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Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 2 [of 7]

Name: Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 2 [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.
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MDCCCXCI.
VOL. II.
A DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND ITS ANALOGUES.
1. Cabbage = a well-known vegetable.
3. = The materials with which such a tire was stuffed.
1725. New Cant. Dict. [s.v.]
2. (colloquial).—Idle, inconsequent, noisy chatter.
2. (colloquial).—A noisy talker; a ‘blab.’—See Cackle, verb.
1400. Cov. Myst., 131. Kytt Cakelere and Colett Crane. [m.]
1598. Florio, Gracchione ... a chatter, a cackler. [m.]
3. (circus and showmen’s).—An actor or showman who has a speaking part.
1. Passengers taken up by coach drivers for their own profit. [m.]
2. (obsolete).—A chum or companion.
3. (old).—An assistant.
4. (old).—An omnibus conductor.
5. A messenger or errand boy.
2. (common).—An ‘improver,’ or bustle. See Bird-cage.
3. (venery).—A bed; also Breeding-cage.
2. (American thieves’).—A stupid policeman.
3. subs. (Christ’s Hospital).—A stroke with a cane.
2. (Scots).—A ‘slavey.’
2 pl. (London).—The fountains in Trafalgar Square.
2. (venery).—The testicles. For synonyms see Cods.
2. (Oxford University).—To paddle or propel a canoe.
3. (American theatrical).—To share profits.
4. (common).—To coax.
1864 and 1879. [See quots. under Canoodle, sense 1.]
1706. In Phillips. [m.]
3. (tramps’).—Food. Also Kant, but Cf., sense 4.
3. To speak; to talk.
Capella, subs. (theatrical).—A coat. [From the Italian.]
1785. Grose, Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. [Quoted as above.]
3. (old).—Money.—See preceding quot. [1748].
4. (knackers’).—A glandered (horse).
2. (old).—A large sum of money.
2. (general).—Mulled red wine.
5. (common).—A new [1890] variety of red.
2. (common).—The human body; formerly a corpse.
2. (common).—‘In the know’; ‘in the hunt.’
2. (popular).—A broad hint.
2. In singular (general).—A discarded mistress.
1640. Entick, London, II., 175. Beaver hats, Demi-casters. [m.]
2. (popular).—A shortened form of cat-o’-nine-tails (q.v.).
3. (thieves’).—A lady’s muff. [Muff = female pudendum. See sense 4.]
4. (popular).—The female pudendum; otherwise a pussy; French, le chat.
6. (popular).—See Tame cat.
2. (common).—A tooth-comb; a ‘louse-trap.’
3. (general).—The female pudendum.
1831. Fraser’s Mag., III., 679. A catchy, stage-like effect. [m.]
2. (venery).—Running after loose women; molrowing (q.v.) for synonyms.
2. (old).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
Caz, subs. (thieves’).—Cheese.—[See Cassan.]
2. sing. (common).—A ‘turn-up’ or ‘pug’ nose. For synonyms, see Conk.
2. (Christ’s Hospital).—To exchange small articles. Cf., subs. sense.
Chaffy, adj. (colloquial).—Full of banter. [From chaff, subs., + y.]
3. (thieves’).—To strike, Cf., Chalkers, sense 1.
2. (old).—See quots.
2. (vagrants’).—A street patterer. More commonly spelt chaunter (q.v.).
3. (Scots).—The penis.
2. (vagrants’).—Street ballad-singing.
1871. Daily Telegraph, 27 Jan. [See short leader; also 25 Jan.]
3. (hunting).—A fox. Fourbesque, graniera.
5. (tailors’).—The nap on faced on glossy-surfaced cloth.
6. (tailors’).—A round-shouldered figure.
2. (common).—To disappear [figurative].
Chasse, verb (society).—To dismiss. [From the French chasser.]
2. (thieves’).—See quot.
3. (Stock Exchange).—London, Chatham and Dover Railway Stock.
2. (common).—See Chanter, sense 1.
