Part 10

_Spunge_, to drink at others Cost. _Spunging-house_, a By-prison. _A Spunging Fellow_, one that lives upon the rest and Pays nothing.

_Squab_, a very fat, truss Person, a new Hatcht Chick; also a Couch.

_Squinte-fuego_, one that Squints very much.

_Squeek_, c. to discover, or impeach; also to cry out. _They Squeek beef upon us_, c. cry out Highway-men or Thieves after us. _The Cull Squeeks_, c. the Rogue Peaches.

_Squeeker_, c. a Barboy; also a Bastard, or any other child. _Stifle the Squeeker_, c. to Murder the Child and throw it into a House of Office.

_Squawl_, to throw a wry; also to cry a loud.

_Squeemish_, nice.

_Squeeze_, to gripe or skrew hard.

_Squeezing of Wax_, being Bound for any Body; also sealing of Writings.

_Squire of Alsatia_, a Man of Fortune, drawn in, cheated, and ruin’d by a pack of poor, lowsy, spunging, bold Fellows that liv’d (formerly) in White-Fryers. _The Squire_, a Sir _Timothy Treat-all_; also a Sap-pate. _Squirish_, foolish; also one that pretends to Pay all Reckonings, and is not strong enough in the Pocket. _A fat Squire_, a rich Fool.

_Stag_, _Staggard_, see Hart.

_Stallion_, c. a Whore-Master; also a Stone-Horse kept to cover Mares.

_Stall-whimper_, c. a Bastard.

_Stalling_, c. making or ordaining.

_Stalling-ken_, c. a Broker’s Shop, or any House that receives stolen-Goods.

_Stale_ { _Jest_, old, dull. { _Maid_, at her last Prayers.

_Stam-flesh_, c. to Cant.

_Stammel_, a brawny, lusty, strapping Wench.

_Stamps_, c. Legs.

_Stampers_, c. Shoes; also Carriers.

_Starched_, affected, proud, stiff.

_Start_, (Drink) Brewers emptying several Barrels into a great Tub, and thence conveying it through a Leather-pipe down the Cellar into the Butts.

_Starter_, c. a Question. _I am no Starter_, I shan’t flinch, or cry to go Home.

_Start the Hare_, put her up.

_Statues_, either Images in Brass or Stone, or Men without motion.

_Steenkirk_, a Muslin-neckcloath carelessly put on, first, at the Battel of _Steenkirk_, afterwards a Fashion for both Sexes.

_Steppony_, a Decoction of Raisins of the Sun, and Lemons in Conduit-water, sweetned with Sugar and Bottled up.

_Stern_, the Tail of a Wolf; also the hind part of a Ship.

_Stick flamms_, c. a pair of Gloves.

_Stickle-bag_, a very small prickly Fish, without Scales, a choice Bait for a Trout. _A great Stickler_, a zealous Man in the Cause or Interest he espouses. _It Sticks in his Stomach_, he resents it.

_Stiff_, _Stiff-rump_, proud, stately.

_Sting-bum_, a Niggard.

_Stingo_, humming, strong Liquor.

_Stingy_, covetous, closed-fisted, sneaking.

_Stitch_, a Tayler.

_Stitch oack_, very strong Ale.

_Stock-jobbing_, a sharp, cunning cheating Trade of Buying and Selling Shares of Stock in East India, Guinea and other Companies; also in the Bank, Exchequer, _&c._

_Stock-drawers_, c. Stockings.

_Stone_ { _Dead_, quite. { _Doublet_, a Prison.

_Stop-hole Abbey_, c. the Nick-name of the chief Rendezvouz of the Canting Crew of _Gypsies_, _Beggers_, _Cheats_, _Thieves_, _&c. Stop my Vitals_, a silly Curse in use among the _Beaux_.

_Stoter_, c. a great Blow. _Stoter him_, c. or _tip him a Stoter_, c. settle him, give him a swinging Blow.

_Stout_, very strong, Malt-Drink.

_Stow_, c. you have said enough. _Stow you bene Cove_, c. hold your Peace good Fellow. _Stow your Whidds and Plant ’em; for the Cove of the Ken can cant ’em_, Take care what you say, for the Man of the House understands you; also to hoard Treasure, or lay up Corn in Granaries or Drink in Cellars. Hence Stoward, or Steward.

