Vulgar words in Sinks of London Laid Open - A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added - a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, - Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List - of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves (Page 1)
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"You will get three months to the tread-mill," observed a woman, sitting opposite (the only one in the room, and a happy compound between the slut and the sot).
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But I got three month for that, and--" "Hold your tongue, you ass," exclaimed half-a-dozen voices, "the booby's mad, and should be sent to St.
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[Illustration] A. Abbess, a bawd, the mistress of a bawdyken Abbott's Priory, the King's Bench Prison Abram Cove, a naked or poor man, a sturdy beggar in rags Above par, having the needful, possession of the poney, plenty of money, 'best bliss of earth' Abram men, fellows dressing themselves in various rags, old ribbon, fox tails, begging in the streets, pretending to be mad, fellows who steal pocket books only Abram, to sham, to slum, to pretend sickness Academy, a brothel, bagnio Academican, a scholar at an academy, a whore at a brothel Academy, a floating, a hulk at Woolwich for convicts Ack ruffians, rogues who in conjunction with watermen sometimes rob and murder on the water Ack pirates, fresh water thieves who steal on navigable rivers Acting the deceitful, performing, mumming, acting Adam, a henchman, an accomplice Adam's ale, our first father's drink, water, 'best with brandy' Adam tiler, a receiver of stolen goods, a pickpocket, a fence Affair of honour, killing an innocent man in a duel All set, desperate fellows, ready for any kind of mischief Alderman in chains, turkey and sausages Alive, awake, fly, up, leery, acquainted with All out, the reckoning drank out, 'How stands the account 'twixt me and vengeance?'
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Ambidexter, one who snacks in gaming with both parties Amen curler, a parish clerk Anglers or starrers, an order of thieves who break show glasses in jeweller's windows to steal the goods Angling cove, a receiver of stolen goods Angelics, young unmarried ladies Anointed, knowing, ripe for mischief Arm props, crutches Arch rogue, the chief of a gang of thieves, or gypsies Arch doxey, the same among female canters or gypsies Astronomer, a star gazer, a horse that carries his head high As right as a trevit, the tippy all right A pig's whisper, a grunt, 'a word 'twixt you and me' Aunt, a bawd, sometimes called mother Autem, a church, meeting-house Autem cacklers, dissenters of all sects Autem bawler, a preacher, a parson Autem dippers, anabaptists Autem cackel tub, a meeting house for dissenters, a pulpit Autem divers, pickpockets who practise in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor, who defraud, deceive, and impose on the parish Autem gogglers, conjurors, fortune tellers Autem mort, or mot, a woman of the same sect, a beggar, a prostitute Autem quaver's tub, a quaker's meeting house B. Babes in the wood, rogues in the stocks or pillory Bacon-faced, full faced Back slums, low unfrequented parts in the metropolis Badge coves, parish pensioners Badge, one burnt in the hand Badger, to confound, perplex, or tease Badgers, forestallers and murderers Bag the swag, pocket your portion, hide your whack Baggage, a slut, a common prostitute Ball o'wax, a snob or shoemaker Ballum ranorum, a hop or a dance, where the women are all prostitutes Balsam, rag, rhino, money Balm, a lie Bandog, a bum-bailiff Bank, a depository for cash at a gaming-table Bandy, a tanner, a sixpence Banyan day, Saturday, when there's nothing left to eat Bantling, a young child Bar that, cheese it, stow it, don't mention it Barber's clerks, conceited ignorant shop-boys Bark, an Irishman Barker, a salesman's servant, a prowler to pick up countrymen in the streets Barking irons, pistols Barnacles, spectacles Battered bully, an old gloak, well milled huffing fellow Bawd, a procuress, a woman that keeps a brothel Batter, an ox Beak, a justice of the peace, a magistrate Beak, rum, a justice who will do any thing for money Beak, queer, a magistrate that is particularly strict to his duty Beaks out on the nose, magistrates out on a search night Beaksman, traps Bear leader, a travelling tutor Beat, a watchman's walk Beaver or tile, a hat Beck or harman, a beadle Beeswax, cheese Belch, malt liquor Ben or Sam, a raw, a novice Beau traps, genteel dressed sharpers, fortune hunters Beef, to alarm, to discover, to pursue Belly cheat, an apron, a pad Belly timber, food of all sorts Belly-go-fister, a hard blow on the belly Bene, prime, good Bene cove, hearty fellow, a tramp Bene bowse, good beer Bene of gibes, counterfeiters of passes Bene darmans, good night Bene fakers, counterfeiters Bender, a shilling Benjamin, a top coat, a great coat Betty, a small picklock Bever, an afternoon's luncheon Better half, an ironical name for a wife Biddy, a fowl, a capon, or chicken; a young chicken Bilboa, a sword, or any pointed instrument Billing and cooing, the sexes humbugging one another; courting Bilk, to swindle, cheat Bing, to cut, go away Bingo, spirituous liquors Bingo boy, a male dram drinker Bingo mot, a female dram drinker Bit, money Big'uns, men of consequence Bit, taken in, duped Bit, queer, counterfeit money Bit cull, a coiner Bit smasher, an utterer of base coin Bit of cavalry, a knacker, a saddle horse Bit of muslin, a flame, a sweetheart Bitch, to, to yield, to give up an attempt thro' fear Bitch, to, a character, or to perform any thing badly Biting your name in, taking a large draught, drinking greedily Blab, a prating stupid fellow, a fool Blab, to, to nose, to chatter, to tell secrets Black beetles, the lower order of people Black diamonds, coals, or coal heavers Black boy, a clergyman Black Indies, Newcastle Black strap, port wine Black box or knob, a lawyer Black spy, an informer Black act, act of picking locks Black cove dubber, a gaoler or turnkey Black-legs, sharpers, fellows who lay wagers, and after losing cannot pay them; a professed gambler Black houses, prisons Blank, frustrated, baffled Blarney, a wonderful story, flattery.
