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
_Tiring_, Dressing; also when a Leg or Pinion of a Pullet, Pigeon, _&c._
is given to a Hawk to pluck at. _Tiring-room_, a Dressing-Room. _A
Tire-woman_, one that teaches to Dress in the Hair, when in Fashion, and
when out, to cut the Hair, and Dress the Head.
_Tit-bit_, a fine Snack, or choice Morsel.
_Tit-tat_, the aiming of Children to go at first.
_Tittle-tattle_, foolish, idle, impertinent Talk.
_Titter_, to Laugh at a Feather.
_Titter-totter_, who is upon the Reel, at every jog, or Blast of Wind.
_Toge_, c. a Coat.
_Togemans_, c. a Gown or Cloak. _I have Bit the Togemans_, c. I have
Stole the Cloak. _’Tis a Rum-togemans_, ’tis a good Camlet-Cloak, _Let’s
nim it_, c. let’s whip it off.
_Tokens_, the Plague, also Presents from one to another, and Farthings.
_Not a Token left_, not one Farthing remaining. _Tom-fool’s-token_, Money.
_Tol_, _Toledo_, c. a Sword. _Bite the Tol_, c. to Steal the Sword.
_A Rum-tol_, c. a Silver-hilted Sword. _A Queer-tol_, c. a Brass or Steel
hilted or ord’nary Sword.
_Tom-boy_, a Ramp, or _Tomrig_.
_Tom of Bedlam_, c. the same as _Abram-man_.
_Tom conney_, c. very silly Fellow.
_Tom rig_, a Ramp.
_Tom-thumb_, a Dwarf or diminitive Fellow. _Come by Tom Long the
Carrier_, of what is very late, or long a coming.
_Tongue-pad_, a smooth, Glib-tongued, insinuating Fellow.
_Tony_, a silly Fellow, or Ninny. _A meer Tony_, or Simpleton.
_Tool_, an Implement fit for any Turn, the Creature of any Cause or
Faction; a meer Property or Cat’s Foot.
_Top_, c. to Cheat, or Trick any one; also to insult. _What do you Top
upon me?_ c. do you stick a little Wax to the Dice to keep them together,
to get the Chance, you wou’d have? _He thought to have to Topt upon me_,
c. he design’d to have Put upon me, Sharpt me, Bullied me, or Affronted
me.
_Tope_, to Drink. _An old Toper_, a staunch Drunkard. _To Tope it about,
or Dust it about_, to Drink briskly about.
_Top-diver_, a Lover of Women. _An old Top-diver_, one that has Lov’d
_Old-hat_ in his time.
_Top-heavy_, Drunk.
_Topping-fellow_, who has reacht the Pitch and greatest Eminence in any
Art; the Master, and the Cock of his Profession.
_Topping cheat_, c. the Gallows.
_Topping cove_, c. the Hangman.
_Torch-cul_, the same as _Bum-fodder_.
_Torcoth_, a Fish having a red Belly, found only in the Pool _Sinperis_,
in _Carnarvanshire_.
_Tories_, Zealous Sticklers for the Prerogative and Rights of the Crown,
in behalf of the Monarchy; also Irish-thieves, or _Rapparies_.
_Tost_, to name or begin a new Health. _Who Tost’s now?_ Who Christens
the Health? _An old Tost_, a pert pleasant old Fellow.
_Totty-headed_, Giddy-headed, Hare-brain’d.
_Tout_, c. to look out Sharp, to be upon one’s Guard. _Who Touts?_ c.
who looks out sharp? _Tout the Culls_, c. Eye those Folks which way they
take. _Do you Bulk and I’ll File_, c. if you’ll jostle him, I will Pick
his Pocket.
_Touting-ken_, c. a Tavern or Ale-house Bar.
_Tourn_, Copulation of Roes.
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