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A NEW

Canting DICTIONARY:
Comprehending All the
TERMS, Antient and Modern,
Uſed in the Several

T R I B E S
OF

Gypſies, Beggars, Shoplifters, High

waymen, Foot- Pads, and all other Clans
of Cheats and Villains.
INTERSPERSED

With Proverbs, Phraſes, Figu.ntive Speeches, & c.

Being a Complete Collection of all that has been
publiſh'd of that Kind . With very large Ad.
ditions of Words never before made Publick .

Detecting, under each Head or Order , the ſeveral

Tricks or Pranks made uſe of by Varlets of all De
nominations ; and therefore Uſeful for all Sorts
of People (eſpecially Travellers and Foreigners) to
enable them to ſecure their Money and preſerve
their Lives.

With a Preface, giving an Account of the Original,

Progreſs, & c. of the Canting Crew ; and recom
mending Methods for diminiſhing theſe Varlets, by
better Employment of the poor .
To which is Added,
' A complete Collection of SONGS in the Canting Diale &t.
LONDON, Printed ; And Sold by the Bookſellers
of London and Westminſter . 1725.
KONINKL.
BIBLIOTHEEK
TE'SIAGE.

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 Coa 23
PRE FACE
TO THE

REA DE R.
T is obſerved by certain Writers, That
the Emancipation of Slaves, was the
Original of Beggars ; and that,byfree
ing from Bondage the Dregs of the Peo
ple, who have not Virtue and Indnſtry,
without Compulſion, to maintain themſelves and
Families by Labour, the Publick Þas iniaild upon
itſelf a perpetual Rent. Charge, and at the ſame time
given Rife to the numerous Bands of Pilferers and
Robbers ; which, ſay they, no-where aboundfo much
as in the Chriſtian Countries where Slavery is a.
boliſhed : And, as a farther Proof of the Juſtice of
this Obſervation, they add, That the Jews of Old,
whoallow'd of Slaves, bad ng Beggars ; from whence
they conclude, That ibere is no greater Difference
beiwen the Slaves and the Beggars, than between Fa
thers and their Heirs.
Whatever Truth there may be in this Aſſertion, it
is obſervable , with regard to our Engliſh Beggars,
That the firſt Statute which make: Proviſion for our
Pariſh - Poor, is of no older Date than Queen Eliza
beth's Reign; which has given Occaſion for ſome wit
ty People to remark, That the Diſſolurion of the
Monaſteries and Religious Houſes here in England,
had the fame Effect with us, as the manumitting of
A 2 the
 PRE FACE.
the Slaves had in other countries, and made many
Peuple Beggars, who otherwiſe (free from the Terror's
of the Repe and Houſe of Correction ) might have
wallow'd önt a fupid Life in Ecclefiaßick Idieneſs
and Holy Lucury : Whereas now, (ſay they, but
Pris to be hop d , wiib more Wit than Juſtice) all the
numerous Orders of Religious Locuſts, or thoſe Drones
who were moſt likely to have been ſuch, bad it not
been for the Diffolutirn , are become so many Beggars
And Vagabonds ; by which means , England Jees only
the numerous Remains of one Popiſh Order, viz. The
Mendicants, who bave ſw allowdup all the others.
But, however this be, it is certain , That no Coun.
try in the World , has within it felf, -better Oppor
Iunities than England , to imploy and make uſeful the
Poor of all Degrees, and of every Age and Sex, by
means of our Woollen and other our numerous Manu
fa &tures : And that notwithſtanding theſe Native Ad
vantages, no Country in the World abounds so much
with Vagrants and Beggars; infomuch that it is im .
poſſible to ftir abroad in the Streets, to flep into any
of the Shops in London , or to take the Air within
two or three Miles of this great Metropo'is, but one
muſt be attack'd with the clamorous, and often info
lent, Petitions of ſturdy Beggars and Vagabonds, who ,
by proper Regulations, might be made equally uſeful
to themſelves and the Publick.
In Holand, 'tis well kxown, tho they have not near
the Opportunities, from their Native Manufactures,
to imploy the Poor, there is not a Beggar to be ſeen
in the Streets : And if, by Misfortunes, a Perſon is
reduc'd to Want, and has Strengtb to bear the Fa.
tigues of the Voyage, and to be uſeful to himſelf and
the Publick when there, he is ſent to their Settlements
in the Eaſt Indies, and there well- provided for ; and
if he has not Strength, &c. he is taken Care of in
ſome one of the Hoſpitals providedfor thoſe Purpoſes.
Tbe
 P R E F A C E.
The Diſorderly Youth of both Sexes, Night-Walkers
and others, are diſpoſed into Work Houſesvappropriated
to each Sex ; the Men into the Raſpelhuis, where
they are obliged to law and rap Brazil-Wood, and
perform other laborious Works ; and thoſe who by Blows
are not to be brought to labour, are put into a large
Ciſtern, where the Water is let in upon them, and
they are forced to pump hard to ſave themſelves from
drowning. The women are put into the Spinhuis,
where they are obliged to spin, ſew , make Lace, &c.
for an honeſt Livelihood ; and in one large Room, there
have been 800 at a time, very well dreſs'd, and not
only all of them neat, but many of them fine, by the
Fruits of their own Induſtry. And nothing is more
frequent thanfor Parents to put into theſe Houſes of
Correction, diſobedient or incorrigible Children, who
are kept there, in Apartments by themſelves, if de
fired , ( and either obliged to labour, or. 110t, as the Pas
rents pleaſe ) 'till they fhew Signs of Penitence and
Amendment : whereas in theſe Kingdoms, ſuch rea
frałtory Perſons, for want of ſuch Early and Gentle
Correction, too generally take to the Highways, or to
the committing Juch vile Enormities, as hurry them
to an untimely End, and bring the Gray Hairs of
their indulgent Parents with Sorrow to the Grave.
For Orphans and Children, they have Hoſpitals in .
ſeveral Towns, and particularly one at Amiterdam ,
calledWeeſhuis, which makes ample Proviſion for
600 of them . Another called Dolhuis, nobly endowa
ed, for the Sick. One for Old Men, and ſuch as are
no longer able to support themſelves by their work,
called Mannenhuis. “ And there is another very hand .
fome Hoſpital for Women of above 60 Years of Age,
where 400 of the Reformed Religion are maintained
by the Charity of thoſe of that Perſuaſion, and with
neceſſary Attendants, & c.
Beſides all which, there are great Sums of Money
collected for the Poor ; and, apon all Allignations or
A 3 Meering's
 >

PREF A C E.
Meetings at the Taverus, or elſewhere, and upon
many other Occaſions, whoſoever fails to come at the
exact Time, forfeits, more or leſs, to the uſe of the
Poor ; and this ſeems to be inforced the more rigo
romſy, in order to oblige Perſons to Punctuality in
their Appointments, which, as the Soul of Buſineſs,
is abſolutely neceſary to be obſerved in a Commercial
State.
And, to crown all, Perſons are appointed to inſpect
the Wants of the Poor, and to overſee both their Con
duct and the Treatment they meet with, in the Work
Houſes and the Hoſpitals ; and theſe arechoſen bythe
Magiſtrates of each Town from among the moſt Emia
nent Citizens of the Place. Theſe offices are gene.
rally a Nurſery for Officers to ſerve the State in
higher Capacities, who are uſually choſen from
among ſuch as have beſt behaved themſelves to the
Poor under their Care and Inſpection. To theſe the
Poor need but apply, and their Wants are readily ſup
plyd : And in Winter-time, Rugs, Turfs for Firing,
and at other Times, Linnen, Shirts, Sheets, Cloaths,
and always Bread, are diſtributed among them . Nor
is there the leaſt Diſtinčtion of Sect or Religion obe
fervedin theſe Charitable Diſtributions, but, Roman
Catholicks, Reformed , or Remonſtrants, or what .
ever they be, are confider'd alike as Members of the
Stale, and partake equally of the Benefit both of
the Publick Charities and Publick Hoſpitals. And
Aill furthermore, large Contributions are made a
mong the sectaries themſelves, peculiarly for those of
their own Perſuaſion. And the poor Refugees who
bave been driven bither on the score of Religion, have
found ample Relief , without increaſing the Publick
Charges, or diminiſhing the Charitable contributions
for the Native Poor.
By this brief Account of the good Management of
our Neighbours the Durch , with -Regard to their
Poor, let the Reader judge of the Advantage which
mult
 P R E F A C E.
muft thereby accrue tothatCommon -wealth in gene
ral, and to private Perſons in particular : How many
poor Souls are almoſt daily reclaimed from their via
cious Courſes, by this means, and ſaved from utter
Deſtruction, and render'd uſeful Men.bers of the
Common wealth ! And how many Robberies, Mur
ders, and
d
Invaſions of Private Right are hourly
prevente !
Upon the whole, it is ſubmitted to the Confideration
of our Governors, whether ſomething of this Nature
would not be proper to be followed in England, where,
as I have said, 'we have ſuch Native Opportunities of
imploying the Poor to the greateſt Publick and Pris
vate Emolument ? And this, I have Reaſon to be
lieve, might be done at a much eaſier Expence than
is at preſent levied for the Maintenance of the Poor
by the Rates and Afellments of every Pariſh , which
raiſe a Sam ſo immenſe, that 'tis the Admiration and
Aſtoniſhment of all the World, that England Pould
be ſo over-run with Beggars, But this affirds, a
large Field for Reflection ,and I Mall proceed so what
more immediately relates tothe Language and Per
fons which are the subject of the enſuing Sheets.
The CANTING DIALECT, is à
confuſed Jargon, and not grounded on any Rules ;
and no wonder, fince tbe Pralticers thereof are
the chief Fathers and Nouriſhers of Diſorder. Tet
even out of that Irregularity, many Words ſeem to
retain something of Scholarſhip, as Togeman, #
Gown, from Toga in the Latin ; Pannam , Bread,
from Panis ; Caſan, Cheeſe, frosn Cafeus, C. And
itis obſervable, that, even unknown toourſelves, we
have inſenſibly adopted fome of tbeir Terms into our
Vulgar Tongue, as Bire and Bilk, to Cheat; Bounce
to Vapour , Bowſe, Strong Drink ; Filch , to Steal ;
Flog, to Whip ; Rig, Game or Ridicule ; Roaſt,
to banter or raly ; Rhino, Money, 66.
Antbors
 PRE FAC E.
Authors tell us, That the Original of the Gypſies,
Strowlers and Fortune- tellers, who firſt gave Riſe
to this peculiar Dialect, as well as to all the Species
of Beggars and Canters that have been ince in most
Nations, were from Bohemia : That the Itinerants
of that Nation were very early noted all over Ger
many, for their pretended Skill in Palmeltry and
Phyſiognomy, and other occult Arts, as well as for
their private Thefts and Pilferings ; That they af
!
fected 10 ſtyle themſelves Ægyptians, (whence the
Name of Gyplies ) in order togive Reputation to
their pretended Skill : The People of Ægypt, as well
as the Chaldeans, being noted for Sooth -ſaying, divers
forts of Augury, and an Hieroglyphical Knowledge,
which gaind them no ſmall Efteem among the Vul
gar of other Countries. That having in time, Spread
themſelves over Italy, Spain and France, in ſmall
Gangs, and taking into their Society many of the pro
fligate Natives of the Countries thro' which they
pals'd, they impos’d on the Credulity of the Women
and ignorant Vulgar, by various Arts, making them
ſelves to be underſtood by means of theſe newly-adi.
mitted Interpreters, and so formed to themſelves a
peculiar Dialect, which not a little further'd their
Deſigns in their Double Buſineſs of Thieving and For
tune-telling, and render'd difficult the detecting of
them, and at the ſame time Jerved to amuſe the Cre
dulous.
From Spain, in Proceſs of Time, they found means
to introduce themſelves inta Ireland , where, joining
to their own Villainous Inclinations, the Natural Bara
barity and Cruelty of the Wild Iriſi), ſuch was the Ina
fluence of the Climate upo them , that, from private
Cheats and Thieves, as they had been in other Coun
tries, they threw offall Diſguiſes, and ſtuck not at
the moſt execrable Villainies, firing of Houſes, mal
Sacring whole Families, and robbing and plundering
in Troops, 'till the Name of Ægyptians 7pas wholly
lelt
 P R E F A CE .
lost in that of Rapparees or Tories, under which De.
nomination there are ſeveral ſevere Laws at this Day
in Force againſt them .
But now, being themſelves terrify'd at the Barbari
ties of thatſavage People, they are ſaid to have pafi'd
over to the Highlands of Scotland, and there, ſetting
up for Second light and Prognoſtication , they be.
gan to be adher'd 10 by fime of the ignorant Člans,
1
and afterwards getting in with the itinerant Scotch
Pedlars, they ſoon Spreadthemſelves beyond the Sou
thern Borders of Scotland, and found in England
as fitandas credulous Objects towork upon, as they
had done in other countries. While others of them ,
pretending to reform and to deteſt their paſt wicked
Lives , Jet up for extraordinary Purity; and, as one
Extreme is generally productive of another, they,
Suiting their Humours io the Genius of the Scottiſh
Nation, from itinerant Pedlars, became itinerant
Preachers, and, in Time, the Venerable Fathers of the
Cameronian Race. whoſe immediate Deſcendants,
by accuſtoming themſelves to live hard , and10 feed on
fowre Butter. Milk, and Whipt Cream , were thence,
in Proceſs of Time, denominated Whigs, and purſuid
the Enthuſiaſtick Cant of their forefa:hers. And
thus ' tis obſervable, The Names of the Two
Fa £tions into which this Nation has been ſo long un.
happily divided (as the moſt inveterate Oppofites are
Sometimes neareſt akin ) are owing, if myAuthrity
be good, to the fame Source ; viz. The Refuſe and
common Vagabonds of the three Nations ; That is to
Say, in other words, The pilfering Strowlers and
Prognoſticators of Germany, leaving their own Coun
try , became the Rapparees and Tories of Ireland :
That, by an eaſie, and more natural Tranſition, than
Some Perſons are aware of, the Tories of Ireland,
croſſing the Water, found themſelves metamorphosid ,
or raiber converted, into the Whigs of Scotland :
And, finally, that their opprobrious Names were re.
ciprocally
 P R E F A C E.
ciprocally communicated by Party.Rage, to the Two
Factions, into which, as above, the Three Kingdoms
bave ever fince been divided . After this,every
Man who calls himſelf Whig or Tory , muſt needs be
alham’d of bis Origine, and bluſh at ſuch'a ridicu
lous Diſtinction : Eſpecially when he conſiders, that
the Difference between Whig and Tory, is meerly
nominal ; and that, whatever the one may think of
his Neighbour, the other, in his Turn, may, with
equal Juſtice, retort upon him .
But to return : The far greateſt Part of theſe
Strowlers, having thus paſs'd into England, at firſt,
divided themſelves into FiveTribes orOrders, which
are called the Old Ranks of Canters ; -viz , 1. Cur
fitors. 2. Robberd's-Men, or Outlaws. 3. Rogues.
4. Draw-Latches, and s. Sturdy-Beggars. And
notwithſtanding ſeveral good Laws were made
againſt Vagabonds and Strowlers, & c. (which ſtill re
main in Force) yet they, taking into their Society the
Beggars of all Denominations, and all Degrees of
Villains and Profligates, more.eſpecially in Wales,
the vulgar Inhabitants whereof were always neted na
turally for Petry- Larceny , Fortune- telling, and
Genealogies, they became ſo very numerous, that they
were able to range themſelves into Sixty- four Bands
or Tribes, including the abovementioned Fire , ac
cording tothe ſeveral Species of Villainy, whereof
each order was moſt capable ;each Band having its
Cchief, or Leader, who was uſually the completeſt Vil
lain ofthe Tribe, and diftinguiſh'd by the Title of
The Dimber. Damber of ſuch or ſuch a Tribe.
In this Diviſion, noRegard ſeems to be had to the
Pre-eminence of the Five firſt Orders ; and my Rea .
ders will not be diſpleaſed with ſeeing them here
at one Vievo ; referring for their Explanation to the Vo
cabulary itſelf,where, under each Head, Alphabeti
cally diſpos’d, they will be found ..
1 Uprights
 PREFACE.
* I. Upright-men. - ! 31. Rum . Padders .
2. Rufflers. 35. Files, or Bungnippers
en 3. Anglers,alias.Hookers . or Rum -Divers .
4. Rogues 36. Tat -Mongers.
5. Wild Rogues.
%
37. Tatter-de -mallions.
JAI
6. Priggers of Prancers. 38. Wiper-Drawers .
7. Palliards , 39. Adam-Tilers .
El S. Fraters . 40. Beau - Traps.
9. Prigs. - 9 41. Clapperdogeons.
10. Swaddlers.io 42. Curſitors .
II . Curtals . 43. Dunakers.
12. Iriſh Toils. 44. Foot-Pads, or Low .
1, 13. Swig-men . 13 Pads.
ck 14. Jarke men . 45. Kidlays .
ur. 15. Patri.Coes. 46. Moon.curfers.
es
16. Kinchin Coes. 47. Mumpers.
ma
17. Abram -men . 48. Roberdsmen .
13. Badgers. 49. Strowling Morts,
19. Whip -Jacks. so. Sturdy -Beggars.
18 20. Strowlers. SI : Sweetners .
21. Dommerars. 5.2. Rum - Bubbers.
[ 22. Glimmerers . 53. Rum - Dubbers , on
23. Bawdy- Baskets . Gilts , or Picklocks.
-4. 24. Autem-Morts . 54. Draw-Latches .
16 25. Doxies . 55. Rattling-Mumpers.
26. Dells . 56. Blind-Harpers .
27. Faytors, or Fators . 57. Glaziers .
EC
28. Bully -Huffs. 58. Gypſies.
29. Bully-Rocks. 59. Tartars .
20
36. High -Pads, or Bully- 60. Counterfeit Cranks.
Ruffins. 61. Darkmans Budge .
31. Buffers. 62. Ken-Millers .
032. Buffe-knappers. 63. Water -Pads.
33. Cloak - Twitchers. 64. Shop -Lifts.
With Regard to thePerformance in general,we ſhall
only say, There is not bing to complete of its Kind ;
and wehave taken no ſmall Painsto collect all theNew
Words made uſeof by Villains of all Denominations :
By peruſing and retaining many of which, an Honeſt
Man,
 PR E F A C E.
Man, who is obliged to travel the Road, and to fre?
quent Inns and Places of Publick Refort, (whereby he
is oftenforced to mix with different Companies)
may eaſily diſcoper, by be Cant Perrns and Dialect
of the Perlins, their Profeſſion and Intentions, and
know how toſecure himſelf from Danger ; which is
the principal Deſign of compiling this Vocabulary.
wherein alſo wehave interſperſed, under the ſeveral
Heads of Villains, ſuch Deſcriptions and Cautions,
as may better ſerve to promote this gosd End.
And, for a farther Illuſtration of the Ganting Dia
lect, we havethought it proper to annex to this Vo
cabulary, divers Songs,&c. werewith theſe Varlets
generally divert themſelves at their Merry-makings ;
as alſo thoſe lately publiſhi'd on Occaſion of the late
famous Shepherd, Blue -skin, & c. which , thi' made
by another fort of Authors, may, in Time,perhaps, be
adaptedby the Canters to their own particular' vle,
ſeeing the Genius of theWriters have ſo well hit
stepon the Language and Humours of their Brother,
Vagabonds,
 A NEWW .

Canting Dictionary.
A A

BRAM, Na- palliate their Thefts of

ked , with- Poultry, Linnen, & c. A
A out Cloachs , fort of itinerant Hedge
or ſcarce e Robbers, and Strippers
GCG nough to of Children , dr .
hide
theNa- ACADEMY, a Bro.
kedneſs . thel ; a Bawdy -Houſe ; a
ABRAM - COVE ; a -Receptacle for all forts
lufty ſtrong Rogue, with of Villains , where the
bardly
Ba
any Cloaths on his young ones are initiated
ck ; á Tatterdemal- in the Canting Language,
lion . and all manner of Cheats
ABRAM-MEN,other- and Impoſtures, and fort
wiſe called Toms of Bed- ed into Tribes and Bands,
lam , the Seventeenth Order according to their ſeveral
of the Canting - Crew . Capacities for Miſchief.
Shabby Beggars, trick'd ACCOUTREMENTS ,
and patch'dup with Rib- fine Rigging, or Cloaths.
bons , Red - Tape , Fox- Well accoutred ; i.e. Gen
tails , Rags of various reely dreſs'd .
Colours ; pretending to ADAM -TILER , the
be beſides themſelyes, to Comerade of a Picka
B pocker,
 А А

pocket, who receives

ſuch Perſons
are too
Itollen Goods or Money, eaſily to be found, who
and ſcours off with them . will' ſwear through all
Tip theCoal to Adam - Tiler ; the Points of the Com
ii'e. Give the Money, pafs, to ferve any vil
Watch , Handkerchiet , lainous Purpoſe, and rub
& c. to a Running Com- an Innocent Man of his
panion, that the Pick-g Right.
ÅLSATIA THE
pocket may have nothin
found upon him , when he HIGHER ; White-Fryers,
is apprehended. The once a Privileg'd Place,
Thirty-ninth Order of Vil- as the Mint was lately
lains ; who pretend to but fupprefs'd, on Ac
have given Origine to count of the notorious
many other Societies of Abufes committed in it,
Canters . and a Riot that happen'd
AFFIDAVIT -MEN , in the Reign of Charles H.
Knights of the Poft occaſion’d by theirpro
mercenary and abandon'd tecting the Enthuſiaſts,
Wretches, who us'd to call'd Levellers and Fifth
frequent the Temple and Monarchy -Men . This Place
other Inns of Court, in alſo, when fubfifting, uſed
order to be in Readineſs to furniſh the corrupt
to twear any thing that Members of the Law
was propos'd to them ; with Affidavit-Men, or
whence the too juſt Satire Knights of the Poſt ;
on Corrupt Attorneys, who were afterwards ob
who were wont to under- liged to reſortto
ALSATIA THE
take a Cauſe for a certain
Sum , which was more LOWER, the Mint in
or leſs, as they or the Southwark, the Liberties'
Client agreed to find whereof being abus'd ,
Evidence . The Mint was occafion'd an Act to paſs
once the Place of Reſort in the Seſſion of Par
for theſe perjur'd Mif- liament, 9º. Georgii;. to
creants, till the late A fuppreſs the fame. Since
that fuppreſs'd the Li- which , they have re
centiouſneſsof thatPlace, fug'd themſelves in Wap
difpers’d them :: Tho' at ping, and erected a New
this Time, to the great Mint there ; but have to
Diſgrace of Chriſtianity , irregularly and riotouſly
be .
 А A
behaved themſelves in which they would throw
it, and been guilty of ſo into the Eyes of People
many outragious Inſo- they had a mind to rob,
lencies, that they have and fo run away, while
brought themſelves un- their Comerade, who fol
der the Cognizance of lowed them , under the
the Parliament, who are Notion of pitying the
now actually taking effec- half - blinded Perfon , laid
tual Meaſures to ſupprefs his Hand on whatever
them . came next . It was alſo
ALSATIANS the the Cuſtom of theſe Var ,
Inhabitants of theſe Two lets , by ſtrange Tales or
Places, ſuch as broken News, to draw People
Tradeſmen , extravagant outof their Shops, eſpe
Spendthrifts,
wont
ban
to
who cially in the Country , on
were
lurk pretence that their Chil
there, in . Defiance to dren or Friends, & c
their Creditors and the were drown'd , or run
Laws. over at ſuch a Place ,
ALTEMAL. Vide while their Comerades
DutchReckonings. who lay in wait for that
AMBIDEXTER , one Purpofe, carried off what
that goes fnacks in Gam- they could comeat.
ing with both parties ; ANGLERS , alias
allo a Lawyer that takes HOOKERS ; the Third
Fees of Plaintiff and De Order of Villains : Petty
fendant at once. Thieves , who have a
3

To AMUSE ; in a Stick with a Hook at the

Canting Senſe; to fling End , wherewith they
Duſt in the Eyes pluck
; to Things out of
invent ſtrange Tales to Windows, Grates, de.
delude Shop -keepers and Alſo thote that draw
others, from being upon People in to be cheated .
their Guard . Make ready your Angling
AMUSEMENT , stick , a Word of Com
a Blind , or Feint ; an mand uſed by.. theſe
Artifice uſed by a Set of petty Villains to get
Rogues called ) ready the Stick with
AMUSERS, who were which they perform their
wont to have their Pranks, and as a Signal
Pockets filled with Duft, of a Prey in Sight. In
B 2 the
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the Day -time they beg Wretches, throw him or
from Houſe to Houſe, her over -board, doc. A
to ſpy beſt where to Species of Badgers.Which
plant their : Deſigns , See.
which at Night they put ASSIG. An Afligua.
in Execution . tion , Appointment, or
ANTICKS ; ſuch as Meeting
dreſs themſelves up with ASTROLOGERS.We
Ribbons , miſmatch'd Co. think we may juſtly in.
lours, Feathers, & c. Za- clude the Generality of
nies , Mountebanks, or Pretenders to this Art
Merry-Andrews . állo and Science, aniong the
a Species of Abram -men ; Canters, and need not
which See. to make any . Apology
1

ANTIQUATED A for ſo doing : For who

Rogue who is Old or out deceives theVulgar more ,
of Date ; who has for- by their unintelligible
got, or left off his Trade Canring Jargon of Trines,
, is , Oppoſitions >

the
,&
a Canting Senſe, To be Conjunktions, &c . In flort,
Antiquated. common ” Sort of
ARCH-ROGUE , the them , may be ſaid to
Dimber -Damber, Upright- be a Set of Impoſtures,
man or Chief of a Gang ; who , by pretending to
as Arch -Dell, or Arch. Fortune-telling and Wa
Doxy fignifies the ſame ter-caſting, which none
-Degree in Rank among of them underſtand a
the Female Canters and Tittle of, pick the Pock
Gypſies. ets of the Credulous and
ÄRK, a Boator Wher. Ignorant ; witneſs the
Ty . Jate Dr. Trotter, Dr. Par
ARK - RUFFIANS , tridge ( as they were
Villains, who, in cont called the Shoe-maker,
junction with Watermen, and many other Conju
Quc . rob and murder on rers and Alinanack -Ma .
the Water ; by picking kers , that it would be
a Quarrel with the Pal- too 'tedious to mention .
i
fenger when they ſee a Vide ÇONJURERS .
convenientOpportunity, AUNT, a Bawd, or
and then plundering and Procurefs ; as, One of my
Aripping the unhappy Aunts , ufed reproach
fully
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fully in common . Lan- order to gather People

guage ; but among Cax- about them , with intent
tels, a Title of Eminence to rob , plunder, or pick
for che Senior Pells, who Pockets ..
ferve for Inftruetreffes , AUTEM-MORT , 2
Midwives , ca. to the marry'a Woman ; alſo
Morts , the Twenty- fourth Order of
AUTEM , a Church ; the Canting Tribe, who
alſo married . travel up and down the
AUTEM BAWLER, Country, fometimes beg
aanPreacher,or
y Sect . :
Parſon, of with ſometimes
ging, one ſtealing,
Child in their
AUTEM -CAKLERS, Arms, another on their
AUTEM PRICK- Back , and often leading
EARS, Diſſenters of any a third in their Hand .
Denomination . AUTEM - QUAVERS,
AUTEM - CACKLE- the Sectaries call's Qud
TUB, a Conventicle , a kers, who firſt begun
Meeting Houſe for Dif: their Schiſm by qual
fenrers from the Eltas vering, ſhaking, and other
blith's Church . ridiculous Geſtures.
AUTEM - DIPPERS , AUTEM -QUA VER ,
Anabaptiſts. TUB, a Meeting-Houle,
AUTEM - DIVERS., . particularly for Quakexs .
Church - Pickpockets ; but
often uſed among the
Canters , for Church
Wardens, Overſeers of
the Poor, Sides-men and
others, , who have the
Management of the B
Poor's Money
AUTEM -GOGG.:
LERS , a Crew of Re- ACK'D , dead ; as,
ligious Cants, precending BACK
Hei wifbes the Senior
to be perfecuted Camilars, back'd ; i . e. He longs ta
or Frencla . Prophets, baue his Father upon Six
diftorting their faces Mens Shoulders. His Back's
with ridiculous Grie - up ; a taunting Expreſs
maces, dr. and laying fion, at firſt us d only to
Claim to Inſpiration , int little peeyiſh crook back'd
B.3 People,
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People , when they jeer a bad Voice, or an
were angry : But now indifferent Singer . The
laid of any Perſon who Bacon - Sweard rakes in his
is diſguſted or out of Hu- Throttle; i.e. The Sweard
mour. of the Bacon fticks in
BACON , in the Cant. his Throat ; us'd to a
ing Senſe; is the Prize, Perſon who has a Hoarfem
of whatever kind , which nefs, or one, who, ac
Robbers make in their their Merry -meetings, ex
Enterprizes. He has ſav'd cuſes himſelf from Sing
his Bacon : 2. id. he has ing, on pretence of a
himſelf eſcapd: the Hue- Cold ; the uſual Excuſe of
and -Cry, and carry'd off affected People inother
his Prize to boot: Companies :beſides' Can
Whence it is commonly ters, who want to be
us'd for any narrow much intreated , and , if
Etape. The Cove has a bien let alone, will deafen
Squapl to maund Bacon one's Ear with Noife ,
ke. He has a good Voice likeTigellius,whom Horacego
to beg Bacon , usd to Sat. III. thus laſhes :
1 j
Omnibus hoc vitium eft cantoribus, inter amicos.
Ut nunquam inducant animum cantare, , rogati
Injulli, nunquam defiftant
Thus Engliſh'd by Mr. CREECH . 7

Amongſt their friends, our Songſters all agree ,

of this one Fault, not one of them is fr.ee's
Ask them to Sing, you cannot have one Nofe,
Na ! they have gotten Golob or a fore Throat;
But unrequeſted, then they ſtrain their Voice,
And trouble all the Company with their. Noiſe.
BADGE -COVES, Pa.. Hand or Gheek (as it uſed.
rifh - Penſioners, who , to be ). as, He has got his
notwitblanding their Al Badge, and.pik'd away : He
lowances, beg about the has been burn'd : in the
Streets. Badge i isi allo Hand, doc. and is juk fet
usd in a Canting Senſe, at Liberty. :
for the Burning in the :
BADGERS,
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- BADGERS , a Crew Place and Opportunity

of defperate Varlets, who offer to rob or plunder.
rob and kill near any BANDITTI , High
River, and then throw Waymen, Horfe or Foot.
the dead Bodies therein . Now uſed for Rogues of
The Eighteenth Order of any kind ; but ſtrictly
Villains. Thoſe Perſons Italian Rapparees..
are alſo, in common Dia- BANDOG , a Bailiff
- le&t , called Badgers , who or his Follower ; a Sear
foreftall a Market. Alſo geant or his Yeoman.
a Match -maker, or Cock- Alſo a very fierce Maſtiff.
Bawd . BANTLING, a Child .
>

BAGGAGE, a Slut or BARKER , a Salef .

common Whore. Alſo in man's Servant that walks
a Canting Senſe, the Chile before the Shop , and
dren and Women who cries, Cloaks , Coats, or
are unable, upon aMarch , Gowns; what d'ye buy,
to travel faſt in Gangs Sir ? The Cove has bilk'd
of Gypfies and Strow- the Barker ; e. The
lers, are by thoſe called,1 Rogue has cheated the
The bearvy Baggage. Saleſman's Man , co !
BALŠOM, Money : BARNACLE , a good
The Cove has ſecur'd the Job, or 'a Snack eafily
Balſom ; . i. . He has got ; Co called from the
ſeized the Money . A Gratuity given to Jockeys
Term very proper to the for buying and ſelling
Purpoſe , lince Money is Hories.
i BARNACLES ,. the
a Sovereign i Catholicon to
heal maunded Minds and Irons worn in Gaol by
Fetrieye deſperate Cir, Felons. A Pair ofSpecta
cumſtances and not fel , eles ' is alſo called Barna
dom låves a Rogue from cles"; as, I ſaw the Cuffin
the Gallows. Quire with his Noſe Bar
A BAM , a . Sham or vacled , making out the
Cheat ; a knąvifh Contri- Cove's Diſpatches , in
tance to amule or deceives I law the Juſtice of
BANBURY STORY. Peace with his Spectacles
of a Cock and a Bull, an on , making out his. Mitti
idle. Relacion , in order to mus' ; ſpoken , by , the
pick Acquaintance onthe Comerade of a Villain,
Road, till a convenient to hiş. Fellow.sz. lurking
about
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about to ſee what comes BAUBELS, or BAW
of a Brother-Rogue taken BLES, Jewels, Tweezers ,
up . : Snuff-boxes, any fort of
BAR-WIG, between a Gold or Silver Trinkets .
1 bob and a long one. · BAWD, a Female Pro
BASTE , to beat, as, curels .
I'll baſteyour Sides, Sirral ; BAWDY BASKETS ;
I'll bang you luftily . the Twenty -thirid Race of
- " BASTONADING , a Canters ; a . ſort of dimi
Cudgelling: nutive Pedlars, who fell
: BÄTTEN , to Fatten ; Obſcene Books , Pins,
to keep up a Fowl, doc. Tape, @s. but live more
till 'tis fit for eating. by piffering and ſtealing.
BATTNER , an Ox ; BAWDY - HOUSE
The Cove. bas buſh'd the BOTTLE , a very ſmall
Battner ; i.e. He has kill'd one ; that holds little
the Ox, in order to be re- morethan a Pint, and is
venged on fome Farmer, fold for a Quart in most
oc.who, perhaps,had got Houſes of ill Repute.
him fent to the Houſeof BEAR - GARDEN
Correction .. DISCOURSE, common ,'.
BATTER'D BULLY, filthy, naſtyTalk .
an old well-cudgelld and BÉARD- SPLITTER ,
bruis'd huffing Fellow . a Whore -maſter.
BAUBEE ,: an Half BEAU - TRAPS ; the
penny ; as, The Covatipe Fortieth Order of Villains,
the Maund but a ſingle Bau . Genteel-dreſs'd Sharpers,
bee ; let's fouſebim fart; , who lie in wait to ininare
i.e. The Gencleman has. and draw in young Heirs,
given the Beggar butą raw Country Squires,
Jingle Half-penny , let's and ignorant Fops.
plunder himfor his Nig, BECK ,orHARMAN
gardlineſs : uſed by fome BECK , a Beadle .
one in a Gangof Beggars, BEEF, .to alarm , as
when, meeting a Gentle. To.cry Beef upon us , they
man in , a convenient have diſcover'd us , and
Place, they hope.to in are in Purſuit of us .
timidate him by their : BELCH , any fost of
Numbers, to give them Malt- Liquor ſo called. (

largely , and he beſtows. BELLY -CHEAT , an 1

only a Half-penny , Apron
A BEN ,
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A BEN , a fooliſh Fel. - BETTY or BESS , a

low ; a Simpleton. Bens fmall Engine to force open
niſh, fooliſh , ſimple, the Doors of Houſes ;
BENAR , better. Mill the Gig with your Betty ,
BENE ,orBIEN, good . i.e. Break open the Door
Pike on the Bene, 1. é. Run with your Inſtrument.
away as faſt as you can ; BEVER , an After
faid to a Rogue by his noon's Lunchion .'
Comerade, to give him BEVERAGE , Garniſh
Notice that he will be money .
purſu'd And to make BIDDY, a Chicken. !
them long -winded when BIEN . Vide BENE.
they run, they carry BILK, to cheator dea
Licorice in their Mouths. ceive . Bilk the Ratling
BENE-BOWSE, ſtrong Cove ; to ſharp,the Coach .
Liquor, or very good man of his Hire. 2

Drink . BILK'D, cheated, de

BENE -COVE, a good feated , difappointed .
Fellow, a merry Com . BILL , or BILBOA ,
panion. a Sword .' Bite the Bill
BENE-DARKMANS, from theCull; 1.e. Whip
good Night in the Sword from the Gen
BENEFIT of Clergy, tleman's Side . 1 :1
VideCLERGY; & NECK - BILL of Sale , a Ban .
VERSE dore, or Widow's Peak,
BENESHIP ,very good, BING , togo ,doce
very well. Benefhiply, BING -AWAST , Ger
Worſhipfully. you hence : Begone ; hafte
- BENFEAKERS,Coun. away ; Bing'd' awalt in a
terfeiters of Notes; -Rem Darkmans ;i. e.Srole away
ceipts, doc. in the Night-time. Bing
BENFEAKERS OF ' ge to Rume vile ? ;. e. Go
GYBES, Counterfeiters we to London ?
of Paſſes. BINGO , Brandy or
BESS, Bring Beſs and Geneva.
Glym ; i. e. Forget not BINGO - BOY, a great
the Inſtrument to break Drinker or Lover therein
open the Door, and the of.
Dark -lanthorn . BINGO -CLUB, a Sec
BET, a Wager, a Prize, of Rakes, Lovers ofluch
&c. Secure theBet ; Secure Liquors.
the Prize . BINGO ,
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BINGO. MORT , a or reduced to hard Mear ";
Female -Drunkard, a She a ſcanty or forry ſort of
Brandy - Drinker . Living. Of all the Bites
BIRDS OF A FEA . we have heard of in
THER , Rogues of the Modern Times, that of a
fameGang ; late Criminal, Holloway,
BIRDWITTED , Ithink it was,deſerves
Wild -headed ., as hare to be remembered, for
brain'd ; not folid or what is related of his har .
ſtayed , oppoſed to a ſober, den'd Boldneſs and Vil
Wit . lainy, even in the very
BIT, Robb’d, Cheated laſt Article of his Life
pr Out-witted. Alſo This Fellow having been
Drunk, as, He has bit bis condemnd to Death for
Grannar ; He is very many enormous Vil
Drunk . Bit the "Blow , lainies ; the Day before
accompliſh'd the Theft, his Execution, fent for
playedthe Cheat, or done a Surgeon , to whom he
the Feat : You have Bit offer'd to ſell hisCorps for
great Blow ; You have Diffection . The Surgeon
robb !d fome-body of a offered him a certain Sum ,
grear deal, or to a con which the Criminal in
ſiderable Value . i ſifted was not enough
BITE, a Rogue, Shar. for ſo found and vigorous
per or Cheat; alſo a Wo, a Body as his. See here,
man's Privities; as, The ſaid he, are Limbs! here
Call wapt the Mort's Bite; are Muſcles ! and ſtripping
i, caThe Fellow enjoy'd open his Boſom , Here's *
che Woman briskly. Bite Cheſt, fays he, so plump,
she, Biter , To rob. the fo white, as will riſe to
Rogue, ſharp theSharper, your Knife, and do Credit
or cheattheCheater. Bite to yourArt ! Don't this de
the Cully,To put the Cheat ſerve 10 s. inore , than 4
on the filly Fellow . Bite common Corps ? Hereupon
the Roger, To ſteal the the Surgeon agreeing to
Portmanteau . Bite the his Price, and paying the
Wiper, To Sreal theHand- Sum inliſted upon , the
kerchief. Hewill not bite, hardend Villain, burſt
or ſwallow the Bait ; Heing into a loud Laugh at
won't be drawn in . To bite him , cry'd out, a Bite !
on the Bit ; To be pinched, A Bite ! by G ! I am to
be
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bebang’d in.Chairs to Mors BLACK - SPY , the
Teat, row ; and to laughd the Devil. )
t,of the
Bites aſtonith'd
PrifonSurgeon
.
out of BLANK ,baffled,dow
look'd, ſheepish , guilty..
in . BLACK and WHITE, BLEACH , to whiten .
of a under one's Hand, or in The Mort lay laſt Nights
sy Writing bleaching ; The Wench
errer BLAB, a Sieve of Se- looks very fair to Day:
for
crets , a very prating Fel . BLEATERS, they that
Slw low that rells ait heknows are cheated by Jack -in - a
I 17 one that is not to be con . Box .
hvernig fided in uponan Enter-
BLEA TING -CHEAT ,
r