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_See_ Gammon Bleaters, lambs, sheep Bleats, a sheep stealer Bleak mot, a fair girl Bleeder, a crammer, a lie Blind, to, to cheat under a pretence Blind harpers, itinerant vagabonds with harps Blinker, a one-eyed horse Block, jeminy, pipkin, head Block houses, prisons Blow out, a belly full, an extraordinary meal Blow a cloud, smoking a pipe Blow the gab, to split, to expose, inform Blow, to split, tell, expose Blow me tight, a sort of burlesque oath; as, If I don't I'm jigger'd, &c. Blowings, prostitutes Blue ruin, gin Blue devils, blues, low spirits, horror struck Blue pigeon filers, or flyers, thieves who steal lead from the tops of houses and churches Blubber, to whine, to cry Bluff, to bustle, look big Bluffer, an impudent imposing fellow of an inn-keeper Blunderbuss, a stupid ignorant fellow Blunt, tip, rag, money Boarding school, a house of correction, or prison Bob, a shilling Bob, a shoplifter's assistant Bob-stick, a hog, a shilling Bobtail, a lewd woman, or prostitute Bobbery, a disturbance, a row Bobbish, tol lol, pretty well in health Body bag, a shirt Body snatchers, bailiffs, police officers Boggy, kiddy, covey Bog trotters, lower orders of Irishmen Bogey, old Nick, the devil Bolt the moon, to cheat the landlord by taking the goods away in the night, without paying the rent Bolt, cut, go, make yourself scarce Bolted, hopped the twig, shuffled, gone Bone, to steal Bone box, the mouth Bonesetter, a hackney coach Bonnetter, a thump on the hat Bon vivant, a choice spirit, a jolly dog Booth, a place for harbouring thieves Booked, in for it, dished Booze, drink Boozy, drunk Boozing ken, a lush crib, a sluicery, alehouse Bore, a tedious story, or a vexatious circumstance Bordell, a bawdyken, house of ill fame Bottle-head stupid, void of sense Bought, anything that's dearly paid for Bounce, to lie, to swagger Bounceable, proud, saucy Bower, the, Newgate Bowsprit, cork snorter, the nose Bow wow mutton, cag mag, dog's flesh, bad ill looking meat Bow wow broth, broth made of stinking meat Bow mam, a thief Box o'dominos, mouth and teeth Box of ivory, the teeth Box Harry, to go without victuals Boxed, locked up Boxing a Charley, upsetting a watchman in his box Brads, money Brass, impudence Bracket face, devilish ugly Bravoes, bullies Bread basket, the stomach Breaking shins, borrowing money Breeze, kicking up a, exciting a disturbance Brisket beater, a Roman Catholic Brick, a loaf Broads, cards Brogue, Irish accent Broom, go, cut, be gone Browns, copper coin Brown Bess, a soldier's firelock Brown suit, no go Brown gater droppings, heavy wet, heavy brown, beer Brush, or buy a brush, be off, make yourself scarce Brusher, a full glass Brushed off, run away Bub, guzzle, drink Bubble, to cheat, defraud Bub, rum, good liquor Bub, queer, bad liquor Buff, to, to swear falsely, to perjure Buffer, a perjurer Buffer napper, dog stealer Bug, to damage Buggaboes, sheriff's officers Buggy, a one-horse chaise Bugging, money taken by bailiffs not to arrest a person Bull, a blunder Bull, crown piece Bull, half a crown piece Bull dogs, pistols Bulk, a fellow that attends a pickpocket, to receive stolen goods Bully, a cowardly blustering fellow, pretended husband to a bawd or prostitute Bully rocks, impudent villains kept to preserve order in houses of ill fame Bully traps, pretended constables called to frighten the unwary and extort money Bum, a bailiff Bum'd, arrested Bunce of dog's meat, a squalling child in arms Bunce of fives, the closed hand, the fist Bunch of onions, chain and seals Bunter, a low-life woman Buntlings, petticoats Bung-eyed, drunk, tipsy Burning the ken, vagabonds residing in an alehouse, and leaving it without paying the reckoning Buss, a kiss Bustle, ready money Buster or burster, a loaf of bread Button, a bad shilling Buttering up, praising, flattering Buttock and file, pickpocket Buzman, a pickpocket Buz, a pickpocket Bye-blow, a bastard C. Cabbage, tailors' perquisites Cadger, a beggar, a scranning cove, a mean sort of a thief Cag mag, stinking or bad meat Cake, an easy stupid fellow Camesa, a shirt or shift Canary bird, the inmate of a prison Cank, dumb, silent Cannister, _see_ Block Cant, mock religion, language of methodists Canter gloak, a parson, a liar Canting, language of thieves gypsies, beggars, &c. Canting crew, impostors who go about preaching, methodists, &c. Canticle, a parish clerk Cap, to, to out do, to beat Caper merchant, a dancing master Captain tober, first rate highwayman Captain, head of a gang, a bully Captain Flashman, a blustering fellow, a coward Captain queer Nabs, a dirty fellow without shoes Captain Sharp, a cheat, a bully Caravan, great quantity of money Carrion case, shirt and shift Carrion hunters, undertakers Castor, a tile, a hat Cass, cheese Cast your skin, strip naked Cat, a drunken, fighting prostitute Cat's meat, the constitution, the body Cat's meat shop, an eating house Catastrophe, behind, seat of honour Catchpole, bailiff Catgut scraper, a violin player Cavil, to jaw, quarrel Cavon, an old wig, or jasey Chimmy, a shift Chaff, irritating, or ironical language, to banter Chaffer, the mouth Chaffing crib, a drinking room where bantering is carried on Chalk, advantage Chalks, the legs Chant, a flash song Chancery, head in, said in fighting, of him whose head is held fast under the arm of his antagonist, and gets punished with little chance of extricating himself, unless he floors his man Charley, a watchman Charm, picklock Chats, lice Chates, the gallows Chaw-bacons, countrymen, bumpkins Cheeks, an imaginary person; nobody; as, who does that belong to?
