| 18th Century Thieves Cant |
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| Household |
| Household : Bedrooms and Chambers |
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| DAB | a bed. | 1819 |
| DUNEGAN | A privy. A water closet. | 1811 |
| JOCKUM GAGE | A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass, or member-mug. CANT. | 1811 |
| JOCKUM-GAGE | a Chamberpot. Tip me the Jockum-Gage, Give or hand me the Looking-Glass. Rum Jockum-Gage, a Silver Chamber-P | 1737 |
| JORDAN | A chamber-pot. | 1811 |
| LIBBEGE | a Bed. | 1737 |
| LIBBEGE | A bed. CANT. | 1811 |
| LIG | A bed. See LIB. | 1811 |
| LOOKING-GLASS | a Chamber-pot. | 1737 |
| LOUSE TRAP | a Comb. | 1737 |
| MEMBER MUG | A chamber pot. | 1811 |
| OLIVERS SCULL | A chamber pot. | 1811 |
| OLIVERS SKULL | a Chamber Pot. | 1737 |
| PEEPER | A spying glass; also a looking-glass. Track up the dancers, and pike with the peeper; whip up stairs, and run off with the looking-glass. CANT. | 1811 |
| PEEPERS | a Looking-glass. Track the Dancers and Pike with the Peepers; Whip up the Stairs, and trip off with the Looking-glass. | 1737 |
| QUEERE-PEEPERS | old-fashioned, ordinary or common Looking glasses. | 1737 |
| REMEDY CRITCH | A chamber pot, or member mug. | 1811 |
| RUM PEEPERS | Fine looking-glasses. CANT. | 1811 |
| RUM-PEEPERS | a Silver Looking-glass. | 1737 |
| SHINER | a looking-glass. | 1819 |
| SLAT | a Sheet. | 1737 |
| SPICE ISLANDS | A privy. Stink-hole bay or dilberry creek. The fundament. | 1811 |
| TEA VOIDER | A chamber pot. | 1811 |
| TWISS | (IRISH) A Jordan, or pot de chambre. A Mr. Richard Twiss having in his Travels given a very unfavourable description of the Irish character, the inhabitants of Dublin, byway of revenge, thought proper to christen this utensil by his name--suffice it to say that the baptismal rites were not wanting at the ceremony. On a nephew of this gentleman the following epigram was made by a friend of ouis: | 1811 |
| WASH | Paint for Faces. | 1737 |
| WASH | Paint for the face, or cosmetic water. Hog-wash; thick and bad beer. | 1811 |
| Household : Cups and Bowls |
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| CLANK | a Silver-tankard. | 1737 |
| JORUM | A jugg, or large pitcher. | 1811 |
| QUEERE-PEEPERS | old-fashioned, ordinary or common Looking glasses. | 1737 |
| RUM-CLANK | a large Silver Tankard. Tip me a Rum-Clank of Bowse; i.e. Give me a Double-tankard of Drink. | 1737 |
| SNEAKER | A small bowl. | 1811 |
| WEDGE | Plate, or Silver or Gold Moveables and trinkets: Also Money. | 1737 |
| WEDGE | Silver plate, because melted by the receivers of stolen goods into wedges. CANT. | 1811 |
| WITCHER-BUBBER | a Silver Bowl. The Cull is piked with the Witcher-bubber The Rogue is marched off with the Silver-bowl. | 1737 |
| Household : Household Building |
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| BACK-JUMP | A back-window. See JUMP. | 1819 |
| BACK-SLANG | to enter or come out of a house by the back-door; or, to go a circuitous or private way through the streets, in order to avoid any particular place in the direct road, is termed back-slanging it. | 1819 |
| CRIB | A house. To crack a crib: to break open a house. | 1811 |
| CRIB | a house, sometimes applied to shops, as, a thimblecrib, a watch-maker's shop ; stocking-crib, a hosier's, &c. | 1819 |
| DANCERS | Stairs. | 1737 |
| DANCERS | Stairs. | 1811 |
| DANCERS | stairs. | 1819 |
| GIGGER | a Door, Dub the Gigger, that we may ravage the Ken, i. e. Open the Door with the Pick-lock, that we go in and rob the House. | 1737 |
