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 *man John de Witt, was in Holland Anno 1672. by the Mob.

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Diamond cut Diamond, bite the Biter.

Dibble, a poaking Stick to set Beans with.

Die like a Dog, to be hang'd, the worst Employment a Man can be put to. ''Die on a Fish-day, or in his shoes the fame, die like a Rat''. To be poysoned.

Dig the Badger, dislodg him.

Dimber, c. pretty.

Dimber-cove a pretty Fellow.

Dim-mort, c. a pretty Wench.

Dimber-Damber, c. a Top-man or Prince among, the Canting Crew; also the chief Rogue of the Gang, or the compleatest Cheat.

Dimple, a small graceful dent in the Chin called in Ignoramus, Loves pretty Dimple.

Din, c. what a din you keep! what a noise you make!

Dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without a Dinner.

Ding, c. to knock down. Ding the Cull, c. knock down the Fellow.

Ding-boy, c. a Rogue, a Hector, a Bully, Sharper.

Ding-dong, helter-skelter.

Dint, edge or force dint of the sword, edge of the Sword, dint of argument, force or power of Argument,

Dippers, Ana-baptists.

Dipt, engag'd or in debt, Land pawn'd or mortgag'd. ''Damnably dipt, deep in debt, He has dipt his Terra firma'', he has mortgaged his dirty Acres. ''He has dipt bis Bill'', he is almost drunk. The cull has dipt his Tol, c. the Spark has pawn'd his Sword. ''The Dell has dipt her Rigging'', c. the Whore has pawn'd her Cloaths.