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
_Rum-hopper_, c. a Drawer. _Rum-hopper, tip us presently a Boozing-cheat
of Rum-gutlers_, c. Drawer fill us presently a Bottle of the best Canary.
_Rum-kicks_, c. Silver or Gold Brocade Breeches, or very rich with Gold
or Silver Galoon.
_Rum-mawn’d_, c. one that Counterfeits himself a Fool.
_Rum-mort_, c. a Queen or great Lady.
_Rum-nab_, c. a Beaver, or very good Hat.
_Rum-ned_, c. a very silly Fellow.
_Rum-nantz_, c. true French Brandy.
_Rum-pad_, c. the Highway.
_Rum-padders_, c. the better sort of Highway-men, well Mounted and Armed.
_Rum-peepers_, c. a Silver Looking-glass.
_Rump-and-Kidney Men_, c. Fidlers that Play at Feasts, Fairs, Weddings,
_&c._ And Live chiefly on the Remnants of Victuals.
_Rumbling_, the rolling of Thunder, motion of a Wheel-barrow, or the
noise in the Gutts.
_Rum-prancer_, c. a very beautiful Horse.
_Rum-quidds_, c. a great Booty, or large Snack.
_Rum-ruff peck_, c. Westphalia-Ham.
_Rum-squeeze_, c. much Wine or good Liquor given among the Fidlers.
_Rum-snitch_, c. a good fillip on the Nose.
_Rum-tol_, c. as Rum degen, the newest Cant of the two.
_Rum-tilter_, c. as _Rumtol_.
_Rum-topping_, c. a rich commode or Head-dress.
_Rum-ville_, c. _London_.
_Rum-wiper_, c. as _Rum-clout_.
_Run-ryot_, to turn Spark, and run out of all; also when Hounds run at a
whole Herd of Deer.
_Running-stationers_, Hawkers, or those that cry News and Books about the
Streets.
_Runt_, a little, short, truss Man or Beast.
_Runts_, Canary-Birds above three Years old.
_Runner_, c. as _Budge_; also a Galley, or nimble Vessel, to make quick
Voyages, as also to escape Privateers, Pirates, _&c._
_Rup_, a filthy Boil, or Swelling on the Rump of Poultry, Corrupting the
whole Body, Cured with Salt and Water.
_Rustic_, a clownish Country Fellow.
_Rustygutts_, an old blunt Fellow.
_Rutt_, Copulation (of Deer.)
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_Sack_, c. a Pocket. _Dive into his Sack_, c. to Pick his Pocket.
_Sails_, Hawk’s Wings; also Windmill-wings. _How you Sail about?_ How you
Santer about?
_Salamander_, a Bomb-vessel; also a certain Creature (said) to Live in
the Fire, and a Stone (lately) found in _Pensylvania_ full of Cotton,
which will not (as a modern Author affirms) consume in the Fire; and a
red-hot Iron to light Tobacco with.
_Sales-men_, Brokers who sell Cattel for the Graziers to the Butchers,
before, and at the Beast-Market; also Sellers of ready-made Cloaths.
_Salesman’s-dog_, the same as _Barker_.
_Sally_, a fit of Passion, or Humor.
_Salmon_, c. the Beggers Sacrament or Oath.
_Salt_, Lecherous, Proud. _To come after with Salt and Spoons_, of one
that is none of the Hastings.
_Salt-cel_, a Rope’s end used to Drub the Boies and Sailors on board of
Ship.
_Salvages_, Barbarous People, Inhabiting near the Sea-Coasts in the
Maritim Counties, who make a Prey of what the Sea has (in Pity) spared,
Living upon the Spoil of Shipwrecks.
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