A thin-scull’d foolish fellow.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

To let fall, with design, a piece of gold or silver, in order to draw in and cheat the person who sees it picked up; the piece so dropped is called a dropt cog.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

A heavy, bungling thief or rogue. A purple dromedary; a bungler in the art and mystery of thieving. CANT.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.