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Clink, to nab, to snatch Clockey, a watchman Cloy, to steal Cly or clie, a pocket Coach wheel, a crown piece Cock chafer, a lady bird, a prostitute Cloaker, drop at Newgate Coffee-mill, watchman's rattle Cock, a trump, good fellow Cob, a dollar Cobble colter, a turkey Cog, to cheat with dice Cogue, a glass of gin Colt, one who lets horses to highwaymen Coal-scuttle, a large bonnet Cole, or coal, blunt, money Collector, a highway robber Colguarian, the neck College, the King's Bench or Fleet Prison Commission, a shirt Commission, to shake your, to shake your whole frame Conk, the sneezer, the nose Convenient, a mistress Cooler, a glass of porter Coal-box, chorus of a song Cod, haughty meddling fool Come down, to give, stand treat Come out, worse than very bad, execrable Communicator, bell Conk, the nose Collar, to grab, snatch Cooped in durance vile, to lock up in a gaol Corinth, a brothel Coriander seed, money Corinthians, men of rank Corpus, the body Core, the heart Coppers, halfpence Conveyancers, thieves Costermongers, jackass boys, venders of greens &c. Cove, or covey, a fellow Cove, a receiver of stolen goods Covess of a ken, a female keeper of a brothel Cove, lumber, a person that keeps a place for thieves Cover me decent, a top tog, a great coat Cover me properly, fashionable toggery Cover me queerly, ragged raiment Court-card, a trump Counting-house, Mrs. Jones's, the privy Coxy fuss, billing and cooing Crabb shells, shoes Crack, to break open Cracksman, a housebreaker Crack'd canister, a broken head Cramp-rings, fetters Crammer, a lie Cramp words, sentence of death passed on a criminal Crap, money Crapp'd, hanged Craping curl, an executioner Creeme, to put money in the hands of another Crank, gin and water Crib, to thieve Crib, a ken, a mean looking room Crikey, a word of wonderment Crimp, a decoyer, kidnapper Crony, a companion Cropping, the tail Cross, on the, getting a living by dishonest means Cross fight, a sold battle Cross bite, to cheat a friend Cross the herring pond, transported to Botany-bay Crowdsman, a fiddler Crummy, fat Crusty, vexed, chagrined Cub, a young child Cucumbers, tailors Coffin queer, a magistrate Culch, cag-mag meat, or the refuse of anything Culp, a kick Cup-hot, very drunk Cur, a sneak, a coward Curbing law, to take goods out of window Curl, clippings of money Curlers, Jews who sweat gold coin by rubbing them together, for the dust Cursitons, broken down lawyers, Newgate attorneys Cussin, a man Cut, sheer off, go, avoid, or shun a companion Cut bene, to speak gently D. Dab, a bed Dab, one who is clever Dad, a father Daffy, max, gin Dagen, a sword Daddle, the hand Damn, to crush, to do away with a drama Damp your mugs, wet your mouth, drink Dandy, a swell, an exquisite Dancers, stairs Darby, ready money Darbies, sausages, fetters Darby's fair, the day when felons are removed to Newgate for trial Darkey, night Darkmans, the night Darken the daylights, to close up the eyes Dash, a waiter Dash, a portion Daylights, the eyes Dealers in queer, passers of bad money Dead beat, done over Derrick to, to set out on an enterprise Deuce, twopence Deux wins, two pence Dews, a crown piece Dew-beaters, the feet Diamond squad, folks of quality, big'uns Diamond a horn to, to put a stone under the shoe, to sham walking lame Diddle, spirituous liquors Diddle cove, landlord of a gin shop, &c. Diddle, to cheat Die proud, or game, to die with courage, or hardened Dimmock, money Dimber, handsome pretty Dimber damber, the king of the canting crew Dimber cove, a pretty cove, or fellow Dimber mot, an enchanting girl Ding, to throw away Ding boy, a rogue, knave, or sly fellow Dinger, a pickpocket, or thief Dipper, anabaptists Dock yarder, a skulk in any sly place Doctors, false dice Doff, to uncover, take your hat off Dollop, a handful Dominic, a parson Done brown, done over, queered, floored Donovans, potatoes Donkey's ears, a false collar Don't name em's, inexpressibles, breeches Dorse, a place of rest Douse the glimm, blow out the light Doughey, a baker Down, fly, awake, knowing Down in the mouth, having nothing to say, low spirited Doxy, girl of the town Dozing crib, a sleeping room Drag, a cart or waggon Drap, a drop Draw it mild, gently Draw latches, robbers of houses Drawers, stockings Drawing a cork, giving a bloody nose Drawing a thimble, picking a pocket of a watch Drawing a wiper, picking a pocket of a handkerchief Drawing a long bow, telling a lying story for truth Dromedary, a clumsy thief, a young beginner Drop, the squeezer at Newgate Drops, who go about to public houses to cheat unwary countrymen at cards Droppings, heavy wet, beer Dub, a key Dub the jigger, fasten the door Dubber, a picker of locks Duds, togs, clothes Duds cheer, ragged, poor Duffers, swindlers, who go about with articles pretending they are smuggled and to sell them at an apparently cheap rate Dummy, a stupid fellow, one who has nothing to say for himself Duke of limbs, a deformed person Dunnaken, if it be necessary to explain the word, a privy Dupe, a victim to artifice and misrepresentation Durance vile, prison Dutch reckoning, bad reckoning Dust, money Dustman, sleep, or drowsiness E. Earwig, a crony, a close friend Earth stoppers, horses feet Elbow shaker, a dice rattler, a gambler English Burgundy, strong beer Eriffs, young thieves in training Eve droppers, vagabonds who rob hen roosts F. Facer, a blow on the face, a bumper Fadge, a farthing Fag, to ill use, to work hard Fakements, scraps, morsels Fast trotters, good horses, rum prads Fam, a ring Fams, or fambles, hands Fancy, the ton of low life Farmer, an alderman Fastener, a warrant Faulkner, a juggler, a tumbler Fawney, a ring Feck, to, to discover which is the safest way of obtaining stolen goods Feeder, a spoon Feint, pawnbroker Felt, a hat Fem, a hole Fence, a receiver of stolen