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Rabbet-suckers, c. young Unthrifts taking up Goods upon Tick at excessive rates.
Rabbet, the first Year.
Rabbits, Wooden Kanns to Drink out of, once used on the Roads, now, almost laid by.
Rabble, the Mob.
Racket, a Noise or Bustle; also Tennis-play. What a Racket those Ramps keep? What a busel these rude Children make?
Racking of Wines, Drawing them off their Lees into fresh Vessels.
Rack-rent, strain’d to the utmost Value. The Knights of Cales, Gentlemen of Wales, and Lairds of the North Country, a Yeoman of Kent, at Rack-rent, will buy ’em all Three. To lye at Rack and Manger, to live hard.
Rag, c. a Farthing. Not a Rag left, c. I have Lost or Spent, all my Money.
Ragou, a Relishing Bit, with a high Sawce.
Ragamuffin, a Tatterdemallion.
Rag-water, a common sort of Strong-waters.
Rake, Rake Hell, Rake-shame, a Lewd Spark of Deboshee, one that has not yet Sowed his Wild Oats, Rakish, tending to, or leaning towards that Extravagant way, of Life. Rake, when the Hawk flies out too far from the Fowls; also so much of the Ships Hull as overhangs both Ends of the Keel; and to Trot a Horse gently.
Ralph-Spooner, a Fool.
Raillery, Drolling. To Railly, or Droll. A Railleur, or Droll.
Rally, to Unite or embody broken Troops.
Rammish, Rank.
Ramp, a Tomrig, or rude Girl. To Ramp, to Play rude Horse-Play.
Rampant, uppish, overbold, over-pert, over-lusty. A Lyon Rampant, i. e. rearing up his Forefeet.
Rangle, when Gravel is given to a Hawk, to bring her to a Stomack.
Ranging, c. intriguing, and enjoying many Women.
Rank, rammish, strong-scented, as all the Petids, either Vegetables or Animals, as Garlick, Assafœtida, Polecats, Foxes, Goats, &c. And whatever is Stale, Corrupt, or Tainted, and Stinks with long or careless Keeping. A Rank Lie, a lewd or flat Lie. A Rank Knaive, an errant base Knave. A Rank Whore, an errant Whore.
Rank-rider, c. a Highway-man; also a Jockey.
Rank-wink’d, Hawk, that is a slow Fligher.
Rant, to Talk Big, High, or Boast much.
Ranters, Extravagants, Unthritts, Lewd Sparks; also of the Family of Love.
Rantipole, a rude wild Boy or Girl.
Rap, to Swop or Exchange a Horse or Goods; also a Polt on the Pate, and a hard Knocking at a Door.
Rapparies, Wild Irish Robbers, and Out-laws.
Rapper, a swinging great Lie.
Raree-show-men, poor Savoyards strolling up and down with portable Boxes of Puppet-shews at their Backs; in short, Pedlars of Puppets.
Rascal, a base, vile Fellow, a Rogue.
Rascal-Deer, lean, poor, an-lying Deer.
Rat, a Drunken Man or Woman taken up by the Watch, and carried by the Constable to the Counter. To smell a Rat, to suspect a Trick.
Rattler, c. a Coach.
Rattling-cove, c. a Coach-man.
Rattling Mumpers, c. such Beggers as Ply Coaches. To Rattle, c. to move off, or be gone. We’ll take Rattle, c. we must not tarry, but whip away.
Rattling, the Noise of Coaches and Carts; as also of Armour, or of Hail, or Thunder.
Rattle-pate, a Hot, Maggot-pated Fellow. I Rattled him, I Rated him roundly, and told him his own.
Rattleth, the Noise a Goat maketh at Rutting time.
Ravilliac, any Assasin.
Raw-head and Bloody-bones, a Bull-begger or Scare-child.
Rayn-deer, a Beast like a Hart, but has his Head fuller of Antlers.
Ready, c. Ready and Rhino, c. Money in Possession.
Rebel-rout, the Rabble, running Riot.
Reaking, smoking or piping hot as Pies out of the Oven, Iron out of the Forge, or Blood from a warm Wound. Hence perhaps the Reak, or Reaking, i. e. Smoak of the Clouds. I’ll Reak my Spite on him, I’ll be Revenged on him.
Rear the Boar, Dislodge him.
