A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words: Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Houses of Parliament, the Dens of St. Giles, and the Palaces of St. James : Preceded by a History of Cant and Vulgar Language : with Glossaries of Two Secret Languages, Spoken by the Wandering Tribes of London, the Costermongers, and the Patterers |
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allusion amongst Ancient cant Anglo Saxon back slang ballads beat beer beggars blow Brummagem called Cambridge Cant language cant term cant words Canting Dictionary century cheat clothes common corruption coster costermongers curious derived drink drunk edition English expression fashionable favourite FAWNEY fcap fellow FENCER FLASH formerly Freemasonry French frequently GABBER GENS Gipsey give Glossary Grose half Hindoo horse Hudibras Italian Lingua Franca London Mayhew means modern Nearly obsolete old cant Old English one's origin PANTILE patterer Paul Clifford penny person phrase pickpocket piece Pierce Egan pocket policeman popular prison public house pugilistic QUEER remark rogues Rotwelsche SALTEE Saxon says Scotch SCREEVE secret language sell sense Seven Dials Shakespere shillings showy signifies singular sixpence slang term slang words Songs speech steal STICK street synonymous thief thieves thrash tongue tramps vagabonds whilst woman YENEPS