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Rh that is, having plenty of money, is said to be up in the stirrups.

UPON THE CROSS. See.

UPON THE SQUARE. See.

UPON THE SUIT, &c. See.

UPPER-BEN, UPPER-BENJAMIN, UPPER-TOG, a great-coat.

VARDO, a waggon.

VARDO-GILL, a waggoner.

WACK, to share or divide any thing equally, as wack the blunt, divide the money, &c.

WACK, a share or equal proportion, as give me my wack, that is, my due part.

WALKER, an ironical expression, synonymous with bender, and used in the same manner.

WALKING-DISTILLER. See.

WANTED, when any of the traps or runners have a private information against a family person, and are using means to apprehend the party, they say, such a one is wanted; and it becomes the latter, on receiving such intimation to keep out of the way, until the stink is over, or until he or she can find means to stash the business through the medium of Mr. Palmer, or by some other means.

WATER-SNEAK, robbing ships or vessels on a navigable river, or canal, by getting on board unperceived, generally in the night. The water-sneak, is lately made a capital offence.