| GIGGER | A latch, or door. Dub the gigger; open the door. Gigger dubber; the turnkey of a jaol. | 1811 |
| GLAZE | a Window. | 1737 |
| GLAZE | A window. | 1811 |
| GLAZE | a glass-window. | 1819 |
| JIGGER | a door. | 1819 |
| JUMP | a window on the ground-floor. | 1819 |
| LUMBER | a room. | 1819 |
| PITTS PICTURE | A window stopt up on the inside, to save the tax imposed in that gentlemans administration. PARTY WIT | 1811 |
| SLUM | a room. | 1819 |
| SNOOZE | to sleep; a snooze sometimes means a lodging; as, Where can I get a snooze for this darky instead of saying a bed. | 1819 |
| WICKET | a Casement, also a little Door. As, Tout through the Wicket, and see where a Cully pikes with his Gentry mort, whose Muns are the Rummest I ever touted before; Look through the Casement, and see where the Man walks with a Gentlewoman, whose Face is the fairest, I have ever seen. | 1737 |
| WICKET | A casement; also a little door. | 1811 |
| Household : Jewellery, Trinkets and Watches |
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| BAUBELS | or BAWBLES; Jewels, Tweezers, Snuff-boxes, any sort of Gold or Silver Trinkets. | 1737 |
| BAWBELS, or BAWBLES | Trinkets; a mans testicles. | 1811 |
| FALLALLS | Ornaments, chiefly womens, such as ribands, necklaces, &c. | 1811 |
| GINGAMBOBS | Toys, bawbles; also a mans privities. See THINGAMBOBS. | 1811 |
| GINGUMBOBS | Toys or Baubles. | 1737 |
| LODGE | a Watch. As Files a Cly of a Lodge, or Scout, Pickt a Pocket of a Watch. Biting a Loge, or Scout, the same. | 1737 |
| MONTRA | a watch. | 1819 |
| MOVEABLES | Rings, Watches, Swords, and such Toys of Value. | 1737 |
| MOVEABLES | Rings, watches, or any toys of value. | 1811 |
| NICKNACKS | Toys, baubles, or curiosities. | 1811 |
| ONION | A seal. Onion hunters, a class of young thieves who are on the look out for gentlemen who wear their seals suspended on a ribbon, which they cut, and thus secure the seals or other trinkets suspended to the watch. | 1811 |
| ONION | a watch-seal, a bunch of onions, is several seals worn upon one ring. | 1819 |
| PIT | A watch fob. He drew a rare thimble from the swells pit. He took a handsome watch from the gentlemans fob. | 1811 |
| SLANG | A watch chain, a chain of any kind; also a warrant, license to travel, or other official instrument. | 1819 |
| SNEEZER or SNEEZING-COFER | a snuff-box. | 1819 |
| TATLER | A watch. To flash a tatler: to wear a watch. | 1811 |
| THIMBLE | A watch. The swell flashes a rum thimble; the gentleman sports a fine watch. | 1811 |
| THIMBLE | a watch. | 1819 |
| THIMBLED | having, or wearing a watch. | 1819 |
| TRINKETS | Toys and Trifles. | 1737 |
| TRINKETS | Toys, bawbles, or nicknacks. | 1811 |
| WARMING-PAN | an old fashiond large Watch. A Scotch Warming-Pan; a She-bed-fellow. | 1737 |
| WARMING-PAN | A large old-fashioned watch. A Scotch warming-pan; a female bedfellow. | 1811 |
| YACK | a watch (obsolete.) | 1819 |
| Household : Miscellaneous |
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| FEEDER | A spoon. To nab the feeder; to steal a spoon. | 1811 |
| FEEDER | a spoon. | 1819 |
| FI'PENNY | a clasp-knife. | 1819 |
| GLIMMER | Fire. | 1737 |
| GLIMMER | Fire. CANT. | 1811 |
| LULLIES | Wet linen. Cant. | 1811 |
| MONKEY | a padlock. | 1819 |
| MUFFLING CHEAT | A napkin. | 1811 |
| MUFFLING-CHEAT | a Napkin. | 1737 |
| NECK WEED | Hemp. | 1811 |
| PED | a Basket. | 1737 |
| PED | A basket. CANT. | 1811 |
| SLOP-FEEDER | a tea-spoon. | 1819 |
