating Potts ufed ar
Ale-houfes, and Brandy-
fhops.
Shot, Shotting*, large,
lean Piggs bought to tat
ten. To Pay oms Shot,
to Pay one's Club or
Proportion.
Shot 'twixt Wind and
Water, Clapt, or Pofcr.
Shoulder-clapper, c. a
Sergeant or Bailiff.
Shoulder -foam , c. a
Partner to a File.
L ^ Shove
S I
Shove tie Tumbler ;, c.
to be Whipt at the
Cart's Tail.
Sbret, a Tailer.
Shrieked, the Noife
a Badger makes at Rut-
tine Time.
(now) Woollen, (an-
ciently ) Linnen ; alfb
Steps or Ladders (on
board of Ship) ro go
up to the Topps.
Shuffler^ a Bird like,
but not fo big as a Duck,
having a broader Bill. /
Skuffling-FelUw, a fiip-
perv, fhitdng, Fellow,
S/wri, c a Sharper,
SI
Sice, c. Six pence.
Sickrel, a puny,fickly
Creature.
Sugt, a Stool to -fet
upon (allouftd by Phy-
firians ro theic Patients.
How many Sieges have you
bad f i. e» How many
Stools have you had ?
Upon faking a Purge
Fool.
S K
Ssmott, c. Six-pence.
Simples, Follies, alfo
Plants orPhyfical Herbs.
He mufl be cut of tie Sim-
fles, Care muft be taken
to cure him of his Fol-
ly-
Simpleton, a filly Crea-
ture, or Tony.
Single* the Tail of a
Hart, Buck or other
Deer.
wild Boar after the
Year.
Single-ten, a very fool*
i/h, lilly Fellow; alib
Nails ot chatiize.
>
Vicaror Parion.
Sir Timothy 3 one
Treats every Body, and
Pays the Reckoning*
every where.
Six and stgbt-pence, c,
the uiuai Fee given, to
carry bacfc the Body of
theJExecutedMalefador,
to give it Chriftian Bu-
rial.
SK.
Slew. c. a
rer's
rood-
S L
Wooden Dilh. To look <
Shaw, or on one fide.
Skew-fifed, awkward
ungainly.
Skin-flint, a griping^
ftarping,clofe-fifted Fel-
low.
Skinkxr> that fills the
Gkfs ,or Cup. Who
Stinks? Who pours out
che Liquor.
Skiffcr, c. a Barn 5
alfb a Dutch Mailer oj
a Ship or Veflel.
Skip-jacks, c. young-
fters thatRide the Horfes
for Sale.
Skip-kennel, a Foot-
boy, or Laquais.
S L
Slam, c. a Trick ; al-
fb a Game entirely loft
without getting one on
that fide.
Slat , c. a Sheet.
Slat*, c. a half Crown,
Sleeping Houfe, with-
out Shop, Ware-houfej
or Cellar, only for a
private Family.
Skevelefs-errantl, (uch
as Fods are fenc on^the
firft of April
S M
Sleevekjr ftory^ a Tale
of a Tub, or of a Cock
and a BuIL To laugh in
ones Sleeves, inwardly
flyly.
Slice, when a Hawk
Mutttb a great diftance
from her.
Stiff try Tricky or Fel-
low, deceitful, as having
two properties of Ice3
fmooth and flippery.
Skt3 the footing of
a Hart.
Slough, a deep miry
Hole.
SIMerd over, Work
flightly wrought,or-hud-
dled up in hafte.
Sfabbcr-dcgullion , a
lovenly, dirty, nafty
Fellow.
Slug, a drone, or dull
Tool ; alib a Builet,beat
nto another Shape,
Slur, c. a Cheat at
Dice ; alfb a flight Scan-
dal or Aifront.
Sly-loots, a feeming
Silly, but fubtil Fellow.
S M
; a Tang, or ill
Tafte.
S M
Smacking - cove* C« a
Coachman.
Smart-money , gi*en
by the King, when a
Man in Land or Sea-
Service has a Leg Shot
or Cut off, or is di fa-
bled.
Smart, wirty, (harp ;
al(b pain.
Smattertr, one half-
learned. A Swatter ivg.
a flight Tindure in any
Skill or Learning.
Smettcr, c. a Nofe,
5*#*///«£ - cleat, c. a
Nofe-gay ; alfo an Or-
chard or Garden.
Smelts 5 c half Guineas.
Ttp w* a Smelt, c. Pri-
thee lend ine half a Gui-
nea.
finical, fpfuce
Fellow. To Smirk, to
look pleaiantly.
Smiter, c. an Arm.
Smefo, c. to kick
down Stairs. The Chub-
i>sf toute the Bl&JJit, thy
Srrtafh) and make them
£r«/fc,c.the$hat pers catch
their Miftrefies at the
Tavern, making merry
without them , Kick
S N
them down Srairs^ and
force them to rub off
SmockfaSJi fair Snout.
Smoke, to Smoke or
Smell a Dcfign. It i$
0£>, c. it is nude
Public, all have notice.
Smoh bint, Smoke him a-
gain, to affront a Scran-
ger at his coming in.
Smoker, a Veifel to
Blind the Enemies to
make way for the Ma-
chine to Play; alfo a
Tobacconift.
Smoky, c. Jealous. M
Smoke fa: them isfomtfire
as noRetds but there is feme
Wattr9 of a thing that
will out, becauie Smoke
is a fign of one, and
Reeds or Rtifhes of the
other.
Smug, a BUck-fmith;
allo neat and Ipruce.
Smuglen, c. thole that
Cheat the King of his
Cuftomsby private Im-
ports and Exports.
Smutty, Bawdy.
S N
Snack, c. fhare or
part
S M
C, to
halves or fiiare and
/hare alike. Tip me my
S*ackt or etfe ill tr&J-
dle, c. Give me my
(hare, or HI tell.
Sniffle, c. a Highway-
man that has got Boofy
Snaggi, large Teeth $
a lie Snails.
Snappifk, (a Man }
peevifh, <juarreifbm$ (a
Dog )apt to Bite.
Snapt, TakeruCaught.
Sneak} c. goes upon the
Sneak at Manns, c. he
privately gets into Hou-
fts or Shops at Night,
and Steals undifcoverU
A Sneaking BuJge, a
one that Rohbs aione.
Sneaker, f of Punch)
aftnali Bowl.
Smaking, flieepifh^ or
mean-ipiiited.
Snearing y dickering,
fleering.
Snickering, Laughing
in hisSieeveor privately.
SnM, c. to Eye or
See any Body, lie Cull
Snilcbef, c, the man Eyes
you or Sees you.
