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 a lewd or flat Lie. A Rank Knaioe, an errant base Knave. ''A Rank Whore'', an errant Whore.

Rank-rider, c. a Highway-man; also a Jockey.

Rank-wink'd, Hawk, that is a slow Fligher.

Rant, to Talk Big, High, or Boast much.

Ranters Extravagants, Unthritts, Lewd Sparks; alsoof the Family of Love.

Rantipole, a rude wild Boy or Girl.

Rap, to Swop or Exchange a Horse or Goods; also a Polt on the Pate, and a hard Knocking at a Door.

Rapparies, Wild Irish Robbers, and Out-laws.

Rapper, a swinging great Lie.

Raree-show-men, poor Savoyards strolling up and down with portable Boxes of Puppet-shews at their Backs; in short, Pedlars of Puppets.

Rascal, a base, vile Fellow, a Rogue.

Rascal-Deer, lean, poor, an-lying Deer. Rat, a Drunken Man or Woman taken up by the Watch, and carried by the Constable to the Counter. To smell a Rat, to suspect a Trick

Rattler, c. a Coach.

Rattling-cove, c. a Coach-man.

Rattling Mumpers, c. such Beggers as Ply Coaches. To Rattle, c. to move off, or be gone. We'll take Rattle, c. we must not tarry, but whip away.

Rattling, the Noise of Coaches and Carts; as also of Armour, or of Hail, or Thunder.

Rattle-pate, a Hot, Maggot-pated Fellow. I Rattled him, I Rated him roundly, and told him his own.

Rattleth, the Noise a Goat maketh at Rutting time.

Ravilliac, any Assasin.

Raw-head and Bloody-bones, a Bull-begger or Scare-child.

Rayn-deer, a Beast like