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BAWBELS, or BAWBLES. Trinkets; a man's testicles.

VIXEN. A termagant; also a she fox, who, when she has
cubs, is remarkably fierce.

TO TOWER. To overlook, to rise aloft as in a high tower.

PICKLE. An arch waggish fellow. In pickle, or in the
pickling tub; in a salivation. There are rods in brine, or
pickle, for him; a punishment awaits him, or is prepared
for him. Pickle herring; the zany or merry andrew
of a mountebank. See JACK PUDDING.

PURL. Ale in which wormwood has been infused, or ale
and bitters drunk warm.

TAPE. Red tape; brandy. Blue or white tape; gin.

VARMENT. (Whip and Cambridge.) Natty, dashing. He is
quite varment, he is quite the go. He sports a varment
hat, coat, &c.; he is dressed like a gentleman Jehu.

PRINCOD. A pincushion. SCOTCH--Also a round plump
man or woman.

PILLALOO. The Irish cry or howl at funerals.

TRAP STICKS. Thin legs, gambs: from the sticks with
which boys play at trap-ball.

PLATTER-FACED. Broad-faced.

PLAY. To play booty; to play with an intention to lose. To
play the whole game; to cheat. To play least in sight;
to hide, or keep out of the way. To play the devil; to be
guilty of some great irregularity or mismanagement.

ABBESS, or LADY ABBESS, A bawd, the mistress of a
brothel.

TROLLY LOLLY. Coarse lace once much in fashion.

BUCKET. To kick the bucket; to die.

POUND. A prison. See LOB'S POUND. Pounded; imprisoned.
Shut up in the parson's pound; married. POWDER

PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer.
A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person
walking through a street or village near London, with a
gun in his hand.

TRUMPERY. An old whore, or goods of no value; rubbish.

TAFFY, i.e. Davy. A general name for a Welchman, St.
David being the tutelar saint of Wales. Taffy's day; the
first of March, St. David's day.

VINCENT'S LAW. The art of cheating at cards, composed of
the following associates: bankers, those who play booty;
the gripe, he that betteth; and the person cheated, who
is styled the vincent; the gains acquired, termage.