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Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 4 [of 7]

Name: Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 4 [of 7]
Author: Farmer, John Stephen, 1854-1916; Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903

作者：Farmer, John Stephen, 1854-1916; Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903
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WITH SYNONYMS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, ETC.
VOL. IV.
PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
VOL. IV.
A DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND ITS ANALOGUES.
I Desire, subs. phr. (rhyming).—A fire.
2. (common).—A low grade costermonger.
2. (rhyming).—A coat. For synonyms see Capella.
2. (legal).—A man who gets up cases for a devil (q.v.).
2. (colloquial).—To be with child.
2. (common).—Drunk: i.e., ‘disguised’ in liquor.
2. (venery).—To practise sodomy.
2. in pl. (common).—Trousers. For synonyms see Bags and Kicks.
2. (old).—An intimate; a dear friend.
2. (old).—To caress; to make much of.
2. (thieves’).—A fraudulent horse-dealer.
2. (American).—A corpse; a stiff (q.v.).
3. (American). A convict.
2. (journalistic).—See Inspire.
2. in pl. See Innards.
2. (American thieves’).—Courage. For synonyms see Spunk.
3. in pl. (thieves’).—Fetters. For synonyms see Darbies.—Bee (1823).
2. (common).—A hard-baked pie.
2. (common).—An iron-cased watch.
2. (American thieves’).—Innocence.
2. (cyclists’). A tricycle or bicycle.
I suppose, subs. (rhyming).—The nose.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (gaming).—Dice: also (cards’) checks and counters.
3. (billiards’).—The balls.
2. (old).—The small bowl aimed at in the game of bowls.
5. (old).—A post-chaise (Grose 3rd ed. 1823).
11. (American schools’).—A stranger.
12. (old).—A male sweetheart; cf. Gill.
13. (nautical).—The Union Jack; the rag (q.v.).
14. (Old Cant).—A seal. See Jark.
15. (thieves’).—A policeman. For synonyms see Beak and Copper.
16. (Scots’).—See Jakes.
17. (venery).—An erectio penis. For synonyms see Horn.
18. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick and Prick.
20. (old).—An ape.
21. (old).—A peasant.
2. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
3. (thieves’). To run away quickly. For synonyms see Amputate.
5. (venery). The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick and Prick.
6. (old). See Jack-in-the-Cellar.
7. (old.). A street-pedler.
8. (old).—The sacrament.
2. (old).—A large clasp knife. See jocteleg.
2. (rhyming). Brandy.
2. (American).—A pinafore; a roundabout (q.v.).
4. (American thieves’). To denote; to point out.
2. (common).—A filthy or unpleasant-looking person: cf. Jack-nasty.
2. (Old Cant.)—A ladder.
4. (venery).—The penis: cf. Jacob’s Ladder sense 2.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (American thieves’).—A long term of imprisonment; a stretch (q.v.).
2. (American).—A whim; a fancy.
3. (American).—Intoxication: e.g. To have a jag on = to be drunk.
4. (American).—A drunkard; a lushington (q.v.).
2. (common).—A hawker.
3. (racing).—A certainty of winning; clear profit: also real jam.
5. (colloquial).—A crush; a crowd.
6. (American thieves’).—A ring.—Matsell (1859).
2. (thieves’).—A sovereign or twenty shillings.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (common).—A wife or mistress; a tart (q.v.).
2. (common).—A watch. For synonyms see Ticker.
2. (old).—A hackney coach.
2. (colloquial).—A scolding.
2. (pugilists’).—A hard punch on the whisker.
2. (old).—A wanton. It. putta.
3. (theatrical).—An amateur; a poor actor.
2. (obsolete).—The Morning Post newspaper.
2. (venery).—The seminal fluid. For synonyms see Cream.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (common).—See quots.; cf. Sanguinary James and Bloody jemmy.
3. (common).—A shooting coat; also a great coat.
4. (common).—A term of contempt. All jimmy = all rot.
