A NEW DICTIONARY. (continued 3)

Rum cove, c. a great Rogue.

Rum-cul, c. a rich Fool, that can be easily Bit, or Cheated by any body; also one that is very generous and kind to a Mistress, and as

Rum-chub, c. which is (among the Butchers) one that is easily perswaded to believe what they say of the Goodness, and also to give them an extraod’nary Price for their Meat, a very ignorant Market-man or Woman, that Laies out a great deal of Money with, and is Bit by them.

Rum-clout, c. a Silk, fine Cambrick, or Holland Handkerchief.

Rum-cole, c. new Money, or Medals, curiously Coyn’d.

Rum-dropper, c. a Vintner.

Rum-duke, c. a jolly handsom Man. Rum-dutchess, c. a jolly handsom Woman. Rum-dukes, c. the boldest or stoutest Fellows (lately) amongst the Alsatians, Minters, Savoyards, &c. Sent for to remove and guard the Goods of such Bankrupts as intended to take Sanctuary in those Places.

Rum-doxy, c. a Beautiful Woman, or light Lady.

Rum-degen, c. a Silver-hilted or inlaid Sword.

Rum-dell, c. as Rumdoxy.

Rum-diver, c. an compleat, or cleaver Pick-pocket.

Rum-drawers, c. Silk Stockings, or very fine Worsted Hose.

Rum-dubber, c. an experienc’d or expert Picker of Locks.

Rumford-Lyon, a Calf.

Rum-fun, c. a cleaver Cheat, or sharp Trick.

Rum-file, c. as Rum-diver.

Rum-gutlers, c. Canary-Wine.

Rum-glymmar, c. King or Chief of the Link-boies.

Rum-ghelt, c. as Rum-cole.

Rum-hopper, c. a Drawer. Rum-hopper, tip us presently a Boozing-cheat of Rum-gutlers, c. Drawer fill us presently a Bottle of the best Canary.

Rum-kicks, c. Silver or Gold Brocade Breeches, or very rich with Gold or Silver Galoon.

Rum-mawn’d, c. one that Counterfeits himself a Fool.

Rum-mort, c. a Queen or great Lady.

Rum-nab, c. a Beaver, or very good Hat.

Rum-ned, c. a very silly Fellow.

Rum-nantz, c. true French Brandy.

Rum-pad, c. the Highway.

Rum-padders, c. the better sort of Highway-men, well Mounted and Armed.

Rum-peepers, c. a Silver Looking-glass.

Rump-and-Kidney Men, c. Fidlers that Play at Feasts, Fairs, Weddings, &c. And Live chiefly on the Remnants of Victuals.

Rumbling, the rolling of Thunder, motion of a Wheel-barrow, or the noise in the Gutts.

Rum-prancer, c. a very beautiful Horse.

Rum-quidds, c. a great Booty, or large Snack.

Rum-ruff peck, c. Westphalia-Ham.

Rum-squeeze, c. much Wine or good Liquor given among the Fidlers.

Rum-snitch, c. a good fillip on the Nose.

Rum-tol, c. as Rum degen, the newest Cant of the two.

Rum-tilter, c. as Rumtol.

Rum-topping, c. a rich commode or Head-dress.

Rum-ville, c. London.

Rum-wiper, c. as Rum-clout.

Run-ryot, to turn Spark, and run out of all; also when Hounds run at a whole Herd of Deer.

Running-stationers, Hawkers, or those that cry News and Books about the Streets.

Runt, a little, short, truss Man or Beast.

Runts, Canary-Birds above three Years old.

Runner, c. as Budge; also a Galley, or nimble Vessel, to make quick Voyages, as also to escape Privateers, Pirates, &c.

Rup, a filthy Boil, or Swelling on the Rump of Poultry, Corrupting the whole Body, Cured with Salt and Water.

Rustic, a clownish Country Fellow.

Rustygutts, an old blunt Fellow.

Rutt, Copulation (of Deer.)

S

Sack, c. a Pocket. Dive into his Sack, c. to Pick his Pocket.

Sails, Hawk’s Wings; also Windmill-wings. How you Sail about? How you Santer about?

Salamander, a Bomb-vessel; also a certain Creature (said) to Live in the Fire, and a Stone (lately) found in Pensylvania full of Cotton, which will not (as a modern Author affirms) consume in the Fire; and a red-hot Iron to light Tobacco with.

Sales-men, Brokers who sell Cattel for the Graziers to the Butchers, before, and at the Beast-Market; also Sellers of ready-made Cloaths.

Salesman’s-dog, the same as Barker.

Sally, a fit of Passion, or Humor.

Salmon, c. the Beggers Sacrament or Oath.

Salt, Lecherous, Proud. To come after with Salt and Spoons, of one that is none of the Hastings.

Salt-cel, a Rope’s end used to Drub the Boies and Sailors on board of Ship.

Salvages, Barbarous People, Inhabiting near the Sea-Coasts in the Maritim Counties, who make a Prey of what the Sea has (in Pity) spared, Living upon the Spoil of Shipwrecks.

Samlets, so called the Spring following after they are Spawn’d, and tho’ then but a little bigger than a Minnow, will (as Authors say) grow to be a Salmon in as short a time as a Goslin will to be a Goose.

Sandy-pate, one red-hair’d.

Sap-pate, a Fool.

Saunter, to loiter Idly, a Term borrowed from those Religious Counterfeits, who under the colour of Pilgrimages, to the Holy Land, us’d to get many Charities, crying still, Sainct terre, Sainct terre, having nothing but the Holy Land in their Mouths, tho’ they stay’d alwaies at Home.

Saucy, impudent, bold. More sauce than Pig, Your Sauce-Pan runs over, you are exceeding bold.

Sawny, a Fool. He’s a meer Sawny, he is very soft, tho’ (in Scotch) it is only for Alexander.

Scab, a sorry Wench, or Scoundril-Fellow.

Scamper, c. to run away, or Scowre off, either from Justice, as Thieves, Debtors, Criminals, that are pursued; or from ill fortune, as Soldiers that are repulst or worsted.

Scandalous, c. a Periwig.

Scandal-proof, a thorough pao’d Alsatian, or Minter, one harden’d or past Shame.

Shift the Scene, call a new Cause, or change the Discourse.

School-butter, a Whipping. I School’d him, I chid him severely.

School of Venus, c. a Bawdy-house.

Sconce, to build a large Sconce, to run deep upon Tick, or Trust.

Scotch-bobby, a little sorry, scrubbed, low Horse of that Country.

Scotch mist, a sober, soaking Rain.

Scoundrel, a Hedge-bird or sorry Scab.

Scoure, c. to wear. To Scoure the Cramp-rings, c. to wear Boks.

Scout, c. a Watch.

Scowre, c. to run away or scamper. Let us Scowre, or we shall be Boned, c. let us run away or we shall be Taken.

Scowrers, c. Drunkards, beating the Watch, breaking Windows, clearing the Streets, &c.

Scrip, c. a shred or scrap of Paper. As the Cully did freely blot the Scrip, and sipt me 40 Hogs, c. one enter’d into Bond with me for 40 Shillings.

Scrub, a Ragamuffin.

Scrubado, the Itch.

