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Tackle, c. a Mistress; also good Cloths. The Cull has tipt his Tackle Rum rigging, c. or, has Tipt his Bloss Rum-tackle, c. the keeping Coxcomb has given his Mistress very fine Cloths.
Taffy, a Welshman or David. Taffy’s Day, the first of March.
Tables, a Game. Turn the tables, make it your own Case.
Take the Culls in, c. Seize the Men, in order to Rob them.
Take-time, never to thrust but with advantage. Very taking, acceptable, agreeable, or becoming. It Takes well, or, the Town Takes it, the Play pleas’d, or was acted with Applause, or the Book Sells well. No doubt but it will Take, no question but it will sell.
Talent, the same with Capacity, Genius, Inclination or Ability; also 375l. in Silver, and 4500l. in Gold. His Talent does not lye that way, he has no Genius for it, or his Head does not lean to it.
Tale-tellers, a sort of Servants in use with the great Men in Ireland, to Lull them a sleep with Tales and Stories of a Cock and a Bull, &c. I tell you my Tale, and my Tales-man, or Author.
Tall boy, a Pottle or two Quart-pot full of Wine.
Talons, or Pounces, a Bird’s Claws as Fangs are Beast’s Claws.
Tally-men, Brokers that let out Cloths at moderate Rates to wear per Week, Month, or Year.
Tame-fellow, tractable, easy, manageable.
Tamper, to practise upon one.
Tant, Tantest, Mast of a Ship or Man, Tall, Tallest.
Tantivy-boies, high-Flyers, or High-flown Church-men, in opposition, to the moderate Church-men; or Latitudinarians a lower sort of Flyers, like Batts, between Church-men and Dissenters.
Taplash, Wretched, sorry Drink, or Hog-wash.
Tappeth, see, Beateth.
Tariff, a Book of Rates or Customs; also another of the Current Coin.
Tarnish, to Fade.
Tar, Tarpaulin, a Seaman; also a piece of Canvas (tarr’d) laid over the Hatches to keep out Wet.
Tar-terms, proper Sea-Phrases, or Words.
Tart dame, sharp, quick.
Tartar, a sharper. To catch a Tartar, in stead of catching, to be catcht in a Trap.
Tatter-de-mallion, c. a ragged, tatter’d Begger, sometimes half Naked, with design to move Charity, having better Cloths at Home. In Tatters, in Raggs. Tatter’d and Torn, rent and torn.
Tattler, c. an Alarm, or Striking Watch, or (indeed) any.
Tatts, c. false Dice.
Tat-monger, c. a Sharper, or Cheat, using false Dice.
| Tatling | { | Fellow, | } | prating, impertinent. |
| { | or Woman, | } |
Taunts, Girds, Quips, or Jeers. To Taunt, to Jeer or Flout.
Taudry, garish, gawdy, with Lace or mismatched and staring Colours: A Term borrow’d from those times when they Trickt and Bedeckt the Shrines and Altars of the Saints, as being at vye with each other upon that occasion. The Votaries of St. Audrey (an Isle of Ely Saint) exceeding all the rest in the Dress and Equipage of her Altar, it grew into a Nay-word, upon any thing very Gawdy, that it was all Taudry, as much as to say all St. Audrey.
Tayle, c. a Sword.
Tayle-drawers, c. Sword-stealers. He drew the Cull’s Tayle rumly, c. he whipt away the Gentleman’s Sword cleverly.
Teague-land, Ireland.
Teague-landers, Irishmen.
Tears of the Tankard, Drops of the good Liquor that fall beside.
Tegg, see Doe.
Temperade, an East-Indian-dish, now in use in England, being a Fowl Fricasied, with high Sauce, Blancht Almonds and Rice.
Temperament, an Expedient or Medium; also a due proportion of the four Humors.
Temple-pickling, the Pumping of Bailives, Bumms, Setters, Pick-pockets, &c.
Tender-parnel, a very nicely Educated creature, apt to catch Cold upon the least blast of Wind.
Terce, the Nails of the Sword-hand quite down.
Tercel-gentle, c. a Knight or Gentleman of a good Estate; also any rich Man.
Terra-firma, an Estate in Land; also a Continent. Has the Cull any Terra Firma? Has the Fool any Land?
That That or There, to a Hare.
Thwack, to Beat with a Stick or Cudgel.
The Dragon upon St. George, c. the Woman uppermost.
Thief-takers, who make a Trade of helping People (for a gratuity) to their lost Goods and sometimes for Interest or Envy snaping the Rogues themselves; being usually in fee with them, and acquainted with their Haunts.
Thorn-back, an old Maid; also a well known Fish, said to be exceeding Provocative.
Thorough-cough, farting at the same time.
Thorough-passage, in at one Ear, and out at t’other.
Thorough-stitch, over Shoes, over Boots.
