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Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 88: Mackcoull suggested, that they should, in place of an alderman, have a goose and green pease for supper.at alderman, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 88: Mackcoull suggested, that they should, in place of an alderman, have a goose and green pease for supper. Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 37: He had [...] subsisted by borrowing from one acquaintance to pay another, and, to use his own phrase, had been forced, not only to manoeuvre the apostles, but to pull the devil by the tail.at manoeuvre the apostles, v.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 100: Then blow my dickie, an’t it queer that the other parties have never called on me?at blow my dickey!, excl.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 86: Everything was quite bob in the meantime.at bob, adj.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 28: He was often to be seen in those places which are frequented by the Broughtonians, or gentlemen of the fancy.at broughtonian, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 23: You who have not only fought shy, and bucketed your pells for many a good thing you did, but who, contrary to all rules of honour among family-men, left your friend on French leave, and ran to town as if you smelled a gallow’s-trap at your heels. [Ibid.] 115: A number of the higher order thieves [...] stood round jeering and laughing, making the most ridiculous gestures, and, as they said, enjoying themselves at the expense of a bucketer.at bucket, v.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 18: What, Jem, in luck to-night again; sha’nt we have huckle-my-buff all round?at huckle-my-buff, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 25: You treat me with neglect. I must cut with you: but it will be your own fault if I bum you, for I don’t like to do an ungenteel thing.at bum, v.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 299: She never see’d or knowed the cull before – who touted as seedy as a clapperdudgeon.at clapperdudgeon, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 9: His forte consisted in what it called clicking and twitching*, in entries to courts where places of amusement or private meeting-houses were situated. [note] *Stealing hats from gentlemen’s heads, and shawls from ladies’ shoulders.at click, v.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 99: Will you step in and lap your congou with me?at congo, n.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 299: The sacrifice which I behoved to make to this seedy cull to shirk the roundbottom, would have gone her way, and done her a good thing.at cull, n.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 85: Ha! little one, tip us your daddle, we’ve done the job, and cleanly too – all’s bob!at tip us your daddle under daddle, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 85: We shan’t sell them Huffey, d-mme, we’ll go to the country.at damme!, excl.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 71: He declared he would join him in any job in England [...] Mackcoull then suggested to him the doing of the Chester bank.at doing, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 10: In concert with Drake and Williams, committed some extensive depredations on the drag lay.*Cutting trunks or portmanteaux from coaches or carts.at drag lay (n.) under drag, n.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 15: He was not only reckoned an expert pickpocket, but a keen elbow-shaker.at elbow-shaker (n.) under elbow, n.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 17: He generally passed an hour or two at a flash-house near the head of Drury Lane.at flash house (n.) under flash, adj.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 299: She said she was no foyst, and was innocent.at foist, n.2
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 23: You who have not only fought shy, and bucketed your pells for many a good thing you did, but who, contrary to all rules of honour among family-men, left your friend on French leave, and ran to town as if you smelled a gallow’s-trap at your heels.at French leave, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 23: You who have not only fought shy, and bucketed your pells for many a good thing you did, but who, contrary to all rules of honour among family-men, left your friend on French leave, and ran to town as if you smelled a gallow’s-trap at your heels.at gallows-trap (n.) under gallows, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 16: He was employed in gulling the country folks, while his associates robbed money of them at their cards, little goes, or otherways.at little go, n.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 86: He [...] freely told her, ‘that he had been in a good thing’ – had got plenty of money, and came to make her a proposal.at good thing, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 292: The other driver [...] was a stupid thick-headed boy.at thick-headed, adj.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 85: Ha! little one, tip us your daddle, we’ve done the job, and cleanly too – all’s bob!at do a job (v.) under job, n.2
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 297: The box contained a number of false keys, [...] such as a flashman would denominate rum kates, screws, dubs, and blanks.at kate, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 40: He had got an Indorsation from a Kenchin-cove [sic] in Edinburgh, who laid Cain on Abel so smartly, that he lost his balance.at kinchin cove (n.) under kinchin, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 40: He had got an Indorsation from a Kenchin-cove [sic] in Edinburgh, who laid Cain on Abel so smartly, that he lost his balance.at lay cane upon abel (v.) under lay, v.1
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 299: She believed he had ne’er a loge.at loge, n.
Life and Trial of James Mackcoull 5: Mackcoull returned [...] without attempting to queer a stilt, draw a tatler, or mill a wipe.at mill, v.1
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