1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue |
Common terms and phrases
a-se allusion appellation bailiff bawdy-house beat beef beer beggars blow bottle BOX THE JESUIT brandy breeches bull bully called Cambridge CANT cant language canting crew cheat clothes COCK cove cuckold cull darkmans Devil dice DOG LATIN dram drink drunk Exchange Alley eyes famous fellow flash Fleet prison formerly French frequently gallows gentleman girl give guinea guts hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK jocular kiddey king's lame duck legs link-boy liquor married mistress mort mouth Newgate nick name nose officers one's person pickpocket piece pillory play pocket practised pretending prison prostitute QUEER rogue sailors saying SEA PHRASE SEA TERM sham sharper shilling signify soldier steal story sword tail taylor thief thieves thing tongue trick venereal venereal disease vulgar wench WHIP whore wife wine woman women word young