Snittb, c.
so
a Filip on rrie Nofc.
6'w/e, c, to Wipe, of
Flap- Swift bis Snitcb^
c. Wipe his Nofe, or
gi?e him a good IFlap ort
Ihe Face. Snittng, a
Hawk's Sneering.
Sniveling - Fr/iw , a
Whining I4eUow*
, Snow-
water.
SwA, to Check, or
Rebuke.
Svuff^ Pet; alfo To-
bacco t-iken in Snuih.
Stvffle , to Speak
through the Noie from
a Cold or worie.
SnuJgc, c. one that
lurks under a 6ed9 to
watch an opportunity to
Rob the Houfe.
SO
Sock, c. a Pocket;
alfo to Beat. Not a
Rag in my Sock, c. I han't
a FarthinginmyPocket.
ftt Sock ye, c. I'll Drub
ye tightly.
Socket-money ^Demand-
ed and Spent upon
Marriage.
L 4
SQ
Soft, Fooliih.
Sofa , Scthoti laid
aloud at the ftarting a
Hare.
Sober, a Toper, or
Fuddle - cap. An oU
Soker, a true Pitcher-
man. To fet Setting) to
ply the Pot,
SnUitr'f-tetta; a large
one.
c. the Ma(L
*^/>/?//0, a Scholar.
Mars, Soldier.
^ a Lover of
Women.
a Wit.
S O
Digefts the Letters into
Order or Method.
Soul-driver, a Parfbn.
Hsists Settlor lovesBran-
dy. Of a Nobk Soul ve-
ry generous. A Narrovt-
Sourd Fellow, a poor-
fpifited, or fiSngy Fel-
low.
Son cf
Lawyer*
Sootertitt, a By-word
upon the Dutchwomen,
from aMaggotjOrFancy*
that their ufing Stoves
ib much, Breeds a kind
of Animal in their
Womb, like a Moufe,
which at cbeir Delivery
skips out
Saw i,the Footings of
a Hare in the open
Field
&orrefyat&, red HairM.
Sorter^ ( at the Poft
Office) that puts or
c.
Counterfeit Sore or
Wound in the Left Arm;
3 Company
of Swine t 01 wild-
Boars,
e, Brothj Por-
ridge,
Soufa Mot a. Sou fa not
a Panoy, ( French Mo-
ney)
a Pig.
a Pool.
Female
Child. Ht hat tjfe mwg
Saw ky the E»r^ or ie in
a wrong Bo*,
Sowre,
ill-conditioned
Soyl) when any Deer
is hard Hunted, and be-
takes himfilf to
ming in any River.
S P
S P
SP
Spangles, c ends ot
Gold or Silver.
Sp*mfl)~gout> the Pox.
Spanijh-momy 9 fair
Words and Compli-
ments.
Spark) afpruce, trim,
gay Fellow. A lewd
•S/tfrtfc, a Man of the
Town, or Debauchee.
Sparrffig - Mows , the
firft Strokes to try the
goodnefs of young
Cocks Heels ; alfo thuk
in a Battel before the
Cocks come toMouth it.
Sparrow - mtutffJ, a
Mouth o Heavenly
wide, as Sir P. Suf/jey
calls it.
c.a co-
lour J Handkerchief.
SpfJer-cfftcfar, a Spin-
dle for a Man.
Spider '-web> die liib-
tiltics of Logic, which
(as Arifo rhe Chiote
fiid) tho* artidoial to
iighr,were vet of noUfe.
$ftllt a ImalJ Reward
argift of Money,
Spind/e - (bankf, very
fmall-legg'd.
Spint-aw*jy as Kti-
nap
S}
Parfbn,
Spitter, a red Male
Hart of a Year old
Splenetic y Melancho-
lic.
Sfl**-f£, a Grocer.
Spfater-of-Ca»fi*> a
Lawyer.
my witiJptpt, a
foolilh kind of a Curfe
among the Beaux.
Spraints, the Excre-
ments of an Otter.
Spring a Partridge > c.
People drawn in^to be
Bit. To Jprittg Partridgi$y
to raife them. A Springe y
a Snare, or Nooze co
catch Hares, as a Ginn
Is a Snare or Noofcc to
catch Birds.
Spwge, to drinJs at
others Colh Spvngmg*
boufe, a By-prHon. A
lives upon the reft and
Pays nothing*
so.
SQ.
&very fattrufi:
Peribn, a nsw Hateht
Chick $ alfo ^ Couch.
Squint e-fttigo, one chat
Squints very much.
Syueek, c. Co difcover,
or impeach; aHbtocry
out. Tber S<jucek beef
upon us> c cry out High-
way-men or Thieves
after us. TfteCullSqweVs,
c. the Rogue Peaches.
S<jueeker>c. a Barboy ;
alfb a Ballard, or any
other child; Stifle tfo
St*ue€ktr, c, to Murder
the Child and throw it
into a Houfe of Office.
$cj\Mwl> to throw a
wry ; alfb to cry a loud.
nce.
to gripe, or
skrew hard.
S<p*e&jng of Wax, be-
ing Bound for anyBodyj
alfo fealing of Writings.
Sqv'sre cf Alfaua, a
Maa of Fortune^drawn
in, cheated, and ruln'd
by a pack of poorjowfy^
Ipunging, bold Fellows
ha* livtt ( formerly )
in White-Fryers. 7&e
Sytire, a Sir
Treat-all \ allb a
Squirifb, foolifh ^ alib one
thae pretends to Pay all
Reckonings, and is not
ftrong enough in the
Pocket. A fat Squire, a
rich Fool.
ST
Stag* StaggarJ) fee
Hart.
Stallion, C. a Whore-
Matter ; alio a Stone-
Horfe kept to c^ver
Marej,
C. a
Baftard.
StAllivg£. nuking or or-
daining.
Stalting-kcnt c. a Bro-
ker's Shop^or any Houfe
that receives ftolen-
Goods.
d, dull.
atherlaft
Prayers.
, c, to Cant.
Stammel, a brawny,
iuity, (trapping Wench,
, c» Legs,
Sfarx-
S T
c. Shoes $
alfo Carriers,
St&rcbeJ , affe£ed ,
proud, ftiff.
Start, (Drink ) Brew-
ers emptying feveralBar-
rels into a great Tub,
and thence conveying it
vthrough a Leather-pipe
down the Cellar into
the Butts,
Starter, c. s Queftion.
I am no Starter, I flun't
flinch,or cry ro goHome,
Stan the Hare, put her
up.
Statues, either Images
in Brafs or Scone^ or
Men without motion.
