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New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Shag-Bag A poor, shabby, mean-spirited, ragged Fellow.at shag-bag, n.
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Shag-Bag A poor, shabby, mean-spirited, ragged Fellow. New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Gaffer A familiar Word mostly used in the Country for Master.at gaffer, n.2
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Galligaskins A sort of wide-knee’d Breeches worn over others.at galligaskins, n.
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: To beat the Hoof To walk much up and down, to go a-foot.at beat the hoof (v.) under hoof, n.
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Ken. a Cant Name for a Dwelling House of any Sort.at ken, n.1
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Knuckle or Knuckle Down to stoop, bend, yield, comply with, or submit to.at knuckle, v.1
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Shab A mean, sorry, pitiful Fellow, one that is guilty of low Tricks, &c.at shab, n.
A New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Shapes [...] an ill-made, irregular Lump of Flesh, &c.at shape, n.
A New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Shapes, a Cant Name for a nice finikin Lass that goes extream tightly laced.at shape, n.
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Sheeps-Head [...] also a Nick Name for a bashful, foolish, silly or ignorant Person.at sheep’s head (n.) under sheep, n.
New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Straddle [...] also in Sports or Gaming to play who shall pay the Reckoning.at straddle, v.
New General Eng. Dict. (2nd edn) n.p.: Bolter a Cant Name for one who hides himself in his own House, or some priviledged Place, and dares only peep, but not go out of his Retreat.at bolter, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn).at shag-bag, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn) n.p.: Gold-Finder A genteel name for him whose business it is to empty privies, vulgarly called a Tom-turd-man.at gold-finder (n.) under gold, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn) n.p.: Gold-Finder [...] also a cant name for a cheat, who under the pretence of finding a piece of money, and inviting a by-stander to partake of a treat, &c., out of it, endeavours to get him to play at cards, dice, &c., in order to win or cheat him of his money; they are sometimes also called ‘guinea-droppers’.at gold-finder (n.) under gold, n.
A New General Eng. Dict. n.p.: Guts. [...] Sometimes it is spoken universally of the inside of a house, clock, &c.at gut, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn) n.p.: Guzzle To tipple, to fuddle, to drink much and greedily.at guzzle, v.1
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn).at beat the hoof (v.) under hoof, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn).at knuckle, v.1
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn).at shab, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn).at sheep’s head (n.) under sheep, n.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn).at straddle, v.
New General Eng. Dict. (4th edn) n.p.: Gold-Finder. A genteel name for him whose business it is to empty privies, vulgarly called a Tom-turd-man.at tom turdman (n.) under tom, n.1
A New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn) n.p.: Belch, (s.) common beer or ale sold in publicke houses is so called.at belch, n.
A New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn) n.p.: Bit (s.) ... In the West Indies, it is the least piece of silver coin, which goes current at 7 pence halfpenny [F&H].at bit, n.1
New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn) n.p.: Bleed (v.) ... also to part with money freely, upon proposing something agreeable to a person’s disposition, whether it be in gaming or anything else.at bleed, v.1
New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn) n.p.: Block (s.) ... sometimes an ignorant, stupid fellow.at block, n.1
New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn) n.p.: Blow (v.) ... also to discover the secrets of another; also when a person undervalues or slights a person or thing, he is said to blow upon it [F&H].at blow, v.1
New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn) n.p.: Bob (v.), to jog, touch, or give notice by some such like sign; also a cant word for to trick or cheat.at bob, v.1
New General Eng. Dict. (5th edn).at brush, n.1
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