L'
prize or Intrigue : ) Sheep.
a
BLACK -BOX, á Law- BLEED, as , to bleed
this yer. freely , i; e. To part with
BLACK - COAT ; a their Money eaſily.
Sefof Parfon .
BLACK -GUARD an ealy Fellow, that is
,
ffort
7 An Dirty , Nafty, Tatter'd profute with his Money ,
osfor Roguifh Boys, that for or to be perfuaded to fup
geof merly were wont toata port all the Extravagan .
um, tend at the Horſe-Guards cies of his Companion or
into to wipe Shoes , clean Miſtreſs, at his own Ex
ugh Boots, water Horſes, or pence .
i run of Errands, and are BLEW -JOHN, Waſh ,
ere, now to be found at the or Afterwort. ·
ber Corner of every Turning, + A BLIND , a Feint, a
ving to clean your Honour's Pretence, a Shift, an Ar
t's Shoes for a Half-penny. ' tifice ; to make a Perſon
4933 BLACK JACK , a believe the contrary of
< di Leather-Jug to drink in. what is intended .
re BLACK -INDIES, Newp- A BLIND ALE
sdo caſtle, from whence the HOUSE, an Alehouſe fit
Mi Coals are brought. to conceal a purſu'd or
upo BLACKEN, to blaſt hunted Villain ; a Place
gh or afperſe. of no Mark, Token or
BLACK MOUTH Sign .
i foul, malicious Railing BLIND -CHEEKS, the
OTH or Reflecting. Breech .
1& BLACKMUNS,Hoods BLIND - EXCUSE , a .
itt and Scarves of Alamode forry fifc. BLIND
# and Luftrings.
b.
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BLIND -HARPERS BLOW off the looſe
the Fifty-ſixth Order of Corns ; To lie now and
Ganters , who,counter . then with a Woman . It
feiting Blindneſs,, Itrowl is blow'd ; It is made pub.
about with Harps, Fid- lick, and all havenotice.
dles, Bagpipes, c. led BLUBBER , theMouth ,
bya Dog ora Boy. I've ſtopt the Cull's Blubber,
BLIND LANE, a Lane I've ſtopt the Fellow's
fit to run down to avoid Mouth ; ,meant either by
Purſuers, after a Villainy Gagging or Murdering
committed , 2 him.
BLOCK - HOUSES >
BLUBBERING , much
Prifons, Houſes of Cor Crying :
rection , buc. BLUFF, as , to look bluff
BLOSS , a Thief or To look big, or like Bull
Shop -lift ; alſo a Bully's beef.
pretended Wife, or Mit. BLUFFER , a Hoſt,
treſs, whom he guards, Inn -keeper or Victualler
and who by her Trading BLUNDERBUSS а.

fupports him ; alſo a Dunce, an ungainly Fele

Whore. low .
BLOT the Skrip , and BLUSTER , to huff .
jark it, z . e. to ſtand En . A blufiring Fellow , a rude
gaged , or be bound for ratling Hector.
any Body. BOARDING School, in
BLOW , uſed fome- a Canting Senſe, is Brides
times , in a Canting Senſe, well, or New - Priſon, or
for a Feat, or Goods any Work -houſe or Houſe
He has bit his Blow , he has of Correction, for Va .
done the Feat ; he has grants , Beggars and Vila
ſtollen the Goods, dc. lains of all Denomina .
BLOWER , a Miſtreſs ; tions.
alſo a Whore. BOARDING Scholars,
: BLOW off the Grounfils, Bridewell-birds.
i. e . To lie with a Woman BOB 9
a Shop -lift's
>

on the Floor or Stairs . Comerade, Alliftant, or

BLOWN UPON, die Receiver Bob alſo ſigni
vulged , feen by ſeveral, fies Safety , in á Canting
deſpiſed or ſlighted ; Not sense ; as, It's all Bob,
blown upon , the contrary ; i.e. All is ſafe, the Bet is
ſecret, much ſet by, c. fecured
BOB'D,
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BOBB'D, Cheated , that bit the Blow ; TheMan
und
1;
Trick'd , Diſappointed , or has taken the Thief that
b.
Baulk'd robb’d his Houſe or Shop,
e.
BOB-TAIL, a light or pick'd his Pocket . If
11,
Woman , alſo an Eunuch he be Bon’d, he muſt ſhove
or impotent Fellow . the Tumbler : If he be
er,
BOGGS, Iriſh Falunef- taken , he'll be whipt at
ſes or Marthes.
i's the Cart's-tail . I have
by BOG -LANDERS, Iriſh . Bon'd her Dudds, Fagg’d,
Men. and Brujh'd ; I have taken
BOG . TROTTERS , away my Miſtreſs's
11 Scotch or North Country Cloaths, beat her, and
Moſs-troopers or High- am troop'd off. Boning
way Men formerly , and the Fence; Finding the
now uſed as a Nick -name Goods where conceal'd,
for Iriſa Men . and ſeizing 'em : Hemade
z BOLTER of white no Bones of it ; He ſwal.
ET
Friers, one that peeps out, low'd it without Drink
a
but dares not venture ao ing after it,
1. broad ; ſo called from BONNY - CLAPPER ,
Conies that often bolt fowre Butter-milk .
1. out of the Hole in a BOOTH , a Houſe, as,
• Warren , and ſtart back Heave a Booth ; Rob
again. Houſe.
BOLTSPRIT > in a BOOTY , Falſe Play,
Canting. Senſe, ſignifies Cheating, alfo Plunder ;
I the Note. Hehas broke HebowlsBooty, when great
Se bis Boltſprit ; He has loſt Odds being laid, and he
his Nole with the Pox . goes halves, his Caſt is
ka BONE , to apprehend, defign'd to be Bad .
ſeize, take orarreft . r'i BOOZE , Vide BOWSE .
Bone ye ; I'll cauſe you to BORDE, a Shilling
be Arreſted . We ſhall be * Half a Borde, Sixpennce
c.
Bon'd , we ſhall be appre BOTTLE - HEAD ,
hended for the Robbery.void of Wit.
The Cove is Bon'd, and gone BOUGHS ; as , He is up
11 to the Whit ; The Rogue is in the Boughs, or a top of
taken up , and carried to the Houſe, faid of one
Newgate , or any other upon the Rant, or in a
Gaol . The Cut kas Bon'd grear Ferment,
the Fen ( for Fence ) or Bloſs
BOUNCE,
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BOUNCE , to boaſt BROTHER of tbe
and vapour. A meer Blade, a Sword -Man or
Bounce, a ſwaggering Fel- Soldier .
low . BROTHER of the
BOUNCER , a Bully. Gufit, a Pimp, a Procurer ;
BOUNCING -Cheat, a alío a Whore -Mafter.
Bottle . BROTHER of the
BOWMAN ; as Bow- Quill ; of the ſcribbling
man -Prigs, an eminent Tribe : Alſo one of the
Thief or Villain ; a dex- fameFraternity, or Tribe,
trous Cheat, or Houſe- with the Perſon ſpeaking ,
breaker . be it what it will.
BOWSE , Drink, or to BROTHER - STAR -
drink ; fee Benbowſe and LING , that lies with the
Rumbowe. fame Woman, or builds
BOWSY, Drunk . We in the ſame Neft.
bows'd it about , we drank BROTHER of the
hard . String, a Fidler, Bag -piper,
BOWSING-KEN ; an or Harper , or any itine
Ale-houſe. The Cull tipt rant Muſician .
716 a Hog, which we melted BRUSH, to flee, or
in the Bowling -ken ; i . e. run away . The Cully is
The Gentleman gave us a bruſh'd or rubb'd ; The Fel
Shilling, which we ſpent low is march'd off, or
at the Ale -houſe . broke . " Bought a Bruſh ,
BRACKET - FACE, run away.
agly , homely ,ill- favour'd. BRUSHER , an exceed
BRAG , Braggadocis, a ing full Glaſs .
vapouring ,ſwaggering, BUB, Drink . Rumbub,
bullying Fellow . very good Tipple.
BRAT , a little Child . BUBBER , a drinking
BRAVADO, a va-• Bowl ; alſo a great Drin
pouring , or bouncing. ker, and he that uſed to
BRAVO , a mercenary ſteal Plate from Publick .
Murderer, that will kill houſes. Vide RUM -BUB
any Body BERS .
BRIERS, as , In the Bri- BUBE , the Pox . The
ezts ; in Trouble . Mort has tipt the Bube upon
BRIM, or Brimſtone, a the Cully ; The Wench has
very impudent, lewd Wo. clapp'd the Fellow .
man .
BUBBLE ,
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BUBBLE, as, To bubble, à plunder'd Paſſenger,

DI
To cheat , or deceive. A when he is loch to be
Bubble, an eaſy foft Fel- dragg'd away , in order to
je
low , one that is fit to be be ty'd down in a Ditch ,
impoſed on, deluded, or or to be driven into the
j cheated . Woods to be gagg'd and
BUCK , as, A bold Buck, bound . StandingBudge,the
is ſometimes uſed to ſig. Thieves Scout or Perdue,
ne
nify a forward daring BUFE , a Dog
a
Perſon of either Sex . She BUFF, a Newgate Cant
wants to go to buck,expref. Word uſed in familiar Sa
2 ſed of a wanton Wonian , lutation : as , How doſt do,
who is deſirous of Male- mny Buff ? In likeManner,
Converſation . He ſtands Buff, is a Phraſe
BUCK -FITCHES, old uſed of an obſtinate har
leacherous, nafty , ſtinking den'd Rogue, who will
3
Fellows ; alſo He-Pole- confeſs nothing ; or to
cats . one whoina Robberywill
BUCK's - FACE, a not be daunted at Re
Cuckold . ſiſtance, or Oppoſition ,
BUCKSOM, wanton , or leave his Com - rogues
merry . in the Lurch .
ES
BUDGE, one that flips BUFFER , a Rogue that
I
into an Houſe in the dark , kills good found Horſes,
and taking Cloaks, Coats , only for their Skins, by
** or what comes next to running a long Wire in
Hand, marches off with to them , and ſometimes
them . If he meets with knocking them on the
any body, who demands Head for thequicker Dif
his Buſineſs, he asks, If patch. The 31ſt Order
ſuch a Gentleman or Wo- of Villains .
man be within ; and if he BUFF - KNAPPER ,
is told , They know no a Dog -ſtealer, that trades
ſuch Perſon, he begs Par in Setters, Hounds, Spaniels ,
don ,and ſays, He was miſ. Lap -Dogs, and all Sorts of
taken in the Houſe, and Dogs, ſelling them at a
will not ſtay for a Reply: round Rate , and himſelf
05
To budge, alſo ſignifies, to or Partner ſtealing them
as
ftir, or move , as , Why away the firſt Opportuni
don't you budge ? or, The ty. The 32d Order of
Gull won't budge; us'd to Villains.
C : 2 BUF
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BUFFERS - NAB, a tohis Aſſiſtance a parcel of
Dog's Head, uſed in a Hectors. The 28th Order
counterfeit Seal to a falſe of Villains .
Paſs. BULLY-ROCK, a
BUGGING ,takingMo. Hector, or Bravo, one
ney by Bailiffs and Sere that ſets on People to
jeants of the Defendant quarrel, pretending to be
not to arreſt him . a Second to them ; and
BUGHER , a Dog, then making Advantage
BULCHIM , a chub . of both . The 29th Ora
bingly Boy or Lad . der of Villains.
BULL, as, a Town - bull, BULLY - RUFFINS,
a Whore-maſter. To looke Highway -men or Pad
like Bull-beef, to look big ders, of the moſt cruel
and grim . and deſperate kind : Who
BULK ,an Aſſiſtant to a attack with Oaths and
File or Pickpocket, who Curſes, plunder with
joft'es a Perſon up againſt out Mercy, and frequent
the Wall, while the other ly murder without Ne
picks his pocket. ceflity . The fame with
BULKER , one that HIGH-PAD ; which fee .
lodges all Night on Shop- BULLY , TRAP , or
windows andBulkheads. Trapan , a Sharper or
BULLS-EYE, a Crown Cheat .
or Five Shilling Piece. BUM , a Bailiff, or Ser
BULLY, a ſuppoſed jeant.
Husband to a Bawd, or BUMBLE, Cloaths ſet
Whore ; alſo a huffing ting in a heap, or ruck.
Fellow , a pretendedBravo, BUNDLE - TAIL, a
but a Coward at the Botá fhort , fat, or ſquat Laſs.
tom . BUNG , a Purfe, Poc
BULLY -FOP, a Mag- ket, or Fób.
got- pated, huffing, filly , BUNG -NIPPERS,
ratling Fellow . Cut-purſes, who with a
BULLY -HUFF, a poor ſhort ſharp Knife, and
forry Rogue that haunts an horn Thumb, uſed to
Bawdy -houſes, and pre- cut a Parſe with all inna
tendsto get Money out of ginable Eafe. Since the
Gentlemen and others , wearing of Purſes is out
ratling andſwearing ,the of Fafhon , they are called
Whore is his Wife,calling File , or Rick- pockets,pur
ſuing
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er and only changing their another Man . Allo aMan
Name. See FILE . pretty much in Liquor.
a BUNTING - TIME, BUTTOCK , a Whore. .
e
when the Graſs is high BUTTOCK - Broker, a .
10 enough to hide the young Bawd ; alſo a Match -ma-
Men and Maids. ker . A Buttock and File, ,
BUNTLINGS, Pétti- both Whore and Pickpoc-
coats . Hale up the main ker.
Buntlings, Throw up the BUTTOCK and Twang ,
Woman's Petticoats. or a downright: Buttock and
BURNT, Pox'd , or Mam File, a common 4
Clapt . Whore, but no Pickpoc
BURNT the Ken , when ker.
Strollers leave the Ale- BUZZARD , a foolile
houſe, without paying foft Fellow, eaſily drawn
their Quarters . in and cullied or trick'd .
BURR , a Hanger on . BY :BLOW , a Baftard ,
or Dependant .
TO BUTCHER, to
murder barbarouſly when
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the Perſon is defenceleſs ;
to kill in cold Blood .
1
BUTTER ; to double .
or treble the Bet or Wa .
G :
ger , in order to recover
all Loſſes, uſed among.
Sharpers at a Gaming Ta ABBAGE Taylors
ble, or Bowling Green . To are ſo called ,becauſe
butter, fignifies allo, to of their general and im
cheat or defraud in a moderate Love of that
ſmooth or plauſible Man- Vegetable ; as alſo of Cu---
ner ; as, He'll not be ſo ena cumbers . The Cloth they .
fily butter'd ; He's aware ſteal and purloin from the
not bêguile or cheat him ; is ment they make up ,
He's upon his Guard, & c. which oftentimes affords
BUTTER -BOXES , them Breeches and Walte ,
Dutchmen . coats for themſelves, as
BUTTER'D- BUN , well as whole Suits for
Jying with a Woman that very young and new ,
C 3 breech ?
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breech'd Boys ; and,ar the CANE upon ABLE, a
leaſt, Cloth' for Womens good Stick " or Cudgel,
Shoes; and Silk (eſpecially well-favouredly laid on a
among Womens Taylors, Man's Shoulders.
and Manteau -makers) ſuf- CANIBAL, a cruel,
ficient to ſupply half the barbarous Fellow ; a Deo
Ladies in Town. lighter in Blood, fo called
CACAFUEGO , a from a Race of People in
Shite -fire ; a furious fierce fome Parts of the Indies,
Fellow . who are Men -Eaters.
CANK , Dumb. The
CACKLE , to diſcover .
The Gull Cackles, The Cull's Cark ; The Rogue's.
Rogue tells all. Dumb ; a : Term uſed by
CACLING -CHEATS, Canters, when one of their
Chickens > Cocks or Fraternity, being appré
Hens . henåed, upon Examinar
CACKLING - FARTS, tion , confeffes nothing.
Eggs. CANNIKIN , the.
CALLE , a Cloak or Plague.
Gown . CANT, an Hypocrite ,
CAMBRIDGE. FOR á Diffembler, a double
TUNE, a Woman with . tongu'd, whining Perſon ;
out any Subſtance. ufually apply'd to Presby
CAMERONIANS, terians and other Diffenters,.
Field -Conventiclers ( in from oneCant, a Cameron ,
Scotland ), great outward nian Preacher in Scotland ,
Zealots, and very ſquea .. who was wont to ha
mifh Preciſians. rangue his Audience, in.
CAMESA , a Shirt or a whining and hypocriti
Shift. cal Tone, and through
CAMPAIGN - COAT, the Noſe.
in a. Ganting Senfe, the CANTING , the Cye.
Fagged , tatter'd, patch'd pher or Myſterious Lan
Coar , worn by. Beggars, guage of Rogues, Gyp
and Gypſies, in order to lies, Beggars , Thieves,
move Compaffion. Go .
CANARY - BIRD , a CANTING - CREW ,
little arch or kuaviſh Boy ;' Beggars, Gypſies ; allo
a Rogue or Whore taken, Dilienters in Conventi.
and Clapp'd into the Cage cles, who affect a difguifed
or Round -houſe . Speech . , and“ dilguiled!
Modes
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Modes of ſpeaking , and upon the Roads, at Inns,
el diſtinguiſh themſelyes c. in order to carry In
from others by a peculiar formation to their re
Snuffle and Tone, as the ſpectiveGangs, of a Booty
Shibboleth of their Party ; in Profpe &t.
as Gypſies and Beggars CARTED - WHORE,
have their peculiar Jar- Whipp'd publickly, and
gon ; ſotheyareknown no packd outof Town.
jefs by their feveralTones CASE, a Houſe, Shop ,
in praying, than Beggars or Ware -houſe ; a'lo a
are bytheir whining Note Bawdy -houſe. Toute the
in Begging Cafe, to view, mark , or
CAP, to Swear. I'll eye the Houſe or Shop.
Cap downright, I'll Swear ' Tis all Bobi now let's dub.
bome. the Gigg of the Cafe ; Now
CAPTAIN - HAC - the coaſt is clear, let's fall
KUM, a Fighting, Blu- on , and break open the
ftering Bully Door of the Houſe.
CAPTAIN - QUEER- A CASE - VROW , au
NABS, a Fellow in poor Whore that plies in a .
Cloaths, or Shabby: Bawdy -Houſe
CAPTAIN -SHARP , CASH or Casan , Cheeſe.
a great Cheat ; allo á CASTER , a Cloak .
huffing , yet ſneaking , CAST , Convited ,
. cowardly Bully . found Guilty ; as, He is :
CAPTAIN - TOM , a cast for Fellon and Doſe ;
Leader of the Mob . Alſo Found guilty, of Felony
the Mob itſelf. and Burglary:
CARAVAN, a good CAT; a common Whore :
round Sum of Money or Proſtitute. Who Mall :
about a Man ; alſo him hang the Bel about the Cat's
that is cheated of it . Neck ? Who ſhall begin the
CARGO , a hand Attack firſt ? faid of a .
fome Sum of Money. defperate Undertaking. *
about a Mail. We got a CATCH -FART, a Foota
good Cargo from the Cul, boy .
i.e. Weplunder'd him of CATCHING -HARVEST
a great Booty. when the Weather is
CARRIERS , a Sert of ſhowery and unfettled .
Rogues, who areemployd In a Canting Senſe, a pre
to look out, and watch carious Time for Rob
bery ,
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bery , when many People CHARACTER in a
are out upon the Road , Canting, Senſe , ſignifies
by means of any adjacent Burnt in the Hand ; as,
Fair , Horſe -race, & c. They have pawin'd the Chaa
CATCH -POLL, a Ser- racer upon him ; i. e . They
jeant, or Bayliff, that ar- have burnt the Rogue in
refts People. the Hand.
CATERWAULING ,Men CHATES , the Gallows .
and Women deſirous of CHATTER; to talk fait
Copulation ; a Term bor- or jabber.
rowed from Cats. CHATTERING Fellow , a
CATHARPIN -FASHION , noiſy prating Man .
when People in Company CHATTS, Lice . Squeeze
drink croſs, and not the Chatts ; To crack or
round about from the kill thoſe Vermin.
Right to the Left, or ac- CHEATS , Sharpers of
cording to the Sun's Mo- all Denominations, pro
tion . perly ſo called .
CATTING , drawing a CHICKEN , a feeble ,
Fellow through a Pond little Creature, of mean
with a Cat. Alſo Whore Spirit ; whence a Chicken .
hearted Fellow , or HEN
ing
CATTLE, Whores . Sad hearted Fellow ; 'a Daftard .
Cattle, impudent, lewd CHINK, Money, ſo call'd
Women . becauſe it chinks in the
CATMATCH , when a Pocket,
Rook or Cully is engag'd A CHIP, a Child. As ,
amongſt bad Bowlers. A Chip of the old Block ; A
CAVAULTING -SCHOOL , Son that is his Father's
a Bawdy -houſe. Likeneſs ; more particu
CAUDGE -PAW'D ,Lefta larly the Son of a Cooper,
handed . or one brought up tothe
CAW -HANDED , awk- fame Trade.
ward , not dextrous, ready CHIRPING , MERRY
pr nimble . very pleaſant over aGlaſs
CHAFD, well beaten or of gooTd Liquor.dyprat
bang'd ; allo much cubb'd CHI , a Dan , or
or bath'd , Dergen , a little trifling,
CHANTICLERE , a Fellow .
Cock . CHITTIFACE, a little
CHAPT, dry or thirſty. puny Child .
CHIVE,
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2
$ CHIVE, a Knife, File or Faction, or Party, in Scota
Saw; To Chive his Darbies, land chiefly but now
To law alunder his Irons anywhere elſe.
or Fetters . CLANK , a Silver
J
11 CHOP, to change or tankard .
barter. ' Alſo a Job , or CLANKER , a ſwing
Booty , as , A Chop by ing Lye..
Chance, a rare Booty, an CLANK - NAPPER , a
extraordinary or uncom- Silver - tankard Stealer.
3 mon Prize, out of courſe , See RUMBUBBER:
when 'twas not expected. CLAPPERDOGEON,
TO CHOP , is alſo uſed a Beggar born and bred .
I
to make Diſpatch to The Forty - firft Order of
flubber over in Poft-hafte , Varlers, and the leaſt in
f as , The Auten - Bawler , with titled to Charity of all
foon quit the Hums, for he others , having been
chops up the Whiners ; 1. e. brought up in an habitual
The . Parfon will ſoon Courie of Idleneſs and
2 bave diſpatch'd the Con- Beggary , without ever
gregation , for he huddles offering at any other
over the Prayers ; uſed Courſe of Life to fubfift
by ſuch as wait till Di- themſelves , and for that
vine Service is over, to Reaſon , generally, the
pick Pockets, cc. moſt to be apprehended as
CHOUSE, to cheat or Thieyes and Robbers ,
trick . where-ever they have
CHUB, H. is a young Opportunity ; being, e
Bhub, or a meer Chub , very quallyvoid of Principle
ignorant or unexperienc'd and of Induſtry.TheChil.
in Gaming, not at all ac- dren of theſe Villains
=;
quainted with Sharping. are ftild PALLIARDS .
A good Chub, ſaid by the Which fee .
Butchers, when they have CLAW D -OFF , luſtily
met with a filly raw laſb’d. Alſo ſwingingly
Cuſtomer, and they have Pox'd or Clap'd.
Bit him . CLEAR, very Drunk .
CHUCK - FARTHING , . The Cul is clear , let's Bite
Pariſh Clerk him . The Fellow is very
CLACK, a Woman's drunk , let's Sharp him .
LE CLEAVE ; as, One that
Tongue.
CLAN,a Family , Tribe, will cleave uſed of a
2 wanton
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wanton Woman. Vide and , to encourage the
CLOVEN . Laity of all Ranks to
CLENCH , a Pun or Learning, this Law was
Quibble ; alſo to nick a wiſely enacted, That all
Buſineſs by timing it ; Perſons convicted of ſuch
as, The Cull has clench'd and ſuch Crimes, who
the Job at a pinch. The could read a Verſe (which
Rogue has nick'd the thence was called the
Time, before any Pal- Neck -Verſe ) ſhould ſave
ſengers came by, who themſelves from Death .
might have refcu'd the In this caſe, the Ordi .
plunder'd Perſon. nary or Miniſter who ar
CLEYMS , Sores tends the Court, ſhews
without Pain , raiſed on the Criminal the Verſe
Beggars Bodies , by their in old Engliſh Character ,
own Artifice and Cun- and the Bench directing
ning, ( to move Charity ) to him , asks, Legit, aut
by bruiſing Crows-foot, non legit ? To which the
Speerwort , and Salt to- Ordinary, if the Con
and clapping vi&t can read , or, which
gether , and
them on the Place, which is very frequently, if not
frets the Skin ; then with moſt frequently,the Caſe ,
a Linnen Rag , which if he has had a private
Aticks cloſe to it, they Preſent for his Affirma.
tear off the skin , and tive, replies, Legit ut
îtrew on it a little Pow. Clericus, i. e. He reads
der'd Arfnick , which like & Clerk ; when , per
makes it look angrily or haps, he only repeats his
ill-favouredly , as if it Lelloń after his whiſper
were a real Sore . ing Prompter ; and he
CLERGY, or BENEFIT muſt be a very poor Crea
ofCLERGY,allowed from ture indeed , of whom
of old by the Laws of the Holy Man , returns
England, to Malefactors, Nou legit. This brings to
who could read . For- myMind a pleaſant Story,
merly, in the Days of which once happen'd on
Monkiſh Ignorance , the this Occaſion , in one of
Number of thofe who the Weſtern Circuits. A
could read, was to ſmall, poor Wretch who was to
that it was principally be ſav'd by the Benefit of
confined to the Clergy ; Clergy , and could not
read .
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the read , had, however , found Wit, is worth a Pound of
to
means to render himſelf Clergy ; meaning , That
was an acceptable Client to a natural Genius without
all the Doctor, who giving Learning, is much pre
uch the Criminal the Book, ferable to Learning with
sibo bid him read after him ; out a Genius ; alluding to
hich O Lord, whiſper'd the Do- which is our Engliſh Pro
the Etor ; O Lord ! verb, The greateſt Clerks,
Cave cry'd out the Fellow , as or Scholars, are not always
ath . loud as he could bawl ; theWifeſt Men .
die The Holy Man , not hav- CLERK'D , foothed ,
at ing himſelf his Leſſon by funn'd , impoſed on ;
W5 Heart and Culprit holding The Cull will not be Clerk'd ,
ile his Two Thumbs upon it, i. e. He will not be caught
Eer, whiſper'd to him, Take or taken by fair Words :
cing away thy Thumb The Nothing can be done with
poor Fellow , with the him .
the lame audible Voice , re- CLICK , ' to Snarch . I
ON . peated after him , o Lord ! have Clickt the Nab from
ich - Take away thy Thumb ! the Cull, I whipt the Hat
not Legit, aut non legit ? ſaid from the Man's Head .
afe, theJudge, willing to hear Click the rum Topping
Fate what the Parſon would Snatch that Woman's fine
ma. fay . Legit , my Lord , Commode , or Head
** ſaid the Doctor ; which Dreſs.
eads ſet the Court ( before CLICKER , the Shoe
Jer. merrily diſpoſed at the maker's Journey -man, or
his poor Fellow's Blunder ) Servant that cuts out all
Der heartily a laughing ; who, the Work. Among the
he however , taking Com- Canters, uſed for the Per
cea paſſion of his Ignorance, fon whom they intruſt to
201 layed the Criminal, and, divide their Spoils, and
JINS with a Reprimand, dif- proportion to every one
sta miſſed for that Time, the his Share.
ory confuſed and aſhamed CLICKET , Copulation
01 Doctor. The Reader 'tis of Foxes , and thence
e hop'd will excuſe this Ex- ufed in a Canting Sente,
curſion . Vide NEC K- for that of Men and Wo
$ 10 VERSE . men ; as , The Cull and the
全可 The Scots have a Saying, Mort are at Clicket in the
10: That an Ounce ' of Mothers Dyke.
read CLICKET
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CLICKETTING , The CLOYERS, Thieves,
A &t of Fruition ; as, He Robbers, Rogues.
has pick'd up the Blowſe, CLOYING , Stealing,
and they are pik'd into that Thieving, Robbing ; al
Smuggling -Ken A Clicket- fo fulſomor ſatiating.
ting . CLOWES, Rogues.
CLINKER, a crafty CLUCK , ' the Noiſe
Fellow . made by Hens, when they
CLINKERS, the Irons fit upon their Eggs to
Felons were in Gaols . hatch ; or when they
CLIP , as, To Clip the wou'd have Eggs put un
Coin , to diminiſh or Im- der them for that pur .
pair it. To Clip the King's poſe. Whence ' tis usd,
Engliſh , not to ſpeak in a Canting Senſe, to ſige
plain , when one's drunk. nify a Wench's Propen
CLOAK - TWITCHERS , fion to Male -Converiati.
Villains who formerly, on, by her Romping and
when Cloaks were much Playfulnels ; when they
fay , The Mort Clucks ; or,
worn , us'd to lurk, in by
You may know what ſhe'd be
and dark Places, to ſnatch
them off of the Wearer's at , by her Clucking ,
Shoulders ; as now their CLUMP, a Heap or
Deſcendants of the Tribe , Lump.
de by Peruques, Hats, CLU MPISH ,, Lump
& c. The Thirty -third Order ifh . :)
of Villains . CLUNCH , a clumſy
CLOD-HOPPER , a Clown, an awkward or I
Ploughman . unhandy Fellow.
CLOUD ,TobaccoWill CLY, Money. To cly
you raiſe a Cloud ? Shall we , the Jerk, to be Whips.
Imoaka Pipe ? Let'sfrike his Cly; Let's F
CLOVEN, Cleave or gethís Money from him . 21
Cleft, uled in a Canting Alſo a Pocket, as, Filed a
Senlé, to denote a young Cly, Pick'd a Pocket. is
Woman who palles for a COACH -WHEEL ,as,
V
Maid , and is not one. A Fore -Coach -Wheel, Hali f
CLOUT, a Handker. a Crown . A Hind -Coacha
chief, Wheel, a Crown or Fivea
CLOY, to Steal. Cloy filling Piece.
the Clout , tofteal the Mo- COALS 10 Newcaſtle,
W
ney . when the Drawer cariies
away.
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B away any Wine in the ignorant in Country Mat
Pot or Bottle . To blow ters .
the Coals ; to raiſe Diffe- COCK-PIMP, a fup
f rences between Parties. poſed Husband to a
He'll carry no Coals ; He'll
Bawd .
not be Impoſed upon, nor COCK - ROBBIN , a
bear a Trick , or take an foft, eaſy Fellow .
Affront, or tamely paſs COCK - SURE, very
by any ill Treatment. Let fure.
him that's cold, blow the COD, a good Sum of
Coals ; Let him labour Money ; alſo a Fool. A
that wants . meer Cod , a filly, ſhallow
COB , an Iriſh Dollar. Fellow . A rum Cod ; a
-
COBBLE -COLTER , a good round Sum of Mo
Turkey . A rum Cobble- ney. A jolly or luſty Cod,
colter, a fat, large Cock- the fame. An honeſt Cod ;
Turkey. a truſty Friend.
3 COBWEB - CHEAT, CODDERS , Gatherers
eaſily found out . of Peaſecods .
COBWEB - PRE- COD's Head , a Fool.
TENCE, flight, tri- COFE , as COVE.
T vial, weak . Which See .
COCK - A -HOOP, COG, to cheat at Dice.
upon the high Ropes , Cog a Die ; to conceal or
Rampant, Tranſported . ſecure a Die ; alſo the
COCK-ALE, pleaſant Money or whatever the
Drink , ſaid to be provo- Sweetners drop , to draw in
cative . the Bubbles : Allo to
COCK-BAWD, a Man wheedle ; as, Cog a Dinner ,
who follows that baſe to wheedle a Spark out of
Employment, of procur- a Dinner.
ing ; a Pimp. COG a Clout ;.or, Coge
COCKER , one skill'd Sneezer ; Beg an Handker
in , or much delighted chief, or Snuff-box.
with the Sport of Cock- COGUE, of Brandy,
fighting : a fmall Cup or Dram .
COCKISH , wanton, COKER , a Lye. Rum
uppiſh, forward. Coker, a whisking Lye.
Co'CKNEY, bom COL D -Tea , Brandy.
within the Sound of Bonn A couple of cold Words, a
bell ( in London) alſo one Curtain - Lecture . Cold
D Iron ,
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Iron , a deriſory Periphra- COMMON -Garden
ſis for a Sword . Gout , or rather Covent
COLE , Money . Garden Gout, ' the Foul
COLIANDER SEED , Diſeaſe.
the fame. COMMON Women ,
COLLEGE , Newgate ; Whores , Plyers in the
New College, the Royal-Ex- Streets and at Bawdy
change . Houſes.
COLLEGIATES, the COMFORTABLE - Im
Priſoners of the one , portance, a Wife.
and the Shop-keepers of CONFECT , counter
the other of thoſe Places . .feit, feigned .
COLLOGUE, wheedle. CONJURERS , Aftro
COLQUARRON , a logers, Phyſiognomiſts, Chi
Man's Neck ; as , His Col- romancers, and the whole
quarron is juſt about to be Tribe of Water- caſters
Iwiſted . He is juſt going and Fortune-tellers, by
to be turn’d off . the common People ( ig
COLT, an Inn -keeper norantly ) ſo called .
that lends a Horſe to a CONTENT, the moſt
Highway -man , or to neceſſary. Ingredient to
Gentlemen Beggars ; alſo Happineſs ; but us'd in a
a Lad newly initiated in- Canting and Vulgar Senſe,
to Roguery. for a Perſon, who in
COLT- BOWL , laid Fighting is beat fo, that
ſhort of the Jack ,by a he can ſcarce go orſtand :
COLT-BOWLER , a I beat him , ſaystheVi&tor,
raw or unexperienced to his Heart's Content .
· Perſon . Alſo to murder a Perſon ,
COLTISH , ſaid when who reſiſts being robb'd .
an old Fellow is frolick . The Cull's content ; i.e. He
fome or wanton ; or, He can tell no Tales ; He is
has a Colt's Tooth . paſt complaining
COME , to lend . Has CONTRE - TEMPS , in
he core it ? Has he lent it Fencing, making a Paſs or
you Thruſt without any Ad
COMING -Women , fuch vantage, or to no pur .
as are free of their Fleſh ; poſe. In a Canting Senſe,
alſo breeding Women . å fruitleſs Attempt , or
COMMISSION , a at an unfeaſonable Time,
Shirt TO
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to rob · and plunder a COVE, a Man , a Fel .

