1670 old ballad in Hotten Sl. Dict. (1864) n.p.: ‘Seaman’s Adieu.’ Some... Have already parted with their ready rino.at ready rhino (n.) under ready, adj.
1864, 1867, 1870 Hotten Sl. Dict. 132: Few used in a Slang sense thus: ― ‘Don’t you call this considerably jolly?’ ‘I believe you, my bo-o-oy, a FEW.’ Sometimes the reply is, ‘just a few.’ Another expression of the same kind is rather.at few!, a, excl.
1864, 1870 Hotten Sl. Dict. 103: COCK, a smoking term; ‘cocking a Brosely,’ i.e., smoking a pipe. Brosely in Staffordshire is famous for ‘churchwardens.’.at cock (a Broseley), v.2
1864, 1867, 1870 Hotten Sl. Dict. 66: ‘ADMIRAL OF THE RED,’ a person whose very red face evinces a fondness for strong potations.at admiral of the red (n.) under admiral of..., n.