STROLLERS. Itinerants of different kinds. Strolling morts; beggars or pedlars pretending to be widows. STROMMEL. Straw. CANT. STRONG MAN. To play the part of the strong man, i.e. to push the cart and horses too; to be whipt at the cart's tail. STRUM. A perriwig. Rum strum: a fine large wig. (CAMBRIDGE) To do a piece. Foeminam subagitare. CANT. To STRUM. To have carnal knowledge of a woman; also to play badly on the harpsichord; or any other stringed instrument. A strummer of wire, a player on any instrument strung with wire. STRUMPET. A harlot. STUB-FACED. Pitted with the smallpox: the devil ran over his face with horse stabs (horse nails) in his shoes. STUBBLE IT. Hold your tongue. CANT. STULING KEN. See STALLING KEN. CANT. STUM. The flower of fermenting wine, used by vintners to adulterate their wines. STUMPS. Legs. To stir one's stumps; to walk fast. STURDY BEGGARS. The fifth and last of the most ancient order of canters, beggars that rather demand than ask CANT. SUCCESSFULLY. Used by the vulgar for SUCCESSIVELY: as three or four landlords of this house have been ruined successfully by the number of soldiers quartered on them. IRISH. SUCH A REASON PIST MY GOOSE, or MY GOOSE PIST. Said when any one offers an absurd reason. SUCK. Strong liquor of any sort. To suck the monkey; see MONKEY. Sucky; drunk. To SUCK. To pump. To draw from a man all be knows. The file sucked the noodle's brains: the deep one drew out of the fool all he knew. SUCKING CHICKEN. A young chicken. SUDS. In the suds; in trouble, in a disagreeable situation, or involved in some difficulty. SUGAR STICK. The virile member. SUGAR SOPS. Toasted bread soked in ale, sweetened with sugar, and grated nutmeg: it is eaten with cheese. SULKY. A one-horse chaise or carriage, capable of holding but one person: called by the French a DESOBLIGEANT. SUN. To have been in the sun; said of one that is drunk. SUNBURNT. Clapped; also haying many male children. SUNDAY MAN. One who goes abroad on that day only, for fear of arrests. SUNNY BANK. A good fire in winter. SUNSHINE. Prosperity. SUPERNACOLUM. Good liquor, of which there is not even a drop left sufficient to wet one's nail. SUPOUCH. A landlady of an inn, or hostess. SURVEYOR OF THE HIGHWAYS. One reeling drunk. SURVEYOR OF THE PAVEMENT. One standing in the pillory. SUS PER COLL. Hanged: persons who have been hanged are thus entered into the jailor's books. SUSPENCE. One in a deadly suspence; a man just turned off at the gallows. SUTRER. A camp publican: also one that pilfers gloves, tobacco boxes, and such small moveables. SWABBERS. The ace of hearts, knave of clubs, ace and duce of trumps, at whist: also the lubberly seamen, put to swab, and clean the ship. SWAD, or SWADKIN. A soldier. CANT. To SWADDLE. To beat with a stick.