PUNCH. A liquor called by foreigners Contradiction, from its being composed of spirits to make it strong, water to make it weak, lemon juice to make it sour, and sugar to make it sweet. Punch is also the name of the prince of puppets, the chief wit and support of a puppet-show. To punch it, is a cant term for running away. Punchable; old passable money, anno 1695. A girl that is ripe for man is called a punchable wench. Cobler's Punch. Urine with a cinder in it. PUNK. A whore; also a soldier's trull. See TRULL. PUNY. Weak. A puny child; a weak little child. A puny stomach; a weak stomach. Puny, or puisne judge; the last made judge. PUPIL MONGERS. Persons at the universities who make it their business to instruct and superintend a number of pupils. PUPPY. An affected or conceited coxcomb. PURBLIND. Dim-sighted. PURL. Ale in which wormwood has been infused, or ale and bitters drunk warm. PURL ROYAL. Canary wine; with a dash of tincture of wormwood. PURSE PROUD. One that is vain of his riches. PURSENETS. Goods taken up at thrice their value, by young spendthrifts, upon trust. PURSER'S PUMP. A bassoon: from its likeness to a syphon, called a purser's pump. PURSY, or PURSIVE. Short-breathed, or foggy, from being over fat. PUSHING SCHOOL. A fencing school; also a brothel. PUT. A country put; an ignorant awkward clown. To put upon any one; to attempt to impose on him, or to make him the but of the company. PUZZLE-CAUSE. A lawyer who has a confused understanding. PUZZLE-TEXT. An ignorant blundering parson. QUACK. An ungraduated ignorant pretender to skill in physic, a vender of nostrums. QUACK-SALVER. A mountebank: a seller of salves. QUACKING CHEAT. A duck. QUAG. Abbreviation of quagmire; marshy moorish around. QUAIL-PIPE. A woman's tongue; also a device to take birds of that name by imitating their call. Quail pipe boots; boots resembling a quail pipe, from the number of plaits; they were much worn in the reign of Charles II. QUAKERS. A religious sect so called from their agitations in preaching. QUAKING CHEAT. A calf or sheep. QUANDARY. To be in a quandary: to be puzzled. Also one so over-gorged, as to be doubtful which he should do first, sh--e or spew. Some derive the term quandary from the French phrase qu'en dirai je? what shall I say of it? others from an Italian word signifying a conjuror's circle. QUARREL-PICKER. A glazier: from the small squares in casements, called CARREUX, vulgarly quarrels. QUARROMES, or QUARRON. A body. CANT. QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels. Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are said to be quartered on him. Soldiers billetted on a publican are likewise said to be quartered on him.