Houſe, or Paſſenger. low, alſo a Rogue. The
CONVENIENT а Cove was Bit ; The Rogue
Miſtreſs ; alſo a Whore . was out- ſharped or out
CONVENIENCY , a witted . The Cove has bit .
ce
Wife ; alſo a Miſtreſs . the Cole ; The Rogue has
CONUNDRUMS , Stollen theMoney . That
Whims , Maggots, and Cove's a rum Diver ; That
ſuch like . Fellow is a clever Pick
CONY, or Tom Cony, a pocket .
filly Fellow ; A meer Cony, COVEY of Whores , a
Very filly indeed. well - fill'd Bawdy -houſe.
COOK -RUFFIN , the COUNTER FEIT
Devil of a Cook ; or a CRANK,a genteel Cheat,
very bad one. a Sham or Impoſtor, ap
COOL - CRAPE , a pearing in divers Shapes ;
V flight, chequer'd Stuff, onewho fometimes coun
made in Imitation of terfeits Mens Hands, or
Scotch Plad . When a Per- forges Writings ; at other
1 fon dies, he is ſaid to be Times perſonates other
0 put into his Cool-crape. Men : Who is ſometimes
8 COOLER , a Woman . a Clipper or Coiner ; at
COOL - LADY, a other Times deals in Coun
Wench that ſells Brandy terfeit Jewels , and pre
21 ( in Camps) a Suttler . tends to pledge or fell
COOL - NANTZ , them for leſs than Worth ,
Brandy . and is never heard of
3 CORK - BRAIN'D , again . Sometimes he
filly , foolifli fets up for a ſtrowling
CORINTHIAN , & Mountebank or Player;
be very impudent, harden'd, and pretends to Cures and
brazen -fac'd Fellow . Parts he knows nothing
COSTARD, theHead . of : To Day he is å
I'll give ye a Knock on the Clergyman in Diſtreſs ;
Cotard ; I'll hit ye a Blow to Morrow a reduced
on the Pate . Gentleman : In ſhort , a
COTTON , They don't Counterfeit-Crank is a per
cotton ; They don't agree feet Proteus , who can
0 well . transform himſelf into
COUCH , to lie down, all Shapes to ſerve his
as , To Couch a Hogſhead ; To villainous Purpoſes.
go to Bed . D2 An
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An Author or Writer fon'd , environ'd , fur
is alſo, with great Juſtice, rounded , pent up.
called A Counterfeit -Crank, COURT -Card, a Gay ,
who takes in Subſcrip- fluttering Fellow.
tions for Books he COURT - Holy - Water ,
riever publiſhes . A Praç . the ſame with
&tice that has been too COURT-Promiſes fair
;
frequent of late , to the Speeches without Per
great Diſcouragement of formance, made uſe of to
many an excelent Per- keep Dependants, or to
formance, and the Lofs quiet unruly Minds.
of niany worthy Writers , COURT - Tricks, States '
who find Gentlemen und Policy, Inſincerity, & c.
willing to depoſite their COWS-BABY, a Calf .
Money, after they have CRACK , a Whore .
been impos'd upon fo CRACK , is alſo uſed
frequently by this baſe to break open ; as, To crack
Practice, by which means up a Deor ; To break a
many a valuable and Door open .
chargeable Undertaking CRACKER, the Back .
falls to the Ground . ſide ; alfo Cruſt.
Counterfeits of all sorts , CRACKING , Boaſt
for the moft Part, exceed ing,Vapouring .
the Truth . Thus ' tis ob, CRACKISH , Whoriſh .
ferved , a farvile Flatterer CRACKMANS
often pleaſes more than a Hedges ; as, The Cult
fincere Friend ; a Bragga . thought to have loap'd, by
dochio -çoward thunders breaking through the Crack .
more than a truly Heroick mans ; but we fetch'd him
Spirit ; an ignorant back by a Nope on the Cos
Mountebank promiſes tard,which made him filent ;
more than a skilful Do- i. & The Gentleman
& or ; and a fallacious thought to eſcape, by
Hypocrite overacts a Re- breaking through the
ligious Man ; as a Coun- Hedges ; but we brought
terfeit Gem is alſo often him back by a great Blow
fairer than a true one . on the Head , which laid
Counterfeit - Cranks are him for Dead .
reckoned the Sixtieth Order CRAG , a Neck ; alfo
of Villains , the Stomach , or Womb.
COUPED up, Impri
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CRAMP - RINGS, CRIMP ; as , to play
Bolts or Shackles . Crimp, to lay or bet on
CRAMP: - WORDS , one Side , and ( by foul
2 difficult or uncommon; Play) , to let the other
alſo Sentènce of Death win , having a Share of
paſſed upon a Criminalby the .' Purchaſe. Run
the Judge ; as, He has juſt Crimp, to run a Race or
undergone the Cramp-Word; Horte -match foully or
i. e. Sentence is juſt palled kraviſhly. He Crimps it,
upon him ; us’d by Can- He plays booty. A crimp
ters, when one of their ing Fellow , a ſneaking ,
Gang is condemn'd to be Cur .
hang d . CRINKUMS, the foul!
CRANK , brisk , pert . Diſeaſe.
CRAP , Money. Nim CROCKERS , Foren
the Crap ; Steal the Mo- ftallers, Regraters ;other-
ney .. Wheedle . for Crap ; wiſe called Kidders and
To coax Money out of Trant grs.
anyBody. CROKER , a Groat ori
CRASH, to Kill. Crafo. Four-pence. The Cul tipe
the - Cull ; i.ca. Kill the . me. a Croker, . the Fellow i
Fellow : gave me a Groat ..
CRASHING- Cheats , ; CRONY , a . Comerado :
Teeth . or intimate Friend ; An
CREATURES , Men. old Crony, one of long .
raiſed by others, and ſtanding ; uſed alſo for a
their Tools ever afrer . tough . old Hen . In a
CREEME , to flip or . Canting Senſe, Two or :
ſlide any Thing into an- Three Rogues, who a-
other's Hand . gree to Leg or rob in :
CREW , the Cock - ſwain Partnerſhip , call one an
and Rowers in the Barge , other Crony ; as, such as
or Pinnace, are called the one is my Crony ; as much ,
Boats -Crew , in Diſtinction .. as to ſay, He and I go :
from the Complement of Snacks.
Men on Board the Ship , . CROP, one with very
wha are term’d the ship's ſhort Hair ; alto a Horte ;
Company, not Crew . In a : whole Ears are cut . Crops
Centing Senſe, Crew ſigni- is alſo a common Canting ,
fies a Knot or Gang ; as, Word for Money: -
A Crew of Rogues, OʻG. CROP ..
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CROP - EAR'D - Fellow , new . Gameſter drawn in .
whoſe Hair is ſo ſhort it to be rook'd .
won't hide his Ears , CUCUMBERS , Tay
CROPPIN, the Tail lors .
of any Thing ; as, The CUCUMBER -TIME ,
Croppin of the Rotan ; The Taylors Holidays, when
Tail of the Cart. they have leave
CROPPIN - KEN , a and Cucumbers toarePlayin,
Privy or Bog -houſe. Seaſon .
CROP - SICK 2 Sto- CUDGELLIERS , a.
mack - fick . Mob rudely arm'd ; alſo
CROSSBITE , to draw Cudgel- Players.
in a Friend , yet ſnack CUFFIN, a Man .
with the Sharper ; allo CUFFIN - QUIRE. See
to countermine or diſap- QUIRE -CUFFIN .
point. CULP, a Kick or Blow .
CROWN ; as, He is ÇULL, a Man , either
got into the Crown- Office, Honeft, or otherwife . A
iie . He's got drunk . Beb - cull a Sweet-hu
CRUISERS , Beggars mour'd Man to a Wench .
of all Denominations: The Cull naps us ; The Per
Allo Highway Spies,who fon robb'd , apprehends
traverſe the Road, to give us. A curft Cull, an ill
Intelligence of a Booty, natur’d Fellow , a Churl .
to a Woman.
CRUMP , one that CULLY , a Fop , & ..
helps Sollicitors to Affida- Rogue, a Fool , or tilly
vit-Men , Swearers and Bail, Creature, who is eaſily
who for a ſmall Sum , drawn in and cheated by
will be Bound or Swear Whores and Rogues.
for any Body ; on that A keeping CULLY . Vide
Occaſion, putting on good KEEPING .
Cloaths to inake an Ap- Bleeding CULLY. See
pearance , that his Bail BLEEDING .
may be accepted , Dark CULLY . See
CRUSTY -BEAU , one DARK .
that lies with a Cover Flogging CULLY . See
over his Face all Night, FLOGGING .
and uſes Walhes, Paint , Ruff CULLY . See :
Oc.. RUFF.
CUB , or groung Cub, a
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10 Fencing CULLY. See Drapers, c.as alſo fome.
FENCING . times the Tails of Wo
CUNNING - Shaver , a mens Gowns, their Hoods,
ſharp Fellow, one that Scarves, Pinners, &c. if
fharps or ſhayes (as they richly Lac'd : Nor do
call it) cloſe. they ſtick at cutting off
CUP- SHOT, Drunk . as far as they can reach,
CUP of the Creature, leaden Water - pipes, Gute
Strong-liquor. ters , and Spouts , or any
CURLE, Clippings of thing, either in Whole or
Money , in Part, they can lay
CURSITORS, the their Hands on : Alfo a
Forty -ſecond Order of Va. Species of Cut - purſes
gabonds ; anciently the Hence the Word
Firſt Rank of Canters , CURTAIL'D , cut off,
who pretend to be a fort dock'd, ſhorten'd , re
of itinerant Office-men, duced .
or reduced Lawyers, and CURTAIN - Lecture
affuming to themſelves Womens impertinent
fome Knowledge of the Scolding at their Huſ
Quirks and Quiddities of bands behind the Cur.
s the Law , were perpetu- tain .
ally fomenting litigious CURTEZAN , a gen
1 Brawls, and inſignificant teel fine Miſs, or Quality
Contentions, among the Whore.
8 Scum of the Vulgar, and CUT, Drunk. Deep Cut,
eſpecially among clamor- very Drunk. Cut in the
ous, vindi&tive Women , Legor Back, the fame.
whom they never left, if To Cut, alio fignifies to
they once obtained their fpeak, To Cut bene, to
Ear, till they had reduc'd speak gently, civilly on
them to Beggary and the kindly ; To Cut bene (or
Ducking -Stool. benar) . Whidds, to give
CURTAILS, the Ele- good Words. To Cut queere
e venth Rank of the Gant- whidds, to give ill Lan
ing Crew ;ſo called from guage. A Blow with a
their Practice to cut off Stick or Cane is alſo
Pieces of Silk, clorh , called a Cut . As, I took
3 Linen or Stuff, that were bimai & Cut croſs the Should
hung out at the Shop . * . - A Cut, in fome
Windows of Mercerss,, Northern Counties, allo
figni,
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ſignifies a Strumpet. A ney ; as, The Cull tipp'd us
Cut through at Houſe or the Darby ; The Fellow
Town, where ſharp and gave us all his ready Mo.
large Reckonings are im- ney .
poled, as, particularly at DARBIES, Irons,
moſt Houſes of ill Re- Shackles or Fetters .
pute, and at Graveſend, DARK Cully , a mar
Deal, Dover, Portſmouth, ry'd Man, who keeps a
Plymouth, Harwich ,Helvoet- Miſtreſs, and creeps to
ſuyce, the Briel, and in her in the Night, for 1
deed all Sea - portsa fear of Diſcovery .
DARKMANS the
Night ; The Child of Darke
mars or Darkneſs, Bell
nian.
DARKMANS - Budge,
D a Houſe - creeper, one that ,
ſlides into a Houſe in the : :

Dusk , to let in more .

VAB, expert, ex qui. Rogues to rob . The Sixty-..
DA fité in Roguery . A.
Rum -dab , a very dextrous
firſt Order of Rogues.
DA S.H , a Tavern
Fellow at Filing , Thiev- Drawer .
ing, Cheating, Sharp- DAWB, a Bribe, a.
ing, & c. He is a Dab at Reward for ſecret Ser
it, He is well vers’d in vice ; as, The Cull was :
it . zybbed , becauſe he could not
DACE , Two -pence ;. damb. The Rogue was ,
Tip me a Dace, Lend me puniſhed , because he had
Two-pence, or pay 1o no Pence to bribe off his :
much for me . Sentence .
DAG , a Gun . DAWBING , Briting .
DAMBER , a Raſcal, DEAD Cargo, not a .
See DIMBER . quarter or half freighted ;
DAMME - BOY , a a Term alſo uied by..
roaring, mad, bluſtring. Rogues, when they are
Fellow , a Scourer of the diſappointed in the Value
Streets. of their Booty :
DANCERS, Stairs. DEAD-MEN, empty
DANDYPRAT , a lit-. Pots or Bottles on a Tao .
tle puny Fellow yern Table ..
DARBY, ready Mo DEAD
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DEAD - SET . See DIMBER - Damber, a
do SET . Top Man or Prince a.
DEAR Joyes, Iriſhmen . mong the Canting Crew ;
DEBAUCHÉE, a alto the chief Rogue of
Rake -hell. the Gang, or the com
DECUS, a Crown or pleateſt Cheat .
Five Shilling Piece. The DIMBER - Mørt, a pret
Gull tipt me a Score of De- ty Wench .
şcus's ; My Comerade lent DIN . What a Din 2014
ne Five Pounds . keep ! What a Noiſe you
DEFT Fellow , a tidy, make !
near , little Man . DING, to knock down .
DEGEN , a Sword . Ding the Cull,Knock down
Nim the Degen , Steal the the Fellow .
Sword, or whip it from DING -Boy, a Rogue ,
the Gentleman's Side . a Hector, Bully , a
* DELLS , the Twenty- Sharper .
TH fixth Order of the Canting DING - Dong , helter
• Tribe ; young buckfome skelter .
Wenches, ripe and prone DIPPERS , Anabap
7. to Venery, butwho have tiſts. Vide A'UTEMA
not loſt their Virginity , DIPPERS .
which the Upright-Man DIPT, engag'd or in
pretends to, and ſeizes: Debt, Pawn'd of Morta
Then ſhe is free for any gag'd . Dipt, deep_ in
of the Fraternity . Alſo a Debt, He has Dipt his Ter.
common Strumpet. ra firma, He has Morto
DEVIL -drawer, a forry gaged his dirty Acres.
s Painter . He has Dipt his Bil, He is
DEUSEAVILE, the almoſt Drunk. The Cul
Country . I has Dipt his Tol, the Spark
DEUSEAVILE -Stam . has pawn'd his Sword ,
pers,Country Carriers . The Dell has Dipt her Rigo
21 DEWS-wins, or Deux . ging ; The Whore has
wins, Two -Pence . pawn'd her Cloaths.
DIDDLE, che Cant DISGUIS'D >, drunk
Word for Geneva, a Liquor ifh .
very much drank bythe DISMAL Ditty , a
1 loweſt Rank of People Pfalni at the Gallows ;
- DIMBER , pretty . alſo a dull Ballad, or filly
DIMBER -Cove, a pret Song .
ty Fellow ,. DIS
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DISPATCHES, a Mit- to their Throat , and
timus, a Juſtice ofPeace's with a Stick making,
Warrant to ſend a Rogue bleed , weak Peo; le thin
to Priſon , & c . it the Stump of theia
DIVE , to pick a Tongue ; one of whody
Pocker . being ask'd haſtily, Holl
DIVER , a Pick -pocket . long he had been Dumb
See FILE anſwered , unawares , Bul
DOA SH , a Cloak . Three Weeks ; This is the
DOCK, to lie with a ters
Twenty-firſt Order of Can
The Word is alſo
Woman . The Cull Docks.
the Dell in the Darkmans ; ueſed for Mad-men .
the Rogue lay with the DOSE , Burglary , a
Wench allNight. breaking open a Houſe,
DOCTOR , a falſe Die Lock , Door , dc . as , He
that will run but two or is caſt for Felon and Dose ; 1
three Chances. They put i. e. found Guilty of
the Doctor upon him ; they Felony andYBurglary . K
cheated him with falle DOUD , an ugly,
Dice . Hence any noted coarſe , hard favoured
Cheat or Impoſtor , or Woman. She is a meer
any tricking Tradeſman Doudy , that is , very
or Gameſter is often called ugly .
DOCTOR . DOWN -HILLS, Dice
DOG’D,follow'd cloſe, that run low .
way -laid, & c. He play'd DOXIES , She-beggars,
me a Dog - trick ; He did Trulls,Wenches ,Whores
bafely and dirtily by me. The Twenty-fifth Rank of
DOLL , a wooden Canters , being neither
Block ; a Child's Baby . Maids, Wives, nor Wi
DOLTISH , Fooliſh . dows , and will, for good
DOLT HEAD, or Vi&tuals, or a ſmall piece
DOLT, a Fool . of Money ,proſtitute their
DOMERARS , or Bodies, protesting they
DROMMER AŘS , never did fo before, and
Rogues , pretending to that meer Neceflity then
have had their Tongues oblig'd them to it ( tho’
cut out, or to be born common Hackneys).They
Dumb and Deaf, who are yery dextrous at pick
artificially turning the ing Pockets (in the A&ti
Tip of their Tongues in on ) and ſo barbarous as
often
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->ften to murder the Chil- diſappoint their wicked
Toat , Iren thus got . Schemes and Projects.
making DRAB , a Whore, or DRILL , to draw in,
20 letSlut ; a dirty Drab, a very and intice by degrees.
of taſty Slut. DRIPPER , a fort of
of who' DRAG , a Fox's Tail. Clap , or venereal Gleet.
Fily, He DRAGG’D , through DROMEDARY , a
DumbtheHorſe-pond or Bog -houſe. heavy, bungling Thief or
Tes,BeBailiffs and Sergeants, Rogue. You are a purple
-'s the who preſumed to arreſt Dromedary ; .You are a
Can.
allo
any Body within the Bungler or adull Fellow
Verge of the Court-royal, ' at Thieving .
.
' the Precincts of the Inns DROMMERARS.See
ary,, of Court , or the late DOMERARS.
Hou Mint, and other pretended DROPPERS . Vide
as, Privileged Places, were SWEETNERS .
d DH wont to be ſo ſerved . DROP a Cog, to let fall
lty DRAGG’D up, as the ( with Deſignto draw in
ty . Rakes call it, educated or and Cheat ) a Piece of
1. brought up . Gold ; alſo the Piece it.
Vor DRAWERS , Stock- felf.
ens . DROP in his Ey, al
DRAW - Latches, the moſt drunk .
Fifty- ferrenthe Order of the DRUMBELO , a dull,
5,1 Canting Tribe of Rogues. heavy Fellow. A meer
This Band of Varlets Drumbelo, a very Slug .
were formerly the Fourth DRY- Bob , a ſmart or
ancient Order of Vilains, ſharp Repartee .
and were accuſtom'd to DRY -Boots, a ſly, cloſe
Plunder and Rob in the cunning Fellow .
Country , where formerly DUB, a Pick-lock Key.
a Latchwas the only Fala DUB, the Gigger, open
tening to a Door , before the Door . We'l firike it
theFrequency of this Sort upon the Dub, We will rob
of Robbery, and the In- that Place .
creaſe of the Villains, who DUBBER , a Picker of
practis'd on the honeſt Locks .
Security of the poor A DUCE, Two-peace .
Country Farmers , c . DUDDS , Cloaths or
made Bólts, Bars, Chains, Goods. Rúm dudds; fine
6. hardly fufficient to or rich Cloaths or Goods.
DUDD ,
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DUDD-Cheats , wonne ,
Cloathsand thingsſtollen .
Abram Cove has wonne ( or
bit ) Rum dudds ; the poor
Fellow has ſtollen very
coftly Cloaths.
E
DUM - found, to beat
foundly . I dumfounded the
fawcy Raſcal; I bang'd his AGLE , the winning
Back tightly, till he was Gameſter .
not able to ſpeak. EARNEST , Part or
DUNAKER , a Stealer Share. Tip me my Earneſt,
of Cows, or Calves , 60. Give me my Snack or
"The Forty -third ¡ Order of Dividend .
Villains. EASY , facile , ſupple,
DUDDERING Rake, a pliable, manageable . He
thundering Rake, or of is an eaſy Cull, very ſilly
the firſt Rank, one devil- or foft. An eafy Mort,
iſhly lewd . a forward or coming
DUP , to enter, or Wench . Make the Cull
open the Door : Dup the ealy , Gagg him , that
Ken, Enter the Houſe . he may make no Noiſe ;
Dup the Boozing Ken and ſometimes uſed for mur
booz a Gage, Go into the dering a Perſon robbed;
Ale -houſe and drink a for fear of Diſcovery.
Pot . EBB -water , when there
DUST, Money ; Down is but little Money in the
with your Duft, Depoſite Pocket ,
your Money , pay, your EDGE ; as, Fal Back ,
Reckoning. Allo , in an , fall Edge ; i. e. At all Ada
other Senie, Duft it away , ventures ; uſed to expreſs
is as much as to lay, Drink a villainous and daring
quick about. Reſolution for Miſchief,
DUTCH -Reckoning, or whatever may be the
Alte-mall , a verbal or Conſequence .
lump Accompt, without TO EDGE, or, as 'tis
Particulars ; as brought vulgarly call'd , To EGG
in at Sponging-Houſes, at one on ; to ſtimulate,
Bawdy-Houſes, and other provoke, puſh forwards,
ſuch like Places of ill to ſharpen, or whet on
Repute. for Milchief.
Neft
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Neft- EGG , as, to leave skulks, lurks at, or lies
a Nelt-Egg, to have always under his Neighbour's
a Reſerve to come again, Window or Door, to hear
doc. what is ſaid , and report
ELBOW -Shaker, as , He it.about ; alio a Villain
lives by faking his Elbow ; that lurks about the
a Gameſter or Sharper ; Doors of Houſes , to
one that lives only by watch his Opportunity
Gaming . to rob or ſteal.
ELF, little . EWE, or, The white
EMPTY , as, 'The Cull Ewe, a Top -woman among
looks Empty; or, 'Tis all the Canting Crew ; very
Empty : A CantingWord to Beautiful.
ſignify, by an Intelligen- EXPEDIENT, a ready
cer, that the Perion or Shift or Trick to deliver
Houſe has not the Riches one from any Difficulty.
reported, or is not worth or Danger near at hand.
attempting.
ENGLISH - Čane , an
Vaken Planit .
ENGLISH -Manufa &ture,
i Ale, Beer, or Cyder :
EQUIP , to furniſh F
- out .
EQUIPT, rich ; alſo
having new Cloaths. Will TACER , a Bumper
equipt , plump in the without Lip - rooni.
Pocket, or very full of FACTITIOUS, Bodies
- Money ; alſo very well made by Art, as Glals,
dreſt. The Cu ll equipt me Paper, and all Compound
with a Bracc of Meggs, The or made Metals, as Braſs ,
Gentleman furnith'd me Steel, Pewter , Lattin ,
with a Couple of Guineas. & c.
ERIFFS, Canary -birds FADGE, as, It won't
Two Years old ; from fadge or do.
.
whence, iii a Canting Senje, FAG , to Beat ; as, Fag
it is taken for Rogues juſt the Bloſs, Bang theWench ;
1 initiated , and beginning Fag the Fen , Drub the
to practile. Whore. Whence,
EVES, Hen -Rooſts. FAGG’D , beaten ,
EVES-Dropper, one that thraſh'd , cudgella .
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FAGGOT, to bind FAULKNER , a Tum
Hand and Foot ; as Faggot bler, a Juggler, a Shewer
the Culls ; i. e. Bind the of Tricks, doc.
Men. FAYTORS , or FA.
FAGGOTS , Men TORS, The Second old
Müfter'd for Soldiers, Rank of the Canting
not
yet Lifted . Crew : A kind of Gyp
FÁIR -Rog-Buck, a Roe- fies, pretending to tell
Buck in the Fifth Year ; ' People their Fate or Deſti
in a Canting Senſe, a Wo. ny, or what they were
man in the Bloom of her born to , Now obſolete ;
Beauty . but rockon'd the Twenty
FALL - -board, fall ' on seventb Order of Canters .
and Eat heartily. Alfo FEAT , ſtrange, odd ;
to fall upon and beat, or alſo ufed fubftantively for
bruife or afſault . a Deed or Action ; as, He
FAMBLE - Cheats, Gold thought to have perform'd
Rings , or Gloves . ſtrange Feats ; He thought
FAMBLERS , a Spe- to have done great Mat.
cies of Villains that go ters .
up and down ſelling coun PEATS of Ativity ,
terfeit Rings, bo. Exerciſe, orAgility of Bo
FAMBLES, Rings ; dy in Tumbling, turning
the Hands are alſo called through a. Hoop, Rum
Fambles. ning , Leaping,Vaulting ,
FAMGRASP , toa- Wreſtling ; Pitching of
gree or make up a Diffe- the 'Bar, Quoiting, drc .
rence. Famgraſp the Cove, Alfo Slights of Hand,,
to agree with the Adyer- ": Tricks; Legerdemain ,
@c.
ary A MIL Y of Love, FEATHER - bed - lane,
Lewd Women, Whores ; any bad Road, but par
Allo a Se & . ticularly that Letwixt
FAMMS, Hands. Dunchurch and Daintry.
FARDEL , a Bundle . Tó leather his Neſt, to
"FARTING - Crackers , inrich'himfelf by indirect
Breeches. means , or at the Ex
FASTNER , a War- pence of others .
ta nt . FEINTING , or Falſi
JAST,NESSES, Boggs. fying, a Term in Fencing,
EAT, Rich , as, A Fat to deceive the Adversary ,
Crich Fellow . by
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by pretending to thruſt in hunted as Conies, by aa
one Place, and really do- little , fierce , red - eyed
ing it in another. Whence Beaft , called a Ferret ;
it is ufed , in a Canting Hence Ferret -sy'd : an
Senſe, for an Attempt of Eyes as red as a Ferret .
Villains on one part of a FETCH , à Trick or
Houſe , or Road , dr. Wheedle. A meer Fetch ,
when their chief Streſs that is far-fetched , or
or Attempt lies in ano- brought in by Head and
ther . Shoulders.
FEN, a Strumpet, ' or FIP , to beat ; fil the
Bawd , a common Proſti- Cove's Quarron in the Rum
tute ,
FENCE , to ſpend or pad, for the the
Bung. Beat LourMan
in his
in
lay,out. FencehisHog , to the High -way for the
fpendhis Shilling. Money in his Þurfe.
& FENCE, is alſo a FIDDLE , a Writ to
Receiver and Securer of Arreſt .
Stollen Goods . FIDDLE -faddle , meer
FENCING Cully , the ſilly Stuff, or Nonſenſe ;
ſame. idle , vain Diſcourſe.
FENCING - Ken , the FIDLERS-Pay, Thanks
Magazine, or Warehouſe, and Wine.
where Stollen Goods are FILCH , to Steal ; alſo
fecured . a Staff, of Aſh or Hazel,
FERME , a Hole . with a Hole through ,
FERMERLY - Beggars, and a Spike at the bot
all thoſe that have not tom , to pluck Cloaths
the Sham - fores or Cleymes from a Hedge or any
FERRET, a Pawn thing out of a Caſement,
broker, or Tradeſman that FILCHERS, the Vik
fells Goods to young Un- laivis uſing ſuch a Staff ;
thrifts, upon Truſt at ex. the ſame with ANGLERS;
ceflive Rates , and then which fee .
hunts them without Mera FILCHING - Cove
1
cy, and often throws a Man - Thief.
them into Gaol, where FILCHING - Mort
a
they periſh , for his Debt. Woman - Thief.
FERRETED , Cheated ; TO FILE, to Rob, os
alſo driven out of Holes Cheat.
and lurking Places , and
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The FILE, or Bung- FLAM , a Trick or

wipper ( as this ſort of Sham Story.
Villains were formerly FLANDERS- Fortures,
called ) Pick-pockers, who of ſmall Subſtance.
generally go in Company FLANDERS - Pieces ,
with a ' Rogue, called a Pictures that look fair at
Bulk or Bulker, whoſe Bu- a ' Diſtance, but coarſer
fineſs ' tis to joſtle thePer- near ar Hand .
fon againſt theWall, while FLAP - DRAGON , a
the File picks his Pocket ; Clap or Pox .
and that he may not be FLASH , a Periwig.
Jerected with the Money Rum Flaſh , à long, full,
dr Booty upon him , he high-priz'd Wig . Qucar
generally gives it to an Flaſh ,' a forry weather
Adam -tiler , who fcower's beaten Wig, not worth
off with it. Their Mar- Stealing, fit only to put
kets are Fairs, Crowds, on a Poie, or dreſs a Scare .
Churches, and all Places Crow .
of Publick Refort. They FLASH-Ken, a Houſe
where Thieves. ule, and
are alſo called Diyers, and ,
by way of Excellence, are connived at.
Rum - Divers , and are FLAW'D , Drunk.
reckon'd the Thirty- fifth FLEECE, to Rob ,
Order of Rogues. Plunder or Strip .
FILE - Cloy, a Pick- FLESH - Broker , 2

pocket, Thiet or Rogue Match - maker ; alſo a

the ſame as FILE . Bawd ; between whom is
FILLUP ; as, to give but little Difference, for
Nature a Fillup ; to give they both ( uſually ) take
a Looſe to Women or Money .
Wine.. FLIBUSTIERS, Wella
FIRE - Ship, a Pockey Indian Pirates, or Bucka
Whore. neers, Free-booters.
FIRKIN of foul Stuff,a FLICKER , a Drinking
very homely, coarte, cor- Glaſs. Flicker fnapt, the
pulent Woman . Glafs is broken . : Nim the
1 FLAG , a Groat ; The Blicker, Steal the Glaſs .
Flag of Defiance is out, Rum Flicker, a large Glais
( among the Tarrs) the or Rummer. Qucer Ilick
Fellow's Face is very er, a Green , or ordinary.
red , and he is drunk. Gials.
FLICK
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FLICKING , to cut, FLUSH in the Pocket,
cutting, as, Flick mefome full of Money. The Call
Panam and Calan ; Cut me is Fluſs in the rob, The
ſome Bread and Cheeſe. Spark's Pocket is well
And, Flick the Peter , cutlin'd with Money :
off the Cloak -Lag or Port- FLUSTER'D , Drunk ,
manteau . 7
-- FLUTE, the Recorder
FLOGG , tó Whip . of London , Or of any
FLOGG'D, feverely other Town.
Laſh'd . FLYERS, Shoes .
FLOGGʻD at the Tume $ FLYING - Camps, Beg
bler, Whipt at the Cart's gars plying in - Bodies at
Arte . Funerals.
FLOGGING , a naked FOB;a Cheat or Trick ;
Woman's whipping with alſo a little Poeket.
Rods an old (ulually ) FOB of, Nily to cheat
and ( ſometimes) a young or deceive.
Lerchef. The Prancer drevo FOG , Smoke.
the Queer - Cove, at the FOGUS , Tobacco .
Crop - pin of the Rotan , Tip me'n Gage of Fogus,Give
through the Rum Pads of the meaRipe of Tobacco.
Rumvile, and was Fløggildi FOOL's Coat or Colours
by the Rum -Cove, i.eaMotley of incongruous
The Rogue was dragg’d Colours too neat a Kin
3 at the Carr's-tail through to match, as -Red and
the chief Streets of Lone Yellow, which is the
os
don , and was foundly Fool's Coat with us; as
OS
whipt by the Hangman . Blue and Green is with
FLOGGING -Cove, the the Frenchi . A Fool's Coar
Beadle, or Whipper in a Tulip 10 cailed , ſtriped
Bridewl, or any fuch with Red and Yellow .
24 Place . FOOTMAN's -Miwnd ,
FLOGGING -Cully, an an artificial Sore made
old Leteber, whe , to fti- with enllack'd Lime; Soap
mulate himſelf to Vene. and the Ruft of oleh
ry , caufes him felt to be Iroll, on the Baek of me
Whipp'd with Rods. Beggar's Hand, as ifharc
FLOGGING -Stoke, d by the Bite or Kick of
Whipping -poft. Horie.
1
FLORENCE ; a Wench- FOOT - Pads; or LOW
that is couz'd and utiled . Pods ; the Porry- fourth Orbe
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der of Villains; generally FOREBODING - Signs,
a bloody and merciles Tokens, or Preſages of it
Crew of Villains,who rob Luck ; as, Spilling of the
on Foot, ſome of them Salt ; & Haré's croſſing the
uſing longPoles orStaves , Way ; Croaking ofRavens ;
with an Iron Hook at the Screiching of Screich -Owls :
End, with which they ej- Or, of ill Weather, ei.
ther pull Gentlemen from ther natural Signs or ar
their Horſes , or knock tificial ; as, Aches, Corns ,
them down : At other Cry of a Peacock, Was
Times, they skulk under ter -Galls, Weacher -Glai
Hedges or behind Banks ſes, &c.
in the Road , and ſudden- FOREMAN ofthe Jury ,
ly, ſtarting out from their one that engroſſes all the
Covert, one leizes the Talk to himielf.
Bridle , while the other FORESTALL , to ana
diſmounts the Paſſenger, tedate oranticipate.
and 10 rob, and often FORK , a Pick -pocket .
murder him . The Fields Let's fork him ;.Let us
about the Suburbs of the Pick that Man's Pocket,
City in the Winter Seaſon the neweſt and moſt dex
cspecially, are very much trous Way : It is, to
pelter'd with these Var- thruſt the Fingers, ſtrait,
lets, who: often lipe the ſtiff, open and very quick
Ditches, doc. and by a into the Pocker, and ſo,
Whiſtle give Notice to cloſipg, them , hook what.
one another, to begin the can be held terween them ...
Attack, 0h. Nay , the FORK is alſo uſed for.
very Streets of London, a , Spendthrift, one that
and behind the Cathedral [ catters Abroad ; as, Fork:
of St. Paul's particularly , is often Rake's. Heir ; or,
have not been free from After a ſcraping Father.
the Attempts of these comesa ſcattering Son .
Villains ; and Lincoln's- FORLORN - Hopelofing
lun -Fields, Leiceſter -Fields , Gameſters.
and the ſeveral Squares FORTUNE - Hunters
and open Places in and Iriſhmen , Purſuers of rich ,
about London and Weftmin . Heireffes, &c. to obtain
fer, have been , and are them in Marriage. À
till, frequentlythe Scenes Creatute of Fortune, one
of their accurled Enter that lives by his Wits .
prizes. A Sóla
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A Soldier of Fortune, the Charity of well-diſpoſed

Heir of his own Right People , eſpecially in the
Hand , as the Spaniards call Country :
him . A Gameter of For- FREAK , a Whim or
tune; one that lives by Maggot,
ſhaking his Elbow . He FREAKISH ,Fantaſtic , -
has made bis Fortune, he Whimfical, Capricious.
has got a good Eſtate. FREE -Booters, Lawleſs
FORTUNE - Tellers, the Robbers, and Plunderers ;
Judgesof Life and Death , alſo Soldiers ſerving for
10 called by the Canting that Privilege without
Crew ; the leveral Species Pay ; Inroaders.
of Gypſies, Aftrologers, Phy- FREEHOLDER , he
fiognomiſts , Chiromancers, whoſe Wife goes with
&c . him to the Ale - houſe .
FOUNDLING ,a Child FREEZE, a thin, ſmall,
dropt in the Streets for hard Cyder , much us'd by
thePariſh to keep . Vintners and Coopers in
FOX, a ſharp cunning parting their Wines, to
Fellow . Alto Drunk ; lower the Price of them ,
as , He has caught a Fox , and to advance their
he is very Drunk . Gain . A Freezing Vintner ,
FOX'D, Drunk. a Vintner that Balder
FOY, a Farewel or daſhes his Wine.
taking Leave; uſually a FRENCH Gout, the
parting Glaſs . To pay his Pox . A Blow with A ,
Foy ; To make his Friends French Faggot-flick, when
Merry, before he leaves the Ņofe is fallen by the
-them . Pox .
FOYL - Cloy, Vide FILE- FRENCHIFIED ,
CLOY . Clapt or Poxt.
FOYST , a Cheat a FRESH -man, a Novice
Rogue ; alſo a cloſe ſtrong either in the Univerſity,
Stink , without Noile or or among Canters.
Report. FRIGOT well-rigz'd, a
FRATERS , the Eighth Woman well drelt and.
Order of Cantors , ſuch as genteel .
beg with ſham Patents or FRIPPERY , old
Briefs for Spirals, Priſons, Cloaths.
Fires , Inundations, boca FROE , for Vrowe,
impoſing thereby on the (Dutch ) à Wife, Miſtreſs,
Or
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or Whore . Bruſh to your A Staunch PUND,