Rebus’s, Words or Sentences that are the same backwards as forwards.
Recheat, a Lesson blown on the Horn.
Recorder, a musical instrument; also a Law-Officer or Magistrate in Cities and Corporations, their Mouth, or Spokesman.
Recreant, a Poltron, or Coward, one that eats his Words, or unsaies what he said.
Recruits, c. Money (Expected.) Have you rais’d the Recruits, c. is the Money come in?
Red-fustian, Clarret or red Port-Wine.
Red letter-man, a Roman-catholic.
Red-rag, a Tongue. Your Red rag will never lie still, your Tongue will ne’re be quiet.
Red shank, c. a Duck.
Refugies, French and Vaudois Protestants, forced to quit their own and fly into others’ Countries to have the Excercise of their Religion.
Refreshed, either as the Air is with Winds, when it Blows a Fresh Gale; or artificially with the motion of Fanns, or opening the Windows to Fann a close Room; or as Wines are with Snow and Ice; or by casting a new Gloss, on what is worn out, Withered, or Decayed, in Bodies Artificial, as Embroidery by Burnishing, or of Pictures by Varnishing, &c.
Rellif, Copulation of Hares.
Remember Parson Malham, (Norfolk) Pray Drink about Sir.
Regraters, Fore-stallers in Markets.
Repartee, a sudden smart Reply.
Republican, a Common-wealths-man.
Reserve, a Store or Hoard to have recourse to, upon a Push or particular Exigence; a Nest-Egg.
Respost, having given a Thrust, to Receive one from the Adversary, before he has recover’d his Body.
Resty, Head-strong, Wayward, Unruly, Masterless.
Retailers, Parcel-traders or Dealers, petty Merchants, Hucksters, Chandlers, Pedlars, &c. In Retail, in Parcel or small Sum, oppos’d to what goes in Tale or Sum at Large.
Retainers, a Great Man’s Followers or Servants, attending him (heretofore) in Blew Coats and Badges, which were the Ancient Liveries, tho’ little more remains of it at present, save what is left among the Water-men. Hence the Word Retinue, or Train of Attendance.
Revers’d, c. a Man set (by Bullies) on his Head, and his Money turn’d out of his Breeches.
Reward, what is given the Hounds, or Beagles by the Hands of the Hunts-man or others, after they have finished their Chase, by the Death of what they pursu’d.
Rhino, c. ready Money.
Rhinocerical, c. full of Money. The Cull is Rhinocerical, c. the Fop is full of Money.
Rib, or Ribroasting, a Dry-basting.
Ribbin, c. Money. The Ribbin runs thick, c. his Breeches are well lined with Money. The Ribbin runs thin, c. he has but little Cash about him.
Richess, (of Marterns) a Company.
Rich-face, a Red-face.
Ridg-cully, c. a Goldsmith.
Riff-raff, the Rabble or Scum of the People, Tagrag and Long-tail.
Ridge, or row of Hills, extended in a Line.
Ridicule, to Railly or turn any thing to a Jest. To turn it all to Ridicule, to make a Mock of it.
Rigging, c. Cloaths.
I’ll Unrig the Bloss, c. I will Strip the Wench.
Rum Rigging, c. fine Cloaths. The Cull has Rum Rigging, let’s Ding him, and Mill him, and Pike, c. the Man has very good Cloths, let us Knock him Down, Rob him, and Scour off.
Rill, a Rivulet, or small River.
Ring, c. Money extorted by Rogues on the High-way, or by Gentlemen Beggers. A Ring, a Concourse of People for Wrestling, Cudgel-playing, &c. A Ring of Hills, a round Circle of Hills.
Ring-walks, the Dew-rounds made by Huntsmen, when they go drawing in their Springs at Hart-Hunting.
Ripe, ready, come to maturity. Matters are not Ripe, not ready, or come to Perfection.
Riveted, or Rooted Customs, or Habits; inveterate or confirmed Diseases.
Roam, to wander far and wide from Home.
Roberds-men, c. the third (old) Rank of the Canting Crew, mighty Thieves, like Robin-hood.
Rochester-portion, two torn Smocks, and what Nature gave.
Roe. A Fair Roe-buck, the fifth Year; a Roe-buck of the first Head, the fourth Year; a Hemuse, the third Year; a Gyrle, the second Year; a Kid, the first Year; a Roe Beddeth, Lodgeth; a Roe Belloweth, maketh a Noise at Rutting time.