2. (common).—A term of contempt. See subs., sense 4.
4. (popular).—A hot water bottle.
2. (common).—A watercloset. For synonyms see Mrs. Jones.
3. (Oxford university).—A low quarter of Oxford.
2. in pl. (American).—Religious paroxysm.
3. (old).—A retort; a jest; a quirk.
5. (various).—A common verb of action, especially if rapid.
2. (common).—A chamberpot. For synonyms see It.
3. (nautical).—A steward.
2. See Jerry sense 1.
4. (thieves’).—A watch. For synonyms see Ticker. Fr. une babillarde.
5. (thieves’).—A fog, or mist.—De Vaux (1819).
2. (old.)—An antic; a jack-pudding (q.v.).
2. (thieves’).—A watch thief. Cf. Jerry.
2. (clerical).—A needy clergyman helping for hire. Cf. Guinea-pig.
2. (American).—See Joker, sense 2.
2. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick and Prick.
2. (Dublin university).—A first-year’s man.
3. (vet’s.).—A horse given to shying; a jibber.
2. (old).—An antic; nonsense; a game, or lay (q.v.).
3. (old).—See Jigger.
4. (old).—Short for giglot (q.v.).
2. (old). To dance.
Jig by jowl, adv. phr. (old).—
3. (old).—See quot.
4. (old).—A whipping-post.
7. (theatrical).—The curtain or rag (q.v.)
10. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
11. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick and Prick.
12. (old.)—A shifty fellow; a trickster.
2. (colloquial).—To shake; to jerk.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
3. in pl. (venery).—The testicles: for synonyms see Cods.—Grose (1785).
2. (American). Distorted views; kinks (q.v.).
3. (showmen’s).—A contrivance; a concealed confederate; a fake (q.v.).
4. (American).—A coal waggon.
2. (American).—Exactly; fit; suitable: cf. jemmy.
2. (in pl.). See High Jinks.
5. (colloquial).—See Jab.
6. (venery).—See By-job.
3. (colloquial).—To chide; to reprimand: also Jobe.
4. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
2. (old).—See quot. 1690. For synonyms see Buffle and Cabbage-head.
2. (colloquial).—See Job, subs. sense 2.
2. (colloquial).—See jockey.
2. (American).—To enjoy oneself.
2. in pl. (commercial).—Top-boots.
3. (old).—A Scot.
2. (common).—See Joe Miller.
3. (American university).—A watercloset. For synonyms see Mr. Jones.
4. (nautical).—A marine: see Joseph.
7. (old).—A companion; a sweetheart.
2. (common).—See Joe, subs. sense 1.
3. (Australian).—See quot. 1887.
4. (nautical).—A marine.
5. (theatrical).—A clown. [From Joey Grimaldi].
3. See Poor John.
3. (Irish).—A half-glass of whisky.
4. (American).—See Johnny Reb.
2. (provincial).—A morning draught.
2. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick and Prick.
2. (thieves’).—See quot.
3. (American political).—See quot.
2. (nautical).—A Royal Marine: cf. Tame Jolly. Fr. un bigorneau.
3. (thieves’).—See quots.
4. (thieves’).—A pretence; an excuse.
2. (common).—Slightly drunk. For synonyms see Drinks and Screwed.
3. (racing).—Fat; with too much flesh.
2. (old).—A stroke with a staff.
2. (American).—An Arkansas man.
2. (Australian).—A parson. For synonyms see Devil-dodger and Sky-pilot.
2. See Judas-hole.
3. (old).—A mistress. Hence (as in quot. 1632) a term of endearment.
2. (common).—To take in; to do (q.v.).
2. (venery).—Amorous: Of women only.
Jumbler, subs. (old). A fuckster or fuckstress (q.v.)
2. (thieves’).—A window: cf. Back jump.
3. (in pl.).—(1) the fidgets; (2) delirium tremens.
4. (old).—Loose raiment. See Jumper, sense 4.
2. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
3. (medical).—To try a medicine.
2. (colloquial).—To guess.
2. (thieves’).—A thief who enters houses by the windows: cf. Jilter.
4. (common).—A short slop of coarse woollen or canvas.
2. in pl. (Stock Exchange).—See quot. 1895.
2. (old).—A wanton. Dutch, Kat.—Matsell (1859). See Kitty.
Keck-handed, adj. (school).—Left-handed. [Prov. Eng. Keck = wrongly.]
2. (colloquial).—A salaried mistress. See verb. sense 3.
2. (old).—See quot. Cf. Scots’ haud.
2. (colloquial).—To sweetheart: said of both sexes.
2. (nautical).—An iron-built vessel; an ironclad.
3. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (common).—An afternoon tea-party.
2. (common).—A translation; a crib (q.v.).
2. (East End).—Snot (q.v.).
3. (common).—A moment; a jiffy (q.v.)
4. (thieves’).—See quot. 1859. For synonyms see Poge.
5. (American).—A grudge.
6. (trade).—The hollow in the butt of a bottle.
8. (common).—A sudden and strong objection; unexpected resistance.
2. (colloquial).—To protest; to resist; to resent.
3. (common).—To recoil: of fire-arms generally.
4. (American).—To jilt; to give the mitten (q.v.).
5. (American).—To die: an abbreviation of to kick the bucket (q.v.).
2. verb. phr. (old).—See quot. For synonyms see Aloft.
2. in pl. (common).—The feet. For synonyms see Creepers.
3. (old).—A dancing master.
2. (old).—Shoes or ‘highlows’. Also Kicksies.
2. (common).—A man.
3. (thieves’).—See quot.
5. (American).—A kidnapper.
6. (common).—See quots. Cf. verb. sense 1.
7. in pl. (common).—Kid gloves: e.g., ‘Kids cleaned for 2d. a pair.’
2. (common).—A glib and taking speaker; a master of chaff.
4. (common).—A woman of unsteady habits.
3. (common).—A dandy.
4. (venery).—A prostitute’s bully; a ponce (q.v.).
5. (old).—A stage-coach driver.
2. (thieves’).—See quot.
2. (old).—A waiter; a grasshopper (q.v.).
2. (Old Cant).—A little man.
3. (Old Cant).—A man who robs or kidnaps children: cf. Kinchin Lay.
2. (Cambridge university).—A member of King’s College.
2. (common).—A bed.
2. (thieves’).—To sleep; to lodge.
2. (common).—See quot.
3. in pl. (Stock Exchange).—Hotchkiss Ordnance Co. shares.
2. (venery).—See kiss, subs. sense 1.
2. (billiards).—See Kiss, verb. sense 1. Fr. l’oculaire astronomique.
2. (popular).—The name of a very small, once fashionable bonnet.
3. (American).—See quot.
3. (venery).—The penis and testes.
2. (common).—The stomach; the victualling office (q.v.).
3. (American).—Fancy stocks. Matsell (1859).
4. (American thieves’).—A letter.—Matsell (1859).
5. (American thieves’).—The chief of a gang of thieves.
7. (Old Scots’).—The belly.
2. (American).—To speculate wildly.
2. (general).—To put out a feeler before a definite announcement.
2. (old).—Whoremongering.
3. (cards’).—See quot.
4. in pl. (military).—The Scots’ Guards.
2. (old: now recognised).—A horse-slaughterer.
3. in pl. (venery).—The testicles. For synonyms see Cods.
3. (American thieves’).—To arrest.—Matsell (1859).
2. (old).—A trinket; a toy. See Nicknacks.
2. (workmen’s).—A knobstick (q.v.).
1892. Chevalier, ‘Knocked ’em in the Old Kent Rd’ [Title of Song.]
2. (colloquial).—To call upon; to select.
2. (gaming).—To take a hand at cards; to chip in (q.v.).
2. (colloquial).—To dispatch with ease; to put out of hand.
