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Bloody Register III 304: He was not able to stand, but lay and crawled upon the deck, of which he informed the Captain, who said, ‘D— n the rascal, he shams Abraham’.at sham abram, v.
Bloody Register III 304: He was not able to stand, but lay and crawled upon the deck, of which he informed the Captain, who said, ‘D— n the rascal, he shams Abraham’. Bloody Register III 176: [as cit. 1741].at twang adam cove, n.
Bloody Register I 133: And, what is worse than thieves can do, / Cheat you of soul and money too; / Lead scandalous and wicked lives, / And, like Bell-swagger, ride your wives.at bellswagger, n.
Bloody Register III 171: [as cit. 1741].at biding, n.
Bloody Register III 95: You bloody murdering bitch you, says I.at bitch, n.1
Bloody Register III 95: You bloody murdering bitch you, says I.at bloody, adv.
Bloody Register II 300: A house on the Common that sold liquors, with this inscription on the sign, I have brought my hogs to a fair market?at bring one’s hogs to a fair market (v.) under bring, v.
Bloody Register III 169: [as cit. 1741].at bulk, v.
Bloody Register III 171: [as cit. 1741].at bung, n.1
Bloody Register III 168: Jenny [...] applied herself very diligently to this new study [...] in order to be the better versed in, and learn the cant language.at cant, n.1
Bloody Register III 168: Their business, that evening, was to go upon Cheving the Froe (that is, cutting off woman’s pockets).at chiv the froe (v.) under chiv, v.
Bloody Register III 170: The next exploit Jenny went upon was, Slanging the gentry mort rumly with a sham Kinchin (that is, cutting well the woman big with child).at cut, v.3
Bloody Register III 165: Mary Young [...] was so great a proficient in her art, that she got the name amongst her companions of Jenny Diver, or Diving Jenny, from her great dexterity in picking pockets.at diver, n.
Bloody Register I 125: The facts being plainly proved upon him, he was sent to Mill Doll (to beat hemp in Bridewell).at mill doll, v.
Bloody Register III 169: [as cit. 1741].at fam, n.1
Bloody Register III 171: [as cit. 1741].at fence, v.
Bloody Register I 125: He [...] soon quitted that smutty employment [i.e. chimney-sweeping] for a cleanlier trade, i.e. Filing a Cly (picking pockets) in which he is reported to have had a very remarkable dexterity.at file a cly (v.) under file, v.1
Bloody Register III 170: The next exploit Jenny went upon was, Slanging the gentry mort rumly with a sham Kinchin (that is, cutting well the woman big with child).at gentry mort (n.) under gentry, n.
Bloody Register III 169: [as cit. 1741].at glim star (n.) under glim, n.
Bloody Register II 293: He knew a Ken where they might get something of worth.at ken, n.1
Bloody Register III 170: The next exploit Jenny went upon was, Slanging the gentry mort rumly with a sham Kinchin (that is, cutting well the woman big with child).at kinchin, n.
Bloody Register I 126: He [...] then went upon the other lay, taking Lobs (portmanteaus, boxes, trunks, &c. from behind coches).at lay, n.3
Bloody Register III 81: This evidence being asked, if he knew what lying in state was? she declined to answer, was pressed to it, upon which she replied, that she had indeed heard from vulgar people, that it was for a man to lie with three women at once.at lie in state (v.) under lie, v.1
Bloody Register I 125: Having satisfied the law, and got out of Limbo, he altered his course of life.at limbo, n.
Bloody Register I 126: He [...] then went upon the other lay, taking Lobs (portmanteaus, boxes, trunks, &c. from behind coaches).at lob, n.1
Bloody Register III 170: They should have Vid Loges (repeating watches) by their side, that Jenny’s footman might place his mistress accordingly.at vid loge (n.) under loge, n.
Bloody Register I 125: He took to Milling of Kens (house-breaking) and had not been long in that employment, before he was apprehended and convicted at the Old Bailey.at mill a ken (v.) under mill, v.1
Bloody Register III 169: Jenny [...] gives the hint to her companions to bulk the Muns forward (that is, push).at muns, n.
Bloody Register I 128: But his name being too well known at the Old Bailey, he was now terribly afraid of the Nubbing Cheat (the gallows).at nubbing cheat (n.) under nubbing, n.
Bloody Register I 133: And, what is worse than thieves can do, / Cheat you of soul and money too; / Lead scandalous and wicked lives, / And, like Bell-swagger, ride your wives.at ride, v.
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