STALLING. Making or ordaining. Stalling to the rogue; an ancient ceremony of instituting a candidate into the society of rogues, somewhat similar to the creation of a herald at arms. It is thus described by Harman: the upright man taking a gage of bowse, i.e. a pot of strong drink, pours it on the head of the rogue to be admitted; saying,--I, A.B. do stall thee B.C. to the rogue; and from henceforth it shall be lawful for thee to cant for thy living in all places. STALLING KEN. A broker's shop, or that of a receiver of stolen goods. STALLION. A man kept by an old lady for secret services. STAM FLESH. To cant. CANT. STAMMEL, or STRAMMEL. A coarse brawny wench. STAMP. A particular manner of throwing the dice out of the box, by striking it with violence against the table. STAMPS. Legs. STAMPERS. Shoes. STAND-STILL. He was run to a stand-still; i.e. till he could no longer move. STAR GAZER. A horse who throws up his head; also a hedge whore. TO STAR THE GLAZE. To break and rob a jeweller's show glass. CANT. STARCHED. Stiff, prim, formal, affected. STARING QUARTER. An ox cheek. START, or THE OLD START. Newgate: he is gone to the start, or the old start. CANT. STARTER. One who leaves a jolly company, a milksop; he is no starter, he will sit longer than a hen. STARVE'EM, ROB'EM, AND CHEAT'EM. Stroud, Rochester, and Chatham; so called by soldiers and sailors, and not without good reason. STAR LAG. Breaking shop-windows, and stealing some article thereout. STASH. To stop. To finish. To end. The cove tipped the prosecutor fifty quid to stash the business; he gave the prosecutor fifty guineas to stop the prosecution. STATE. To lie in state; to be in bed with three harlots. STAY. A cuckold. STAYTAPE. A taylor; from that article, and its coadjutor buckram, which make no small figure in the bills of those knights of the needle. STEAMER. A pipe. A swell steamer; a long pipe, such as is used by gentlemen to smoke. STEEL. The house of correction. STEEL BAR. A needle. A steel bar flinger; a taylor, stay-maker, or any other person using a needle. STEENKIRK. A muslin neckcloth carelessly put on, from the manner in which the French officers wore their cravats when they returned from the battle of Steenkirk. STEEPLE HOUSE. A name given to the church by Dissenters. STEPHEN. Money. Stephen's at home; i.e. has money. STEPNEY. A decoction of raisins of the sun and lemons in conduit water, sweetened with sugar, and bottled up. STEWED QUAKER. Burnt rum, with a piece of butter: an American remedy for a cold. STICKS. Household furniture. STICKS. Pops or pistols. Stow your sticks; hide your pistols. CANT. See POPS. STICK FLAMS. A pair of gloves. STIFF-RUMPED. Proud, stately. STINGRUM. A niggard. STINGO. Strong beer, or other liquor. STIRRUP CUP. A parting cup or glass, drank on horseback by the person taking leave.