_Strain-hard_, to ly heartily.

_Strait-lac’d_, precise, squeemish, puritanical, nice.

_Straping_, c. lying with a Wench.

_Strapping-Lass_, a swinging two-handed Woman.

_Stress of weather_, foul weather at Sea. _At a Stress_, at a pinch.

_Stretching_, hanging. _He’ll Stretch for it_, he’ll be Hang’d. _He Stretcht hard_, told a whisking Ly.

_Stretcher_, the piece of Wood that lies cross the Boat, where on the Water-man rests his Feet.

_Strike_, c. to Beg, to Rob; also to borrow Money. _Strike all the Cheats_, c. Rob all you meet. _Strike the Cull_, c. Beg of that Gentleman. _Strike the Cly_, c. get that Fellow’s Money from him. _He has Struck the Quidds_, c. he has got the _Cole_ from him. _He Strikes every Body_, c. he borrows Money every where, he runs in every one’s Debt. _A Strike_, (of _Corn_) a Bushel.

_Strip_, c. to Rob or _Gut_ a House, to unrig any Body, or to _Bite_ them of their Money. _Strip the Ken_, c. to _Gut_ the House. _Strip the Table_, c. to Winn all the Money on the Place. _Stripts_, poor, Naked. _We have Stript the Cull_, c. We have got all the Fool’s Money. _The Cove’s Stript_, c. the Rogue has not a _Jack_ left to help himself.

_Strommel_, c. Straw.

_Strowlers_, c. Vagabonds, Itinerants, Men of no settled Abode, of a Precarious Life, Wanderers of Fortune, such as, Gypsies, Beggers, Pedlers, Hawkers, Mountebanks, Fidlers, Country-Players, Rope-dancers, Juglers, Tumblers, showers of Tricks, and Raree-show-men.

_Strowling-morts_, c. pretending to be Widows, sometimes Travel the Countries, making Laces upon Ewes, Beggers-tape, _&c._ Are light Finger’d, Subtil, Hypocritical, Cruel, and often dangerous to meet, especially when a _Ruffler_ is with them.

_Study_, a Closet of Books. _In a brown Study_, musing, pensive, careful.

_Strum_, c. a Periwig. _Rum-strum_, c. a long Wig; also a handsom Wench, or Strumpet.

_Stuff_, Nonsense, idle, ridiculous, impertinent Talk.

_Stuling-ken_, c. as _Stalling-ken_, c.

_Stum_, the Flower of fermenting Wine, used by Vintners, when their Wine is down or flat, to make it Drink up and brisk; also when they Brew, to make their mixtures, (by putting them into a new Ferment) all of one Taste. _Stumm’d Wines are very unwholesom, and may be discover’d, by a white Froth round the sides of the Glass._

_Stubble-it_, c. hold your Tongue.

_Sturdy-beggers_, c. the fifth and last of the most ancient Order of Canters.

_Sub-beau_, or _Demibeau_, a would-be fine.

_Sub-bois_, Maples, Birch, Sallow, and Willow.

_Suck_, c. Wine or strong Drink. _This is rum Suck_, c. it is excellent Tipple. _We’ll go and Suck our Faces, but if they toute us, we’ll take rattle and brush_, c. let’s go to Drink and be merry, but if we be Smelt, by the People of the House, we must Scower off. _He loves to Suck his Face_, he delights in Drinking.

_Suckey_, c. drunkish, maudlin, half Seas o’er.

_Suit and Cloak_, good store of Brandy or any agreable Liquor, let down Gutter-lane.

_Sun burnt_, having many Male Children.

_Sunny-bank_, a good, rousing Winter-Fire.

_Superstitious-Pies_, Minc’d, or Christmas-Pies, so Nick-nam’d by the _Puritans_, or _Precisians_, tho’ they can Eat em; but affecting to be singular, make them a Month or six Weeks before Christmas, or the Feast of Christ.

_Supernaculum_, not so much as a Drop left to be poured upon the Thumb-nail, so cleaverly was the Liquor tipt off.

_Supoueb_, c. an Hostess or Landlady.