Steenkirk, a Muflin-
neckcloath carelelly put
on, firft, at the Battel ol
Steenkirk, afterwards A
FaJhion for both Sexes.
Sttpfmy, a Deco&ior
of Raiiins of the Sun
andLemons in Conduit-
water, fweecned with
Sugar and Bottled up,
Stern, the Tail of a
Wolf; alfa the hind pa
of a Ship.
Stick fl&3wn*i c. a pair
of Gloves.
S T
Sttekk-luy, a vevy
ball prickly &&•> with-
out Scales, a choice Bak
or alrout.
ler, a zealous Man m
he Cairfe or Intereft he
cfpoules. It Sticks tit his
Stomach, lie refents it.
Stiff, S
hrely.
Stivg*btu»> a Niggard
/ia^Oyhuairaing, itrong
quor,
Stingy, coi'etuos, doie-
ftfted, fneaking.
Stitch, a Tayler.
Stitct **ofc,ver y ftrong
Stock-jobbing, 4 lharp,
cunning-cheat ing Trade
of Buying and Selling.
Shares of Stock in Eaft
India, Guinea and other
Companies; alia in -the
Bank, Exchequer* &t*
Stock-drawers^ Stock
ings.
c * Dead, quite.
toM\Dff'Mt, j Pri(br\,
Stof-bek Abbe^ c. the
Nick-name of the chief
Rendezvouz of theCan-
ting Crew of GyfpestBtg~
g*rst Cheats. Thieves. 6cc.
Stop*
S T
Stop my Vital*, a filly
Curie in ufe among the
Beaux.
Sw/*r,c. a great Blow.
Stoter htm , c. or tip
brut a Stater, c, fettle
him, give him a fwing-
ing Blow.
Stgut , . very ftrong,
Malt-Drink.
Stow, c. you have
(aid enough. Stw/ jou
tene Cow, c. hold your
Peace goodFellow. Stow
your Whidds and Plant* em ;
for the Cove of the Ken
t in cant 'tut, Take care
what you lay, for the
Man of the Houfe un-
derftands you; allb to
hoard Treafure, or lay
up Corn in Granaries or
£)r ink in Cellars. Hence
Steward ^ or Steward.
Strain-bard 9 to ly
heartily.
Strait-hod, preci%
fqueemifh, puritanical,,
nice.
Strafing, c. lying with
a Wench.
Strapping-Lafsy a Iwing-
wg two-handed Woman.
Strefs of weat&tr, foul j
S T _
weather at Sea. At a
Strejs, at a pinch.
Stretching, hanging.
m9ll Stretch for it, he'll
be Hang'd. He Sfrctcht
bard) told a whisking
Ly.
Stretcher^ the piece of
Wood that lies crofi the
Boac,where on the Wa-
ter-man refts his Feet.
Strike, c. to Beg, to
Rob ; alfo to borrow
Money. Strike all the
Cbeafs, c. Rob all you
meet. Strike the Cull, c,
Beg of that Gentleman.
Strike the C/;,c§Ct thar
Fellow's Money from
him. He has Struck the
Quida-*, c. he has got the
Cole from him. HeStrikes
every Body, c. he bor-
rows Money every
where, he runs in every
ohe's Debt. A Strike,^
Corn) aBufhel.
Strip, c. to Rob or
Gut a Houfe, to unrig
any Body, or to Bite
them of their Money.
Strip the Ken,c. toG«f the
Winn all the Money on
the
S T
the Place* Stripts, poor,
Naked. W* baw Strip
the C«ll> c. We have got
all the FooPs Money.
The Covers Strift* c the
Rogue has not a Jack
left to help himfelf*
StTromtwl) c. Straw.
Strowlers, c.
bonds. Itinerants, Men
of no fettled Abode/rfa
Precarious Life, Wan-
derers of Fortune, Cich,
as,Gy piles, 8eggers,Ped~
lets, Hawkers, Moun-
tebanks> Fidlers,
try-Players, Rope-dan-
cers, Jugkrs, TumblefSj
[howers of Tricks, anc
Raree-fhow-mon.
&tr&wUng-morts^ C, pre-
reading to b
fotnetimes Travel the
Gauntries, makingLaccs
upon Ewes> Beggers-
tape, &c. Are light Fin-
getd* Subtil, Hypocriri
ca)»Cruel, and of ten dan
gerous to meet, efpeci-
alfy when a R«j}*r is
wththfirn.
&iMf/,aC)ofet of Books
In. & brawn Sjudy , m uf-
k, careful.
Vaga- lag-ken
S U
Strum, c. a Periwig*
m-Jlram> c. a long
Wig; alfo a handfcm
Wench, of Stnm\(>et.
, Nonfenie^idJe,
ridiculous, impeitinent
Talk,
Stulmg*k*n, a as Stal-
"
> the Flower ot
fermenting Wine, uled
by VintJ^rs^ when thdr
Wtncif down or flat^tti
make it Drink up and
brisk ; atib when they
Brew* to make their
mixtures, (by putting
them into a new Fer-
ment ; alt of one Tafia,
Wine* wetter?
) afiJ may v&
j ly a ntlnte
Froth rM*J(h fats oft fa
Glafr
StM*~ti& hold your
Tongue.
Sturdy-b*jgfn9 c, the
fifth and laft of fhe roaft
ancicntOrdcrofC«nters.
S U
fine.
s u
Sallow, and Willow.
£wA,c.Wine or ftrong
Drink This it nan Suck,
c. it is excellent Tipple.
Well go and Suck ourFacts,
but if they toute utt well
take rattle and brufi, c.
let's go to Drink and be
merry,but ifwebeSmelt,
by the People of the
Houfe, we muft Scower
off. He loves to Suck bit
Facejie delights inDrink-
ing.
Suckey, c. drunkifh,
maudlin, half Seas oer.
Suit and Cloak, good
ftore of Brandy or any
agreableLiquor,iet down
Gutter-lane.
Stin burnt > having ma-
ny ( Male Children.
Sunny-bank, a good,
roufing Winter-Fire.
Super]} itiws-Pies, Min-
c'd, or Chriftmas - Pies,
fo Nick-nam'd by the
Puritans, or Trccipans,
tho' they can Eat em ;
butaffec^ing to be fingu-
lar, make them a Month
or fa Weeks before
Chriftmas, ortheFeaft
ofChriih
S W
Sttfernacttlum, not ib
much as a Drop lefc to
be poured upon the
Thurnb-nail, fo cleaver-
ly wastheLiquor tipt off.
Suyoueh, c. an IIoiteG
or Landlady.
Surtflitt, a loofcj great,
or riding Coat.
