hot the Inftrument to break open the Door, and the Dark Lanthorn. BETT, as fecure the Bet, fecure the Prize. BETTY or BESS, a small Engine to force open the Doors of Houses; Mill the Gig with your Betty; i. e. Break open the Door with your Inftrument. BEVER, an Afternoon's Lunchion. BILK, to cheat or deceive. Bilk the Rat- BILL of Sale, a Bandore, or Widow's Peak. To BING, to go, &c. BING-AWAST, Get you hence; be gone; hafte away; He bing'd awaft in a Darkmans, i. e. He Stole away in the Night-time. Bing we to Rum vile? i. e. Go we to London. BINGO, Geneva, or Brandy. BINGO-BOY, a great Geneva Drinker. Drinkers. BINGO-MORT, a fhe Brandy Drinker. BIRDS OF A FEATHER, Rogues of the fame Gang. BIRD WITTED, hare-brained; not folid or stayed, BIT, robbed, cheated or out-witted. Alfo drunk, as He bas bit bis Grannum; He Bit the Biow, performed is very Drunk. the Theft, played the Cheat, You have bit a great Blow You have robbed fomebody of or to a confiderable Value. BITE, a Rogue, Sharper or Cheat; alfo a Woman's Privities, as the Cull wapt the Morts Bite; i. e. The Fellow enjoyed the Woman briskly. Bite the Biter, rob the Rogue, fharp the Sharper, or cheat the Cheater. Bite the Cully, put the Cheat on a filly Fellow. Bite the Roger, fteal the Portmanteau. Bite the Wiper, fteal the Handkerchief. He will not bite or swallow the Bait; He won't be drawn in. To Bite on the Bit; To be pinched or reduced to hard Meat; a fcanty or forry Sort of Living. BLACK and WHITE, under one's Hand, or in Writing. BLANK, down looked, fheepish, guilty. BLEATERS, they that are cheated by BLEATING-CHEAT, a Sheep. BLEED, as, To bleed freely, i. e. To part with their Money easily. BLEEDING CULLY, an easy Fellow, that is profufe with his Money, or perfuaded to fupport all the Extravagancies of his Companion or Mistress, at his own Expence. BLEW-JOHN, Wah, or After-wort. A BLIND, a Feint, a Pretence, a Shift. A BLIND ALE-HOUSE, one fit to con ceal a pursued or hunted Villain. BLIND CHEEKS, the Breech. BLIND HARPERS, Canters, who counterfeit Blindness, froll about with Harps, Fiddles, Bagpipes, c. led by a Dog or Boy. BLOCK-HOUSES, Prifons, Houses of Correction, &c. BLOSS, a Shop-lifter; alfo a Bully's pretended Wife, or Miftrefs, whom he guards, while fhe fupports him; alfo a Whore. To BLOT the Skrip, and jark it, i. e. To ftand engaged, or be bound for any Body. BLOW, as He has bit bis blow, he has ftolen the Goods, &c. BLOWER, a Mistress; alfo a Whore. To BLOW off the Groundfils, i. e. To lie with a Woman on the Floor or Stairs. To BLOW off the loofe Corns; To lie now and then with a Woman, BLUBBER, the Mouth; I've flopt the Cull's Blubber, I've ftopt the Fellow's Mouth; meant either by gagging or murdering him. BLUBBERING, much Crying. To look BLUFF; To look big or like Bullbeef. BLUFFER, an Inn-keeper or Victualler. BOARDING-School, Bridewell or NewPrifon, or any Work house, or House of Correction, for Vagrants, Beggars and Villains, &c. BOARDING Scholars, Bridewell- Birds. BLAB, one that is not to be confided in Receiver. Bob alfo fignifies Safety. upon an Enterprize or Intrigue. BLACK BOX, a Lawyer. BLACK COAT, a Parfon. BLACK-GUARD, dirty, nafty, tattered roguish Boys, that formerly were wont to attend at the Horfe-Guards to wipe Shoes, and clean Boots. in. BLACK-JACK, a Leather-Jug to drink BLACK-INDIES, Newcastle, from whence the Coals are brought. BLACKMUNS, Hoods and Scarves