1873. Jas. Greenwood, In Strange Company. But what one in vain
looked for was the ‘jolly beggar,’ the oft-quoted and steadfastly
believed-in personage who scorns work because he can make in a day
three times the wages of an honest mechanic by the simple process
of cadging.
On the make, adv. phr. (common).—Intent on (1) booty, or (2) profit.
To make up one’s mouth, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To get one’s living.
To make horns, verb. phr. (old).—1. To reproach with cuckoldom by
forking two fingers from the brows. See Horns.