goods Fencing ken, a house where stolen goods are deposited Feret, a pawnbroker Fib, to fight, to box Fibbing, pummelling a head while in chancery Flich me some panea and causau, cut me some bread and cheese Fiddler, a sixpence Fiddle, a watchman's rattle Fiery snorter, a red nose Field lane duck, a baked sheep's head Fig out, to dress Figure, a little boy put in at a window to hand goods to his accomplices Filcher, a thief File, a rum, an odd fellow Filch, to steal Fin, arm Fishfag, a woman that sells fish Fishooks, the fingers Fives, the fingers Fives, a bunch of the fist, the hand closed Flag, groat, fourpence Flame, a bit of muslin, a sweetheart Flankey, the behind, the part you sit on Flash of lightning, a glass of gin Flash, language used by thieves, gypsies; to sport Flashman, a prostitute's bully Flash cove, the keeper of a place for the reception of stolen goods Flashing his gab, showing off his talk Flash his ivory, showing off his teeth Flat, a raw, an inexperienced fellow, a fool Flat-catcher, an article to dupe the public Fleec'd, clean'd out, stript Flick, to cut Flicker, a drinking glass Flimsies, Bank of England notes Flipper, the hand Floating academy, the hulks at Woolwich for convicts Flogger, a whip Floored, knocked down Floorers, fellows who throw people down in the street, &c. when their companions under the pretence of assisting, rob them Flowers of society, the ornaments of high life, big'uns Fly, up, acquainted with Flyers, shoes Flying colours, to come off with, to come off with luck, to do anything with advantage to yourself Flue faker, a chummy, a sweep Fogle, pocket handkerchief Fogo, stink Fog, smoke Fogus, tobacco Fogay, a stupid fellow Footing, money paid by a prostitute when going among her companions, also money paid on entering into any trade or calling amongst mechanics Fork, a pocket Fork it out, to produce anything by the hand Forks, fore and middle fingers Fresh water bay, Fleet-market Frisk, mischief Frontispiece, the face Frow, a prostitute Frummag'd, choked, or hang'd Frumper, sturdy blade Fudge, gammon Fuller's earth, gin Fumbles, gloves Funk, stew, to fret Funk, to cheat, alarm, to smoke, stink Funkers, the very lowest order of thieves G. Gab, the mouth Gaff, a fair Gaffing, tossing with the pie man Gag high, on the whisper, nosing, telling secrets Gag low, the last degree of beggary; to ask alms in the streets with a pretended broken limb Gage, a quart pot Gaggler's coach, a hurdle Galters, blacklegs; gamblers Galligaskins, breeches Gams, the legs Game, courageous, sturdy, hearty, hardened Gammon, falsehood or bombast Gammoners, cheats, swindlers Gan, the mouth Gape seed, anything that attracts the sight Garnish, money demanded of people entering into prison Gay tyke boys, dog fanciers Gee, suitable; that won't gee, won't do Gelter, money Gentry cove, a gentleman Gentry ken, a gentleman's house George, yellow, a guinea George, a half crown piece Gig, fun, nonsense, ready, on the alert Gill, a cove, fellow Gills, cheeks Gin spinner, proprietor of a gin shop Grinny, an instrument to lift up a grate, in order to steal what articles are in the window Giving turnips, to cut acquaintance, to shun any body Glazier, one that breaks windows and show glasses in order to steal goods exposed for sale Glibe, a writing Glim, the candle, or light Glims, peepers, eyes Glims flashy, a person in a passion Glim Jack, a link Glimstick, a candlestick Glim fenders, hand irons Gloak, a man Glue, the lady's fever, venereal disease Gnostics, knowing ones Go it, keep on Go slow, draw it mild, easy Go by, to rise by superior force, turn the tables, against you Gob stick, a silver table spoon God permit, a stage coach Goggles, the eyes Goldfinch, yellow boy, gold coin Gone to pot, become poor in circumstances, gone to the dogs Goose, to, to hiss like a goose Goth, A, a fool, an idiot Grabb, snatch Grab the bit, to seize the money Grabbed, taken, or apprehended Grand strut, Rotten Row, Bond Street Grand twig, in prime style Grannum gold, old hoarded coin Gravel digger, a sharp toed dancer Gravel tax, money robbed from people on the highway Grease, money Greek, St. Giles's, slang language Greeks, gamblers, blacklegs Green bag, lawyer Green, raw, unlearned Greenhorn, a sponge, a raw countryman Grig, merry fellow, merry companion Grinders, the teeth Groaners, a sort of wretches who attend meetings, sighing and looking demure; in the meantime their pals pick the pockets of those persons who may be in the same pew with them.
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tables and at the races; fellows always on the look out to rob unwary countrymen at cards Hob, a bumpkin, a clodhopper Hobbled on the leg, a transported felon ironed on the leg, and sent on board the hulks Hog, a shilling Hog grabber, a sneaking mean fellow, a cadger Hog grunter, a close fisted narrow-souled, mean fellow Hoisters, shop-lifters, fellows who go into shops, and under the pretence of buying goods, generally conceal some article under the sleeves of the coat, mostly frequenting jeweller's shops Hoister mots, women who go into shops and steal some small article Holy land, St. Giles's, from St. Giles's being the patron saint of _beggars_ Hoofs, the feet Hoof it, to walk Hooked, overreached Hookers, thieves Hop, a sixpenny, a dancing room, where sixpence is the price of admission Hop merchant, a dancing master Hop the twig, run away Harness, watchmen, constables, police officers Hot flannel, liquor made of beer and gin, with eggs, sugar, and nutmeg Hue, to whip, lash Huff, a bullying, cowardly, fellow Huggar, drunk Hum box, pulpit Hum, a liar, a canting deceitful Wesleyan methodist Hum, to humbug, deceive Hums, people at church Humpty dumpty, boiled ale and brandy Hunting, drawing unwary people to play Hush still, quiet Hush money, money given to compound felony Huskey lour, a guinea, gold coin I.