_Surtout_, a loose, great, or riding Coat.

_Sutler_, c. he that Pockets up, Gloves, Knives, Handkerchiefs, Snuff and Tobacco-boxes, and all the lesser Moveables; also a Scullion or Huckster, one that follows an Army, to sell Meat, Drink, _&c._

_Swadlers_, c. the tenth Order of the Canting Tribe. _To Swaddle_, to Beat lustily with a Cane or Cable’s end. _I’ll Swaddle your Hide_, I’ll bang your Back.

_Swag_, c. a Shop. _Rum Swag_, c. full of rich Goods.

_Swagger_, to vapour or bounce.

_Swallow_, (Falsities for Truths) to believe them.

_Sweets_, the Dreggs of Sugar used by Vintners, to allay the undue fermenting or fretting of their Wine.

_Sweetners_, c. Guinea-Droppers, Cheats Sharpers. _To Sweeten_, c. to decoy, draw in, and _Bite_. _To be Sweet upon_, c. to coakse, wheedle, entice or allure.

_Swig-men_, c. the 13th Rank of the Canting Crew, carrying small Habberdashery-Wares about, pretending to sell them to colour their Roguery. _A hearty Swig_, a lusty Draught. _To Swig it off_, to Drink it all up.

_Swill-belly_, a great Drinker.

_Swimmer_, a Counterfeit (old) Coyn.

{ _Clap_, } _Swinging_ { _Lye_, } a very great one. { _Fellow_, }

I _Swing’d him off_, I layd on and beat him well-favoredly. _He is swing’d off_, damnably Clapt.

_Swinish_, (fellow) raking, greedy, gluttonous, covetous.

_Swabbers_, the Ace of Hearts, Knave of Clubs, Ace and Duce of Trumps; also the Sorriest Sea-Men put to Wash and clean the Ship.

_Swop_, to barter or Truck.

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_Tackle_, c. a Mistress; also good Cloths. _The Cull has tipt his Tackle Rum rigging_, c. or, _has Tipt his Bloss Rum-tackle_, c. the keeping Coxcomb has given his Mistress very fine Cloths.

_Taffy_, a Welshman or David. _Taffy’s Day_, the first of March.

_Tables_, a Game. _Turn the tables_, make it your own Case.

_Take the Culls in_, c. Seize the Men, in order to Rob them.

_Take-time_, never to thrust but with advantage. _Very taking_, acceptable, agreeable, or becoming. _It Takes well_, or, _the Town Takes it_, the Play pleas’d, or was acted with Applause, or the Book Sells well. _No doubt but it will Take_, no question but it will sell.

_Talent_, the same with Capacity, Genius, Inclination or Ability; also 375_l._ in Silver, and 4500_l._ in Gold. _His Talent does not lye that way_, he has no Genius for it, or his Head does not lean to it.

_Tale-tellers_, a sort of Servants in use with the great Men in _Ireland_, to Lull them a sleep with Tales and Stories of a Cock and a Bull, _&c._ _I tell you my Tale, and my Tales-man_, or Author.

_Tall boy_, a Pottle or two Quart-pot full of Wine.

_Talons_, or _Pounces_, a Bird’s Claws as Fangs are Beast’s Claws.

_Tally-men_, Brokers that let out Cloths at moderate Rates to wear per Week, Month, or Year.

_Tame-fellow_, tractable, easy, manageable.

_Tamper_, to practise upon one.

_Tant_, _Tantest_, Mast of a Ship or Man, Tall, Tallest.

_Tantivy-boies_, high-Flyers, or High-flown Church-men, in opposition, to the moderate Church-men; or Latitudinarians a lower sort of Flyers, like Batts, between Church-men and Dissenters.

_Taplash_, Wretched, sorry Drink, or Hog-wash.

_Tappeth_, see, _Beateth_.

_Tariff_, a Book of Rates or Customs; also another of the Current Coin.

_Tarnish_, to Fade.

_Tar_, _Tarpaulin_, a Seaman; also a piece of Canvas (tarr’d) laid over the Hatches to keep out Wet.

_Tar-terms_, proper Sea-Phrases, or Words.

_Tart dame_, sharp, quick.

