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COCDCMO):SII-coAND ITSSLANGANALOGUESAND PRESENTPASTWITH SYNONYMS IN ENGLISH FRENCH GERMANITALIAN ETC.COMPILED AND EDITED BYS. FARMER & W. E.JOHN HENLEY/VOL. V. N. TO RAZZLE-DAZZLEPRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYMCMII.2. A hat a : also;(old). capAB siibs.(or NAP), NAB-CHEAT and NAPPER. SeeI(Old Cant). GOLGOTHA. B. E. (c. 1696) ;The head : also COLES BAILEY(1708) ; (1728) ;NAPPER. See DYCHE GROSE(1748) ; (1785) ;TlBBY. B. E. MATSELL (1859).c. ;( 1696)I to theI53 ~47- COPLAND, Hey-wayCOLES (1706) ;Spyttel-hous [HAZLITT, Early PopularBAILEY (1728) ; iv.]. His watch shall aPoetry, fengGROSE NAB-CHETE.(1785) ; JAMIESON (1880). prouncesE. T. Caveat E. T. S.1567. HARMAN, Caveat, (E. 1567. HARMAN, [E.S.),86. Now I tower that bene bouse makes I toure the strummel85]. upon thy(1869),nase NABES. NABCHET and Togman.1622.Lanthorne and FLETCHER, Beggar's Bush,\.,1609. DEKKER,i. We throw our first forWks.Candlelight [GROSAET, (1886), iii., up NAB-CHEAT,thenThe Ruffin the NAB of the And our filches.203]. cly joy,Harman beck.R. i.,1671. HEAD, English Rogue,v. s.v.1610. Martin Mark-all 51 (1874),ROWLANDS,Club.p. 39 [Hunt. s.v. ii.Repr.]. 1688. SHADWELL, Sq. ofAhatia,.[Works Sen. . .(1720), iv., 47]. Belf.1611. MIDDLETON and DEKKER,Here's a NABB ! never saw such a oneyouv. I. So NABRoaring Girl, my bousyin life. Cheat. A rum NABB : it isyourskew rome bouse.might a beaver of^5.1622. FLETCHER, Beggar's Bush, 1706. ~$KS.
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VOL. V. N. TO RAZZLE-DAZZLE
PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
MCMII. 2. A hat a : also;(old). cap
AB siibs.(or NAP), NAB-CHEAT and NAPPER. See
I(Old Cant). GOLGOTHA. B. E. (c. 1696) ;
The head : also COLES BAILEY(1708) ; (1728) ;
NAPPER. See DYCHE GROSE(1748) ; (1785) ;
TlBBY. B. E. MATSELL (1859).
c. ;( 1696)
I to theI53 ~47- COPLAND, Hey-wayCOLES (1706) ;
Spyttel-hous [HAZLITT, Early Popular
BAILEY (1728) ; iv.]. His watch shall aPoetry, feng
GROSE NAB-CHETE.(1785) ; JAMIESON (1880). prounces
E. T. Caveat E. T. S.1567. HARMAN, Caveat, (E. 1567. HARMAN, [E.S.),
86. Now I tower that bene bouse makes I toure the strummel85]. upon thy(1869),
nase NABES. NABCHET and Togman.
1622.Lanthorne and FLETCHER, Beggar's Bush,\.,1609. DEKKER,
i. We throw our first forWks.Candlelight [GROSAET, (1886), iii., up NAB-CHEAT,
thenThe Ruffin the NAB of the And our filches.203]. cly joy,
Harman beck.
R. i.,1671. HEAD, English Rogue,
v. s.v.1610. Martin Mark-all 51 (1874),ROWLANDS,
Club.p. 39 [Hunt. s.v. ii.Repr.]. 1688. SHADWELL, Sq. ofAhatia,
.[Works Sen. . .(1720), iv., 47]. Belf.
1611. MIDDLETON and DEKKER,
Here's a NABB ! never saw such a oneyou
v. I. So NABRoaring Girl, my bousy
in life. Cheat. A rum NABB : it isyourskew rome bouse.might a beaver of^5.
1622. FLETCHER, Beggar's Bush, 1706. ~$KS. > (1859).
1893. EMERSON, xiv.Signer Lippo, SeeA cadi his 4. (American). quot. ,lon?-sleeve on and aNAPPER,
of turtles andon his martins finished him. COPPER.pair BEAK, Nab.Nab
Lanthorne andDEKKER,New 1609.Mysteries of1852. JUDSON, Wks. iii.[GROSART, (1886)know nothin' about no Candlelightiv. I don'tYork. chewd downeThis hearbe beingNAD'Sthe persuits. Ibid., 233].'ceptpersuits, almost kils theirthe Rabbit-suckersconstable.an officer or bys.v. NAB,
to them than NABBINGand is worsehearts,
I. Prima-Verb. Cant).(Old on the neckes to Connies.
ato catch but also; generalrily,
Warning for Housekeepers1676.To NABverb of action. E.g., Musa Pedestris (1896), 30).[FARMER,= to takeTHE RUST offence, NAP And the lurries(I) But if the cully us,
receiveturn to from us take.to ; (2)rusty
TO;unexpectedly 1688. SM>-WKi.L,SyuireofAlsaiia,punishment
Our Suffolk=to steal iiL [Works (1720), iv., 56].NAB THE SNOW hedge-
for a small business and= heir is NABBED, ;NAB THE STIFLESlinen TO; him some sham-bail.I must find
NAB THETOto be ;hanged
s.v.c. B. Diet. Cant.= in the 1696. E., Crew,STOOP to stand ;pillory
NAP and NASK.