The Three-legged-stool, Tyburn.
Three-threads, half common Ale, and the rest Stout or Double Beer.
Threpps, c. Three-pence.
Thrumms, c. Threepence. Tip me Thrumms, c. Lend me Three-pence.
Thummikins, a Punishment (in Scotland) by hard Squeezing or Pressing of the Thumbs to extort Confession, which Stretches them prodigiously and is very painful. In Camps, and on board of Ships, lighted Matches are clapt between the Fingers to the same intent.
Tib, a young Lass.
Tib of the Buttery, c. a Goose.
Tickrum, c. a Licence. To run a tick, to go on the Score, or a trust.
Tickle-pitcher, a Toss-pot, or Pot-companion.
Tiffing, c. lying with a Wench.
Tilter, a Sword, to tilt, to fight with Rapier, or pushing Swords, run a tilt, a swift Pursuit, also Drink made to run faster.
Tint for tant, hit for hit, and dash for dash.
Tip, c. to give or lend; also Drink and a draught. Tip your Lour, or Cole or I’ll Mill ye, c. give me your Money or I’ll kill ye. Tip the Culls a Sock, for they are sawcy, c. Knock down the Men for resisting. Tip the Cole to Adam Tiler, c. give your Pick-pocket Money presently to your running Comrade. Tip the Mish, c. give me the Shirt. Tip me a Hog, c. lend me a Shilling. Tip it all off, Drink it all off at a Draught. Don’t spoil his Tip, don’t baulk his Draught. A Tub of good Tip, (for Tipple) a Cask of strong Drink. To Tip off, to Dye.
Tipler, a Fuddle-cap or Toss-pot.
Tipsy, a’most Drunk.
Tiring, Dressing; also when a Leg or Pinion of a Pullet, Pigeon, &c. is given to a Hawk to pluck at. Tiring-room, a Dressing-Room. A Tire-woman, one that teaches to Dress in the Hair, when in Fashion, and when out, to cut the Hair, and Dress the Head.
Tit-bit, a fine Snack, or choice Morsel.
Tit-tat, the aiming of Children to go at first.
Tittle-tattle, foolish, idle, impertinent Talk.
Titter, to Laugh at a Feather.
Titter-totter, who is upon the Reel, at every jog, or Blast of Wind.
Toge, c. a Coat.
Togemans, c. a Gown or Cloak. I have Bit the Togemans, c. I have Stole the Cloak. ’Tis a Rum-togemans, ’tis a good Camlet-Cloak, Let’s nim it, c. let’s whip it off.
Tokens, the Plague, also Presents from one to another, and Farthings. Not a Token left, not one Farthing remaining. Tom-fool’s-token, Money.
Tol, Toledo, c. a Sword. Bite the Tol, c. to Steal the Sword.
A Rum-tol, c. a Silver-hilted Sword. A Queer-tol, c. a Brass or Steel hilted or ord’nary Sword.
Tom-boy, a Ramp, or Tomrig.
Tom of Bedlam, c. the same as Abram-man.
Tom conney, c. very silly Fellow.
Tom rig, a Ramp.
Tom-thumb, a Dwarf or diminitive Fellow. Come by Tom Long the Carrier, of what is very late, or long a coming.
Tongue-pad, a smooth, Glib-tongued, insinuating Fellow.
Tony, a silly Fellow, or Ninny. A meer Tony, or Simpleton.
Tool, an Implement fit for any Turn, the Creature of any Cause or Faction; a meer Property or Cat’s Foot.
Top, c. to Cheat, or Trick any one; also to insult. What do you Top upon me? c. do you stick a little Wax to the Dice to keep them together, to get the Chance, you wou’d have? He thought to have to Topt upon me, c. he design’d to have Put upon me, Sharpt me, Bullied me, or Affronted me.
Tope, to Drink. An old Toper, a staunch Drunkard. To Tope it about, or Dust it about, to Drink briskly about.
Top-diver, a Lover of Women. An old Top-diver, one that has Lov’d Old-hat in his time.
Top-heavy, Drunk.
Topping-fellow, who has reacht the Pitch and greatest Eminence in any Art; the Master, and the Cock of his Profession.
Topping cheat, c. the Gallows.
Topping cove, c. the Hangman.
Torch-cul, the same as Bum-fodder.
Torcoth, a Fish having a red Belly, found only in the Pool Sinperis, in Carnarvanshire.
Tories, Zealous Sticklers for the Prerogative and Rights of the Crown, in behalf of the Monarchy; also Irish-thieves, or Rapparies.
Tost, to name or begin a new Health. Who Tost’s now? Who Christens the Health? An old Tost, a pert pleasant old Fellow.
Totty-headed, Giddy-headed, Hare-brain’d.