of Alamode and Luftrings. BLACK-SPY, the Devil, It is all BOB, i. e. All is Safe. BOG-LANDERS, Irish Men. BOLTSPRIT, the nofe, He has broke bis To BONE, to apprehend, fieze, take or arreft. I'll bone ye; I'll caufs you to be arrested, 4 P The Cove is arrefted. We shall be boned, we shall be apprehended for the Robbery. boned and gone to the Whit; the Rogue is taken up and carried to Newgate. The Cull bas boned the Fen (for Fence) or Blofs that bit the Blow, the Man has taken the Thief that robbed his Houfe or Shop, or picked his Pocket. If be be boned be must shove the Tumbler: If he be taken he'll be whipt at the Cart's-tail. I have boned ber Dudds, fagged and brushed; I have taken away my Miftrefs's cloaths, beat her, and am trooped off. Boning the Fence; finding the Goods where concealed and feizing them. He made no Bones of it. BONNY-CLAPPER, four Butter-milk. BOOTH, a Houfe, as Heave the Boosh; Rob the Houfe. To Play BOOTY, to play with a Defign to lose. BOOZE, Vide BOWSE. BORDE, a Shilling; Half a Borde, Sixpence. BOTTLE-HEAD, void of Wit. BOUGHS; as He is up in the Boughs; faid of one upon the Rant, or in a great Ferment. BOUNCE, as a meer Bounce, a fwaggering Fellow. BOUNCER, a Bully. BOUNCING Cheat, a Bottle. BOWMAN; as a Bowman-Prigg, an eminent Thief or Villain; a dextrous Cheat, or House breaker. BOWSE, Drink, or to drink ; fee Benbowfe and Rumbowfe. BOWSY, Drunk. BUCK's-FACE, a Cuckold. A BUDGE, one that flips into an House in the Dark, and taking what comes next to Hand, marches off with it. If he meets with any Body, he afks, if fuch a Gentleman or Woman be within, and is told, they know no fuch Perfon, he begs Pardon, and fays, he was miftaken in the Houfe, immediately marches off, and will not ftay for a Reply. To budge, alfo fignifies to ftir or move. BUFF, a Dog. How doft do my BUFF, a familiar Salutation among the Canting Tribe. To ftand BUFF, is a Phrafe used of an obftinate hardened Rogue, who in a Robbery will not be daunted at Refiftance or Oppofition, or leave his Comrogues in the Lurch, or a hardened Rogue who will confefs Nothing. BUFFER, a Rogue that kills good found Horfes, only for their skins, by running a long wire into them, and fometimes knocking them on the Head. BUFF-KNAPPER, a Dog-ftealer, that trades in all Sorts of Dogs, felling them at a ronnd Rate, and himself or Partner stealing them the first Opportunity. BUFFER'-NAB, a Dog's Head, used in a counterfeit Seal to a falfe Pafs. BUGGING, taking Money by Bailiffs and Serjeants of the Defendant not to arrest him. BUGHER, a Dog. BULCHIN, a chubbingly Boy or Lad. BULL, as a Town Bull, a Whore master. To look like BULL Beef, to look big and grim. BULK, an Affiftant to a File or PickPocket, who joftles a Perfon up against the Wall, while the other picks his Pocket. BULKER, one that lodges all Night on Shop-Windows and Bulkheads. BULL'S-EYE, a Crown or Five-fhilling Piece. BULLY, a fuppofed Husband to a Bawd, or Whore; also a huffing Fellow, a pretended Bravo, but a Coward at the Bottom. BULLY-FOP, a maggot-pated, huffing, filly, rattling Fellow. BULLY-HUFF, a poor forry Rogue, that haunts Bawdy-Houfes, and pretending to get Money out of Gentlemen and others, rattling and fwearing the Whore is his Wife. BULLY-COCK, a Hector or Bravo who fets on People to quarrel, pretending to be a Second to them; and then making Advantage of both. BULLY-RUFFINS, Highway-men, or Foot