Green’s Dictionary of Slang
R. L’Estrange Fables of Anianus (1692) CCXLI 218: They could not for their Bloods keep themselves Honest of their Fingers, but would still be Nimming something or other for the Love of Thieving.at nim, v.
R. L’Estrange Fables of Anianus (1692) CCXLI 218: It was Nature that taught this Boy to Shark.at shark, v.
R. L’Estrange Fables of Anianus (1692) CCXLI 218: There is No Pleasanter Encounter, then a Tryal of Skill betwixt a Couple of Sharpers to Over-reach One Another.at sharper, n.
R. L’Estrange Fables of Anianus (1692) CCXLV 221: This Bull in the Fable, that ran Tearing Mad for the Pinching of a Mouse.at tearing, adj.
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