Archive for August, 2007

spangle

Anne | August 22nd, 2007 | No Comments »

A seven shilling piece.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

ken miller or ken cracker

Anne | August 21st, 2007 | No Comments »

A housebreaker. CANT.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

ken

Anne | August 20th, 2007 | No Comments »

A house. A bob ken, or a bowman ken; a well-furnished house, also a house that harbors thieves. Biting the ken; robbing the house. CANT.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

milch cow

Anne | August 17th, 2007 | No Comments »

One who is easily tricked out of his property; a term used by gaolers, for prisoners who have money and bleed freely.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.