_Duke of Exeter’s Daughter_, a Rack in the Tower of London, to torture and force Confession; supposed to be introduced by him, sometimes (formerly) now not in use. _Dullard_, a heavy dull stupid Fellow. _Dulpickle_, the same. _Dum-found_, to beat soundly. _I dumfounded the sawcy Rascal_, I bang’d his Back tightly. _In the dumps_, troubled, chagrin, melancholic. _Dunaker_, c. a Cow-stealer. _Duncarring_, Buggering. _Dunner_, a Sollicitor for Debts. _Dunn’d_, teiz’d, or much importun’d. _Dunder head_, a dull heavy Creature. _Dundering Rake_, a thundering Rake, or of the Rank, one develishly lewd. _Dup_, c. to enter, or open the door, _dup the ken_, c. enter the House, _dup the boozing ken and booz a gage_, c. go into the Ale-house and drink a Pot. _Durance_, a Prison. _Durk_, a short Dagger, in use with the _Scots_, as Stilletto is with the _Italians_. _Dusk_, or Twilight, the shadow of the Evening, as Dawn is Daybreak or peep of Day. _Dust_, money, _down with your Dust_, deposit your Money, pay your Reckoning. Also in another sence, _dust it away_ drink quick about. _Dutchified_, in the Dutch Interest, or of that Faction. _Dutch-Reckoning_, or _Alte-mall_, a verbal or Lump-account without particulars. E _Eager_, warm, or earnest in Debate; also sharp Liquors, as hard Beer, Wine turned soure, &c. Hence the Compounds, Vinegar, Alegar. _Eagle_, c. the winning Gamester. _Earnest_, c. Part or Share. _Tip me my earnest_, c. give me my Snack or Dividend. _Easy_, facil, supple, pliable, managable. _He is an easy fellow_, very silly or soft, _an easy mort_, c. a forward or coming wench. _Ebb-water_, c. when there’s but little Money in the Pocket. _Edge-tools_, as Scythes, Swords, and such as are set or ground, as Razors. Knives, Scissors, Sheers, &c. to distinguish them from flat Tools and Tongs, _&c._ _’tis ill jesting with Edged tools_ or trusting unexpert Men with dangerous things. _Fall back fall edge_ or come what will. _Effort_, an Endeavour or Proffer, a _Weak Effort_, an Offer in vain. _Egge one on_, to prick him on, to provoke or stir him up. _He’ll be glad to take Eggs for his money_, or to compound the matter with Loss. _You come in with your five Eggs a penny, and four of ’em addle_, of a Pragmatical Prater, or Busi-body, that wasts many Words to little purpose. _To leave a Nest-egg_, to have alwaies a Reserve to come again. _As sure as Eggs be Eggs._ When nothing is so sure. _As full of Roguery as an Egg is full, of Meat._ _Elbow-grease_, a derisory Term for Sweat. _It will cost nothing but a little Elbow-grease_; in a jeer to one that is lazy, and thinks much of his Labour. _Who is at your Elbow?_ a Caution to a Lyer. _He lives by shaking of the Elbow_; a Gamester. _Elonge_, to stretch forward the right Arm and Leg, and to keep a close Left-foot. _Elevated_, pufft up; also raised to Honour, Dignity, _&c._ _Above the common Elevation_, above the common Level.