Tout, c. to look out Sharp, to be upon one’s Guard. Who Touts? c. who looks out sharp? Tout the Culls, c. Eye those Folks which way they take. Do you Bulk and I’ll File, c. if you’ll jostle him, I will Pick his Pocket.
Touting-ken, c. a Tavern or Ale-house Bar.
Tourn, Copulation of Roes.
Tower-hill-play, a slap on the Face and a kick on the Breech.
Town-bull, one that rides all the Women he meets.
Tower, a Woman’s false Hair on their Fore-heads. Towring Thoughts, Ambitious Aspiring. To Tower, to sore on High. They have been round the Tower with it, c. that Piece of Money has been Clipt.
Trace, the Footing of a Hare in the Snow.
Track, c. to go.
Track up the Dancers, c. whip up the Stairs.
Tract, the footing of a Boar.
Train, a Hawk’s or Peacock’s Tail; also Attendants or Retinue.
Trajoning, when a Roe crosses and doubles.
Transnear, c. to come up with any body.
Translators, Sellers of old Shoes and Boots, between Shoe-makers and Coblers; also that turn or Translate one Language into another.
Transmogrify, to alter, or new vamp.
Tranter, the same as Crocker.
Trapan, c. he that draws in or wheedles a Cull, and Bites him. Trapan’d, c. Sharpt, ensnar’d.
Trapes, a dangling Slattern.
Trassing, when the Hawk raiseth any Fowl aloft, and soaring with it, at length descendeth with it to the Ground.
Tree the Martern, Dislodge him.
Treewins, c. Three-pence.
Trigry-mate, an idle She-Companion.
Trib, c. a Prison. He is in Trib, for Tribulation, c. he is layd by the Heels, or in a great deal of Trouble.
Trim, Dress. In a sad Trim, Dirty, Undrest. A Trim-Lad, a spruce, neat, well trickt Man.
Trimmer, a moderate Man, betwixt Whig and Tory, between Prerogative and Property. To Trim, to hold fair with both sides. Trim the Boat, poise it. Trim of the Ship, that way she goes best.
Trimming, c. Cheating People of their Money.
Trine, c. to Hang; also Tyburn. Trining, c. Hanging.
Trinkets, Porringers, and also any little odd thing, Toies and Trifles.
Tringum-Trangum, a Whim, or Maggot.
Tripolin, Chalk, nick-nam’d and us’d by the French Perfumers as Alabaster is by the English.
Trip, a short Voyage or Journey; also an Error of the Tongue, or Pen, a stumble, a false step, a miscarriage, or a Bastard.
Troateth, see Growneth
Trotters, Feet, usually Sheeps. Shake your Trotters, troop off, be gone. An old Trot, a sorry base old Woman. A Dog Trot, a pretty Pace.
Troll-away, bowl away, or trundle away.
Troll-about, saunter, loiter, wander about.
Trolly-lolly, coarse Lace once much in fashion, now worn only by the meaner sort.
Trollop. A great Trollop, a lusty coarse Ramp or Tomrig.
Trooper, c. a half Crown.
Trounc’d, troubled, Cast in Law, Punisht. I’ll Trounce the Rogue, I’ll hamper him.
Truck, to swop or barter.
Trug, a dirty Puzzel, an ord’nary sorry Woman; also the third part of a Bushel, and a Tray for Milk.
Trull, c. a Whore; also a Tinker’s travelling Wife or Wench, and to trundle.
Trumpery, old Ware, old Stuff, as old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, &c. Trash and Trumpery. For want of good Company, welcome Trumpery.
Trundlers, c. Pease.
Trunk, c. a Nose; also the body of a Tree, or Man, without Head, Arms or Leggs. How fares your old Trunk? c. Does your Nose stand fast?
Trusty-Trojan, or Trusty-Trout, a sure Friend or Confident.
Tuck’t, Hang’d.
Tumbler, c. a Cart. To shove the Tumbler, c. to be Whipt at the Cart’s Tail; also one that Decoys, or draws others into Play, and one that shows Tricks with and without a Hoop; a low Silver Cup to Drink out of, and a Coney Dog.
Tup, Copulation of Ram and Ewe. Venison out of Tup-park, Mutton.
Turk, any cruel hard-hearted Man.
Turky-Merchants, drivers of Turkies.
Turkish-shore, Lambeth, Southwark and Roderhith-side of the Water.
Turkish Treatment, very sharp or ill dealing in Business.
Turn-coat, he that quits one and embraces another Party.
Turnep-pate, White or Fair-hair’d.
Twang, a smack or ill Taste.
Tweak, in a Tweak, in a heavy taking, much-vext, or very angry.
Twelver, c. a Shilling.
Twist, half Tea, half Coffee; also a Bough, and to Eat. To Twist lustily, to Feed like a Farmer.
Twit, to hit in the Teeth.
Twitter, to Laugh much with little Noise; also to Tremble.