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
_Inveterate_, either Enemies that are implacable and of long continuance,
or Diseases that are confirmed, deep-rooted and riveted.
_Joan_, a _homely Joan_, a Coarse Ord’nary Woman, _Joan in the Dark is as
good as my Lady_, or _when the Candles are out all Cats are Gray_.
_Job_, c. a Guinea, Twenty shillings, or a Piece. _Half a Job_, c. half 3
Guinea, Ten shillings, half a Piece, or an Angel.
_Jobbers_, see Badgers, Matchmakers, Salesmen, Stock-jobbers.
_Jobbernoll_, c. a very silly Fellow.
_Jock_ or _Jockumcloy_, c. to copulate with a Woman.
_Jockum-gage_, c. a Chamberpot. _Tip me the Jockumgage_, c. give me or
hand me the Member-mug. _Rum Jockum-gage_, c. a Silver-chamberpot.
_Jockeys_, rank Horse-Coursers, Race Riders; also Hucksters or Sellers of
Horses, very slippery Fellows to deal with.
_Jolter-head_, a vast large Head; also Heavy and Dull. To Jolt or Shake,
jolting or shaking of a Coach.
_Jordain_, c. a great Blow or Staff; also a Chamberpot. _I’ll tip him a
Jordain if I transnear_, c. I will give a Blow with my Staff if I get up
to him.
_Joseph_, c. a Cloak or Coat. _A Rum Joseph_, c. a good Cloak or Coat.
_A Queer Joseph_, c. a coarse ord’nary Cloak or Coat; also an old or
Tatter’d one.
_Irish Toyles_, c. the Twelfth Order of Canters; also Rogues carrying
Pinns, Points, Laces, and such like Wares about, and under pretence of
Selling them, commit Thefts and Robberies.
_Iron-doublet_, a Prison.
_Itch-land_, Wales.
_Jugglers_, Nimble and expert Fellows at Tricks, and Slights of Hand, to
distinguish them from Tumblers, that perform Bodily Feats, or Feats of
Activity, by playing of Tricks with the whole Body.
_Jukrum_, c. a License.
_Jumble gut lane_, any very bad or rough Road. _To Jumble_, to shake much
or often.
_Justice_, _I’ll do Justice Child_, c. I will Peach or rather Impeach
or Discover the whole Gang, and so save my own Bacon; also in another
Sense, _I’ll do you Justice Sir_, I will Pledge you.
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_Kate_, c. a Pick-lock. _’Tis a Rum Kate_, c. that is a Cleaver Pick-lock.
_Keel-bullies_, Lighter-men that carry Coals to and from the Ships, so
called in Derision.
_Keel-hale_, to draw by a Rope tied to the Neck and fastned to a Tackle
(with a jerk) quite under the Keel or bottom of the Ship.
_Keffal_, a Horse.
_Kelter_, _out of Kelter_, out of sorts.
_Ken_, c. a House. _A bob Ken_, or _a Bowman-ken_, c. a good or well
Furnished House, full of Booty, worth Robbing; also a House that Harbours
Rogues and Thievs. _Biting the Ken_, c. Robbing the House.
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