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Discourse 54: The filthy lust of the deuillish Pederastice [...] is skant allowable to English eares, and might well haue beene left for the Italian defenders of loathsome beastlines, of whom perhappes he learned it.at Italian, adj.
Discourse 54: The filthy lust of the deuillish Pederastice [...] is skant allowable to English eares, and might well haue beene left for the Italian defenders of loathsome beastlines, of whom perhappes he learned it. New Help To Discourse 133: Abraham man, are those we call Tom a Bedlams, terrible enemies to Poultery-ware, shifting his Wenches oftner than most people shift their linnen.at abraham-man, n.
New Help To Discourse 135: Bawdy Baskets are such as walk about with baskets on their arms, wherein are Pins, Needles, Laces etc. under pretence of selling which, they steal Linnen, Pewter or what comes next to their hand.at bawdy-basket (n.) under bawdy, adj.
New Help To Discourse 133: Counterfeit Cranks, are such as counterfeit the falling sickness, to kindle in men the greater compassion, foaming at their mouths, which they do by conveying a piece of white soap into one corner of their Jaws, that causeth the froath to come boyling forth.at counterfeit crank, n.
New Help To Discourse 131: The Upright-man is the Chief or Prince of the rest, who commonly walks with a short Truncheon in his hand, which he cals his Filchman.at filchman (n.) under filch, v.1
New Help To Discourse 132: Fraters, are such as with a counterfeit Patent beg for some Hospital or Spitle-house, they are dangerous persons for any to meet alone, by reason of the frequent robberies which they commit.at frater, n.
New Help To Discourse 133: Jack-men, are such as can write and read, whose office it is to make counterfeit Licenses and Passes, for which he is well rewarded of them.at jackman, n.
New Help To Discourse 134: Kynchin-Coes, are little boys whose parents (having been Beggars) are dead, or else such as have run away from their Masters, and instead of a Trade to live by, follow this kind of life [...] the onley thing they practice, is to creep in at Windows or Cellar-doors.at kinchin co (n.) under kinchin, n.
New Help To Discourse 136: [as cit. 1608].at kinchin mort (n.) under kinchin, n.
New Help To Discourse 131: The Upright-man is the Chief or Prince of the rest, who commonly walks with a short Truncheon in his hand, which he cals his Filchman, he claims a share of whatsoever is gotten by any others, and can command any of their Morts or Doxies to leave another man, and to lie with him.at upright man, n.
New Help To Discourse 135: Autem Morts, are such as are married, being always attended with children, whom they employ to pilfer away what they can light on, which in their language they call Milling of the Ken.at mill a ken (v.) under mill, v.1
New Help To Discourse 132: Palliards, who are also called Clapper-dugeons, are such as with their Morts beg from door to door.at mort, n.1
New Help To Discourse 134: Patricos, are their Priests, every hedge is his Parish, and every wandering Rogue and Whore his Parishioners; the service he says is onely the marrying of couples [...] the Patrico bids them live together till death them part, and so shaking hands the wedding is ended.at patrico, n.
New Help To Discourse 133: Abraham man, are those we call Tom a Bedlams, terrible enemies to Poultery-ware, shifting his Wenches oftner than most people shift their linnen.at poultry, n.
New Help To Discourse 132: Prigger of Prancers, are Horse-stealers, for to Prig in the Canting language signifies to steal; and Prancer signifies a Horse.at prancer, n.
New Help To Discourse 132: Prigger of Prancers, are Horse-stealers, for to Prig in the Canting language signifies to steal; and Prancer signifies a Horse.at prig, v.2
New Help To Discourse 132: Quire Birds, are those who have sung in such cages as Newgate, or some Country Goal [sic], who having get loose, fall to their old trade of roguing and thieving again.at queer bird (n.) under queer, adj.
New Help To Discourse 131: Rogues, whose very name denotes their natures, they have fingers as nimble as the Upright-men, have their Wenches and meeting places, where whatsoever they get, they spend.at rogue, n.
New Help To Discourse 131: Rufflers are such as go under the pretence of maimed soldiers, robbing country people that come late from Markets, exacting also tribute of the other inferior sort of Rogues.at ruffler, n.
New Help To Discourse 134: Swig-men, are such as we call Pedlars, who carry a pack at their back, and are little different from the Irish toyls.at swigman, n.
New Help To Discourse 136: Walking Morts, are such as pretend themselves Widdows, travelling about from County to County, making laces upon staves, Beggars tape, or the like, they are subtil Queans, hard hearted, light finger’d, cunning in dissembling, and dangerous to meet, if any Ruffler or Rogue be in their company.at walking mort (n.) under walking, adj.
New Help To Discourse 133: Whip-jacks, are counterfeit Marriners, who talk of nothing but fights at Sea, Piracies, drowning and Shipwracks, they are very expert in robbing Booths at Fairs, which they call Heaving the Booth, they have always about them a counterfeit License, which they call a Gybe, and the seals to it Jarkes.at whip-jack (n.) under whip, v.1
New Help To Discourse 130: Wilde Rogues, are such as are begotten of Rogues, and marked for villains in their swadling Clouts, which all their lives after they put in practice.at wild rogue (n.) under wild, adj.
in Discourse (journal) 112: Oh, yeah, slick it up, stud, get that big fuckpole ready to do that fine piece
a favor.at fuckpole (n.) under fuck, n.
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