Scrape all, a Money-Scrivener: also a miserable Wretch, or griping Fellow.

Screw, to Screw one up, to exact upon one, or Squeeze one in a Bargain or Reckoning.

Scud, the course or motion of the Clouds, in Fleeting.

Scud-away, to Sail, Ride, or Run very fast.

Scumm, the Riff-Raff, or Tagrag and Long-tail. Rake Hell and Shim the Devil.

Scut, the Tail of a Hare or Coney.

Scuttle, to run away; also a square hole to go down through the Deck.

Sealer, c. one that gives Bonds and Judgments for Goods and Money.

Season of Beasts, a Hart or Buck begins at the end of Fencer-Month, 15 Days after Midsumer-day, and lasteth till Holyrood-day. The Fox till Christmass, and lasteth till the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin. The Hinde or Doe at Holyrood-day, till Candlemass. The Roe-buck at Easter, till Michaelmas. The Roe at Michaelmas till Candlemass. The Hare at Michaelmas, till the end of February. The Wolf from Christmas, till the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin. The Boar at Christmass, and continues to the Purification of our Lady.

Second-sighted, such as (they say) can, and do see Spirits, Apparitions, &c.

Secret, let into the secret, c. when one is drawn in at Horse-racing, Cock-fighting, Bowling, and other Sports or Games, and Bit.

Seeling, when a Hawk first taken, is so blinded with a Thred run through the Eye-lids, that she Seeth not, or very little, the better to make her endure the Hood; also a sudden healing forced by the motion of the Sea or Wind.

Seraglio, a Bawdy-house; also the Great Turk’s Palace.

Seraglietto, a lowsy, sorry Bawdy-house, a meer Dog-hole.

Setters, or Setting-dogs, they that draw in Bubbles, for old Gamesters to Rook; also a Sergeant’s Yeoman, or Bailiff’s Follower, or Second, and an Excize-Officer to prevent the Brewers defrauding the King.

Sewet, Deer’s Grease.

Shabby, in poor, sorry Rigging.

Shabberoon, a Ragamuffin.

Shab’d-off, sneakt, or slid away.

Shaftsbury, a Gallon-pot full of Wine, with a Cock.

Shag-bag, a poor, shabby Fellow.

Shallow-pate, a foolish silly, empty Fellow.

Sham, c. a Cheat, or Trick. Cut a Sham, c. to play a Rogue’s Trick.

Shamble-legg’d, one that goes wide, and shuffles his Feet about, Shake your Shambles haste, begon.

Shameless, a bold forward Blade.

Shanks, Leggs. There’s Shanks, there’s ill Leggs.

Shanker, a little Scab or Pox on the Nut or Glans of the Yard.

Shappeau, c. or Shappo, c. for Chappeau, a Hat, the newest Cant Nab being very old, and grown too common.

Shapee, said (often) to an ill-made Man. Show your Shaper, turn about, march off, be gone. Great in more Shapes, great in more Professions, or Capacities. Great in all Shapes, great in all the Branches of any one, or more Professions: As, great in all the Parts or Branches of the Law; (an universal Lawyer). Great in all the Parts or Branches of Learning; (an universal Scholar).

Shark, c. a Sharper; also a Large voracious Fish.

Sharper, c. a Cheat, one that Lives by his Witts.

Sharp, subtil, ready, quick or nimble-witted, forward, of lively Apprehension; also Poor and Needy.

Sharpers-tools, c. false Dice.

Sharp-set, very Hungry.

Shaver, a Cunning

Shaver, a subtil, smart Fellow. He Shaves close, he gripes, squeezes, or extorts very severely.

Shavings, c. the Clippings of Money.

She is with Cub, when the Fox hath Young ones in her.

She-napper, c. a Woman Thief-catcher; also a Cock, (he) or Hen (she) Bawd, a Procuress and Debaucher of young Virgins; a Maiden-head-jobber.

Sheep-biter, a poor, sorry, sneaking, ill-lookt Fellow.

Sheepish, (Fellow) bashful, peaking.

Sheep’s-head, a Fool, a Block-head.

Sheep-shearers, c. Cheats.

Shie, coy, squeamish, cold, or averse.

Shock, a Brunt. To stand the Shock, to bear the brunt.

Shocking, what is offensive, grating, grievous.

Shop, c. a prison.

Shopt, c. imprison’d.

Shop-lift, c. one that Steals under pretence of Cheap’ning.

Shoe-makers-stocks, pincht with strait Shoes. No Man knows where the Shoe pinches but he that wears it, or another’s Cross like him that bears it. Who goes worse Shod than the Shoe-maker’s Wife? One Shoe will not fit all Feet, Men are not all of a Size, nor all Conveniences of a Last. To throw an old Shoe after one, or wish them good Luck in their Business.

Short-pots, false, cheating Potts used at Ale-houses, and Brandy-shops.

Shot, Shotlings, large, lean Piggs bought to fatten. To Pay one’s Shot, to Pay one’s Club or Proportion.

Shot ’twixt Wind and Water, Clapt, or Poxt.

Shoulder-clapper, c. a Sergeant or Bailiff.

Shoulder-sham, c. a Partner to a File.

Shove the Tumbler, c. to be Whipt at the Cart’s Tail.

Shred, a Tailer.

Shrieketh, the Noise a Badger makes at Rutting Time.

Shrouds, burying Cloths, (now) Woollen, (anciently) Linnen; also Steps or Ladders (on board of Ship) to go up to the Topps.

Shuffler, a Bird like, but not so big as a Duck, having a broader Bill.

Shuffling-Fellow, a slippery, shifting, Fellow.

Shurk, c. a Sharper.

Sice, c. Six pence.

Sickrel, a puny, sickly Creature.

Siege, a Stool to set upon; also used by Physitians to their Patients. How many Sieges have you had? i. e. How many Stools have you had? Upon taking a Purge &c.

Simkin, a Fool.

Simon, c. Six-pence.

Simples, Follies, also Plants or Physical Herbs. He must be cut of the Simples, Care must be taken to cure him of his Folly.

Simpleton, a silly Creature, or Tony.

Single, the Tail of a Hart, Buck or other Deer.

Singler, or Sanglier, a wild Boar after the 4th Year.

Single-ten, a very foolish, silly Fellow; also Nails of that size.

Sir John, the Country-Vicar or Parson.

Sir Timothy, one that Treats every Body, and Pays the Reckonings every where.

Six and eight-pence, c. the usual Fee given, to carry back the Body of the Executed Malefactor, to give it Christian Burial.

Skew, c. a Begger’s Wooden Dish. To look a Skew, or on one side.

Skew-fisted, awkward, ungainly.

Skin-flint, a griping, sharping, close-fisted Fellow.

Skinker, that fills the Glass or Cup. Who Skinks? Who pours out the Liquor.

Skipper, c. a Barn; also a Dutch Master of a Ship or Vessel.

Skip-jacks, c. youngsters that Ride the Horses for Sale.

Skip-kennel, a Foot-boy, or Laquais.

Slam, c. a Trick; also a Game entirely lost without getting one on that side.

Slat, c. a Sheet.

Slate, c. a half Crown.

Sleeping House, without Shop, Ware-house; or Cellar, only for a private Family.