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Joe Jolter head, a heavy dull blustering landlord Jones's, Mrs., the coffee house, privy K. Kate, a picklock Keep up the ball, to live and be jolly Keep the line, to, to behave with decorum Ken, a cribb, room Ken-cracker, house breaker Ken Bowman, a well furnished house Ken, flash, a house where thieves and vagrants resort Ken miller, house breaker Kick, sixpence Kick, to borrow money, to ask a favour Kick the bucket, to expire Kicksies, breeches Kid, a fellow thief Kiddies, flash fellows Kid lays, villains who defraud boys of their parcels and goods Kiddiess, a slap up well-dressed girl Kid, with, pregnant Kid-nappers, fellows who steal children, and decoy countrymen and strangers in the street, to rob them; also recruiting crimps Kidwy, a thief's child Kill devil, new rum, from its pernicious quality Kinchin, a young child Kimbau, to defraud, cheat King's mots, female children carried on the backs of strollers and beggars to excite the pity of the public King's picture, king's head on gold coin Kinchin coves, fellows who steal children for gypsies, beggars, &c. Knacker, an old good for nothing horse Knife it, stow it, be quiet Knight, a poor silly fellow Knight of the awl, a snob, cobbler Knight of the hod, a brick-layer's labourer Knight of the road, a highwayman Knight of the brush and moon, a drunken fellow Knight of the post, a perjurer, false swearers, fellows employed to give false evidence Knight of the blade, a bullying sham captain, a braggadocio Knights of the rainbow, waiters, footmen, lacqueys Knowledge box, the jemmy, head Knuckles, pickpockets Knuckle dabs, ruffles Ky-bosh on, to put the, to turn the tables on any person, to put out of countenance L. Lady-bird, a sweetheart, bedfellow Laced woman, a virtuous female Lady's man, an obsequious fellow to females Lady in mourning, hottentot girl Lag, to transport Lagged, transported Lagger, a person working on the water Lame ducks, defaulters at the Stock Exchange Lambskin men, the judges Lantern, dark, a servant or agent that receives a bribe to conceal a robbery Lap, butter-milk, whey Lap, rum, good liquor Lap feeder, a spoon Lapping your congou, drinking your tea Lark, a bit of mischief, fun Leading strings, the control of friends Leery, fly, up, acquainted Leerers, the eyes Left, over the, no go, it won't do Leg bail, running away Leg o'mutton sleeves, large sleeves worn by the ladies Levanters, persons who run away from their debts of honour Lib, to live together Lib ken, lodging house Libbege, a bed Lifter, a robber of shops Lighting a candle, sneaking out of a public house with out paying the reckoning Light blue, gin Lightning, gin Lightning, a noggen of, a quartern of gin Lightments, the day Lil, a pocket book Lily white, a snowball, a black, a chimney sweep Limbo, prison Line, getting into a, confusing a person, imposing on any body's belief by joking Lingo, slang, language Link it, turn it out Lipish, saucy List, or Loist, shop-lifting, robbing a shop Little Barbary, Wapping Little shillings, love money Lively kid, a funny fellow, a brave man Loap'd, run away Lob, money till Lob, an easy foolish fellow Lob lolly, a queer cooked mess Lob's pound, a prison Lobsters, soldiers Lock, a warehouse for the reception of stolen goods Lock, rum, being in good health; rich, clever, expert Locksmith's daughter, key Loge, a watch Loose house, round house or cage Lord, a deformed hump-backed person Lour, money Low-water mark, having little money Lugs, or listeners, the ears Lully, wet linen Lullaby cheat, an infant Lully priggers, the lowest order of thieves, who decoy children to some bye place and rob them of their clothes Lully snow prigging, stealing wet linen from hedges Lumber ken, a pawnbroker's shop Lumber the ticker, to pawn a watch Lurch, in the, to be left behind, to sneak, to hang on Lush cribs, sluicery's, gin shops Lush, drink Lush ken, an alehouse Lushingtons, drunkards M. Mace, to rob, steal Mackry, the country Mad Toms of Bedlam, fellows who counterfeit madness in the streets, and after beating themselves about, spit out some blood, in order to convince the too feeling multitude that they have injured themselves by violent struggles, and so obtain relief: they have a small bladder of sheep's blood in their mouth and when they choose can discharge it Made, stolen Mag, halfpenny Make, to, steal Malty coves, beer drinkers Mary-le-bone kick, a kick in the belly Marrowbones, the knees Mat macers, fellows and old women who go round in a morning when the servants are cleaning the doorways and steal the mats, &c. Maunder, beggar Maundering, begging Mauns, tip us your, give me your hand Mawley, the fist Mawmouth, one that splutters in his talk Max, gin Mazzard, the head Mest, to spend Middle-piece, the stomach Mill, thump, fight Mill the glaze, breaking windows or lamps Mill the ken, break open the house Mill his nob, break his head Mill clapper, a woman's tongue Milldoll, to beat hemp in Bridewell Miller, a boxer Missing, courting; to be gone or away Misstopper, a coat and petticoat Mizzle, go, begone Moabites, bailiffs and their crew Mog, a lie Moisten your chaffer, drink Monish, tip us the, give me the money Monkey up, being in a violent passion Mopus, a halfpenny Moon cursers, link boys Moonshine, nonsense, flummery Morriss off, to run away Mother, a name for the keeper of a brothel Mother's milk, rum, boose, good liquor Mots, cyprians, whores Mount, to give false evidence Mounter, a common perjurer, villains who give false evidence and become bail for fellows of their own stamp Mouth, a stupid fellow, a novice Move, an incident, an action in life Mower, a cow Muck, money Muck, to, to clean out, to win all a person's money Muck'd, lost all at play, no money left Mud pipes, thick boots Muff, a raw, a silly fellow Mufflers, sparring gloves Mug, the face Mugs, cutting of, making faces Mullygrubs, the belly ache Mummer, the mouth Mummers, strolling players, mountebank speakers, gypsies, and beggars who tell pitiful stories to excite compassion Muns, mouth Mumbling cove, a sturdy ill-natured landlord, shabby fellow Murphies, potatoes Muzzle, the mouth N. Nab, to steal Nabb'd, taken Nail, to lay hold Natty lads, young thieves Nash, to bolt, to run away Needful, money Never wag, man of war, the Fleet Prison Neat thing, good liquor Nab, a hat Nabs, a person to either sex; a familiar way of talking; as, How are you my Nabs Nob the bib, to cry and wipe the eyes Nab the rust, to receive