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[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: Abbess or LADY ABBESS, a bawd, the mistress of a brothel.
at abbess, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: abramers naked, ragged, dirty beggars, the lowest order of vagrants.
at abrahamer, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at abram-man, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at abram-man, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at adam, n.1
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at all set, adj.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: Alsatia, & Alsatians petty thieves and pilferers of the lowest order, formerly frequenting the mint, Clink, White and Black Friars, and other privileged places.
at Alsatian (n.) under Alsatia, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: Anglers, otherwise starrers an order of thieves who make it a pactice [sic] to go about for the purpose of breaking shew glasses in jeweller’s windows, and stealing goods.
at angler, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at angling-cove, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: ark pirates, fresh-water thieves who steal on navigable rivers.
at ark-ruff, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at autem jet (n.) under autem, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at badge, n.1
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at bark, n.2
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at beef, v.1
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at lib-beg, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at bene bouse (n.) under bene, adj.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at bit cull (n.) under bit, n.1
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: black spy a constable, an informer.
at black spy (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at black mummer (n.) under black, adj.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at bleach-cheat (n.) under bleach, v.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1797).
at bleating cheat (n.) under bleat, v.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: bleaters sheep.
at bleater, n.1
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: cull men who are man [sic = made] easy preys to a whore, there are many of this description, such as keeping culls, flogging culls, coffin culls, bleeding culls, ruff culls, hanging culls, and knowing culls.
at bleeding cully (n.) under bleed, v.1
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at blubber, n.2
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: bluff to look big, to bluster.
at bluff, v.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: bluffer [...] an impudent saucy fellow.
at bluffer, n.2
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: boarding-school gloaks felons in Newgate, New Prison, Clerkenwell Bridewell, &c.
at boarding school, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: bobbery a disturbance.
at bobbery, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
at boman, n.
[UK] H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: booth, or lumber a house or ken for harbouring thieves.
at booth, n.
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