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/83

 Grinders, c. Teeth The Cove has Rum Grinders, c. the Rogue has excellent Teeth.

Gripe or Griper, an old Covetous Wretch; also a Banker, Money Scrivener, or Usurer.

Griping, is an Epithet commonly affixed either to the Exactions of Oppressive Governors, or to the Extortions of Usurers; Griping Usurers, and griping Usury being as ordinary in English as Usura vorax in Latin.

Griskins, Steaks off the Rump of Beef, also Pork-bones with some tho' not much Flesh on them, accounted very sweet Meat Broyled.

Gropers, c. blind Men.

Grotesque, a wild sort of Painting mostly us'd for Banquetting or Summer-houses.

Grounds, Unscented Hair Powder, made of Starch, or Rice. see Alabaster.

Grownd-Sweat, a Grave Growse, Heath-polts.

Growneth, the Noise a Buck makes at Rutting time.

Groyne, corruptly by the Tarrs for Coronna, a Seaport of Galicia in Spain.

Grub Street News, false, Forg'd.

Grum, the same as Grim, Stern or Fierce.

Grumbletonians, Malecontents, out of Humour with the Government, for want of a Place, or having lost one.

Grumbling of the Gizzard, Murmuring, Muttering, Repining, Resenting.

Grunter, c a Sucking Pig

Grunting Cheat, c. a Pig.

Grunting Peeck, c. Pork.

Guard, of old Safe-*guard, now shortned into Guard, either for State, as Princes have their Guards, or for security so Prisoners have theirs; also the Shell of