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the Highway; also a Robber thereon.
the Highway; also a Robber thereon.
an Execution of Malefactors at Tyburn.
I'll prevent your doing me any Mischief: the Tar Cant when they quarrel onw with another.
those whose Fathers were Clapperdogeons, or born Beggars, and who themselves follow the same Trade. The Female sort of these Wretches frequently borrow Children if they have none of their own, and planting them about in Straw, draw the greater Pity from the Spectators, screwing their Faces to the moving Postures, and crying at Pleasure, and making the Children also cry by pinching them, or otherwise; mean time her Com rogue, the Male Palliard, lies bagging in the Fields, with Cleymes or artificial Sores, which he makes by Spere-wort or Arsnick, which draws them into Blisters.
Bread.
a Heart.
a Butler.
Milk-Pottage.
the Clippings of Money.
strolling Priests that marry under a Hedge, without Gospel or Common-prayer Book: The couple standing on each side a dead Beast, are bid to live together till Death them does part; so shaking Hands the Wedding is ended, also any Minister, or Parson.
See Palm [[not present]].
a Hand.
the same as Palm, which see. [[not present]]
any kind of Lace.
a Mistress; also particular, private, proper.
a Basket.
a Looking-glass. Track the Dancers and Pike with the Peepers; Whip up the Stairs, and trip off with the Looking-glass.
Eyes.
fearful, shy, fly. The Cull's Peery; The Rogue's afraid to venture. There's a Peery, 'tis snitch, there are a great many People, there'sno good to be done.
a Portmanteau, or Cloak-bag. Bite the Peelter, to whip off the Cloak-bag.
as Gone to Peg-Trantums, dead.
blind, obscure.
a Pillory.
a very broad brimmed hat.
soundly clapt or Poxt.
a Peruke, or Perriwig.
Rogues who follow petty Thefts; such as cutting Portmanteau's, &c. from behind Coaches, breaking Shop Glasses, &c.
Who is Peter Lug? who let's the Glass stand at his Door.
a Gallant maintained for secret Service.
very strong Malt Drink.
See Firedrakes.
Serjeants, Bailiffs and their Crew. Also Drunkards. I fell among the Philistines, I chopt upon a Knot of drunken Fellows.
little Stealing, Pilfering Petty Larceny.
a very shabby poor Fellow.
very arch or waggish. In Pickle, Poxt. Rods in Pickle, or Revenge in Lavender.
Six-pence. The Cull tipt me a Pig, The Man gave me Six pence.
a silly Fellow.
to run away, flee, quit or leave the Place; also to die, Pike on the Been, run away as fast as you can. Pik'd off, run away, fled, broke; also dead. To pass the Pikes, to be out of Danger. There's a Cull knos us; if we dont pike, he'll bone us, that Fellow sees is' if we don't scour off, he'll apprehend us. Then we'll pike, 'tis all Bowman; we'll be gone, all is well, the Coast is clear.
a top Trader in pimping.
to steal or convey slily any Thing away. To pinch on the Parsons side; to sharp him of his Tithes. At a Pinch, upon a Push or Exigence.
pricked with a Sword in a re-encounter or Duel. He pinked his Dubblet, he run him through.
the Hole under the Gallows, into which those that pay not the Fee, (viz. 6s. 8d.) are cast and buried.
sadly scared, greviously frighted.
to lay, place or hide. Plant your Whids and stow them, Be wary what you say or let slip.
one warm Belly clapt to another.
when the Money comes to Hand.
a very broad ordinary faced Woman.
to play Booty; also to throw away, at Gaming, so much and no more. He plays it off, he cheats.
Ring the Bell at the Tavern.
flush of Money.
a Crutch; also a Trader.
a Sword.
a good Rap there.
Pistols, To pop, to fire a Pistol, &c.
a Sword.
as From Pillar to Post, from Constable to Constable.
Drunk.
a Bubo.
the pocky Hospital at Kingsland near London.
big with Child.
red Haired.
a Horse.
a Horse's Head, used in a sham Seal to such a Pass.
the Thighs or Buttocks; also a Tinder-box or Touch-box.
a Tongue.
a Talking Boy.
Money.
a Crop whose Ears are longer than his Hair.
a Taylor.
married.
a Thief, a Cheat: also a nice, beauish, silly Fellow, is called a meer Prig.
Thieves.
lying with a Woman.
a Rival in Love.
Thievish.
a Horse-stealer; also a Thief Taker.
Poultry-stealers.
Horse-stealers, who carry a Bridle in their Pockets, and a small pad Saddle in their Breeches.
a King of the Gypsies; also Top-Thief, or Receiver General.
a pert, forward Fellow.
nicely dressing. Prinked up, set up on the Cupboards head, in their best Clothes, or in State. Stiff-starched.
such a stiff, overnice precise Madam.
Meat. Rum Prog., nice eating. The Cull tipt us rum Prog; the Gentleman, so serve a Turn; a Cat's Foot.
to beat, I pummelled his Sides for him., I beat him soundly.
to wheedle-Secrets out of any one.
bawdy-houses.
a little Whore.
Tutors at the Universities.
a Mistress.
a Top-Mistress or fine Woman.
Canary with a Dash of Wormwood.
a Fencing-School; also a Bawdy house.
A Country Put, a silly, shallow pated, Fellow. Put so it, beset.