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
_Rufflers_, c. the first Rank of Canters; also notorious Rogues. _To
Ruffle_, to disorder any thing.
_Ruff-mans_, c. the Woods or Bushes.
_Ruff-peck_, c. Bacon. _As the Ruffin nab the Cuffin queere, and let the
Harmanbeck Trime with his Kinchins about his Colquarron_, c. let the
Devil take Justice, and let the Constable Hang with his Children about
his Neck.
_Ruffter-hood_, a plain and easy Leather-hood worn by a Hawk, when first
drawn.
_Rug._ _It’s all Rug_, c. the Game is secured.
_Rum_, c. gallant, Fine, Rich, best or excellent; also a West-Indian
Drink stronger than Brandy, drawn from Dreggs of Sugar for the most part,
yet sometimes from Fruits, and Rows of Fish; best when old, much us’d in
Punch.
_Rumly_, c. bravely, cleaverly, delicately, &c.
_Rum-booze_, c. Wine; also very good or strong Drink.
_Rum-boozing-Welts_, c. bunches of Grapes.
_Rum-beck_, c. any Justice of the Peace.
_Rum-bob_, c. a young Prentice; also a sharp, sly Trick, and a pretty
short Wig.
_Rum-bite_, c. a cleaver Cheat, a neat Trick.
_Rum-bleating cheat_, c. a very fat Weather.
_Rum-blower_, c. a very Handsom Mistress, kept by a particular Man.
_Rum-bluffer_, c. a jolly Host, Inn-keeper, or Victualler.
_Rum-bughar_, c. a very Pretty and Valuable Dog.
_Rum-bung_, c. a full Purse.
_Rum-bubber_, c. a cleaver or dextrous Fellow at Stealing Silver-Tankards
(formerly) from Publick Houses.
_Rum-cod_, c. a good Purse of Gold, or round Summ of Money.
_Rum cove_, c. a great Rogue.
_Rum-cul_, c. a rich Fool, that can be easily _Bit_, or Cheated by any
body; also one that is very generous and kind to a Mistress, and as
_Rum-chub_, c. which is (among the Butchers) one that is easily perswaded
to believe what they say of the Goodness, and also to give them an
extraod’nary Price for their Meat, a very ignorant Market-man or Woman,
that Laies out a great deal of Money with, and is _Bit_ by them.
_Rum-clout_, c. a Silk, fine Cambrick, or Holland Handkerchief.
_Rum-cole_, c. new Money, or Medals, curiously Coyn’d.
_Rum-dropper_, c. a Vintner.
_Rum-duke_, c. a jolly handsom Man. _Rum-dutchess_, c. a jolly handsom
Woman. _Rum-dukes_, c. the boldest or stoutest Fellows (lately) amongst
the _Alsatians_, _Minters_, _Savoyards_, &c. Sent for to remove and guard
the Goods of such Bankrupts as intended to take Sanctuary in those Places.
_Rum-doxy_, c. a Beautiful Woman, or light Lady.
_Rum-degen_, c. a Silver-hilted or inlaid Sword.
_Rum-dell_, c. as _Rumdoxy_.
_Rum-diver_, c. an compleat, or cleaver Pick-pocket.
_Rum-drawers_, c. Silk Stockings, or very fine Worsted Hose.
_Rum-dubber_, c. an experienc’d or expert Picker of Locks.
_Rumford-Lyon_, a Calf.
_Rum-fun_, c. a cleaver Cheat, or sharp Trick.
_Rum-file_, c. as _Rum-diver_.
_Rum-gutlers_, c. Canary-Wine.
_Rum-glymmar_, c. King or Chief of the Link-boies.
_Rum-ghelt_, c. as _Rum-cole_.
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