1589 R. Harvey Plaine Percivall in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues VI (1902) 35/2: A quarrel, by the highway side, between a brace of Saint Nicholas Clargie men .at St Nicholas’s clergyman, n.
1598 Florio Worlde of Wordes in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues V 158/1: Gergare, to speak fustian, pedlers french, or rogue language.at pedlar’s French, n.
1646 T. Fuller Andronicus in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I 142/2: Often the cockloft is empty, in those whom nature hath built many stories high.at cockloft, n.
1659 H. Hammond On Psalms in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890–1904) 3/1: Invaders and abactors, whose breaking in...is attended with the cattels passing through or going out .at abactor, n.
a.1704 R. L’Estrange in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues (1890–1904) IV 168/1: Women are so leaky that I have hardly met with one that could not hold her breath longer than she could keep a secret .at leaky, adj.
a.1704 R. L’Estrange cited in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues VI 254/2: The sick husband here wanted for neither slops nor doctors.at slop, n.1
c.1707 ‘Crab-Tree’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues IV (1890–1904) 269/1: The Muff between her Haunches, Resembl’d much a Mag-Pye’s Nest Between two lofty Branches.at bird’s nest, n.1
1726 Rev. J. Glanvil Sadducismus Triumphatus [Under the head of ‘The Demon of Tedworth’] in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890–1904) 244/2: Glanvil makes mention that on one occasion the spirit came into a room panting like a dog, and company coming up, the room was presently filled with a blooming noisome smell .at blooming, adj.1
1818 Annual Register [abridged] in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890–1904) 3/1: One of the tricks of the abacters of old Smithfield was the driving of a bullock into a jeweller’s or other shop, and during the confusion the abacter’s confederates would help themselves to any valuables handy...one shop was so served three times in the year .at abactor, n.
1843 Punch’s Almanack in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues II (1890–1904) 3/2: The cigar dealers, objecting to their lands being cribbed, have made us pay for the cabbage ever since .at cabbage, n.2
1849 Punch’s Almanack in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues II (1890–1904) 100/1: The Swell Mobsman’s Almanack. [...] The vite chokers may be fingured on their way ’ome as they mostly brings hoff a pocketful .at choker, n.1
1849 Punch’s Almanack in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues IV (1890–1904) 160/1: To dream of soap betokens a combat in which you may expect to get lathered.at lather, v.
c.1850 ‘Bates’ Farm’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890) 141/2: I’m up to every little fake, / But in me there’s no harm, / For it was this blooming morning / That I left Old Bates’ Farm.at Bate’s Farm, n.
c.1850 ‘Bates’ Farm’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890) 141/2: I’m up to every little fake, / But in me there’s no harm, / For it was this blooming morning / That I left Old Bates’ Farm.at blooming, adj.1
c.1850 ‘Bates’ Farm’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890) 142/1: I mean to crack a crib to-night, but pals don’t ‘crack on me’.at crack on, v.2
c.1850 ‘Bates’ Farm’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890) 142/1: And for a little pastime work / The everlasting stairs.at everlasting staircase (n.) under everlasting, adj.
c.1850 ‘Bates’ Farm’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890) 141/2: I’m up to every little fake, / But in me there’s no harm.at fake, n.1
c.1850 ‘Bates’ Farm’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues I (1890) 142/1: Then here’s success my knowing kids.at kid, n.1
1864 in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues (1890–1904) II 35: Captain Armstrong is again abroad, muscular and powerful, riding his favorite hobby in the steeple-chase field, pre-paring thus early in the season for pulling, stopping, and putting the strings on..at armstrong, adj.
c.1870 newspaper cutting in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues IV (1890–1904) 286/1: To the Yankee I’m partial, and those who see far shall, Impounding each Marshall, so smooth and so crisp .at marshall, n.
1877 M. Davitt Leaves from a Prison Diary in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues VII 263/1: Most of these pseudo-aristocratic impostors had succeeded in gaining admission to the stocking-knitting party, which, in consequence, became known among the rest of the prisoners as the ‘upper ten push.’ .at upper ten push (n.) under upper ten, adj.
1879 G.R. Sims ‘Moll Jarvis’ in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues II 59/2: Queer cattle is women to deal with? Lord bless ye, yer honour, they are!at cattle, n.
1888 Sporting Life 15 Dec. in Farmer & Henley Slang and Its Analogues III 227/1: Preferred to be easily knocked out to taking his gruel like a man.at take one’s gruel (v.) under gruel, n.
1888 ‘Rolf Boldrewood’ Squatters’ Dream in Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues VII 884/1: I wonder what old Morgan would say to all this here tiddley-winkin’ with steam engine, and wire fences.at tiddleywink, v.