Pads, who attack with Oaths and Curfer, plunder BU CA plunder without Mercy, and frequently mur-Cudgel, well-favouredly laid on a Man's BULLY-TRAP, a Trapan, a Sharper or Cheat. BUM, a Bailiff or Serjeant. CANK, Dumb. The Cull's Cank; the Rogue's dumb; a Term ufed by Canters, when one of their Fraternity, being appre BUNDLE TAIL, a fhort, fat, or fquat hended, upon Examination, confelles no Lafs. BUNG, a Purfe, Pocket or Fob. BUNG-NIPPERS, Cut-purfes, who with a fhort sharp Knife, and a horn Thumb, ufed to cut Purses. Since the wearing of Purfes is out of Fashion, they are called Files or Pick-Pockets. BUNTING-TIME, when the Grafs is high enough to hide the young Men and Maids. BUNTLINGS, Petticoats, bale up the main Buntings, throw up the Womens Petticoats. BURNT, pox'd or clapt. To BURN the Ken, is when Strollers leave an Alehouse, without paying their Quarters. BURR, a Hanger on or Dependant. BUTTER, to double or treble the Bet or Wager, in order to recover all Loffes. To BUTTER, fignifies alfo, to cheat or defraud in a smooth or plaufible Manner; as, be'll not be buttered; he's aware of your 'Defign, he's upon his Guard, &c. BUTTER-BOXES, Dutchmen. BUTTOCK, a Whore. A BUTTOCK and File, both Whore and BUTTOCK and Twang, or a downright Buttock and fham File, a common Whore, but no Pick-Pocket. BUZZARD, a foolish, foft Fellow, drawn in and culled or trick. BY-BLOW, a Bastard. CA C ACKLE, to difcover: The Cull cackles, CACKLING-FARTS, Eggs. CAMESA, a Shirt or Shift. CAMPAIGN COAT, in a Canting Senfe, the ragged, tatter'd, patch'd Coat, worn by Beggers and Gypfies, in order to move Compaffion. CANARY-BIRD, a little arch or knavish Boy; a Rogue or Whore taken and clapp'd into the Cage or Round-House, CANE upon ABEL, a good Stick or thing. CANNIKIN, the Plague. A CANT, an Hypocrite, a Diffembler, a CANTING, the mysterious Language of CAPTAIN HACKUM, a fighting, blus CAPTAIN-QUEERNABS, a Fellow in poor Cloaths, or thabby. CAPTAIN-SHARP, a great Cheat; alfo a huffing, yet fneaking, cowardly Bully. CAPTAIN-TOM, a Leader of the Mob; alfo the Mob itself. CARAVAN, a good round Sum of Money about a Man; alfo him that is cheated of it. CARRIERS, a Set of Rogues, who are employ'd to look out, and watch upon the Roads, at Inns, &c. in order to carry Infor mation to their refpective Gangs, of a Booty in Prospect. CARTED-WHORE, whipped publickly, and packed out of Town. CASE, a Houfe, Shop, or Warehouse; alío a Bawdy-Houfe. As toute the Cafe, view, mark, or eye the Houfe or Shop. 'Tis all Bob; now let us dub the Gigg of the Cafe; now the Coaft is clear, let us fall on, and break open the Door of the House. A CASE VROW, a Whore that plies in a Bawdy House. CASH. or Caffan, Cheese. CASTER, a Cloak. CAT, a common Whore or Prostitute. Who fhall bang the Bell about the Cat's Neck? Who shall begin the Attack first? Said of a defperate Undertaking. CATCH-FART, a Foot-boy. CATCHING-HARVEST, a precarious Time for Robbery; when many People are out upon the Road, by Means of any adjacent Fair, Horfe-race, &c. CATCH POLL, a Serjeant, or Bailiff, that arrefts People. CATHARPIN-FASHION, when Penple in Company drink crofs, and not round about from the Right to the Left, or according to the Sun's Motion. CATTING, drawing a Fellow thro' a House. CAUDGE-PAW'D, Left handed. CLEYMS, Sores without Pain, raised on CAW-HANDED, awkward, not dex- Beggars Bodies, by their own Artifice and trous, ready