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��arranged his glossary in alpliabetk-al form, and have in a few cases analyzed a phrase into its component words; but I have not al- tered his definitions. In tlie table that fol- lows, his list of words will be found compared with various other lists of the same descrip- tion.
The books which I have selected for com- parison were published at various dates, some before and some after Tufts's glossary, which was compiled at least as early as 1798, he lia\-iDg been a prisoner at the Castle for the five yeai-s preceding. These books are as follows, arranged in order of date, and they are designated in the accompanying table by this date alone.
��1573, llarman's (Thomas) 'Caveat for com- mon cursetors,' reprinted in J. C. Hotten's ' Slang dictionary,' ed. 1873, p. 15.
1673, Head's (Richard) ' Canting academy, to which is added a compleat Canting Diction- ary.'
1785, Grose's (Francis) 'Classical diction- ary of the vulgar tongue.'
1790, Potter's (Henry T.) ' New dictionary of the cant and flash languages.'
ISll, 'Lexicon Balatronieum * [founded on Grose].
185a, Matsell's (George W.) 'Dictionary of the thieves' jai^on' [New York].
1873, Hotten's 'Slang dictionary,' a new edition.
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��Darky,
��Oor».
��Homey
��Tufls's gloisars, 1793-9S (Boston).
��HUhwi, rob1«
�ry.
� �A pocket
�Aihoe
�A iboemoker't To brekk upCD
ClDDdj. . .
�.b»p.
� �A dirk night
� � � �To pill oni the 1 Aprltoner .
Oolnrin"'«hoi •There Uwdoo
�light .
�nighl,' open.
��iTbe b»t laif, or d**lce. Obvlooi lulosy-l
��Lay rUodeaf>l«Uni]
��1; IIM: IBII; 18W; I
��IgbiJi ieT3, ltS3, 1' twltlKbl). rOjn£i = »ery, eiewdlng. HiJllwell, Konh. [TDdtuff^todrlnlB. Hulllwell.] t7U (dinoy O^rtMan ^ ■ mnliUlo) ; 1811 (u
ISllI 19M; K13[fltn M aUm]. [One draagrd by the polfee?]
hst; im(duACU(^n-' lock the door):
��. ]7B5(afdri»-='a wlndow-thleT): 1811; ISiDj 1R73, . ia73(iJlnmar<'flre): 1«T3, ITM (the Htoe)', U
, lan {gorffrr ' m gemleRun). [Gyp<y, gorgio-']
��ITeo (AoniMi); IBM {harnetn^ waubniiui).
1673(wpn-l; IJM; isil (Jio); isje; ISIS.
li» OOckt) ; 1190, IHIl (ticlt or kiciitf) : !«» (tlckiiei)
un tkvneJUH) ; IfHZ; 178i; ITVO; IBU; IBM; UTS. [Oen IIM; llll: 1?"- ■■°"'
��id lUw erabi " leel) ; IBTS. (the Hme) i im {darty ^
��in, London
��■A.]
��Nspping . . Kspplngblib Klpplng-JIg .
��i.
��QoiikMper Uuld . . QuIllplDH UDliby .
��, ApillowB ,
�� ��, l«T3i \1W. ITM; Ull; U»; 1S73.
��. IIDO(t>(fFr<«^lhlov«of prkriortrnnkili ISJK ( neltr-»(ln" ume) .
, 17»S;?7W; 1811; ]»»; 1873.
. U-.^lprauwrr)-, 1873 (praneiT) ; 1T»0; Mil; ISiB; 1873 ('old cant '1.
. I5T3 ((fnuB- *™l; lfl7S {mwr ktn); 17W Wnod); 1ST3 Iqaad or qu. abbniiTaUoD ur qnadraogle) .
��J; lgM(7i.(d = »i|.
S \'^=rtai^B "o
lulbly a earrnpUoB a
��callnd beeaoM plaited like a qoallpipe) ; 1311 (un: kIngfstJow); U73 (^utiAv^oo «°P<<H»llon of^ Bowtood, to Borre»pond to (Hittr = the moon.]
- 17»()(umel; 13ll(«nii?)l 1868 (unie).
- ITOO (■ good landlord) ; 1311 (aune a> 17BS).
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