Knacker, an old good for nothing horse Knife it, stow it, be quiet Knight, a poor silly fellow Knight of the awl, a snob, cobbler Knight of the hod, a brick-layer's labourer Knight of the road, a highwayman Knight of the brush and moon, a drunken fellow Knight of the post, a perjurer, false swearers, fellows employed to give false evidence Knight of the blade, a bullying sham captain, a braggadocio Knights of the rainbow, waiters, footmen, lacqueys Knowledge box, the jemmy, head Knuckles, pickpockets Knuckle dabs, ruffles Ky-bosh on, to put the, to turn the tables on any person, to put out of countenance L. Lady-bird, a sweetheart, bedfellow Laced woman, a virtuous female Lady's man, an obsequious fellow to females Lady in mourning, hottentot girl Lag, to transport Lagged, transported Lagger, a person working on the water Lame ducks, defaulters at the Stock Exchange Lambskin men, the judges Lantern, dark, a servant or agent that receives a bribe to conceal a robbery Lap, butter-milk, whey Lap, rum, good liquor Lap feeder, a spoon Lapping your congou, drinking your tea Lark, a bit of mischief, fun Leading strings, the control of friends Leery, fly, up, acquainted Leerers, the eyes Left, over the, no go, it won't do Leg bail, running away Leg o'mutton sleeves, large sleeves worn by the ladies Levanters, persons who run away from their debts of honour Lib, to live together Lib ken, lodging house Libbege, a bed Lifter, a robber of shops Lighting a candle, sneaking out of a public house with out paying the reckoning Light blue, gin Lightning, gin Lightning, a noggen of, a quartern of gin Lightments, the day Lil, a pocket book Lily white, a snowball, a black, a chimney sweep Limbo, prison Line, getting into a, confusing a person, imposing on any body's belief by joking Lingo, slang, language Link it, turn it out Lipish, saucy List, or Loist, shop-lifting, robbing a shop Little Barbary, Wapping Little shillings, love money Lively kid, a funny fellow, a brave man Loap'd, run away Lob, money till Lob, an easy foolish fellow Lob lolly, a queer cooked mess Lob's pound, a prison Lobsters, soldiers Lock, a warehouse for the reception of stolen goods Lock, rum, being in good health; rich, clever, expert Locksmith's daughter, key Loge, a watch Loose house, round house or cage Lord, a deformed hump-backed person Lour, money Low-water mark, having little money Lugs, or listeners, the ears Lully, wet linen Lullaby cheat, an infant Lully priggers, the lowest order of thieves, who decoy children to some bye place and rob them of their clothes Lully snow prigging, stealing wet linen from hedges Lumber ken, a pawnbroker's shop Lumber the ticker, to pawn a watch Lurch, in the, to be left behind, to sneak, to hang on Lush cribs, sluicery's, gin shops Lush, drink Lush ken, an alehouse Lushingtons, drunkards M. Mace, to rob, steal Mackry, the country