Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

a-se allusion bawdy-house beat beggars Ben Jonson blow blue booty BOX THE JESUIT breeches BROWN BESS bull bully called cant language canting crew cheat clothes cock cove cuckold cull darkmans Devil dice dram drink drunk eyes fellow flash Fleet prison formerly FRANCIS GROSE frequently gallows gammon gentleman give Grose guinea hand handkerchief hanged head highwayman horse Irish JACK Jem Belcher King's lame duck legs link-boy liquor London means mistress monosyllable MORT mouth Newgate nose one's person pickpocket pillory play pocket practised pretend prison prostitute QUEER Randall's Scrap Book robbery rogue saying Scotch cant Sea phrase Sea term sharper signifies sixpence slang soldiers sport steal story swell tail tailor thief thieves thing tongue trick Univ Vide Randall's Diary vulgar wench whipped whore wife woman word