or nimble. CHAF'D, well beaten or bang'd. CHARACTERED, burnt in the Hand; as, They have pawn'd the Character upon bim, i. e. They have burnt the Rogue in the Hand. CHATES, the Gallows. CHATTS, Lice. To squeeze the Chatts, to crack or kill thofe Vermin. CHICKEN, a feeble little Creature, or mean Spirit. CHINK, Money, fo called because it chinks in the Pocket. A CHIP, a Child. As, a Chip of the old Block; a Son that is his Father's Likeness. CHIRPING-MERRY, very pleasant over a Glafs of good Liquor. CHIT, a Dandyprat, or Durgen, a little trifling-Fellow. CHITTIFACE, a little puny Child. To CHIVE bis Darbies, to saw afunder his Irons or Fetters. Also a To CHOP, to change or barter. Job, or Booty, as, a Chop by Chance, a rare Booty, when 'twas not expected. To CHOP, is alfo ufed to make dispatch, to flubber over in Poft-hafte, as, the AutemBawler, will foon quit the Hums, for be chops up the Whiners; i, e. The Parfon will foon have difpatch'd the Congregation, for he huddles over the Prayers. To CHOUSE, to cheat or trick. CHUB, He is a young Chub, or a meer Chub, very ignorant or unexperienc'd in Gaming, not at all acquainted with Sharping. A good Chub, faid by the Butchers, when they have bit a filly raw Customer. CHUCK FARTHING, a Parish Clerk. CLANK, a Silver-tankard. CLANK NAPPER, a Silver-tankard Stealer. See Rumbubher. CLAPPERDOGEON, a Beggar born and bred. CLAW'D OFF, luftily lafh'd. Alfo Swingingly pox'd or clap'd. CLEAR, very Drunk. The Cull is clear, let's Bute bim. The Fellow is very drunk, let's sharp him. CLEAVE; as, One that will cleave; used of a wanton Woman. Vide Cloven. CLENCH, a Pun or Quibble. To CLENCH, to nick a Bufinefs by timing it; as, The Cull bas clench'd the Job at a Pinch. The Rogue has nick'd the Time, before any Paffengers came by, who might have refund the plunder'd Perion. Cunning (to move Charity) by bruifing Crowsfoot, Spearwort, and Salt together, and clapping them on the Place, which frets the Skin; then with a Linnen Rag, which sticks close to it, they tear off the Skin, and firew on it a little Powder'd Arfenick, which makes it look angrily or ill-favouredly, as if it were a real Sore. CLERK'D, foothed, funn'd, imposed on ; The Cull will not be clerk'd, i. e. He will not be caught or taken by fair Words. To CLICK, to Snatch. I have clickt the Nab from the Cull; I whipt the Hat from the Man's Head. Click the rum Topping. Snatch that Woman's fine Commode, or Head-Drefs. CLICKER (among the Canters) He whom they intruft to divide their Spoils, and proportion to every one his Share. CLICKET, Copulation of Foxes, and thence used in a Canting Senfe, for that of Men and Women; as The Cull and the Mort are at Clicket in the Dyke. CLICKETING, the Act of Fruition. CLINKERS, the Irons Felons wore in Gaols. CLOAK - TWITCHERS, Villains who lurk in by and dark Places, to snatch them off the Warer's Shoulders. CLOD HOPPER, a Ploughman. CLOUD, Tobacco. Will you raise a Cloud? Will you smoak a Pipe? CLOVEN, Cleave or Cleft, used of a young Woman who paffes for a Maid, and is not one. CLOUT, a Handkerchief. To CLOY, to Steal. Cloy the Clout; fteal the Money. CLOYERS, Thieves, Robbers, Rogues, To CLUCK, a Wench's Propension to CLUNCH, a clumsy Clown, an awkward or unhandy Fellow. CLY, Money. To cly the Jerk, to be Whipt. Let's ftrike bis Cly; Let's get his Money from him. Alfo a Pocket, as, Filed a Cly, Pick'd a Pocket. COACH-WHEEL, as, A