| SMELLING CHEAT | An orchard, or garden; also a nosegay. CANT. | 1811 |
| SMELLING-CHEAT | a Nose-gay; also an Orchard or Garden. | 1737 |
| SMUT | A copper. A grate. Old iron. The cove was lagged for a smut: the fellow was transported for stealing a copper. | 1811 |
| SMUT | a copper boiler, or furnace. | 1819 |
| SNOW | Linen hung out to dry or bleach. Spice the snow; to steal the linen. | 1811 |
| SNOW | clean linen from the washerwoman's hands, whether it be wet or dry, is termed snow. | 1819 |
| SOLDIERS POMATUM | A piece of tallow candle. | 1811 |
| STICKS | Household furniture. | 1811 |
| STICKS | household furniture. | 1819 |
| SUNNY BANK | A good fire in winter. | 1811 |
| SUNNY-BANK | a good, rousing Winter-Fire. | 1737 |
| TAYLE DRAWERS | Thieves who snatch gentlemens swords from their sides. He drew the culls tayle rumly; he snatched away the gentlemans sword cleverly. | 1811 |
| YOKUFF | a chest, or large box. | 1819 |
| Household : Related Terms |
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| DUB UP | to lock up or secure any thing or place ; also to button one's pocket, coat, (fc. | 1819 |
| SLOUR | to lock, 'Secure, or fasten; to slour up is also to button up; as one's coat, pocket, &c. | 1819 |
| SLOUR'D or SLOUR'D UP | locked, fastened, buttoned, &c. | 1819 |
| UNBETTY | to unlock. See Betty. | 1819 |
| UNDUE | to unlock, unfasten, &c. See Dub up. | 1819 |
| UNSLOUR | to unlock, unfasten, or unbutton. See Slour. Speaking of a person whose coat is buttoned, so as to obstruct the access to his pockets, the knucks will say to each other, the core is slour'd up, we must unslour him to get at his kickseys. | 1819 |
| Household : Tools and Candlesticks |
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| BACK-SLUM | a back room; also the back entrance to any house or premises; thus, we'll give it 'em on the back-slum, means, we'll get in at the backdoor. | 1819 |
| CHIV | a knife ; to chiv a person is to stab or cut him with a knife. | 1819 |
| CHIVE | a Knife, File or Saw. | 1737 |
| CHIVE, or CHIFF | A knife, file: or saw. To chive the darbies; to file off the irons or fetters. To chive the bouhgs of the frows; to cut off womens pockets. | 1811 |
| CHURY | a knife. | 1819 |
| GLIM-STICK | a candlestick. | 1819 |
| GLIMFENDERS | Andirons. Rum Glimfenders, silver Andirons. | 1737 |
| GLIMFENDERS | Andirons. CANT. | 1811 |
| GLIMSTICK | a Candle-stick. Rum Glimsticks, Silver Candlesticks. Queer Glimsticks, Brass, Pewter or Iron Candlesticks. | 1737 |
| GLIMSTICK | A candlestick. CANT. | 1811 |
| HOG | a shilling; five, ten, or more shillings, are called five, ten, or more hog. | 1819 |
| JACOB | A ladder: perhaps from Jacobs dream. CANT. Also the common name for a jay, jays being usually taught to say, Poor Jacob! a cup of sack for Jacob. | 1811 |
| JACOB | a ladder ; a simple half-witted person. | 1819 |
| MILL | A chisel. | 1811 |
| OS CHIVES | Bone handled Knives. | 1737 |
| OSCHIVES | Bone-handled knives. CANT. | 1811 |
| SAVE-ALL | A kind of candlestick used by our frugal forefathers, to burn snuffs and ends of candles. Figuratively, boys running about gentlemens houses in Ireland, who are fed on broken meats that would otherwise be wasted, also a miser. | 1811 |
| SIR SYDNEY | a clasp knife, | 1819 |
| SNIPES | scissors. | 1819 |
| SPANISH WORM | A nail: so called by carpenters when they meet with one in a board they are sawing. | 1811 |
| STEEL BAR | A needle. A steel bar flinger; a taylor, stay- maker, or any other person using a needle. | 1811 |