_Tartar_, a sharper. _To catch a Tartar_, in stead of catching, to be catcht in a Trap.

_Tatter-de-mallion_, c. a ragged, tatter’d Begger, sometimes half Naked, with design to move Charity, having better Cloths at Home. _In Tatters_, in Raggs. _Tatter’d and Torn_, rent and torn.

_Tattler_, c. an Alarm, or Striking Watch, or (indeed) any.

_Tatts_, c. false Dice.

_Tat-monger_, c. a Sharper, or Cheat, using false Dice.

_Tatling_ { _Fellow_, } prating, impertinent. { or _Woman_, }

_Taunts_, Girds, Quips, or Jeers. _To Taunt_, to Jeer or Flout.

_Taudry_, garish, gawdy, with Lace or mismatched and staring Colours: A Term borrow’d from those times when they Trickt and Bedeckt the Shrines and Altars of the Saints, as being at vye with each other upon that occasion. The Votaries of St. _Audrey_ (an Isle of _Ely_ Saint) exceeding all the rest in the Dress and Equipage of her Altar, it grew into a Nay-word, upon any thing very Gawdy, that it was all Taudry, as much as to say all St. _Audrey_.

_Tayle_, c. a Sword.

_Tayle-drawers_, c. Sword-stealers. _He drew the Cull’s Tayle rumly_, c. he whipt away the Gentleman’s Sword cleverly.

_Teague-land_, Ireland.

_Teague-landers_, Irishmen.

_Tears of the Tankard_, Drops of the good Liquor that fall beside.

_Tegg_, see _Doe_.

_Temperade_, an East-Indian-dish, now in use in _England_, being a Fowl Fricasied, with high Sauce, Blancht Almonds and Rice.

_Temperament_, an Expedient or Medium; also a due proportion of the four Humors.

_Temple-pickling_, the Pumping of Bailives, Bumms, Setters, Pick-pockets, &c.

_Tender-parnel_, a very nicely Educated creature, apt to catch Cold upon the least blast of Wind.

_Terce_, the Nails of the Sword-hand quite down.

_Tercel-gentle_, c. a Knight or Gentleman of a good Estate; also any rich Man.

_Terra-firma_, an Estate in Land; also a Continent. _Has the Cull any Terra Firma?_ Has the Fool any Land?

_That That_ or _There_, to a Hare.

_Thwack_, to Beat with a Stick or Cudgel.

_The Dragon upon St. George_, c. the Woman uppermost.

_Thief-takers_, who make a Trade of helping People (for a gratuity) to their lost Goods and sometimes for Interest or Envy snaping the Rogues themselves; being usually in fee with them, and acquainted with their Haunts.

_Thorn-back_, an old Maid; also a well known Fish, said to be exceeding Provocative.

_Thorough-cough_, farting at the same time.

_Thorough-passage_, in at one Ear, and out at t’other.

_Thorough-stitch_, over Shoes, over Boots.

_The Three-legged-stool_, Tyburn.

_Three-threads_, half common Ale, and the rest Stout or Double Beer.

_Threpps_, c. Three-pence.

_Thrumms_, c. Threepence. _Tip me Thrumms_, c. Lend me Three-pence.

_Thummikins_, a Punishment (in _Scotland_) by hard Squeezing or Pressing of the Thumbs to extort Confession, which Stretches them prodigiously and is very painful. In Camps, and on board of Ships, lighted Matches are clapt between the Fingers to the same intent.

_Tib_, a young Lass.

_Tib of the Buttery_, c. a Goose.

_Tickrum_, c. a Licence. _To run a tick_, to go on the Score, or a trust.

_Tickle-pitcher_, a Toss-pot, or Pot-companion.

_Tiffing_, c. lying with a Wench.

_Tilter_, a Sword, _to tilt_, to fight with Rapier, or pushing Swords, _run a tilt_, a swift Pursuit, also Drink made to run faster.

_Tint for tant_, hit for hit, and dash for dash.