3. (colloquial).—To deduct; to ‘knock so much off the price’.
4. (colloquial).—To die.
4. (pugilistic).—See subs. sense 4 and Knock out of time.
2. (colloquial).—To achieve; to accomplish.
3. (colloquial).—To put together hastily, as by nailing.
4. (colloquial).—1. To exhaust or tire.
2. (colloquial).—To be discharged; to get the sack or bag (q.v.).
2. (venery).—See knock, verb. sense 1.
2. (common).—In the height of fashion.
2. (common).—A hand at cards.
3. (trade).—The same as knock-out, subs. sense 1.
2. (Oxford University).—See knock-out, subs. sense 5 s.v. knock.
2. (common).—Stylish.
2. (colloquial).—To apply oneself earnestly; to engage vigorously.
2. (common).—A large, heavy, or over-gaudy ring.
2. (common).—A clergyman. [Cf. sense 1 and Clergyman].
2. A blow.
2. (common).—To flog. Also to lace one’s coat (or jacket).
3. (colloquial).—To wear tight stays.
2. (common).—See quot. 1690; flogging; a lashing.
2. (old).—A boy; a doll of a man; a man of wax = a ‘proper’ man.
3. (common).—A quart or pint pitcher wrong side uppermost.
6. in pl. (gaming).—Cards. For synonyms see Devils’ Books.
7. (American).—A sweetheart.
2. (old).—Trinkets; knick-knacks, ribands.
3. (Old Cant).—See quots Also Lage.
4. (Old Cant).—See quots. Also Lage.
5. (old).—See quots.
6. (Westminster School).—A fag.
2. (Old Cant).—To steal. For synonyms see Prig.
3. (old).—To catch.
4. (old).—To piss (q.v.).
5. (old: now recognised).—See quots.
2. (thieves’).—An informer; a witness. [Cf. Lag, verb.].
3. (colloquial).—A term of endearment.
4. (common).—An elderly person dressed or got-up young.
5. See Pet Lamb.
6. (military).—See Kirke’s Lambs.
2. (Australian).—A scapegrace.
3. (colloquial).—To set up; to make all right; to secure.
4. (sporting).—To win; to gain.
2. (common).—Dirt in the nails.
2. (nautical).—See Land-shark.
2. (common).—A usurer.
3. (common).—A landgrabber; one who seizes land by craft or force.
4. (common).—A custom-house officer.
2. (athletes’).—One round of a course.
3. (American thieves’).—To pick up; to take; to steal.—Matsell (1859).
4. (American).—To seat a girl on one’s knees.
2. (American).—A donkey.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (old).—A boat.—Lex. Bal. (1811); Grose (1823); Matsell (1859).
2. (old).—See Larking, sense 1.
3. (old).—See Larking, sense 2.
4. (American thieves’).—A boy who steals newspapers from doorsteps.
3. (common).—Frolicking: also horse-play and rowdyism.
2. (venery).—The sexual embrace. Also last favour.
2. (common).—A wager.
3. (old).—A quantity.
4. (old).—Goods.
5. (American).—See quot.
2. (colloquial).—To intend; to purpose; to propose.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (old).—Incontinent of urine.
2. (American).—Drunk. For synonyms see Drinks and Screwed.
2. (old: American).—A policeman or watchman.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (cards’).—A ‘chalk’ or point scored in a game.
3. in pl. (common).—A lanky-built man or woman; a lamppost (q.v.).
4. (old).—A bow: see Make a leg.
2. (common). See Leg it.
2. See Make a leg.
2. (old).—To piss.
3. (old).—To walk.
2. (venery).—Copulation. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
2. (theatrical).—See quot. 1781.
2. (common).—To disappoint; to rebuff. Cf. let-down.
2. (University).—See quot.
2. (colloquial).—To speak strongly.
3. (colloquial).—To strike out.
4. (common).—A general verb of action; to do.
2. (American).—See quot.
2. (common).—A bank-note. For synonyms see Flimsy.