beTO NAB THE TEiZE=to whip-
= Memoirs s.v.1708. ofJohn Hall,TO NAB IT ON THE DIAL
;ped NAP and Nask.
face TO BEa blow in theto ;get
CAPT. ALEX. Lives1723. SMITH, of= arrested TO NAPNABBED to be ; he hadTheBailiffs, 5. bailiff, though= TOA COG to cheat (at dice) ; waited for could not him.long him, nap
= NABTHE BIB to TONAP ;cry
s.v. NABDiet.,1728. BAILEY, Eng.= divide aTHE REGuLARS to one NAPPING.... to to take ;surprise,=A WINDER toTO NAP; also to a dice.booty cog
TO NAP IT ATbe ;hanged Tom i.Thumb, ii.,1733. FIELDING,= lashed atNASK to be or aTHE Were he a abully, highwayman,
him.See REGU- I'd NABBridewell etc. BIB, prizefighter
;
Rod.and RUST. Random,LARS, 1748. SMOLLETT,
the . . .xxiii. embracedThey prisoneralsoENGLISH SYNONYMS (see
and asked how she had been NABBED,long=PRIG when to take orCOP and and for what.
toTo to bone
; ;receive). bag Discoveries1754. of John Povlter,
tobox to claw to collar ;; ; ; cop NAP whilst37. my kelp (hold my hat)
to nail to to I stall at theto ; jigger.; ; napgrab
to nick to nim tonibble ; ; ; I s.v. NAB.; nip Eng. Diet.,75S- JoHttson,
To catch to seize withoutto to over to unexpectedly ;; ; ropepinch pull A word seldom used but in lowwarning.toin to to ;
; scoop ; smug
language.to snaffle to snakesnabble ; ;;
s.v.GROSE, Vvlg. Tongue,1785.snam to sneak to snitch.to ; ; NAB. To NAB THE RUST. Ajockeyterm
SYNONYMS. a that becomes restive. Ibid.FRENCH for horseAganter
To NAB THE SNOW to steal
;
: une (1796).daque-=-(popular agenter
linen left out to bleach or To NAB
wax of the dry.to warm the ;ear) THE in theSTOOP ; to stand pillory.=to ;( hook) arcpinceragrafer
G. View1789. PARKER, ofSociety,attrimer;(or arquepincer)
note. NAP THEii., 30, STOOP, pilloried.encintrer(thieves') ; pogne To NAP THE TEIZE is toIbid., iL, 7_s.
colletintr ; receive this correction ; (thieves') (whipping) pri-
vately.
;coltiger (thieves') enflaquer
GEO.(thieves') ; (common) ; 1789. PARKER, Life's Painter,graffinger
= NAPT a of bird'sterm to 153. couple eye wipes.
(a falconrygriffcr NAP THE aIbid., 163. BIB, person
; (thieves') ;claw) grifler gripper
crying.
; ;(RABELAIS) harper (popular) Abroad and^.1817. HOLMAN, Home,= to( harpoon) ; NABharponner 2. Bravo 1 have "emiii., 'em, tight,
then we'll be at(thieves') Merry night.pagourer Naball. Nabob.5
VAUX1819. (J. H.), Memoirs, i., NABBER (or subs.NABBLER),NAP THE to the190. BIB, cry; as,_s.v. A thief. Whence(Scots').mollisher NAP'D HER the woman fellBIB,
NABBERY =a theft.
crying. JAMIESON
; MATSELL(1808) (1859).
1821. inEGAN, Life London, 227.
Suke now to NAP HER BIB.Dirty began
Boxiana sttbs. AIbid., (1824), iv., 145. Josh NABBING-CULL, (old).
NAPPED on the otheragain eye. bailiff a constable. Also;
NABMAN.Paul1830. LYTTON, Clifford, xvi.,
all for himself.NABBING, grabbing
1780. TOMLINSON, Slang Pastoral,
Peter st. x. Will no1833. MARRYAT, blood-hunting footpad,Simple, i.,
-
x. cried NABBED that hears me the whine ofcomplain, StopWeil, she, they've my
that constable ?husband. NABBING-CULL, Payne
1816. ii.
1837. BARHAM, Ingoldsby Legends, TERRY, Guy Mannering, 3.
' Old hasThe Black Once he Donton sent the NABMAN afterMousquetaire." pre-
vail'd . . . On the bailiff who NABB'D him at last.