_Tip_, c. to give or lend; also Drink and a draught. _Tip your Lour_, or _Cole or I’ll Mill ye_, c. give me your Money or I’ll kill ye. _Tip the Culls a Sock, for they are sawcy_, c. Knock down the Men for resisting. _Tip the Cole to Adam Tiler_, c. give your Pick-pocket Money presently to your running Comrade. _Tip the Mish_, c. give me the Shirt. _Tip me a Hog_, c. lend me a Shilling. _Tip it all off_, Drink it all off at a Draught. _Don’t spoil his Tip_, don’t baulk his Draught. _A Tub of good Tip_, (for Tipple) a Cask of strong Drink. _To Tip off_, to Dye.

_Tipler_, a Fuddle-cap or Toss-pot.

_Tipsy_, a’most Drunk.

_Tiring_, Dressing; also when a Leg or Pinion of a Pullet, Pigeon, _&c._ is given to a Hawk to pluck at. _Tiring-room_, a Dressing-Room. _A Tire-woman_, one that teaches to Dress in the Hair, when in Fashion, and when out, to cut the Hair, and Dress the Head.

_Tit-bit_, a fine Snack, or choice Morsel.

_Tit-tat_, the aiming of Children to go at first.

_Tittle-tattle_, foolish, idle, impertinent Talk.

_Titter_, to Laugh at a Feather.

_Titter-totter_, who is upon the Reel, at every jog, or Blast of Wind.

_Toge_, c. a Coat.

_Togemans_, c. a Gown or Cloak. _I have Bit the Togemans_, c. I have Stole the Cloak. _’Tis a Rum-togemans_, ’tis a good Camlet-Cloak, _Let’s nim it_, c. let’s whip it off.

_Tokens_, the Plague, also Presents from one to another, and Farthings. _Not a Token left_, not one Farthing remaining. _Tom-fool’s-token_, Money.

_Tol_, _Toledo_, c. a Sword. _Bite the Tol_, c. to Steal the Sword.

_A Rum-tol_, c. a Silver-hilted Sword. _A Queer-tol_, c. a Brass or Steel hilted or ord’nary Sword.

_Tom-boy_, a Ramp, or _Tomrig_.

_Tom of Bedlam_, c. the same as _Abram-man_.

_Tom conney_, c. very silly Fellow.

_Tom rig_, a Ramp.

_Tom-thumb_, a Dwarf or diminitive Fellow. _Come by Tom Long the Carrier_, of what is very late, or long a coming.

_Tongue-pad_, a smooth, Glib-tongued, insinuating Fellow.

_Tony_, a silly Fellow, or Ninny. _A meer Tony_, or Simpleton.

_Tool_, an Implement fit for any Turn, the Creature of any Cause or Faction; a meer Property or Cat’s Foot.

_Top_, c. to Cheat, or Trick any one; also to insult. _What do you Top upon me?_ c. do you stick a little Wax to the Dice to keep them together, to get the Chance, you wou’d have? _He thought to have to Topt upon me_, c. he design’d to have Put upon me, Sharpt me, Bullied me, or Affronted me.

_Tope_, to Drink. _An old Toper_, a staunch Drunkard. _To Tope it about, or Dust it about_, to Drink briskly about.

_Top-diver_, a Lover of Women. _An old Top-diver_, one that has Lov’d _Old-hat_ in his time.

_Top-heavy_, Drunk.

_Topping-fellow_, who has reacht the Pitch and greatest Eminence in any Art; the Master, and the Cock of his Profession.

_Topping cheat_, c. the Gallows.

_Topping cove_, c. the Hangman.

_Torch-cul_, the same as _Bum-fodder_.

_Torcoth_, a Fish having a red Belly, found only in the Pool _Sinperis_, in _Carnarvanshire_.

_Tories_, Zealous Sticklers for the Prerogative and Rights of the Crown, in behalf of the Monarchy; also Irish-thieves, or _Rapparies_.

_Tost_, to name or begin a new Health. _Who Tost’s now?_ Who Christens the Health? _An old Tost_, a pert pleasant old Fellow.

_Totty-headed_, Giddy-headed, Hare-brain’d.

_Tout_, c. to look out Sharp, to be upon one’s Guard. _Who Touts?_ c. who looks out sharp? _Tout the Culls_, c. Eye those Folks which way they take. _Do you Bulk and I’ll File_, c. if you’ll jostle him, I will Pick his Pocket.