Sleeveless-errand, such as Fools are sent on, the first of April.

Sleeveless story, a Tale of a Tub, or of a Cock and a Bull. To laugh in one’s Sleeves, inwardly slyly.

Slice, when a Hawk Muteth a great distance from her.

Slippery Trick, or Fellow, deceitful, as having two properties of Ice, smooth and slippery.

Slot, the footing of a Hart.

Slough, a deep miry Hole.

Slubber’d over, Work slightly wrought, or huddled up in haste.

Slubber-degullion, a slovenly, dirty, nasty Fellow.

Slug, a drone, or dull Tool; also a Bullet, beat into another Shape.

Slur, c. a Cheat at Dice; also a slight Scandal or Affront.

Sly-boots, a seeming Silly, but subtil Fellow.

Smack, a Tang, or ill Taste.

Smacking-cove, c. a Coachman.

Smart-money, given by the King, when a Man in Land or Sea-Service has a Leg Shot or Cut off, or is disabled.

Smart, witty, sharp; also pain.

Smatterer, one half-learned. A Smattering., a slight Tincture in any Skill or Learning.

Smeller, c. a Nose.

Smelling-cheat, c. a Nose-gay; also an Orchard or Garden.

Smelts, c. half Guineas. Tip me a Smelt, c. Prithee lend me half a Guinea.

Smirk, a finical, spiuce Fellow. To Smirk, to look pleasantly.

Smiter, c. an Arm.

Smash, c. to kick down Stairs. The Chubbs, toute the Blosses, they Smash and make them brush, c. the Sharpers catch their Mistresses at the Tavern, making merry without them. Kick them down Stairs, and force them to rub off.

Smock-fac’d, fair Snout.

Smoke, to Smoke or Smell a Design. It is smok’t, c. it is made Public, all have notice. Smoke him, Smoke him again, to affront a Stranger at his coming in.

Smoker, a Vessel to Blind the Enemies, to make way for the Machine to Play; also a Tobacconist.

Smoky, c. Jealous. No Smoke but there is some Fire as no Reeds but there is some Water, of a thing that will out, because Smoke is a sign of one, and Reeds or Rushes of the other.

Smug, a Black-smith; also neat and spruce.

Smuglers, c. those that Cheat the King of his Customs by private Imports and Exports.

Smutty, Bawdy.

Snack, c. share or part, to go Snacks, c. to go halves or share and share alike. Tip me my Snack, or else I’ll Whiddle, c. Give me my share, or I’ll tell.

Snaffle, c. a Highwayman that has got Booty.

Snaggs, large Teeth; also Snails.

Snappish, (a Man) peevish, quarrelsom; (a Dog) apt to Bite.

Snapt, Taken, Caught.

Sneak, c. goes upon the Sneak at Munns, c. he privately gets into Houses or Shops at Night, and Steals undiscover’d. A Sneaking Budge, c. one that Robbs alone.

Sneaker, (of Punch) a small Bowl.

Sneaking, sheepish, or mean-spirited.

Snearing, flickering, fleering.

Snickering, Laughing in his Sleeve or privately.

Snilch, c. to Eye or See any Body. The Cull Snilches, c. the man Eyes you or Sees you.

Snitch, c. Snitchel, c. a Filip on the Nose.

Snite, c. to Wipe, or Flap. Snite his Snitch, c. Wipe his Nose, or give him a good Flap on the Face. Sniting, a Hawk’s Sneezing.

Sniveling-Fellow, a Whining Fellow.

Snow-broth, Snow-water.

Snub, to Check, or Rebuke.

Snuff, Pet; also Tobacco taken in Snush.

Snuffle, to Speak through the Nose from a Cold or worse.

Snudge, c. one that lurks under a Bed, to watch an opportunity to Rob the House.

Sock, c. a Pocket; also to Beat. Not a Rag in my Sock, c. I han’t a Farthing in my Pocket. I’ll Sock ye, c. I’ll Drub ye tightly.

Socket-money, Demanded and Spent upon Marriage.

Soft, Foolish.

Sohoe, Seehoe, said aloud at the starting a Hare.

Soker, a Toper, or Fuddle-cap. An old Soker, a true Pitcher-man. To set Soking, to ply the Pot.

Soldier’s-bottle, a large one.

Solomon, c. the Mass.

Son of { Apollo, a Scholar.

{ Mars, Soldier.

{ Venus, a Lover of Women.

{ Mercury, a Wit.

{ Parclement, a Lawyer.

Sooterkin, a By-word upon the Dutch Women, from a Maggot, or Fancy, that their using Stoves so much, Breeds a kind of Animal in their Wombs, like a Mouse, which at their Delivery skips out.

Soreth, the Footings of a Hare in the open Field.

Sorrel-pate, red Hair’d.

Sorter, (at the Post Office) that puts or Digests the Letters into Order or Method.

Soul-driver, a Parson. He is a Soul, or loves Brandy. Of a Noble Soul, very generous. A Narrow-Soul’d Fellow, a poor-spirited, or stingy Fellow.

Souldiers-Mawn’d, c. a Counterfeit Sore or Wound in the Left Arm.

Sounder, a Company of Swine, or wild-Boars.

Soupe, Broth, Porridge.

Souse. Not a Souse, not a Penny. (French Money)

Sow’s baby, a Pig.

Sowse-crown, a Fool.

Sow-child, a Female Child. He has the wrong Sow by the Ear, or is in a wrong Box.

Sowre, Crabbed, Surly. Ill-conditioned.

Soyl, when any Deer is hard Hunted, and betakes himself to Swimming in any River.

Spangles, c. ends of Gold or Silver.

Spanish-gout, the Pox.

Spanish-money, fair Words and Compliments.

Spark, a spruce, trim, gay Fellow. A lewd Spark, a Man of the Town, or Debauchee.

Sparring-blows, the first Strokes to try the goodness of young Cocks Heels; also those in a Battel before the Cocks come to Mouth it.

Sparrow-mouth’d, a Mouth o Heavenly wide, as Sir P. Sidney calls it.

Speckt-wiper, c. a colour’d Handkerchief.

Spider-catcher, a Spindle for a Man.

Spider-web, the subtilties of Logic, which (as Aristo the Chiote said) tho’ artificial to sight, were yet of no Use.

Spill, a small Reward or gift of Money.

Spindle-shankt, very small-legg’d.

Spirit-awky, as Kidnap.

Spiritual-flesh-broker, a Parson.

Spitter, a red Male Hart of a Year old.

Splenetic, Melancholic.

Split-fig, a Grocer.

Splitter-of-Causes, a Lawyer.

Split my windpipe, a foolish kind of a Curse among the Beaux.

Spraints, the Excrements of an Otter.

Spring a Partridge, c. People drawn in, to be Bit. To spring Partridge’s, to raise them. A Springe, a Snare, or Nooze to catch Hares, as a Ginn is a Snare or Nooze to catch Birds.

Spunge, to drink at others Cost. Spunging-house, a By-prison. A Spunging Fellow, one that lives upon the rest and Pays nothing.

Squab, a very fat, truss Person, a new Hatcht Chick; also a Couch.

Squinte-fuego, one that Squints very much.

