Trulls, the lowest order of prostitutes, followers of soldiers
Truck, stealing money under pretence of changing
Tuck, victuals
Tuck out, a good meal, a bellyfull
Tuck up fair, Newgate at a hanging time
Tucked up, hanged; married
Tumbler, a cart
Turn-up, a casual set-to, a fight
Tulips of the goes, the highest order of fashionables
Tarter, a queer customer, a powerful enemy
Turnip, a watch
Turkey merchant, driver of turkeys
Twelver, a shilling
Twaddlers, pease
Twig, to see, observe
Twinklers, the eyes
Twirlers, hawkers of men's and women's clothes
Twittoe, two
Tykes, dogs
Tyke boys, dog owners
Tyro, a yokel, a novitiate
U.
Under the screw, in prison
Under the rose, on the sly, concealed enjoyment
Unload pewter, drinking beer from pewter pots
Unrigged, stripped of money and clothes
Up, acquainted with the conversation of the company, apprised of any
transaction
Up to slum, humbug or gammon
Up the spout, articles at the pawnbrokers
Up the flue, being in trouble, on the pot
Upper Benjamin, an upper coat
Upright, alehouse pots
V.
Vamp, to pledge any article
Vampers, stockings
Vhite, gin
Velvet, the tongue
Velvet, to tip the, to talk to a woman, to impose by flowery language
Victualling office, the stomach or paunch
Voil, town
W.
Wapstraw, Johnny Raw, a yokel, a countryman
Wall flowers, old clothes exposed for sale
Wall it, chalking a reckoning up at a public house
Wall fruit, kissing against a wall
Warm, rich
Wattles, the ears
Water pads, fellows who rob ships
Water-heaped, a snivelling fellow
Wearing the breeches, the wife ruling the husband
Wedge, silver plate
Wet the other eye, take another glass
Wetting the neck, drinking
Whacks, shares of booty
Wheadle, a sharper
White wood, silver
White port, gin
Whither, silver bowl
Whimpshire, Yorkshire
Whiddler, a talkative fellow, an informer
Whirligig, the pillory
Whistling shop, a public house in a prison
Whisker, a bouncing lie
White buzmen, pickpockets
White toppers, white hats
White tape, gin
Whites, counterfeit silver
Wiggen, the neck
Win, a penny
Wipe, fogle, handkerchief
Wing, fly, up, acquainted with
Wobble, to reel, drunk
Wo ball, a milk woman
Wood pecker, a punster, joker, player on words
Wooden ruff, the pillory, as he wore the wooden ruff, he stood in the
pillory
W's, betwe
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