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/23

Rh Black-box, a Lawyer.

Black-coat, a Parson.

Black-guard, Dirty, Nasty, Tatter'd roguish Boys, that attend (at the Horse-Guards) to wipe Shoes, clean Boots, water Horses, or run of Errands.

Blackjack, a Leather-Jug to drink in.

Black-Indies, Newcastle, from whence the Coals are brought.

Blackmuns, c. Hoods and Scarves of Alamode and Lustrings.

Black-mouth, foul, malicious, Railing, or Reflecting.

Blacken, to blast or asperse.

Black-spy, c. the Devil.

Blank, baffled, down-look't, sheepish, guilty.

Bleak, sharp, piercing Weather.

Bleach, to whiten.

Bleaters, c. they that are cheated by Jack-in-a box.

Bleating cheat, c. a Sheep.

Bleed freely, c. part with their Money easily.

Blemish, when Hounds or Beagles find where the Chace has been, and make a proffer to enter, but return.

Blew-John, Wash, or Asterwort.

Blind-cheeks, the Breech Kiss my Blind-cheeks, Kiss my Ar---

Blind-excuse, a sorry shift. A Blind Ale-house, or Blind Lane, obscure, of no Sign, Token, or Mark.

Blind harpers, c. Beggers counterfeiting blindness, with Harps or Fiddles.

Blind-man's-buff, a play us'd by Children blindfolded. Bluffed, contracted from Blind-man's-buff, he that is Blinded in the Play.

Blind-man's-holiday, when it is too dark to see to Work.

Blind side, every Man's weak Part.

Bloated, Smoked Herrings; also, one puffed or swelled with false Fat, and has not a Healthy Complexion.