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Jabber, to Talk thick and fast, as great Praters do, or to Chatter like a Magpye.
Jack, c. a Farthing, a small Bowl (the mark) to throw at, an Instrument to draw on Boots, hence Jack-boots; also a Leathern Vessel to Drink out of, and an Engine to set the Spit a going. Jack in an Office, of one that behaves himself Imperiously in it. Every Jack will have a Gill, or the Coursest He, will have as Coarse a She. He wou’dn’t tip me Jack, c. not a Farthing wou’d he give me.
Jack-adams, a Fool.
Jack-a dandy, a little impertinent insignificant Fellow.
Jack Kitch, c. the Hangman of that Name, but now all his Successors.
Jack in a Box, c. a Sharper, or Cheat.
Jackanapes, a Term of Reproach, a little sorry Whipper-snapper; also a well known waggish Beast. As full of Tricks as a Jackanapes.
Jack-sprat, a Dwarf, or very little Fellow, a Hop-on-my-thumb.
Jack at a Pinch, a poor Hackney Parson.
Jack-hawk, the Male.
Jacobites, Zealous Sticklers for the late King James, and his Interest; also sham or Collar Shirts, and Hereticks Anno 530, following one Jacobus Syrus, who held but one Will, Nature and Operation in Christ, Circumcision of both Sexes, &c.
Jade, a Terme of Reproch given to Women, as Idle Jade, Lazy Jade, Silly Jade, &c. As dull Jade, tried Jade, to a heavy or over-ridden Horse.
Jakes, a House of Office.
Jague, c. a Ditch.
Janizaries, formerly, only the Grand Signior’s Foot Guard, chosen out of Tributary Christians, taken early from their Parents, and perverted to Mahumetanism, ever accounted their best Soldiers; but now any Prince’s or great Man’s Guards; also the Mob sometimes so called, and Bailives, Serjeants, Followers, Yeomen, Setters, and any lewd Gang depending upon others.
Jarke, c. a Seal.
Jarke-men, c. the Fourteenth Order of the Canting Tribe; also those who make Counterfeit Licences and Passes, and are well paid by the other Beggers for their Pains.
Jarrs, Quarrels, Disputes, Contentions.
Jason’s Fleece, c. a Citizen cheated of his Gold.
Jayl-birds, Prisoners.
Ice-houses, Repositories to keep Ice and Snow under Ground all Summer, as there are Conservatories to House Orange-Trees, Limes, and Myrtles in the Winter. Break Ice in one place and it will Crack in more, or find out one slippery Trick, and suspect another. When the Ice is once broke, or when the Way is open others will Follow. Ice or Icicles, little pendulous pieces of Ice under the Eaves.
Idioms, Proprieties of any Speech or Language, Phrases or particular Expressions, peculiar to each Language.
Idio-syncrasies, peculiar Constitutions, or Affections, incident only in particular to some Temperaments, as several Sympathies and Antipathies, as different and unaccountable as the Variety of Gifts and Talents in Men.
Jenny, c. an Instrument to lift up a Grate, and whip any thing out of a Shop-window.
Jesses, short Strapps of Leather fastned to the Hawk’s Leggs.
Jetting along, or out, a Man Dancing in his Gate, or Going; also a House starting out farther than the rest in the Row.
Jew, any over-reaching Dealer, or hard, sharp Fellow. He treated me like a Jew, he used me very barbrously.
Jews, Brokers behind St. Clement’s Church in London, so called by (their Brethren) the Tailers.
Ignoramus, Novice, or raw Fellow in any Profession; also, we are Ignorant, written by the Grand Jury upon Bills, when the Evidence is not Home, and the Party (thereupon) Discharg’d.
Jig, a Trick; also a well known Dance. A Pleasant Jig, a witty, arch Trick.
Jigget, (of Mutton) the Leg cut off with part of the Loin.
Jilt, a Tricking Whore.
Jilted, abused by such a one; also deceived or defeated in one’s Expectation, especially in Amours.
Jingling, the Noise of Carriers Horses Bells, or Ringing of Money that chinks in the Pocket.
Jingle-boxes, c. Leathern Jacks tipt and hung with Silver Bells formerly in use among Fuddle caps.
Jinglers, c. Horse-Coursers frequenting Country Fairs.
Jingle-brains, a Maggot-pated Fellow.
Jiniper-Lecture, a round scolding Bout.
Ill fortune, c. a Nine-pence.
Ill-mann’d, a Hawk not well broke, taught or train’d.
Impost-taker, c. one that stands by and Lends Money to the Gamester at a very high Interest or Premium.
Implement, Tool, a Property or Fool, easily engag’d in any (tho’ difficult or Dangerous) Enterprize.
Importunate, Dunning, pressing.
Importunity of Friends, the stale Excuse for coming out in Print, when Friends know nothing of the Matter.