the money Nab the noge, to receive a guinea Nab the clout, steal a handkerchief Nab the cramp, having sentence of death passed Nab the bung, to receive a purse Nask, a prison Napper, or Nads, a sheepstealer Napper, the head Ne'er a face but his own, not a farthing in his pocket Newlicks, or Noolucks, a person not known, an imaginary being, said to be a kin to Joe, Cheeks, &c. Nibble, thieve, steal Nicks, nothing Nim, to steal Nimmer, a thief of the lowest order Niggers, fellows who clip and file gold coin Nig, clipping of money Nick it, to win a wager Nip, a cheat Nipperkin, half pint measure Nix, or nix my doll, nothing No go, it won't do, a bad experiment Nob, the head Nob, the head; a fellow carrying a high head, a man of money, of respectability Nob thatcher, a hat maker Nob, old, a favourite game used by sharpers, called pricking in the hat Nobblers, blows, thumps Noddle, empty headed, shallow pated, stupid Noll, a wig Noodle, a sawney Norway neckcloth, the pillory Norfolk capon, a soldier, a red herring Nose, a, one who splits or tells Nose, to, to expose, tell Nozzle, the nose Nub, the neck Nubbing, hanging Nubbing cove, the hangman Nubbing ken, the sessions house Nubbing cheat, the gallows Nail gropers, people who sweep the streets in search of old iron, nails, &c. Nunnery, a brothel Nurse, to cheat Nutty, fond Nut crackers, the pillory Nutmeg grater, the beard O. Oak, a rich man of credit, substance Office, warning, notice Ogles, the eyes Ogles in mourning, black eyes Ogles, rum, fine piercing eyes Oil of palm, money Old One, or Old Harry, names for the devil Old Tom, good gin Old toast, a brisk lively old man Oliver, the moon Oliver widdles, the moon shines Oliver sneaks, the moon hid under a cloud, has got his upper Ben on Oli compoli, a rogue of the canting crew On the pot, being in trouble, vex'd On the mallet, having goods on trust One two, two blows succeeding each other One in ten, a parson Optics, the eyes Operators, pickpockets Os chives, bone handle knives Out and outer, a rum'un, a good fellow at any thing, a trump Ousted, turned out, thrown Over the left, it won't do, no go Over the bender, over the bridge Overseer, a fellow in the pillory Owlers, runners and smugglers of wool P. Pad, a highwayman who robs on foot Pad it, to walk Palm, to fee, to hand over Pallaird, beggars who borrow children, the better to obtain charity Panum, victuals Panum struck, very hungry, wanting something to eat Pantler, a butler Param, bread Parings, clippings of money Panter, heat Pat, an accomplice or companion Patter, slang Patter slang, to talk flash Pattered, tried in a court of justice for felony Pave, the pathway Pavier's workshop, the street Peck and boose, victuals and drink Peel, to strip Peeper, looking glass Peepers, eyes Peel your skin, strip, pull off your clothes Peery, suspicious Peg a hack, to drive a hackney coach Peg, or peg stick, a bender, shilling Peg tantrums, dead Penance board, pillory Persuaders, cudgels or spurs Peter, a trunk Peteresses, persons who make it their business to steal boxes from the backs of coaches, chaises, and other carriages Pewter, money Pewter, to unload, to drink porter out of a quart pot Philistines, bailiffs and their crew Phizog, the face Pickling tubs, Wellington, or top boots Picture frame, the gallows, or pillory Pig, a sixpence Pigman, a trap, or bailiff Pigeon, a meek stupid easy fellow Pike off, run away Pinch, to steal money under pretence of getting change, _see_ Ringing the changes Pimple, the head Pinks of fashion, dashing fellows Pins, the gams, legs Pippin, funny fellow, friendly way of expressing one's self as 'How are you, my Pippin?'
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Planket, concealed Pockets, to let, empty pockets, no money Point non plus, neither money nor credit Poke fun, to chaff, joke Poke, a bag, or sack Poker, a sword Poney, money, £50 Pop, to pledge or pawn Poplers, mess of pottage Poppers, pistols Potato, drop it like a, to drop any thing suddenly Potato trap, the mouth Potato, red hot, take a, a word by way of silencing a person, a word of contempt Pot scum, bad or stinking dripping Pothooks and hangers, short hand characters P's & Q's mind your, mind what you're at Poundage cove, a fellow who receives poundage for procuring customers for damaged goods Prad, a horse Prancers, horses Prate, roast, a loquacious fellow Pratt, buttocks Pricking in the wicker for a dolphin, stealing bread from a baker's basket Prigs, thieves, pickpockets Prime twig, high condition Prog, victuals Prog, rum, good victuals Prog, queer, bad victuals Property, an easy fellow, a tool made use of to serve any purpose, a cat's paw Provender, a person from whom any money is taken on the high road Pudding house, the workhouse Pull, having the advantage over an adversary Pull out, come it strong Punch, a blow Punish, to beat in fighting Punisher, one who beats soundly Pupil's straits, school tuition Purgatory, trouble, perplexity Purl, royal, ale and gin made warm Purse, a sack Put, a country fellow, silly, foolish Putty and soap, bread & cheese Q. Quarroms, a body Queer, base, doubtful, good for nothing, bad Queer bit makers, coiners Queer buffer, sharp inn keeper Queer street, to be in, in a quandary Queer cove, a rogue, villain Queer ogles, squinting eyes Queer patter, foreign talk Queer rotar, a bad ill looking coach Queer rag, ill-looking money, base coin Queer blowing, ugly wench Queer gill, suspicious fellow Queer plungers, fellows who pretended to be drowned Queer cole makers, coiners of bad money Queer lap, bad liquor Queer beak, strict justice, upright judge Queer rag, bad farthing Queer bit, counterfeit money Queer lully, deformed child Queer tats, false dice Queer vinegar, worn out woman's cloak Queer belch, sour beer Queer cove, a turnkey Queer bid, insolvent sharpers who make a practice of billing persons arrested Queer cat lap, bad tea Queer chum, a suspicious companion Queer pops, bad pistols Queer put, an ill-looking foolish fellow Queer thimble, good for nothing watch Queer hen, a bad woman Quota, whack, share Quod cull, a gaol keeper Quail pipe, woman's tongue Queer prad, broken knee'd horse Queer lambs, bad dice Queer Nantz, bad brandy Queer nicks, breeches worn out Queer dogen, rusty sword Queer buffer, a cur Queer harmen beak, a strict beadle Queer gum, outlandish talk Queer glim, a bad light Queer ken, a gentleman's house without the furniture Queer doxy, a clumsy woman Queer booze, bad beer Queer amen curler, a drunken