Froe (or Elofs) and wheedle good Security.
for Crap, Whip to your FUNK , Tobacco
Miftrets, and ſpeak her Smoak ; alſo a ſtrong
fair to give, or lend you Smell or Stink . What a
fome Money . Funk here is ! What a thick
FROG - Landers, Dutch- Smoak of Tobacco is here!
men . Here's a horridFunk , Here's
FROLICKS, lewd or a great Srink .
merry Pranks, pleaſant FURBISH -up, to ſcrub
Rambles, and mad Vaga- up , to ſcowre or refreſh
ries. old Armour, & c. He is:
FRUMMAGEMM’D , mightily Furbiſh'd up on a
choaked , ſtrangled , or ſudden, when a Man , not .
hang’d. accuſtom'd to wear fine
FRUMP, a dry Bob,or. Cloaths, gets a good Suit
Jeft. on his Back .
FUBBS , a loving, fond FUR -Men , Aldermen .
Word uted to prerry lita FUSSOCKS , as , Ameer.
tle Children and Won Fuſocks, a lazy, fatWench .
men . A fat Filocks, a fulfam ,
FUDDLE ‫ ;ܕ‬Drink . fat, ſtrapping Woman .
This is Rum Tudale, This FUSTILUGGS, a ful
is excellent Tipple. fom , Leaſtly, naſty Wo
FUDDLE - Cap , a man ..
Drunkard .
FUN , à Cheat , or
fippery Trick ; what, da
you fun me? Do you tbink
to Sharp or Trick me ? He
put the Fun.upon the Cull ;
he fharp'd the Felow . 1. G
Funnd him , I was too hard
for him, I out-witted or ' ADDING.Golips,
rook'd hini. way-goingWonen,
FUN ,is alſo ufed for Fidging and Fisking.
backliag
the . P'll kick every wherc .
your Fein ; GAG , to put Iron Pixes
Your Breech . Likewife into the Mouths of the
for
2
Game or Diverfion ; Robled , to hinder them.
57 We hadi rare fun with from crying out:
him .. GAGE ,
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GAGE, a Por or Pipe . GAUME . See PALM
Tip me a Gag , Give me a GEARS , Rigging or
Bot or Pipe, or, Hand hi- Accoutrements , Head
ther the Pot or Pipe . gear the Linnen or Dreſs
GAMBOLS, as, Chrift- of the Head . In his Geart,
mas Gambols , Merry Fro- ready Rigg'd ' or Dreft.
licks or Pranks . Out of his Gears, Out of
GAME, Bubbles drawn Kelter, or out of Sorts.
in to be cheated ; alſo at GEE ; as, It won't Gee,
b a Bawdy - houſe , lewd it won't hit , or go .
1 -Women . Have ge any GELT, or Gilt, Mo
Game, Mother ? Have ye ney . There is no Gelt to be
any Whores , Miſtrels- got ; Trading is very
Rawd ? And , in another dead.
2 Senſe, What, you game ine ? GENTRY - Cove, a
V Do you jeer me, or pre- Gentleman .
tend to expoſe me, or GENTRY - Cove-ken , a
make a May - game of Nobleman's or Gentle
CA7 me ? man's Houſe .
h. GAMESOME , Wan- GENTRY - Mort, a
1, ton , Frolickſome, Play- Gentlewoman .
ful.. GEORGE, a Half
1. GAN, a Mouth . Crown piece . He tipt me
0 GANNS, the Lips. Forty Georges for my Ear
GANG , an ill Knot or neft ; He paid me Five
Crew of Thieves, Pick- Pounds for my Share or
pockets or Miſcreants. Snack .
GANG , uſed adjective- GIBBERISH , the
ly , alſo ſignifies, To go. Canting Tongue,orJargon .
GAOL
' ERS - Coach , a GIG , a Nole ; allo a
Hurdle . Woman's Privities. Sni
GAPE - Seed , whatever chil the Gig , Fillip the
the gazing Crowd idly Fellow on the Noſe. A
ftares and gapesafter ; as young Giz, a wanton Laſs .
Pupper -lhews, Rope-dan- GIGGER , à Door.
7
cers, Monſters and Moun- Dub the Gigger, that we
tebanks ; any thing to may ravage the Ken ; ine.
feed the Eye. Open the Door with the
-1 GARNISH - Money , Pick -lock , that we may
12
what is cuſtomarily ſpent go in and Rob the
among the Priſoners at Houſe .
first coming in. GIG ,
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GIGLERS, wanton GINNY, an Inſtru .
Women. Gigling, Laugh- ment to lift up a Grate ,
ing loud and long . the better to teal what
GILL , a.Quartern ( of is in the Window .
Brandy, Wine, 6c . ) alfo - GLAVER , to Fawn
a homely Woman. Every and Flatter. A glavering
Jack must have his Giú . Fellom , a falſe flattering
There's not fo ordinary a Fellow .
Gil , but there's as foring a GLAZE , a Win
Jack . dow .
GILLFLURT , a proud GLAZIER , one that
Minks ; alſo a Slut or creeps in at Calements,
ows
light Houſewife. or unrips Glaſs-Wind
GILT, or Run -dubber, to Filch and Steal. - The
a Pickloek, ſo called from Fifty-ſeventh Order of Vil.
Gilt, a key ; Many of lains.
them are fo expert, that GLAZIERS , Eyes.
from a Church Door, to The Cove has Rum Glaziers;
the ſmalleſt Cabinet or That Rogue has excellent
Trunk, they will find Eyes, or an Eye like
means to open it. They Cat.
generally pretending Buſi- GLIB , Smooth , withio
nefs of Secrecy, covet to out a Rub. Glib-tongu'd,
go up Stairs with their voluble, ready or nima
Company, in a Publick- ble -tongu'd.
Houſe or Tavern, and GLIM a Dark -Lan
then prying about, open thorn uled in robbing
any Door, Trunk or ( a . Houſes ; alſo to burn in
binet that they think will the Hand. Als, If the Cull
afford them Booty, and to was Glimm'd , be
he u gang to
$
march off. The Fifty- the Nub ; i.e. If che Fel
third frder of Villains .
low has been burnt in the
GIMCRACK , afpruce Hand ; he'll be hang'd
Wench ; alſo a Bauble or now .
Toy . GLIMFENDERS,
GIN , a Snare or Nooſe, Andirons. Rum Glima
GINGER Bread , Mo- fenders, Silver Andirons.
ney: GLÍMFLASHY , an .
GINGERL
foftly , eaſily
Y, gently, Cul
gry isorGlimfially,
in a Paſſion. The
the Fel
GINGUMBOBS, Toys low is in aHeat.
or Baubles. GLIM .
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GLIMJACK , a Link- GOOD Fellow , a Pot
Boy . Companion or Friend of
GLIMMER , Fire . the Bottle .
GLIMMERER , the GOOSE , or Gooſe-cap,
1 Twenty -ſecond Rankof the a Fool. Findfault with a
Canting Tribe, begging fat Gooſe ; i. é. without a
with Sham Licences, pre- Caufe . Go Shoe thé Gooſe.
tending to Loffes by Fire, fie upon Pride when Geefé go
oc. Bare - legg'd. He'll be
GLIMSTICK , a Mon among the Geeſe when
Candle - ſtick . Rum Glim- the Gander is gone, or a
ſticks, Silver Candleſticks. Man before his Mother,
$ Queer Glimſticks, Braſs, A Taylor's Goole roasted , a
le Pewter or Iron Candle- Red -hot ſmoothing Iron ,
ſticks. to cloſe the Seams. Hot )
GOADS, thoſe that and beavy, like a Taylor's
S wheedle in Chapmen for Gooſe, applied to a palli
3, Horſe - courfers. onate Coxcomb .
19 GOAT , a Letcher , or GOREE , Money , but
very Laſcivious Perfon . chiefly Gold .
GOATISH , Letche . GRAFTED , made a
he Tous, Wanroil, Luftful. Cuckold of.
GOB , the Mouth'; alfow GRANNAM , Corn .
14 a Bit or Morſel ; hence GRANNAM -Gold, old
Gobbets, now in uſe for hoarded Coin .
little Bits ; Gift of the GRAPPLE, to cloſe in
Gob , a wide, open Mouth ; Fiſticuffs or Fighting ;
alſo a good Songfter, or oppos'd to Combating at
Singing-Mafter. Arms- End .
GOBBLER , a Turkey- GREEN -Bag, a Law
Cock . yer .
GOING tipon the Dub ; GREEN -Gown , a
d Breaking a Houſe with throwing of young Laſſes
Picklocks. on the Grats, and kifling
5. GOLD -Droppers,Sweet- them .
ners, Chears, Sharpers. GREEN -Head, a very
5. GOLD - Tinch, he that raw Novice, or unexpe
1 has often a Purle of Gold " rienc'd Fellow .
in his Fob : GRIG , a Farthing ;
GOLD - Finders, Empti- A merry Grig, a merry,
ers of Jakes or Houtes - Fellow . Not # Grig did
of Office. be
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he tip me , Not a Farthing GUN - Powder , an old
would be give nie . Woman .
GRINDERS , Teeth . GUSSIT . Vide BRO
The Cove has Rum Grinders, THER GUSSIT .
The Rogue has excellent GUT - founder'd , ex
Teeth . ceeding Hungry.
GROPERS,blind Men . GUTLING , Eating
GROUND - Sweat , a much . A gutling Fellow ,
Grave. a great Eater .
GRUB , to Eat, to GUTS , a very fat,
Dine , & c. allo Vi&tuals. groſs Perſon .
GRUB - Street News , GUTTER - Lang, the
falſe, forg'd News. Throat.
GRUM, the ſame as TING “ an Houſe ,
GUTTING
riffing it, clearing it .
Grim , Stern or Fierce .
GRUMBLING of the GUTTING an Oyſter,
Gizzard , Murmuring , eating it.
Muttering , Repining , GUZZLE , Drink .
Relenting. GUZZLING, Drink
GRUNTER, a Sucking ing much .
Pig . GYBE , or JYBE, any
CRUNTING -Cheat, a writing or pais ſealed ;
Pig, alſo a Jerk , a Jeer.
RUNTING -Peck, GYB'D , Jerkt, or
Pork . GYBING , jeering or
GUGA WS, Toys, jerking:
Trifles . GYPSIES, though ,
GULL , a Cheat. ranked as the Fifty -eighth
GULL'D , cheated, Order of Canters, often
rookt, ſharp d times include all the reſt,
GULL - Gropers, a By- and were the original In
Itander that lends Money · ventors and principal
to the Gamefters . Profeſſors of the Ganting
GUN , as , He's in the Gibberiſh. They endea
Gun ; He's in Liquor . vour to perſuade the Ig
As Sure as a Gun , or cocka norant, that they derive
jure. Out of Gun -fbor ; their Origin from the
aloof from Danger, or Egyptians, a People here
out of Harm's way. Gun, ' tofore very famous for
alſo ſignifies a Lye. Aftronomy, Natural Magick,
GUNDIGUTS, a fat the Art ofDivination , doc.
purfy Fellow . and
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and therefore are great is dictated to him by one
Pretenders to Fortune- of the moſt experienc'd .
telling. To colour their
Impoftures, they artifici. " I Crank - Cuffin do
ally diſcolour their Faces, " ! ſwear to be a True
and rove up and down the “ Brother, and will , in all
Country in a Tatterde- Things, obey the Com
mallion Habit, deluding mands of the great
the Ignorant Vulgar, and “ Tawny Prince, and keep
oftenſtealing from them “ his Counſel, and not
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what is not too hot for divulge the Secrets of
their fingers , or too my Brethren .
heavy to carry off. " I will never leave
It is the Cuſtom of nior forſake this. Coma
theſe Wretches to ſwear pany, but obſerve and
all that are admitted into keep all the Times of
their Fraternity , by a Appointment, either by
Form, and Articles an- Day or by Night, in
! nexed to it, adminiſtred any Place whatſoever.
by the Principal Maunder I will not teach any
or Roguiſh Strowler , and " one to Cant; nor wilt
which they generally ob " I diſcloſe ought of our
ſerve inviolably . The Myſteries to them , al
Manner of admitting a though they Flogg me to
new Member, together Death .
with the ſaid Oath and " I will take myPrince's
Articles, take as follow . Part againſt all that
“ fhall oppoſe him , or
The Name of the Per- any of us, according
ſon is firſt demanded , and to the utmoſt of my
a Nick-name is then given " . Ability ; Nor will
him in its ſtead, by which " ſuffer him , or any be
he is ever after called , " longing to us, to be
and in Time , his other “ abuled by any ftrange
Name is quite forgotten . " Abrams,Rufflers, Hookers,
Then , ſtanding up in the Palliards, Swadlers, Iriſh
middle of the Fraternity , “ Tayls, Swig -men , Whip
and directing his Face to Jacks, Jark -men , Bawdy
the Dimber -Damber , or Baskets Dommerars ,
Prince of the Gang , he Clapperdogeons , Patria
ſwears in this Manner, as coes or Curtals, but will
F dea
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defend him or them as or Drink, to make them
“ much as I can againſt ſelves merry on the Oc
any other Outlyers caſion . As for Peckage, or
66 whatever. Eatables, they can pro
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3 I will not conceal cure it without Money ;
“ ought I win out of Lib- for while ſome are ſent
" kens, or from the Ruff-, to break the Ruffmans, or
inans ; but will pre- Woods and Buſhes, for
“ ſerve it for the Ule of Firing, others are de
" the Company : tach'd , to filch Geefe ,
“ Laſtly , I will cleave Chickens , Hens, Ducks
" to my Doxy Wap ſtiffly, or Mallards, and Pigs.
" and will bring her Their Morts are their
" Duds, Margery . Pra- Butchers, who prefently
ters,Goblers , Grunt. make bloody Work with
ing Cheats, or Tibs of what living Things are
the Buttery, or any brought them , and ha
" thing elſe I can come ving made Holes in the
at, as Winnings for her Ground , under ſome re
“ Wapping; mote Hedge in an ob
fcure Place, they make a
The Canters have, it a Fire , and broil or boil
feems, a Tradition, that their food , and when ' tis
from the Three firſt enough, fall to Work,
Articles of this Oath, Tooth and Nail, and ha
the firſt Founders of ving eaten more like
a certain Boaſtful Wor- Beaſts than Men , they
fhipful Fraternity , who drink more like Swine
pretend to derive their than human Creatures
Origin from the ear- entertaining one another
lieft Times , borrow'd all the Time with Songs
of them , both the Hint in the Canting Dialect,
and Form of their Eſta- which the Reader will
bliſhment. And that their find at the End of this
pretended Derivation Vocabulary,
from the firſt Adam , is As they live, ſo they
a Forgery , it being only . lye, together. promiſcu
from the firſt Adam Tiler. ouſly , and know not how
See ADAM TILER . to claim a Property either
At the Admiflion of a in their Goods or Chil
new Brother, a general dren, and this generalIn
Stock is raiſed for Booze, tereſt
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tereſt ties. them more and as that is never heard
firmly together, than if of more by the true Mo
all their Rags were twiſt- ther and Family , ſo the
ed into . Ropes to bind Diſgrace iskept concealed
them indiſſolubly,from a from the World , and if
Separation; which de- the Child lives, it never
teſtable Union is farther knows its Parents.
conſolidated by the a
bove Oath .
They ftrowl up and
down all Summer -time in
Droves, and dextrouſly
pick Pockets , while they
are telling of Fortunes ; H
and the Money, Rings,
Silver - Thimbles , oc . ABBERDASHER of
which they get, are in- HA Nouns and Pronouns,
ftantly convey'd from one a Schoolmaſter or Uſher.
Hand, to another, till HAB-NAB , at a ven
the remoteſt Perſon of ture ,unſight, unſeen ,
the Gang, who is not hit or miſs .
ſuſpected, becauſe they HACK and Hue, to cut
come not near the Perſon in Pieces .
robbed , gets Pofleffion of HACKS or Hackneys,
it, ſo that in the ſtricteſt Hirelings .
Search ,'tisalmoſt impoffi- HACKE Y -Whores,
ble to recover it, while common Proſtitutes.
the Wretches with Im- HACKNEY -Horſes, to
let to any Body.
precations, Oaths and beHACK
Proteſtations , diſclaim Scribler
NEY - s,
the Thievery. That by poor Hirelings, merci
which they are ſaid toget nary Writers .
the moſt Money,is , when HACKUM, a Fight
young Gentlewomen of ' ing Fellow . See CAP
good Families and Repu- TAIN HACKUM .
HADDUMS, The Spark
ration have happen'd to
be with Child before hasbeen at Haddums; He
Marriage, a round Sum is Clapt or Poxt .
is often beſtow'd among HALEBORD,Six
the Gypſies, for ſome one Pence .
Mort to take the Child ;
F2 HALF
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HALF a Hog , Six- HARMANS , the
Pence . Stocks .
HALF an Ounce, Half- HARMANBECK ,
a - Crown . a Beadle .
HALF Seas over , al- HARPERS . See
moſt drunk . BLIND HARPERS .
HAMS , Breeches . HARRIDAN , one
HAMLET, a High- that is Half aWhore,Half
Conſtable . a Bawd ; alſo a Notorious
HAMPER"D, caught Shrew, or noify old Wo
in a Noofe , intangled , man.
HARTFORDSHIRE
or imbaraſſed in an intri-
cate Affair. Kindneſs, Drinking to the
HANDY - Blows, Fifty- fame Man again .
cuffs. HATCHE T -Fac'd ,
HANG -it-up, ſpeaking hard favour'd , homely .
of the Reckoning at a HATCHES ; as , Under
Bowling- ken , when the the Hatches, in Trouble ,
Rogues are obliged , for or Priſon .
want of Money, to run HAVOCK, Waſte,
on Tick . Spoil . They made fad
HANK , He has a Hank Havock ; They deſtroy'd
upon him ; He has an Ad- all before them.
' vantage , or will make HAWK , a Sharper .
him do what he pleaſes. HAWKERS , Retail
HANKER after, to News-Sellers .
long or wiſh for. HAWKING, going a
HANKTELO, a filly bout Town and Country ,
Fellow , a meer Cods- with Scotch Cloth , c .
head . or News Papers,
HANS-en - kelder, Jack HAZLE -Geld, to beat
in the Box, the Child in any one with á Hazle
the Womb, or a Health Stick or Plant.
to it. HEAD -Buly of the Pali,
HARE ; as, He has or Palage Bank, the Top
Iwallow'd
ry unk
a Hare, He is Tilter of that Gang ,
ve dr . throughout the whole
HARKING , Whiſper- Army , who demands
ing on one ſide to bor- and receives Contribution
from all the Paſs - Panks in
row Money.
HARMAN , a Con- the Camp .
Atable , HEAR
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HEARIN G -Cheats, Hackney Underling, an
Ears . Illiterate, Vagabond. See
HEARTS - Eaſe, a PATRICO .
Twenty Shilling Piece ; HEDGE- Tavern , or Ale .
alſo an ordinary ſort of Houſe , a Jilting, Sharp
Strong Water. ing Tavern , or Blind
t
HEART-whole,or pretty Ale-houſe.
Hearty, of good Courage HELL, the place where
or pert Spirit. the Taylors lay up their
HEATHEN Philoſopher, Cabbage, or Remnants,
a forry poor tatter'd Fel- which areſometimes very
low, whoſe Breech may large.
be ſeen through his HELL - born - Babe, a .
Pocket-holes . Lewd, Gracelets, Noto
HEAVE , to Rob . rious Youth .
HEAVE # Bough, to HELL - Cat, a very
rob a Houſe . lewd Woman .
7 HEAVER, the Breaſt. HELL - Driver, a Coach,
HEAVY, is either man .
groſs in Quantity, or HELL-Hound , a pro
ilow in Motion , becauſe fligate, lewd Fellow ... ::
ordinarily the one is not HELTER - Skelter , Pell.
without the other , and mell ; together by the
therefore we ſay , Heavy Ears .
Bodies move howly. HEMPEN -Widow , one
heavy Fellow , a dull, block- whoſe Husband was
ith Slug. hang'd.
HECTOR , a Vaporing , HEN -Hearted, Cowarda
Vi Swaggering Coward. ly , Fearful.
HEDGE, to ſecure a ' EN - Peckt Frigot ,
H
deſperate Bet, Wager or whoſe Commander and
Debt . By Hedge or by Officers are abſolutely
Stile, by Hook or by fway'd by their Wives .
Crook ; As common as the HENPECKT Husband ,
Hedges or Highways ; ſaid whoſe Wife wears the
of a Proſtitute or Strum. Breeches .
pet . HICK , any perſon of
HEDGE- Bird , a Scoun .. whom any Prey can be
drel or forry Fellow . made, or Booty taken
HEDGE - Creeper , a from ; alfo a filly Couna
Robber of Hedges. try Fellow ; a Booby .
HEDGE -Prieſt, a forry, F. 3 . HIDE
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HIDE - bound - Horſe, mong them , that the

whoſe Skin ſticks very ſtrongeſt and boldeſt ſeize
cloſe,and tight,likea Pud- firſt , the Weaker gene
ding Bag, uſually when rally bid Stand, and fall
Very Fat . in afterwards as Occaſion
HIDE-bound-Muſe, Stiff, requires . The Inſtructi
hard of Delivery . Sir J. ons given them , are, To
Suckling callid Ben. Johng catch the Bridle in the
ſon's fo . Left- Hand, and to have
HIGGLEDE - piggledy, the Sword or Piſtol in
all together, as Hogs and the Right, and, if Oppo
Pigs lie. ſition be made, or they
HIGH - Flyers, Impu- are likely to be over
B
dent, Forward, Loole, powered , to kill as faſt
Light Women ; allo bold as they can, and then,
Adventurers. either with Booty or
HIGHJIŅKS, a Play at without, to make off
Dice who drinks . with all Expedition ; and
HIGH -PADS , High- if they are purſued by
way -men, or Pully -Ruffins, an Hue-and -Cry, to con
the Thirteenth Order of Vil- ceal themielves in ſome
Lains, and the boldeſt of By-place, and let it paſs.
Before they by them .
all others .
commence, they furnish The beſt Methodsto be :
themſelves with good taken to avoid the At
Hortes, Swords, Piſtols, tacks of theſe Villains,
c.and,ſometimes ſingly, are, First, To conceal as.
but moſtly in Company, much as poffible the Time
commit their execrable you intend to begin your:
Robberies, They have journey, the Road you
& Vizor-Mask ,and two or deſign to take, and the
three Perukes ofdifferent Charge you ſhall have
Colours and Make, the about you.. For theſe
better to conceal them- Rogues have their Spies.
felves. When they meet in many Companies, elpe
a Prize upon the Road, cially at Publick Houſes,
they have a Watch -Word, br . who oftentimes také.
amongthemſelves , which Advantage of the Vain
is no looner pronounced , glorious Boafts and Indif
but every one falls on. cretions of Perſons, who
It is uſually the Rule a are apt to be too open in
theſe
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Particulars. 2dly, When Heads, being unwilling to
2 you come into your Inn, beviewed, it is an almoſt
diſcover nothing of your infallible Mark of a Higlou
Concerns or Intentions to way -man . Fifthly, If you
1 the Hoftler, Chamberlain , ride with a conſiderable
or even to the Landlord Charge, chufe rather to
0 himſelf. The Two firſt travel by Night than by
C are commonly bribed by Day ; for theſe Villains
a the High -Pads, and the take it for granted , that
1 laſt, in Expectation of a none will ride by Night,,
Share, or ofgood Store of that are worth Robbing ,
Money to be profuſely Beſides, the Highway -men
ſpent in his Houſe, will generally take up their
frequently, by pumping Inn betimes, to avoid the
you, get what Informa- Suſpicion of being deem
tion he can, and give In- ed what they are, and ta
telligence of it to the ken up accordingly . Sixth
High -Pad. Thirdly, Aflo- ly, Chuſe the By -Roads
PY ciate your ſelves not too when you travel, for High
1 eaſily with Strangers on way -men generally rob up
the Road , but rather en- on thoſe Roads which are
deavour to fhun ſuch as moſt beaten , that they
are too forward to preſs may have their Choice of
into your Company . If Booties or Prizes. And
you have a Sulpicion of laftly, If you are sor 6 in
S luch Company, lag a lit- Company , keep a confi
ES tle behind ; and if they derable Diſtance from one
halt alſo before, 'tis belt another , for they will be
1 to provide for your Safe- afraid to aſſault you ftrag
ty, as faft as you can . ling , left fome one or
Fourthly, Suſpect all thoſe more efcape, and fo raife
2 who diſguiſe themſelves the Country.
in any manner, by throw HIGH -Shoon, or Clouted
ing, a long Cloak over Shoon,
HIGHa Country Clown .
their Shoulders, wearing TETITY , a
a Vizor, falle Beards, G. Ramp or rude Girl.
or if they have not theſe HIGH Tide, when the
Diſguiſes, and yet appear Pocket is full of Money .
Luſpicious to you, look HOB , a plain Country
them full in the Face, and Fellow, or Clown ; allo
if they turn aſide their the Back of a Chimney .
HOBI
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HOBINAL, the fame. Grind -stone, to keep him
HOBBY, as Sir Poft- under, or tie him Neck
humus Hobby , one that and Heels in a Bargain .
draws on his Breeches HOLYDAY- Bowler, a
with a . Shoeing-horn į very bad Bowler. Holy
a Fellow that is Nice and day- Cloaths, the Beſt. Blind
Whimſical in the Set of Man's Holyday, when it is
his Cloaths . Night.
HO B - Nail, a Horfe . HONEY -Moon, the firſt
Shoe-Nail ; alſo a High- Month of Marriage.
soon or Country Clown. HOOD, the ancient
HOBSON's Choice,that Cover for Men's Heads,
or none. ( before the Age of Bon
HOCUS , diſguiſed in nets and Hats) being of
Liquor ; drunk. Cloth, button'd under the
HOCUS-Pocus, a Jug- Chin, not unlike a Monk's
gler thatſhews Tricks by Cowl. Two Faces under one
Slight of Hand. Hood , a Double Dealer .
HODGE, a Country HOOD -wink'd, Blind.
Clown, alſo Roger. folded or Bluffed .
HODMENDO DS, HOOF it, or beat it on
Snails in their Shells .
the Hoof, to walk on Foot ..
HODGE- podge ; See HOOKERS , the third
Нотсн - Ротсн. Rank of Canters ; alſo
HOG , a Shilling ; You Sharpers. See ANGLERS .
Darkman Budge, will you HOOKT,over-reached ,
Fenceyour Hog at the next Snapt, Trickt. Off the
Boozing -kon ? Do ye hear, Hooks, in an ill Mood, or
you Houſe- Creeper, will out of Humour. By Hook
you ſpend your Shilling or by Crook, by Fair Means
at the next Ale -houſe ? or Foul,
A meer Hog or Hoggiſh Fel . HOP -Merchant, a Dan
low , a greedy, covetous , cing -Maiter.
morolę Churi. HORN.mad, ſtark ita
HOG-Grubber, a cloſe- ring mad becaule Cuc
fifted narrow - ſoul'd ſneak kolded .
ing Feilow. HOST, an Inn-keeper
HOGO , for Haut Gouſt, or Vi& tualler .
a ſtrong Scent; alto a high . HOSTESS, a Landlady,
Taſte or Reliſh in Sauce.HOT -Cockles, a Play a
HOLD his Noje to the mong Children. It re
wives
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vives theCockles of myHeart, der board , orUnder- hand .
ſaid ofagreeable News, or HULVER -head, a ſilly
a Cup of Comfort, Wine fooliſh Fellow .
or Cordial Water. HUM.Box, a Pulpit.
HOT - Pot , Ale and HUM - Cap, old, mel.
Brandy boy led together. low and very ſtrong
HOT Spur, a fiery fu . Beer .
riouspaſſionate Fellow . HUM - Drums, or Humns,
HOTCH -porch, an Og. a Society of Gentlemen ,
lio or Medley of ſeveral who meet near the Char.
Meats in one Diſh . ter.Houſe, or at the King's
)
HOUSE of Cal, the uſu- Head in St. John's Street.
al Lodging- Place ofJour. Leſs of Myſtery, and more
ney - men Taylors, and of Pleaſantry than the
S
ſometimes of Rogues . Free Maſons. Allo Perſons
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HOUSE - Taylors, Up- at Church. See HUMS .
holſterers. HUM and haw , to he
to HUCKSTER , a fharp fitate in Speech ; alſo to
Fellow. Huckfters, theRe delay, or difficultly to be
03
tailers of theMarket, who brought to content.
fell in the Market at ſe- HUMM, the ſame as
1.
id cond Hand. In Huckfter's Hum ; Humming Liquor,
10
Hands, at a deſperate Paſs, Double Ale, Stout, Pha
or Condition, or in a fair rauh .
way to be loſt. HUMMER , a great
HUE, to laſh ; alſo the Lye, a Rapper.
Complexion or colour. HUMMUMS , a Bage
HUED, ſeverely lalh'd nio .
S
or flogg’d . The Cove was HUMORIST, a whim
Hued in the Naskin, The fical fantaſtical Fellow .
Rogue was ſeverely lasht HUMP - backt, Crook .
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in Bridewell. backt. Hump.jhoulder'd ,
HUE and Cry,the Coun- Crook- ſhoulder'd.
try rais'd after a Thief. HUMPTEY -Dumptey ,
HUFF, a Bullying Fel. Ale boil'd with Brandy.
low . Captain Huff, any no- HUMS , Perſons ac
21 ted Bully, or Huffing Church ; as, There is #
Blade . To Huff and Ding, to great Number of Hums in
Bounce and Swagger. the Autem ; i . e . There is
HUGGER - Mugger, a great Congregation.
.
Cloſely or by Stealth ,Un- HUNTING , decoy
3 ing
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ing or drawing others in.
to Play.
HURLY -Burly, Rout,
Riot, Buſtle, Confuſion .
HURRICANE, a vio
lent Storm or Tempeſt ; I
alſo a Diſorder or Confu
ſion in Buſineſs. A B BE R , to tal k
no
HURR IDUNN ; See
BuineSu See J thick and faſt, as great
HARRIDAN . Praters do, or to chat.
HUSH , very ftill, ter like a Magpye.
quiet ; whence a Perſon JACK , a Farthing ; He
is ſaid to be Hufh’d , in wou'd not tip me a Fack,
a Canting Senſe, when he: Not a Farthing wou'd hé
is murder'd , . give me .
HUSH -Money, Money JAC K -ADAMS, a
given to hust, up, or con- Fool. Jack Adams's Pa
ceal a Robbery or Theft, riſh , Clerkenwell.
or to take off an Evi JACK-A-DANDY , a
dence from appearing a- little impertinent inſig
gainſt a Criminal, & c. nificant Fellow .
HUSKY-Lour, a Jobe, JACK - KETCH, the
or Guinea . Hangman, once of that
HUSSY, an Abbrevia . Name, but now all his
tion of Houſewife, and Succeſſors.
fometimes a Term of Re. JACK in a Box, a Shar .
proach, or Menacing ; as per, or Cheat.
How now , Huſly ! or, She is JACKANAPES, a
a Light Huli , or Houſe- Term of Reproach, a lít .
wife. tle ſorry Whipper-ſnap
HUT, from ; a Term per .
much us'd by Carters , JACKMEN . See
& c. Alſo a little Houſe, JÁRKEMEN .
or ſlight Abode for Soldi- JACK -Sprat, a Dwarf,
ers, Peaſants , buc. or very little Fellow, a
HUZZA , originally Hop- on -my- thumb.
the Cry of the Huzzars, JACK at a Pinch , a
or Hungarian Horſemen, poor Hackney Parſon.
when they made an On- JACOBITES , Sham
ſet ; but now the Shouts or Collar Shirts .
and Acclamations , of any JADE, a Term of Re
Soldiers, or of the Mob . proach ,
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proach given to Women , JENNY , an Inſtru

as, Idle Jade, Lazy Jade, ment to lift up a Grate,
Silly Jade, cc . So dull and whip any thing out
Jade, or tired Jade , is ſaid of a Shop-window .
of a heavy or over -ridden JET, à Lawyer.
Horſe . Autem JET, a Parſon.
JAKES, a Houſe of JETTING Along, or
Office. Out, a Man Dancing in
JAGUE , a Ditch . his Gate, orGoing ; al
JANIZÁRIES , the fo a Houſe ſtarting out
Mob, ſometimes ſocalled, farther than the reſt in
and Bailiffs > Serjeants- the Row.
Followers, Yeomen, Set JEW , any over-reach
ters, and 'any lewd Gang ingDealer, orhard, ſharp
depending upon others . Fellow . He treated me
JARKĒ, Seal. like a few ; He uſed me
' YARKE -MEN , the very barbarouſly .
Fourteenth Order of the JEWS , Brokers behind
Canting Tribe ; Thoſe St. Clement's Church in
who make Counterfeit London, ſo called by (their
Licences and Paſſes , and Brethren ) the Taylors.
are well paid by the o- IGNORAMUŚ , a No.
ther Beggars for their vice, or raw Fellow in
Pains. any Profeſſion ; alſo , We
JASON's Fleece, a Ci- are ignorant, written by
7 tizen cheated of his Gold . the Grand Jury upon
JAYL -Birds, Priſoners . Bills, when the Evidence
1 ICE, as, Break Ice in is not home, and the
one Place, and it will Crack Party (thereupon ) dil
2 in more ; or, Find out one charg'd.
ſlippery Trick , and fuf JIG , a Trick ; alſo a
2 pect another. When the well known Dance.
Ice is once broke , or, When pleaſant Jig , a witty ,
the Way is open , others arch Trick.
will follow . JILT , a Tricking
IDIOMS, Proprieties Woman .
of any Speech or Lan- JILTED, abuſed by
guage ,Phraſes or parti- ſuch a one ; alío deceiy
cular Expreſſions, pecu- ed or defeated in one's
liar to each Language. Expectation , eſpecially
JEM, a Gold Ring ; in Amours.
Rum - Jen ,a Diamond one. JING
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JINGLING , the Noiſe INCOG . for Incogni
of Carriers Horſes Bells , to , a Man of Character
or Ringing of Money or Quality concealed or
that chinks in the Poc- in Diſguiſe.
ket. INCONGRUOUS, or
JINGLE -Boxes , Lea- an Incongruity ; treating
thern Jacks tipt and hung any Perion not according
with Silver Bells, former- to his Character, or apa
ly in uſe among Fuddle- pearing in any Country,
caps. without conforming to
JINGLERS , Horſe- the Habits and Cuſtoms
Courſers frequenting of the Place , as teaching
Country Fairs. a General the Art of
JINGLE - Brains, a War , talking , with an
Maggot -pated Fellow Ambaſador without his
JINIPE R -Lecture, a Language, or the Help of
round fcolding Bout. an Interpreter , moving
ILL - Fortune , a Nine- the Hat to Turks, that ne
pence . ver ſtir their Turbants,
IMPOST - Taker , one or calling for a Chair
that ſtands by, and lends with tuch Nations, as ſit
Money to the Gamefter always croſs -legg'd upon
at a very high Intereſt or Carpets.
Premium .
IMPLEMENT, a Tool, Violation oftheMeafüre's
a Property or Fool, eaſily of Congruity, in Story ,
engag'd in any (tho' dif- Painting, or Poetry, as
ficult or dangerous ) En- introducing Perſons to
terprize . gether that are not Con.
IMPORTUNITY of temporaries, and of the
Friends, the ftale Excule fame Age , or repreſent
for coming out in Print, ing them with Habits,
when Friends know no- Arms or Inventions, un
thing of the Matter. known to their Times,
IN CHING - In, En- as the Romans with Guns
croaching upon. Won by or Drums, which wou'd
Inches, dearly or by little be no leſs prepoſterous
and little. Give an Inch , and abſurd than Paint
and you'll take an El, of ing the Noblemen of Ve
one thatprefumes much nice .on Horſeback, or
on little Encouragement . defcribing the West- In
dians

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dians before the Arrival STOCK - JOBBERS , &c .
ofthe Spaniards, with the JOBBERNOLL , a ve.
a
Shipping, Horſes , and
ry ſilly Fellow.
Arms of the Europeans.
JOBE , a Guinea,
INKLE, Tape. As Twenty Shillings , or a
great as to Inkle-makers, Piece. Half a Jobe, Half
oi, As great as Cupand a Guinea, Ten Shillings,
Can . Half a Piece, or an An
INLAYED , Wellino gel.
0
layed, at Eaſe in his For- JOCK or fockum -cloy,
75
tune,or fullof Money . to copulate with a Wo
INSIPIDS, Block- man .
heads; alſo things that JOCKEYS, rank Horſe .
1 are taſteleſs. Courfers, Race Riders ;
S
INTERLOPERS , alſo Huckſters or Sellers
Hangers on ,Retainers to, of Horſes , very flippery
or Dependers upon other Fellows to deal with .
Folks ; alſo Medlers and JOCKUM - Gage, a
Bufy - bodies , Intruders Chamberpot. Tip me the
into other Mens Profef- Jockum -gage, Give or hand
fions, and thoſe that in- me the Looking -Glaſs.
tercept the Trade of a Rum Jockum -gage, a Sil
Company, being not le- ' ver - Chamber - Pot.
gally authorized JOLTER -Head, a vaſt
INTRIGUES, Finef- large Head ; alſó heavy
fes, Tricks of War, or and dull.
State, as Court-tricks, - . JORDAIN , a great
Law - quirks ; tho' in War Blow or Staff ; alio a
they are rather called Chamber-Pot. I'll tip him
Stratageins. a Jordain , if I tranſnear ;
INTRIGUING , Plot. I will give him a Blow
ting , Tricking, Deſign with my Staff, if I get up
ing, full of Tricks and to him .
Subtleties. JOSEPH , a Cloak or
JOAN , a homely Joan, Coat. A Rum Joſeph, a
a coarſe ord’nary Woo good Cloak or Coat. A
man : Joan in the Dark is Queer Joſeple, a coarſe or
as good as myLady ; or, dinary Cloak or Coat ;
When the Candles are out, alſo an old or tatter'd
all Cats are Grey . One .
JOBBERS ; See BAD
GERS, MATCHMAKERS , G IRISH .
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IRISH - Toyles, the KEEL - Bullies, Lighter
Twelfth Order of Canters ; men that carry Coals to
Rogues carrying Pins, and from the Ships, ſo
Points , Laces, and ſuch called in Deriſion .
like Wares about , and , KEEL -Hale, to draw by
under pretence of Selling a Ropetied to the Neck
them , commit Thefts and faftned to a Tackle
and Robberies. Much ( with a Jerk) quite un
the ſame with Sw I Go der the Keel or Bottom
ME N. Which ſee . of the Ship .
IRON -Doublet, a Pri- KEEPING Cully , one
fon . that maintains a Miſtreſs ,
ITCH -Land, Scotland. and parts with his Mo
JUGGLERS, Nimble ney very generouſly to.
and expert Fellows at her."
Tricks, and Slights of KEFFAL , a Horſe.
Hand ,to diſtinguish them KELTER , as, Out of
from Tumblers, that per Kelter, Out of ſorts.
form Bodily Feats , or KEN , a Houſe. A bob
Feats of Activity , by Ken, or a Bowman -ken , a
playing of Tricks with good or well furniſhed
the whole Body. Houſe, full of Booty ,
JUKRUM , a Licence. worth Robbing ; alſo a
JUMBLE - Gut - Lane, Houfe that harbours
any very bad or rough Rogues and Thieves. Bit
Road . ing the Ken , robbing the
JUSTICE , I'll do Ju- Houſe. When we enter'd
stice, Child ; I will Peach , the Ken , we loapt up the
or rather Impeach ,or Dif. Dancers, and fagotted all
cover the whole Gang , there ; i. e. When we
and to ſave my own Ba- enter'd the Houle, we
con : Alſo, in another whipt up Stairs , and
Sonte , I'll do you Justice, tound all the People
Sir, I will Pledge you. there . Friend John , or
Sweet Tom , 'tis a bob Ken ,
Brush upon the Sneak, i.e.
' Tis a good Houſe, go in
K and tread ſoftly. Wehave
ATE, & Pick-lock. bit tbe. Ken , The Houſe
is a clever Pick-lock , is done .
KEN .
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KEN -Miller, a Houſe- Hand, to ſtep on a ſhore

breaker, the 62d Rank of and ſham Errand, in the
Villains, who uſually, by mean Time run away
getting into an empty with the Goods .
Houſe, find Means to en- KIDNAPPER , one
ter into the Gutters of that decoys or ſpirits (as
Hoúfos inhabited , and fo it is commonly called
in at the Windows, doc. Children away, and fells
A Practice very frequent them for the Plantati
at the Rebuilding the Ci- ons.
ty, ſoon after the fire of KIDNEY, as, of that
London . Kidney, of ſuch a Štamp.
KICK, Six-pence : Two Of a ſtrange Kidney , of an
Three, Four, & c. And odd or unaccountableHų.
Kick , Two , Three , Four, mour.
dc . Shillings and Six- KILKENNY , an old
pence . ſorry Frize Coat .
KICK'D, gone, fled, KILL -Devil, Rum .
departed ; as, The Rum KILL two Birds with
Cull kick'd away ,,.. . one Stone, Diſpatch twº
The Rogue made his Eſ Buſineſſes at one Stroke:
cape. KIMBAW, to Trick ,
KICKS, Breeches. A Sharp, or Cheat ; alſo to
high Kick ; The top of Beat leverely, or to Bully .
the Faſhion ; alſo Singu . Let's Kimbaw the Cull,
Jarity therein . Tipus Let's beat that Fellow ,
your Kicks, we'll have them and get his Money (bý
as well as your Lour ; Pull Huffing and Bullying)
off your Breeches, for wę from him.
muſt have them as well KIN , a Thief ;. He's
as your Money. one of the Kin ,let him pike ;
KID , a Child . faid of a Brother Rogue
KIDDER. See CROCK- whom one of the Gang
ER . 'knows to be a Villain ,
KIDLAYS , the Forty- tho' not one of their
Fifth Order of Rogues, own Crew .
who meeting a Youth KINCHIN, a little
with a Bundle or Parcel of Child .
Goods, wheedle him by KINCHIN - Cocs, the
fair Words, and whip - Sixteenth Rank of the Can .
ping Six -pence into. bis ting GTrib2e, beiCh
ngillitt
drenle
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Children whoſe Parents KNACK , a Slight in

are dead,having been Beg- any Art, the Craft or
gars ; as alſo young Lads Myſtery in any Trade , a
running from their Ma- petty Artifice, or Trick,
fters, who are firſt taught like thoſe upon the Cards.
Canting , then Thieving. A KNACK Shop, or
1
KINCHIN -Cove, a lit. Toy ſhop , freightedwith
tle Man . pretty Devices to pick
KINCHIN -Morts , Girls Pockets.
of a Year or two old , KNA VE in Grain , one
whom the Morts ( their of the Firſt Rate.
Mothers) carry at their KNIGHT- Errant, the
Backs in Slates (sheets) Knight or Hero in Ro
and if they have no chil mances , that always is to
dren of their own, they. beat the Giant, and ref
borrow or ſteal them cue the diſtreſſed Damſel.
from others . KNIGHT- Errantry , ro
KING of the Gypſies, mantick and fabulous Ex
the Captain , Chief, or ploits, out of the com
Ringleader of the Gang , mon Road , and above the
the Maſter of Miſrule, ordinary Size, ſuch as the
otherwiſe called Uprighte wild Adventures of wan .
.78931.Vide GYPSIES. deringKnights,
KING's Head Inn , or KNIGHT of the Blade,
the Chequer Inn in New-. a Hector or Bully .
gate-ſtreet, the Priſon of KNIGHT of the Poit ,
Newgate. а mercenary common
KING's Pi&tures , Mo. Swearer, a Proſtitute to
ney . every Cauſe, an Iriſh E
KISSING the Maid , an vidence .
Engine in Scotland, and KNIGHT of the Road ,
at Halifax inEngland, in the chief Highwayman ,
which the Head of the beſt mounted and armed ,
Malefactor is laid to be the ſtoutuſt Fellow a?
cut off, and which this mong them .
way is done to a Hair , KNOB, The Head or
.

