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
_Tower-hill-play_, a slap on the Face and a kick on the Breech.
_Town-bull_, one that rides all the Women he meets.
_Tower_, a Woman’s false Hair on their Fore-heads. _Towring Thoughts_,
Ambitious Aspiring. _To Tower_, to sore on High. _They have been round
the Tower with it_, c. that Piece of Money has been Clipt.
_Trace_, the Footing of a Hare in the Snow.
_Track_, c. to go.
_Track up the Dancers_, c. whip up the Stairs.
_Tract_, the footing of a Boar.
_Train_, a Hawk’s or Peacock’s Tail; also Attendants or Retinue.
_Trajoning_, when a Roe crosses and doubles.
_Transnear_, c. to come up with any body.
_Translators_, Sellers of old Shoes and Boots, between Shoe-makers and
Coblers; also that turn or Translate one Language into another.
_Transmogrify_, to alter, or new vamp.
_Tranter_, the same as _Crocker_.
_Trapan_, c. he that draws in or wheedles a _Cull_, and _Bites_ him.
_Trapan’d_, c. Sharpt, ensnar’d.
_Trapes_, a dangling Slattern.
_Trassing_, when the Hawk raiseth any Fowl aloft, and soaring with it, at
length descendeth with it to the Ground.
_Tree the Martern_, Dislodge him.
_Treewins_, c. Three-pence.
_Trigry-mate_, an idle She-Companion.
_Trib_, c. a Prison. _He is in Trib_, for _Tribulation_, c. he is layd by
the Heels, or in a great deal of Trouble.
_Trim_, Dress. In _a sad Trim_, Dirty, Undrest. _A Trim-Lad_, a spruce,
neat, well trickt Man.
_Trimmer_, a moderate Man, betwixt _Whig_ and _Tory_, between Prerogative
and Property. _To Trim_, to hold fair with both sides. _Trim the Boat_,
poise it. _Trim of the Ship_, that way she goes best.
_Trimming_, c. Cheating People of their Money.
_Trine_, c. to Hang; also Tyburn. _Trining_, c. Hanging.
_Trinkets_, Porringers, and also any little odd thing, Toies and Trifles.
_Tringum-Trangum_, a Whim, or Maggot.
_Tripolin_, Chalk, nick-nam’d and us’d by the _French_ Perfumers as
_Alabaster_ is by the _English_.
_Trip_, a short Voyage or Journey; also an Error of the Tongue, or Pen, a
stumble, a false step, a miscarriage, or a Bastard.
_Troateth_, see _Growneth_
_Trotters_, Feet, usually Sheeps. _Shake your Trotters_, troop off, be
gone. _An old Trot_, a sorry base old Woman. _A Dog Trot_, a pretty Pace.
_Troll-away_, bowl away, or trundle away.
_Troll-about_, saunter, loiter, wander about.
_Trolly-lolly_, coarse Lace once much in fashion, now worn only by the
meaner sort.
_Trollop_. _A great Trollop_, a lusty coarse Ramp or Tomrig.
_Trooper_, c. a half Crown.
_Trounc’d_, troubled, Cast in Law, Punisht. _I’ll Trounce the Rogue_,
I’ll hamper him.
_Truck_, to swop or barter.
_Trug_, a dirty Puzzel, an ord’nary sorry Woman; also the third part of
a Bushel, and a Tray for Milk.
_Trull_, c. a Whore; also a Tinker’s travelling Wife or Wench, and to
trundle.
_Trumpery_, old Ware, old Stuff, as old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, _&c._ Trash
and Trumpery. _For want of good Company, welcome Trumpery._
_Trundlers_, c. Pease.
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