Gold-end Man, subs. phr. (old).—An itinerant jeweller; a buyer of old gold and silver. [Gold-end = a broken piece of jewellery.] Also Goldsmith’s Apprentice. See Eastward Hoe. 1610. Jonson, Alchemist, ii., 1. I know him not, he looks like a gold-end man. 1622. Fletcher, Beggar’s Bush, iii., 1. Hig. Have ye any ends of gold or silver? Golden Grease, subs. phr. (old).—A fee; also a bribe. For synonyms, see Palm Oil. Goldfinch, subs. (old).—1. A well-to-do man; a warm ’un (q.v.). 1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Goldfinch, c. He that has alwaies a Purse or Cod of Gold in his Fob. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. 1852. Judson, Mysteries, etc., of New York, ch. iv. ‘Was the swell a goldfinch?’ ‘He wasn’t nothin’ else. Got a clean ten times ten out of him.’ Ibid. ‘It’ll be a great lay, if the game’s fat. Is it a goldfinch?’ ‘Fifty thousand, hard dust.’ 2. (common).—A guinea; a sovereign. For synonyms, see Canary. 1700. Farquhar, Constant Couple, ii., 2. Sir H. Don’t you love singing-birds, madam? Angel (aside). That’s an odd question for a lover; (aloud) Yes, sir. Sir H. Why, then, madam, here is a nest of the prettiest goldfinches that ever chirped in a cage. 1822. Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel, ch. iv. Put your monies aside, my lord; it is not well to be seen with such goldfinches chirping about one in the lodgings of London. 1826. Buckstone, Luke the Labourer, iii., 4. Good-night, noble captain. Pipe all hands at five o’clock, for I’ve a day’s work to do. We’ll jig it to-morrow, to the piping of gold-finches. 1834. W. H. Ainsworth, Rookwood, p. 101 (ed. 1864). Here’s a handful of goldfinches ready to fly. Goldfinch’s Nest, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable. 1827. The Merry Muses, p. 70. And soon laid his hand on the goldfinch’s nest. Gold-finder, subs. (old).—1. An emptier of privies. Also Tom-turd-man; Gong-man; and Night-man. Fr., un fouille-merde; un fifi. Also passer la jambe à Jules = to upset Mrs. Jones, i.e., to empty the privy tub. 1611. Cotgrave, Dictionarie, Gadouard, a gould-finder, Jakes-farmer. 1635. Feltham, Resolves. As our goldfinders ... in the night and darkness thrive on stench and excrements. 1653. Middleton, Sp. Gipsy, ii., 2, p. 398 (Mermaid series). And if his acres, being sold for a maravedii a turf for larks in cages, cannot fill this pocket, give ’em to goldfinders. 1659. Torriano, Vocabolario, s.v. 1704. Gentleman Instructed, p. 445 (1732). We will commit the further discussion of the poet to a committee of goldfinders, or a club of rake-kennels. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v 2. (old).—A thief; a gold-dropper (q.v.). Gold Hat-band, subs. (old University).—A nobleman undergraduate; a tuft (q.v.).