Roger, c. a Portmantle, a Goose; also a Man’s Yard.
Rogues, c. the fourth Order of Canters. A Rogue in Grain, a very great Rogue. A Great-he-rogue, a sturdy swinging Rogue.
Romance, a feigned pleasant History. To Romance, to lie pleasantly, to Stretch in Discourse.
Romboyles, c. Watch and Ward.
Romboyl’d, c. sought after with a Warrant.
Romer, a drinking Glass; also wider.
Rook, c. a Cheat, a Knave. To Rook, c. to Cheat or play the Knave.
Rope. Upon the High-ropes, Cock-a-hoop. Give him Rope enough and he’ll Hang himself, he’ll Decoy himself within his own Destiny.
Rosy-gills, c. Sanguine or fresh-colour’d.
Rost-meat-cloths, Holiday-cloths. You cannot fare well, but you must cry Rost-meat, you can’t meet with good Chear, but you must tell Tales. To give one Rost-meat, and Beat him with the Spit, to do one a Curtesy, and Twit or Upbraid him with it. To rule the Rost, to be Master, or Paramount. Roasted, Arrested. I’ll Roast the Dab, I will Arrest the Rascal.
Rot-gut, very small or thin Beer.
Rovers, Pirates, Wanderers, Vagabonds. To Shoot at Rovers, at Random. To Rove about, to wander idly up and down.
Rough, Unpolisht, Unmannerly, Uncouth. To lie Rough, in one’s Clothes all Night.
Round-dealing, Plain, Honest Dealing.
Round-summ, a Lusty-Summ.
Round-heads, the Parliamentarian Party in the great Rebellion, that begun 1641.
Rout, (of Wolves) a Company.
Rouse, (the Buck) Dislodge him.
Rawland-for-an-Oliver, to give as good as he brought.
Roysters, c. rude, Roaring Rogues.
Rub, c. to Run away. A Rub, an Impediment, Obstacle, Hinderance, Stop, or Difficulty. Rub on, to Live indifferently. Rub’d off, c. Broke, and run away. Rub through the World, to Live Tollerably well in it.
Rubbers, Two (and sometimes Three) Games to make up; also a Rencounter with drawn Sword, and Reflections made upon any one.
Rub-rub, us’d on Greens when the Bowl Flees too fast, to have it forbear, if Words wou’d do it.
Rub-up, or refresh the Memory.
Rub-up, or Scower Armour, &c.
Rubs us to the Whit, c. sends us to Newgate.
Ruby-face, very red.
Ruck, a Bumble, or Heap.
Rud, a small Fish with a forked Tail, between which and the Roach, there is much about the same difference, as between the Herring and the Pilchard.
Ruff, an old-fashioned double Band; also a noted Bird, and a Fish, Pope, like a small Pearch, and when the Hawk hits the Prey, and yet not Trusses it.
Ruffin, c. the Devil; also a Justice of Peace, and also an Assasin.
Rufflers, c. the first Rank of Canters; also notorious Rogues. To Ruffle, to disorder any thing.
Ruff-mans, c. the Woods or Bushes.
Ruff-peck, c. Bacon. As the Ruffin nab the Cuffin queere, and let the Harmanbeck Trime with his Kinchins about his Colquarron, c. let the Devil take Justice, and let the Constable Hang with his Children about his Neck.
Ruffter-hood, a plain and easy Leather-hood worn by a Hawk, when first drawn.
Rug. It’s all Rug, c. the Game is secured.
Rum, c. gallant, Fine, Rich, best or excellent; also a West-Indian Drink stronger than Brandy, drawn from Dreggs of Sugar for the most part, yet sometimes from Fruits, and Rows of Fish; best when old, much us’d in Punch.
Rumly, c. bravely, cleaverly, delicately, &c.
Rum-booze, c. Wine; also very good or strong Drink.
Rum-boozing-Welts, c. bunches of Grapes.
Rum-beck, c. any Justice of the Peace.
Rum-bob, c. a young Prentice; also a sharp, sly Trick, and a pretty short Wig.
Rum-bite, c. a cleaver Cheat, a neat Trick.
Rum-bleating cheat, c. a very fat Weather.
Rum-blower, c. a very Handsom Mistress, kept by a particular Man.
