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Common terms and phrases
a-se alehouse allusion appellation AUTEM bagnio bailiffs bale bawd bawdy house beat beer beggars blow BOX THE JESUIT breeches bull bully called cant cant language canting crew cheat child cock commonly copulation cove CROWE FAIR cuckold cull devil dice dimber DOG LATIN dram dressed drink drunk eyes face famous formerly French frequently gallows gentleman give glass guts hand hanged head highwaymen horse Irish JACK jeering jocular lame duck legs liquor mistress mort mouth necessary house nick name nose one's person pickpocket pocket port wine practised pretend prison purse QUEER rogue sailors saying Scotch sea phrase sham sharper shoes signifying soldiers steal stick story sword tail taylor term thief thieves tip the velvet tongue trick venereal venereal disease vulgar WEEPING CROSS wench whip whore wife wine woman women word