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 Quean, a Whore, or Slut. A dirty Quean, a very Puzzel or Slut.

Queasy Stomacht, Crop-*sick, Qualmish.

Queen Elizabeth's Pocket-pistol, a Brass-Cannon of a prodigious Length at Dover-Castle.

Queere, c. base, Roguish, naught. ''How Queerely the Cull Touts?'' c. how roguishly the Fellow looks.

Queere Birds, c. such as having got loose, return to their old Trade of Roguing and Thieving.

Queere-bluffer, c. a sneaking, sharping, Cut-*throat Ale-house or Inn-*keeper.

Queere-bung, c. an empty Purse.

Queere-clout, c. a sorry, coarse ord'nary or old Handkerchief, not worth Nimming.

Queere cole, c. Clipt, Counterfeit, or Brass Money.

Queere cole-maker, c. a false-Coyner.

Queere cole-fencer, c. a Receiver and putter off false Money.

Queere-cove, c. a Rogue.

Queere-cuffin, c. a Justice of Peace; also a Churl.

Queere-cull, c. a Fop, or Fool, a Codshead; also a shabby poor Fellow.

Queere-degen, c. an Iron, Steel, or Brass-hilted Sword.

Queere-diver, c. a bungling Pick-pocket.

Queere-doxy, c. a jilting Jade, a sorry shabby Wench.

Queere-drawers, c Yarn, coarse Worsted, ord'nary or old Stockings.

Queere duke, c. a poor decayed Gentleman; also a lean,thin, half Starved Fellow,

Queere fun, c. a bungling Cheat or Trick.

Queere-ken, c. an ill House, or a Prison.

Queere-mort, c. a dirty Drab, a jilting Wench, a Pockey Jade.