The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew Part 13

Lastly, I will cleave to my doxy-wap stiffly, and will bring her duds, margery praters, goblers, grunting cheats, or tibs of the b.u.t.tery, or any thing else I can come at, as winnings for her wappings.

_Gigger_, a door.

_Globe_, pewter.

_Glue-pot_, a parson; from joining men and women together in matrimony.

_Glaziers_, eyes.

_Glim_, a dark lantern.

_Glimfenders_, hand-irons.

_Glim_, a candle.

_Glimstick_, a candlestick.

_Gaoler's coach_, a hurdle.

_Goose Riding_: a goose, whose neck is greased, being suspended by the legs to a cord tied to two trees or high posts, a number of men on horseback, riding full speed, attempt to pull off the head; which if they effect, the goose is their prize. This has been practised in Derbys.h.i.+re within the memory of persons now living.

_Grannan gold_, old h.o.a.rded coin.

_Green bag_, a lawyer.

_Grig_, a farthing.

_Gropers_, blind men.

_Gutter-lane_, the throat.

_Hammer_, a great lie, a rapper.

_Halberhead_, a silly foolish fellow.

_Half nab_, at a venture, unsight, unseen, hit or miss.

_Half-borde_ sixpence.

_Hams_, breeches.

_Hamlet_, a high constable.

_Hand-me-downs_, second-hand clothes.

_Hanktel_, a silly fellow, a mere cod's-head.

_Hansan kelder_, a jack in the box, the child in the womb, or a health to it.

_Harman_, a constable.

_Harmanbeck_, a beadle.

_Hawk_, a sharper.

_Hazel gold_, to beat any one with a stick.

_Hearingcheats_, ears.

_Heaver_, the breast.

_h.e.l.l_, the place where the tailors lay up their cabbage or remnants, which are sometimes very large.

_Hempen widow_, one whose husband was hanged.

_Henfright_, those commanders and officers who are absolutely swayed by their wives.

_High tide_, when the pocket is full of money.

_Hocus_, disguised in liquor, drunk.

_Hodmendods_, snails in their sh.e.l.ls.

_Hoggrubber_, a close-fisted, narrow-minded, sneaking fellow.

_Hop-merchant_, a dancing-master.

_Hum-box_, a pulpit.

_Humpty-dumpty_, ale boiled with brandy.

_Hums_, persons at church.

_Huskylour_, a job, a guinea.

_Iron doublet_, a parson.

_Itchland_, Ireland.

_Jackrum_, a licence.

_Jack Adams_, a fool.

_Jack-a-dandy_, a little insignificant fellow.

_Jack-in-a-box_, a sharper or cheat.

_Jack-at-a-pinch_, a poor hackney parson.