Squeek, c. to discover, or impeach; also to cry out. They Squeek beef upon us, c. cry out Highway-men or Thieves after us. The Cull Squeeks, c. the Rogue Peaches.

Squeeker, c. a Barboy; also a Bastard, or any other child. Stifle the Squeeker, c. to Murder the Child and throw it into a House of Office.

Squawl, to throw a wry; also to cry a loud.

Squeemish, nice.

Squeeze, to gripe or skrew hard.

Squeezing of Wax, being Bound for any Body; also sealing of Writings.

Squire of Alsatia, a Man of Fortune, drawn in, cheated, and ruin’d by a pack of poor, lowsy, spunging, bold Fellows that liv’d (formerly) in White-Fryers. The Squire, a Sir Timothy Treat-all; also a Sap-pate. Squirish, foolish; also one that pretends to Pay all Reckonings, and is not strong enough in the Pocket. A fat Squire, a rich Fool.

Stag, Staggard, see Hart.

Stallion, c. a Whore-Master; also a Stone-Horse kept to cover Mares.

Stall-whimper, c. a Bastard.

Stalling, c. making or ordaining.

Stalling-ken, c. a Broker’s Shop, or any House that receives stolen-Goods.

Stale { Jest, old, dull.

{ Maid, at her last Prayers.

Stam-flesh, c. to Cant.

Stammel, a brawny, lusty, strapping Wench.

Stamps, c. Legs.

Stampers, c. Shoes; also Carriers.

Starched, affected, proud, stiff.

Start, (Drink) Brewers emptying several Barrels into a great Tub, and thence conveying it through a Leather-pipe down the Cellar into the Butts.

Starter, c. a Question. I am no Starter, I shan’t flinch, or cry to go Home.

Start the Hare, put her up.

Statues, either Images in Brass or Stone, or Men without motion.

Steenkirk, a Muslin-neckcloath carelessly put on, first, at the Battel of Steenkirk, afterwards a Fashion for both Sexes.

Steppony, a Decoction of Raisins of the Sun, and Lemons in Conduit-water, sweetned with Sugar and Bottled up.

Stern, the Tail of a Wolf; also the hind part of a Ship.

Stick flamms, c. a pair of Gloves.

Stickle-bag, a very small prickly Fish, without Scales, a choice Bait for a Trout. A great Stickler, a zealous Man in the Cause or Interest he espouses. It Sticks in his Stomach, he resents it.

Stiff, Stiff-rump, proud, stately.

Sting-bum, a Niggard.

Stingo, humming, strong Liquor.

Stingy, covetous, closed-fisted, sneaking.

Stitch, a Tayler.

Stitch oack, very strong Ale.

Stock-jobbing, a sharp, cunning cheating Trade of Buying and Selling Shares of Stock in East India, Guinea and other Companies; also in the Bank, Exchequer, &c.

Stock-drawers, c. Stockings.

Stone { Dead, quite.

{ Doublet, a Prison.

Stop-hole Abbey, c. the Nick-name of the chief Rendezvouz of the Canting Crew of Gypsies, Beggers, Cheats, Thieves, &c. Stop my Vitals, a silly Curse in use among the Beaux.

Stoter, c. a great Blow. Stoter him, c. or tip him a Stoter, c. settle him, give him a swinging Blow.

Stout, very strong, Malt-Drink.

Stow, c. you have said enough. Stow you bene Cove, c. hold your Peace good Fellow. Stow your Whidds and Plant ’em; for the Cove of the Ken can cant ’em, Take care what you say, for the Man of the House understands you; also to hoard Treasure, or lay up Corn in Granaries or Drink in Cellars. Hence Stoward, or Steward.

Strain-hard, to ly heartily.

Strait-lac’d, precise, squeemish, puritanical, nice.

Straping, c. lying with a Wench.

Strapping-Lass, a swinging two-handed Woman.

Stress of weather, foul weather at Sea. At a Stress, at a pinch.

Stretching, hanging. He’ll Stretch for it, he’ll be Hang’d. He Stretcht hard, told a whisking Ly.

Stretcher, the piece of Wood that lies cross the Boat, where on the Water-man rests his Feet.

Strike, c. to Beg, to Rob; also to borrow Money. Strike all the Cheats, c. Rob all you meet. Strike the Cull, c. Beg of that Gentleman. Strike the Cly, c. get that Fellow’s Money from him. He has Struck the Quidds, c. he has got the Cole from him. He Strikes every Body, c. he borrows Money every where, he runs in every one’s Debt. A Strike, (of Corn) a Bushel.

Strip, c. to Rob or Gut a House, to unrig any Body, or to Bite them of their Money. Strip the Ken, c. to Gut the House. Strip the Table, c. to Winn all the Money on the Place. Stripts, poor, Naked. We have Stript the Cull, c. We have got all the Fool’s Money. The Cove’s Stript, c. the Rogue has not a Jack left to help himself.

Strommel, c. Straw.

Strowlers, c. Vagabonds, Itinerants, Men of no settled Abode, of a Precarious Life, Wanderers of Fortune, such as, Gypsies, Beggers, Pedlers, Hawkers, Mountebanks, Fidlers, Country-Players, Rope-dancers, Juglers, Tumblers, showers of Tricks, and Raree-show-men.

Strowling-morts, c. pretending to be Widows, sometimes Travel the Countries, making Laces upon Ewes, Beggers-tape, &c. Are light Finger’d, Subtil, Hypocritical, Cruel, and often dangerous to meet, especially when a Ruffler is with them.

Study, a Closet of Books. In a brown Study, musing, pensive, careful.

Strum, c. a Periwig. Rum-strum, c. a long Wig; also a handsom Wench, or Strumpet.

Stuff, Nonsense, idle, ridiculous, impertinent Talk.

Stuling-ken, c. as Stalling-ken, c.

Stum, the Flower of fermenting Wine, used by Vintners, when their Wine is down or flat, to make it Drink up and brisk; also when they Brew, to make their mixtures, (by putting them into a new Ferment) all of one Taste. Stumm’d Wines are very unwholesom, and may be discover’d, by a white Froth round the sides of the Glass.

Stubble-it, c. hold your Tongue.

Sturdy-beggers, c. the fifth and last of the most ancient Order of Canters.

Sub-beau, or Demibeau, a would-be fine.

Sub-bois, Maples, Birch, Sallow, and Willow.

Suck, c. Wine or strong Drink. This is rum Suck, c. it is excellent Tipple. We’ll go and Suck our Faces, but if they toute us, we’ll take rattle and brush, c. let’s go to Drink and be merry, but if we be Smelt, by the People of the House, we must Scower off. He loves to Suck his Face, he delights in Drinking.

Suckey, c. drunkish, maudlin, half Seas o’er.

Suit and Cloak, good store of Brandy or any agreable Liquor, let down Gutter-lane.

Sun burnt, having many Male Children.

Sunny-bank, a good, rousing Winter-Fire.

Superstitious-Pies, Minc’d, or Christmas-Pies, so Nick-nam’d by the Puritans, or Precisians, tho’ they can Eat em; but affecting to be singular, make them a Month or six Weeks before Christmas, or the Feast of Christ.

