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Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 69: At the ‘Free and Easies,’ when inclined for a look in and a bit of a chaunt, he was never backwards in throwing off a stave with applause.at bit of (a), n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 69: At the ‘Free and Easies,’ when inclined for a look in and a bit of a chaunt, he was never backwards in throwing off a stave with applause. Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 9: The appellations of snip, the ninth part of a man, young cabbage, &c. added to the idea of spoiling his well-turned limbs by sitting cross-legged.at ninth part of a man, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 69: At the ‘Free and Easies,’ when inclined for a look in and a bit of a chaunt, he was never backwards in throwing off a stave with applause.at free-and-easy, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 97: His Aunt he had previously disowned.at aunt, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 8: The thoughts of throwing about the steel bar* for the remainder of his days were insupportable to him. [*A needle].at steel bar, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 23: ‘None of your gammon,’ replied the angry host. ‘You are a saucy, impudent blackguard,’ said Hayward, putting himself in a violent passion, and endeavouring to bash it out.at bash, v.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 23: ‘None of your gammon,’ replied the angry host. ‘You are a saucy, impudent blackguard,’ said Hayward.at blackguard, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 51: Our hero, though not exactly possessing what is termed downright bronze, [...] had an easy sort of assurance.at bronze, n.1
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 105: Driven from the patrician subscription gaming-rooms, he was content to push in among the seedy coves and risk his half bull at chicken-hazard.at half-a-bull (n.) under bull, n.3
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 9: The appellations of snip, the ninth part of a man, young cabbage, &c. added to the idea of spoiling his well-turned limbs by sitting cross-legged.at cabbage, n.1
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 105: Driven from the patrician subscription gaming-rooms, he was content to push in among the seedy coves and risk his half bull at chicken-hazard*. [*A silver table, i.e. where persons can play for shillings or half-crowns].at chicken hazard (n.) under chicken, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 161: He [...] proposed to go all the way to Charles-street, Covent Garden, for a cross-rattler* to take them away. [*A hackney coach, the driver of which, under the appearance of taking up a fare, assists robbers in carrying off their stolen articles].at cross-rattler (n.) under cross, adj.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 52: If he did not keep a good look out, he would soon find that the swell cove had frisked his lob* [*Taken money out of his till].at frisk, v.2
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 50: An hotel [...] distinguished for its life and fun, and visited by all the rum customers upon the pavé, from the four-in-hand whip to the neddy proprietor—traps, gaggers.at gagger, n.1
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 34: Hayward might now be said to be in keeping; or in the slang phraseology of the day, he was a Fancy Man!at in keeping under keeping, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 36: Our hero was now what is termed ‘on the town;’ or, in other words, a man of the world, fighting at the leg* upon all occasions. [*Knowing, ingenious; to turn every event to a good account].at fight at the leg (v.) under leg, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 50: An hotel [...] distinguished for its life and fun, and visited by all the rum customers upon the pavé.at pave, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 24: If you do not brush directly, I will send for the traps, and have you pulled for the box.at pull, v.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 31: His departure was accompanied with a gentle hint that he had been putting off his queer soft too long.at put off (v.) under put, v.1
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 116: He had linked himself with a set of professional house-breakers, and engaged to put them up, that is, to furnish them with such information as would enable them to enter the house.at put up, v.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 31: His departure was accompanied with a gentle hint that he had been putting off his queer soft* [*Forged Bank notes].at queer soft (n.) under queer, adj.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 107: He actually ramped* one of the dashing Cyprians of her elegant shawl, in her crossing Bow-street. [*A cant phrase for stealing by violence, or tearing any article off an individual’s back].at ramp, v.2
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 105: Driven from the patrician subscription gaming-rooms, he was content to push in among the seedy coves and risk his half bull at chicken-hazard.at seedy, adj.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 9: The appellations of snip, the ninth part of a man, young cabbage, &c. added to the idea of spoiling his well-turned limbs by sitting cross-legged.at snip, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 52: If he did not keep a good look out, he would soon find that the swell cove had frisked his lob.at swell cove (n.) under swell, adj.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 3: Recently we have had the life of david haggart, (alias the Switcher,) written by himself, while under sentence of death, [...] he was executed at Edinburgh, July 18, 1821. Haggart was only twenty years of age.at switcher, n.
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 176: He was afraid he should be twisted*. [*A cant phrase for being hanged].at twisted, adj.1
Life and Adventures of Samuel Hayward 69: As an ‘Actor of all Work’ on the great theatre of the world [...] his ambition prompted him to attain something more than the character of a walking gentleman.at walking gentleman (n.) under walking, adj.
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