3. (University).—A trick; device; or ‘sell.’
2. (University).—To deceive, trick, ‘sell,’ or impose upon one.
2. (old).—An accomplice.
3. (in plural).—Bandy-legs. For synonyms, see Drumsticks.
1602. Middleton, Blurt, I., i. [Tricks, tricks, kerry merry buff!]
3. (common).—A footman in red plush.
4. (rhyming slang).—A pipe.
Chin, subs. (American thieves’).—A child. [? A corruption of kinchin.]
2. To talk or act with brazen effrontery.
2. (general).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
Chinny, adj. (American).—Talkative. [From chin, verb, sense 1, + ny.]
Chinqua Soldi, subs. phr. (theatrical).—Fivepence. [From the Italian.]
2. A reporter who collects chips, sense 1.
3. (common).—A sovereign.—See Chips, sense 5.
4. (gaming).—See Chips, subs. sense 2.
2. (gaming).—Counters used in games of chance. Cf., Checks.
6. (Wellington College).—A kind of grill, so called from its hardness.
2. To inform. For synonyms, see Peach.
2. (common).—A glass or tankard.
3. (common).—The mouth. For synonyms, see Potato trap.
2. See Chivey.
2. (popular).—An all-round collar. Cf., All-rounder.
3. (common).—A garotter.—See Wind-stopper.
4. (thieves’).—A cell; prison; lock up.—See Chokey.
2. An exchange; a barter. Cf., Chop and change.
2. To eat a chop.
3. (colonial).—See quot.
2. (trade).—A sausage maker.
2. (Eton College).—A shame; an imposition.
3. (low).—To souse from a chamber utensil.
Adj. (common).—Decent; respectable, etc.—[See subs.]
3. (Billingsgate).—See quot.
4. (colloquial).—A toss or throw.
6. (military).—Mealy bread. Cf., nautical usage, sense 5.
7. (Westminster School).—A schoolboy’s treat.
2. (vagrants’).—To eat.—See subs., sense 1. For synonyms, see Grub.
5. (old).—To desire (sexually); to be ‘warm,’ or a hot member (q.v.).
3. (common).—Slightly intoxicated. For synonyms see Screwed.
2. A bowler who throws the ball.
2. (military).—A brother-in-arms.
2. A diminutive form of chum (q.v.).
3. (common).—A low-crowned felt hat; For synonyms, see Golgotha.
2. (streets’).—A school-board officer.
2. (common).—A chatterbox.
2. (old).—Silver plate. Cf., Clank.
2. (old).—Venereally infected.
2. Expert; smart.
2. (popular).—To rid of cash; to ruin; to ‘clean out.’
2. (popular).—A knockdown blow.—See Click, subs. sense.
3. (thieves’).—One who apportions the booty or ‘regulars.’
2. (thieves’).—Silver plate; also clinch.—See Clank.
3. (Scotch colloquial).—Money. Cf., Chink.
2. (old).—A crafty, designing man.
4. (pugilistic).—A well-delivered blow; a ‘hot-’un.’
7. (common).—A lie. For synonyms, see Whopper.
Cloak, subs. (thieves’).—A watch case. [From cloak, an outer garment.]
2. (common).—Large feet. [A transferred usage.—See sense 1.]
4. (common).—A woman’s ‘bandage’; ‘diaper’; or ‘sanitary.’
2. (old).—To patch; to tinker.
2. (thieves’).—Stealing handkerchiefs. Cf., Clouter.
2. (common).—One that clumps; a ‘basher.’
2. (thieves’).—Money.
2. (Rugby School).—A flogging. Now obsolete.
2. (popular).—To humbug; deceive; to gammon (q.v.).
3. To hit hard.—See subs., sense 3.
6. (thieves’).—An abbreviation of ‘cockney.’
2. (common).—To smoke.
2. A club for both sexes; e.g., The Lyric.
2. (common).—A baby.
2. A familiar address.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum.
3. (venery).—See Cock-teaser.
