The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars: Containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary ManUnknown
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The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars: Containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man
_Whiddle_, to tell or discover: he whiddles, he peaches: he whiddles the
whole scrap, he discovers all he knows: the cull whiddled because they
would not tip him a snack, the fellow peached because they would not give
him a share: they whiddle beef and we must brush, they cry out thieves
and we must make off.
_Whinyard_, a sword.
_Whip off_, to run away, to drink off greedily, to snatch: he whipped
away from home, went to the alehouse, where he whipped off a full
tankard, and coming back whipped off a fellow’s hat from his head.
_White swelling_, a woman big with child is said to have a white
swelling.
_Witcher_, a silver bowl.
_Wing_, a penny.
_Womblety cropt_, the indisposition of a drunkard after a debauch in wine
or other liquors.
_Wooden Ruff_, a pillory; he wore the wooden ruff, he stood in the
pillory.
_Word-pecker_, one that plays with words, a punster.
_Yam_, to eat heartily, to stuff lustily.
_Yarmouth-capon_, a red herring.
_Yarum_, milk, or food made of milk.
_Yellow George_, a guinea.
_Yelper_, a town-crier; also one subject to complain or make a pitiful
lamentation.
_Znees_, frost, or frozen.
_Zneesy weather_, frosty weather.
Footnotes
{12} As it has been long a dispute among the learned and travellers,
whether or no there are cannibals or man-eaters existing, it may seem
something strange that we should assert there is, beyond all doubt, one
of that species often seen lurking near St. Paul’s, in the city of
London, and other parts of that city, seeking whom he may devour.
{58a} Hats or caps.
{58b} Pointing to the new made king.
{58c} Constables.
{58d} Justices of the Peace, or churls,
{58e} A Beggar.
PRINTED BY WILLIAM WALKER, OTLEY.
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