' '
himself to bail for him.him, go
NABBY. See NOBBY.
Comic Don't1838. Almanac, April.
NAB THE this chance mustBIB, my Bet,
NAB-CHEAT. subs. i. See(old).soon or later.happen
subs. sense 2.NAB, ,
Land.1851-61. MAYHEW, Lab., Hi.,
I him the NAP and knock him139. give subs.NAB-GIRDER, Cant).(Oldon the back.
A bridle : also NOB-GIRDER.
'
Hundred1859. MATSELL, Vocab., B. E. c. BAILEY1696) ; (1728) ;
Stretches.' Some rubbed to wit had
GROSE MATSELL(1785) ; (1859).NAPPED a winder.
London subs.1867. Herald, 23 Mar., 221, NABOB, : now(Anglo-Indian
We're safe to NAB him safe as houses.3. ; I. See
;colloquial). early quots.
Belts and a rich man. Hence1885. 3 Jan., 8, 4. (2)Life,
led off with his but NAPPED ITleft, =Johnny NABOBBERY the class ofnabobs.
in return from left on theBungaree's
R.which raised a 1612. Antemple, bump. COVERTE, Voyage, 37.
Earle is called a NAWBOB.
1886. 6. InDaily News, 3 Nov., 5,
1625. PURCHAS, Pilgrims, i., iv.,one four are how tocorner, boys learning The NABOB with467. or60 thousandfiftyKNAP a fogle fly.
in hispeople campe.
1888. i Dec. InLife,Sporting SIR TH.1665. TravelsHERBERT,
to reach his ribsendeavouring opponent's NABOB.(1677), 99. Nobleman,
with the NAPPED it the dial.right, on
Lett. iv1764. WALPOLE, (1857), -i
21. 222. Pitt and NABOB Bute.1892. MILLIKEN, 'Arry Ballads, Mogul
He NAPPED me.
NabobThe [Title].1772. FOOTE,
BURKE on Fox's E. I. Bill2. See 1784.
(old). quot. He[Works (1852), HI., that506]. goes
out an in a fewNABASH, Diet.. s.v. (a insignificant boy years1775.
_ aTo to bite with returns NABOB.greatcolloquial word). bite,
but motion.repeated quick gentle H. Florio, Before1786. MORE, 272.
_
our castles fall Andtottering swarming
His NABS. See NIBS. NABOBS seize on all !
d. Election in.1796. BURNS, Ballads,
subs. A fool : seeNABALL, (old). But as to his fine NABOB fortune We'll
e'en let this alane. 'Ded.BUFFLE and CABBAGE-HEAD. subject Ibid.,
to G. H.' 2. And there will be rich
1612. More Knaves brotherROWLANDS, NABOBS, Though NABOBS, yet
To all London's NABALLS. men o' the first.Yet, 'Epig.' Nabs on. Nag.
xix. The1815. SCOTT, Guy Mannering, subs,NAF, (back-slang).
He resolved ... to place(1852), 170. female : see MONO-pudendum
himself the of afooting countryupon SYLLABLE and FANNY. HALLI-
of withoutgentleman easy fortune,
. . . of the which was WELLany faste (1847).assuming
as characteristic of athen considered
subs, i. ANAG,NABOB. (colloquial).
seeaMOUNT PRAD.horse; (q.v.):18. noBaboo, i., vii., Though1834.
Also NAGGIE orfor no not even for aI wait man, NAGGON, NAGGY,king,
=NUWAB. and a horse of blood.(Scots')
Van.THACKERAY, Fair(iZ6j),1848. c.i Destruction E. T.189. of Troy (E.
L all Indian NABOBS aresayThey He as a NAGGE at hisS.), i., neyt7727.
rich.enormously nosethrilles !
R. 11. x."SAVAGE, Medlicot,1852. Dick o' the Cow..1596. [CHILD,
' How he isgreat[1864]. particularly 80]: Yet here is a wliite-Ballads, vi.,
'he reminds me of a NABOB !
;to-night footed I think he'll both theeNAGIE, carry
'
NABOBBERY saiditself,' Hyacinth. and me.
1862. xiv. TheTHACKERAY, Philip, i Hen.1598. SHAKESPEARE, IV., iii.,
of NABOBS are and thedays long over, Like the forced of ai, 135. gait shuffling
General bad come back . . . with only NAG.
small means for the of avery support
1611. ICORYAT, Crudities, i, 287.family.great
saw but one horse in all Venice . . . and
E. in1872. BRADDON, India,Life that was a little NAGGE.bay
The was raised overL, 4. English flag
Troubles in Scot-the once ruled 1624-45. Spalding,kingdom Rajah,by Mogul,
land Theand NUWAUB. (1850), ii., 183. [JAMIESON].
ladies came out with two andgrey plaids,
in iStA1878. LECKY, Eng. Cent., two work which bore them intogat NAIGS,
xiii. The Indian as headventurer, or, Aberdeen.
was the was nowcalled, NABOB,popularly
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