Abounding in colloquial terms and phrases.
CAMBRIDGE. Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; or a Dictionary of Terms, Academical
and Colloquial, or Cant, which are used at the University, _with
Illustrations_, 12mo. _Camb._, 1803
CANTING ACADEMY; or Villanies Discovered, wherein are shewn the
Mysterious and Villanous Practices of that Wicked Crew—Hectors,
Trapanners, Gilts, &c., with several new Catches and Songs; also
Compleat Canting Dictionary, 12mo., _frontispiece_. 1674
Compiled by Richard Head.
CANTING; a Poem, interspersed with Tales and additional Scraps, post
8vo. 1814
A few words may be gleaned from this rather dull poem.
CANTING DICTIONARY; comprehending all the Terms, Antient and Modern,
used in the several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggars, Shoplifters,
Highwaymen, Foot Pads, and all other Clans of Cheats and Villains,
with Proverbs, Phrases, Figurative Speeches, &c., to which is added a
complete Collection of Songs in the Canting Dialect, 12mo. 1725
The title is by far the most interesting part of the work. A mere
make-up of earlier attempts.
CAREW. Life and Adventures of Bamfylde Moore Carew, the King of the
Beggars, _with Canting Dictionary, portrait_, 8vo. 1791
There are numerous editions of this singular biography. The Canting
Dictionary is nothing more than a filch from earlier books.
CHARACTERISMS, or the Modern Age Displayed; being an attempt to expose
the Pretended Virtues of Both Sexes, 12mo (part i., Ladies; part ii.,
Gentlemen), _E. Owen_. 1750
An anonymous work, from which some curious matter may be obtained.
CONYBEARE’S (Dean) Essay on Church Parties, reprinted from the
_Edinburgh Review_, No. CC., October, 1853, 12mo. 1858
Several curious instances of religious or pulpit slang are given in
this exceedingly interesting little volume.