Sutler, c. he chatPock-
ets up, Gloves, Knives,
Handkerchiefs^Snuffand
Tobacco-boxes, and all
the leffer Moveables j
alfo a Scullion or Huck-
fter, one that follows an
Army, to fell Meat,
Drink,
S W
, c. the tenth
Order of the Canting
Tribe. To Swadiie, co
Beat luftily with,a Cane
or Cable's end. f # Swad-
dle yo*r Hide, f 11 bang
your Back.
Swag* c. a Shop. Rum
Swag, c. full of rich
Goods.
Swagger, to vapour or
bounce,
Swallow, f Falfitiesfoi
Truths) to believe them.
Sweet ty
s w
, the Dreggs of
Sugar used by Vintners,
to allay the undue fer-
menting or -fretting of
their Wine.
SWeetners, c. Guinea -
DropperSjCheats Sharp
ers. To Sweeten, c. to
decoy, draw in. And
Bite. To be Sweet xpon> c.
to coakfe, wheedle, en-
tice or allure*
$wi%-mnt G the t;M
Rank of the Canting
CseWj carrying imall
HabberdaChery - Wares
about, pretending ro
(ell them to colour their
Roguery, A 6€*rtrSwig>
a lufty Draught, f*
Sn>ie If off, to Dr ink it
» . *•* **
ail u{>.
$M//7AM>, a great
Drinken
Swimrnw a Counter-
feit ( old ; Coyn.
C/af,
Swinging
on and beat him
favoredly.
ejf, datnnabty Clapr.
(fellow) ra
j greeoy^giuttonous,
covetous.
Swabbers, the Ace of
Hearts, Rnavc of Clubs,
AceandDuceof Trumps ,*
alib theSorrieit vSei-Men
put to Walh and cleaft
the Ship.
Swoy, to barter or
Truck.
TaMtG. a MiftreS*
alfo good Cloths, fbt
Cull bat ttft Mf Tttskfe
Rum rigging, c, or, fas
Tip his Blofi Runt-tackle,
c, the keeping Coxcomb
has |ivejr his Miltrefi
very fine Qoths,
Taffy, a WellTiman or
David. 7*ff/* Day, the
nrft of March.
TaUnti s Game. Turn
sbe Tab!?*, mike it your
own Cafe.
Tah the Cdlti** C.
Sehe the Men, in order
ro HOI? them,
thruif but wkfc advan-
I tage* ^"^yjf UfMng) 0cc€jp»
labie,
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cable, agreeable, or be-
coming. It Takes we
or, the Town Takes it, the
Play pleas'd, or was
a&ed wich Appkufe, or
the Book Setts well. No
doubt tut it will Take> no
cjueftion but it wilt fell.
Talent, the lame with
Capacity, Genius, Incli-
nation or Ability ; alfo
575/. in Silver, and
4500^ in Gold. His
Tahiti eloei not Ije tfat M>4/,
he has no Genius for it,
or his Head does not
lean to it.
Tale-tellers, a fort of
Servants in ufe with the
great Men in Ireland, to
Lull them a fleep with
Talcs and Stories of a
Cock and a Bull, eK I
tell you ray Tale, and my
Talesman, or A uthor.
Tallboj, a Pottle or
tH'O Qaart-por full of
Wine
Talmty or Pounces, a
Bird's Claws as Fangs
are Bealt s Claws.
Tattf-men, Brokers that
let oat Cloths at mode-
rate Rates ro wear per
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Week, Month, or Year.
Tamt-fell&Wy tra&able,
eafy, manageable.
TamftrjiQ praftife up-
on one.
7a»t9 Tm*fft> Maft of
a Ship or Man, Tall,
Tailed
TantivyJoies y high-
Flyers, or High-flown
Church-men, in oppo-
fition, to the moderate
Church-men; or Lad-
tudinarians a lower fort
of Flyers, like Batts,
between Church -men
and DifTenters.
Tafiajh, Wretched,
forry Drink, Of Hog-
waft.
Tappetb, fee>Btat&£.
Tariff, a Book of Rates
or Cuftoms; atfb ano-
ther of the Current
Coin.
TarHifh, to Fade.
Tar9 Tarpaulin,^ a Sea-
man ; alfo a piece of
Canvas ( tarr'd ) laid
over theHatches to keep
out Wet.
Tar-terms, proper Sea-
Phrafes, or Words,
*/<f,w,(harp5gu!ck.
TVrf^r-,
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Tartar, a /harper. To
catch a Tartar, in iteac
of catching,to be catcht
in a Trap.
Tatter-de-maltion, c. a
ragged,, tatter'd Begger
Ibmetimes half Naked,
with defign to move
Charity, having better
Cloths at Home, In Tat-
ten* in Raggs. Tatter'd
and Torn, rent and torn.
Tattler, c. an Alarm^
or Striking Watch,, or
(indeed) any.
Tattt, c. falfe Dice.
7at-ntonger£. a Sharp-
er, or Cheat, ufmg
fafeDice.
tnent.
Taunt j, Girds, Quips,
or Jeers. To Taunt, to
Jeer or Flout.
7W>7,garifn, gawdy ,
with Lace or milrnatch-
ed and (taring Colours :
A- Term borrow'd from
thofe times when they
Trickt and Bedeckt the
Shrines and Altarsof the
Saints, as being at vye
with each othsr upon
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that occafion. Tbe Vo-
taries of St. Audrey ( an
Ifle of Ely SaintJ exceed-
ing all the reft in the
Drefs and Equipage of
her Altar,, it grew into
a Nay-word, upon any
thing very Gawdy, that
it was all Taudry, as
much as to lay all St. Au-
drey.
Tayky c. a Sword.
Tajik-drawer s,c. Sword-
tealers. He drew the
Cull's Tayle rumly, c. he
whipt away the Gentle-
man's Sword cleverly.
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Teague-Iana*, Ireland.
Teague-landers, Iriflv
men.
Tears of the Tankard,
)rops ol the good Li-
[uor that fall befide.
Tegg> fee Doe.
Tetnperade, an Eaft-
ndian-difh, now in uie
n E»glandtbe\ng a Fowl
Fricafied , with high
auce, Blancht Almonds
nd Rice.
Temperament, an Ex-
edient or Medium 5 al-
M fo
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lb a due proportion of
the four Humors.
ping of BailiveSjBumms,
SerterSjPick-pockets,^.
Tender-farntl , a very
nicely Educated crea-
ture, apt to catch Cold
upon the lead blaft of
wind.
Terce, the Nails of the
Sword-hand quite down.
or Gentleman of a good
Eftate; alfo any rich
Man.