ſaid to be invented by Skull.

Earl Morton , who had the
ill Fate to handſel it .
KIT, a Fiddle ; alſo a
Dancing -Mafter.
KNOCK in the Cradle;
a Fool.
KNOC K.Dowon , very
ſtrong Ale or Beer.
KNOCK
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KNOCK off, to give Spoons. Lag of the Flock ,

over Thieving ; alſo to the Hindmoit.
abandonor quit one's LAMBASTE , to
Post or Pretenlions. beat ſoundly .
KNOT, a Crew or LAMB- Pye, Beating or
Gang of Villains. Drubbing.
LAMB -Skin - Men , the
Judges of the ſeveral
Courts.
LAMBS-Wooll, roaſted
Apples and Ale.
L LAND - Lopers, orLand
Lubbers, Freſh -water Seas
mer , so called by the
ABOU R - in - vain , true Tarrs ; alſo Vaga
L loft Labour, ſuch as bonds that beg , and deal
waſhing of Blackamoors, about the Country.
fbearing of Hogs, hedg LAND Pyrates, High
ing in the Cuckow , ár. waymen or any other
LAC'D Coffee, Sugar'd . ' Robbers.
LAC'D Mutton, a Wo- LAND, as, How lies the
man . Land ? How ftands the
LACING , Beating, Reckoning ? Who has any
Drubbing ; I'll Lace your. Land in Appleby ? a Que
Coat, Sirrah ! I will beat ftion ask'd the Man , ac
3 you foundly ! whoſe Door the Glaſs.
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1
LADY , a very crook- ſtands long .
ed , deformed and ill- fha- LANK , Gaunt, Thin ,
pen Woman . Hollow , Lean, Meager,
LADY -birds, Light, or Slender, Weak .
Lewd Women ; alio a lit- LANSPRESADO , He
tle Red Infect, variegated that comes into Company
with black Spots. P with but Two -pence in
LAG, Water ; alſo his Pocker .
Laſt. LANTERN - jaw'd, a
LAG - A-dudàs, a Buck very lean , thin -faced Fel
of Cloths ; as , We'll clox . low .
the Lag of Dudds : Come, A Dark LANTHORN ,
let us ſteal that Buck of the Servant or Agenc .
Cloths . To Lag behind, or that receives the Brite
come after , with Salt and (ar Court ). .
G 3 LAP,
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LAP, Potrage, Butter- LEACHERS , Lafciyi.
milk , or Whey. ''Tis rum ous or LuftfulMen .
Lap i This is excellent LEADEN Pate, a dull,
Soupe ; alto ſtrong Drink heavy, ſtupid Fellow .
of any Sort. LEADERS, the firſt
LARE -Over, ſaid when Players, Generals of Ar
the true Name of the mies, and Men of moſt
Things muſt in decency) Sway in great Councils
be concealed . or Aſſemblies ; alſo the
LARGESS, a Pittance, Fore -horſes in Coaches
properly, given toReapers and Teams. Who Leads ?
and Harveft Folks ;now Who begins, or plays
uſed for any petty Dona- firſt ?
rive, or ſmall Gratuity. LEAKS, Welfhmen .
LATCH , let in LEAP, all ſafe .
LATITUDINARI- LEASH , Three , alſo
AN, a . Church-man at the String wherewith a
large, one that is no Slave Grey -hound is led.
to Rubrick, Canons, Li- LEATHER - Head , a
turgy, or Oath of Cano- Thick -skulld, Heavy
nical (Obedience, and, in headed Fellow.
fine, looks towards Lam- LEATHER - Mouth'da
beth, and rowes to Geneva. Fiſh, Carp , Roach , &c.
LAY , an Enterprize, having their Teeth in
or Attempt ; To be fick of their Ihroats.
the Lay, To be tir'd in LEATHERN Convenis
waiting for an Opportu- ence , (by the Quakers ) &
nity to effect their Pur- Coach .
poles. Alſo an Hazard LEGERDEMAIN ,Jug
or Chance ;; He
* queer,Lay as, ttands
He ftands
an glers Tricks ; alſo Sharp
ing
odd Chance, or is in great LET's take an Ark and
Danger. Winns, Let us hire a Skul
LAY'D -Up in Lavender , ler.
when any Cloaths or LET's buy a Bruſh, or
other Moveables are Let's lope, Let us ſcouroff,
pawn'd or dipt for pre- and make what Shift we
font Money ; alfo Rods can to ſecure our ſelyes,
in Pickle, of Revenge in , from being apprehended.
Referve, till an Opportu: ; LEVITE, a Prieſt or, ,
nity offers to dhew it Parſon ,
LEY
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LEYSTAL,a Dunghill. Cubs, young Foxes ; of

LIB, to Tumble or Whelps, or Puppies '; young
Lie together. Dogs.
LIB BEN , a private LITTLE Barbary,
Dwelling -Houſe. Wapping.
LIBBEGE , a Bed . LITTLE Fellow or Atti
LIBKIN , a Houſe to on , Contemptible, Baſe,
lie in ; alſo a Lodging. Sneaking, Ungentleman
LIBERTINES , like.
fufe Livers , that Pipelive LOAP'D , run away ;
apace, but wildly, with . He loap'd up the Dancers ;
Out Order, Rule, or Dif. He whipt up the Stairs.
cipline, lighting the Can- LOBLOLLY, any ill
dle of Life at both Ends. cookt Meſs.
LICKT , Pictures new LOB -Cock , a heavy ,
varniſhed ,' Houſes new dull Fellow .
whitened , or Women's In LOB's Pound , laid
Faces with a Walh . by the Heels, or clap'd up
$ LIFTER , a Crutch . in Jail.
LIG , See LIB . LOBSTER, a Red
LIGHT Finger'd, Thie. Coat Soldier .
vith LOCK , as, He food a
LIGHT-Mans, the Day , queer 'Lock ; i.e. He ſtood
or Daybreak . an indifferent Chance, & c.
LIGHT Frigate, a LOCK all faft, one that
‫ܘܐ‬ Whore ; alſo a Cruiſer . buys and conceals ſtollen
LIGHTWoman , orLight Goods.
Houſwife, Lewd ,Whorilh. The LOCK , the Mac
LIGHT. Timber'd Felo gazine or Ware houſe ,
love , limber or flender · whither the Thieyes car .
Limb'd ; alſo weak . ry ſtollen Goods. Alfo
met LILLY -White, a Chim- an Hofpital for Pocky
ney -ſweeper. Folks in Southwark .
· LINE of the old Author, LOCKRAM Jaw'd ,
or a Dram of Brandy . thin , lean, ſharp -vilag'd .
正 LINNEN • Armorers > LOGE, a Watch . I
18 Taylors. ſuppoſe from the French
LITTER , any Thing Horloge , a Clock or
clutter'd up, out of Place Watch. Filed a Cly, of a
or Order , What a Litter Loge, or Scout, Pickt a
bere is ? What a Tofs and Pocket of a Watch . Bim
Tumble ? Alſo a Litter of ting
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ting a Loge, or Scout ; the there's no 'Money in a
fame." Man's Pocker .
LOGGERHEAD , a LUBBER , a heavy,
heavy, dull Fellow . To dull Fellow .
go to Loggerheads, to go to LUD's Bulwark , Lud .
Fiſticuffs. gate Priſon .
LOLPOOP, a lazy , LUGGAGE , Lumber .
idle Drone . LUGGS, Ears .
TO LOLL , to lean on the LULLABY • Cheat , a
Elbows ; alſo to put out Child .
the Tongue in Deriſion . LUMB, too much .
LONG -Header, Wiſe, LURCH , as, Left in
of great Reach and Fore- the Lurch, Pawn'd for the
fight. Reckoning, or left at
LONG -Meg, a very tall Stake to ſmart for any
Woman . Plot .
LONG - Shanks, Long- LURCHED , beaten at
1 gged . any Game .
LONG -winded Pay-ma- LURE, an idle Pam .
fter, one that very ſlow phlet ; alfo a Bait, Throw
ly , heavily , or late pays, out a Lure, to lay a Bait.
LOOBY, a lazy, ' duií LURRIES , Money ,
Fellow . Watches, Rings, or other
LOOKING - Glaſs, a Moveables.
Chamber-por .
ALOON , a Lour.
Afalſe Leon , a true Scotch
Man ; or Knave of any M
Nation.
LOON - Slatt, a Thir
teen Pence Half-penny.
B a up,Slattern.
her Di a very crook. M AMabb'd Dreft
ed deformed, or ill-fhapen careleſly, like a Slattern ;
Perfon . of ſuch a one it is ſaid ,
LOUR , Money. Her Cloths fit on her, like
LOUSE Land , Scotland. A.Saddle on a Son's Back .
LOUT, an heavy, idle MACKAREL , a
Fellow . Bawd.
LOUSE Trap, a Comb. MACKAREL Back, a
LOW -Pad , a FOOT• . Very tall, lank Perton .
Pad . Which fee. M ADAM Van , a
LOW TIDE , when Whore ; The Cull has been
with
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ī with Madain Van , The Fel- MARGERY.Prater , a
low has enjoyed ſuch a Hen . TED
one . MARINA ,
MADE, Stollen . 1 Tranſported into ſome
made this Knife at a Heat, foreign Plantation ; allo
I ſtole it cleverly . See Fith fouſed.
ΜΑΚΕ . MARRIAGE - Mufick ,
MAD Tom , alias . of Childrens Cries .
Bedlam ; otherwiſe called MASONS · Mawn'd, a
Abram -men . Which ſee . Sham Sore above the El.
MADGE - Howlet , an bow ; to counterfeit a
Owl . broken Arm , by a Fall
MAGGOT , a whim . from a Scaffold , expos’d
fical Fellow , full of by ſubtle Beggars, to
Itrange Fancies and Ca- move Compaflion, and
pricio's. Maggotty, Freak- ger Money.
ini. MASONS Word , the
MAIDEN . Seffions >
ſecret Word of the Soci
when none are hang'd. ety , calling themſelves,
MAKE , a Halfpenny. Free and Accepted Maſons.
Alo, to ſtea !; to leize ; Tis communicated with
to run away with. a ftri &t Oath , and much
MALKIN or Maukin , Ceremony, (too tedious
a Scare-crow , dreſt and to inſert) and if it be
ſet up to fright the Birds. ſent to any of the Socie
Alſo a Shovel (of old ty, he will come imme:
Clouts ) to cleanſe the diately, tho' very buſy ,
Oven : HenceMalkintraß , orat great Diſtance .
MATCH -makers, a fort
for one in å rueful Dreis,
enough to fright one. of Procurers of Wives
MÅLMSEY Noſe, a for Men, or Husbands
1 jolly red Noſe. for Women ; Maiden
i MAN o'th' Town, a head-jobbers, Virginity
lewd Spark, or yery De. Sellers, Brokers, O.
bauchee. MAUL'D, ſwinging.
MANNIKIN , à Dwarf, ly drunk, or foundly
or diminutive Fellow . beat.
MANUFACTURE , a- MAUNDERS , Bego
nỹ Liquor made of the gars.
Fruits of Engliſh Growth , MAUNDING , to Beg ,
as Ale, Beer, Cyder, Begging. MAUN.
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MAUNDRING -Broth, 8 , i. e. when that Pla.
Scolding net is Lord of the Horoſ
MAWDLIN , Weep- cope or Aſcendant at
ingly drunk, as we fay. his Birth .
The Tears of the Tank- MERCURY Women ,
ard . What; are you Mawd. Wholeſale News- fellers,
kin, you Rake ? ye nei- who Retail to the Hawo
ther drunk , nor fober ? . kers .
MAWKISH , Slattern MIFTY, apt to take
ly ; alſo a vitiated Taſte, Pet, or be out of Hu
or debauched Palate . mour.
MAWKS, an Abbre- MILCH - Kine, a Term
viation of the Word us'd by Gaolers, when
Malkin . Which ſee. their Priſoners will bleed
MAY -Games, Frolicks, freely to have fome Fa
Plays , Tricks, Paſtimes, your, or to be at large.
&c. Do you make a May- MILL, As Safe as a
game ofme ? Do you abuſe Thief in a Mill ; a waggiſh
or expoſe me ? Periphrafis for a Miller,
MÈGGS, Guineas. who is a Thief by hiş
We fork'd the rum Cull's Trade.
Meggs to the Tune of Fifty ; MILL, fignifies alſo to
We pickt the Gentle- ſteal, rob, or kill . Mill
man's Pocket of full Fif- the Gig with a Dub, To o
ty Guineas. pen the Doorwith a Pick
MELLOW , almoſt lock, or falſe Key.
drunk ; alſo ſmooth , foft MILL a Bleating - Cheat,
Drink tokill a Sheep.
MELT , to fpend Mo- MILL -Clapper, a Wo.
ney Will you melt man's Tongue.
Borde ? Will you fpend MILL A Crakmans, to
your Shilling ? The Cul break a Hedge .
melted a couple of Decufes MILL a Grunter , to kill
upon us ; The Gentle a Pig .
ſpent Ten Shillings upman
on MILL A Ken, to rob a
vs. Houfe ; Milling the Gig
MEMBER-Mug,' 'aa with a Betty, Breaking o
Chamber -pot. pen the Door with an
MERCURY, Wit ; al. Iron Crow .
ſo Quick - ſilver. MILL -Kc#, a Houfe
MERCURIAL , Wit- Breaker .
ty i alſo one Born under MILL
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MILL the Glaze, break MOCK -Song, that ri .

open the Window ? dicules another Song, in
MILL Them , Kill them . the ſame Terms and to
MILLER , a Killer or the fame Tune .
Murderer . MONGREL, a Hanger.
MINKS, a proud Flirt. on among the Cheats, a
MINT, Gold ; alſo a Spunger . of a Mongrel
late Sanctuary ( in South- Race or Breed, a Cur, or
wark) for ſuch as broke ei- Man , of a baſe, ungene
ther out of Neceflity, or rous Breed .
in Deſign to bring their MOON -Curfer, a Link :
Creditors the more eaſily boy, or one that, under
to a Compoſition . Hence Colour of lighting Men ,
Minters, the Inhabitants of ( eſpecially they who get
the Mint. See ALSATIA . in Drink , or have the
MIQUELETS, Moun- Fields,or any uninhabited
taineers, ( in Spain ) or or By - place, to go over)
Spaniſh Rapparees. robs or leads them to a
MISCREANT, a lewd, Gang of Rogues, that will
wicked Fellow , do it for him , the Forty
MISH, a Contraction fixth Order of Canters .
of Commiſſion, fignifying MOON - Blind, a fort
in a Canting Senſe, a of Horſes, weak - ſighted.
Shirt, Smock , or Sheet . MOON -Men , Gypſies ;
MISH - Tupper, a Coat Which ſee .
or Petticoat . MOPSIE , a Dowdy,
MISKIN, a Dunghill, or homely Woman.
or Lay -Itali. MOPE - Eyed, one that
MISS, a Whore of can't ſee well, by living
Quality . too long a Maid.
Do
MOABITES, Ser . MOPD , maz'd .
jeants, Bailiffs and their MOPUS, a Half- penny
Crew . or Farthing.
MOB, or MA B , a MORGLAG , a Watch
11
Wench or Harlot. man's brown Bill i es
TO MOCK, to mimick . Glaives, are Bills or
A MOCK -Play, that Swords .
1 MORISCO, a Morris
expoſes other Plays ; as
the Rehearſal. or Morrice -dance, being ,
A MOCK - Romance, belike, fomeRemains of a
thar ridicules other Ro. Mooriſh Cuſtom with us,
mances ; as Don Quixot . as the Juego de Toros, or
Feaſt
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Feaſt of Bulls, is, in Spain . MUDDLED , half
MORRIS , to hang Drunk .
dangling in theAir,to be MUFF, a Woman's
executed . Secrets. To the well wear .
MORTS, Yeomens ing of your Muff, Mart ; To
Daughters ; alſo a Wife, the happy Conſummation
Woman , or Wench . of your Marriage, Ma .
MOSS - Troopers, ſo cale dam . A Health ,
led from the Mofles, or MUFFLING -Cheat, .
waſte Lands in Lancaſhire, Napkin .
as the Bog- Trotters in Ire. MULLIGRUBS or

land , are from the Bogs Mumps, a counterfeit Fit

there. of the Sullens.
MOTHER , a Bawd . MUM -For - that, not a
MOTHER -Midnight, a Word of the Pudding:
Midwife (often a Bawd.) MUMBLE , to Mutter
MOUCHETS, Patches or Speak between the
for Ladies Faces . Teeth .
MOVEABLES,Rings , MUM - Chance, one that
and fits mute .
Watches, Swords, and He looks like
ſuch Toys of Value. As, Mum - chance that was hang d
We bit all the Cull's Cole for Saying of nothing.
and Moveables ; We won MUM -Glafs, the Mo
all the Man's Money, nument, erected at the
Rings, Watches, 80. City Charge, in Memory
* MOUSE - Trap, as , The of the dreadful Fire 1666 ,
Parlon's Mouſe- Trap, Mar- which conſum'd the
riage. greateſt Part of the City.
MOUTH , a noiſy Fel- MUMPERS, the Forty
low . A Mouthing Fellow , Seventh Order of Canters.
a tawling or colding Gentile Beggars, who
Perfon. Mouth half cockt, will not accept of Vi& u
gaping and ſtaring ateve- als, but of Money or
ry Thing they fee. Cloaths. The Male-Atumper
MOWER , a Cow. often appears with an A.
MOW - Heater, a Dro- pron before him, and a
Ver. Cap on his Head , prea
MUCẢ , Money , tending to be a decay'd
Wealth . Tradelman , who having
MUCKWORM , a co. been a long Time fick,
yetous Wretch . hach
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hath ſpent all his remain places, much uſed by

ing Stock , and is ſo weak , them , and reſorted to i
's he cannot work. At oa the Evening, where they
ther times he appears like will be very merry ,
a decay'd Gentleman , drunk, and frolickſom .
who, eſpecially ſince the MUN - Corn, half Wheat,
fatalSouth Sea Scheme, has half Rye .
been undone, and reduced MUNS, the Face; Toute
1
to the Neceſſity of im- his Muns, Note his Phiz ,
ploring good People's or, Mark his Face well .
Charity Pay his Muns, i. e. Strike
The Female-Mumper will him in the Face, dr.
confidently knock' at the MUSICK . It makes
2 Door of a Houſe , and ill Muſick, of any unwel
deſire to ſpeak with the come or unpleafing News.
Miſtreſs, and , after apo- Touch that String most,
B logizing for her Boldneſs, which makes best Mufick ;
fhe acquaints her,how ur . or, That cannot be harped
gent her Neceflity is : upon too often , that plea
That ſhe has a Husband fes. The Mufick's paid , the
and two ſmall Children Watch - word among
lying at the Point of High -way -men , to let
Death : That ſhe was a the Company they were
Gentlewoman born ; but to rob, alone, in return
or marrying againſt her to fome Courteſy from
Friends Confent, was by fome Gentlemen among
them diſown'd , and ſo, them .
t1 by her Husband's Sick- MUTTER , to ſpeak
nefs, is reduced to this inwardly, and between
1 miſerable Condition . the Teeth .
Sometimes ſhe appears MUTTON -Monger, a
big with Child , and begs Lover of Women '; alſo
o Cloaths or Linnen to a Sheep - ſtealer.
make Clouts of. The MUTTON- In - long
Word Mumper is now ge- coats, Women . A Leg of
ton in a Silk Stocking,
nerally us'd to denote all MutWoma
forts of Beggars . å n's Leg.
MUMPERS -Hall, ſeve . MUZZLĒ, a Beard,
ral Ale -houſes in and a- (uſually ) long and nafty.
bout this City and Sub- MYRMIDONS the
urbs, in Alleys, and By- Conſtable's Attendants,
H or
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or thoſe whom he comes NE'ER - A -Face- but -his
mands ( in the King's own, Not a Penny in his
Name) to aid and aflift Pocket.
him : Alſo theWatchmen . NARROW, when the
Byaſs of the Bowl holds
too much . ' Tis all Nare
row , ſaid by the Butchers
one to another when
N their Meat proves not ſo
good as expected . A Nar
row - ſoul'd Fellow , poor or
A B, a Hat, Cap, or mean - ſpirited , ſtingy.
Head ; alſo a Cox . Narrow or near Search or
comb. r'll Nab ye, I'll Eſcape. Watch bim nar
bave your Hat or Cap. romly or nearly .
Nim the Nab, to Steal the NASK, or Naskin, a
Hat or Cap . Nabb'd , ap- Priſon or Bridewell. The
prehended, taken or ar- old Nask , the City Bride.
reſted . well. The new Nask ,
NAB -Cheat, a Hat. Clerkenwell Bridewel).
NAB -Girder, a Bridle. Tuttle Nask, theBridewell
NAN, a Maid -fervant, in Tuttle · Fields, He
NaptLaſht
NANNY - Houſe,a Baw- was ; He
it at the Naskell
dy -houſe. at Bridew .
NAP, by cheating with NATURAL , a Mi
the Dice to ſecure one ſtreſs, a Wench ; alſo a
Chance ; alſo a Clap , or Fool.
Pox, and a ſhort Sleep. NATURAL- Children ,
Nap the Wiper , to ſteal the Baſtards .
Handkerchief. You have NAY -Word , a common
Naft-it, You are Clapt , By -word , or Proverb .
Sir . To be caught Napping, NAZIE , Drunken .
to be ſurpriz'd , or taken NAZIE -Cove, a Drun .
alleep. To Nap, fignifies kard .
allo to ſeize, apprehend , NAZY - Mort, a She
lay hold of, or arreſt. Drunkard .
NAPPER , a Cheat, or NAZ Y -Nabs, Drun
Thief. ken Coxcombs.
NAPPER of Napsg . a NEB, the Bill of a
Sheep - ſtealer. Bird , and theşlit or Point
N'APPY - Ale, very of a Pen . She holds up
Strong , Heady " Neb ,.
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Neb, She turns up her provoked , made uneaſy.

Snout to be kiſs'd . He has piſs'd upon a Nettle ;
NECK - Stamper , the He is very uneaſy, oč
Pot- Boy at a Tavern or much out of Humour.
Ale - houſe . In Dock, out Netrle, upon
NECK -Verle, a Favour the Change of Places,
hers formerly indulged to when one is no fooner
hen the Clergy only ; but out, but another is in his
hio now to the Laity alſo , Place.
Aro to mitigate the Rigour of NICK it, to win ac
or the Letter of the Law : Dice, to hit the Mark ,
7. as in Man -llaughter, &c. to drink to the Pin , or
Reading a Verſe out ofan Button . Nick and Froth
old Manuſcript Latin built the Pye at Aldgate ;
Plalter, (tho' the Book Sharping in the Reckone
2 now uſed by the Ordina nings and Cheating in the
ry is the ſame printed in Meaſure, built that (once )
aii old Engliſh Character ) noted Houſe.
ſaves the Criminal's Life. NICKUM , a Sharper ;
Nay, now even theWo- alſo a rooking Ale-houſe
men (by a late Act of Par- or Innkeeper, Vintner ,
liament) have, in a man- or any Retailer.
ner, the Benefit of their NICKUM - Poop, a
Clergy, tho' not ſo much Fool, alſo a filly , loft,
as put to Read ; for in uxorious Fellow .
8 ſuch caſes where the Men NICK -Ninny, an emp
are allowed it , the Wo- ty Fellow , a meer Cod's
men are of courſe fizz'd Head .
,
in the Fiſt, without run- NIG, the Clippings of
1 ning the Rifque of a Hal. Money
ter by not Reading : See NIĠ Clip
GING , ping .
CLERGY. NIGLER , a Clipper .
NEGRO -Nos'd, Flat NIGLING , accompa
Nos'd . Hark · Nosid , nying with a Woman .
Hook'd -Nos'd . Roman- NIGHT : Magiſtrate, a
C
Nos’d , rais'd in the Mid- Conſtable .
dle like Kingſton Bridge. NIGHT.Men , Gold
NEEDLE - Point, a finders, Tom -turd men .
Sharper . NIGHT-Walker, a Bell
NEST -Egg . Vide EGG . man ; alſo a light Wo
NETTLED , tiez'd , man ; a Thief, a Rogue.
NIGIT,
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NIGIT, qu. an Ideot, NIPPS, the Shears

j . e . a Fool. with which Money was
NIGMENOG , a very won't to be clipt.
Tilly Fellow . NIT, Wine that is
NIKIN , a Natural, or brisk, and pour'd quick
very foft Creature. into a Glaſs . Nits will be
NIM , to ſteal, or whip Lice ; Beggar's Brats will
off or away any thing . be Beggars.
NIZY, a Fool, or Cox .
Nim . & Togeman , to ſteal a
Cloak . Nim a Cloak, to comb .
cut off the Buttons in a NOB, a Head .
Crowd , or whip it off a NOCKY , a filly, dull
Man's Shoulders. Fellow .
NIM Gimmer, a Doctor, NODDLE , a Head.
Surgeon , Apothecary , or NODDY , a Fool .
any onethat cures a Clap Knave-Noddy, a Game on
or the Pox . the Cards.
NINNY, a canting, NOKES, a Ninny or
whining Beggar ; alſo a Fool .
Fool. NOOZ'D, or caught
NINNY- Hammer, a fil- in a Nooze, married ; alſo
ly lenteleſs Fellow . hanged.
NIP , a Cheat ; alſo to NOPE , a Blow , a
pinch or ſharp any thing. Knock on the Pate ; as,
Nip a Bung, to cut a Purſe. We hit him a Nope on the
To Nip, to prefs between Coftard.
the Fingers and Thumb NOSE -Gent, a Recluſe
without the Nails, or or Nun.
with any broad Inſtry- NUB, the Neck ; alſo
ment like a Pair of Tongs, Coition .
'as to fqueeze between NUBBING , hanging.
edged Inſtru ments orPin .
Nipping Frost or NUBB To be nubb’d ,to be hang d .
cers . ING -Cheat, the
Wind, Marp or cutting. Gallows.
To Nip in the Bud , to cruſh NUBBING - Gove, the
any thing at the Begin . Hangman .
ning . NUBBING -Ken, the
MUPPERKIN , half a Seffions-houſe.
Pint of Wine, and but NUG, a Word ofLove,
half a Quartern of Bran- as, My dear Nug, My dear
dy, Strong Waters, dr. Lóye .
NUG
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NUGGING - Dreſs, an when they bedeyil their
odd or particular Way , Wines.
out of the Faſhion . OLD -Mr-Gory, a Piece
NUMMS, a Sham , or of Gold .
Collar -ſhirt , to hide the OLD Nick, the Devil.
t'other when dirty . OLD Mób, a noted
NUT.Crackers, a Pil. Hawker.
lory . The Cull - look't thro' OLD Roger, the Devil ..
the Nur- crackers ; i.e. The OLD Toast, a brisk old
Rogue ſtood in the Pil. Fellow . A pleaſant old
lory . Cuff, a frolickſom old.
Fellow .
OLIVER'S Skull, 4 .
Chamber-pot.
OLLI-Compolli, the By.
name of one of the prins ,
cipalRogues of the Cantá
ing Crew .
AF, a Wife -acre, a . ONE in Ton , a Parſon .
OAFNinny or Fool : ONE of my Couſins, a.
Wench ..
Whence, Oafiſh Silly.
OAK , a rich Man, of OPEN- Arſe, a Medlar ;
good Subſtance. and Cree alſo a lewd Woman .
dir . OPEN Handed , in Spend
OGLES, Eyes. Rum ing, oppos'd to clofefifted.
2 Ogles , fine, bright, clear ORĂTOR to a Mountes :
piercing Eyes. bank , the Doctor's Decoy ,
OGLING , caſting a who,in Conjunction with
Sheep's Eye at handlome Jack pudding , amuſes, .

] Women . That Gentry diverts, and draws in the

mort has.rum Ogles, that Patients.
Lady has charming black OS -Chives , Bone-hand
Eyes . led Knives .
OL D -Dog -at-it, good OTTER , a. Sailor ; fo
or expert . called from an amphi
OLD -Dog -at- common bious Creature, betwixto
Prayer, a poor Hackney, a Beaſt and a Filh, a great
** that can Read, but not Deſtroyer of Fish , afford
Preach well ing much Sport in Hunte
OLD Hardy, a Compo- ing.
ſition uſed by Vintners,
II.3 QUNCE
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OUNCE, a Five- fhile the Pack ; or, A Knave

ling Piece ; as, H tipt in Grain . Packing of
me an Ounce,i. e . He gave Cards, unfair fhuffling the
me Five - Shillings. Cards .
OVER Shoes, over Boots, PAD , the High -way ;
to go thorough - ſtitch . alſo a Robber thereon .
OUT - At-heels, or El- See HIGH-PAD, FOOT
bows, in a declining Con- PAD ,and TONGUE -PAD.
dition, going down the Allo a Bundle. Rum Pad,
Wind . a daring or ftout High
OUT -Run the Conſtable, ' wayman . Goes upon the
to ſpend more than is got, Pad, or a Padding, Robs
to run out of an Eſtate, upon the Highway,
to run Riot. PADDINGTOŃ Fair ,
OWLERS, thoſe who an Execution of Malefa
privately in the Night Etors at Tyburn ; alſo a
carry Wool to the Sea ? real Fair at the Village
Coaſts , near Romney- of that Name, near that
Marſh in Kent, and ſome Place .
Creeks in Suffex , &c. and PAINTER, the Rope
Ship it off for France a- that lies in the Ship's
gainſt Law . Longboat, or Barge, al
OYL of Barley, ſtrong or ways ready to faften her,
hale her on Shoar .
Drink .
OX-Houſe. He must go I'll cut your Painter for
through the Ox-houſe to ye ; I'll prevent ye doing
Bed, laid of an old Fellow me any Miſchief : The
that marries a young Tar-Cánt , when they
Woman . The black ox Quarrel one with ano
has not trod upon his Fsot, ther.
faid of one that has not PALTRY Fellow , a for
been pinch'd with Want, ry , bate, mean , contemp
or been hard put to it . tible Varlet.
PALLIARDS, the se
venth Rank of the Cant
ing Crew , whoſe Fathers
P
were Clapper dageons, or
born Beggars, and who
themſelves follow the
K
PACBunale.
ACK , a Fardel or fame Trade.
Pack of male Sort
The Fea
of thela
knsves j The worst of all Wretches
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Wretches frequently bor- PAPLER , Milk - pot
row Children, if they tage .
have none of their own, PARINGS, the Clip
and planting them about pings of Money.
them in Straw , draw the TO PASS upon one, to
greater Pity from the top upon him , or im
Spectators, forewing their pole upon him ; alſo a
Faces to the moſt mo. Termat Billiards : When
ving Poſture, and cry. the Ball goes through the
ing at Pleaſure , and mak . Court or Porch , it is ſaid
ing the Children alſo cry to paſs.
by pinching them , or o- PASSAGE, a Camp
therwiſe : Mean time her Game, with three Dice,
Comrogue, the Male Palm Doublets, making up Ten
liard, liesbegging in the or more, to paſs orwin 3
Fields, with Cleymes or any other Chances loſe .
artificial Sores, which he PASS -Bank, the Stock
makes by Spere-wort, or or Fund thereto belong .
Arſnick , which draws ing ; alſo the playing
them into Bliſters ; or Place cut out in the
by unflak'd Lime and Ground almoſt Cockpit
Soap , temper'd with the wiſe .
Ruſt of old Iron , which PATTERING , among
he ſpreads upon Leather, Ballad -fingers , the Comon.
and binding it very hard ments or ati
Explan
to the Leg ,it will quick , which they make by way
ly ſo fret the Skin , that of Embelliſhment to the
the Fleſh will appear all ignorant Crowd : Alfo
raw ; and ſo making a hi. the Maundering or pert
depus Noiſe, and pretend . Replies of Servants. Pate
ing great Pain , he im- tering of Prayers, muta
poles on the well -difpo- tering them to call'd
ied charitable Paſſengers, from the thick repeating
whom , when Opportu- of ſo many Pater noſters.
nity preſents, he can re- PATRI - COVES , of
cover his Limbs, to rob, Patercoves , the Fifteenth
and even murder , if he is Rank of the Canting Tribe ;
refifted . ftroling Prieſts that mar
PANAM , Bread . ry under a Hedge with
PANTER , a Heart . out Goſpel or Common
PANTLER , a Butler. prayer Book : The Couple
landing
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Rtanding on each fide a Language, eaſy. to be
dead Beaſt,are bid to live learnt and underſtood,
together till Death.them uſed by Gypſies, bo. Al
does part ; fo ſhaking ſo the Beggars Cant.
Hands, the Wedding is PEEPER , a Looking
ended . Alſo any. Miniſter, glaſs. Track the Dancers,
or Parſon . And pike with the Peepers ;
PAUME. See PALM . Whip up the Stairs, and
PAW, a Hand. trip off with the Look.
PAWN, the ſame as ing -glaſs.
PALM , which fee. PEEPERS, Eyes.
PAWN . TO Pawn any PEEPY, or Peeping;
Body, to ſteal away, and Drowſy , Sleepy : As, The
leave him or them to Gull's Peepy, let's Mill him ;
pay the Reckoning . The Man is aſleep , let's
PAY through the Noſe, kill him .
to pay exceſſively or with PEERY, fearful, ſhy ,
Extortion . fly. The Cull's Peery; The
PEAK, any kind of Rogue's afraid to venture.
Lace. There's aPeery,' tis ſnitch'd ,
PECK , or Peckage, There are a great many
Meat. Rum Peck, good People, there's no good
Eating . The Gentry Corve be done.
ript 25 rum Peck and. rum PEETER, a Portman .
Guzlers, til we were all teau,or Cloak-bag :. Bite.
Borofy, and ſnapt the Flick. the Peeter; to whip off
ers ; The Gentleman gave the Cloak -bag. Biter of
us ſo much good .Vi&tuals Peeters, one that makes a
and Canary,that we were Trade of whipping Box
all very drunk, and broke es and Trunks from be
the drinking Glaſſes.. hind a.Coach, or out of a
PECULIAR , a Mi. Waggon , or off a Horſe's.
ſtreſs ; , alſo particular, Back..
private, proper. PEG at Cocks , to throw .
PED, a Basket. ar them at Shrovetide .
PEDLARS, Scotch PEG - Trantums, as ,
Merchants ; allo Engliſh Gone to Pegtrantums, dead.
Retailers of Goods , that PEL -Mel, helter-skelter .
ftroll from Town to . PELT, a Heat or Chafe .
Town . What a Pelt you are in ?
PEDLARS - French , a What a Chafe you are in ?
fort of Gibberiſh or made PELTS,
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be PELTS, Beasts Skins. Crew . Alſo Drunkards.

land PELTING -Village, I fell among the Philiſtines ,
blind , obſcure. I chopt upon a Knot of
PENNANCE -Board, a drunken Fellows.
3
Pillory . PHIS, for Phyſiogno.
PENNY - Worth. r my, a Face or Alpect.
fetch myPennyworth out of PICKING , little Steal.
him ; I'll make him earn ing, Pilfering, petty. Lar.
what he coſt me . ceny .
PENNY -White, ſaid of PICK -Lock .. See GILT .
her, to whom Fortune PICK - Pocket . See
has been kinder than Na- BUNG -NIPPER .
ture . PICKAROON, a very
PENTHOUSE - Nab, a ſmall Privateer , alſo a
very broad -brim'd Hat . ſhabby poor Fellow .
PEPPER'D of, found- PICKLED, very, arch
Vi ly Clapt or Poxºd. or waggiſh , In Pickle,
PEPPER - Proof, the Poxt. Rods in Pickle, or
e.
contrary . Revenge in Lavender .
PERÍWINKLE , a Pe PIG , Sixpence. The
a
ruke or Perriwig . i Cultipt me a Pig , TheMan
PESTILENT- Fine, gave me Sixpence.
Tearing-fine. PIGSNY , a Word of
n.
PETER - Lay , Rogues Love.
Ft1 who follow Petty Thefts, PIG - Widgeon , a filly
off ſuch as cutting Portman . Fellow .
Oy teaus, dr. from behind PIKE, to run away ,
Coaches, breaking Shop - flee, quit, or leave the
Glaſſes, doc. Place ; alſo to die . He
2. PETER . Lug . Who is Pikes,He walks orgoesoff.
Peter .Lug ? Who let's the Pike on the been ,Run away
Glaſs ſtand at his Door ? as faſt as you can . Pik'd
PETTICOAT-Penfio- off, run away, fed , broke;
ner, a Gallant, maintain'd alſo dead . To paſs the
for fecret Service . Pikes, to be put of Dan .
PHARAOH, very ger. There's a Cull knows
ſtrong Malt-Drink . us ; if we don't pike, he'l
PÄENIX - Men , the bune us, That Fellow fees
fame as Firedrakes. US ;; if we don't fcour off,
PHILISTINES, Ser- he'll apprehend us. Then
jeants , Bailiffs, and their we'll pike, 'tis ahl Boxeo
MAN ;
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man ; We'll be gone, all's Board the Navy Royal,
well, the Coaft is clear. when their Proviſion falls #
PILLORY, a Baker ; ſhort ; alſo in long Voya- H
alſo a Puniſhment moft- ges when they are forced
ly heretofore for Beggars, to drink Water inſtead of a
now for Perjury, For- Beer.
gery, and ſuborned Per. PINK'D , prick'd witk
fons. a Sword in aRe-encouna
PIMP, the ſame as ter or Duel. He pink'd
Cock-bawd . his Dubblet, He run him 2

• PIMP - Whiskin, a Top- through.