Inadvertency, any slip or false step, for want of Thinking and Reflection.
Inching-in, Encroaching upon. One of his Inches, of his Size or Stature. Won by Inches, dearly or by little and little. Give you an Inch and you’ll take an Ell, of one that presumes much on little Encouragement.
Incog, for Incognito, a Man of Character or Quality concealed or in disguise.
Incongruous, or an Incongruity; Treating any Person not according to his Character, or appearing in any Country, without conforming to the Habits and Customs of the Place, as teaching a General the Art of War, talking with an Ambassador without his Language, or the help of an Interpreter, moving the Hat to Turks, that never stirr their Turbants, or calling for a Chair with such Nations, as sit alwaies crosse-legg’d upon Carpets.
Indecorum, any violation of the Measures of Congruity, in Story, Painting, or Poetry, as introducing Persons together that are not Contemporaries, and of the same Age, or representing them with Habits, Arms or Inventions, unknown to their Times, as the Romans with Gunns or Drumms, which wou’d be no less Preposterous and Absurd than Painting the Noblemen of Venice on Horseback, or describing the West Indians before the Arrival of the Spaniards, with the Shipping, Horses, and Arms of the Europeans.
Indulto, his Catholic Majesty’s Permission to the Merchants to unlade the Galeons, after his Demands are adjusted.
In his Ale or Beer, Drunk, tho’ it be by having too much of that in him.
Iniskilling-men, fam’d for their Prowess, in the late Irish Wars; also the Royal Regiment (of Citizens) in derision so called, soon raised, and as soon laid down.
Inke, the Neck from the Head to the Body of any Bird the Hawk doth prey upon.
Inkle, Tape. As great at two Inkle-makers, or as great as Cup and Cann.
Inlayed, well inlayed, at ease in his Fortune, or full of Money.
Inmates, Supernumeraries, who have no House or Being of their own, and yet are no Members of the House or Family they Live in, from whom they differ in the same Nature, as the Excrescences of Trees do from the Fruits either Genuin or Grafted; as Misletoe of the Oak, Galls, &c. differ from the Mast or Acorns.
Insipids, Block-heads; also things that are castless.
Interlopers, Hangers on, retainers to, or dependers upon other folks; also Medlers and Busy-bodies, intruders into other Men’s Professions, and those that intercept the Trade of a Company, being not legally authorized.
Intrigues, Finesses, Tricks of War, or State, as Court-tricks, Law-quirks, tho’ in War they are rather called Stratagems.
Intriguing, Plotting, Tricking, Designing, full of Tricks and Subtilties.
Inveterate, either Enemies that are implacable and of long continuance, or Diseases that are confirmed, deep-rooted and riveted.
Joan, a homely Joan, a Coarse Ord’nary Woman, Joan in the Dark is as good as my Lady, or when the Candles are out all Cats are Gray.
Job, c. a Guinea, Twenty shillings, or a Piece. Half a Job, c. half 3 Guinea, Ten shillings, half a Piece, or an Angel.
Jobbers, see Badgers, Matchmakers, Salesmen, Stock-jobbers.
Jobbernoll, c. a very silly Fellow.
Jock or Jockumcloy, c. to copulate with a Woman.
Jockum-gage, c. a Chamberpot. Tip me the Jockumgage, c. give me or hand me the Member-mug. Rum Jockum-gage, c. a Silver-chamberpot.
Jockeys, rank Horse-Coursers, Race Riders; also Hucksters or Sellers of Horses, very slippery Fellows to deal with.
Jolter-head, a vast large Head; also Heavy and Dull. To Jolt or Shake, jolting or shaking of a Coach.
Jordain, c. a great Blow or Staff; also a Chamberpot. I’ll tip him a Jordain if I transnear, c. I will give a Blow with my Staff if I get up to him.
Joseph, c. a Cloak or Coat. A Rum Joseph, c. a good Cloak or Coat. A Queer Joseph, c. a coarse ord’nary Cloak or Coat; also an old or Tatter’d one.
Irish Toyles, c. the Twelfth Order of Canters; also Rogues carrying Pinns, Points, Laces, and such like Wares about, and under pretence of Selling them, commit Thefts and Robberies.
Iron-doublet, a Prison.
Itch-land, Wales.
Jugglers, Nimble and expert Fellows at Tricks, and Slights of Hand, to distinguish them from Tumblers, that perform Bodily Feats, or Feats of Activity, by playing of Tricks with the whole Body.
Jukrum, c. a License.
Jumble gut lane, any very bad or rough Road. To Jumble, to shake much or often.
Justice, I’ll do Justice Child, c. I will Peach or rather Impeach or Discover the whole Gang, and so save my own Bacon; also in another Sense, I’ll do you Justice Sir, I will Pledge you.