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The Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers choose

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[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 7: His Skittish and Baboonish Majesty was set in the Stocks.
at baboon, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 11: Now let us see how the Bear-Skin is divided, viz. you will have ten Pounds, and I shall have six Pounds, and the Cull, alias the Fool, will have four Pounds.
at bearskin (n.) under bear, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 18: Blow your House with a witness; your House ought with you and all your Attendants to be blown up together.
at blow!, excl.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 13: Those three young Lads, altho’ they are young, yet they are Boman Prigs, and as such go on the lay call’d the Dub.
at bowman-prig (n.) under bowman, adj.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 6: He had Impudence and Courage enough, to attack the Cull, until the Buttock had made her escape.
at buttock, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 12: As for the Buttocks, they will turn Files, alias Night-walking Pickpockets.
at buttock and file (n.) under buttock, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 16: Those three stout rugged Fellows [...] whisper, and wink to each other in a sort of Cant.
at cant, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 15: A Suit, alias Gold-Watch, or two or three Cloaks, alias Gold-Watch Cases.
at cloak, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 12: Sir, those Boys are all Clouters, alias Pick-Pockets, and that Man in the silver-button’d Coat, is their Thief-Taker.
at clouter, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers n.p.: come down The Cull comes down alias the Man puts his Hand in his Pocket.
at come, v.2
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers n.p.: come down The Cull comes down alias the Man puts his Hand in his Pocket.
at come down, v.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 16: He was a good Customer to me, by spending much of his Crop at my House.
at crap, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 6: He had Impudence and Courage enough, to attack the Cull, until the Buttock had made her escape.
at cull, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 11: You will have ten Pounds, and I shall have six Pounds, and the Cull, alias the Fool, will have four Pounds.
at cull, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 14: I see they drink Geneva like Fishes.
at drink like a fish (v.) under drink, v.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 13: Those three young Lads, altho’ they are young, yet they are Boman Prigs, and as such go on the lay call’d the Dub, that enter a House, Shop or Ware-House, with a Pick lock key.
at dub, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 10: There are several Locks, Fences and flash Pawn Brokers, which are Dealers as well as my self in contraband.
at fence, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 14: It was my Opinion they were inclinable to turn Files, (alias Pick-Pockets).
at file, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 8: Do you believe the Flash Gaming House to be one principal Cause and Supporter of the wicked Transactions, contriv’d and carry’d on in your House.
at flash, adj.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers n.p.: The Cull is flash alias that is he Associates himself with Thieves.
at flash, adj.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 12: What are all that heap of Boys at that Table.
at heap, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers n.p.: Bound or Habbled alias Take.
at hobbled, adj.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 6: Now let us see what are the methods taken to suppress those disorderly Houses.
at house, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 13: Those three young Lads, altho’ they are young, yet they are Boman Prigs, and as such go on the Lay call’d the Dub.
at lay, n.3
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers n.p.: The Waggon-Lay alias to steal out of Waggons upon the Road.
at waggon lay, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 20: The Cull is leery, alias the Man is shy.
at leery, adj.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 15: A Wedge Lobb, alias Gold or silver Snuff Box.
at lob, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 10: There are several Locks, Fences and flash Pawn Brokers, which are Dealers as well as myself in contraband.
at lock, n.1
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers n.p.: A Mause alias Bundles.
at mause, n.
[UK] C. Hitchin Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 6: Otherwise I shall bring my own neck into the Noose, and put it in the Power of every little Prigg [...] to pull the Cord.
at prig, n.1
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