Supernaculum, not so much as a Drop left to be poured upon the Thumb-nail, so cleaverly was the Liquor tipt off.

Supoueb, c. an Hostess or Landlady.

Surtout, a loose, great, or riding Coat.

Sutler, c. he that Pockets up, Gloves, Knives, Handkerchiefs, Snuff and Tobacco-boxes, and all the lesser Moveables; also a Scullion or Huckster, one that follows an Army, to sell Meat, Drink, &c.

Swadlers, c. the tenth Order of the Canting Tribe. To Swaddle, to Beat lustily with a Cane or Cable’s end. I’ll Swaddle your Hide, I’ll bang your Back.

Swag, c. a Shop. Rum Swag, c. full of rich Goods.

Swagger, to vapour or bounce.

Swallow, (Falsities for Truths) to believe them.

Sweets, the Dreggs of Sugar used by Vintners, to allay the undue fermenting or fretting of their Wine.

Sweetners, c. Guinea-Droppers, Cheats Sharpers. To Sweeten, c. to decoy, draw in, and Bite. To be Sweet upon, c. to coakse, wheedle, entice or allure.

Swig-men, c. the 13th Rank of the Canting Crew, carrying small Habberdashery-Wares about, pretending to sell them to colour their Roguery. A hearty Swig, a lusty Draught. To Swig it off, to Drink it all up.

Swill-belly, a great Drinker.

Swimmer, a Counterfeit (old) Coyn.

Swinging { Clap, } a very great one.

{ Lye, }

{ Fellow, }

I Swing’d him off, I layd on and beat him well-favoredly. He is swing’d off, damnably Clapt.

Swinish, (fellow) raking, greedy, gluttonous, covetous.

Swabbers, the Ace of Hearts, Knave of Clubs, Ace and Duce of Trumps; also the Sorriest Sea-Men put to Wash and clean the Ship.

Swop, to barter or Truck.

T

Tackle, c. a Mistress; also good Cloths. The Cull has tipt his Tackle Rum rigging, c. or, has Tipt his Bloss Rum-tackle, c. the keeping Coxcomb has given his Mistress very fine Cloths.

Taffy, a Welshman or David. Taffy’s Day, the first of March.

Tables, a Game. Turn the tables, make it your own Case.

Take the Culls in, c. Seize the Men, in order to Rob them.

Take-time, never to thrust but with advantage. Very taking, acceptable, agreeable, or becoming. It Takes well, or, the Town Takes it, the Play pleas’d, or was acted with Applause, or the Book Sells well. No doubt but it will Take, no question but it will sell.

Talent, the same with Capacity, Genius, Inclination or Ability; also 375l. in Silver, and 4500l. in Gold. His Talent does not lye that way, he has no Genius for it, or his Head does not lean to it.

Tale-tellers, a sort of Servants in use with the great Men in Ireland, to Lull them a sleep with Tales and Stories of a Cock and a Bull, &c. I tell you my Tale, and my Tales-man, or Author.

Tall boy, a Pottle or two Quart-pot full of Wine.

Talons, or Pounces, a Bird’s Claws as Fangs are Beast’s Claws.

Tally-men, Brokers that let out Cloths at moderate Rates to wear per Week, Month, or Year.

Tame-fellow, tractable, easy, manageable.

Tamper, to practise upon one.

Tant, Tantest, Mast of a Ship or Man, Tall, Tallest.

Tantivy-boies, high-Flyers, or High-flown Church-men, in opposition, to the moderate Church-men; or Latitudinarians a lower sort of Flyers, like Batts, between Church-men and Dissenters.

Taplash, Wretched, sorry Drink, or Hog-wash.

Tappeth, see, Beateth.

Tariff, a Book of Rates or Customs; also another of the Current Coin.

Tarnish, to Fade.

Tar, Tarpaulin, a Seaman; also a piece of Canvas (tarr’d) laid over the Hatches to keep out Wet.

Tar-terms, proper Sea-Phrases, or Words.

Tart dame, sharp, quick.

Tartar, a sharper. To catch a Tartar, in stead of catching, to be catcht in a Trap.

Tatter-de-mallion, c. a ragged, tatter’d Begger, sometimes half Naked, with design to move Charity, having better Cloths at Home. In Tatters, in Raggs. Tatter’d and Torn, rent and torn.

Tattler, c. an Alarm, or Striking Watch, or (indeed) any.

Tatts, c. false Dice.

Tat-monger, c. a Sharper, or Cheat, using false Dice.

Tatling { Fellow, } prating, impertinent.

{ or Woman, }

Taunts, Girds, Quips, or Jeers. To Taunt, to Jeer or Flout.

Taudry, garish, gawdy, with Lace or mismatched and staring Colours: A Term borrow’d from those times when they Trickt and Bedeckt the Shrines and Altars of the Saints, as being at vye with each other upon that occasion. The Votaries of St. Audrey (an Isle of Ely Saint) exceeding all the rest in the Dress and Equipage of her Altar, it grew into a Nay-word, upon any thing very Gawdy, that it was all Taudry, as much as to say all St. Audrey.

Tayle, c. a Sword.

Tayle-drawers, c. Sword-stealers. He drew the Cull’s Tayle rumly, c. he whipt away the Gentleman’s Sword cleverly.

Teague-land, Ireland.

Teague-landers, Irishmen.

Tears of the Tankard, Drops of the good Liquor that fall beside.

Tegg, see Doe.

Temperade, an East-Indian-dish, now in use in England, being a Fowl Fricasied, with high Sauce, Blancht Almonds and Rice.

Temperament, an Expedient or Medium; also a due proportion of the four Humors.

Temple-pickling, the Pumping of Bailives, Bumms, Setters, Pick-pockets, &c.

Tender-parnel, a very nicely Educated creature, apt to catch Cold upon the least blast of Wind.

Terce, the Nails of the Sword-hand quite down.

Tercel-gentle, c. a Knight or Gentleman of a good Estate; also any rich Man.

Terra-firma, an Estate in Land; also a Continent. Has the Cull any Terra Firma? Has the Fool any Land?

That That or There, to a Hare.

Thwack, to Beat with a Stick or Cudgel.

The Dragon upon St. George, c. the Woman uppermost.

Thief-takers, who make a Trade of helping People (for a gratuity) to their lost Goods and sometimes for Interest or Envy snaping the Rogues themselves; being usually in fee with them, and acquainted with their Haunts.

Thorn-back, an old Maid; also a well known Fish, said to be exceeding Provocative.

Thorough-cough, farting at the same time.

Thorough-passage, in at one Ear, and out at t’other.

Thorough-stitch, over Shoes, over Boots.

The Three-legged-stool, Tyburn.

Three-threads, half common Ale, and the rest Stout or Double Beer.

Threpps, c. Three-pence.

Thrumms, c. Threepence. Tip me Thrumms, c. Lend me Three-pence.

Thummikins, a Punishment (in Scotland) by hard Squeezing or Pressing of the Thumbs to extort Confession, which Stretches them prodigiously and is very painful. In Camps, and on board of Ships, lighted Matches are clapt between the Fingers to the same intent.

Tib, a young Lass.

Tib of the Buttery, c. a Goose.

Tickrum, c. a Licence. To run a tick, to go on the Score, or a trust.

