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The Life and Times of James Catnach choose

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[UK] ‘Jemmy Catnach’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 88: Six months in quod old jemmy’s got.
at quod, n.
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 127: To bang and wallop the Charlies / And pommil them in the dark.
at bang, v.1
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 126: Where blacklegs and sharps often gammon the flats.
at blackleg, n.1
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry & Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: A Fancy blade he then became, and his courage ran so high / That in his room, he floor’d his groom, and black’d his valet’s eye.
at blade, n.
[UK] ‘Song of the Cadgers’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 130: Then booze about, our cash an’t out.
at booze, v.
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 128: There was bunters, and ranters, and radical chaunters.
at bunter, n.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry & Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: Then to the Holy Land they went disguis’d from top to toe, / To see the Beggar’s Opera where all the Cadgers go.
at cadger, n.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry & Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 123: In a morning at Tattersall’s you may them often see, / ’Mong jockies, grooms, and chaunters, a knowing company.
at chanter, n.
[UK] T. Greenwood ‘The Tears of Pierce Egan’ in Hindley James Catnach (1878) 117: The Town felt regret as the bell tolled the news / And no one rejoiced — but the Charleys!
at charlie, n.1
[UK] ‘The Treadmill’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 139: Tom, Jerry, Logic, three prime sprigs, / Find here they cannot come it.
at come it, v.1
[UK] ‘The Treadmill’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 139: And he who brought the Bill in, / Is threatn’d by the cribbing coves.
at cribbing cove, n.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry & Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: Now, with your leave good folks I will conclude my flashy song.
at flashy, adj.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: Then to the Holy Land they went disguis’d from top to toe.
at holy land, n.
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 131: Mill the Charlies — oh! what fun.
at mill, v.1
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 127: To shew his skill in the milling trade.
at milling, n.
[UK] ‘The Treadmill’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 139: And he who brought the Bill in, / Is threatn’d by the cribbing coves / That he shall have a milling.
at milling, n.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: Among the milling kiddy coves young Jerry took delight.
at milling-cove (n.) under milling, n.
[UK] ‘Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: But Jerry, Tom, and Logick by the pigs [watchmen] were ta’en in tow.
at pig, n.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: They smash’d their lanterns, kick’d their shins, and did their pipkins crack.
at pipkin, n.1
[UK] ‘Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach 1878 124: The prigs and sporting ladies all joined in the row.
at prig, n.1
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 133: He’ll marry — and rake no more.
at rake, v.1
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 131: My sconce you’ve broken — for your joking / You shall to the watch-house go.
at sconce, n.1
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: The prigs and sporting ladies all joined in the row.
at sporting lady (n.) under sporting, adj.
[UK] ‘Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 123: Come all ye swells and sporting blades who love to see good fun.
at swell, n.1
[UK] ‘Life in London’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 127: To bang and wallop the Charlies / And pommil them in the dark.
at wallop, v.
[UK] ‘The Sprees of Tom, Jerry and Logick’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 124: Then in the twinkling of an eye a watch-box was upset, / The Watchy roar’d till all was blue, but nut he could not get.
at watchie, n.
[UK] ‘The Song of the Young Prig’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 171: Speak to the tattler, bag the swag, / And finely hunt the dummy.
at bag, v.
[UK] ‘The Song of the Young Prig’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 171: My name they say is Young Birdlime.
at birdlime, n.1
[UK] ‘The Song of the Young Prig’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 171: My mother she dwelt in Dyot’s Isle, / One of the canting crew, sirs.
at canting crew, n.
[UK] ‘The Song of the Young Prig’ in C. Hindley James Catnach (1878) 172: The cleanest angler on the pad, / In daylight or the darkey.
at clean, adj.
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