Trader that way ; alſo a PIT, the Hole under 1

little mean -ſpirited, nar- the Gallows, into which

row -foul'd Fellow . thoſe that pay not the
PIMLICO , a noted Fee, ( viz . 6s. 8 d. ) are
Cake-houſe, formerly at caſt and buried.
Hoxton, near London . PIT-a- Pat, or Pintle de
PIN , as, TO Nick the Partledy , fadly ſcared ,
Pin , to drink fairly . grievouſly frighted.
PINCH, to ſteal, or PITCHER -Band, the
Nily convey any thing poor Hack that runs of
away. To Pinch , to cut Errandsto fetch Wenches
the Meaſures of Ale , or Liquor. The Pitcher
Deer, & c. To Pinch on she does not go so often to the
Parſon's fide ; To ſharp Well, but comes home broke
him of his Tythes. Åt at last; faid of him that,
a Pinch, upon a Puſh or after many lucky Adven
Exigence. tures or narrow Eſcapes,
PINCH -Gut Hall, a miſcarries in the End.
noted Houſe at Mile End, PITTANCE, a ſmall
fo nicknam'd by the Tars, Largeſs, or petty Gra
who were half ſtarved in tuity .
an East - India Voyage, by PLAD, Scotch ſtriped
their then Commander Stuff.
who built ( at his . Re: PLANT, to lay , place,
turn ) that famous Fa- or hide. Plant your Whids
brick , and (as they ſay.) and Stow them , Be wary
with what he pinch'd out what you ſay orlet ſlip.
of their Bellies . PLÁISTER ofhot Guts ,
PINCH.Gut-Money, al- one warm Belly clap'd to
low'd by the King to the another.
Seamen , that ſerve on PLATE :
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Rosal - PLATE -Fleet comes in , the Gates in a great Man's
In falwhen Money comes to Houſe, of whom Dr.
an

Voy? Donne faid pleaſantly , That

forca PLATTER - Fac'd -Jade, he was ever next the Door ,
Ecado a very broad, ordinary: get the ſeldomest Abroad of
faced Woman . any of the Family.
with PLAY it off, to play POST, as, From Pillar
Coun Booty ; alſo to throw a to Post , from Conſtable
ixty way, at Gaming, ſo much to Conſtable .
hins and no more. He plays it POT -Valiant, Drunk .
off , He Cheats. POT and Spit, Boil'd
cer PLUCK the Ribbon, and Roaſt. A little Pot is
sich Ring the Bell at the Tae Soon hot, of a little Fel
the vern . Jow loon made angry. The
are PLUMP - Intbe a
Pot calls the Kettle Black .
fluſh of Money . Arſe, when one accuſes
PLYER ,a Crutch ; alſo another of what he is as
ured, a Trader . deep in himſelf.
POCHING , a fly de- POULAIN , a Bubo.
the ſtroying of Game, with POWDERING - Tub ,
Home Dogs, Nets, Snares, & c . the pocky Hoſpital at
mes contrary to the Laws į Kingſlandnear London,
le alſo an Egg boil'd in Was POISON’D , big with
the ter out of the Shell . Child .
oke POKE , a Bag , Sack , POISON -Pate, red
al, or Pocket. To buy a Pig Hair’d .
en in a Poke ; to buy unfight
PRANCER, a Horfe.
es, or unſeen , To carry your
PRANCER's - Nab , a
Paſions in your Poke ; to Horſe's Head , uſed in a
all ſmother your Paſſions. Iham Seal to ſuch a Paſs.
POKER, a Sword . PRANCER's -Poll, the
POLL, the Head . ſame; alſo the Sign of
POLT on the Pate, a the Nag's -Head. Mount
good Rap there. the Prancer, Get on the
POPS, Piſtols. To pop, Horſe's Back.
to fire a Piftol, br . PRANKS, Tricks .
1 PORKER , a Sword. PRATTS , the Thighs
PORTERS, Hirelings or Buttocks ; alſo a Tin
to carry Burthens , Beaits der-box or Touch -tox .
of Burthen ; or elſe Me- PRATING - Cheat , à
nial Servants ſet to guard Tongue.
PRATE .
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PRATE - Roast, a Talk- PRIG -Napper, a Horſe
ing Boy : ſtealer ; alſo a Thief.
PRIEST- Craft , the taker.
Art of awing the Peo- PRIGGERS of the Cack
ple, managing their Con .. ters, Poultery-ſtealers.
Iciences, and diving into PRIGGER'S of Pran
their Purſes. cers, the Sixth Order of
PREY , Money , the Canting Crew ; Horſe .
PRICKER , a Huntf ſtealers, who carry a Bri
man on Horfeback . dle in their Pockets, and
PRICKEAR'D Fellow , a ſmall Pad Saddle in their
a Crop , whoſe Ears aré Breeches ; and being in
longer than his Hair . formed by their Spies a
PRICK -Louſe, a Tay- broad where good Horſes
lor . run at Graſs, in the Dead
PRIEST- Link'd , mar- of Night they will ſteal
ried . them away in a Moment.
PRIEST. Ridden , whol. If they fear to be diſco
ly influenc'd, and abſo- ver'd by the Field -keeper,
lutely govern'd by that two or three of them will
Tribe. go together ; and having
PRIG >a Thief, a leized him, will bind and
Cheat : Alſo a nice beau. gag him, and then, before
iſh, filly Fellow , is called they can be purlu'd w, ill
å meer Prig . ride off to the next Fair,
PRIGGS, the Ninth and ſell their ſtollen Hor
Rank of Canting Rogues ; ſes. Some of theſe Prigo
Thieves and Houſebreak- gers of Prancers have been
ers , given up to all man- Tuch notable Artiſts, that
ner of Debauchery and they will change the Co
Villainy , and yet pre- lour of ſome remarkable
tending to better Educa- Parts of a Horſe's Coat,
tion , c. than cominon or make an artificial Star
Varlers . in his Forehead, which
PRIGGERS, Thieves . will laſt a conſiderable
PRIGGING , riding ; while ; by which means
alſo lying with a Wo- the right Owner has not
man . known his own Horie
PRIGSTAR , a Rival when he ſaw him ; and (
in Love . ſo has often beheld him
FRIGGISH , thieviſh . fold before his Face ; ſome
Rogue ,
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Rogue, as notorious as ſerve a Turn ; a Cat's

the Prigger, being always Foot. To alter the Property,
ready to vouch for him. to diſguiſe himſelf with
PRINCE Prig, a King, a new Dreſs ; or, a Wig
of the Gypſies ; alſo a and a falſe Beard .
Top -thief, or Receiver PROVENDER , Mo
General. ney taken from any one
PRINCOCK , 'a pert, on the Highway.
forward Fellow . PUMMEL, to beat.
PRINKING , nicely I pummeld his sides for
I Dreſſing. Prink'd up, fet him ; I beat him foundly.
up on the Cupboards head, PUMP, to wheedle
in their beſt Cloaths , or Secrets out of any one ;
in State . " Stiff - ftarched . alſo to drench Bailiffs,
Miſtreſs PRINCUM- Serjeants, Pick • pockets,
1 Prancum , ſuch a ſtiff, om core
ver-nice, preciſe Madam . PUNCH, a thick ſhort
PROG , Meat . Rum Man ,
Prog, nice eating. The PUNCH - Nag , a ſhort,
Cull tipt us Ram Prog ; The thick, fat, ſquat, ſtrong
Gentleman treated us ve- Horſe.
ry high. i PUNCH - Houſes, Baw
e PROJECTORS, Bufy- dy -houſes.
bodies in new Inventions PUNCHABLE, old
2
and Diſcoveries, Virtuo- paffable Money , A. 1695.
ſo's of Fortune, or Tra. Alſo a Woman marriages'
ders in unſucceſsful if not able.
ell impracticableWhims,who PUNK, a little Whore .
are always Digging where PUPIL- Mongers, Tu
there is no Ore to be tors at the Univerſities,
1 found ; and often draw that have many Pupils,
in unwary People to con- and make a Penny of
tribute to
to their ' airy them .
Whims, fometimes to PURE , à Miſtreſs.
their utter Ruin . PUREST -Pure, a Topo
PROLING , hunting Miftrefs,or fine Woman .
or ſearching about in ? PURITANS, Purita . .

queſt of a Wench , or any nical, thoſe of the pre

Game. ciſe Cut ; ſtrait -laced Pre
PROPÈRTY, a meer ciſians ; whining (as one
Tool or Implement, to days ) for # Sanctity God
MCVETA
2,
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never yet truſted out of QUEERE - Birds, ſuch
Heaven . as having got looſe , re
PURL - Royal, Canary turn to their old Trade
with a Daſh of Worm- of Roguing and Thievº
wood . ing
PURSENETS , Goods QUEER E- Bluffer, a
taken upon Truſt by ſneaking, ſharping , Cut
young Unthrifts at tre- throat Ale -houſe Man ,
ble the Value ; alſo a lit. or Inn -keeper.
tle Purſe . QUEER E - Bung, an
PUSHING - School, a empty. Purſe .
Fencing School ; alto a QUEERE -Clout, a for.
Bawdy -houſe. ry, coarſe, ordinary, or
PUT. A Country-Put, old Handkerchief , not
a filly, ſhallow - pated Fel- worth Nimming .
low . Put to it, beſet. QUEERE -Cole, clip'd ,
counterfeit, or Braís Moo
ney :
QUEERE Cole-maker , a
falte Coiner.
QUEERE Cole- fencer, a
Receiver and Putter -off
VACKING -Cheat, a, of falfe Money.
Duck . QUEERE• Cove, a
QUAIL . Pipe , a Rogue.
Woman's Tongue. QUEER E - Cuffin , a Juo
QUAKING - Cbeat, & ftice of Peace alſo a
Churl.
Calf or a Sheep .
QUARREL - Picker, a QUEERE -Cull, a Fop ,
Glazier, ſo called , alſo a or Fool, a Codſhead ;
contentious Fellow , a alſo a Chabby poor Fel.
Trouble- Company. low .
QUARRON ,a Body. QUEERE Deger ,an I.
QUEAN , a Whore, or ron, Steel, or Braís.hilt.
Shar . A dirty Quean, a ed Sword .
very Puzzei or Slut. QUEERE . Diver , a
QUEERE , or Quire , bungling Pick-pocket.
bafe,roguiſh ,naught. How QUEERE -Doxy, a jilt
Queerely the Ctill Touts ? ing Jade, a forry ſhabby
How roguiſhly the Feln Wencho
how looks
QUEERE
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QUEER E -Drawers, Sir QUIBBLE- Queere,

Yarn, or coarſe Worſted, a trifling, filly, fharter
ordinary or old Stock- brain's Fellow ; a meer
ings. Wiccol, or Punſter ; an
QUEERE -Duke, a poor Anti - Dennis. Likewiſe
decayed Gentleman ; alſo a Whiffler.
a lean, thin , half- ſtarved QUIDDS, Caſh, or
Fellow . ready Money. Can ye tip
QUEERE - Pun ,abung - me any Quidds ? Can you
ling Cheator Trick ; alto lend ine any Money ?
Game or Merriment. QUIRE. See QUEERE.
QUEERE-Ken , an ill QUIRKS and Quillats ,
Houte, a Priſon, or a Tricks and Devices .
Place of Correction . QUIT , to ſer free, to
QUEERE -Kicks, coarfe, diſcharge. The Autena
ordinary, old, or tatter'd Bawler will ſoon quit the
Breeches. Hums ; The Parſon will
QUEERE -Mort ,a dir- foon diſcharge the Con
ty Drab, a jilting Wench, gregation.
a pocky Jade. QUOD , Newgate ; alto
QUEER E -Nab , a Felt, any Prifon,tho generally
Carolina , Cloth , or or- for Debt. The pocr Dal's in
dinary Hat, not worth theQyod,The poor Rogue
whipping off of a Man's is in Limbo.
Head . QUOTA , Snack ,
QUEERE -Peepers, old-
old Share, Part, Proportion
faſhion'd , ordinary ,black or Dividend. Trg me my
fram'd, orcommon Look Quota, Give memy Part
glaſſes . Allo poreblind, of the Winnings, Booty ,
or dim -fighted Eyes, in Plunder, Ge.
Oppofition to Run Peep
ers , beautiful Eyes.
QUEERE - Prancer, a
founder'd Jade, an ordi.
nary low - priz'd Horſe . R
Allo acowardly or faint
hearted Horſe - Atealer . ABBET . Suckers,
QUEERE - Topping , for RAPO BILE Unthrienten
young .Termoc fts,
ry Head -dreffes . taking Goods on Tick of
QUIBBLE, to Trifle, men
Pawn-broker s, or Tally
or Pun. , at exceflive Rates.
I 2 Rabbet.
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Rabbet-Suckers, is alſo once uſed on the Roads ;
a Nanie given to Pawn- now almoſt laid by.
brokers and Tally - men RACK - Rent , Itrain'd
themſelves, who by exor. to the utmoſt Value.
bitant Premiums, &c. im. There is an old Verſe in
pofe upon, and take -in Praiſe of the Yeomen of
uncautious Prodigals , Kent, as follows,
profuſe Spendthrifts, or
young giddy - headed The Knights of Cales,
Heirs ; and in this Senſe Gentlemen of Wales,
is an applicable Denomi- And Lairds of the North
nation to many other ( Country ;
forts of People, befides A Yeoman of Kent ,
thoſe above-mentioned , Altho' at Rack- Rent ,
who by lending Money Will buy them all Three.
at exorbitant Rates, to
profufe Raking Youths, RAG, a Farthing . Not
er Age, whoſe care- a Rag left ; I have loſt
fulParentsor Guardians orſpent
RAGAall my Money .
MUFFIN , a.
will not furnish them
with Means to ſupport , Tatterdemallion .
their Extravagancies ; by RA G -Water, a com
little and little, creep mon ſort of Strong-wa
into their Eſtates ; ſo ters.
that by the Time the un- RAKE , Rake- hell, Rake
wary Spend -thrift comes Mame,a lewd Spark or Dea
of Age, or to inherit his bauchee, one that hasnot .

. Patrimony, he finds him- yet fowed his wild Oats .

S
ſelf andFortune ſwallow . To Rake, ſignifies alſo to
ed up by theſe mercileſs ſtick, as, To rake in the
Rabbet , or rather Blood. Throttle ; To ſtick in the
fuckers, and fo turn'd out Throat , &c.
of Poffeffion , and redu RAKISH , tending to,
ced to Penury and Want, or leaning towards an ex
which oftentimes hurries travagant, vagrant , or
him into Deſperation and looſe way of Life.
, violent Pradices , and per RALPH - Spooner , a
haps brings him finally to Fool.
anuntimelyExit. RANGING , Intrigu.
RABBITS, Wooden ing, and enjoying many
Cans to drink out of, Women .
RANK
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ads RANK -Rider, a High- RATTLE Pate, a hot,

wayman ; alſo a Jockey . maggot-pated Fellow . í
n'd RANTERS, Extrava- rattled him , I rated him
e. gants, Unthrifts, lewd roundly , and told him
Sparks ; alſo of the Fa- his own .
f mily of Love . READY, and Ready
RANTIPOLE , a rude Rhino, Money in Poffel
wild Boy or Girl . fion .
RAP, to ſwop or ex- RECHEAT, a Leſſon
change a Horſe or Goods; blown on the Horn.
alſo a Polt on the Pare. RECORDER, a Law
RAPPAREES, Wild Officer or Magiſtrate in
Irifh Robbers, and Out- Cities and Corporations,
laws. their Mouth , or Spokef
RAPPER , a ſwinging mau .
great Lye . RECRUITS, Money
Vit RAREE -SHOW -Men , (expected .) Have you rais'd
poor Savoyards strolling the Recruits ? Is the Mo.
up and down with por- ney come in ?
2 table Boxes of Puppet. RED - Fuſtian, Claret,
ſhows at their · Backs ; or red Port-Wine.
11 Pedlars of Puppets. RED Letter -Man , a Ro .
RASCAL , a baſe, vile man Catholick .
Fellow , a Rogue . RED -Rag, a Tongue.
ke RAT, a drunken Man Your Red - rag will never lie
De or Woman taken up by ftill ; Your Tongue will
700 the Watch, and carried never be quiet.
ats. by the Conſtable to the RED- Shank, a Duck ,
to Compter . To ſmella Rat, or Mallard .
Ehe To lufpect a Trick . REMEMBER Parfon
The RATTLER , a Coach . Malbam , q. d. Pray, Sir,
RATTLING - Cove, a Drink about. A Norfolk
to, Coach-man . Phraſe .
ex
RATTLING.Muinper's , REGRATERS, Fore .
Or the Fifty - fifth Order of tallers in Markers.
Villains, luch as run after, RHINO, ready Mo
;! or ply Coaches , &c . ney :
TO RATTLE, to move RHINOCERICAL,
gu off, or be gone. We'l full of Money . The Gull
ny
take Rattle, We muſt not is Rhinocerical; The Fap
tarry, but whip away. is full of .Money .
7 13 RIBBINO
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RIBBIN , Money. The ROCHESTER - Portion,
Ribbin runs thick ; His two torn Smocks, and
Breeches are well lined what Nature gave.
with Money. The Ribbin ROGER , a Portman .
runs thin, the contrary. teau,, a Gooſe i alſo a
RICH - Face, a Red - face. Man's Yard. Likewiſe a
RIDG - Cully, a Gold- Thief- taker.
ſmith . ROGUE , the Fourth
5. RIFF. Raff; the Rabble Order of Villains, a Name
or Scum of the People, which includes all the
Tagrag and Longtail . other Denominations .
RIG ,Game,Diverſion, They have their parti
Ridicule . See FUN . cular Societies and Cona
RIGGING , Cloaths. federacies, and are ſo
rii unrig the Bloss ; I will link'd together, that nc
trip the Wench . thing but the Halter fee
RUM Rigging, fine parates them . If one be
Cloaths. The Cull bas Rum in Priſon the reſt relieve
Rigging,let's ding him ,mill him, wherefore they ſel
him , and piko ;The Man dom diſcover one ano
' has very good Cloaths, ther , being ſworn ( if
Jer us knock him down, taken ) not to betray the
reſt , and this Oath they
kill him , and ſcour off.
RING , Money extort- keep inviolably,tho' they
ed 'by Rogues on the break all others. They
Highway , or by Gentle have their ſeveral Wench
men Beggars. es , and ſeveral Places of
ROAST - Meat-Cloaths, Meeting , where they la
Holiday -Cloaths. To rule viſhly Ipend, whatſoever
the Roast, To be Mafter they unlawfully get, and
or Paramount. Roaſted, wallow in allmanner of
Arreſted . I'll Roast the Debauchery . Their Com
Dab, I will Arreſt the pany is dangerous, their
Raſcal : To Roast , figni- Lives deteſtable ,and their
fies alſo to rally, to reize, Ends miſerable .
to hunt, or banter. Wild ROGUES . See
ROBER DS-Men , anci. WILD .
ently the third Rank of ROMBOYL'D , fought
the Canting Crew , migh- after with a Wariant.
ty Thieves, like Rubin ROMBOYLES, Watch
kood ; now the 45th Order.. and Ward .
ROMER ,
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ROMER , a drinking Swords. Reflections made

Glaſs ; alſo wider . upon any one .
ROOK, a Cheat, a He RUBS us to the Whit,
Knave . To Rook , To He ſends us to Newgate.
cheat or play the Knaye. ' RUFF , an old - faſhion ,
ROPE . Upon the Highe ed double Band ; from
ropes, Cock -a-hoop. Give whence the Pillory is cala
him Rope enough, and he'll led , The Wooden Ruff
Hang himſelf , He'll De- RUFFIAN , an Affaf
coy himſelf within his fin, a bloody Villain , or
own Deſtiny. Murderer .
ROSY -Gills, Sanguine RUFFIN , the Devil ;
or freſh.colour'd . as, The Ruffin nab the Cuffin
ROTAN, a Coach, or Quere, and let the Harman
Waggon , any thing that beck trine with his Kinchins
runs upon Wheels ; but about his Col-quarron ; i.e.
principally a Cart. Let the Devil take the
ROT-Gut, very ſmall Juſtice, and let the Con
or thin Beer. Itable hang with his Chil
ROVERS, Pyrates, dren about his Neck. Ruf.
Wanderers, Vagabonds. fon is alſo fometimes the
To Rove about, to wander Cant Word for a Juſtice
idly up, and down. of Peace .
ROUGH , as , To lie RUFFLERS , the sea
Rough, in one's Cloaths cond Rank of Canters ;
all Night: Notorious Rogues, who ,
ROYSTERS, rude, under Pretence of being
roaring Rogues . maimed Soldiers or Sea
RUB, to run away . men , implore the Chari
A Rub, an Impediment, ty of well-difpofed Per
Obſtacle , Hinderance ſons , and fail not to
Stop , Hardſhip, or Dif- watch Opportunities ei
ficulty: Rub on, to live ther to ſteal, break open
| indifferently. Rub'd of Houſes, or even commit
broke, and run away. Murder ; as their own
Rub through the World, to Safety , or the Security of
live tolerably well in it . their Plunder , requires .
RUBBERS , Two (and TO RUFFLE , to dil
ſometimes Three ) Ganies order any thing .
make up a Rubbers ; alſo a RUFFMANS, the
Re - encounter with drawn Woods or Buſes.
RUFF
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RUFF -Peck, Bacon . from Publick Houſes ;

RUG . It's all Rug; the Eifty -ſecond Order of
The Game is ſecured . Villains.
RUM , Gallant, Fine, RUM - Bughar , a very
Rich, Beſt or Excellent ; pretty and valuable Dog.
alſo a West- indian. Drink , RUM - Bung, a full
Itronger than Brandy, Purſe.
drawn from Dregs of RUMLY, bravely, cle
Sugar, for the most part ; verly , delicately, ds.
yet , ſometimes, from RUM -Chub, which is
Fruits, and Roes of Fish ; (among the Butchers) one
Tis beſt when old , and that is eaſily perſwaded
much usd in Punch . to believe what they ſay
RUM -Beck , any Juſtice of the Goodneſs of their
of the Peace . Meat, and alſo to give
RUM • Bite, à clever them an extraordinary
Cheat , a neat Trick . Price for it : An ignorant
RUM -Bleating - cheat, a Market-man or Woman ,
very fat Weather . that lay out a great deal
RU M -Blower, a very of Money with, and is
handlom Miſtreſs, kept bit by,them .
by a particular Man . RUM - Clank, a large
RUM -Pluffer, a jolly Silver-tankard. Tip me a
Hoft, Inn -keeper, or Vi- Rum - clank of Bowle ; i. e.
ctualler . Give me a Double - tan
RUMBO , a Priſon or kard of Drink .
Gaol . RUM.Clout ,a Silk, fine
RUM - Bob , a young Ap- Cambrick , or Holland
prentice ; alſo a harp , Handkerchief.
Ily Trick. Likewiſe a RUM - Cod , a good
pretty ſhort Wig . Purſe cf Gold, or round
RUM -Boile, a Ward or Sum of Money .
Watch . RUM -Cile, new Mo
RUM - Booze, Wine ; ney, or Medals, curiouſly
alſo very good or Itrong coin'd.
Drink. RUM - Cove, a great
RUM - Boozing - Welts, Rogue ,
Bunches of Grapes. RUM - Cull , a rich
RUM -Bubber, a clever Fool , that can be eaſily
or dexterous Fellow at bit, or cheated by any
ſtealing Silver Tankards body ; alſo one that is
very
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very generous and kind RUM -Gelt, the ſame as

to a Miſtreſs . Rum - Cole.
RUM Degen, a Silver- RUM -Glimmer, King
hilted or inlaid Sword . or Chief of the Link
RUM- Dell, the fame boys.
as, Rum -doxy. RUM -Gutlers, Canary
RUM -Diver, a com- Wine ; alſo fine Eating :
pleator clever Pick- RUM - Hopper, a Draw
pocket. The ſame with er . Rum -hopper, tipus
Files or Bung - nippers. preſently a Boozing -cheat of
Which ſee. Rum -gutlers ; Drawer,
RUM-Doxy, a beautiful fill us preſently a Bottle
Woman , or light Lady . of the beſt Canary.
RUM - Drawers , Silk RUM -Kicks, Silver or
Stockings, or very fine Gold Brocade Breeches,
wooſted Hoſe . or very rich with Gold
RUM -Dropper, a Vint- or Silver Galloon .
ner . RUM - Mawnd , one
RUM-Dubber, an ex- that counterfeits himſelf
perienc'd or expert Picko a Fool.
er of Locks . The ſame RUM -Mort , a Queen ,
2 with GILT. Which fee. or great Lady.
RUM - Duke, a jolly RUM -Nab , a Beayer,
handſom Man . Rum- or very good Hat.
dukes the boldeſt or RUM - Nantz , true
ſtouteft Feliows ( lately ) French Brandy.
amongſt the Alſatians , RUM -Ned ,' a very filly
Minters, Savoyards, & c . Fellow .
Sent for to remove and RUM Pad , the High
2 guard the Goods of ſuch way .
Bankruptsas intended to RUM - Padders, the bet
take Sanctuary in thoſe ter ſort of Highwaymen,
Places . well mounted and arma
RUM- Dutcheſs, a jolly ed. See High PAD.
handſome Woman . RUM -Peepers, a Silver
. RUM -File , the ſame as Looking glais .
Rum - diver . RUMP. And Kidney Men ,
RUMFORD - Lyon , a Fidlers thatplay at Feafts,
Calf. Fairs , Weddings , & c.
RUM • Fun ,a clever and live chiefly on the
Cheat or ſharp Trick. Remnants of Victuals.
RUM .
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RUM - Procer , a very SACK, alſo ſignifies to
beautiful Horſe . be drunk; As, Hebought the
RUM - Quidds, a great Sack ; i.e. Hegotdrunk.
SALEMAN'
Booty , or large Snack. S · Dog ,
RUM -Ruf-peck, Weft- the ſame as Barker .
phalia -Ham . SALAMON , the Beg
RU M -Squeeze, much gar's Sacrament or Oath .
Wine or good ' Liquor SALVAGES barba
given among the Fidlers..ous People, inhabiting
RUM - Snitch, a good near the Sea Coafts in the
Fillip on the Noſe. Maritime Counties , who
RUM Tol, the fame as make a Prey of what the
Ruin -degen, being the Sea has ſpared , living
'neweſt Cant Word ofthe upon the Spoil of Ship
two . wrecks.
RUM -Tilter , the fame SAUNTER, to loiter
as Rum -tol, or Rum -degen. idly ; a Term borrowed
RU M -Topping, a rich from thoſe Religious
Head dreſs . Counterfeits, who, under
RUM -Ville, London . the Colour of Pilgrima
RUM -Wiper, the fame ges, to the HolyLand,
as Rum - Clout. us'd to get many Chari
RUN - Riot, to turn ties , crying ſtill, Saine
Spark, and run out of al . Terre, Sainą Terre,having
RUNNING - Stationers, nothing but the Holy
Hawkers, or thoſe that Land in their Mouths,
and Books a. tho they ſtay'd always
cry NewsStreets.
bout the at Home.
-RUNNER , the fame as SCAB , a forry Wench ,
BUDGE . Which fee . or ſcoundrel Fellow .
RUSTYGUTS, an old SCAMPER, to run a
blunt Fellow . way, to ſcouroff, either
from Juſtice ; asThieves,
Debtors, Criminals, that
are purſued ; or from ill
Fortune, as Soldiers that
S are repuls'd or worfted .
SCANDALOUS ,a for
CintoE, ahisPocket.
SpickAACK Dive
Sack ; To
ry Perriwig .
SCAN
his 'Pocket.
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SCANDAL - Proof, a SCRAP , a Deſign , a

A thorough -pac'd Alſatian, purpos'd Villainy, a vile
ki or Minter ; one harden'd , Intention ; alſo a perpe .
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or paft Shame. trated Roguery : He whid .
SCEW . See Skew . dles the wbole Scrap ; Не.
SCHOOL - Butter , a diſcovers all he knows.
2 Whipping. 1 ſchoold him , SCRIP, a Shred or Scrap
I chid him feverely . of Paper. As, The Cully
ģ
SCHOOL of Venus, a did freely blot the Scrip,
be
Bawdy -houſe? and tipe me 40 Hogs ; One
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SCONCE. To build a enter'd into Bond with
he Large Sconce ; To run deep me for 40 Shillings.
upon Tick or Truft. SCRUB , a Ragamuffin.
SCOTCH - Fiddle, the SCRUBADO , the Itch .
Itch . To SCREW , to copu .
SCOTCH -Hobby, a lit. late with a Woman .
e:
tle, forry, fcrubbed , low A SCREW , a Strum
Horſe of that Country . pet , a common Proſti
SCOTCH -Mist , a fo . tute.
ber, ſoaking Rain. SCUM, the Riff -raff, or
SCOUNDREL, a Tagrag and Longtail ;
Hedge-bird or forry Scab . Rake Hell and Skin the
sČOUR E , to wear . Devil. Scum alto figni
To Scour the Cramp-rings ; fies an Overplus, or more
To wear Bolts. Alſo , to than enough ..
run away. See SCOWRE . SEALER , one that
E!
SCOUT, a Watch ; al gives Bonds and Judg.
ſo à Looker out ; one fet ment for Goods and
4 to watch if any body be Money.
coming, dc. SECOND- Sighted, ſuch
SCOWRE, to run a . as (they ſay) can, and do
way or camper. Let us fee Spirits, Apparitions,
Scowre, or we shall be boo dc.
ned ; Let us run away, or SECRET, as , Let into
we ſhall be taken . the Secret ; When one is
SCOWRERS, Drunk drawn in atHorſe-racing,
ards, beating the Watch, Cock-fighting, Bowling,
breaking Windows, clear and other ſuch Sports or
ing the Streets, . Games, and bit .
SCRAN , a Reckoning SEEDY, poor, Money•
at a Boozing -ken, dr. lefs, exhauſted ,
SERAG
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SERAGLIO, a Bawdy- SHAMBLE- Legg'd, one

houſe ;ſo called from the that goes wide, and ſhuf
Great Turk's Palace . fles his Feet about. Skake
SERAGLIETTO , à jour Shambles ; Hafte, be
lowſy ,vile, forry Bawdy- gone.
houſe, a meerDog -hole. SHANKS, Leggs.
SET, as Dead Set, a There's Shanks ! There's
Term uſed by Thief- poor Legs !
catchers when they have SHAPPEAU , or Shap
a Certainty, of ſeizing po, for Čhappeau, a Hat ;
ſome of their clients , in the neweft' Cant Word
order to bring them to for it. Nab being very
Juſtice. old , and grown too com
SETTERS, or Setting- mon .
dogs, they that draw in SHAPES, ſaid (often )
Bubbles, for old Game. to an ill-made Man, Shew
ſters to rook ; alſo a Ser your Shapes ; Turn about,
jeant's Yeoman , or Bai- march off , be gone.
liff's Follower, or Second . SHARK, a Sharper ;
Alſo an Exciſe Officer . ſo called from a large
SETTLE, to ſtun, or voracious Fiſh of that
knock down ; as , Weſet. Name .
tled the Cull by a Stoter on SHARPER ,' a Cheat,
his Nob ; i . e . We took one that lives by his
him ſuch a Blow on the Wits .
Head, as quite Itunn'd SHARPER S - Tools,
him . falſe Dice.
SHABBY, in poor SHAVER . A cunning
ſorry Rigging . Shaver ; A fubtle, finart
SHABBEROON , a Fellow . He Shaves cloje ;
Ragamuffin . He gripes, ſqueezes , or
SHAB'D - off, ſneak’d, extorts very ſeverely .
or flid away . SHAVINGS, the Clip
'SHAG : Bag, a poor pings of Money.
ſhabby Fellow . SHE - Napper , a Wo.
SHALLOW · Pate, a ' man Thief-catcher ; alſo a
fooliſh, filly, empty Fel- Hen -bawd, or Procureis ;
low . a ' Debaucher of young
SHAM, a Cheat , or Virgins; a Maiden -head
Trick. Cut a Sham ; To jobber.
play a Rogue's Trick.
SHEEP
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SHEEP-Biter, a poor, SICE , Six -peace.

