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/47

Rh Copper-nos'd, extremely Red.

Coquet, a flippant, pert Gossip.

Corky-brain'd Fellow, silly, foolish.

Corinthian, a very impudent, harden'd, brazen-fac'd Fellow.

Cornish-hug, a hard gripe, or squeeze.

Corn-jobber, an Enhancer of the Price, by early buying, monopolizing, and sharp tricks.

A great Harvest of a little Corn, a great adoe in a little Matter. He measuros my Corn by his own Bushel, he muses as he uses, he thinks me Bad because he is so himself.

Cornuted, made a Cuckold of.

Corny-fac'd, a very Red or Blue pimpled Phiz.

Cosset, a Fondling Child

Cosset-Colt or Lamb, brought up by Hand, made Tame, and used to follow any Body about the House.

Costard, the Head I'll give ye a knock on the Costard, I'll hit ye a blow on the Pate.

Coster-monger, a Wholesale Dealer in Apples, Pears, &c.

Cot for Cotquean, a Man that meddles with Womens matters.

Cotton, they don't cotton, they don't agree well.

Cote, a sorry, slight Country-House or Hovel, now a Cottage. Hence the Compounds yet in use, of Dove-cote, Sheep-cote, &c.

Couchee, going to Bed I was at Court at the Couchee, I attended the King at his going to Bed.

Couch a Hogs-head, c. to go to Bed

Cove, c. a Man, a Fellow, also a Rogue. The Cove was bit, c. the Rogue was out-sharp'd or out-witted The Cove has bit the Cole, c. The Rogue has Stolen the Money. The Cove's a rum Diver, c. that Fellow is a cleaver Pick-pocket.