_Crispin’s Holy-day_, ev’ry Munday in the Year, but more particularly the Twenty fifth of _October_, whereon the whole Fraternity fail not to lay they Hearts in Soak. _Crochets_ in the crown, whimsies, Maggots. _Crockers_, Forestallers, Regraters, see _Badgers_. _Croker_, c. a Groat or Four-pence. _The Cull tipt me a Croker_, c. the Fellow gave me a Groat. _Crony_, a Camerade or intimate Friend; _an old Crony_, one of long standing; used also for a tough old Hen. _Crop_, one with very short Hair; also a Horse whose Ears are Cut. _Crop-ear’d-Fellow_, whose Hair is so short it won’t hide his Ears. _Croppin-ken_, c. a Privy, or Bog-house. _Crop-sick_, Stomack-sick. _Crossbite_, c. to draw in a Friend, yet snack with the Sharper. _Crosspatch_, a peevish froward Person. _Crotiles_, Hares Excrements. _Crow-over_, to insult or domineer. _To pluck a Crow with one_, to have a bout with him. _Strut like a Crow in a Gutter_, said in jeer of the Stalking of a proud Fellow. _The Crow thinks her own Bird the Fairest_, applied to those that dote on their foul issues. _As good Land as any the Crow Flies over_, with regard it may be, to the Crow’s being a long Liver; as _no Carrion will kill a Crow_, to his being so hardy a Bird. _Crowder_, a Fidler. _Crown_, the top of the Head or Hat; Imperial or Regal Crown. _Where the Earth is raised_ it is said, to be Crown’d with Hills, in Poetry. _The End Crowns all_, said both of the Event of Actions, and Finishing of Works. _In the Crown-Office_, Drunk; also _to Crown_, to pour on the Head. _Cruisers_, c. Beggers; also nimble Friggats Coasting to and fro for Prizes, and to carry Orders, _&c._ _Crump_, c. one that helps Sollicitors to _Affidavit-men_, and _Swearers_, and _Bail_, who for a small Sum will be Bound or Swear for any Body; on that occasion, putting on good Cloaths to make a good appearance, that Bail may be accepted. _Crump-back’d_, Crooked or Huncht-backt. _Crumplings_, wrinkled Codlings, usually the least, but sweetest. _Crusty-beau_, one that lies with a Cover over his Face all Night, and uses Washes, Paint, _&c._ _Cub_, or _young Cub_, c. a new Gamester drawn in to be rookt; also a young Bear, a Fox, and a Martern the first Year. _Cucumbers_, Taylers. _Cucumber-time_, Taylers Holiday, when they have leave to Play, and Cucumbers are in season. _Cudgelliers_, a Mob rudely arm’d; also Cudgel-Players. _Cuffin_, c. a Man. _Cuffin-quire_, c. see Quire-cuffin. _Culp_, a kick, or blow, also a bit of any thing. _Culp of the Gutts_, (Suffolk) a hearty kick at the Belly. _Cull_, _Cully_, c. a Man, a Fop, a Rogue, a Fool or silly Creature that is easily drawn in and Cheated by Whores or Rogues. _Cully napps us_, c. the Person Robb’d, apprehends us. _A Bob-cull_, c. a sweet-humour’d Man to a Whore, and who is very Complaisant. _A Curst-cull_, c. an ill-natur’d Fellow, a Churl to a Woman. _Culm_, the small or dust of Sea-coal. _Cunning-shaver_, a sharp Fellow. _Cup-shot_, Drunk.