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[UK] Monthly Mag. Sept. 171/2: The cutter either walked smartly by, pretending not to see the cuttee; or, if he wished to make the cut more complete, looked him full in the face, without seeming to recollect him .
at cut, n.1
[UK] Monthly Mag. 164/2: How we played, I shall not say, but we discovered in no long time, that it was not Whitechapel play.
at Whitechapel play (n.) under Whitechapel, adj.
[UK] ‘The Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan.
at bustrap, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Drawing a Reader with Bank Screens Stealing a Pocket-book with Bank-notes.
at draw, v.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Fencing of Prads Selling of Horses.
at fencing, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Starring the glaze Cutting Shop-windows.
at star the glaze (v.) under glaze, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: To Glee the Rattler, To notice a Coach on the road.
at glee, v.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at rattling-gloak, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Pikeing across the Herring Pond Going to Botany Bay.
at herring pond (n.) under herring, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. [as cit. 1753].
at homoney, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Horney, A A Constable.
at horney, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Files or knuckles Pickpockets.
at knuckle, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at lag, v.2
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Mill the Cull to his long lib, Kill the Man you rob.
at lib, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at lob, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Mill the Cull to his long lib Kill the Man you rob.
at mill, v.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at nix, v.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Scamping on the Panny Going on the Highway to rob.
at panny, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at patter, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Napping a Peter Cutting a Trunk from a Carriage.
at nap a peter (v.) under peter, n.3
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: pike to the Spell, let us Let us go to the Play [...] pike to the Start, let us Let us go to London. [...] Pikeing across the Herring Pond Going to Botany Bay.
at pike, v.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at quod cull (n.) under quod, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Drawing a Reader with Bank Screens Stealing a Pocket-book with Bank-notes.
at draw a reader (v.) under reader, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at rispin, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Scamping on the Panny Going on the Highway to rob.
at scamp (up)on the lay/panney/panny (v.) under scamp, v.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan.
at scout, n.
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. [as cit. 1753].
at scrag, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: Drawing a Reader with Bank Screens Stealing a Pocket-book with Bank-notes.
at screen, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: A Sneak for Chinks and Feeders, A Thief for Tankards or Spoons.
at sneak, n.1
[UK] ‘Cant Lang. of Thieves’ Monthly Mag. 7 Jan. n.p.: He has Split or turned Snitch against his Palls, He has turned evidence against all his Companions.
at turn snitch (v.) under snitch, n.1
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