Tickle-pitcher, a Toss-pot, or Pot-companion.

Tiffing, c. lying with a Wench.

Tilter, a Sword, to tilt, to fight with Rapier, or pushing Swords, run a tilt, a swift Pursuit, also Drink made to run faster.

Tint for tant, hit for hit, and dash for dash.

Tip, c. to give or lend; also Drink and a draught. Tip your Lour, or Cole or I’ll Mill ye, c. give me your Money or I’ll kill ye. Tip the Culls a Sock, for they are sawcy, c. Knock down the Men for resisting. Tip the Cole to Adam Tiler, c. give your Pick-pocket Money presently to your running Comrade. Tip the Mish, c. give me the Shirt. Tip me a Hog, c. lend me a Shilling. Tip it all off, Drink it all off at a Draught. Don’t spoil his Tip, don’t baulk his Draught. A Tub of good Tip, (for Tipple) a Cask of strong Drink. To Tip off, to Dye.

Tipler, a Fuddle-cap or Toss-pot.

Tipsy, a’most Drunk.

Tiring, Dressing; also when a Leg or Pinion of a Pullet, Pigeon, &c. is given to a Hawk to pluck at. Tiring-room, a Dressing-Room. A Tire-woman, one that teaches to Dress in the Hair, when in Fashion, and when out, to cut the Hair, and Dress the Head.

Tit-bit, a fine Snack, or choice Morsel.

Tit-tat, the aiming of Children to go at first.

Tittle-tattle, foolish, idle, impertinent Talk.

Titter, to Laugh at a Feather.

Titter-totter, who is upon the Reel, at every jog, or Blast of Wind.

Toge, c. a Coat.

Togemans, c. a Gown or Cloak. I have Bit the Togemans, c. I have Stole the Cloak. ’Tis a Rum-togemans, ’tis a good Camlet-Cloak, Let’s nim it, c. let’s whip it off.

Tokens, the Plague, also Presents from one to another, and Farthings. Not a Token left, not one Farthing remaining. Tom-fool’s-token, Money.

Tol, Toledo, c. a Sword. Bite the Tol, c. to Steal the Sword.

A Rum-tol, c. a Silver-hilted Sword. A Queer-tol, c. a Brass or Steel hilted or ord’nary Sword.

Tom-boy, a Ramp, or Tomrig.

Tom of Bedlam, c. the same as Abram-man.

Tom conney, c. very silly Fellow.

Tom rig, a Ramp.

Tom-thumb, a Dwarf or diminitive Fellow. Come by Tom Long the Carrier, of what is very late, or long a coming.

Tongue-pad, a smooth, Glib-tongued, insinuating Fellow.

Tony, a silly Fellow, or Ninny. A meer Tony, or Simpleton.

Tool, an Implement fit for any Turn, the Creature of any Cause or Faction; a meer Property or Cat’s Foot.

Top, c. to Cheat, or Trick any one; also to insult. What do you Top upon me? c. do you stick a little Wax to the Dice to keep them together, to get the Chance, you wou’d have? He thought to have to Topt upon me, c. he design’d to have Put upon me, Sharpt me, Bullied me, or Affronted me.

Tope, to Drink. An old Toper, a staunch Drunkard. To Tope it about, or Dust it about, to Drink briskly about.

Top-diver, a Lover of Women. An old Top-diver, one that has Lov’d Old-hat in his time.

Top-heavy, Drunk.

Topping-fellow, who has reacht the Pitch and greatest Eminence in any Art; the Master, and the Cock of his Profession.

Topping cheat, c. the Gallows.

Topping cove, c. the Hangman.

Torch-cul, the same as Bum-fodder.

Torcoth, a Fish having a red Belly, found only in the Pool Sinperis, in Carnarvanshire.

Tories, Zealous Sticklers for the Prerogative and Rights of the Crown, in behalf of the Monarchy; also Irish-thieves, or Rapparies.

Tost, to name or begin a new Health. Who Tost’s now? Who Christens the Health? An old Tost, a pert pleasant old Fellow.

Totty-headed, Giddy-headed, Hare-brain’d.

Tout, c. to look out Sharp, to be upon one’s Guard. Who Touts? c. who looks out sharp? Tout the Culls, c. Eye those Folks which way they take. Do you Bulk and I’ll File, c. if you’ll jostle him, I will Pick his Pocket.

Touting-ken, c. a Tavern or Ale-house Bar.

Tourn, Copulation of Roes.

Tower-hill-play, a slap on the Face and a kick on the Breech.

Town-bull, one that rides all the Women he meets.

Tower, a Woman’s false Hair on their Fore-heads. Towring Thoughts, Ambitious Aspiring. To Tower, to sore on High. They have been round the Tower with it, c. that Piece of Money has been Clipt.

Trace, the Footing of a Hare in the Snow.

Track, c. to go.

Track up the Dancers, c. whip up the Stairs.

Tract, the footing of a Boar.

Train, a Hawk’s or Peacock’s Tail; also Attendants or Retinue.

Trajoning, when a Roe crosses and doubles.

Transnear, c. to come up with any body.

Translators, Sellers of old Shoes and Boots, between Shoe-makers and Coblers; also that turn or Translate one Language into another.

Transmogrify, to alter, or new vamp.

Tranter, the same as Crocker.

Trapan, c. he that draws in or wheedles a Cull, and Bites him. Trapan’d, c. Sharpt, ensnar’d.

Trapes, a dangling Slattern.

Trassing, when the Hawk raiseth any Fowl aloft, and soaring with it, at length descendeth with it to the Ground.

Tree the Martern, Dislodge him.

Treewins, c. Three-pence.

Trigry-mate, an idle She-Companion.

Trib, c. a Prison. He is in Trib, for Tribulation, c. he is layd by the Heels, or in a great deal of Trouble.

Trim, Dress. In a sad Trim, Dirty, Undrest. A Trim-Lad, a spruce, neat, well trickt Man.

Trimmer, a moderate Man, betwixt Whig and Tory, between Prerogative and Property. To Trim, to hold fair with both sides. Trim the Boat, poise it. Trim of the Ship, that way she goes best.

Trimming, c. Cheating People of their Money.

Trine, c. to Hang; also Tyburn. Trining, c. Hanging.

Trinkets, Porringers, and also any little odd thing, Toies and Trifles.

Tringum-Trangum, a Whim, or Maggot.

Tripolin, Chalk, nick-nam’d and us’d by the French Perfumers as Alabaster is by the English.

Trip, a short Voyage or Journey; also an Error of the Tongue, or Pen, a stumble, a false step, a miscarriage, or a Bastard.

Troateth, see Growneth

Trotters, Feet, usually Sheeps. Shake your Trotters, troop off, be gone. An old Trot, a sorry base old Woman. A Dog Trot, a pretty Pace.

Troll-away, bowl away, or trundle away.

Troll-about, saunter, loiter, wander about.

Trolly-lolly, coarse Lace once much in fashion, now worn only by the meaner sort.

Trollop. A great Trollop, a lusty coarse Ramp or Tomrig.

Trooper, c. a half Crown.

Trounc’d, troubled, Cast in Law, Punisht. I’ll Trounce the Rogue, I’ll hamper him.

