4. (tailors’).—An habitual grumbler; a grumble-guts (q.v.) Grunter’s-gig, subs. (old).—A smoked pig’s chap.—Grose. Grunting-cheat, subs. (old).—A pig. See Chete. For synonyms, see Sow’s Baby. 1567. Harman, Caveat, p. 86. She has a cackling-chete, a grunting-chete, ruff pecke, cassan, and poplarr of yarum. 1622. Fletcher, Beggars Bush, v., 1. Or surprising a boor’s ken for grunting-cheats? Or cackling-cheats? Grunting-peck, subs. (old).—Pork or bacon. 1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, Grunting-peck, s.v., pork. 1728. Bailey, Eng. Dict., s.v. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. 1836. Smith, Individual. ‘The Thieves’ Chaunt.’ But dearer to me Sue’s kisses far Than grunting peck or other grub are. Gruts, subs. (common).—Tea; For synonyms, see Scandal-broth. 1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. G. T. T. Gone to Texas, phr. (American).—Absconded. [Moonshining gentry used to mark G. T. T. on the doors of their abandoned dwellings as a consolation for inquiring creditors.] Fr., aller en Belgique. For synonyms, see Swartwort. 1835. Haliburton, Clockmaker, 5 S., ch. viii. Before this misfortin’ came I used to do a considerable smart chance of business; but now it’s time for me to cut dirt, and leave the country. I believe I must hang out the G. T. T. sign.—‘Why, what the plague is that?’ says I. ‘Gone to Texas,’ said he. Guage.—See Gage. Gubbins, subs. (old).—Fish-offal. 1611. Cotgrave, Dictionarie, q.v. Gudgeon, subs. (old).—1. A bait; an allurement. Hence, To gudgeon (or to swallow a gudgeon) = to be extremely credulous or gullible. 1598. Shakspeare, Merchant of Venice, i., 1. But fish not with this melancholy bait, For this fool’s gudgeon, this opinion. 1598. Florio, Worlde of Wordes, Bersela, s.v. To swallow a gudgeon ... to believe any tale. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, Gudgeon, s.v. To swallow the bait, or fall into a trap, from the fish of that name which is easily taken. 1892. National Observer, 23 July, vii., 235. It has educated Hodge into an increased readiness to gorge any gudgeon that may be offered him. 2. (colloquial).—An easy dupe; a buffle (q.v.). 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Guerrilla, subs. (American sharpers’).—See quot. 1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v. This name is applied by gamblers to fellows who skin suckers when and where they can, who do not like the professional gamblers, but try to beat them, sometimes inform on them, and tell the suckers that they have been cheated. Guff, subs. (common).—Humbug; bluff; jabber. For synonyms, see Gammon. 1889. Sportsman, 19 Jan. Hereafter he can have the newspapers to himself, and with that windbag Mitchell fill them with guff and nonsense, but I won’t notice them. Guffy, subs. (nautical).—A soldier. For synonyms, see Mudcrusher. Guiders, subs. (general).—1. Reins; ribbons (q.v.). 2. (common).—Sinews; leaders (q.v.).