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Common terms and phrases
a-se allusion beat beggars Ben Jonson blow booty breeches bull called cant language canting crew cheat cock cove cuckold cull darkmans Devil dice dram drink drop drunk eyes fakement fellow flash Flash Song Fleet prison formerly FRANCIS GROSE frequently gallows gammon gentleman give Grose guinea hand hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK Jack Ketch Jem Belcher King's lame duck legs liquor London means mistress MORT mouth Newgate nose one's person pickpocket piece PIERCE EGAN PIGEON'S MILK pillory play pocket practised pretend prison prostitute Pugilistic QUEER robbery rogue sailors saying Scotch cant Sea phrase Sea term sham sharper signifies slang soldiers sport steal stolen story swell tail thief thieves thing trick Univ Vide Randall's Diary vulgar wench whipped whore wife woman women word