Rum-bluffer, c. a jolly Host, Inn-keeper, or Victualler.
Rum-bughar, c. a very Pretty and Valuable Dog.
Rum-bung, c. a full Purse.
Rum-bubber, c. a cleaver or dextrous Fellow at Stealing Silver-Tankards (formerly) from Publick Houses.
Rum-cod, c. a good Purse of Gold, or round Summ of Money.
Rum cove, c. a great Rogue.
Rum-cul, c. a rich Fool, that can be easily Bit, or Cheated by any body; also one that is very generous and kind to a Mistress, and as
Rum-chub, c. which is (among the Butchers) one that is easily perswaded to believe what they say of the Goodness, and also to give them an extraod’nary Price for their Meat, a very ignorant Market-man or Woman, that Laies out a great deal of Money with, and is Bit by them.
Rum-clout, c. a Silk, fine Cambrick, or Holland Handkerchief.
Rum-cole, c. new Money, or Medals, curiously Coyn’d.
Rum-dropper, c. a Vintner.
Rum-duke, c. a jolly handsom Man. Rum-dutchess, c. a jolly handsom Woman. Rum-dukes, c. the boldest or stoutest Fellows (lately) amongst the Alsatians, Minters, Savoyards, &c. Sent for to remove and guard the Goods of such Bankrupts as intended to take Sanctuary in those Places.
Rum-doxy, c. a Beautiful Woman, or light Lady.
Rum-degen, c. a Silver-hilted or inlaid Sword.
Rum-dell, c. as Rumdoxy.
Rum-diver, c. an compleat, or cleaver Pick-pocket.
Rum-drawers, c. Silk Stockings, or very fine Worsted Hose.
Rum-dubber, c. an experienc’d or expert Picker of Locks.
Rumford-Lyon, a Calf.
Rum-fun, c. a cleaver Cheat, or sharp Trick.
Rum-file, c. as Rum-diver.
Rum-gutlers, c. Canary-Wine.
Rum-glymmar, c. King or Chief of the Link-boies.
Rum-ghelt, c. as Rum-cole.
Rum-hopper, c. a Drawer. Rum-hopper, tip us presently a Boozing-cheat of Rum-gutlers, c. Drawer fill us presently a Bottle of the best Canary.
Rum-kicks, c. Silver or Gold Brocade Breeches, or very rich with Gold or Silver Galoon.
Rum-mawn’d, c. one that Counterfeits himself a Fool.
Rum-mort, c. a Queen or great Lady.
Rum-nab, c. a Beaver, or very good Hat.
Rum-ned, c. a very silly Fellow.
Rum-nantz, c. true French Brandy.
Rum-pad, c. the Highway.
Rum-padders, c. the better sort of Highway-men, well Mounted and Armed.
Rum-peepers, c. a Silver Looking-glass.
Rump-and-Kidney Men, c. Fidlers that Play at Feasts, Fairs, Weddings, &c. And Live chiefly on the Remnants of Victuals.
Rumbling, the rolling of Thunder, motion of a Wheel-barrow, or the noise in the Gutts.
Rum-prancer, c. a very beautiful Horse.
Rum-quidds, c. a great Booty, or large Snack.
Rum-ruff peck, c. Westphalia-Ham.
Rum-squeeze, c. much Wine or good Liquor given among the Fidlers.
Rum-snitch, c. a good fillip on the Nose.
Rum-tol, c. as Rum degen, the newest Cant of the two.
Rum-tilter, c. as Rumtol.
Rum-topping, c. a rich commode or Head-dress.
Rum-ville, c. London.
Rum-wiper, c. as Rum-clout.
Run-ryot, to turn Spark, and run out of all; also when Hounds run at a whole Herd of Deer.
Running-stationers, Hawkers, or those that cry News and Books about the Streets.
Runt, a little, short, truss Man or Beast.
Runts, Canary-Birds above three Years old.
Runner, c. as Budge; also a Galley, or nimble Vessel, to make quick Voyages, as also to escape Privateers, Pirates, &c.
Rup, a filthy Boil, or Swelling on the Rump of Poultry, Corrupting the whole Body, Cured with Salt and Water.
Rustic, a clownish Country Fellow.
Rustygutts, an old blunt Fellow.
Rutt, Copulation (of Deer.)