Tsrra-frma, an Eftate
in Land ; alib a Conti-
nent. Has the CM any
Terra Firma ? Has the
Fool any Land ?
That That or There , to
a Hare.
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Thwack, to Beat with
a Stick or Cudgel.
The Dragon ufon St»
George, c. the Woman
uppermoft.
Thief- takers , who
make a Trade of help-
ing People ( for a gratu-
ity ; to their loft-Goods
and fometimes for Inte-
T H
reft or Envy fnap-
ing the Rogues them-
(elves; being ufually in
fee with them, and ac-
quainted with their
Haunts.
Thorn-hack, an old
Maid ;alfo a well known
Fiih, laid to be exceed-
ing Provocative.
Thorough-cough^ farting
at the fame time.
Thorough - faffage, in
at one Ear, and out ar
t'other.
Thorough -ftitcb, over
Shoes, over Boots.
The Tbree-Uggeel- pool,
Tyburn.
Tbree-thi <W/,half com-
mon Ale, and the reft
Stout or Double Beer.
Threpptyc. Three-pence.
Tbrwums, c. Three-
pence. Tip me Tbrumnu,
c.Lend meThree-pence.
Thumrmfans) a Pu-
nifhmentfin SeotUnd)by
hard Squeezing or Preit
ing of theThumbsto ex-
tort Confeffion, which
Stretches them prodi-
;ioufly and is very pain-^
id. In Camps, and on
board
T I
board of Ships, lighted
Matches are clapt be-
tween the Fingers to the
fame intent.
T I
7/^a young Lafs.
Tib of the Buttery, c.
a Goofe.
Tickrum, c. a Licence.
to run a tick, to go on
the Score, or a truft.
Tickle-pitcher , a Tofi-
pot, or rot-companion.
Tiffing, c. lying with
a Wench.
filter, a Sword, to tilt,
to fight with Rapier, or
puftiing Swords, run a
tilt, a fwift Purluit, allb
Drink made to run fa-
fter.
Tint for tant, hit for
hit, and da(h for dam.
Tip, c. to give or lend;
alfoDrink and a draught.
Ttp jour Lour, or Cole or
Til Mill yey c. give me
your Money or I'll kill
ye. Tip the Cutts a Sock,
fir they are fawcy, C.
Knock down the Men
for refifting. Ttp the Cole
to Adam Tiler> c. give
your Pick-pockel Mo-
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ney ptefently to your
running Comrade. Tip
the A4ijh,c. give me the
Shirr. Tip me a, Hog, c.
lend me a Shilling. Tip
it all off, Drink it all orf
at a Draught. Don't fpoil
his Tipy don't baulk his
Draught. A Tub of good
Ttp, ( for Tipple ; a
Cask of ftrong Drink.
To Tip off, to Dye.
lip/erfi Fuddle-cap or
Tofs-pot.
7ipfy, a'moft Drunk*
Tiring, Dreffing ; alfo
when a Leg or Pinion
of a Pullet,, Pigeon, &c.
is given to a Hawk to
pluck at. Tiring-room, a
DrefKng-Room. A Tin-
woman, one that teaches
to Drefi in the Hair,
when in Fafliion, and
when our, to cut the
Hair,and DrefstheHead.
Tit-tit, a fine Snack,
or choice Morfel.
Tit-tat, the aiming of
Children to go at firft.
Tilth-tattle y fooliOi,
idle, impertinent Talk.
Tetter, to Laugh at a
Feather.
M ^ Ttt-
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Titter-totter, who is up-
on the Reel, at every
jog, or Blaftof Wind.
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Toge, c. a Coat.
Togem&m, c. a Gown
or Cloak. I have Bit the
Togemans, c. I have Stole
the Cloak. 7« a Rum-
togemans, 'tis a good
Camlet-Cloak^ Lets mm
it, c. let's whip it olE
Tokens, the Plague,
alfo Prefents from one
to. another, and Far-
things. Not a Token left.,
not oneFarthing remain-
ing. Tom-fool* s-token,M.Q-
ney.
Tol. Toledo, c. a Sword.
Sue the Tol. c. to Steal
the Sword.
A Rum tot, c. JL Silver-
hilted Sword; A Queer-
tot, c. a Brafs or Steel-
hilt ed or ord'narySword
Tom-boy, a Ramp, or
To/nrig.
Tom of Bedlam, c. the
fame as Abram-wan.
Tom conmy^L very filly
Fellow.
Tom rig, & Ramp.
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Tom -thumb, a Dwarf
or diminitive Fellow.
Come 1y Tom Long the
Carrier, of what is very
ate, or long a coming.
^ Tongue-fad, a fmooth,
Glib-tongued , infinuat-
ing Fellow.
Tonyy a filly Fellow, or
Ninny. 4 wer Tony, or
Simpleton.
Tool, an Implement
fit for any Turn, the
Creature of any Caufe
or Fa&ion ; a meer Pro-
perty^ or Cat's Foot.
TOP, c. to Cheat, or
Trick any one 5 alfo to
Infult. What do yiu Top
upon me ? c. do you ftick
a little Wax to the Dice
to keep them together,
to get the Chance^ you
wou'd have .> He thought
to have to Topt upon me,
c. he defign'd to have
Put upon nie, Sharpt
me, Bullied me, or Af-
fronted me.
Top*, to Drink. -An
old Toper , a ftaunch
Drunkard. To Tope it
about, or Duft it about,
to Drink briskly about.
TO
Top-diver^ a Lover o
Women. An old Top-dt
ver, one that has Lov*
Old-bat in his time.
Top-heavy, Drunk.
Topping -fellow, wh
has reacht the Pitch anc
greateft Eminence in
any Art; the Mafter
and the Cock of his Pro
feflion.
Topping cheat , c. th
Gallows.
Topping cove^ c« the
Hangman.
Torcb-citl, the fame a
Bum-fodder.
Torcoth, a Fifh having
a red Belly,, found on-
in the Pool Sinperis, in
Carnarvanfhire.
Tories t Zealous Stick-
lers for the Prerogative
and Righcsof theCrown,
in behalf of the Mo-
narchy; alfolrifh-thieves,
or Rafparies.
Toft, to name or be-
gin a new Health. Who
Tofts now ? Who Chrif-
tens the Health ? A» oU
Toft, a pert pleafint
old Fellow.
Giddy-
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headed, Hare-brain'd.
c. to look out
•j to be upon one*s
Guard. Who Touts! c.
who looks out fliarp?
Tout tbeCulls£* Eye thoie
Folks whicli way they
take. Do you Balk and
Til File, c. if you'll jo-
ftle him, I will Pick his
Pocket.