Truck, to swop or barter.

Trug, a dirty Puzzel, an ord’nary sorry Woman; also the third part of a Bushel, and a Tray for Milk.

Trull, c. a Whore; also a Tinker’s travelling Wife or Wench, and to trundle.

Trumpery, old Ware, old Stuff, as old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, &c. Trash and Trumpery. For want of good Company, welcome Trumpery.

Trundlers, c. Pease.

Trunk, c. a Nose; also the body of a Tree, or Man, without Head, Arms or Leggs. How fares your old Trunk? c. Does your Nose stand fast?

Trusty-Trojan, or Trusty-Trout, a sure Friend or Confident.

Tuck’t, Hang’d.

Tumbler, c. a Cart. To shove the Tumbler, c. to be Whipt at the Cart’s Tail; also one that Decoys, or draws others into Play, and one that shows Tricks with and without a Hoop; a low Silver Cup to Drink out of, and a Coney Dog.

Tup, Copulation of Ram and Ewe. Venison out of Tup-park, Mutton.

Turk, any cruel hard-hearted Man.

Turky-Merchants, drivers of Turkies.

Turkish-shore, Lambeth, Southwark and Roderhith-side of the Water.

Turkish Treatment, very sharp or ill dealing in Business.

Turn-coat, he that quits one and embraces another Party.

Turnep-pate, White or Fair-hair’d.

Twang, a smack or ill Taste.

Tweak, in a Tweak, in a heavy taking, much-vext, or very angry.

Twelver, c. a Shilling.

Twist, half Tea, half Coffee; also a Bough, and to Eat. To Twist lustily, to Feed like a Farmer.

Twit, to hit in the Teeth.

Twitter, to Laugh much with little Noise; also to Tremble.

V

Vagaries, wild Rambles, extravagant Frolicks.

Vagrant, a wandring Rogue, a strolling Vagabond.

Vain, Fond.

Vain-glorious, or Ostentatious Man, one that Pisses more than he Drinks.

Valet, a Servant.

Vamp, c. to Pawn any thing; also a Sock. I’ll Vamp and tip you the Gole, c. I’ll Pawn my Cloths, but I’ll raise the Money for you. To Vamp, to new Dress, Licker, Refresh, or Rub up old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, &c.

Vampers, c. Stockings.

Varlets, Rogues, Rascals, &c. now tho’ formerly Yeomans Servants.

Vaudois, Inhabitants of the Vallies in Piedmont, Subject to the Duke of Savoy, fam’d for their frequent Rencounters with and Defeating of French Parties, intercepting their Provisions, &c.

Vault, an arched Cellar, and House of Office. She goes to the Vault, when a Hare (which is very seldom) takes the Ground like a Coney.

Vaulting-School, c. a Bawdy-house; also an Academy where Vaulting, and other Manly Exercises are Taught.

Vauntlay, Hounds or Beagles set in readiness, expecting the Chace to come by, and then cast off before the rest come in.

Velvet, c. a Tongue. Tip the Velvet, c. to Tongue a Woman.

Venary, or Venery, Hunting or Chasing Beasts and Birds of Venery, as, the Hart, the Hind, the Hare, Boar and Wolf, the Pheasant, the Partridge, &c.

Venison, whatsoever Beast of the Forest is for the food of Man.

Vent, the fundament of Poultry and Fish; also a Bung-hole in a Vessel.

Vent the Otter, see Otter.

Vessels, several Pipes and Conveyances in the body, of the Blood, Seed, Serum, or Urine, as the Bloud-vessels, Lymphæ-ducts, Spermatick Vessels, Urinary Vessels, &c. Also Kitchin-Utensils, as Pots, Pans, &c. And of other Offices, as Brewing, Washing Churning Vessels, &c.

View, the Treading of a Buck or Fallow Deer.

Vinegar, c. a Cloak.

Virago, a masculine Woman, or a great two-handed Female.

Virtuoso, an experimental Philosopher, a Trader in new Inventions and Discoveries, a Projecter in Philosophy.

Unharbour the Hart, see Hart.

Unitarians, a numerous Sect holding one God without plurality or distinction of Persons.

Unkennel the Fox, Dislodge him.

Unrig’d, Stript, Undrest, and Ships that are laid up. Unrig the Drab, c. to pull all the Whore’s Cloths off.

Untwisted, Undone, Ruin’d.

Unwasht-bawdry, Rant, errant fulsom Bawdry.

Uphils, high Dice.

Vouchers, c. that put off False Money for Sham-coyners; also one that Warrants Gagers or under Officers Accompts, either at the Excize-Office, or else where.

Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob; also brisk.

Upright-men, c. the second Rank of the Canting Tribes, having sole right to the first night’s Lodging with the Dells. Go Upright, said by Taylers and Shoemakers, to their Servants, when any Money is given to make them Drink and signifies, bring it all out in Drink, tho’ the Donor intended less and expects Change or some return of Money.

Upstarts, new rais’d to Honour.

Urchin, a little sorry Fellow; also a Hedgehog.

Urines, Netts to catch Hawks.

Urinal of the Planets, Ireland, with us, because of its frequent and great Rains, as Heidelberg, and Cologn in Germany, have the same Name upon the same Account; also a Chamber-pot, or Glass.

Utopia, Fairy-Land, a new Atlantis, or Isle of Pines.

W

Waddle, to go like a Duck.

Wag. Waggish, Arch, Gamesom, Pleasant.

Wag-Tail, a light Woman.

Wallowish, a malkish, ill Taste.

Wap, c. to Lie with a Man. If she won’t wap for a Winne, let her trine for a Make, c. If she won’t Lie with a Man for a Penny, let her Hang for a Half-penny. Mort wap-apace c. a Woman of Experience, or very expert at the Sport.

Wapper-eyed, that has Sore or running Eyes.

Warm, welllined or flush in the Pocket.

Warming-pan, an old fashion’d large Watch. A Scotch Warming-pan, a She-bed-fellow.

Warren, c. he that is Security for Goods taken up, on Credit, by Extravagant young Gentlemen; also a Boarding-school and a Bawdy-house.

Wash, After-wort; also Paint for Faces.

Waspish, peevish.

Water-Pad, c. one that Robbs Ships in the Thames.

Wattles, Ears; also Sheep-folds.

Weak, Silly, half witted.

Welsh-Camp, a Field betwixt Lambs-Conduit and Grays Inn-lane, where the Mob got together in great numbers, doing great mischief.

Welsh-fiddle, the Itch.

Westminster-Wedding, a Whore and a Rogue Married together.

Wet-Quaker, a Drunkard of that Sect.

Wheadle, c. a Sharper. To cut a Wheadle, c. to Decoy, by Fawning and Insinuation.

Wheel-band in the Nick, regular Drinking over the left Thumb.

When we enter’d the Ken, we loapt up the Dancers, and Fagotted all there, c. when we got into the House, we whipt up Stairs and Bound all the People there.

Wheatgear, a Bird smaller than a Dottrel, choice Peck.

Whether-go-ye, a Wife.

Whet, a Draught or Sup to encourage the Appetite.

Whet-stones-park, a Lane betwixt Holborn and Lincolns-Inn-fields, fam’d for a Nest of Wenches, now de-park’d.

