_Widows-Weeds_, Mourning Cloths. _A Grass-Widow_, one that pretends to have been Married, but never was, yet has Children. _Whores-kitling_, a Bastard. _Whore-son_, a Bastard. _Wild-boar_, the fourth Year, at which Age or a little before he leaveth the _Sounder_, and is called a _Singler_, or _Sanglier_, _Hogsteer_, the third Year; _Hog_, the second Year; _Pig of the Sounder_, the first Year. _A Boar coucheth_, Lodgeth; _Rear the Boar_, Dislodge him. _A Boar freemeth_, maketh a noise at rutting Time. _Wild-Rogues_, c. the fifth Order of Canters, such as are train’d up from Children to _Nim_ Buttons off Coats, to creep in at Cellar and Shop-Windows, and to slip in at Doors behind People, also that have been whipt, Burnt in the fist and often in Prison for Roguery. _Wiles_, Engins to take Deer; also Tricks Intrigues. _Wily_, cunning crafty, intriguing. _Willing-Tit_, a little Horse that Travels chearfully. _Willow_, c. Poor, and of no Reputation. _Wind-fall_, a great Fortune fallen unexpectedly by the Death of a Friend, or Wood fell by high Winds, _&c._ _Wind-mills in the Head_, empty Projects. _He’ll go as near the Wind as another_, live as thrifty and wary as any one. _Win_, c. a Penny. _To Win_, c. to Steal. _Won_, c. Stolen. _The Cull has won a couple of Rum glimsticks_, c. the Rogue has Stole a pair of Silver-Candlesticks. _Windy-fellow_, without Sense or Reason. _Wink_, c. a Signal or Intimation. _He tipt the Wink_, c. he gave the Sign or Signal. _Wipe_, c. a Blow; also a Reflection. _He tipt him a rum Wipe_, c. he gave him a swinging Blow. _I gave him a Wipe_, I spoke something that cut him, or gaul’d him. _He Wipt his Nose_, c. he gull’d him. _Wiper_, c. a Handkerchief. _Nim the Wiper_ c. to Steal the Handkerchief. _Wiper-drawer_, c. a Handkerchief Stealer. _He drew a broad, narrow, cam, or Speckt Wiper_, c. he Pickt-pockets of a broad, or narrow, Ghenting, Cambrick, or Colour’d Handkerchief. _Wire-draw_, c. a Fetch or Trick to wheedle in _Bubbles_; also to screw, over-reach, or deal hard with. _Wire-drawn_, c. so serv’d, or treated. _Wise Man of Gotham_, a Fool. _Witcher_, c. Silver. _Witcher-bubber_, c. a Silver-bowl. _The Cull is pik’d with the Witcher-bubber_, c. the Rogue is marched off with the Silver-Bowl. _Witcher-tilter_, c. a Silver-hilted Sword. _He has bit_, or _drawn the Witcher-tilter_, c. he has Stole the Silver-hilted Sword. _Within the Sword_, from the Sword to the Right Hand. _Without the Sword_, all the Man’s-Body above the Sword. The _Witt_, c. Newgate. _Woman of the Town_, a Lewd, common Prostitute. _Womble te-cropt_, see _Crop-sick_. _Wooden-ruff_, c. a Pillory, the Stocks at the other end. _Hudibras_. _He wore the Wooden-ruff_, c. he stood in the Pillory. _Wood-pecker_, c. a Bystander that bets; also a bird of that Name. _In a Wood_, at a loss. _Wooly-crown_, a Fool. _Your Wits are a Wool-gathering_, _are in a Wild goose-chace_. _Word-pecker_, one that play’s with Words.