1880. Daily News, Nov. 4. [Quoted in N. and Q., 6 S., ii., p. 387.]
2. (common).—A coward.
Ye Limtd Compy; Jno. Smith, Senr.; No.; London1
2. (Stock Exchange).—Brisk; active—applied to the money market.
2. (tailors’).—A drunkard.—[See verb, sense 2.]
2. (tailors’).—To go on the drink; generally, to act loosely.
3. (common).—To chaff; hoax; ‘take a rise out of.’
2. (old).—See quot.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
3. (familiar).—An unpleasant return or snub for a proffered kindness.
2. (thieves’).—A corpse. For synonyms, see Dead meat.
2. (nautical).—See quots.
5. (legal).—See quot.
3. (old).—To lend.
2. (venery).—To copulate. (Said only of men by women).
2. (trade).—To abate prices.
2. (thieves’).—To inform. For synonyms, see Peach.
3. (pugilistic).—To show fear.
3. (colloquial).—To make a first appearance in society.
2. (old).—Sexually capable.—See Come, sense 1.
2. (common).—An abbreviation of ‘commercial traveller.’
2. (venery).—A prostitute.
Conveyance, subs. (old).—A theft.—[See Convey and Conveyancer.]
2. See Cook one’s goose, of which it is an abbreviation.
3. (Eton College).—See Cool kick and the following.
2. (American thieves’).—A prison. For synonyms, see Cage.
2. (thieves’).—To forge.
3. (American).—To understand. For synonyms, see Twig.
2. trs. and intrs. (thieves’).—To arrest; imprison; betray; ensnare.
2. (American).—An abbreviated form of corn-juice (q.v.), i.e., whiskey.
2. (sailors’).—Pleased.
Cots, subs. (Christ’s Hospital).—See quot. [A corruption of ‘cotton.’]
2. (American).—To drink. For synonyms, see Lush.
2. (old).—Lice. For synonyms, see Chates, sense 2.
3. (gaming).—A pair of aces, or deuce-ace—the lowest throw at hazard.
4. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
6. (thieves’).—A burglar. [See sense 5, and cf., Cracksman.]
7. (colloquial).—An approach to perfection. Cf., sense 8.
9. (vagrants’).—Dry firewood.
4. (colloquial).—To fall to ruin; to be impaired. Cf., subs., sense 1.
5. (thieves’).—To inform; to peach (q.v. for synonyms).
2. (common).—Crazy. For synonyms, see Apartments and Tile Loose.
3. (common).—Deflowered. Also Cracked in the Ring.
2. (common).—The penis.—See Crack, subs., sense 4.
2. (common).—A lie; the same as cram, sense 1.
2 (thieves’).—Sentence of death. [A figurative usage of sense 1.]
2. (old).—Gin and water:—Grose [1785].
2. (old).—The gallows. For synonyms, see Nubbing Cheat.
2. (old).—See quots.
2. (common).—The paps.
2. (general).—Lice. For synonyms, see Chates.
5. (thieves’).—A bed.—[See subs., senses 2 and 3.]
2. (old).—A beggar.
3. (common).—A dying person.—See Croak, verbal sense.
5. (provincial).—See quot.
2. (venery).—To possess or ‘cover’ a woman.
3. (colloquial).—To thwart; to baffle; to spoil.
2. (old).—A fiddler.
2. (Christ’s Hospital).—A Blue; especially an ‘old boy.’
Cruggy, adj. (Christ’s Hospital).—Hungry. [From crug (q.v.).]
2. in sing. (common).—A street-walker.
2. (American).—Comely. Cf., sense 1.
3. (thieves’ and soldiers’).—Lousy.
2. (acrobats’).—See quot.
2. (old).—A cuckold.
3. (schoolboys’).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
2. (Christ’s Hospital).—Severe.
2. (tailors’).—A religious man, either real or sham.
3. (theatrical).—Mutilation of the ‘book’ of a play, opera, etc.
