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.
History
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
_Muddled_, half Drunk. _To Muddle on_, tho’ so, yet to Drink on.
_Muff_, c. a Woman’s Secrets. _To the well wearing of your Muff Mort_,
c. to the happy Consummation of your Marriage Madam, a Health.
_Muffting-cheat_, c. a Napkin.
_Muggletonians_, the Sect or Disciples of _Lodowick Muggleton_.
_Mulligrubs_ or _Mumps_, a Counterfeit Fit of the Sullens.
_Mum-for-that_, not a Word of the Pudding.
_Mumble_, to Mutter or Speak between the Teeth.
_Mum-chance_, one that sits mute. _He looks like Mum-chance that was
Hang’d for saying of nothing._
_Mum-glass_, the Monument, erected at the City-charge, in Memory of the
dreadful Fire 1666, which consum’d the greatest Part of it.
_Mumpers_, c. Gentile-Beggers, who will not accept of Victuals, but Money
or Cloths.
_Mumpers-Hall_, c. several Ale-houses in and about this City and
Suburbs, in Allies, and By-places, much used by them, and resorted to in
the Evening, where they will be very Merry, Drunk, and Frolicksom.
_Mun-corn_, half Wheat, half Rye.
_Muns_, c. the Face. _Toute his Mans_, c. note his Phis, or mark his Face
well.
_Musick_. _It makes ill Musick_, of any unwelcom or unpleasing News.
_Touch that String most which makes best Musick_, or that cannot
be Harped upon too often that pleases. _The Musick’s paid_, c. the
Watch-word among High-way-men, to let the Company they were to Rob,
alone, in return to some Courtsey from some Gentleman among them.
_Must_, new Wine, or Wine on the Lea. _After Beef_, _Mustard_ of a thing
preposterous, or out of Place; as we say, _the Cart before the Horse_.
_Mute_, when Hounds or Beagles run long without opening, or making any
Cry; also a certain dumb Executioner among the _Turks_.
_Muting_, the Excrements of a Hern or Hawk.
_Mutter_, to Speak inwardly and between the Teeth.
_Mutton-monger_, a Lover of Women; also a Sheep-stealer.
_Mutton-in-long-coats_, Women. _A Leg of Mutton in a Silk-Stocking_, a
Woman’s Leg.
_Muzzle_, c. a Beard, (usually) long and nasty.
_Myrmidons_, c. the Constable’s Attendants, or those whom he commands (in
the King’s Name) to Aid and assist him; also the Watch-men.
N
_Nab_, c. a Hat, Cap, or Head; also a Coxcomb. _I’ll Nab ye_, c. I’ll
have your Hat or Cap. _Nim the Nab_, c. to Steal the Hat or Cap. _Nab’d_,
c. Apprehended, Taken or Arrested.
_Nab-cheat_, c. a Hat.
_Nab-girder_, c. a Bridle.
_Nanny-house_, a Bawdy-house.
_Nap_, c. by Cheating with the Dice to secure one Chance; also a Clap, or
Pox, and a short sleep. _Nap the Wiper_, c. to Steal the Handkerchief.
_You have Napt it_, c. you are Clapt Sir. _To be caught Napping_, to be
Surpriz’d, or Taken a sleep.
_Napper_, c. a Cheat, or Thief.
_Napper of Napps_, c. a Sheep-stealer.
_Nappy-Ale_, very Strong, Heady.
_Nare-a-face-but-his-own_, Not a Penny in his Pocket.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account