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alfo allufion anſwer appellation arreſted aſk bailiff beat becauſe beer beggars blow BOX THE JESUIT breeches bully buſineſs called alſo Cant cant language canting crew cheat cloſe cock cuckold cull DARKMANS dram dreſſed drink drunk eyes faid failors falſe fame faſhion faying fellow fide fignify filly firſt foldier fome formerly frequently gallows glaſs hanged head highwayman horfe horſe houſe impoſe inſtrument Irish JACK juſt lame duck legs link-boy liquor maſter miſtreſs mort moſt mouth neceſſary Newgate nick name noſe obſerved one's pariſh perſon pickpocket practiſed preſent pretending prifon proſtitute purſe QUEER rogue ſaid ſaying ſee ſervants ſet ſhall ſharper ſhe ſhew ſhip ſhoes ſhop ſhort ſkin ſmall ſo called ſociety ſome ſometimes ſpeak ſpirits ſport ſtand ſteal ſtick ſtock ſtolen ſtory ſtyled ſuch ſuppoſed ſword tail term uſed theſe thieves thoſe uſed vulgar wench whore whoſe wife woman word