Page:A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew, in its several tribes, of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. with an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.djvu/17

Rh Armour, in his Armour Pot-valiant,

Aristippus, a Diet-drink, or Decoction of Sarsa, China, &c. Sold at certain Coffee-houses, and drank as T

Arsworm, a little diminutive Fellow.

Ascendant, Power, Influence, as, he has the Ascendant over him, or an Hank upon him; also the Horoscope, or point of the Ecliptic that rises at one's Nativity.

Assig, now us'd for Assignation, an Appointment or meeting.

Assuming, conceited, as, an Assuming Fellow, one that abounds in his own Sense, and imposes it upon every Man else.

Assurance, Confidence, as, a Man of Assurance, one that has a stock of Confidence.

Aunt, a Bawd, as one of my Aunts, one of the same Order.

Autem, c. a Church, also Married.

Autem mort, c. a Married-woman, also the Twenty fourth Order of the Canting Tribe, Travelling, Begging (and often Stealing) about the Country, with one Child in Arms another on Back, and (sometimes) leading a third in the Hand.

Auxiliary beauty, Dress, Paint, Patches, setting of Eye-brows, and licking the Lipps with red.

Babler, a great Talker.

Backt, dead, as he wishes the old Man backt, he longs to have his Father upon six Mens shoulders, or as his Back's up, he is in a fume, or angry.

Bacon, as he sav dsav'd [sic] his Bacon, he has escap descap'd [sic] with a whole Skin. A good voice to beg Bacon,