_Touting-ken_, c. a Tavern or Ale-house Bar.

_Tourn_, Copulation of Roes.

_Tower-hill-play_, a slap on the Face and a kick on the Breech.

_Town-bull_, one that rides all the Women he meets.

_Tower_, a Woman’s false Hair on their Fore-heads. _Towring Thoughts_, Ambitious Aspiring. _To Tower_, to sore on High. _They have been round the Tower with it_, c. that Piece of Money has been Clipt.

_Trace_, the Footing of a Hare in the Snow.

_Track_, c. to go.

_Track up the Dancers_, c. whip up the Stairs.

_Tract_, the footing of a Boar.

_Train_, a Hawk’s or Peacock’s Tail; also Attendants or Retinue.

_Trajoning_, when a Roe crosses and doubles.

_Transnear_, c. to come up with any body.

_Translators_, Sellers of old Shoes and Boots, between Shoe-makers and Coblers; also that turn or Translate one Language into another.

_Transmogrify_, to alter, or new vamp.

_Tranter_, the same as _Crocker_.

_Trapan_, c. he that draws in or wheedles a _Cull_, and _Bites_ him. _Trapan’d_, c. Sharpt, ensnar’d.

_Trapes_, a dangling Slattern.

_Trassing_, when the Hawk raiseth any Fowl aloft, and soaring with it, at length descendeth with it to the Ground.

_Tree the Martern_, Dislodge him.

_Treewins_, c. Three-pence.

_Trigry-mate_, an idle She-Companion.

_Trib_, c. a Prison. _He is in Trib_, for _Tribulation_, c. he is layd by the Heels, or in a great deal of Trouble.

_Trim_, Dress. In _a sad Trim_, Dirty, Undrest. _A Trim-Lad_, a spruce, neat, well trickt Man.

_Trimmer_, a moderate Man, betwixt _Whig_ and _Tory_, between Prerogative and Property. _To Trim_, to hold fair with both sides. _Trim the Boat_, poise it. _Trim of the Ship_, that way she goes best.

_Trimming_, c. Cheating People of their Money.

_Trine_, c. to Hang; also Tyburn. _Trining_, c. Hanging.

_Trinkets_, Porringers, and also any little odd thing, Toies and Trifles.

_Tringum-Trangum_, a Whim, or Maggot.

_Tripolin_, Chalk, nick-nam’d and us’d by the _French_ Perfumers as _Alabaster_ is by the _English_.

_Trip_, a short Voyage or Journey; also an Error of the Tongue, or Pen, a stumble, a false step, a miscarriage, or a Bastard.

_Troateth_, see _Growneth_

_Trotters_, Feet, usually Sheeps. _Shake your Trotters_, troop off, be gone. _An old Trot_, a sorry base old Woman. _A Dog Trot_, a pretty Pace.

_Troll-away_, bowl away, or trundle away.

_Troll-about_, saunter, loiter, wander about.

_Trolly-lolly_, coarse Lace once much in fashion, now worn only by the meaner sort.

_Trollop_. _A great Trollop_, a lusty coarse Ramp or Tomrig.

_Trooper_, c. a half Crown.

_Trounc’d_, troubled, Cast in Law, Punisht. _I’ll Trounce the Rogue_, I’ll hamper him.

_Truck_, to swop or barter.

_Trug_, a dirty Puzzel, an ord’nary sorry Woman; also the third part of a Bushel, and a Tray for Milk.

_Trull_, c. a Whore; also a Tinker’s travelling Wife or Wench, and to trundle.

_Trumpery_, old Ware, old Stuff, as old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, _&c._ Trash and Trumpery. _For want of good Company, welcome Trumpery._

_Trundlers_, c. Pease.

_Trunk_, c. a Nose; also the body of a Tree, or Man, without Head, Arms or Leggs. _How fares your old Trunk?_ c. Does your Nose stand fast?

_Trusty-Trojan_, or _Trusty-Trout_, a sure Friend or Confident.

_Tuck’t_, Hang’d.

_Tumbler_, c. a Cart. _To shove the Tumbler_, c. to be Whipt at the Cart’s Tail; also one that Decoys, or draws others into Play, and one that shows Tricks with and without a Hoop; a low Silver Cup to Drink out of, and a Coney Dog.