parish clerk Qui tam, a shark, lawyer Qui vive, on the alert, in expectation Quid, a goldfinch, sovereign Quiz, a queer one, a gig, an aboriginal Quod, prison R. Radical, Hunt's breakfast powder, roasted corn Rag, money; I've no rag, meaning I've no notes Rag, blow up, rap out, scold Rainbow, a tailor's pattern book Rainbows, gay young bucks Rain napper, an umbrella Rap, I'm not worth a rap, I've got no money Rap, give evidence, take false oath Rap out, to swear, blow up, be in a passion Rat, drunken man or woman taken in custody for breaking the lamps Rattling cove, a hackney coach man Rattling gloak, a simple easy fellow Rattling mumpers, beggars who ply coaches Ready, money Reader, a pocket-book Red rag, the tongue Red rag, give your, a holiday, hold your tongue Red tape, Cognac, brandy Regular, in proper course Regulars, persons thus called from their leaving parties of pleasure at eleven or twelve o'clock at night, to the no small discomforture of many an out-and-outer Regent, half a sovereign Resurrection men, fellows who steal dead bodies from the church yard for the surgeons Rhino, grease, money Ribbon, money Ridge, gold outside of a watch or other article Ridge cove, a wealthy goldsmith Riff raff, black beetles, the lower order of people Rig, fun, game, diversion Rig out, a suit of clothes Rig conoblin, cutting the string of large coals hanging at the door of coal sheds Rigging, clothing Right and fly, complete Ring, to exchange one article for another Rise, a, a disturbance Rivertick, tradesman's books Rivits, money Roger, a portmanteau Rooled up, put in a spunging house Romoners, fellows pretending to be acquainted with the occult sciences, fortune tellers Rome ville, London Rookery, an ill furnished house Roses, nobility Rotan, a coach Rum glimmer, head of the link boy Rum bodick, dirty shabby fellow Rum beak, sensible justice Rum doxy, fine made wench Rum drawers, silk stockings Rum gloak, well dressed man Rum Nantz, good brandy Rum ghelt, or rum cole, new money Rum squeeze, wine or other liquor given to fiddlers Rum prancer, fine horse Rum rufe peck, Westphalia ham Rum prad, a highwayman's horse Rum duke, queer old fellow, rich man Rum gill, a man who appears to have plenty of money Rum rush, a number of villains rushing into a house in order to rob it Rum gutters, cape wine Rum quid, good guinea Rum chaunt, good song Rum booze, good wine, or any liquor Rum buffer, valuable dog Rum cly, a full pocket Rum feeder, large silver table spoon Rum gaggers, cheats who tell wonderful stories of their sufferings at sea, in order to obtain money Rot gut, swankey, small beer Row, disturbance, 'and in the ken to breed a row' Roysters, noisy, turbulent fellows, rude vile singers Roundyken, the watchhouse Rumpus, a scuffle Rub, an obstacle in the way, to run away, to make off Rub out, when its dry, all right when its forgotten Ruffman, any person who handles a thief roughly; the wood, hedges Rugg, all right and safe Rug carrier, an ensign Rum blowing, a handsome girl Rum hopper, a waiter at a tavern Rum mot, a woman of the town Rum bob, a shop till Rum peepers, fine looking glasses, or bright eyes Rum speaker, good booty Rum job or rum dagen, a handsome sword Rum quids, guineas Rum, pad, the high road Rum maundy, fellows who counterfeit the fool, going about the streets in order to obtain charity Rum kicks, breeches Rum file, or rum diver, a female pickpocket Rum dropper, a vintner Rum cove, good natured landlord Rum fun, sharp trick Rum bung, full purse Rum bow, rope stolen from any of the king's dock-yards Rum clout, handkerchief Rum bluffer, a jolly host Rum bleating cheat, a fat sheep Rum back, good natured Irishman Rum barking irons, prime pistols Rum dumber, good natured prince of the canting crew Rum quod cull, a gaoler Rum, or monogin, good, the most valuable of any thing jewels, diamonds Rum'un, a trump, a good fellow Rum ti tam with the chill off, good, slab up, the tippy, excellent Ryder, a cloak S. Sack, a pocket Sack, to, to take up Sam, a foolish fellow, an idiot Sam, to stand, to pay for all Sangaree, rack punch Sans prisado, a person who comes into company without any money Saving one's bacon, to escape with a whole skin, to evade any accident Seedy, poor, miserable looking without money Scamp, a thief Setter, persons using the haunts of thieves in order to give information for the reward Seven-pence, to stand, to suffer seven years transportation Sew up the sees, to give a person two black eyes Scandal broth, tea Scamp foot, a street robber Scent box, the nose School butter, whipping Scot, a savage person Scotch fiddle, itch Scottish, savage, wild, chagrined Score, a debt, fine Scout, a watchman or beadle Screwbado, a dirty fellow, insignificant Scroof, to go about living with friends at their expense Scran, victuals Scrap, a villainous scheme Screw, a miser Screw loose, a quarrel between two individuals, something wrong in a man's affairs Screen, a pound note Sharps, persons ready to take you in on all occasions Shake a toe, to dance Shark, a lawyer Shade, nice to a, very particular She lion, a shilling Shell, to contribute, club Sherry, run away, be gone Sheriff's bail, an execution Shindy, a regular row, a general quarrel Shiners, guineas Shirk, to cut, to skulk Shop, a gaol Shop lobber, a dressed up silly coxcomb of a shopman, a powdered fop Shopped, imprisoned Shoot, to go skulking about Shooting the cat, vomiting Shove, crowd, push Shove the tumbler, whipped at the cart's tail Shove in the mouth, a glass of gin Shoving the moon, moving goods by moonlight Shoulder knot, a bailiff Shuffle, go, morriss, begone Slum, gammon, sham Shy cock, a person afraid of a bailiff Sigster, a nap, after dinner, a short sleep Sidle, come close to Sighers, _See_ Groaners Sight, take a, a manner of expressing contempt or ridicule by putting the thumb to the nose, with the fingers straight up in the air Sight, a lot, a great many, a great deal Sinkers, old stockings that have sunk the small parts into the heel Sipper, a tea spoon Six and eight pence, a lawyer Sink hole, the throat Skewer, a sword Skin, a purse Skinners, villains who steal children; kidnappers who entrap unwary men to enlist for soldiers Sky parlour, a garret, or first floor next the sky Slang, flash language, patter Slanged, ironed on one leg Slap bang, victuals sold at a cook shop Slate, a sheet Sling tale and galena, fowl and pickled pork Slipped cove, got away Slogg, to thump hard Slogger, a miller, a boxer Sluicery, a gin