2. (old).—To castrate.
2. (American).—A stroke; hence, an effort; big licks = hard work.
3. (common).—A drinking bout.
4. (American).—To coax.
2. (venery).—A fellatrix; a cock-sucker (q.v.).
2. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick and Prick.
2. (thieves’).—Penal servitude for life.
2. (thieves’).—A theft; plunder; swag (q.v.). Also lifting.
4. (football).—A kick.
2. (printers’).—To transfer.
3. (American thieves’).—See quot.
4. (sporting).—To break (in a walking race) into an unfair pace.
2. in pl. (old).—A crutch.
2. (provincial).—A lie.
2. (colloquial).—A model; an example: generally shining light.
4. in pl. (common).—A fool. For synonyms see Buffle and Cabbage-head.
2. in pl. (military).—The Forty-third Foot.
2. (old).—See quot.
2. (pugilists’).—Under twelve stone.—Grose (1823).
2. (American colloquial).—A leg.
3. in pl. (common).—A gawk. Also Duke or Duchess of Limbs.
2. (old).—A pawnshop; uncle’s (q.v.): in limbo = in pawn.
3. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (common).—A hoax; a fool-trap.
3. in pl. (colloquial).—A marriage certificate.
4. in pl. (common).—Reins; ribbons (q.v.).
2. (artistic).—A picture hung on the line (q.v.).
3. (University).—See quot.
4. (old).—See quots.
5. in pl. (military).—The Fourth Foot. [From its ancient badge].
2. (University).—A lady visitor to Oxford, especially at Commemoration.
3. (old).—A harlot. For synonyms see Barrack-hack and Tart.
2. (colloquial).—To make much of; to treat as a lion (q.v.).
3. (colloquial).—To show the sights of a place; to play the cicerone.
4. (colloquial).—To go sight-seeing.
2. (common).—Kissing.
2. (Stock Exchange).—To buy heavily: to unload = to sell freely.
2. See Loaves and Fishes.
3. (colloquial).—A large lump.
5. (pugilists’).—The head. For synonyms see Crumpet.
6. (venery).—A partial erection: e.g., a urinary lob.
2. (cricketters’).—To bowl a ball as a lob (q.v.).
2. (venery).—A large relaxed penis.—Grose (1785).
2. (nautical).—Water-gruel; spoon-meat.
2. (common).—An abbreviation of lobster (q.v.).
2. (cricketters’).—A lob (q.v.).
2. (old).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
3. (cricket).—A bowler of lobs (q.v.).
2. (old).—See quots. 1690 and 1718; a fence (q.v.). Also Lock-all-fast.
3. (old).—A line of business or conduct. Cf. Lurk.
4. (old).—See quots.
6. See Lovelock.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
3. (nautical).—A bar-room or groggery (q.v.).
2. in pl. (common).—The legs. For synonyms see Pins.
2. (American thieves’).—A truncheon.
2. (common).—A person of no account: e.g. ‘only a lodger.’ Cf. Hog.
2. (Winchester School).—Sewage.
2. See Lollpoop.
2. See Lollipop.
2. (Fenian).—A rifle: cf. short = a revolver.
3. See John Long.
2. in pl. (common).—A donkey. For synonyms see Moke.
2. (sporting).—A pheasant.
3. (old).—A native of Kent.
4. (old).—See quot.
2. (old).—See quot.
2. (colloquial).—To be quick; to make haste.
2. (colloquial).—To pay a visit.
2. (common).—Dissipated.
2. On the drink; on the spree (q.v.).
2. (parliamentary).—See quot.
2. (old).—To steal.
2. in pl. (Winchester College).—The first eleven.
3. See Lord of the Manor.
2. (colloquial).—Strong-smelling.
3. (American thieves’).—The dock in a criminal court.
2. (old).—Filthy; contemptible.
L. S. D., subs. (colloquial).—Money.
2. (nautical).—A lieutenant.
2. (old).—To drink steadily.