Touting-keny c. a Ta-
vern or Ale-houie Bar.
Tourn, Copulation of
Roes.
ver-biU-plafy a flap
on the Face and a kick
on the Breech.
Town-bull , one that
'ides all the Women he
neets.
Tower ^ a Woman's
alfe Hair on their Fore-
eads. Towring Thought^
Ambitious Alpiring. To
~ower> to fore on High.
"bey have been round the
^ower with /?, c, that
>iece ofMoney has been
dipt.
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Trace, the Footing of
Hare in the Snow.
Track, c. to go.
M I Track
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NM»WMV«MVM«
Track u$ the Dancers,
c. whip up the Stairs.
TV*#,the footing of a
Boar.
Train, a Hawk's or
Peacock's Tail ; alfo
Attendants or Retinue.
Trajontngjjvhzn a Roe
croffes and doubles.
Tanfmar, c. to come
up with any body.
Tranflators, Sellers of
old Shoes and Boots,
between Shoe - makers
andCoblers; alfo that
turn or TranfUte one
Language into another
Tranjmogrify, to alter,
or new vamp
Tranter, the fame as
Crocker.
Trapan, c. he that
draws in or wheedles a
Cully and Bites him. Tra-
', c. Sharpt,en{har'd.
Trapet, a dangling
Slattern.
Traffing , when the
Hawk ratfeth any Fowl
aloft^and foaring with it
at length delcendeth
with it to the Ground.
Tree the Martem^ Di£
lodge him.
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•
Treewtns > c. Three-
pence.
Trigry-mate, an idle
She-Companion.
Trib, c. a Prifbn. He
is in Trib, for Tribulation,
c.he islayd by theHeels.,
or in a great deal of
Trouble.
Trim, Drefs. in a fatl
Trim, Dirty, Undreft. A
Trim-Lad, a fpruce^neat,
well trickt Man.
Trimmer y a moderate
j betwixt Whig and
Tory, between Preioga-
tive and Property. To
Trim, to hold fair with
both fides. Trim tbeBoat,
poife ir. Trim of tbeSbifr
that way ihe goes belt.
Trimming^. Cheating
People of their Money.
Trine, c. to Hang ; al-
fo Tyburn. Trinivg, c.
Hanging.
Trinkets, Porringers,
and alfo any little odcj
thing, Toies and Trifles.
Tringum-Trangum > a
Whim_, or Maggot.
Tripolin, Chalk, nick-
nam'd and us'd by the
French Perfumers as^-
hbajtw
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labafter is by the Englifh.
Trip ,z fhort Voyage or
Journey ; alfo an Error
of the Tongue,or Pen, a
ftumble, a falfe ftep, a
nnfcaniage,or aBaltard.
Troatetb, fee Grvwnetb
Trotters, Feet, dually
Sheeps. Shake your Trot-
ters, troop off, be gone.
An old Trot, a lorry bale
old Woman. A Dog Trot,
a pretty Pace.
TVftfiW*?} bowl a-
way, or trundle away.
Troll-about, fauntQr,
loiter, wander about.
Trolly-lolly ,coarfe Lace
once much in fafhion,
now worn only by the
meaner fort.
Trollop. A great Trol-
lop, a lufty coarfe Ramp
or Tomrig.
Trooper, c. a halfCrown.
Trowed, troubled ,
Caft in Law,, Punifht.
Til Trounce the Rogue, 111
hamper him.
Truck, to fwop or
barter.
Trug, a dirty Puzzel^
an ordinary forry Wo-
man ; alfo the third part
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of a Bufhel 4 and a Tray
for Milk.
I™//, c. a Whore;
alfo a Tinker' s travelling
Wife or Wench, and to
trundle.
Trumpery, old Waret
old Stuff, as old Hatts,
Boots, Shoes, &c. Trafh
and Trumpery. For 'want
of good Company, welcome
Trumpery.
Trundlers, c. Peale.
Trunk, c. a Nofe ; alfo
the body of a Tree, or
Man3 without Head,
Arms or Leggs. How
fares your old Trunk? c.
Does your Nofe ftand
faft?
Trout, a lure Friend
Confident.
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TW^Hang'd.
Tumbler < c. a Cart*
To jflwve the Tumbler, c.
to beWhipt at the Cart's
Tail 5 alfo one that
Decoys, or draws others
into Play , and one that
(hows Tricks with and
without a Hoop ; a low
Silver Cup to Drink out
M 4 off,
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of, and a Coney Dog.
70p,Copulation of Ram
and Eve. Venifon out of
Tap-park Mutton.
Turky any cruel hard-
hearted Man.
Turky-Merchant*, dri-
vers of Turkies,
Southwark and Roder-
hith-fide of the Water.
Turktflj Treatment, very
fliarp or ill dealing in
Bufinefs;
Turn-coat L,he that quits
one and embraces an-
other Party.
Turnep-pate, White or
Fair-hair'd.
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Twang, a fmack or ill
Tafte. '
Tweak, in a Tweak, in
a heavy taking, much-
vext, or very angry.
Twelver, c. a Shilling.
Twif, half Tea, half
Coffee ; alfb a Bough,
and to Eat. To Twif luf-
f;7y,toFeed likea Farmer.
TwitjtQ hit in theTeeth.
Twitter j to Laugh
much with little Noile j
aifo to Tremble.
Vagaries, wild Ram-
bles,extravagantFrolicks.
Vagrant, a wandring
Rogue, a (trolling Vaga-
bond.
Vain, Fond.
tons, or UJten-
tatiotts Man, one that Pit
ies more than he Drinks.
Valet, a Servant.
Vamf , c. to Pawn any
thing ; alfo a Sock. Til
Vamf and t if you the Cole,
c. I II Pawn my Cloths,
but I'll raife the Money
for you. To Vamf,tv new
DreC, Licker,Refrefli,or
Rub up old Hatts BootSj
Vamfers, c. Stockings.
Varkts, Rogues, Rat
J^. now tho* for-
merly YeomansServan ts.
Vaudois> Inhabitants of
the Vallies inTiedmont,
Subjeft to the Duke of
Savoy, fam'd for their
frequent Rencounters
with and Defeating of
FrenchPartieSjintercept-
ing their Provisions, &c.
Vault,
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i an arched Cel-
lar, andHoufe of Office.
She goes to the IW^when
a Hare ( which is very
ieldom)takestheGround
like a Coney.
Vaulting - School, c. a
Bawdy-houfe ; alfb an
Academy where Vault-
ing, and other Manly
Exercifes are Taught.
Vatmtlay, Hounds or
Beagles let in readinefi,
expe&ing the Chace to
come by, and then caft
off before the reft come
in.
