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Oaf, a Wise-acre, a Ninny or Fool, Oafish Silly.
Oak, an Oak, c. a rich Man, of good Substance and Credit.
Oats. One that has sown his wild Oats, or having run out of all, begins to take up and be more Staied.
Oberon. King Oberon or little Oberon, King of the Fairies.
Office. His Office, any Man’s ordinary Haunt, or Plying-place, be it Tavern, Ale-house, Gaming-house or Bowling-green. A cast of your Office, or a Touch of your Employment. Be good in your Office, a Caveat to those that are apt to forget themselves in it.
Ogles, c. Eyes, Rum Ogles, c. fine, bright, clear, piercing Eyes.
Ogling, c. casting a sheep’s Eye at Handsom Women. The Gentry mort has rum Ogles, c. that Lady has charming black Eyes.
Old-Coney, after the first Year.
Old-dog-at-it, good or expert.
Old-dog-at-common-prayer, a Poor Hackney that cou’d Read, but not Preach well.
Old Harry, a Composition used by Vintners, when they bedevil their Wines.
Old-Mr-Gory, c. a piece of Gold.
Old Nick, the Devil.
Old Mob, a noted Hawker.
Old-Toast, a brisk old Fellow. A pleasant Old Cuff, a frolicksom old Fellow.
Oliver’s Skull, a Chamber-pot.
Olli-Compolli, c. the by-name of one of the principal Rogues of the Canting Crew.
One in Ten, a Parson.
One of my Cosens, a Wench.
Open-Arse, a Medlar; also a Lewd Woman.
Open House, or Open Doors, free for all Comers or Goers.
Open-handed, in Spending, oppos’d to close-fisted. Open in Speech, to reserv’d. Open-Sea, when there is a free Trade, oppos’d to a Sea shut up in War, by Pirates, Privateers or Embargo’s of Ships.
Opiniator, an Assuming positive Fellow, an obstinate self-conceited Coxcomb.
Orator to a Mountebank, the Doctor’s Decoy who in conjunction with Jack Pudding, amuses, diverts and draws in the Patients.
Otter, an Amphibious Creature, betwixt a Beast and a Fish, a great destroyer of Fish, affording much sport in Hunting. Otter watcheth, Lodgeth. Vent the Otter, Dislodge him. An Otter whineth, makes a noise at Rutting time. Hunteth for his Kind, the Term for their Copulation.
Over-vert, all manner of High Woods.
Over-sight, has two contrary Significations under one Sound, for an Oversight is either the Care or Charge of, or Inspection into any Affair, or else an Oversight Imports a Slip or Error committed in it, for want of due Care and Circumspection. Over-shoes over Boots, or to go Through-stitch. Overdo, double Diligence.
Oven, The Mother had never lookt for her Daughter in the Oven, if she had not been there her self before, or, she muses as she uses.
Out-at-heels, or Elbows, in a declining Condition, going down the Wind.
Out-run the Constable, to Spend more than is Got, or Run out of an Estate, to run Riot.
Outside, that is the Outside, or utmost Rate.
Owlers, those who privately in the Night carry Wool to the Sea-Coasts, near Rumney-Marsh in Kent, and some Creeks in Sussex, &c. and Ship it off for France against Law.
Oyl of Barley, strong Drink.
Ox-house. He must go through the Ox-house to Bed, of an old Fellow that Marries a young Woman. The black Ox has not trod upon his Foot, of one that has not been Pinch’d with Want, or been Hard put to it.