A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueS. Hooper, 1785 |
Common terms and phrases
againſt alehouſe alfo allufion alſo anſwer bailiffs bawdy houſe beat becauſe beer beggars blow breeches bully buſineſs called alfo cant cant language canting crew cheat cloſe cock COVE CROWE FAIR cuckold cull devil dog latin dram dreffed drink drunk eyes face faid failors falfe fame faſhion faying fervants fhew fhilling fhip fhoes fhop fide fignify filly filly fellow filver fimple firſt fo called foldiers fome fooliſh formerly fpirits ftand fteal ftockings ftory fuch fuppofed fword gallows glaſs hanged head highwaymen himſelf horfe horſe houfe houſe huſband inftrument Iriſh JACK lame duck legs liquor mafter miſtreſs mort mouth neceffary nick name noſe one's perfons phraſe pickpocket pocket port wine practiſed prifon puniſhment QUEER rogue ſaid ſmall ſtick ſtock ſtory term themſelves theſe thieves thofe thoſe tip the velvet trick ufed uſed vulgar wench whipped whofe whore whoſe woman word