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Velvet, c.a Tongue.
Tif the Velvet, C. to
Tongue a Woman.
ting orChafingBeafts and
Birds of Venery, as, the
Hart,the Hind,theHare,
Boar and Wol£ thePhea-
fant, the Partridge, &c.
Vsnifon 9 whatfoever
Beaft of the Foreft is for
the food of Man.
ta0?,the fundament of
Poultry and Fifh ; alfo a
Bung-hole in a VeffeL
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Vent the Otter, fee
Otter.
Veffels, feveral Pipes
and Conveyances in the
body,of the Blood., Seed,
Serums or Urine, as the
Bloud-veflels, Lymphae-
du&s, Sperniatick Vet
fels, Urinary Vefiel&efa,
Alfo Kitchin - Utenfil^
as Pots^ Pans, &c. And
of other Offices,as Brew-
ing, Wafliing Churning
VI
9 the Treading of
a Buck or Fallow Deer.
Vinegar, c. a Cloak.
Virago, a maiculine
Woman,or a great two-
handed Female.
Pirtuofo, an experi-
mental PhiJoibpher, a
Trader in new Inven-
tions and Discoveries,
a Proje&er in Philofo-
phy.
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Unbarbovr ikz Hart, fee
Hart.
Unitarians^ numerous
holding one God
with.
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without plurality or dif-
tinftion of Perfons.
Unkennel the Fox, Dif-
lodge him.
Unrig d, Stripe, Un-
dreft, and Ships that are
laid up. Unrig the Drab^
c. to pull all the Whore's
Cloths off.
Untwified, Undone,
RuinU
errant tulfbm Bawdry.
Upbils, high Dice.
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Vouchers, c. that put
off Falle Money for
Sham-coy ners ; allb one
that Warrants Gagers or
underOfficersAccompts,
either at the Excize-
Office, or elfe where.
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crow-
ing, full of Money. He
very Uvpijh, well lined
in the Fob; alfo brisk.
Upright-men, c. the
fecond Rank of the
Canting Tribes, having
fole right to the firft
night s Lodging with the
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Dells. Go Upright, feid
by Taylers and Shoe-
makers, to their Ser-
vants, when any Mo-
ney is given to make
them Drink and figni-
fies, bring it all out in
Drink, tho* the Donor
intended Ids and expe&s
Change or ibme return
of Money.
Ufftarts, new rais'd to
Honour.
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Urchin, a little forry
Fellow; alfo a Hedge-
hog.
Urines , Netts to catch
Hawks. .
Urinal of the Planttst
Ireland, with us, becaufe
of its frequent and great
Rains, as Heidelberg, and
Cologn in Germany, have
the fame Name upon
the lame Account; alfb
a Chamber-potjor GUIs.
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Utopia, Fairy-Land,
a new Atlantis, or Ifle
of Pines.
w
w
to go like a
Duck.
Wag. Waggifa Arch,
Gamelbm, Piealant.
Wag-Tail, a light Wo-
man.
Wallawifb, a nialkifh.
ill Tafte.
Wap, c. to Lie with a
Man. If flie wont wap
for a Winne^ let her trine
for a Make, c. If fhe
wont Lie with a Man
for a Penny, let her
Hang for a Half-penny.
Men wap-apac* c. a
Woman of Experience,
or very expert at the
Sport.
Wapper-eyed, that has
Sore or running Eyes.
Warm, welllined or
flufli in the Pocket.
Warmtng-pan , an old
fafhton'd large Watch.,**
Scotch Warming-pan,
She-bed-fellow.
Warren, c, he that is
Security forGoods taken
up, on Credit, by Ex-
travagant young Gen-
WE
tlemen ; alfo aBoarding-
"chool and a Bawdy-
loufe.
Waft, After-wort ; a1fb
Paint for Faces.
Wafpifo, peevifh.
Water-Tad, c one that
Hobbs Ships in the
Thames.
Wattles, Ears; alfo
Sheep-folds,
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Wtlfr-Ctmp, a Field
betwixt Lambs-Conduit
and Gra y s Inn-lane,
where the Mob got to
gether in great numbers,
doing great mi (chief.
, the Itch.
a
Whore and a Rogue
Married together.
Wet-Quaker, a Drunk-
ard of chat Sed.
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WleaMe, c. a Sharper.
To cut a Wbeadle, c. to
Decoy, by Fawning and
Infinuarion.
Wheel-band in the Nck,
regular Drinking over
the left Thumb.
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When we entered the
Ken, we loapt up the Dan
cers^nd Fagotted all there
c. when we got into the
Houfe, we whipt up
Stairs and Bound all the
People there.
Wheatgear , a Bird
fmaller tnan a Dottrel
choice Peck.
Wbetber-go-ye, a Wife
Whet, a Draught or
Sup to encourage the
Appetite.
betwixtHolborn andLin
coins - Inn-fields, fam'd
for a Neft of Wenches
now de-park'd.
it-bids, c. Words.
WMle, c. to tell, 01
difcover. He ' Whiddles,
c. he Peaches. HeWbid-
dles the whole Scrap, c
hediicovers all he knows.
The Cull has Whiddled,
lecaufe we woud nt tip
htm a Snack, c the Dog
has difcoverd, becauie
we did n't give him a
fbare. They Wbiddle beef,
and wt nwft Brujhy c.
they cry out Thieves,
we are Purfued^ and
muft Fly.
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WbiddlerjC. a Peacher
( or rather Impeacher )
of his Gang.
/^&g£j,the Republicans
or Common-wealths-
men> under the Name of
Patriots^ and Lovers of
Property,- originally the
Field - conventiclers in
the Weft of Scotland.
Whiggifh, Factious, Se-
ditious, ReftlefijUneafy.
Whig-land, Scotland.
Wbip-fhire, Yorkfliire.
Whiter, a (harp, or
fubtil Fellow.
WKfoff, c. to Steal,
to Drink cleaverly, to
Snatch^and to run away.
Wbift through the Lungs,
run through the Body
with a Sword. Whip in
at the Glaze, c. got in at
the Window.
Whim, a Maggot.
Wbimfical) Maggoti/h,
Whimper, a low, or
mall Cry. WbataWbim-
Hring yvu keep ?
Whmdle, a low or
eigned Crying.
Wbinetb, lee Otte r. To
Vhine, to cry fqueeking-
yr, as at Conventicles.
W H
Whinyard, a Sword.
Whtffer-fnafper, a very
fmall but fprightly Boy.