4. (general).—A snub or set-down. Cf., sense 2.
5. (common).—To excel.—See quot., 1853. Also cut out (q.v.).
1663. Abraham Cowley, The Cutter of Coleman St. [Title of play.]
2. To die.—See Aloft and Hop the twig.
2. (common).—To come up; turn up; become; show up.
4. (common).—To behave.
2. (common).—A bed. For synonyms, see Bug-walk and Kip.
3. (river-side thieves’).—The drowned corpse of an outcast woman.
4. (old).—A trifle.
Dace, subs. (old).—Two-pence; in America, two cents. [From ‘deuce.’]
2. (theatrical).—A stage manager.—See quot.
2. (old).—An ostler. [By implication from sense 1.]
3. (colloquial).—He or that which damps, chills, or discourages.
4. (old).—Ale or stout after spirits and water.—See Cooler.
5. (old).—A snack between meals.—See senses 6 and 7.
2. (thieves’).—See Dancers, sense 2.
3. (old).—The hangman; Jack Ketch.—See Dance, verb, sense 1.
3. (Irish).—A ‘small whiskey.’
Darble, subs. (old).—The devil. [A corruption of French diable.]
2. (old).—The night; the twilight. Also (nautical) darks.
2. A bad picture.
2. (American).—A torpedo.
2. (nautical).—Also old Davy and Davy Jones (q.v.).
Davy’s Dust, subs. phr. (common).—Gunpowder. [Davy (q.v.) = the devil.]
2. (American).—A pick-me-up compounded of ginger, soda, and whiskey.
2. (common).—A corpse.
3. (tailors’).—In pl. Misfits; hence, a scarecrow.
2. (common).—A half-quartern loaf. Cf., dead man, sense 2.
4. (common).—An empty bottle. For synonyms, see Dead man.
5. (theatrical).—An unpaid super.
2. (popular).—An undertaker. For synonyms, see Cold cook.
3. (common).—See D, sense 2.
Degen, Degan, or Dagen, subs. (old).—A sword. [From the German.]
2. (vagrants’).—Twopence.
3. (gamesters’).—The two at dice or cards.
3. (nautical).—See quot.
4. (old).—A firework.
7. (military).—A sand-storm.
8. (common).—A species of firewood soaked in resin.
2. (American cadet).—To victimize.
2. (military)—Gunpowder.
Devor, subs. (Charterhouse).—Plum Cake. [From the Latin.]
2. (English miners’).—Working in a coal mine. Cf., Black Diamonds.
2. (coachman’s).—A riding whip.
3. (military).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
4. (common).—An affidavit.
5. (American).—An Irish Catholic—See Crawthumper.
2. (common).—A donkey.
4. (American: New England).—A shirt collar. De Vere. Cf., sense 3.
6. (London).—A swell. For synonyms, see Dandy.
7. (schoolboys’).—The penis.
2. pl. (theatrical)—Professional singers of all grades.
2. See Dick in all senses.
2. (schoolboys’).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
3. (common).—A swindle or ‘do.’—See verb, sense 1.
3. (Scots’ colloquial).—To shake.
2. (cards’).—The spades suit; also Diggums. Big digger = ace of spades.
3. (vulgar).—The finger nails.
2. (gamesters’).—The suit of spades; also diggers (q.v.).
2. in pl. (conjurers’).—Cups and balls; Fr., gobelets et muscades.
2. (American).—A stolen kiss, especially one in the dark.
3. (Westminster School).—A pocket inkstand.
4. (colloquial).—A candle made by dipping the wick in tallow.
2. (old).—To pawn; mortgage.
3. (thieves’).—To be convicted; to get into trouble.
Dipper, subs. (old).—1. A baptist.—[Grose, 1785.]
2. See Dip, subs., sense 1.
2. (colloquial).—A grocer.
2. (pugilistic).—To ‘punish.’
5. (counterfeiters’).—To utter base coin or queer (q.v.).