2. (old).—A prison; quod (q.v.).
2. (American thieves’).—A pawnbroker; uncle (q.v.).
2. (vagrants’).—The workhouse; the pan (q.v.). Also lump hotel.
3. (colloquial).—A party; an association.
3. (colloquial).—To take off at a draught.
4. (racing).—To stake heavily; to plunge (q.v.).
2. (thieves’).—See quot.
3. (common).—A militia-man.
4. in pl. (Irish).—Potatoes; murphies (q.v.)
2. (common).—Pregnant.
3. (booksellers’).—Costly.
4. (cricketters’).—Rough; uneven: as applied to the ground.
2. (old).—See quot. Also lurcher of the law.
2. (thieves’).—A jack-of-all-trades (q.v.).
2. See Lurrie.
2. (common).—A drinking bout.
3. (Eton College).—A dainty.
2. (old).—A slattern. See verb.
3. (American).—A prostitute. For synonyms see Barrack-hack and Tart.
4. (rhyming).—A pony.
4. (old).—A cundum; a french letter (q.v.).
5. (American politics).—A party; a party organization.
2. (old).—A mistress.
3. (colloquial).—A bold girl; an artful woman.
4. (old).—An ironical address.
3. (American).—A half-cent.
4. (shooting).—The same Magpie.
5. (common).—A magazine.
2. (thieves’).—To steal.
3. (American thieves’).—See quot.
2. (Scots’).—A bad wife.
2. (old).—See quots.
2. (thieves’).—See Mag, subs. sense 2.
3. (common).—A pie; pastry. Fr. parfond.
2. (nautical).—Salt beef; old horse (q.v.).
3. (common).—See quot.
2. (thieves’).—See quot.
2. (Winchester College).—To appropriate.
3. (colloquial).—To earn.
2. (colloquial).—See Faces.
2. (common).—To get up, or invent: as a catch or ‘take in’.
2. (old).—A short slender man.—Grose (1785).
2. (common).—(1) Profits; (2) earnings. Fr. le jus.
2. (Scots’).—A hare; also (old) a cat.
2. (obsolete American).—A negro nurse; maumer.
3. (old university).—See quot.
2. (old).—A dolt. For synonyms see Buffle and Cabbage-head.
2. (old).—A lump of excrement; a quaker (q.v.).
3. (venery).—See quot. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (old).—Syphilis; French gout (q.v.).
3. (venery).—The testes. For synonyms see Cods.
2. (old).—A gold coin. [From the color].
2. (nautical).—See quot.
2. (thieves’).—A person; a pig (q.v.); a raw (q.v.). Old mark = a lady.
3. (common).—See quot.
4. See Mark of the beast.
5. (thieves’).—A victim.
6. (American).—A street-walker.
2. (thieves’).—See quot.
2. (tramps’).—A boot.
3. See St. Martin.
2. (dressmakers’).—A dress stand.
3. (common).—A sodomite. For synonyms see Usher. Sp. manflorito.
2. (common).—On the mash, see Masher.
2. (colloquial).—A culmination: the best that can be.
2. (American cadets’).—A stripling. For synonyms see Lamp-post.
3. (old).—See quot.
2. (common).—A signature; handwriting; a fist (q.v.).
2. (Old Cant).—To ask.
2. (old).—A whore.
2. (theatrical).—A platform under the stage.
2. (colloquial).—One who lodges at one place and boards elsewhere.
2. (colloquial).—To appreciate; to size up.
2. (old colloquial).—Delight.
3. (venery).—See Meat.
2. (American thieves’).—A dirty person.
2. in pl. (Stock Exchange).—Mexican Railway First Preference Stock.
2. (venery).—To spend (q.v.). Fr. fondre.
2. (Westminster School).—An out-of-door boy.
2. (old).—See quot. 1690. Mercurial = witty.
3. (old).—A thief; a trickster.
2. (obsolete).—Fur.
3. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
4. (American thieves’).—Hair dye.