Wbif-Jtcks, c. the
tenth Order of the Can-
ting Crew ; Counterfeit
Manners Begging with
falfe Pafles, pretending
Shipwrecks, great Lofle*
at Sea, &e. narrow ef-
capes ; telling diftnal
Stories, having learnt
Tar-terms on • purpofe.,
but aremeer Cheats.
Wktrleggt, Tefticles.
Whisk, a little incon-
fiderable , impertinent
Fellow.
Whisker, a great Lie.
Wbiskins, c. Ihallow,
brown Bowls to Drinfc
cutoff
Wbiple , a derUbry
Term for the Throat
Wet your Whiflle, to Li-
quor your Troat.
Whit, c. Newgate. A
frvt Rum- f adder s^reRub^t
in the Dark man'* out *j
the Wbit> and arefXd in
to the Deufeavttle, c. five
Highway-men in the
Night broke Newgate
and are gone into the
Countrey.
W I
Wbite-Uver'dt Cow-
ardly ; alfo Pale VifagU
White-wool, c. Silver.
White - chaff el -fortion*
two torn Smocks , and
what Nature gave.
mw-bfitt, a Milk-
maid.
Whwr, the rifing or
fluttering of Partridge
or Phea&nt.
W I
Wicket, c. a Cafement,
alfo a little Door. As
toute through the Wicket,
and fee where a Cully
fike* with bts Gentry-wort,
whofe Aiunns are theRum-
meft 1 e uer touted before c.
IOOK through the Cafe-
ment and fee where the
Man walks with a Gen-
tle-woman, whofe Face
is the faireft, I have ever
ieen.
Wicher.Ctttty,Q. a Sil-
ver-fmlth.
Wide, when the Biafs
of the Bowl holds not
enough,
Widows-Weeds, Mour-
ning Cloths. A Graff-
Widiw, one that pre-
tends
W I
tends to have been Mar-
ried, but never was, yet
has Children.
Whore-fon, a Baftard.
Witt-boar, the fourth
Year, at which Age or
a little before he leaveth
the Sounder, and is cal-
led a Singler, or Sanglier,
Hog/leer, the third Year ;
Hog, the lecond Year;
Tig of the Sounder, the
firtt Year. A Boar couch-
etb, Lodgeth; Rear the
Boar, Diflodge him. A
Boarfreeweth, maketha
noife at rutting Time.
Witt-Rogues^. the fifth
Order of Canters., ftch
as are train'd up from
Children to JN/wButtons
offCoatSj to creep in at
Cellar and Shop - Win-
dows,, and to flip in at
Doors behind People ,
alib that have been
whiptj Burnt in the Fjft
and often in Priibn fot
Roguery.
Wiles, Enginsto take
Deer ; alfb Tricks In-
trigues
Wily, cunning cr-afcy,
intriguing,
W I
WOluig-Ttt, a little
Horfe thatTravels chear-
fully.
WiUrn, c. Poor, and
of no Reputation.
WfaJr-ftU, a great For-
:une fallen unexpectedly
the Death of a Fri-
end, or Wood fell by
ligh Winds, &c.
Wind-mills in tie Head,
empty Projects Heft go
as near tie Wind as ano-
ther, live as thrifty and
wary as any one.
Wtntc. a Penny. To
Win, C. to Steal. Won, c.
Stolen. The Cull has
-won a couple of RumgUm-
jlicks, c. the Rogue has
Stole a pair of Silver-
Candlefticks.
Windy-fellow, without
Senfeor Realbn.
Wink, c. a Signal or
Intimation, He tift the
Wink, c. he gave the Sign
or Signal.
Wipe, c. a Blow ; alfo
a Reflection. He iift him
a rum Wife, c. he gave
him a iwinging Blow.
lg&>ve him a Wipe, I fpoke
fomething that cut him,
or
W I
or gaui'd him. fie Wift
fa Mfe,c, he gull'd him.
Wiper, c. a Handker-
chief Nwi the Wiper c.
to Steal the Handker-
chief.
Wiper-drawer, c.aHand-
kerchief Stealer. Hedrew
narrow, cam, or
Spvkt Wiper, a he Pickt-
pockets of a broad, or
narrow,Ghenting, Cam-
brick,or Colour'd Hand-
kerchief. ..
Wire-draw, C.z Fetch
or Trick to wneedle in
Bubbles ; alfo to fcrew^
over-reach, or deal hard
with. Wire-drawn, c. ib
ferv'd, or treated.
Wife Man of Gotham,
a Fool
Witeber9 c. Silver.
Wttcher-Mber, c. a Sil-
ver-bowl. The Cull is
pifcd with the Wilcher-bub-
her> c. the Rogue is mar-
ched off with the Silver-
Bowl.
Witcher-tiber, c. a Sil-
ver-hiked Sword. He hay
bit, or drawn the Wit-
cher -titter , c. he has
Stole the Silver-htlted
Sword.
W O
Witlmthe Sword, from
the Sword to the Right
Hand
Without the Sword, all
the Man's -Body above
the Sword.
The Witt>c. Newgate.
W O
Woman of the Town9 a
Lewd, common Prof-
titute.
Womble te-croptftQ Crop-
ped
Wooden-ruff, c. a Pillo-
ry, the Stocks at the o-
ther end. Hudibras. He
wore the Wooden-ruff, c.
he flood in the Pillory.
Wood -pecker, c. a By-
ftander that bets; alfo
a bird of thatName. In a
0W,atalofs.
Wooly-crown, a Fool.
Tour Wits are a Wool-ga-
thering,are in aWild goofe-
thace,
Wvrd-pecfar, one that
play*s with Words.
Wormd out of, Rookt,
Cheated, Trickr.
Wreath, the Tail of a
Boar; alfo a Torce be-
tween
tween the Mantle and
the Creft.
i, allb
the frowardWifeofS*-
cratn.
Red
Herring.
Yarmouth-Coach y* for-
ry low Cart to ride on,
drawn byoneHorfe.
Yar month-Tie > made of
Herrings, highly Spic'd,
and Preiented by the
City of Norwich, f upon
die forfeiture of their
Charter) annually to
the King.
C. Milk.
Y E
YE
Tea and Nay - Men,
Quakers.
Yearn, when Beagles
bark and cry at their
Game*
Yellow, Jealous.
Yellow-boy, c. Piece of
Gold of any Coin.
Yeomam of tte Mout&,
an Officer belonging to
his Majeftis's Pantry.
YO
YoaKd Married.
Zork(hire-Ttk, a York-
{hire manner of Man.
a Mountebank's
Merry- Andrew, orje£
ter, to diltipguifii him
ro m a Lord'sFool.
a withec'd or
dry Stock or Stub of a.
Tree.
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