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ſorry, ſneaking , ill- lookt SILENT, to knock a .
Fellow . Man down, ſo as to ftun
Je
SHEEPISH , ( Fellow ) him : To lay him down
ballful, peaking , for dead . See the Cult is
SHEEP's-Head, a Fool, filent, is alſo us'd by defa
a Block -head. perare Villains, for cut.
SHEEP-Shearers, Cheats. ting the Throat,or foot
SHIFT the Scene ; Call ing the unhappy Perſon
anew Cauſe ; or, Change wino falls in their way ..
the Diſcourſe. SILK Snatchers, a Set
SHOCK , a Brunt. To of Varlets, who fnatch
fand the Shock ; To bear Hoods, Scarves, Hand
the Brunt. kerchiefs, or any thing ,
SHOP, a Priſon . they can comeat .
SHOP -Lift, one that SINKIN , a Fool.
i Steals under pretence of SIMON, Six -pence .
cheap'ning. The Sixty- SIMPLETON ,a Tony,
fourth Rank of Cheats, of or filly Creature,
either Sex . SINGLE - Ten , a very
SHOPT , impriſon'd . - fooliſh , filly Fellow ; Al
SHORT - Pots, cheat . fo Nails fo callid .
ing Pots, uſed at Ale-hou- SIR JOHN , the Coun
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fes, and Brandy - ſhops. try.Vicar or Parſon .
SHOT, as , To pay one's SIR TIMOTHY, one
Shot ; To pay one's Club that treats every Body,
or Proportion . and pays, the Reckonings
SHOT ' twixt Wind and every where.
Water ; Clapt or Pox'd. six and Eight - pence,
SHOULDER - Clapper , the uſual Fee given , to
a Serjeant or Bailiff . carry back the Body of
SHOULDER -Sham , a the executed Malefa &tor,
Partner to a File. to give it Chriftian Bu
SHOVE the Tumbler ; rial .
whipt at the Cart's Tail. SKEW, a Beggar'
SHRED, a Taylor. wooden Dilh .
SHUFFLER , or Shuf- SKIN -Flint, a griping,
fing-Fellow , á flippery, ſharping, cloſe- fiited fel
thitting Fellow . low .
SHURK , a Shark or SKINKER , the fills
Sharper, the Glaſs or Cup . Whe
к Skinks ]
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Skinks ? Who pours out TO SMASH , to quell,
che Liquor. to beat or abuſe violent
SKIP- Jacks, Young . ly ; to kill, as, He ſmajh'd
Iters that ride Horſes for the Cull ; He knock'd him
Såle. down, or left him with
SKIPPER , a Barn . out Senſe or Life .
SKRIP, Paper ; as, SMASH , to ſmite, to
The Cully did freely blot the kick down Stairs . The
Skrip, and so tipt me forty Chubs toute the Bloſſes, they
Hogs ; i. e. One enter'd Smaſh them , and make them
The Sharperscatch
readily into Bond with brus; Miſtreſſes
me for forty Shillings. their at the
SLAM , a Trick ; alſo Tavern, making merry
a Gameintirely loſt, with- without them , kick them
out getting one on that down Stairs, and force
ſide . them to rub off .
SLAT , a Sheet. SMEAR, a Painter, or
" SLATE ,a half Crown ; Plaiſterer, doc.
alſo the ſame as SĽAT. SMELLER , a Noſe .
SLEEPING - Houfe, SMELLING - Cheat, a
without Shop, Ware. Noſe-gay alſo an Or.
houte , or Cellar, onlychardºor Garden .
for a private Family . SMELTS, Half - Gui
SLIPPERY Trick, or neas . Тір те a Smelt ;
Slippery- Fellowo, deceitful, Prithee lend me half á
as having two Properties Guinea.
of Ice , fmooth and flip- SMITER , an Arm .
:
SMOKE, to fufpe &t or
See ſmell a Deſign. It is
ZLOUCH fmok'd ; It is made Pub .
SLUBBER -Degullion , a lick , all have Notice .
flovenly , dirty , nafty Smoke bim , Smoke him a
Fellow gain ; to affront a Stran .
SLUG , a Drone , or ger at his coming in .
dul Tool . " :-SMOKER , a Tobac
SLUR , a Cheat at conift.
Dice ; alfo a flight Scan- SMOKY, Jealous, as,
dal or Affront. He is a smoky Cull He
SLY -Boots, a ſeeming is a ſuſpicious Fellow :
filly , but fubtle Fellow . He is upon his Guard .
SNIACKING • Cove, a ' No Smoke, but there is ſome
Coachman . Fire ;
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Fire ; as, N. Reeds but privately gets into Hou

there is ſome Water ; Of a ſes or Shops at Night,
thing that will out, be- and ſteals undiſcover' .
caule Smoke is a sign of A SNEAKING Budge,
the one , and Reeds or one that robs alone, and
Ruſhes of the other . deals chiefly in petty Lar.
SMUG, a Blackſmith ; cenies.
alſo neat and ſpruce . SNIC , to cut.
SMUGLERS,thoſe SNILCH , to eye or
that cheat the King of fee any Body. The Cu
his Cuſtoms by private Snilches ; The Man cyés
Imports and Exports . or ſees you .
SMUGGLING - KEN , 1
SNIP , a Cheat ; to
a Bawdy -houſe. fnip, to chear.
SMUTTY , Bawdy. SNITCH , or Snitchen,
SNACK ,Share or Part . a Filip on the Noſe.
To go Snacks ; To go SNITE , to wipe, or
Halves or Share and Share flap. Snite bis Snitch ;
alike. Tip me my Snack, Wipe his Noic, or give
or elfe I'll whiddle ; Give him a good Flap on the
memy Share , or I'll tell . Face .
SNABBLE , to rifle, to SNIVELING Tellow , &
ſtrip, or plunder. To ſnab. whining Fellow ; one in
ble a Poll,to run away with Diſtreſs.
a Peruque or Head- dreſs : SNOUT, a Hogſhead .
Alſo to knock downl ; to SNOW - Broth, Snow .
cauſe to reel or ſtagger water .
by a Blow on the Head . SNUB, to check , or
Snabbled, is alſo uſed fomc . rebuke .
times for being appre- SNUDGE , one that
hended , ſeized , or taken . ' lurks. under a Bed, to
TO SŃAFFLÉ, to ſteal, watch an Opportunity to
to rob , to purloin . Å rob the Houte .
Snaffier of Prancers ;; a SNUFF, as , to take
Horſe-ſtealer. Snaffle, is Snuff ; To take Pet ; to
alſo a Highwayman that be captious, to be out of
has got Booty. Humour. ?,
SNAPT , taken , SNUFFLE to ſpeak
caught . thorough the Noſe from
SNEAK . Goes upon the a Cold or worſe
, .
Sneak at Darkınans ; He
K2 SNUG ,
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SNUG : All's fnug ; have done his Buſineſs,
All's quier ; uſed by Vit. I have ſtopt his Mouth.
lains, when every thing SOUTH -SEA, a ſtrong
is filent, and they hear diftill'd Liquor, ſo called
no tody ſtir to oppoſe by the Inhabitants and
their intended Rogueries. Clients of Newgate, &c.
SOCK, a Pocket. Not SOUTH - SEA Mountain ,
• Rag in my Sock ; I han't Geneva.
a Farthing in my pocket . COW's -Baly, a Pig.
Alſo to beat ; I'll Sock ye ; SOWSE -Crown, a Fool.
l'ir drub ye tightly , SOW.Child, a Female
SOCKET - Moniy, de- Child.
manded and ſpent upon SOWR , to beat yio.
Marriage . lently, bc . As, Sowr the
SOLDIER's - Bottle, a Cull ; i . e . Knock him
large one. down : Beat him with
SOLOMON, or Salo- out Mercy, &c.
moll, the Mais . SPANGLES, Ends of
SON of Apollo, a Scho. Gold or Silver .
lar.. SPANISH - Gout , the
SON of Mars,a Soldier. Pox.
SON of Venu , a Lover SPANI H - Money, fair
of Wonen . Words and Compliments.
SON of Mercury, a Wit. SPANKS, Money ,
Allo a Thief. Gold or Silver : He has
SON of Prattlement, a Spanks enom to save his
Lawyer has e.
fon .
,
SOUL -Driver, a Par- nough to fave his Neck .
SPARK , a ſpruce ,
ASOUL, one that trim , gay Fellow. A
loyes Brandy , lewd Spark ; A Man of the
SOULDIÉR's - Maund, Town , or Debauchee.
a counterfeit Sore or SPEAK , in a Canting
Wound in the Left Arm . Sente, to concern one's
SOUSE. Not a Soufe ; ſelf about, to have to do
Nota Penny. Froni Sous, with ; as, I will never
French Money . Speak with any thing but
To SOUSE , to fallup- Wedge or Cloy ; I'll never
on, to beat cruelly ; allo ſteal, or have to do with
to plunder or kill.As, any thing but Plate, or
I have fous'd the Cull ; I Money, br .
SPECKT
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SPECKT -Wiper, a co- the Squeeker ; Murder
lourd Handkerchief. the Child , and throw it
SPIRIT - Away, the into a Houſe of Office .
fame as Kidnap. SQUEEZING of Wax,
SPIRITUAL -Fleſh Bro- being bound for any Bo
ker , a Parſon . dy ; alſo fealing of Wri.
SPLIT -Fig , a Grocer . tings .
SPLITTER - of -Cauſes, SQUINTE - Fuego, one
a Lawyer that iquints very much .
SPRING a Partridge, SQUIRE of Alſatia , à
People drawn in , to be Man of Fortune, drawn
bit. To ſpring Partridges ; in, cheated, and ruin'd
To raile a Crowd in.or- by a Pack of poor, low .
der to rob or pick Pock- fý, fpunging, bold Fel
ets . lows, that liv!d ( former,
SPUNGE, to drink at ly ) in White-Fryars. The
others Coſt.. Squire, a Sir Timothy Treat
SPUNGING . Houſe, a all ; alſo a Sap -Pate. A
of fat Squire ; A rich Fool.
By-priſon .
À SPUNGING Fel SQUIRISH , fooliſh ;
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low , one that lives upon alſo one that pretends to
the reſt and pays nothing. pay all Reckonings , and
SQUAB, a very fat, is not ſtrong enough in
truſs Perfon ; а new the Pocket.
, hatch'd Chick ; , alſo a STAG , a Term ( ina .
-
Couch . verting Qualities) uled
SQUAWL, a Voice ; for an Enemy, a Purſuer ;
as, The Cove as a bien as; 1 / py a Stag, uſed by
Squawl; The Fellow has that notorious youngRob
a good .Voice. ber Shepherd, lately exe
SQUEEK , to diſcover, cuțed , when he firſt ſaw
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or impeach ; alſo to cry the Turnkey, of Newgate,
out . They Squeek.Beef upon who purſu'd and took hini
Ius ; They cry out High- after his firſt Eſcape from
waymen or Thieves after the Condemn’d Hold .
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us. The Gull Squeeks ; , The STALE Jeft, old , dull,
Rogue peaches. STALE Maid , at her
SQUEEKER , a Bar- laſt Prayers.
boy ; alto a Baſtard , or STALLION , a Whore
any other Child. Stifle . Maſter ;, ſo called from a
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Stone- horie kept to cover STONE Doublet , a Pri
Mares. fon .
STALL -Whimper , a STOP; as, I've ſtopt his
Baſtard . Blubber ; I've ſtopt his
STALLING , making Mouth . I've done his
or ordaining. Buſineſs . He'll tell no
STALLING - Ken , 1 Tales, dr.
Broker's Shop , or any STOP-Hole Abbey, the
Houſe that receives ſtol- Nick-name of the Chief
len Goods. Rendezvous of the Cant
STAM -Fleſh , to Cant; ing Crew of Gypſies, Bego
as, The Cully Stams Fleſh gars, Cheats, Thieves, &c.
rumly ; He cants very STOTER , a great
well. Blow.. Stoter him ,or, Tip
STAMMEL , or Stram- him a Stoter ; Settle him 3
mel, a brawny,lufty, Itrap- give him a ſwinging
ping Wench ? Blow .
STAMPS, Legs. STOW , i. e. You've
STAMPERS, Shoes ; . faid enough . Stow you ,bene.
allo ( arriers .. Corve ; Hold your Peace,
STARTER , a Que- good Fellow . Stow your
ftion ; alſo a Flincher Whids and plant 'em; for:
* ain ' no Starter ; I ſhan't the Ken Cani
Cove of the
finch, or cry to go home, cant ' em ; Take care what
STICK Flams, à pair of you fay ; for the Man of
Gloves . the Houſe underſtands
STINGO , humming, you .
ftrong Liquor STRAPPING ; lying,
SIITCH ,- Back , very with a Wench .
Arong Ale . STRAPPING - Lafs, a..
STOCK - Jobbing, a ſwindging two - handed
ftarg, cunning, cheating Woman .
Trade of buying and fel- STRETCHING, hanga
ling Shares of Stock in ing. He'll fretch for it ;
the South - Sen , East India, He'll be hang'd .
African, and other Com- TO STRETCH , to tell
panies. a Lye ; as, He frecht
STOCK - Drawers, bard ; He told a whisking .
Stockings Lye .
STONE Dead, quite STRIKE, to beg, to :
dead . ob ; alſo to borrow Mo.
ney : -
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ney . Strike all the Cheats ; I wentieth Order of Vil...
Rob all you meet. Strike lains, tho' comprehended
the Cullº; Beg of that uſually in the Rank of
Gentleman . Strike the Gypfies, dc.
Cloy i Ger that Fellow's STROWLING - Morts,
Money from him . He who, pretending to be
has ſtruck the. Quidds ; He Widows, often travel the
has got the Money from Countries, making Laces
him . He. Brikes every Bo- upon Yews , Beggar's
dy ; He borrows Money tape, & c. Are light-fiin- .
every where; he runs in gerd, ſubtle, hypocriti
every one's Debt. cal, cruel , and often dan
STRIP, to ſob or gut gerous to meet, efpeci
a Houſe , to unrig any ally when a Ruffier is with
Body ; or to bite them of them . The Forty -ninth Ora .
5 their Money. Strip the der of Canters.
Ken ; To gut the Houſe. STRUM , a Perriwig .
Strip the Table ; To win Rum -ſirum ; A long Wig .
U all the Money on the Alſo a handſome Wench,
1 Place. We have fript the or Strumpet.
ef Cull ; We have got all STUBBLE - It ; Hold
the Fool's Money . The your Tongue .
Cove's fript ; The Rogue STULING - Ken , the
20 has not a Jack left to fame as STALLING -KEN .
help himſelf. Which ſee .
STROMMEL , Straw , STURDY - Beggars, the
cor Hair , as , She batb Fifth and last of the most
good Store of Strommél.on ancient OrdersofCanterse
ber Nob. Now reckou'd theFiftieth
STROWLERS, Vaga. Order of Villains.
} bonds, Itinerants, Men SUCK , Wine or ſtrong
of no ſettled Alode , of Drink . This is rum Suck ;
a precarious Life, Wan . It is excellent Tipple..
derers of Fortune, fuch. We'll go and Suck , our Fan
as Gypſies, Beggars, Ped- CES ; but if they toute was,
lars, Hawkers, Mounte. well takeRattle,and brujhs.,
banks, Fidlers, Country- Let's go to drink and te
Players, Rope - dancers, merry ; but if we le ,
Juglers, Tumblers,Shew . Imelt by the People of the
3 ers of.Tricks, and Rareen Houſe, we must ſcowre ,
fbew -men . Reckon'd the off. He loves to Suck bis.
Race
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Pace ; He delights : in SWAG , a Shop . Rum
Drinking Swag ; Full ofrich Goods.
SUCKY drunkiſh , SWAGGER to:, va
maudling, half-Seasover. pour or bounce.
SUIT and Cloak, good SWEET , eaſy to be
Store of Brandy, or any taken in : Alſo expert,
agreeable Liquor. dexterous, clever : As,
SUN -Burnt, clapt. Sweet'syour Hand ; faid of
SUNNY -Bank, a good, one who has the Knack
rouſing Winter - Fire. of ſtealing by Sleight of
SUPERNACULUM, Hand .
not ſo much as a Drop SWEETNERS , Gui-.
left to be poured upon nea - droppers , Cheats
the Thumb-iail, ſo cle- Sharpers. The Fifty- first
verly was the Liquor tipt Order of Villains. To sweet.
off , En ; To decoy, "draw in ,
SU -POUCH , an Ho- and bite. To be sweet up
ſteſs or Landlady. on ; To coax, wheedle,
SUTLER , he that pock- entice or allure.
ets up Gloves, Knives, SWIG , a Draught of
Handkerchiefs, Snuffand Liquor ; To Swig it off ;
Tobacco-boxes, and other To drink it all up
lefler Moveables. Alſo SWIG -Men, the Thir .
a Scullion or Huckſter, teenth Rank ofthe Canting
onethat follows an Ar- Cremo, carrying ſmall Hab
my, to tell Proviſions. berdaſhery -Wares about,
SWABBERS,atCards, pretending to ſell them,
the Ace of Hearts, Knave to .colour their Roguery.
of Clubs, Ace and Duce Fellows crying old Shoes,
of Trumps. Alſo thefor. Boots, or Brooms ; and thoſe
Tieft Sea -men ,put to waih pretending to buy Old
and clean the Ship . Suits, Hats or Cloaks, are
SWADDLERS,theTenth alſo called SWIG -MEN ,and
Order of the Canting Tribe; oftentimes, if an Oppor
Rogues, who, not con- tunity offers, make all
tent to rob and plunder, Fiſh that comes to Net.
beat and barbaroully a- SWINDGING - Clap ;
buſe, and often murder Swindging -Fellow ; Swindg
the Paſſengers. Hence, ing-Lye, a very great one,
To Swaddle ; To beat lu- I Swindgid bim off ; I laid .
fily with a .Cane, ca. оп,
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on, and beat him well- the great Men in Ireland ,
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favouredly. He is Swindg'i to lull them aileep with
off ; He is very much Tales and Stories of a
Clapr . Cock and a Bull, doc.
TË SWING, to hang. TALESMAN ; as, I
Herc, Prigg, to your caly tell you my Tale, and mig
Swinging ; ſaid over a Tales- ngan , or Author.
Farewell Glaſs to a Rogue TALL -Boy, a Pottle or
going to be hang'd, .by two Quart- pot.
his Comrogues . TALLY -Men , Brokers
• SWOP, to barter, or that let out Cloaths to
truck . wear per Week, Month or
Year . See Rabbet- Suckers .
TAP, a Blow ; a ſmall
Rap , c.
TAPE , Red or White ;
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T Geneva, Aniſeed, Clove

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Water, Co. ſo called by
Canters and Villains, and
ACKLE, a Miſtreſs; the Renters of the Tap ,
TA LO
alſo good Cloaths. dr. in Newgate, and other
Priſons.
The Cull has' tipt his Tackle
Rum -rigging, or, Has tipt TAPLASH , wretched
13 his Blols Rum tackle ; The forry Drink , or Hoge
keeping . Coxcomb has waſh .
given his Miſtreſs very TART Dames , ſharp,
fine Cloaths. quick , pert:
TAKE the Culls in , TARTAR , a notori
Seize the Men , in order ous Rogue or Sharper,
to rob them . who ſticks not to rob his
TALENT , the fame Brother Rogue ; and in
with Capacity, Genius, this refpe&t is reckon'd
Inclination or Ability by fome, the Fifty-ninth
alſo 375 1. in Silver, and Order of Villains. Hence
4500 l. in Gold. His Pa- To catch * Tartar, is ſaid,
lent does not lie that ways among the Canting Yar
He has no Genius for it, lets, when a Rogue ar
or His Head does not tacks one that he thinks.
lean to it. a Paſſenger, .but proves
TALE - Tellers, a ſort to be of this Cals of
of Servants in uſe with Villains, who, in his Turn ,
having
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having overcome the Af- TAYLE, a Sword.
ſailant, robs, plunders, TA YLE - Drawers ,
and binds him . Sword - ſtealers. The ſame
TATTER - De-mallion , as WIPER - DRAWERS.
the Thirty -Seventh Order He drew the Cull's Tayle
of Villains : A tatter'd rumły ; He whipt away
Beggar, ſometimes half the Gentleman's Sword
"Naked , with Delign to cleverly .
move Charity, having .TEAGUE -Land, Ire
berrer Cloaths at Home. land .
In Tatters ; In Rags. Tat. TEAGUE - Landers,. I
ter'd and Torn ; rent and riſhmen .
torn . : TEARS of the Tankard,
TATTLE , .or Tattler, Drops of the good Li
an Alarum , or ſtriking quor that fall befide.
Watch ; or indeed any TEMPLE Pickling, the
other Watch . Pumping of Bailiffs,
TATS, falſe Dice . Bunis, Setters, Pick - pock.
TAT-Monger, a Sharper, ets , c .
or Cheat, uſing falſeDice. TENDER . Parnel, a
The Thirty- fixth Order of very nicely educated Crea
Villains . ture, apt to catch Cold
TAUDRY , gariſh, upon the leaſt Puff of
gawdy,with Lace, or mil Wind .
matched and ſtaring Co- TERCEL - Gentle, a
lours : A Term borrow'd Knight or Gentleman of
from thofe Times when a good Eſtate ; alſo any
they trick'd and bedeck'd rich Man .
the Shrines and Altars TERRA -Firma, an E
of the Saints, as being ſtate in Land ; Has the
at Emulation with each Cull any Terra Firma ?
other upon that Occaſion . Has the Fool got any
The Voraries of St. Au- Land ?
dery ( an Iſle of Ely Saint) THE Dragon upon St. 02
exceeding all the reſt in George ; the Woman up ft
the Dreſs and Equipage .permoft. be
of their Altar,it grew in- THIEF . Takers, who M
to a By-Word, upon any make a Trade of help
thing very gawdy, that it ing People ( for a Gratui.
was All Taudry ; as much ty ) to their loft Goods
as to ſay, All St. Audery , and ſometimes, for Inte
reſt , **
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reft, or Envy, ſnapping TIB , a young Laſs .

the Rogues themſelves , TIB of the Buttery, a
RS
being uſually in Fee with Goofe.
them ,and acquainted with TICK , as, to run on
their Haunts. Tick ; To go on the
For
THOROUGH - Cough, Score, or Truſt.
farting at the ſame time. TICKL E -Pitcher , a
THOROUGH -Paſage, Tofspot, or Pot-compa
in at one Ear, and outat nion .A lewdMan or Wom
1. t'othér. man ,
THOROUGH - Stitch , TICKRUM , a Licence .
over Shooes,over Boots. TIFFING , lying with
THREE Legg’d Stool,or a Wench. Allo Drinking.
Three-leggd Mare, Tyburn . TILTER , a Sword .
THREE - Threads, half Iv tilt ; To fight with a
common Ale, and half Rapier. Run a Tilt ; a ſwift
Stout or Double Beer. Purſuit.
THREPPS , Three-- TINT for Tant ,Hit for
pence. Hit , Daſh for Daſh .
a
THROTTLE , the TIP, to give or lend ;
Ed Throat, or Gullet ; He Tip your Lour, or Cole, or
of Seiz'd his Throttle : i. e. 1' il Mill ge ; Give me
He took him by the your Money, or I'll kill
Throat. ye. Tip the Culls a Sock,
1
of
THRUMS , Three for they are fawcy ; Knock
pence .' Tip me Thruins ; down the Men for refift
T Lend me Three - pence. ing . Tip theCole to Adam
THUMMIKINS, a Pu Tiler ; Give your Pick
niſhment ( in Scotland ) by pocket . Money preſently
hard fqueezing or pref- to your running Com
fing of the Thumbs, to rade.. Tip theMiſh ; Give
extort Confeſſion , which me the Shirt. Tip me a.
ſtretches them prodigi- Hog ; Lend me a Shilling .
Drink it
oully, and is very pain .. Tip it all of ; Drau
P'ful. In Camps, and on all off at a ght.
board of Ships, lighted Don't ſpoil his Tip ; Don't
Matches are claptbetween baulk his Draught. A
Y the Fingers to the ſame Tub of good tip ; ( for Tip
Intent . ple ) a Cask of ſtrong
THWACK , to beat Drink. To tip off, allo
with a Stick or Cudge). . fignifies, To die.
TIPLER ,
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TIPLER, a Fuddle- TOM of Bedlam , the
cap, or Tofs-pot. fame as ABRAM - MAN .
TIPSY , almoft drunk. Which . fee .
TIT , a Horſe ; alſo a TOM - Cony, a very filly
young prim Laſsi Fellow .
TIT - Bit, a fine Snack , TOM - Thumb, a Dwarf,
of choice Morſel. or diminutive Fellow .
TIT - Tat, the aiming TUM -Long, tedious ; as,
of Children to go at Come by Tom Long the Car
firſt . rier ; of what is very
TITTLE - Tattle, idle , long a coming.
impertinent Talk . TONGUE . Pad, a
TITTER, to laugh at ſmooth, glib-tongu’d, in.
a Feather .. ſinuating Fellow .
TITTER -Totter, one TONY, a filly Fellow ,
ready to reel, at every or Ninny .. A meer Tony ;
Jog , or Blaft of Wind. A meer Simpleton .
TOGE , a Coat. TOOL, an Implement
TOGEMANS,a Gown fit for any Turn , the
or Cloak . I have bit the Creature of any Caule or
Togemans I have ſtole Faction ; a meer Proper.
the. Cloak . ' Tis a Rum. , ty, .or Cat's Foot .
togemans ; Let's nim it ; TOP , to cheat , or
' Tis a good Camblet- trick any one ; alio to
Cloak ; let's whip it infult. What, do you top
oft . upon me? Do you itick a
TOKENS, the Plague ; little Wax to the Dice
alfo Pretents from one to to keep them together,
another ; alfo a Farthing. to get the Chance you
Not a rokon left ; Nor a wou'd have ? He thought
Farthing remaining: Tom to have topt upon me ; He
fool's token ; Money. defign'd to have put up. M

TOL. Toledo, a Sword . on, Tharp'd, bullied , or

Bite the Tol ; To ſteal the affronted me.
Sword . A Ruin - tol ģ А TOP -Diver , a Lover 4

Silver -hilted Sword . A of Women . An old Top PA

Queere -tol ; A Brals or diver ; One chat has
Steel-hilted, or ordinary lov'd Women in his
Sv'ord . Time.
TOM -Boy, a Tom.Rig , or TOPE , to drink . An
Ramp . olim Topor , a Ita unch
Dsunkard ,
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Drunkard . To Tope it a * TOWN - Bull , one that
bout, or Dust it about ; * rides all the Women he
To drink briskly about. meets .
v TOP -Heavy, Drunk . TOWER , a Cant -Word
TOPPING -Fellem , who
uſed to denote bad , or
has reach'd the Pitch and
clipp'd Money as They
have been "round the Temer
greateſt. Eminence in any !
$ with it 35 That Piece of
Art ; the Maſter, and the
Cock of his Profeſſion.n )
Money has been Clipt.
. -TOPPING -Cheat, the TRACK , to go. Track
Gallows. up the Dancers ; Whip, up
TOPPING - Cove, the the Stairs.
Hangman . - TRANSNEAR, to
TORCH - Cul, ) Bum- come up with any body ,
fodder . . TRANSLATORS, Sel.
TORIES , Irish Thieves lers of old Shoes and
or Rapparees. : Boots, between Shoe
nt TOST ,or Toat, to name makers and Coblers ; alſo
12 or begin a new Health . that turn or tranſlate one
OT
Who Toſts now ? Who! ' Language into another.
Chriſtens the Health ? An G
TRANSMO RIFY ;
old Tot ; A pert, pleafant or rather Tranſmigrafy , co
01 old Fellow : alter , or new vamp.
to
TOTTY Headed , gid . TRANTER , the ſame
dy headed , Hare-brain'd . as CROCKER : Y3
8 TOUR . See TOUT . TRAPAN , he that
ce TOUT, to look out draws in or wheedles a
T, fharp , to bę upon one's : Cull, and bites him . Tran !
Guard . Who Touts ?.Who i pann'd ; ſharp'd, enſnard .
ot
looks out fharp ? Tout the TRAPES, a dangling
e Cells Eye thoſe Falls Slartérn.
pi which way they taker TRES.WINS, Three
of Do you tout and bulk , and pence .
i'll file ; If you'll eye TRIGRY -Mate, an idlo
and joftle him , I will she companion .
Top pick his pocket.. TRIB , a Prilon . He is
725 TOUTING -Ken , a Tami in Trib, for Tribulation ; )
Dis vern or Ale -houſe Bar . He is laid by the Heels,
TOWER -Hill.Play, aior in a great leal of
Alle Slap on the Face, and a Trouble.
cha Kick on the Breech.
1. L IRIM,
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TRIM, Dreſs. In a TROLLY - Lolly, coarſe
Sad Trim ; Dirty , un- Lace once much in Fa.
dreſs'd. A Trim Lad ; A fhion ; now worn only by be
Spruce, neat, well trick'd the meaner ſort. T
Man . TROLLOP . A great CS
TRIMMING , cheating. Trollop ; A lufty coarſe
People of theirMoney .Ramp or Tomrig .
TRINE, to hang ; al- TROOPER , a Half
ſo Tyburn . Crown .
TRINING , hanging . TROUNC'D , trou
TRINKETS , Porrin . bled, caft in Law , pu
gers, and alſo any little nifh'd. I'll Trounce the
odd thing, Toys and Tri- Rogue ; I'll hamper him .
fles. TRUCK, to Twop or
TRINGUM - Trangum , barter .
a Whim or Maggot , TRUG, a dirty Puz
TRIPE , the Belly or zle, an ordinary ſorry
Guts . Woman ; alſo the third
TRIPOLIN Chalk , part of a Bufhel, and a
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nick -nam'd, and us'd by Tray for Milk .

the French Perfumers, as TRULL, a Whore ;
Alabafter is by the Eng- alſo a Tinker's travelling
lifh. Wife or Wench.
TRIP , a fhort Voyage TRUMPERY , old
or Journey ; alſo an Er- Ware, old Stuff, as old
Tor of the Tongue, or Hars, Boots, Shoes, dr.
Pena Stumble, a falſe For want of good Company,
Step,a Miſcarriage. Alſo welcome Trumpery.. А
a Battard . Phraſe.
TROT, as, An old Trot ; TRUNDLERS, Peaſe .
A forry, baſe, old Wor TRUNK , a Noſe ; ale
man . A Dog Trot ; A fo the Body of a Tree ,
pretty Pace. or Man , without Head ,
TROTTERS , Feet, Arms or Legs. How fares
nſually Sheeps. Shake your jour oldTrunk? Does your
Trotters ; Troop off, be Noſe ſtand faft ? ' or,
gone. How fares your Body ?
TROLL-About, faun- TRUSTY . Trojan , or
ter , loiter, wander about. Trusty - Tront, a fure Friend
TROLL · Away, bowl or Confident.
away , or crundle away. TUCK'D, hang'd.
TUMBLER ,
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TUMBLER , a Cart . TWIT, to hit in the

To love the Tumbler ; To Teeth .
be whipt at the Cart's TWITTER , to laugh
Tail ; alſo one that de much with little Noiſe ;
coys , or draws others in- alſo to tremble.
to play ; and one that
fhews Tricks with and
without a Hoop .
TURK ,any cruel hard
hearted Man.
TURKEY Merchants,
Drivers of Turkeys. V
TURKISH -Shore, Lam .
sherbith-fide of the Wales V AG
beth , Southwark and Roo ARIES ,wiwild
ld
Rambles, extraya
TURKISH - Treatment, gant Frolicks .
very ſharp or ill dealing VAGRANT, a wan
in Buſineſs . dering Rogue, a ſtrolling
TURN - Coat, he that Vagabond.
quits one, and embraces VAIN -Glorious, or 0 .
another Party. ftentatious Men, one that
TURNIP -Pate, White boaſts withoutReaſon ,or,
or Fair -hair'd . as the Canters ſay, piles
TWEAK ,, as , In a more than he drinks.
Tweak ; In a heavy Tak- VALET , a Servant.
ing, much vex’d , or ve- VAMP , to pawn any
ry angry . thing. r'll Vamp, and tig
TWELVER , a Shil. you the Cole ; I'll pawn
ling. my Cloaths, but I'll raiſe
TO TWIG, to diſin- the Money for you . To
gage, to ſunder, to ſuap, Vamp ; To new dreſs,
to break off ; To twig the licker, refreſh , or rub up
Darbies ; To knock off old Hats, Boots, Shoes ,
the Irons . buc. Alſo a Sock .
TWIST, hálf Tea, VAMPERS , Stockings .
half Coffee : Likewiſe VAN ; as, Madam Van .
Brandy and Eggs mixed . See MADAM.
Hot - Pot, Allo to Eat ; V ARLETS, now
as, To Twift luftily ; To Rogues, Raſcals & c. tho
feed like a Farmer . formerly Yeomens Ser
TWISTED , executed , vants.
hanged . L 2 VAULT,
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VAULT, as, To Vault, or Principal of a Crew .
to commit Acts of De- The vileft ſtouteft Rogue
bauchery . in the Pack , is generally
VAULTING - School, a choſen to this Poit, and
Bawdy -houfe. he has the ſole Right
VELVET, a Tongue. to the firſt Night's Lodg.
Tip the Velvet ; To tongue ing with the Dells, who
a Woman. afterwards are uſed in
VINEGAR, a Cloak . common amongthe'whole
Alſo the Fellow that Fraternity. He carries à
makes a Ripg, and keeps fhort Truncheon in his
Order among Wreſtlers, Hand, which he calls his
Cadgel-Players, &c. *Filchman , and has a larger
VIRAGO , a mafcu- Share than ordinary of
line Woman, or a great whatſoever is gotten in
two- handed Female. the Society. " He often
UNR Í G'D, ſtripp'd, travels in Company with
undrefs'd. Unrig the Drab; 30 or 40 Males and Fe.
To pull all the Whore's males, " Abram - men , and
Cloaths off. others, over whom he
UNTWISTED , un preſides arbitrarily ; and
tometimes the Women
done, ruin'd .
UNWASH'D Bawdry, and Children , who are
rank , fulfom Bawdry. unable to travel, or fa
UPHILS , high Dice . tigued , are by Turns car
VOUCHERS, that put ryd in Panniers by, an
off falſe Money for ſham Aſs or two, or by ſome
Coiners. Allo 'one that poor Jades which they
warrants Gagers or under procure for that purpoſe.
Oficers Accomprs , ei- Go Upright, faid by Tayº
ther at the Excile Office, lors and Shoemakers, to
1
'or el Cewhere. their Servants, when any
UPPISH , rampant; Money is given to make
crowing , full of Money. them drink, and ſignifies,
He is very Upp:lb ; Well- Bring it all out in Drink,
lined in the Fob ; alſo tho the Donor intended
brisk . 2 leſs, and expects Change,
UPRIGHT-MEN , the or ſome Return of Mom.
First Rank of the Canting ney.
Tribes As an Upright- UPSTARTS, new
199 , fignifies the Chief rais'd to Honour.
URCHIN ,
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URCHIN, a little ſor- WARMING - Pan , an
1 ry Fellow ; alſo a Hedge- old faſhion'd largeWatch .
hog. A Scotch Warming -Pan ; A
URINAL of thePlanets, She-bed-fellow .
Ireland , with us , becauſe WARREN , he that is
of its frequent and great Security for Goods taken
Rains ; as Heidelberg, and up , on Credit, by Ex
Cologn in Germany, have travagant young Gentle
the lame Name upon the men alſo a Boarding
fame Account ; alſo a ſchool, or a Bawdy-houte,
Chamber pot, or Glafs. which are too much the
ſame thing
WASH , Paint for Fas
ces .
WASPISH , peeviſh .
W WATER -Pad , one
that robs Ships, Hoys,
ADDLE , to go Lighters, Barges or Boats
Buck in the River of Thames ,
WAG, Waggiſh, Arch , The Sixty - third Rank of
Gamefome, Pleaſant. Villains. A ſort of BAD
WAG - Twil, a light GERS. Which ſee.
Woman . WATTLES , Ears ; al
WALLOWISH , a ſo Sheep- folds.
malkiſh , ill Tafte. WEB , Cloth of any
1 WAP , to lie with a fort.
Man . if she won't wap for WEDGE, Plate, or
a Win, let her frine for a Silver or Gold Moveables
Make ; If ſhe won't lie and Trinkets : Allo Mo
with a Man for a Penny , ney .
let her : hang for а WELSH - Fiddle, or
Y
Half -penny. Mort wap- Scotch Fiddle, the Itch.
apace ; A Woman of Ex . WESTMINSTER
perience, or very expert Wedding, a Whore and a
at the Sport. Rogue married together .
--
WAPPER - Eyed, that WET- Quaker , a Drun
has fore or running Eyes. kard of that Sect .
WAPPING , the Act WHEADLE , a Shar
of Coition.
per.
WARM , well lined or decoyTo, cut a Wheadle ; To
by Fawning and
fluſh in the Pocket . Infinuation
7
L 3 WHEEL
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WHEEL Band in the WHIG - Land, Scote
Nick, regular Drinking land. *
over the left Thumb . WHINERS, Prayers ,
WHETSTONE's Park ; Supplications, fc.
a Lane betwixt Holbourn
WHIP- Shire,Yorkſhire,
and Lincoln's - Inn Fields, WHIPSTER , a ſharp ,
formerly a noted Neft for or ſubtle Fellow .
Whores, now depark'd . WHIP off, to ſteal, to
WHIDS , Words. drink cleverly , to ſnatch
TO WHIDDLE , to en: and to run away . Whipt
ter into a Parley , to com- through the Lungs.; Run
pound with , or take off through the Body with a
by a Bribe ; as, Did you Sword. Whipt in at the.
Whiddle with the Cull ? Glaze ; Got in " at the
Did you bribe or com- Window .
pound with theEvidence ? WHIM, a Maggot .
Have you paid in your; WHIMSICAL, Mag
Contribution - Moneyto gotiſh
the Thief - taker ? Alfo
.
WHIMPER , a low or
to impeach , or diſco - ſmall Cry. What a Whim ...
ver ; as, He Whiddles ; He pering you keep ?
Peaches. He Whiddles the WHINDLE , a low or
whole Scrap ; He difco- feigned Cry . C

vers all he knows. The WHINE , to cry

Gallhas whiddled, becauſe ſqueekingly, as at Con
me mou'd not tip him a venticles .
Snack ; The Dog has dif WHINYARD, a.
cover'd becauſe we did Sword .
not give him a Share, They WHIPPER - Snapper, a
Whiddle Thief, and we must very ſmall fprightly Boy.
Brujb: ; They cry out WHIP - Jacks, the Nine
Thieves , and we muſt fly. teenth Order of the Cant
WHIÚDLER, a Peach- ing Crew ; counterfeit
er (or rather Impeacher) Mariners begging with
of his Gang. falle Paſſes, pretending
WHIGGS, originally Ship -wrecks, great Loſſes.
the Field - Conventiclers at Sea, narrow . Eſcapes,
in the Weſt: of Scotland's. Oro telling diſmal Sto:
o called from ſomre Milk, ries, having learnt Tare,
on which theyus’d chief Terins. on purpote ; but
Jy to feed. are meer Cheats, and will
noti
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nor ſtick to rob a Booth WHITHER - D'ye - go,
at a Fair, or an Houſe an infolent preſcribing,
in fome By -road. They very, wife.
often carry their Morts WHORE's-Kitling, or
or Wenches, which they Whore's Son , a Baſtard .
pretend to be their WHOW Ball, a Milk
Wives, whom they, mi- maid .
raculouſly ſaved in the WIBBLE, ſad Drink.
Shipwreck, altho ' all his WICKET , a Caſement ,
Children were drowned , alfo a little Door. As ,
the Ship ſplitting on a Toute through the Wicket,
Rock near the Lands End, and ſee where a Cully pikes
with ſuch like Forgeries, with his Gentry -mort,whoſe
WHIRLEGIGS, Te- Muns are the Rummest i
fticles. ever touted before ; Look
WHISK, a little in- through the Calement,
conſiderable, impertinent and ſee where the Man
Fellow . walks with a Gentlewo
WHISKER, a great man, whoſe Face is the
Lye . faireſt, I have ever ſeen..
WHISKINS, ſhallow , WICHER - Cully. See
brown Bowls to drink WITCHER -CULLY.
out of.. WIDOWS - Weeds,
WHISTLE , the Mourning Cloaths .
Throat . Wet your Whifle ; Grafs-Widow ; One that
to liquor your Throat. pretends to have been
WHIT , Newgate . As, married , but never was ,
Five Rum -padders,are rub'd yet has Children.
in the Durkınans out of the WILD - Rogues, the
Whit, and are pik' d into Fifth Order of the Cana
the Deuleaville ; Five ters , ſuch as are train'd
Highway - men in the up from Children to Nim
Nighe broke Newgate, and golden or ſilver Buttons
are gone into the Coun- off ofCoats, to creep in
try : at Cellar and Shop-wins
WHITE Chappel-Por- dows, and to flip in at
tion , two torn Smocks, Doors behind People
and what Nature gave. alſo that hàye been whipt ,
WHITE - Tape See burnt in the Fiſt, and
TAPL . often in Prilon for Ro.
WHITE Wool, Silver, guery:
WILES ,
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WILES , Tricks, In- a ſwindging Blow. 1

trigues, cunning Strata- gave him a Wipe ; I ſpoke
gems . ſomething that cut him ,
WILY, cunning, craf- or gauld him . He wipd
ty , intriguing . his Nofe ; He gull'd him.
WILLING Tit, a lit WIPER , a Handker
tle Horle that Travels chief. Nim the Wiper ; To 1

chearfully ; alſo a com- ſteal the Handkerchief.