2. (Oxford University).—See quot.
2. (Winchester College).—See quot.
2. (common).—To play fast and loose; to swindle; to put off.
2. in pl. (Stock Exchange).—Metropolitan Railway Shares.
2. See Mettle.
2. (Australian).—A young wild bull.
2. (Fleet St.).—See quot.
3. (Old Cant).—A finger.
2. See Miker.
3. See Micky.
2. (old).—To play truant; to Charley-wag (q.v.).
4. (old).—To steal.
2. (old).—To plunder.
5. (old).—To exhaust; to drain.
2. (venery).—See quot.
3. (colloquial).—A milk-giver.
2. (venery).—See Milkman.
2. (thieves’).—1. The treadmill; (2) a prison.
4. (military).—A guard-room in barracks; a jigger (q.v.).
6. (old).—A chisel.—Grose (1785); Matsell (1859).
3. (thieves’).—To send to the tread-mill.
3. (thieves’).—See mill, verb. 3.
2. See Joe miller.
3. (old).—A vicious horse.
4. (old coaching).—A white hat.
5. (Old Cant).—See quot.
2. (Scots’).—To go bankrupt. [Jamieson].
2. (old).—Stealing.
2. (old).—A water-closet.
3. (old).—See quot.
2. (old).—A very young girl.
2. (pugilistic).—A boxing glove; a muffler (q.v.). Also mitts.
2. (schoolboys’).—A marble.
2. (old: now American).—Foul; bad; inferior.
3. (common).—Slightly drunk. For synonyms see Drinks and Screwed.
2. (Winchester College).—See quot.
2. (common).—See quots. and School; Cf. Swell-mob.
4. (common).—A strumpet (also Mab).
2. (American thieves’).—See quot.
2. (old).—A calf.
2. (old).—See quot.
2. (colloquial).—A wife.
2. (common).—A dolt. See quot. 1871.
3. (theatrical).—A variety artist who plays on several instruments.
4. (American).—A negro; a snowball (q.v.).
2. (colloquial).—Arm-in-arm with, or accompanied by, a woman.
3. (old).—A sodomite; a Mary-Ann (q.v.).—Grose (1785).
4. (old).—A country wench.
2. (common).—Caterwauling.
2. (Eton College).—The ten-oared boat.
3. (old).—Formerly a guinea; now a sovereign. For synonyms see Canary.
2. (venery).—See quot. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (tramps’).—Tramps; vagrants: collectively.
3. (bricklayers’).—A hod.
4. (prison).—A padlock.
5. (military).—A rocket-driving instrument.
7. (old).—See quot.
8. (American).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (American).—A large, round biscuit.
3. (old).—A wig. Also half-moon.
2. (old).—A false conception.
3. The same as Moonshiner (q.v.).
3. (old).—A nocturnal robber. Also minions of the moon.
2. (common).—A Wiltshire man. [See quots.]. Hence, a smuggler.
3. (common).—A blockhead. For synonyms see Buffle and Cabbage-head.
2. (common).—See quots.
3. (old).—A month.
4. (old).—A dish of poached eggs served with a sauce.
2. (common).—See quot. and Moon.
2. (old).—See Moon-man, sense 2.
2. (common).—Drunk. For synonyms see Drinks and Screwed.
2. (common).—A confirmed drunkard; a lushington (q.v.).
3. (common).—A drinking bout: on the mop = on the drink.
4. (old).—An endearment. Also moppet and mopsy.
5. (old).—A grimace.
6. (old).—A fool.
2. (colloquial).—To collect. Also mop up.
2. (common).—See quot.
2. in pl. (colloquial).—Low spirits; the hump (q.v.); the blues (q.v.).
2. (common).—See quots.
3. in pl. (mopusses).—Money.
2. (colloquial).—A large quantity; a great number.
2. (common).—See quot. 1808. For synonyms see Drinks and Screwed.
3. (colloquial).—Expletive and intensitive.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
2. (American).—To bustle about.