Whids, c. Words.

Whiddle, c. to tell, or discover. He Whiddles, c. he Peaches. He Whiddles the whole Scrap, c. he discovers all he knows. The Cull has Whiddled, because we wou’dn’t tip him a Snack, c. the Dog has discover’d, because we didn’t give him a share. They Whiddle beef, and we must Brush, c. they cry out Thieves, we are Pursued, and must Fly.

Whiddler, c. a Peacher (or rather Impeacher) of his Gang.

Whiggs, the Republicans or Common-wealths-men, under the Name of Patriots, and Lovers of Property; originally the Field-conventiclers in the West of Scotland.

Whiggish, Factious, Seditious, Restless, Uneasy.

Whig-land, Scotland.

Whip-shire, Yorkshire.

Whipster, a sharp, or subtil Fellow.

Whip off, c. to Steal, to Drink cleaverly, to Snatch, and to run away. Whipt through the Lungs, run through the Body with a Sword. Whipt in at the Glaze, c. got in at the Window.

Whim, a Maggot.

Whimsical, Maggotish.

Whimper, a low, or small Cry. What a Whimpering you keep?

Whindle, a low or feigned Crying.

Whineth, see Otter. To Whine, to cry squeekingly, as at Conventicles.

Whinyard, a Sword.

Whipper-snapper, a very small but sprightly Boy.

Whip-Jacks, c. the tenth Order of the Canting Crew; Counterfeit Mariners Begging with false Passes, pretending Shipwrecks, great Losses at Sea, &c. narrow escapes; telling dismal Stories, having learnt Tar-terms on purpose, but are meer Cheats.

Whirlegigs, Testicles.

Whisk, a little inconsiderable, impertinent Fellow.

Whisker, a great Lie.

Whiskins, c. shallow, brown Bowls to Drink out of.

Whistle, a derisory Term for the Throat. Wet your Whistle, to Liquor your Throat.

Whit, c. Newgate. As five Rum-padders, are Rub’d in the Dark man’s out of the Whit, and are pik’d in to the Deuseaville, c. five Highway-men in the Night broke Newgate, and are gone into the Countrey.

White-liver’d, Cowardly; also Pale Visag’d.

White-wool, c. Silver.

White-chappel-portion, two torn Smocks, and what Nature gave.

Whow-ball, a Milk-maid.

Whur, the rising or fluttering of Partridge or Pheasant.

Wicket, c. a Casement, also a little Door. As toute through the Wicket, and see where a Cully pikes with his Gentry-mort, whose Munns are the Rummest I ever touted before c. look through the Casement and see where the Man walks with a Gentlewoman, whose Face is the fairest I have ever seen.

Wicher-Cully, c. a Silver-smith.

Wide, when the Biass of the Bowl holds not enough.

Widows-Weeds, Mourning Cloths. A Grass-Widow, one that pretends to have been Married, but never was, yet has Children.

Whores-kitling, a Bastard.

Whore-son, a Bastard.

Wild-boar, the fourth Year, at which Age or a little before he leaveth the Sounder, and is called a Singler, or Sanglier, Hogsteer, the third Year; Hog, the second Year; Pig of the Sounder, the first Year. A Boar coucheth, Lodgeth; Rear the Boar, Dislodge him. A Boar freemeth, maketh a noise at rutting Time.

Wild-Rogues, c. the fifth Order of Canters, such as are train’d up from Children to Nim Buttons off Coats, to creep in at Cellar and Shop-Windows, and to slip in at Doors behind People, also that have been whipt, Burnt in the fist and often in Prison for Roguery.

Wiles, Engins to take Deer; also Tricks Intrigues.

Wily, cunning crafty, intriguing.

Willing-Tit, a little Horse that Travels chearfully.

Willow, c. Poor, and of no Reputation.

Wind-fall, a great Fortune fallen unexpectedly by the Death of a Friend, or Wood fell by high Winds, &c.

Wind-mills in the Head, empty Projects. He’ll go as near the Wind as another, live as thrifty and wary as any one.

Win, c. a Penny. To Win, c. to Steal. Won, c. Stolen. The Cull has won a couple of Rum glimsticks, c. the Rogue has Stole a pair of Silver-Candlesticks.

Windy-fellow, without Sense or Reason.

Wink, c. a Signal or Intimation. He tipt the Wink, c. he gave the Sign or Signal.

Wipe, c. a Blow; also a Reflection. He tipt him a rum Wipe, c. he gave him a swinging Blow. I gave him a Wipe, I spoke something that cut him, or gaul’d him. He Wipt his Nose, c. he gull’d him.

Wiper, c. a Handkerchief. Nim the Wiper c. to Steal the Handkerchief.

Wiper-drawer, c. a Handkerchief Stealer. He drew a broad, narrow, cam, or Speckt Wiper, c. he Pickt-pockets of a broad, or narrow, Ghenting, Cambrick, or Colour’d Handkerchief.

Wire-draw, c. a Fetch or Trick to wheedle in Bubbles; also to screw, over-reach, or deal hard with. Wire-drawn, c. so serv’d, or treated.

Wise Man of Gotham, a Fool.

Witcher, c. Silver.

Witcher-bubber, c. a Silver-bowl. The Cull is pik’d with the Witcher-bubber, c. the Rogue is marched off with the Silver-Bowl.

Witcher-tilter, c. a Silver-hilted Sword. He has bit, or drawn the Witcher-tilter, c. he has Stole the Silver-hilted Sword.

Within the Sword, from the Sword to the Right Hand.

Without the Sword, all the Man’s-Body above the Sword.

The Witt, c. Newgate.

Woman of the Town, a Lewd, common Prostitute.

Womble te-cropt, see Crop-sick.

Wooden-ruff, c. a Pillory, the Stocks at the other end. Hudibras. He wore the Wooden-ruff, c. he stood in the Pillory.

Wood-pecker, c. a Bystander that bets; also a bird of that Name. In a Wood, at a loss.

Wooly-crown, a Fool. Your Wits are a Wool-gathering, are in a Wild goose-chace.

Word-pecker, one that play’s with Words.

Worm’d out of, Rookt, Cheated, Trickt.

Wreath, the Tail of a Boar; also a Torce between the Mantle and the Crest.

X

Xantippe, a Scold; also the froward Wife of Socrates.

Y

Yarmouth-Capon, Red Herring.

Yarmouth-Coach, a sorry low Cart to ride on, drawn by one Horse.

Yarmouth-Pie, made of Herrings, highly Spic’d, and Presented by the City of Norwich, (upon the forfeiture of their Charter) annually to the King.

Yarum, c. Milk.

Yea and Nay-Men, Quakers.

Yearn, when Beagles bark and cry at their Game.

Yellow, Jealous.

Yellow-boy, c. Piece of Gold of any Coin.

Yeoman of the Mouth, an Officer belonging to his Majestie’s Pantry.

Yoak’d, Married.

Yorkshire-Tike, a Yorkshire manner of Man.

Z

Zany, a Mountebanks Merry-Andrew, or Jester, to distinguish him from a Lord’s Fool.

Zuche, a wither’d or dry Stock or Stub of a Tree.

FINIS.