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Rh Pilot cove.—A clergyman.

Pinch.—To steal; to place under arrest.

Pip.—A fit of depression.

Pitch a tale.—To trump up an excuse; to weave a romance.

Plant.—To bury.

Plug.—To smite with the fist.

Plug along, to.—To proceed doggedly.

Plunk.—An exclamation expressing the impact of a blow.

Podgy.—Fat; plump.

Point.—The region of the jaw; much sought after by pugilists.

Point, to.—To seize unfair advantage; to scheme.

Pole, up the.—Distraught through anger, fear, &c.; also, disappeared, vanished.

Pot, a.—A considerable amount; as a "pot of money."

Pot, the old.—The male parent (from "Rhyming Slang," the "old pot and pan"—the "old man")

Prad.—A horse.

Pug.—A pugilist.

Pull, to take a.—To desist; to discontinue.

Punch a cow.—To conduct a team of oxen.

Punter.—The natural prey of a "bookie," q.v.

Push.—A company of rowdy fellows gathered together for ungentle purposes.

Queer the pitch.—To frustrate; to fool.

Quid.—A sovereign, or pound sterling.

Quod.—Prison.

Rabbit, to run the.—To convey liquor from a public-house.

Rag, to chew the.—To grieve; to brood.

'''Rag, to. sky the.'''—To throw a towel into the air in token of surrender (pugilism).