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 1697. Vanbrugh, Provoked Wife, iv. Sir John. That goat; that stallion there, is ready to run me through the guts.

1705. Ward, Hud. Rediv., 11. ii. 15, And pick his Pocket, to supply Some starving stallion of the Town, Ibid., 'Hypocrisy Lampoon'd.' The Mourning Widow too can play The Hypocrite with Vail on, And most devoutly kneel and pray, Tho' 'tis but for a stalion.

1772. Bridges, Burlesque Homer, 216. As to that copper-nosed rabscallion, Venus's bully-back and stallion.

Stall-whimper, subs. phr. (Old Cant).—A bastard: see Bye-blow (B. E. and Grose).

Stam-bang, adv. (provincial).—Plump down.

Stam flash, verb. phr. (Old Cant).—To cant (B. E. and Grose).

Stammel (or Strammel), subs. (old).—'A brawny, lusty, strapping Wench' (B. E. and Grose).

Stammer, subs. (Old Cant).—An indictment (Grose).

Stamp, subs. (Old Cant).—1. In pl. = the legs; (2) = shoes (Harman, B. E., Grose, and Vaux); and (3) 'carriers' (B. E.). Also Stampers. Whence stamp-drawers = stockings.

1620. Dekker, Lanthorne and Candlelight, sig. C., iii., s.v.

1641. Brome, Jovial Crew, i. Strike up, Piper, a merry, merry dance, That we on our stampers may foot it and prance.

1828. Egan, Finish in Tom and Jerry, 309. My padders, my stampers, my buckets, otherwise my boots.

4. (old).—A coin of small value: spec. (Halliwell) a halfpenny. In pl. (American) = paper money; shinplasters (q.v.). Also generic for money.

1628. Middleton, Widow, ii. 1. Ric. Oh cruel, merciless woman, To talk of law, and know I have no money. Val. I will consume myself to the last stamp Before thou gett'st me.

1877. Providence Jo., 5 Feb. The patience with which he waited in the box-office to rake in all the stamps led his audience to form a fair estimate of his appreciation of the almighty dollar.

1899. Hyne, Further Adven. Captain Kettle, xi. He's the flat. Cranze is the—er—his friend who stands to draw the stamps.

5. (printers').—In pl. = type.

1563. Foxe, Acts and Monuments [Oliphant, New Eng., i. 540. Among new substantives are stamps (types) the bench (magistrates).

Verb. (old).—See quot.

1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Stamp. A particular manner of throwing the dice out of the box, by striking it with violence against the table.

Stamp-crab, subs. phr. (common).—A lumpish walker; a beetle-crusher (q.v.).

Stamp-in-the-Ashes, subs. phr. (old).—See quot.

1515. De Generibus Ebriosorum, &c. [Hodgkin, Notes and Queries, 3 S., vii. 163. In this treatise occurs names of fancy drinks I select a few of the most presentable slip-slop Stamp-in-the-Ashes Swell-nose.

Stancheous, adj. and adv. (Western American).—Strong; durable.

1844. Major Jones's Courtship, 33. I tell you what, it's a mighty stancheous-looking building, and looks far off at a distance when you're going up to it.

Stand, subs. (venery).—1. An erectio penis: also standing-*ware; likewise as verb. Thus to make standing room for one = to receive a man: hence understandings = a woman's conquests. See Horn. Also (proverbial) 'Stand always, as the girl said'; cf. Nilnisistando. Stand also = a mouth whore.