2. (workman’s).—To absent oneself when supposed to be at work.
2. (common).—To attend on (as landladies on lodgers).
3. (thieves’).—To convict; to sentence. Done for = convicted.
2. (popular).—The hospital.
2. (colloquial).—A dock labourer.
2. (common).—An adulterant. Cf., To keep the doctor.
4. (nautical and up-country Australian).—A ship’s cook.
5. (Winchester College).—The head master.
6. (Old gamesters’).—The last throw of dice or ninepins.
2. (sporting).—To poison a horse.
2. (popular).—A dram; provincially, a nightcap. For synonyms, see Go.
4. (American).—A handbill.
2. (thieves’).—A burglar’s iron. For synonyms, see Jemmy.
2. (American).—A low drinking saloon.
2. (colloquial).—Stylish.
2. (Royal Military Academy).—See quot.
2. (tailors’).—A piece of cloth used as a sponge.
3. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
2. (colloquial).—The keys of a piano.
Adj. (common).—Clever, expert; first rate. [From the subs. sense.]
2. (venery). Possessed in kind; said only of women.
2. (nautical).—A sailor’s chest.
2. (old).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
2. (old).—The podex.
2. (old).—An affront.
2. (thieves’).—A burglary.
3. (pugilistic).—A beating.
4. (colloquial).—As much liquor as one can hold.
2. (old).—A writing-master or teacher of arithmetic. [Grose, 1785.]
2. (popular).—Money. For synonyms, see Actual and Gilt.
3. (thieves’).—See quot.
4. (printers’).—Repetition of a word or sentence.
Double-finn, subs. (common).—A £10 note.—[See Finn.]
2. subs. (common).—A trick or fakement.
2. (common).—To pair off, to chum with.
2. (American).—Small beer. Up = bottled ale.
3. (old).—Hang-dog. Cf., adv., sense 1.
2. (colloquial).—A strumpet. Also drabbing = strumming.
2. (old).—A chain.
3. (old).—A street or road; Back-drag = a back street.
6. (common).—A lure; trick; stratagem.
8. (old).—See Dragging.
Drag-lay, subs. (old).—The practice of robbing vehicles. [Grose, 1785.]
2. (venery).—A wanton. Cf., St. George (q.v.).
2. (old).—Gin. [From its diuretic qualities.] For synonyms, see Drinks.
3. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
3. (common).—To tease into vexation; take in; make game of.
6. (venery).—Cf., Dog-drawn (q.v.).
3. (pugilistic).—To knock down. Cf., to drop into = to thrash.
4. (sporting and duelling).—To bring down with a shot.
3. (pugilistic).—The ear. For synonyms, see Hearing-Cheat.
6. (tailors’).—A small workshop. Cf., sense 4.
4. (tailors’).—A trousers’ maker, or Kickseys’-builder (q.v.).
2. In sing. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
Dry-boots, subs. (old).—A dry humorist. [Grose—1785.]
2. (old).—A picklock. [From dub, a key + er.]—Grose, 1785.
Duce, subs. (old).—Twopence. [From the Latin.]
3. (common).—A ‘draw’ or decoy. [An abbreviation of decoy-duck.]
2. (Stock Exchange).—Aylesbury Dairy Co. shares.
3. (Anglo-Indian).—Officials of the Bombay service.
Chance the ducks (q.v., ante.)
3. (nautical).—A female smuggler.
2. (cabmen’s).—A horse. For synonyms, see Prad.
3. (cards’).—The open hand at an imperfect game of whist.
4. (thieves’).—A pocket book.
2. (University).—Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Obsolete.
2. (old).—A dead man.
Subs. (common).—A wife. [Probably an abbreviation of Dutch clock.]
2. (common).—A bed-pan.
Earl of Cork, subs. phr. (Irish).—The ace of diamonds.—[See quots.]
2. (venery).—To content a woman.
2. (venery).—To ejaculate.
Easy, To make easy, verb. phr. (old).—To gag or kill. [Grose, 1785.]