2. (American).—Money. For synonyms see Actual and Gilt.
2. (American political).—An extreme conservative in politics.
3. (common).—An old fashioned person; a back-number (q.v.).
2. (common).—See quot. 1819. For synonyms see Barrack-hack and Tart.
2. (common).—A familiar mode of address.
3. (old colloquial).—Hysteria.
2. (old).—See quot.
2. (colloquial).—Worthless: e.g., a mouldy offer.
3. (Old Cant).—A bridge.
2. (theatrical).—To prepare for representation on the stage.
3. (old).—To swear falsely; to give false evidence: for money.
4. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
3. (old).—A term of endearment.
4. (common).—The face.
5. (old).—The mouth. Also as verb. = to bite. Cf. mousle.
6. (common).—The same as mouse-piece (q.v.).
2. (old).—See quot.
3. See Cheek.
4. (common).—The after-effects of a debauch; hot coppers (q.v.).
2. (venery).—See quots. For synonyms see Greens and Ride. Also Mowe.
M. P., subs. phr. (common).—A policeman. For synonyms see Beak.
2. (common).—An empty bottle; a dead-man (q.v.).
2. (common).—Anything vile.
3. (old).—Money. For synonyms see Actual and Gilt.
4. (common).—A heavy fall. Also Mucker.
5. (common).—A coarse brute.
2. (racing).—See quot.
2. (common).—See muck, sense 4.
3. (military).—A commissariat officer.
2. (printers’).—A non-society man; dung (q.v.).
2. (colloquial).—To bungle.
3. (old Scots’).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
2. (old).—A duck.
3. (City).—Any one with outdoor duties.
4. (common).—A street-Arab (q.v.).
5. (old).—A hog.—Grose (1785).
2. (obsolete American).—A Southerner: circa 1861–4.
2. (common).—Anything badly bungled.
3. (old).—See quot. 1607.
5. (old).—See quot.
2. See muff, subs. sense 1.
2. (pugilistic).—A stunning blow.
3. (common).—A cooling drink; a ‘cup’.
2. (common).—To grimace.
3. (common).—To rob; to swindle.
4. See Mug up.
2. (common).—To make oneself cosy or comfortable.
To mug up, verb. phr. (theatrical).—1. To paint; to make up (q.v.)
2. (common).—To cram for examination. Also to mug.
2. (public schools’).—See quot.
4. (Anglo-Indian).—A crocodile.
2. (public schools’).—Hard work.
3. (theatrical).—See Mug, verb., sense 2.
2. (common).—A borough-magnate; a local leader.
2. (vulgar).—Stifling and damp: of the weather. Also mugginess.
2. (colloquial).—An impotent man.
3. (printers’).—A day hand in the composing-room.
2. (colloquial).—A muddle: a result of mismanagement.
3. (colloquial).—A simpleton. Generally old mull or regular mull.
2. (American thieves’).—See quot.
2. (colloquial).—Mubble-fubbles (q.v.). See quot. 1748.
2. (colloquial).—Unmeaning jargon.
2. (pugilistic).—The mouth. For synonyms see Potato-trap.
2. (old).—To overreach.
2. in sing. (obsolete).—A mohawk (q.v.).
2. (American).—An Irishman.
3. (colloquial).—Morpheus, i.e., sleep.
2. (old).—The mouth.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
3. (old).—See quots.
2. (American).—See quot.
3. (old).—See quot.
4. (old).—See quot.
2. (old).—A term of endearment. [Probably from mouse].
2. (venery).—See quots. 1811 and 1864. For synonyms see Monosyllable.
4. (colloquial).—A sheep.
2. (common).—See quot. Also mutton-chop whiskers.
2. (old).—A mutton-monger (q.v.).
2. (Westminster School).—To read.
2. (old).—A beard.
2. (common).—To drink.
3. (old).—To kiss. Cf. mousle.
2. (common).—A dram of spirits; a go (q.v.).