HOLLOW. Certain; a decided beat.
HONEY. Money.
HOODY-DOODY. A short clump of a person.
HOOF. Foot. "To beat the hoof," to travel on foot.
HOOKED. To steal.
HOOKER. A thief.
HOOP. A ring.
HOOP IT. Run away.
HOP THE TWIG. Be off; go off.
HOPPED THE TWIG. Hung.
HORNESS. Watchman.
HORSE-CAPPERS. Fellows that cheat simple people out of their money by
the aid of a broken-down first-class horse.
HOSTEL. A tavern.
HOT. Too well known. "The cove had better move his beaters into
Dewsville, it is too hot for him here; if he stops, he'll be sure to be
sick for twenty stretches," the fellow had better go into the country,
for if he stays, he will be sent to prison for twenty years.
HOUSE TO LET. A widow's weeds.
HUBBUB. Pain in the stomach.
HUE. Lash him.
HUEY. The National Police Gazette.
HUFF. A bullying, cowardly fellow.
HUG. To choke.
HUGGING THE HOOKER. Choking the thief.
HUMBOX. An auctioneer's rostrum.
HUMMER. A great lie.
HUMPHREY. A coat used by pickpockets, that has pocket-holes, but no
pockets.
HUSH. Murder. "Hush the bloke," kill the fellow.
HUSH-STUFF. Money given to prevent a witness from testifying.
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ICKEN. Oak.
ICKEN BAUM. An oak-tree.
IDEA-POT. A man's head.
IMPOST-TAKER. One who lends money to thieves and gamblers at very high
rates.
IMPUDENT. To cut the tails of a man's coat.
IMPURE. A lady of easy virtue.
INDORSER. One who flogs another on the back.
INGLERS. Horse-dealers who cheat those that deal with them.
INKLE. Let him know.
INLAID. Plenty of money saved.
INNOCENT. A corpse.
INNOCENTS. Convicts, because it is supposed that they can not commit
crime.
INSIDER. One who knows.