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Vagaries, wild Rambles, extravagant Frolicks.
Vagrant, a wandring Rogue, a strolling Vagabond.
Vain, Fond.
Vain-glorious, or Ostentatious Man, one that Pisses more than he Drinks.
Valet, a Servant.
Vamp, c. to Pawn any thing; also a Sock. I’ll Vamp and tip you the Gole, c. I’ll Pawn my Cloths, but I’ll raise the Money for you. To Vamp, to new Dress, Licker, Refresh, or Rub up old Hatts, Boots, Shoes, &c.
Vampers, c. Stockings.
Varlets, Rogues, Rascals, &c. now tho’ formerly Yeomans Servants.
Vaudois, Inhabitants of the Vallies in Piedmont, Subject to the Duke of Savoy, fam’d for their frequent Rencounters with and Defeating of French Parties, intercepting their Provisions, &c.
Vault, an arched Cellar, and House of Office. She goes to the Vault, when a Hare (which is very seldom) takes the Ground like a Coney.
Vaulting-School, c. a Bawdy-house; also an Academy where Vaulting, and other Manly Exercises are Taught.
Vauntlay, Hounds or Beagles set in readiness, expecting the Chace to come by, and then cast off before the rest come in.
Velvet, c. a Tongue. Tip the Velvet, c. to Tongue a Woman.
Venary, or Venery, Hunting or Chasing Beasts and Birds of Venery, as, the Hart, the Hind, the Hare, Boar and Wolf, the Pheasant, the Partridge, &c.
Venison, whatsoever Beast of the Forest is for the food of Man.
Vent, the fundament of Poultry and Fish; also a Bung-hole in a Vessel.
Vent the Otter, see Otter.
Vessels, several Pipes and Conveyances in the body, of the Blood, Seed, Serum, or Urine, as the Bloud-vessels, Lymphæ-ducts, Spermatick Vessels, Urinary Vessels, &c. Also Kitchin-Utensils, as Pots, Pans, &c. And of other Offices, as Brewing, Washing Churning Vessels, &c.
View, the Treading of a Buck or Fallow Deer.
Vinegar, c. a Cloak.
Virago, a masculine Woman, or a great two-handed Female.
Virtuoso, an experimental Philosopher, a Trader in new Inventions and Discoveries, a Projecter in Philosophy.
Unharbour the Hart, see Hart.
Unitarians, a numerous Sect holding one God without plurality or distinction of Persons.
Unkennel the Fox, Dislodge him.
Unrig’d, Stript, Undrest, and Ships that are laid up. Unrig the Drab, c. to pull all the Whore’s Cloths off.
Untwisted, Undone, Ruin’d.
Unwasht-bawdry, Rant, errant fulsom Bawdry.
Uphils, high Dice.
Vouchers, c. that put off False Money for Sham-coyners; also one that Warrants Gagers or under Officers Accompts, either at the Excize-Office, or else where.
Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob; also brisk.
Upright-men, c. the second Rank of the Canting Tribes, having sole right to the first night’s Lodging with the Dells. Go Upright, said by Taylers and Shoemakers, to their Servants, when any Money is given to make them Drink and signifies, bring it all out in Drink, tho’ the Donor intended less and expects Change or some return of Money.
Upstarts, new rais’d to Honour.
Urchin, a little sorry Fellow; also a Hedgehog.
Urines, Netts to catch Hawks.
Urinal of the Planets, Ireland, with us, because of its frequent and great Rains, as Heidelberg, and Cologn in Germany, have the same Name upon the same Account; also a Chamber-pot, or Glass.
Utopia, Fairy-Land, a new Atlantis, or Isle of Pines.