Fore-CoachWheel, Half a Crown. A Hind-Coach-Wheel, a Crown or Five-fhilling Piece. CO COCK-PIMP, a fuppofed Hufband to a Bawd. COCK-ROBBIN, a foft eafy Fellow. An COD, a good Sum of Money; also a Fool. COFE, as COVE. Which See. To COG, to cheat at Dice. To cog a Die; to conceal or fecure a Die; also the Money, or whatever the Sweetners drop, to draw in the Bubbles: Alfo to wheedle. To COG a Dinner, to wheedle one out of a Dinner. COG a Clout; or, Ceg a Sneezer; Beg an Handkerchief, or Snuff-box. COGUE, of Brandy, a fmall Cup or Dram. COKER, a Lye. Rum Coker, a whifking Lye. A couple of cold COLD-Tea, Brandy. Words, a Curtain-Lecture. derifory Periphrafis for a Sword. COLE, Money. COLLEGIATES, the Prisoners of the one, and the Shop keepers of the other of thofe Places. To COLLOGUE, wheedle. COLQUARRON, a Man's Neck; as His Colquarron is just about to be trifted. He is just going to be turn'd off. COLT, an Inn-keeper that lends a Horfe to a Highway-man, or to Gentlemen Beggars; alfo a Lad newly initiated into Roguery. COLT-BOWL, laid fhort of the Jack, by a COLT BOWLER, a raw or unexperienced Perfon. To COME, to lend. Has be come it? Has he lent it you? COMING-Women, fuch as are free of their Flesh; alfo breeding Women. CR A COLD.COOK, an Undertaker of Fu nerals. COOK-RUFFIN, the Devil of a Cook; COOL-CRAPE, When a Perfon dies, he COOL-LADY, a Wench that fells Brandy COOL-NANTZ, Brandy. COSTARD, the Head. I'll give ye a the Pate. COTTON, They don't cotton; They don't agree well. To COUCH, to lie down, as, To Couch a Hogfbead; To go to Bed. COVE, a Man, a Fellow, also a Rogue. The Cove was bit; The Rogue was outfharped or out-witted. The Cove bas bit the Cole; The Rogue has ftollen the Money, That Cove's a rum Diver; That Fellow is a clever Pick-pocket. COVEY of Whores, a well-fill'd Bawdyhoufe. COUNTERFEIT - CRANK, a genteel Cheat, a Sham or Impoftor, appearing in divers Shapes; one who fometimes counterfeits Mens hands, or forges Writings, at others perfonates other Men; is fometimes a Clipper or Coiner, at others a Dealer in Counterfeit Jewels. Sometimes a ftrolling Mountebank: To Day he is a Clergyman in Distress, to Morrow a reduced Gentleman. COURT-Card, a gay, fluttering Fellow. formance. without Per COURT-Tricks, State-Policy, &c. CRACK, a Whore. To CRACK, is also used to break open; as, To crack up a Door; To break a Door COMMISSION, a fhirt. COMFORTABLE-Importance, a Wife. CONFECT, counterfeit, feigned. CONTENT, I beat bim to bis Heart's Content; till be bad enough of Fighting. Alfo to murder a Perfon, who refifts being robb'd. The Cull's Content; i, e. He is paft complaining. CONTRE-TEMPS, a fruitless Attempt, or at an unfeasonable Time. CONVENIENT, a Miftrefs; also a CONUNDRUMS, Whims, Maggots, and fuch like. CONY, or Tom Cony, a filly Fellow; A neer Cony, very filly indeed. CRACKER, the Backfide; also Cruft. CRACKMANS, Hedges; as, The Cull thought to bave lop'd, by breaking thro' the Crackmans; but we fetch'd bim back by a N pe on the Coftard, which made him filent; i, e. The Gentleman thought to escape, by breaking through the Hedges; but we brought him back by a great Blow on the Head, which laid him for Dead. CRAG, a Neck; alfo the Stomach, or Womb. CRAMP-RINGS, Bolts or Shackles. CRAMP WORDS, Sentence of Death paffed upon a Criminal by the Judge; as, He has just undergone the Cramp-Word; i. e. Sentence is juft paffed upon him. CRANK, |