A dictionary of the slang and cant languages: ancient and modern, Volume 13 |
Common terms and phrases
Abram accomplice anabaptists attend Autem bailiff bawd beadle Beak beer beggars Black blustering fellow booty Box-a boxes brandy brothel bully candidates canting crew cheat coin country fellow countrymen at cards Cove Cuffin defraud Devil dice dirty fellow dram easy foolish fellow expence farthing fellows who steal Fibb-to beat fool for-nothing FRAUDS OF LONDON genteel dressed Gloak go into shops guinea half-crown piece Hedge-bird-a hedges highwayman Hocus-drunk horse chaise ill-looking impeach it-to king's evidence language lewd woman liquor lour lowest order MANNER OF Electing mean fellow methodist Newgate Nubbing-cheat-the gallows order of thieves person pick pick-pocket pillory pocket preach pretend prison prostitute pudent Queer Quod cull-a rags receive reception of stolen reckon ring robber rogue sharper shew-glasses shilling sneaking Spicer Spicer-foot-pad spoon Staller street stupid fellow Swaddler--a Swindlers sword tence thief turnkey unwary countrymen vate villain Whids-words whip