A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : $b With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c. — John Shaqi
A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : $b With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.B. E.
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A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : $b With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.
B. E.
English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries; Romanies -- Languages
_Bread and Cheese Bowling-green_, a very ord’nary one, where they play
for Drink and Tobacco, all wet, as ’tis called.
_Bread and Cheese Constables_, that treats their Neighbors and Friends at
their coming into Office with such mean Food only.
_Breaking Shins_, c. borrowing of Money.
_Breast_, _in the breast of the Judge_, what he keeps in Reserve, or
Suspence.
_Briers_, _in the Briers_, in trouble.
_Brook_, _he cannot brook it_, bear or endure it.
_Brickle_, Brittle, ape to Break.
_Bristol-milk_, Sherry.
_Bristol-stone_, Sham-Diamonds.
_Broach’d_, Opinion or Doctrine, Published, Divulged.
_Brimming_, a Boor’s copulating with a Sow, also now us’d for a Man’s
with——
_Brim_, or _Brimstone_, a very Impudent, Lew’d Woman.
_Brock_, see Hart.
_Brock’s Sister_, see Hind.
_Broke_, Officers turn’d out of Commission, Traders Absconding, Quitting
their Business and Paying no Debts.
_Bromigham-conscience_, very bad, _Bromigham-protestants_, Dissenters or
Whiggs. _Bromigham-wine_, Balderdash, Sophisticate Taplash.
_Brother-starling_, that Lies with the same Woman, or Builds in the same
Nest.
{ _Blade_, a Sword-Man or Soldier.
_Brother_ of the { _Gussit_, a Pimp, Procurer, also, a Whore-Master.
{ _Quill_, of the Scribbling Tribe.
{ _String_, a Fidler, or Musician.
_Brothel-house_, a Bawdy House.
_Brow-beat_, to Cow, to Daunt, to awe with Big Looks, or Snub.
_Brown-study_, a Deep Thought or Speculation.
_Brush_, c. to Fly or Run away. _The Cully is Brusht or Rub’d_, c. the
Fellow is march’d off, or Broke. _Bought a Brush_, c. Run away: Also a
small Faggot, to light the other at Taverns, and a Fox’s Tail.
_Brusher_, c. an exceeding full Glass.
_Bub_, c. Drink. _Rum-bub_, c. very good Tip.
_Bub_, or _Bubble_, c. one that is Cheated; also an Easy, Soft Fellow.
_Bubber_, c. a drinking Bowl; also a great Drinker, and he that used to
Steal Plate from Publick-houses.
_Bube_, c. the Pox. _The Mort has tipt the Bube upon the Cully_, c. the
Wench has Clapt the Fellow.
_Buckaneers_, West-Indian Pirates, of several Nations; also the Rude
Rabble in _Jamaica_.
_Buckle_, to Bend or give Way. _He’ll buckle to no Man_, he won’t Yield
or Stoop to any Man.
_Buck_, _Great Buck_, the Sixth Year. _Buck of the first Head_, the Fifth
Year, a _Sore_, the Fourth Year, a _Sorel_, the Third Year, a _Pricket_,
the Second Year, a _Fawn_, the First Year. _A Buck Lodgeth._ _Rouze the
Buck_, Dislodge him. _A Buck Growneth or Troateth_, makes a Noise at
Rutting time.
_Buck-fitches_, c. old Leacherous, Nasty, Stinking Fellows; also He
Polecats, and their Fur.
_Buck’s Face_, a Cuckold.
_Buck_, Copulation of Conies.
_Bucksom_, Wanton, Merry.
_Budge_, c. one that slips into an House in the Dark, and taketh
Cloaks, Coats, or what comes next to Hand, marching off with them; also
Lambs-fur, and to stir, or move. _Standing Budge_, c. the Thieves Scout
or Perdu.
_Bufe_, c. a Dog.
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