Elbower, subs. (American thieves’).—A runaway. [Cf., elbow.]
2. (colloquial).—Violently startled.
2. (common).—Opium.
2. (general).—Anything surprising or out of the way.
3. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
2. (old).—To beget children. Cf., Face-making.
3. (Irish).—A dram.
4. (old).—A bumper. [Grose, 1785.]
5. (common).—A tumbler of whiskey punch.
6. (American thieves’).—An accomplice; a stall (q.v.) or fence (q.v.).
2. (Christ’s Hospital).—See quot.
3. (American thieves’).—A lawyer’s clerk.
2. (old).—To beat.
2. (common).—See quot., 1851.
2. (venery).—To copulate; also to frequent the company of loose women.
Fair-gang, subs. (old).—Gypsies. [From their habit of visiting fairs.]
2. (common).—A tailor giving long credit.
2. (sporting).—To hocus; to nobble; to tamper.
4. (American thieves’).—To cut out the wards of a key.
3. (theatrical).—Small properties; accessories.
2. (circus).—A circus rider or performer.
3. (venery).—A prostitute’s Fancy-man (q.v.).
2. (venery).—To conceive. For synonyms, see Lumpy.
2. (venery).—See Fancy-man.
2. (old).—A beating. [From Fan (q.v.), to beat + ing.]
2. (Australian).—Good. [An old English usage.]
In full feather, adv. phr. (colloquial).—1. Rich.—[See sense 2.]
2. (colloquial).—In full costume; ‘with all one’s war paint on.’
2. (theatrical).—To prompt.
3. (university).—To teach or cram (q.v.) for an examination.
2. (common).—The hand. For synonyms, see Bunch of fives and Daddle.
2. (old).—To beat.
2. (common).—To spend money.
2. (old).—A dunning tradesman.
3. (common).—A pawnbroker. For synonyms, see My Uncle.
2. (colloquial).—A success.
2. (colloquial).—To get; to do.
2. (popular).—to startle.
3. (American).—To come to light.
4. (common).—To recruit one’s strength after illness.
2. (colloquial and recognised).—To lie.
Fibber, subs. (colloquial).—A liar. [From Fib.]
2. (colloquial).—Lying.
Fibster, subs. (colloquial).—A liar. [From Fib, verb, sense 2.]
2. (American).—A swindle. For synonyms, see Sell.
3. (thieves’).—A whip.
4. (thieves’).—See quot.
5. (Stock Exchange).—One-sixteenth part of a pound.
6. (old).—A watchman’s or policeman’s rattle.
7. (colloquial).—A sixpence; also a fiddler; Cf., fiddler’s money.
8. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
2. (thieves’).—To cheat; specifically, to gamble.
4. (American).—To intrigue.
6. (pugilistic).—To strike.
2. (common).—A sharper; a cheat; also fiddle (q.v.).
5. (common).—A farthing. For synonyms, see Fadge.
2. (venery).—The penis. For synonyms, see Creamstick.
3. (old).—A sword.
2. See quot. and cf., quot., subs., sense 1.
3. (colloquial).—Idling; trifling.
4. (gamesters’).—Gambling.
3. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
Verb (stable).—To ginger a horse. [For origin, see subs. sense.]
Figaro, subs. (common).—A barber. [From Le Nozze di Figaro.]
2. (colloquial).—Price; value; amount.
2. (old).—To beat. For synonyms, see Baste and Tan.
Fillupey, adj. and adv. (obsolete).—Satisfying. [From fill + up + y.]
2. Also Finn or Finnie.—See Finnup.
2. (Oxford University).—A waiter; especially at Caius’.
To fire a slug, verb. phr. (old).—To drink a dram. [Grose, 1785.]
2. (tailors’).—Pieces cut out of garments to make them fit close.
2. (tailors’).—A workman. Good fist = a good workman.
3. (printers’).—An index hand.
2. (streets’).—A fight. [From sense 1.]
END OF VOL. II.
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