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 Queere-nab, c. a Felt, Carolina, Cloth, or ord'nary Hat, not worth whipping off a Man's Head. Queere-kicks, c. coarse, ord'nary or old Breeches. Queere-peepers, c. old-fashion'd, ord'nary, black-fram'd, or common Looking-glasses. Queere-prancer, c. a Founder'd Jade, an ord'nary low-priz'd Horse. Queere-topping, c. sorry Commodes or Head-dresses. Quibble, to Trifle, or Pun. Sir Quibble Queere, a trifling silly shatter-brain-*n'd Fellow. Quidds, c. Money. Tip the Quidds, c. can ye spend your Sixpence. Quietists, a Numerous and considerable Sect amongst the Papists, being against Oral and wholly for Mental Paryer, Whiggs, Popish Precisians, or Puritans. Quipps, Girds, Taunts, Jeers, &c. Quirks in Law, Law-tricks or Subtilties. Quirks and Quillets, Tricks and Devices. Quod, c. Newgate; also any Prison, tho for Debt. The Dab's in in the Quod, c. the poor Rogue is in Limbo. Quota, c. Snack, Share, Part, Proportion or Dividend. Tip me my Quota, c. give me my Part of the Winnings, Booty, Plunder, &c.

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Rabbet-suckers, c. young Unthrifts taking np Goods upon Tick at excessive rates.

Rabbet, the first Year.

Rabbits, Wooden Kanns to Drink out of. once used on the Roads now, almost laid by.

Rabble, the Mob.

Racket, a Noise or Bustle; also Tennis-play. ''What a Racket those Ramps keep?'' What a busel these rude Children make?