_Tup_, Copulation of Ram and Ewe. _Venison out of Tup-park_, Mutton.

_Turk_, any cruel hard-hearted Man.

_Turky-Merchants_, drivers of Turkies.

_Turkish-shore_, Lambeth, Southwark and Roderhith-side of the Water.

_Turkish Treatment_, very sharp or ill dealing in Business.

_Turn-coat_, he that quits one and embraces another Party.

_Turnep-pate_, White or Fair-hair’d.

_Twang_, a smack or ill Taste.

_Tweak_, _in a Tweak_, in a heavy taking, much-vext, or very angry.

_Twelver_, c. a Shilling.

_Twist_, half Tea, half Coffee; also a Bough, and to Eat. _To Twist lustily_, to Feed like a Farmer.

_Twit_, to hit in the Teeth.

_Twitter_, to Laugh much with little Noise; also to Tremble.

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_Vagaries_, wild Rambles, extravagant Frolicks.

_Vagrant_, a wandring Rogue, a strolling Vagabond.

_Vain_, Fond.

_Vain-glorious_, or _Ostentatious Man_, one that Pisses more than he Drinks.

_Valet_, a Servant.

_Vamp_, c. to Pawn any thing; also a Sock. _I’ll Vamp and tip you the Gole_, c. I’ll Pawn my Cloths, but I’ll raise the Money for you. _To Vamp_, to new Dress, Licker, Refresh, or Rub up old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, _&c._

_Vampers_, c. Stockings.

_Varlets_, Rogues, Rascals, _&c._ now tho’ formerly Yeomans Servants.

_Vaudois_, Inhabitants of the Vallies in _Piedmont_, Subject to the Duke of _Savoy_, fam’d for their frequent Rencounters with and Defeating of French Parties, intercepting their Provisions, _&c._

_Vault_, an arched Cellar, and House of Office. _She goes to the Vault_, when a Hare (which is very seldom) takes the Ground like a Coney.

_Vaulting-School_, c. a Bawdy-house; also an Academy where Vaulting, and other Manly Exercises are Taught.

_Vauntlay_, Hounds or Beagles set in readiness, expecting the Chace to come by, and then cast off before the rest come in.

_Velvet_, c. a Tongue. _Tip the Velvet_, c. to Tongue a Woman.

_Venary_, or _Venery_, Hunting or Chasing Beasts and Birds of Venery, as, the Hart, the Hind, the Hare, Boar and Wolf, the Pheasant, the Partridge, _&c._

_Venison_, whatsoever Beast of the Forest is for the food of Man.

_Vent_, the fundament of Poultry and Fish; also a Bung-hole in a Vessel.

_Vent the Otter_, see _Otter_.

_Vessels_, several Pipes and Conveyances in the body, of the Blood, Seed, Serum, or Urine, as the Bloud-vessels, Lymphæ-ducts, Spermatick Vessels, Urinary Vessels, _&c._ Also Kitchin-Utensils, as Pots, Pans, _&c._ And of other Offices, as Brewing, Washing Churning Vessels, _&c._

_View_, the Treading of a Buck or Fallow Deer.

_Vinegar_, c. a Cloak.

_Virago_, a masculine Woman, or a great two-handed Female.

_Virtuoso_, an experimental Philosopher, a Trader in new Inventions and Discoveries, a Projecter in Philosophy.

_Unharbour the Hart_, see _Hart_.

_Unitarians_, a numerous Sect holding one God without plurality or distinction of Persons.

_Unkennel the Fox_, Dislodge him.

_Unrig’d_, Stript, Undrest, and Ships that are laid up. _Unrig the Drab_, c. to pull all the Whore’s Cloths off.

_Untwisted_, Undone, Ruin’d.

_Unwasht-bawdry_, Rant, errant fulsom Bawdry.

_Uphils_, high Dice.

_Vouchers_, c. that put off False Money for Sham-coyners; also one that Warrants Gagers or under Officers Accompts, either at the Excize-Office, or else where.

_Uppish_, rampant, crowing, full of Money. _He is very Uppish_, well lined in the Fob; also brisk.