_Nug_, a Word of Love, as, _my Dear Nug_, my Dear Love. _Nugging-Dress_, an odd or particular way, out of the Fashion. _Numms_, c. a Sham, or Collar, Shirt, to hide the other when Dirty. _Num-skul_, a Foolish Person. _Nut-crackers_, c. a Pillory. _The Cull lookt through the Nut-crackers_, the Rogue stood in the Pillory. O _Oaf_, a Wise-acre, a Ninny or Fool, _Oafish_ Silly. _Oak_, _an Oak_, c. a rich Man, of good Substance and Credit. _Oats._ _One that has sown his wild Oats_, or having run out of all, begins to take up and be more Staied. _Oberon._ _King Oberon or little Oberon_, King of the Fairies. _Office._ _His Office_, any Man’s ordinary Haunt, or Plying-place, be it Tavern, Ale-house, Gaming-house or Bowling-green. _A cast of your Office_, or a Touch of your Employment. _Be good in your Office_, a Caveat to those that are apt to forget themselves in it. _Ogles_, c. Eyes, _Rum Ogles_, c. fine, bright, clear, piercing Eyes. _Ogling_, c. casting a sheep’s Eye at Handsom Women. _The Gentry mort has rum Ogles_, c. that Lady has charming black Eyes. _Old-Coney_, after the first Year. _Old-dog-at-it_, good or expert. _Old-dog-at-common-prayer_, a Poor Hackney that cou’d Read, but not Preach well. _Old Harry_, a Composition used by Vintners, when they bedevil their Wines. _Old-Mr-Gory_, c. a piece of Gold. _Old Nick_, the Devil. _Old Mob_, a noted Hawker. _Old-Toast_, a brisk old Fellow. _A pleasant Old Cuff_, a frolicksom old Fellow. _Oliver’s Skull_, a Chamber-pot. _Olli-Compolli_, c. the by-name of one of the principal Rogues of the Canting Crew. _One in Ten_, a Parson. _One of my Cosens_, a Wench. _Open-Arse_, a Medlar; also a Lewd Woman. _Open House_, or Open Doors, free for all Comers or Goers. _Open-handed, in Spending_, oppos’d to close-fisted. _Open in Speech_, to reserv’d. _Open-Sea_, when there is a free Trade, oppos’d to a _Sea shut_ up in War, by Pirates, Privateers or Embargo’s of Ships. _Opiniator_, an Assuming positive Fellow, an obstinate self-conceited Coxcomb. _Orator to a Mountebank_, the Doctor’s Decoy who in conjunction with Jack Pudding, amuses, diverts and draws in the Patients. _Otter_, an Amphibious Creature, betwixt a Beast and a Fish, a great destroyer of Fish, affording much sport in Hunting. _Otter watcheth_, Lodgeth. _Vent the Otter_, Dislodge him. _An Otter whineth_, makes a noise at Rutting time. _Hunteth for his Kind_, the Term for their Copulation. _Over-vert_, all manner of High Woods. _Over-sight_, has two contrary Significations under one Sound, for an Oversight is either the Care or Charge of, or Inspection into any Affair, or else an Oversight Imports a Slip or Error committed in it, for want of due Care and Circumspection. _Over-shoes over Boots_, or to go Through-stitch. _Overdo_, double Diligence. _Oven_, _The Mother had never lookt for her Daughter in the Oven, if she had not been there her self before, or, she muses as she uses_.