Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(UK Und.) a silver bowl.

1674		Head Canting Academy (2nd edn) 181: Witcher-bubber A Silver Bowl.
c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Witcher, c. Silver. Witcher-bubber, a Silver-bowl. The Cull is pik’d with the Witcher-bubber, c. the Rogue is marched off with the Silver-Bowl.
1707		J. Shirley Triumph of Wit.
1725		New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1741		Canting Academy, or the Pedlar’s-French Dict. 117: A Silver Tankard A Witcher Cheat.
1785, 1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1848		Flash Dict. in Sinks of London Laid Open 129: Whither [sic], silver bowl.
1895		Crowe Aus. Sl. Dict. 96: Witcher Bubber, a silver bowl.

(UK Und.) a silversmith.

1665		Head Eng. Rogue I n.p.: wicher-cully A Silver-smith.
1674		Head Canting Academy (2nd edn).
c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew [as cit. 1665].
1725		New Canting Dict. [as cit. 1665].
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. 1665].
1785, 1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.

(UK Und.) a silver-hilted sword.

1674		Head Canting Academy (2nd edn).
c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Witcher-tilter c. a Silver-hilted Sword. He has bit, or drawn the Witcher-tilter, c. he has Stole the Silver-hilted Sword.
1725		New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1785, 1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.