The art of shoemaking. One of the gentle craft: a shoemaker: so called because once practiced by St. Crispin.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Also practiced by Joshua McShaver in The Earl of Her Dreams.

1811 Vulgar Tongue

Sots who are continually sipping.

Merriam-Webster

Alehouse keeper.

1811 Vulgar Tongue

Liquor.

Merriam-Webster

To drink liquor especially by habit or to excess.

Tricks and devices. Quirks in law; subtle distinctions and evasions.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.