_Canibal_, a cruel rigid Fellow in dealing; also Men-Eaters. _Cank_, c. Dumb. _The Cull’s Cank_, c. the Rogue’s Dumb. _Cannikin_, c. the Plague, also (among the _Dutch_) a little Kan with a Spout to pour out the Wine or Beer, making it Froth _As great as Cup and Cann_; or _as great as two Inkle-makers_. _Cant_, c. to speak, also (Cheshire) to grow Strong and Lusty; also to Kick or throw any thing away. _Canterbury_, a sort of a short or Hand-gallop; from the Road leading to that famous City (of _Kent_) on which they Ride (for the most part) after that manner. _Canting_, c. the Cypher or Mysterious Language, of Rogues, Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, _&c._ _Canting-crew_, c. Beggers, Gypsies; also Dissenters in Conventicles, who affect a disguised Speech, and disguised Modes of Speaking, and distinguish themselves from others by a peculiar Snuffle and Tone, as the Shibboleth of their Party; as Gypsies and Beggers have their peculiar Jargon; and are known no less by their several Tones in Praying, than Beggers are by their whining Note in Begging. _Cap_, c. to Swear. _I’ll Cap downright_, c. I’ll Swear home. Or (in another Sense) _he may fling up his Cap after it_, when a thing or business is past Hope. _Capitation-Drugget_, a Cheap, Slight Stuff, called so from the Tax of that Name. _Capricious_, Whimsical, Fantastic, Freakish. _Captain-Hackum_, c. a Fighting, Blustring Bully. _Captain-Queere nabs_, c. a Fellow in poor Cloths, or Shabby. _Captain-Sharp_, c. a great Cheat; also a Huffing, yet Sneaking, Cowardly Bully; and a noted English Buckaneer. _Captain-Tom_, a Leader of, and the Mob. _Captious_, Touchy, Snuffy, apt to take Exception. _Caravan_, c. a good round sum of Money about a Man, and him that is Cheated of it; also a great Convoy of _Arabian_, _Grecian_, _Persian_, _Turkish_, and other Merchants, Travelling with Camels from Place to Place; also a sort of Wagon. _Carbuncle-Face_, very Red and full of large Pimples. _Card-Wool_, to cleanse and prepare it for Spinning: Also a Game; _a sure Card_, a trusty Tool, or Confiding Man; a _cooling Card_, cold comfort, no hope; a _Leading Card_, an Example or Precedent. _Cargo_, c. a good round Sum of Money about a Man; also the Lading of a Ship. _Carouse_, to Drink hard, or Quaff heartily. _Carpet-road_, Level and very good. _Carriers_, Pigeons that will with safety, and almost incredible Swiftness convey Letters from one Place to another, much used at _Smyrna_ and _Aleppo_; also Milk-womens Hirelings, or Servants, that carry the Pail Morning and Evening. _Carrots_, Red hair’d People, from the Colour of the well known Root of that Name, whence came _Carrot-pated_, used in derision. _Carted-Whore_, Whipt publickly, and packt out of Town. _The Cart before the Horse_, of a thing preposterous, and out of Place. _Cash_, c. Cheese.