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in Adventures of a Speculist (1788) II 101: Blue Manchester velvets [...] are generally the uniform of Bum-bailiffs, Sleight-of-hand-men, and Money-droppers.at gold-dropper, n.
in Adventures of a Speculist (1788) II 101: Blue Manchester velvets [...] are generally the uniform of Bum-bailiffs, Sleight-of-hand-men, and Money-droppers. in Adventures of a Speculist (1788) II 93: The Jehu’s Jemmy, or ‘White and All-White,’ in little curls, like a fine fleece on a lamb’s back, we should say something upon, were it not for fear of offending some Gentleman of Great Riches who love to look like coachmen.at jemmy, n.1
in Adventures of a Speculist
(1788) II 39: Round her neck the tender bantling clings, She dandles the baby, and baby-like sings.at bantling, n.
in Adventures of a Speculist (1788) II 44: A tumbler fill, a brusher! I can bear it [...] ’tis neat good claret.at brusher, n.1
in Adventures of a Speculist (1788) II 44: Hob nob, Sir? Done. Two bumpers of Madeira!at hob nob, v.
in Adventures of a Speculist (1788) II 44: A tumbler fill, a brusher! I can bear it [...] ’tis neat good claret.at neat, adj.
Adventures of a Speculist II 39: Here is a Jack-a-dandy.at jack-a-dandy, n.
Adventures of a Speculist I 249: The inferior set of Pimps, or more properly the Runners to the Pimps [...] tempt them [young girls] by a few halfpence, and the promise of a bellyfull of victuals.at bellyful (n.) under belly, n.
Adventures of a Speculist I 214: Do you prate, you brazen-faced b---h?at bitch, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 25: To be humm’d, and to hum, are our losses and gains; / When bit we complain. but when biting we’re mum.at bite, v.
Adventures of a Speculist I 25: To be humm’d, and to hum, are our losses and gains; / When bit we complain, but when biting we’re mum.at bite, v.
Adventures of a Speculist I 59: As black-guards at Newmarket meeting bawl about the lists of horses.at blackguard, n.
Adventures of a Speculist II 246: Can you now, in your own conscience, expect a girl who has her bread to get, can confine herself to one man?at bread, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 8: A fine gentleman, buck, and brother of the turf.at brother (of the)..., n.
Adventures of a Speculist II 182: These foreigners could pick every stiver out of a Bubble’s pocket with such extreme politeness.at bubble, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist II 86: We have pleasure to inform the married gentlemen, particularly those who, in their buckish days, have been a little so-so-ish, [...] that Stiffend Stays are again coming into fashion.at buckish (adj.) under buck, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 239: There was a man dead-drunk [...] so we went up to seize him, and put him in the cage for getting drunk on the Lord’s day.at cage, n.
Adventures of a Speculist I 6: That man is a character.at character, n.
Adventures of a Speculist II 12: Wrinkled, chop-fallen, blear-eyed and broken-winded.at chops, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 249: She is called a Colt; the Pimp has a pound or two for his trouble; and the girl, thus bought, is obliged to do just as her purchaser pleases.at colt, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 250: Out of every guinea which they get by a bedfellow, the Bawd has five shillings, which is called Poundage.at poundage cove, n.
Adventures of a Speculist II 211: Strict attention to the laws, methods and ceremonies of giving toasts, and drinking bumpers. The President opened the scene with a lecture upon ‘Fines, Heeltaps, Day-lights’.at daylight, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 260: Moll King’s, a coffee-house [...] resorted to by all the Bucks, Bloods, Demireps and Choice Spirits in London.at demi-rep, n.
Adventures of a Speculist I 50: I wonder Williams the sheriff’s officer has not done him to-day. I advised a friend of mine to take out an action against him last night for a hundred.at do, v.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 91: The fellow that would not deliver the handkerchiefs, and refused to fulfil his contract, he is a Lame Duck.at lame duck, n.1
Adventures of a Speculist I 240: We returned to London, being a little elevated with liquor.at elevated, adj.
Adventures of a Speculist II 3: Faugh! I can hardly forbear spitting at their memories.at faugh!, excl.
Adventures of a Speculist II 167: Prudence denied he was ever fuddled in his life.at fuddled, adj.
Adventures of a Speculist I 215: I fancy this is a greenhorn.at greenhorn, n.
Adventures of a Speculist II 189: This victim was but just rose from one of those impure hackneys.at hackney, n.
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