ing Girl . WIPER - Drawer, a
WILLOW , Poor, and Handkerchief-ſtealer. He
of no Reputation . drew a broad , narrow , cam ,
WIN , a Penny . To or ſpeck'd wiper; He pick'd
Win ; To ſteal. Won ; Pockets of a broad , or
Stoilen The Cull has won narrow , ghenting, Cam
a Couple of rum Glimſticks ; brick, or colourd Hand
The Rogue has ſtole a kerchief . The Thirty -
pair of Silver Candle eighth Order of Villains.
Iticks. WIRE-Draw , a Fetch
WIND-Fall, a great or Trick to wheedle in
Fortune fallen unexpe- Bubbles ; alſo to ſcrew ,
& edly by the Death of a over- reach, or deal hard
Friend . with . Wire - drawn រ So
WINDY -Fellow , with- ſerv'd or treated .
our Senſe or Reaſon . WISE Man of Gotham ,
WIND . Mills in the a Fool .
Head , empty Projects . WIT, to know or un C
He'll go as near the Wind derſtand .
as another ; Live as thrif The WIT , Newgate,
ty and wary as any one. New Priſon , or Bridewell .
WINK , a Signal or The ſame as Whit .
Intimation. He tipt the WITCHER, Silver .
Wink ; He gave the Sign WITCHER - Bubber , a
or Signal. Silver Bowl . The Cull is: 1

WINNINGS, Money , pik'd with the Witcher -bube t

or Reward : Winnings for ber ; The Rogue is march

Wapping ; Money given ed off with the Silver
a Woman for lying with bowl.
her . WITCHER - Cully, a
WIPE , a Blow ; alſo Silver- Imith a
a Reflection . He tipt him WITCHER - Tilter , a
A rum Wipe ; He gave him Silver -hilted Sword . He
has
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has bit, or drawn the Witch . WOOL -Gathering ; as ,
er -tilter ; He has itole the Your Wits are a Wool-ga
thering ; ſaid of a Perion
Silver-hilted Sword .
WOBBLE, to boil . 'in a ferious, or, as ’ tis
The Pot wobbles ; i . e, The call’d, in a brown Study ;
Pot boils . the Meat is or who knows not what
enough , he does.
WOMAN of the Town, WORD-Pecker , one
at firſt uſed by Canters, that plays with Words :
but now alſo in common ' A Punfter .
Speech , for a Proſtitute, WORM’D, to be un
or common Harlot. dermin’d , rook'd ,cheated ,
WOMBLE -Ty - Cropt, trick'd : Worm'd out of,
the Indispoſition of a inveigled out of, or de
Drunkard after a De- luded .
bauch in Wine or other
Liquors : As, He is Wom
3
ble-ty Cropt ; He is Crop
1 fick , G. X
WOODEN- Ruf, a
Pillory. He wore the
Wooden-ruff ; He food in
the Piilory . X ANTIPPE,aScold ;
WOOD -Pecker, a By- crates's ſcolding Wife :
ftander that bers, while who never could move
others game: his Patience, tho' by pre
In a WOOD ,'or, In a meditated and repeated.
7 Maze ; In a Peck of Trou- Injuries. Whence it is
bles ; uſed in common uſed for any Shrew , or
Speech, for one's being ſcolding, brawling Wo
in a Doubt, or at a Loſs, man.
2 what Courſe to take, by
E reaſon of ſome very cri
tical Turn in one's Afe .
fairs ; or, among Canters,
by being ſurpriz'd,and in Y
great Danger of being
a taken , in a Robbery, or
any other unlawful A &t. ly , to
* WOOLLY - Crown, a YARMOUTH -Capon ,
foft - headed Fellow ; a a red Herring .
s Witling ; a Fool. YAR :
 Y Z
YARMOUTH - Coach , tiful Lamentation for
a forry low Cart to ride trifting Incidents .
on, drawn by one Horſe . · YEST, a Diminutive
YARMOUTH - Pye , of Yesterday ; a Day.ago.
made of Herrings, high- YOAK'D , married .
ly fpic d , and prelented YORKSHIRE - Tike, a
by the City of Norwich Yorkfbire manner of Man.
annually to the King , on
Pain of forfeiting their
Charter .
YARUM, Milk , or
Food made of Milk . Z
YE A - and - Nay - Men ,
like
a Phrale originally ap AD , as ,
ply'd to Quakers ; but the Letter Z ;
now uſed for any ſimple A meer Zad, uſed of any
Fellows . bandy, - leggd, crouch
YELLOW, at firſt uſed back'd , or deform’d Per.
by the Canters only, but ſon.
now in common Speech , ZANY , a Mounte
for being Jealous. bank's Merry - Andrew ,
YELLOW -Boy, a Gui- or Jeſter, to diſtinguiſh
nea, or Piece of Gold of him from a Lord's Fool.
5
any Coin . ZNEES , Froſt, or Fro.
YELP, ( from the relp- zen ; Zneeſ Weather ; Fro.
ing of a Dog ) to cry, to fty Weather.
bawl, to complain . ZLOUCH , or Slouch,
YÉLPER , a Town a flovenly ungenteelMan .
Cryer ; alſo , one ſubject ZNUŽ, the ſame as
to complain, or make pi. ZNEES .

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SONG 1.
: The Canter's Holiday. Sung on the Ele&ting of a Nexo
Dimber Damber, or King ofthe Gypſies.
1 .
1.
AST your Nabs and Cares away,
This is Maunder's Holiday :
с In the World, look out, and ſee,
Where's ſo happy a King as * He ?
2 .
At the Crowning of our King,
Thus we ever dance and ſing.
Where's the Nation lives ſo free,
And ſo merrily , as we ?

*
Pointing to their nem - elected Prince .
Be
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3.
Be it Peace, or be it War,
Here at Liberty we are :
Hang all Harmanbecks, we cry,
We the Cuffin - Queeresdefy.
4.
We enjoy our Eaſe and Reſt,
To the Field are not preſs'd :
And when the Taxes are increas'd ,
We are not a Penny ceſs’d.
S.
Norwill any go to Law ,
With a Maunder for a Straw ,
4 All which Happineſs, he brags,
Is only owing to his Rags.

SONG II.

The High-Pad's Boaſt. 3

„Keepmy Horſe ; I keep my Whore ;

IKE I take no Rents ; yet am not poor ;
I travel all the Land about, 2
And yet was born to ne'er a Foot.
With Partridge plump, and Woodcock fine,
At Midnight , I do often Dine :
And if my Whore be not in Cafe,
My Hoſtels' Daughter has her Place.
The Maids fit up, and watch their Turris;
If I ſtay long, the Tapiter mourns;
Nor has the Cookmaid Mind to Sin ,
Tho' tempted by the Chamberlain . :) 3

But when I knock, o how they buſtle ; ' n

The Hoftler yawns, the Geidings juſtle : 0 ! b
If the Maid be ſleepy, O how they curſe her ;
And all this comes, of, Deliver your Purſe, Sir !
SONG III .
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S O N G HII.
The Thief -Catcher's PROPHESI, fre
quently fimg by a late noted Thief
Taker .
OOD People, give Ear ,whilft a Story Icel ,
Gºo
Of Twenty Black Tradefinen were brought up
Onpurpoſe poorPeople to rob oftheir Due ; [ in Hell,
There'snoneſhall be nooz'd , if you find burone true ;
The Firft was a Coiner , that ftampein a Mould ;
The Second'a Voucher, to put offhis Gold .
Tour you well, Hark you well, ſee where they're rubbed
Up to the Nubbing - Cheat, where they are nubbed .
The Third was a Padder that felltoDecay,
Who uſed to plunder upon the Highway :
The Fourth was a Mill-Ken , to crack up a Door,
He'd venture to rob. both the Rich and the Poor.
The Fifah was a Glazier, who when he creeps in,
To pinch all the Lurry he thinks it no Sin .
Tour you, well, &c.
The Sixth is a File-Cly , that not one Cullyſpares ;
The Seventh , a Budge, to track foftly up Stairs :
The Eighth is a Bulk, that can bulk any Hick,
If the Maſter be napt, then the Bulk he is ſick .
The Ninth is an Angler, to lift up a Grate ;
If hefeesbut theLurry,his Hooks hewill’bait. / 7 with
Tour you well, &c.
The Tenth is a Shoplift, that carries a Bob ,
When he ranges the City, the Shops for to rob.
The Eleventh's a Bubber, much uſed of late ;
Who goes to the Alehouſe, and ſteals all their Plate .
TheTwelfth is a Beautrap ; if a Cullhe doesmeer, 1

He nips all his Cole, and turns him in the Street ;

Tour you well, & c.
The Thirteenth, a Famble, falſe Rings for to fell.,
When a Mob he has bir , his Cole he will telli:
The Fourteenth , a Gamestiens; if he fees the @ ull fweet,
He preſently drops down a Cog in the Street ;
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The Fifteenth , a Prancer, whoſe Courage is ſmall ;
If they catch him Horſe -Courſing, he'snoozed for all .
Tour you well, & c .
The Sixteenth , a Sheep -napper, whoſe Trade is ſo deep, B
If he's caught in theCorn, he's mark'd for a Sheep .
The Seventeenth, a Dunaker , that ſtoutly makes Vows, to
To go in the Country , and ſteal all the Cows . in
The Eighteenth , a Kidnapper, who fpirits young Men ;
Tho' he tips them the Pike, they oft nap him again .
Tour you well, &c .
The Nineteenth's a Prigger ofCacklers, who harms,
The Poor Country Higlers, and plunders the Farms ;
He ſteals all their Poultry , and thinks it no Sin ,
When into the Hen -rooft, in the Night, he gets in.
The Twentieth's a Thief-Catcher, ſo we him call,
Who, if he be nabb’d, will be made pay for all.
Tour you well, &c. (name,
There's many more Crafts men whom here I could
Who uſe ſuch -like Trades, abandon'd of Shame:
To the Number of more than Threeſcore in the Whole ;
Who endanger their Body , and hazard their Soul ;
And yet, tho good Workmen, are ſeldom m' ade Free,
' Till they ride in a Cart, and be nooz'd on a Tree.
Tour you well, Hark you well, ſee where they're rubbid ,
Up to the Nubbing - Cheat, where they are nubb'd.

SON G IV.

The Life and Death oftheDarkmans Budge.

HE Budge it is a delicate Trade,
THE And a delicate Trade of
Fame,
For when that we have bit the Blow ,
We carry away the Game .
But if the Cully naps us,
And the Lurries from uş takes,
O then lre rubs us tothe Whit,
Tho' we're hardly worth Two Makes.
And
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And when that we come to the Whit,
ll
Our Darbies to behold :
We're forced to do Penance there,
And booze the Water cold .
1, But when that we come out again,
And the merry. Cull wemeet,
We'll ſurely file him of his Cole ,
7;
As he pikes along the Street .
And when that we have filed him ,
Tho't bebut Half a Job ,
Then ev'ry Man to the Boozing -Ken,
To fence his merry Hog.
But if the Cully naps us,
For want of Care or Wit ,
Tho’ he cannot take away our Cole,
He rubbs us to the Whit .
And when we come unto the Whit,
For Garniſh they do cry ;
We promife our lufy Comrogues ,
They ſhall have it by -and -by.
Then ev'ry Man, with hisMort in his Hand,
Is forc'd to kiſs and part ;
Andafter, is divorc'd away,
To the Nubbing- cheat in a Cart.
And we come to the Nubbing - Cheat,
For runningon the Budge ,
There ſtands Jack Ketch , that Son of a B
Who owes us all a Grudge :
For when that he hath nubbed us,
. And our Friends tip him no Cole,
He takes his Chive, and cuts us down ,
And tips us into the Hole.
But if we have a Friend ſtand by, -
Six and Eight Pence for to pay ,
Then they may have our Bodies back,
And carry us quite away :
For at St. Giles's, or St. Martin's,
A Burying-Place isſtill ;
And there's an End of a Darkmans Budge ,
And the Whoreſon hath his Will.
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SONG y .

Commonly ſung at a General Rendezvous,

before they divide into 'Parties to ſtroll
about the Country .
I.

BING Bing out, been Morts, and tour , cour,

For all your Duds are bing'd await,
The been Cove hath the Lour.

2.
I met a Dell , I lik'd her well,
She was benthip to my Watch ,
So ſhe and I, did ftalt and cly .
Whatever we could catch ,

3.
This Doxy Dell can cat been Whids,
And wap well for a Win , fe
And prig andcloy fo benfhiply
Each Denleavile within .

The Booth being rais'd , we ftept afide,

Thro' Mire, and Froft and Snow ;
When they did ſeek , then did we creep,
And plant in Ruffman's Row .

To Strowling-Ken , the Mort bings then,

To feth Lour for her Cheats,
Duds and Ruffpeck , mängre Harmanbeck,
We won by Maunders Feats.
6. You
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S O N G VI.

The ſame in Engliſh.

1.
O forth , braye Girls, look out , lookout,
Look out , I ſay, good Maids,
For all your Cloaths are ſtoll'n, I doubt,
And ſhar'd among the Blades.
2.
I met a Drab , I lik'd her well ,
With whom I'us'd to dally ;
What Goods we ſtole, we ftrait did fell,
And then abroad did ſally.

3.
This bounciug Trult can finely talk ,
And do it for a Penny :
And thro'éach Town thatſhe doch walk ,
She'll flily filch from any.
12 .

. creep
The Houſe alarm'd , aſide4we ;
And wade thro ' Dirt or Snow ,
Or hide behind the Hedges, till
The Hue -and - Cry paſt us go

S.
My Drab to the Receiverflies,
And brings for Goods good Coin,
Which , tho ' the Conſtable after hies ,
Our Tricks away purloin .

M 3 6. Ye
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6 .
You Maunders all, ftow what you ſtall,
To Rum -Coves what fo quire,
And wapping Dell, that niggles welt,
And takes Lour for her Hire.

7.
A Jybe well-jerk'd , tick Rome-Confeck,
For back by Glimmar , to maund,
To mill each Ken , let Cove bing then ,
Thro' Ruffmans, Jague, or Laund.
8.
Till Cramprings quire, tip Cove his Hire,
And Quire -Ken do them catch ;
Old Ruffler mill the Quire.Cuffin ,
So quire to been Cove's Watch .

Booze, Mort, and Ken, been Darkmans then,

The poor Cove's bing'd awaft,
On Chats to trine, by Run -Cove's Dine,
I For his long Lib at laft .
10 .
Bing out, been Morts , and tour, and tour,
Bing out of the Romevile fine,
Now tour the Cove that oly'd your Duds,
Ugon the Chats to trine.
SONG VII.

The Maunder's Praiſe of bis. Strowling

Mort.
1
OXY, Oh ! thy Glaziers thine,
6
Ꭰ°X As Glymmar by the Solomon ;
NO.Gentry -Mort hath Prats like thine,
Ne Cove e'er wag'd with lush an one.
2. White
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6.
Ye Begging Rogues, beware how you
Do ſteal ; for ſearch is made;
And have a Care, you hireling Whore,
Who will not do ? t till paid.
7.
A Licence get, with forged Seal,
To beg (as if undone
By Fire) to break each Houſe and ſteal,
O'er Hedge and Ditch then run .
8
* TillShackles foundly pay us Home,
And to the Gaol compel us ;
The De'el the Juſtice' Heart conſume,
So cruel to good Fellows..
9.
Sweet Wench , Alehouſe, and Beer, Good Night,
Th' unhappy Rogue's departed ;
To Hanging , by the Judge's Spight,
To his Long-home,he's carred ,
10.
Away, ſweet Ducks, with greedy Eyes,
From London walk up Holborn :
Purſue him ſtole your Cloaths : He flies
With Hempen Wings to Tyburn ..

S O N G VIII.

The ſame in Engliſh .

Y honey Chuck, by the Mars, I ſwear,

M Thy Eyes do ſhinethan Fire more clear ;
No Girl in Silks hath Thighs like thine,
No Man e'er kiſs'd a Wench like mine ...
2. Thy
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2.
White thy Fambles, Red thy Gan ,
And thy Quarrons dainty is',
Couch a Hogſhead with me then,
In the Darkmans clip and kiſs .
3
What, tho'I no Togeman wear,
Nor Commiſſion, Miſh , or Slate,
Store of Strommel we'll have here,
And i'th' Skipper lib in State.

Wapping thou , I know , doſt love,

Elie the Ruffin cly thee, Mort ,
Thy Stampers, Drawers, then remove, .
And let's ſweetly prig in Sport

5.
When the Lightmans up does call,
Margery Prater from her Neft,
And her Cackling -Cheats withal,
In a Boozing -Ken we'll feaft. 11

6.
There, if Lour we want, I'll mill
A Gage, or nip for thee a Bung,
OfRum -Booze thou fhalt booze thy Fill,
And cruſh a Grunting- Cheat that's young.
DACH

7.
Bing awaft to Romevile then ,
O my dimbar wapping Dell,
We'll heave a Booth, and dock again,
Then Trining '[cape, and all is well.

SONG
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2.
Thy Hand is White , and Red thy Lip ,
Thy dainty Body I will clip :
Then down to Sleep, ourſelves let's lay,
Hug in the Dark , and kils and play.
3.
What, tho' I ng Cloke do wear,
And neither Shirt nor Sheet do bear,
Yet we'll have Straw enough that's ſweet,
And tumble when i'th ' Barn we meet .

4. :
Thou what thy Grannam lov'd , doft love,
The Devil take thee elſe, my Dove :
Then pull off both thy Hofe and Shoes,
And let us do what others uſe.

S.
When the Morning up ſhall call
From her Neſt, the Hen, and all
Her tender Broodlings ; thou and I
Will to the Alehouſe ſwiftly fly.
6.
If we can't our Reck’ning pay,
Something I'll filch and ſteal away :
Drink of good Liquor, then, thy Fill,
Some Sucking-Pig for thee Pll kil ).
7.
Therefore to London let us hie
thou , my ſweet bewitching Joy :
There we'll rob, and kits pell-mell ;
And , 'Icaping Zyburt, all is well.

SONG
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SONG IX.
The Strowling- Mort's Praiſe of her
Clapperdogeon.
1.
row my Kinchin Cove is gone,
NO By the Rum -Pad maunded none

In Quarrons, both for Stamps and Bone,

Like my Clapperdogeon.
2.
Dimber-Damber ! Fare-thee-well,
Palliards all thou didft excell ;
And thy Jockey bore the Bell,
Glymmer on itnever fell .
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Thou the Cramprings ne'er didit fcour,
Harmans had on thee no Power,
Harmanbecks did never toure
For thee ; for why ? Thou ſtill hadft Loure.

Duds and Cheat's thou oft haft won

Yet the Cuffin Quire didft fhun ;
And thy Duſeavile didſt run,
Elſe the Chats had thee undone.

5.
Cank and Dommerar thou couldſt play ,
Or Rum -Maunder in one Day ,
And like an Abram -Cove couldſt pray ,
Yet paſs with Jybes well- jerk'd away.
6.
When the Darkmans hath been wet ,
Thou the Crackmans down didſt beat,
For
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S O N GNG X.:

The fame in Engliſh .

1.

N By the Highway begs there none,

In Body, both for Legs and Bone
Like my Clapperdogeon .
2.
Pretty Raſcal ! Fare-thee-well
Born -beggars all thou didit excell:
ThySweepſtakes ſtill did bear the Bell,
No Fireship yet aboard it fell.
3.
Shackles thou didſt never wear ;
Never thou the Stocks didſt fear :
'Gainſt thee no Conſtable did ſwear, 1
For thou hadft Money , and to ſpare.

Cloaths by Stealth thou oft haft got ;

Yet the Juſtice took thee not ;
But, thro' the Country thoù diſt trot,
The Gallows elſe had been thy Lot .
5.
Dumb and Madman thou couldſt play,
Or a driv'ling Fool all Day ;
And , like a poor Man, beg and pray,
Yet ''ſcap'd, with Paſſes ſeal'd , away.
: 6.
When the Evening hath been wet,
For Fire, thou Hedges down didît beat :
Mo
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For Glymmar ; whilft a Quacking Cheat,
Or Tib o'th' Buttery was our Meat.
7.
Redfhanks then I could notlack ,
And Ruffpeck ſtill hung at my Back ;
Grannam ever fill'd my Sack ,
With Lap and Poplars held í tack .
8.

To thy Bughar and thy Skew,

Filch and Jybes, I bid adieu ;
Thothy Togeman was not new,
Yet the Palliard in't was true .

SONG XI.
The Beggar's Curfe.
*HE Ruffin cly the Nab of che. Harmanbe: ck ,
THIf we maund Pannam , Lap, or Ruff-Peck ,
Or Poplarsof Yarum , he cups bing to the Ruffmans,
Or elle, he with Crueltyſwears by the Liglu mans,
He'll ſeizeus,and put our Srampefast intheHarmans.
'The Ruffin cly the Ghost of the Harmanbeck .
If we heave a Booth , we ſtraight cly the jerke :
If we niggle or mill but a poor Boozing -Ken ,
Or nip a poor Bung with one ſingle Win ,
Or dup bür theGigger of a Gentry -Cove's Ken ;
Straight we're to the Cuffiu Queer , torced to bing,
And cauſe we are poor, made ca ſcout the Cramp.
( ring ,
From thence at the Chats we trine in the Lightmans,
Bube take the Harmanbeck : Ruffin take the Har
(mans.
Me
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Me then with ſtoll'n Duck thou didſt treat,
Or elſe a fat Gooſe was our Meat.

7•

Mallards then I could not lack ,

I'd Bacon always on my Back :
No Bread -Corn wanted in my Fack,
With good Milk - Pottage I held Tack ,
8.

To thy Dog and Diſh adieu,

Thy Staff and Paſs I ne'er muſt view :
Tho’ thy Cloak was far from new ,
In it my Beggar -born was true.

SONG XII.

The ſame Engliſhido

"HE Devil take the Conſtable's Head ,
THIf we beg Milk, Bacon, Butter, or Bread,,
OrPottage, he to the Hedge ſtrait bids us hie,
Or ſwears by this Light, i'th' Stocks we ſhall 'lie.'
Old Lucifer haunt the Conſtable's Ghoſt,
If we rob but a Cabbin , we're whipt at a Poſt :
If a pitiful Ale-houſe we rob or breakopen ,
Or cut a poorPurſe with but one ſingle Token ;
Or come ſtealing in at a Gentleman's Door,
To the Juſtice we're hurry'd, becauſe weare poor ;
Then next to the Gaol, to be ſhackled with Irons,
And then to the Gallows, which many invirons;
Where up we are truſs'd ,in the Day -time. The Pox
Take the Conſtable, Deyil take the Stocks,
N The
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The notable Exploits and Eſcapes of the late no

torious John Shepherd, became, for the Time,ſo much
the Talk and Entertainment of the Town, that the
polite Gentlemen ofa certainTheatre, thought it
worth their while to'lay aſide Heroicks, and learnthe
from being the awful Repreſen
Canting Diale &t, and
tatives of ancient Heroes and Monarchs, thought
fit, for the Diverſion of their Audiences, and to
ſhew the Univerſality of their Genius, and that no
Station of Life, misbecame their Capacity and Pro
feffion, to ſuffer themſelves to dwindle into the Cha
racters of Sharpers and Pickpockets ; and accordingly
the Town was preſented with a Night Scene inGro
teſque Charakters, wherein that unhappy Felon's Mis
fortunes were re -acted, under the Title of Harlequin
Shepherd , for the Publick Emolument ; which was
pompouſly embelliſh'd with the Expence of New
Scenes, painted from the Real Places of A &tion :
To ſomeof theſe celebrated Wits, it ſeems, the whole
Canting Fraternity, are obliged for the following
Song, ſung on the Stage, as they tell us, by FRISK
MOLL, the ſuppoſed Repreſentative Miſtreſs of Shep
herd, on Occaſion of his being retaken the ſecond
Time : The Explanation of the Canting Terms where
of, may be found in the foregoing Vocabulary.
1.
TROM Prigs that ſnabble the Prancers ſtrong,
To you of the Peter-Lay ,
I pray now , liſten a while to my Song ,
How my Bowman he kick away.
2.
He broke through all the Rubbs in the Whit,
And chiv'd his Darbies in Twain ;
But filing of a Rumbo -Ken,
My Bowman is ſnabbled again .
3.
I Frisky Moll, with my Rum Cull
Would fuck in a Boozing Ken ;
But
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But e'er for the Scran he had tipt the Cole,
The Harman he came in .
4.
A Famble, a Tattle, and two Pops,
Had my Bowman when he was ta'en ;
But had we not boozd in the Diddle Shops,
He'd ſtill been in Drury - Lane.

Nor ought it to be omitted, that, to the fame

Gentlemen , and the ſame Piece, we owe the fol
lowing Song, on Occaſion of the Attempt of a
Companion of Shepherd, vulgarly call's Blueskin, to
cut the Throat of the famous Jonathan Wilde , (a
fatal Omen of what after befel that noted Thief .
taker ! ) which we the rather inſert, as it contains
ſome Reflections that may informPofterity what
manner of Perſons ſome of their Anceſtors were ;
and to what ſort of Tranſactions many of them will
ſtand indebted to Hiſtory for a Name, according
to the Opinion of our Retailers of Tragedy and
Farce ; who, at the fame Time, are generally allow'd
to underſtand the World.

A New SONG, fung at the Old Thea

tre, in the famous Night Scene, calld
Harlequin Shepherd.

TE Fellows of Newgate, whoſe Fingers are nice,

,
YeSharpers ſo rich , who can buy off the Noore ;
Ye honeſt poor Rogues, who die in your Shoes ;
Attend , and draw near,
Good News you ſhall hear,
How Jonathan's Throat was cut from Ear to Ear
How Blueskin's sharp Penknife hath ſet you at Eaſe,
And ev'ry Man round me, may rob, if he pleaſe.
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2.
When to the Old - Bailey this Blueskin was led,
He held up his Hand ; his Indictment was read ;
Loud rattled his Chains ; near him Jonathan ſtood,
And full Forty Pounds was the Price of his Blood ;
Ther, hopeleſs of Life,
He drew his Penknife,
To make a fad Widow of Jonathan's Wife,
But Forty Pounds. paid her, her Grief shall appeafe,
And ev'ry Man round me, may rob, if he pleaſe.
3.
Knaves of old to hide Guilt, by their cunning Inven .
(tions ,
Call’d Briberies Grants, and plain Robberies Penſions.
Phyſicians and Lawyers, who take their Degrees,
To be learned in Rogu'ry, call Pilfering Fees.
Since this happy Day,
Now ev'ry Man may
Rob as lafe (as in Office ) upon the Highway :
For Blueskin's Marp penknife, & c.

4.
Some cheat in the Cuftoms, fome rob the Exciſe,
But he who robs both, is eſteemed moſt wiſe :
Church Wardens, who always have dreaded the Halter,
As yet only venture to ſteal from the Altar ;
But now to get Gold,
They may be more bold ,
And rob on the Highway , now Jonathan's cold .
For Blueskin's larp Penknife, &c.

5.
Some by publick Revenues,which paſs thro’their Hands ,
Have purchas'd clean Houſes, and bought dirty Lands
Some to ſteal from a Charity think it no Sin,
Which at Home (ſays the Proverb ) does always begin ;
But if ever you be
Aſſign’d a Truftee,
Treat not Orphans like Maſters of the Chancery .
But
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But take the High -way, and more honeſtly ſeize,
For every Man round me, may rob, if he pleaſe.
6.
What a Pother has here been with Wood and his Braſi,
Who would modeſtly make a few Half penniespals !
The Patent is good, and the Precedent's old ,
For Diomede changed his Copper for Gold.
But let Ireland deſpiſe
The new Half-pennies,
With moreSafetyto rob on the RoadI adviſe;
For Blueskin's sharp Penknife has ſet you at Eaſe,
And ev'ry Man 'round me, may rob, if he pleaſe,
SONG XV.

The vain Dreamer .

EST Darkmans dream'd I of my Dell ,
When Sleep did overtake her ;
It was a dimber drowſy Morr,
She ſlept, I durft not wake her.
Her Gans were like to Coral red ,
A thouſand times I kiſs'd 'em ;
A thouſand more I might have filch'd ,
She never could have mifs'd 'em .

Her Strammel, curl'd , like Threads of Gold,

Hung dangling o'er the Pillow ;
Great Pity 'twas that one ſo prim ,
Should ever wear the Willow !
I turned down the Lilly Slat,
Methought ſhe fell a icreaming,
This ſtartled me ; I ſtraight awak'd ,
And found my ſelf, but dreaming.
N 3. SONG
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SONG XVI.

To the Tune of, When Aureliafirſt I courted.

1.
HEN my Dimber Dell I courted,
VVHE She had Youth and Beauty too ,
Wanton Joys my Heart tranſported ,
And her Wap was ever new :
But conquering
Time doth nom deceive her,
Which her " Pleaſures did uphold ;
AV her Wapping now must leave her,
For , alas! my Dell's grown old .
II.
Her wanton Motions which invited ,
Now, alas ! no longer charm ,
Her Glaziers too are quite benighted,
Nor can any Prig -Star charm :
For conquering Time, alas-! deceives her,
Which her Triumphs did uphold , s ,
And every moving Beauty leaves her ,
Alas ! my Dimber Dell's grown old.
III...
There was a Time no Cull could toute her ,
But was ſure to be undone :
Nor could th ' Uprightman live without her,
She triumph'd over every one :
But conquering Time does non deceive her,
Which her Sporting us'd t'uphold ,
All her an'rous Dambers leave her ,
For, alas ! the Dell's grown old .
IV.
All thy Comfort, Dimber Dell,
Is, now , fince thou haſt loſt thy Prime,
That every Cull can witneſs well,
Thou haſt 1100 miſus’d thy Time :
There's
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There's not a Prig or Palliard living,
Who has not been thy Slave inrollid;
Then chear thy Mind, and ceaſe thy Grieving ;
Thou'ſt had thy Time, the now grown old.
SONG XVII .

The Canter's SERENADE.

Sung, early in the Morning, at the Barn .

Doors where their Doxies have repoſed
all Night.
I.
E Morts and ye Dells ,
,
And charm all the Palliards about ye ;
Here Birds of all Feathers ,
Thro' deep Roads , and all Weathers,
Are gather'd together to toute ye .
* II .
With Faces of Wallnut,
And Bladder and Small-Gut,
We're come ſcraping and ſinging to rouze ye ;
Riſe, ſhake off your Straw ,
And prepare you each Maw,
To wap , eat, and drink, ' till you're bowzy.

S O N G XVIII.
I.

And live not the Lightmans, I toute not my

(Love ,
I furtoute every Walk, which we uſed to paſs,
And couch me down weeping, and kiſs the cold
(Graſs :
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I cry out on my Mort, to pity my Pain,
And all our paſt Wappings remember again .
* II .
Didſt thou know, my dear Doxy, but half of the
( Smart ,
Which has ſeiz'd on my Panter ſince thou didft depart :
( Groans,
Didſt thou hear but my Sighs, my Complainings and
Thoud'ſt ſurely retoure, and pity my Moans :
Thoud' st give me new Pleaſure for all my past Pain ,
And Ishould rejoice in thy Glaziers again.
III .
But, alas ! 'tis my Fear, that the falſe Patri- Coe ,
Is reaping thoſe Tranſports are only my Due :
Retoure,my dear Doxy, Oh ! once more retoure,
I'll do all to pleaſe thee , that lies in my Pow'r ;
Then be kind, my dear Dell, and pity my Pain ,
And let me once more toute thy Glaziers again.
IV.
On Red-fhanks, and Tibs thou ſhalt ev'ry Day dine,
And if it ſhould e'er be my hard Fate to trine,
I never will whiddle, I never will ſqueek ,
Nor, to ſave my Colquarron, endanger thy Neck ,
Then once more, mny Doxy, be kind and retoure,
And thou ſhalt want nothing that lies in my Povo'r .

We ſhall conclude with the following Song,

which tho' it has none of the Canting Terms, is of
ten lung at the Merry -makings of this joviál Fra
ternity ; and the rather, becauſe it may relieve a
little pleaſantly, the Mind of the Reader, tired ,
perhaps, with the preceding Jargon .
SONG
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SONG XIX.

Ovid. DE ARTE AMANDI : Or, The

Marks of an Amorous Thief.
1.
OME hither, young Sinner,
С Thou raw young Beginner,
l'll ſhew thee, if thou'lt underſtand me,
All the Ways of a Wench ,
Be Me Englijh or French ,
More than Ovid . de Arte Amandi.
I'll teach thee to know ,
Both the Who, and the How ,
And the When , and the Where, to delight :
If ſhe fimper, or Saint-it,
Or patch it, or paint it ,
I'll warrant thee , Boy , she is Right.
11 .
If ſhe jig with her Thighs,
Or twinkle her Eyes,
She bids you come on , if you like her ;
If, without Joys or Fears,
She can laugh and ſhed Tears ;
'Tis the only true Sign of a Striker :
If the fighs when the ſpeaks,
Or does uſe many Freaks,
She is deeply in Love, by this Light ;
If you tread on her Toe,
And ſhe anſwer thee ſo ,
3
I'll warrant thee, Boy, she is Right.
>
III .
She'll ſmile, and ſhe'll frown,
She'll laugh, and lie down,
At every Turn you muſt tend her :
She'll
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She'll peep in her Glaſs,
And dilpraiſe her own Face,
On purpoſe, that you may commend her..
With Love - Tales and Fancies,
Pickt out of Romances,
She'll angle, to try if you'll bite .;
If ſhe makes Application,
Or repeats it with Paſſion,
I'll warrant thee, Boy, she is Right.
IV.
If ſhe offers Reſiſtance,
Or ſtands at a Diſtance,
Her very Retreat is a Call ; ho
She'll ſtare in your Eyes,
Like a Pyrate for Prize ;
As if ſhe would ſay, Have, at All :
She'll fhew you her Breaft,
To gueſs at the reſt,
The Fountain of Love and Delight :
If ſhe fit in thy Laps
Beware of a Trap ,
I'll warrant thee, Boy , she is Right.
V.
She'll hit, and ſhe'll miſs,
She'll be coy, and ſhe'll kiſs,
To try and find out what you are ,
One Action ſhall ſay ,
Pray , Sir , go away ;
And another, Come on, if you dare !
She'll give you a Glance,
Like one in a Trance,
No Di'mond nor Saphyre fo bright :
If ſhe drink Wine and Burrage,
And kiſs with a Courage,
I'll warrant thee, Boy, she is Right:
VI .
She'll ſet you more Snares,
Than her Head it hath Hairs,
She's
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She's ſubtle and ſwift in Invention :
If you jeſt and mean looſely ,
Tho'ne'er ſo recluſely,
She'll ſhew you her quick Apprehenfion ;
Her Plots are abounding,
She Fits hath of Swooning ;
If the call on your Name in the Fright ;
Blind Cupid hath hit her ,
And you, too, may fit her,
I'll warrant thee, Boy, she is Right.
VII.
When Noll ſtole the Scepter,
She canted in Scripture ,
And went to St. Antholin's Lectures ;
But now ſhe doth trade,
Like a right Reformade,
And is a Decoy for the Hectors.
She'll ſwear ſhe is free,
From all Men but thee,
And bluſh like a Bride the firſt Night ;
If ſhe fquint thro' her Hood ,
'Tis to heighten thy Blood,
And i'll warrant thee, Boy, he is Right.
VIII.
Her Turns and her Windings,
Are paſt your Out-findings ;
She hath ſo many changeable Tempers ;
She'll give a meek Look,
Like a Virgin forfook,
And one of Command, like an Empreſs.
This Sign never miſſes ;
If fhe fqueak when ſhe kiſſes,
And glimmers, like Stars in the Night ;
If ſhe give thee a Trip,
With her looſe lower Lip,
I'll warrant thee, Bey , she is right,
IX .
She'll kiſs, and cry Quarter,
Unloofen her Garter ,
That
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That you may take't up, as a Favour ;
When you ty't on again ,
She'll cry, What d'ye mean ?
You're a Man of a looje Behaviour !
Yet thus will ſhe play,
To dire &t you the Way
To the Center and Seat of Delight:
If ſhe's troubled with Qualms,
And ſweat in the Palms,
I'll warrant thee, Boy, he is Right.
X.
She'll bid you forbear,
You're uncivil, my Dear ;
She tempts in her very Denyals,
When her Tongue cries, Begone,
Her Eyes cry, Come on ;
The Ticklingsare only for Tryals ;
As Rams do retreat,
More Courage to get,
To tilt with redoubled Might :
No Thing can ſo move,
As Denyals in Love,
And I'll warrant thee, Boy, ſhe is Right.
XI .
She'll give you to wear,
A Bracelet of Hair ,
And that, as a Fetter, ſhe locks on :
But, let me perſwade ye ,
One Hair ofa Lady,
Will draw more than Yen Team of Oxen.
Thus have I, in brief,
Told the Marks of the Thief,
That filches Affection by Sleight ;
But if ſhe prevail,
Thou'rt a Slave in a Gaol,
And Honour will bid thee good Night.

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