shop Sluiced their gobs, drank heartily Sluice, wet, moisten Slubber, a heavy stupid fellow Sly, contraband Smack the bit, share the booty Smart blunt, forfeit money Smart, regular, up, awake Smashing cove, housebreaker Smash, to break, strike, also bad coin Smash, a thigh of mutton and, leg of mutton, turnips, and capers Smasher, passer of bad money Smell, half a guinea Smell a rat, to surmise something Smeller, the nose Smiter, the arm Smicket, a shift Smug, steal, nibble Shaffle, highwayman Sneak, on the morning, sneaking down in the kitchen, &c., just as the servants are up, and purloining any small articles, commonly practised by cadgers Sneezer, the nose Snitch, to turn, to nose, to tell tales, to turn sneak Snorter, the nose Snooze, to sleep, doze Snoozing ken, a sleeping room Snow ball, a black man Snuffle, the nose Snuge, thief under a bed Solomon, the mass Some tune, a large amount Something short, a glass of liquor Soul driver, methodist parson South sea mountain, gin Speck, a bad, a bad undertaking Specks, barnacles, spectacles Spicer, footpad, robber Spicer, high, highwayman Spike hotel, the Fleet, or King's Bench Spilt, overturned in a carriage Spittleonian, yellow handkerchief Spoke with, to rob Spoke to, he's taken by the officers, cast for death Spooney, a foolish fellow Spoil, to bruise, injure Spree, a lark, fun Spurs, diggers Spunge, to eat and drink at another's expense Squail, a dram Squeaker, a cross child, also a pot boy Squeezer, a drop at Newgate Stach, to conceal a robbery Stool, help, assistance Staller, an accomplice in picking of pockets by holding up the arms of persons Stam fish, to cant Stand the racket, treat, pay for all Stand the nonsense, pay the money, stand treat Stand still, a table Stale whimper, a bastard Stall, to make a stand, to crowd Stag, an accomplice who has turned king's evidence Stagged, discovered Staller, an accomplice Stalling ken, broker's shop, or that of a person receiving stolen goods Stampers, feet, shoes, stairs Stark naked, gin Star-gazers, prostitutes who frequent hedge rows Stephen, money Stern, the, the goat, behind, what we sit upon Stifle a squeaker, to murder a child Sticks, goods, chattels Stiffner, a letter Stick fans, gloves Sticks, pistols Stone pitcher, Newgate Stoop, the pillory Stow it, drop it, be quiet Stow your whid, be silent Stranger, a guinea Strap, mallet, trust Strammel, straw Stretching, hanging Straw chipper, a straw bonnet maker Strike, a guinea Strings of onions, the lower orders of society String, to, to impose on a person's belief by some joke or lie Strike me dead, small beer Strummer faker, hair dresser Stumps, the feet or legs Sucked, devilish drunk Suit of cover me properly, suit of fashionable clothes Sugar, cock your leg and cry, a way of expressing triumph or joy, by standing on one leg, and shaking the other up hooting 'sugar' loudly Sufferer, a sovereign, also a tailor Swaddy, a lobster, soldier Swaddler, a pitiful fellow, a methodist preacher who preaches on the high road, when a number of people are assembled, his accomplices pick their pockets Swag, a lot, much Swallow, the throat Swankey swipes, table beer Sweeteners, guinea droppers Swell out of luck, a decayed fop or dandy Swinger, one leg and a, a sound leg and a lame one Swig, liquor of any kind Swigs men, thieves who travel the country under colour of buying old clothes Swindling gloak, a cheat T. Tackle, good clothes, also a mistress Tag rag and bobtail, extremes of low life Tail, a sword Tallymen, persons who let out clothes to saloon cyprians Tamarhoo, a hackney coachman, so called from the song of 'Tamarhoo; or The Devil and the Hackney Coachman' Tanner, sixpence Tape, gin Tat, rum, good dice Tatt, queer, bad dice Tatt men, fellows who get their living by attending the gaming tables and playing at dice Tater trap, the mummer, mouth Tatty tog, a gaming cloth Tattler, watch or clock Tea-pot, a negro Teaser, sixpence Teazer of catgut, a fiddler Tears of the tankard, drops of liquor Teaze, to whip at the cart's tail That's the ticket, just the thing as it ought to be That dab's in quod, the rogue's in prison Thimble, a watch Three sheets in the wind, three parts drunk Throw the hatchet, to, to tell a marvellous story, or a lie, and swear it's true Thums, three pence Tie, equal Tib of the buttery, goose Tibby, one on your, I owe you one Ticker, a watch Tidy, pretty good Timber, matches Timber merchant, a match dealer Time o' day, quite right, the thing Tinker, sixpence Tip, money Tip, to give Tip your rags a gallop, to bolt, run away Tip street, to be in, to have plenty of money Tippy, the, just the thing, as it ought to be Tip top, the highest, best Tits, horses Title-page, the face Tizzy, sixpence To nab a kid, to steal a child To sing small, to draw the horns in, to be humbled To mill a cheating bleat, to kill a sheep To diamond a horse, to put a stone under the shoe to make it appear lame Toddle, to walk Toddlers, legs Tog and kicks, breeches and coat Togged, dressed Togman, a cloak Togs, clothes Tol lol, pretty well in health Tolo bon rig, persons who go about the country telling fortunes by signs, pretending to be deaf and dumb Tolobon, the tongue Tombstones, teeth Tonic, a halfpenny Tooth pickers, Irish watchmen's shillalies Topper, a hat Topping, hanging Topping cove, hangman Touted, to be followed, or pursued Touch, to arrest Tout, to look out sharp, to guard Tow street, in, said of a person who is being misled or decoyed Towe, clipt money Town toddlers, silly fellows taken in by sharpers at play Town tabby, a dowager of quality Track, to go Traps, constables or thief takers Transporter, the mouth Tramp, to wander as a beggar Translators, sellers of old boots and shoes Trib, a prison Trine, to hang Trine, the new drop Trotters, the legs Trooper, a blowing, prostitute Trooper, half a crown Trump, a good one, a jolly fellow Trulls, the lowest order of prostitutes, followers of soldiers Truck, stealing money under pretence of changing Tuck, victuals Tuck out, a good meal, a bellyfull Tuck up fair, Newgate at a hanging time Tucked up, hanged; married Tumbler, a cart Turn-up, a casual set-to, a fight Tulips of the goes, the highest order of fashionables Tarter, a queer customer, a powerful enemy Turnip, a watch Turkey merchant, driver of turkeys Twelver, a shilling Twaddlers, pease Twig, to see, observe Twinklers, the eyes Twirlers, hawkers of men's and women's clothes Twittoe, two Tykes, dogs Tyke boys, dog owners Tyro, a yokel, a novitiate U.