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FULHAMS, (Vol. 1. 225.) a Cant-word for falfe Dice both high and low, taken probably from the name of the firit Inventor or the Place where they were firft made. 'The word is ufed and hath the fame fense in Hudibras, Part. 2. Cant. 1. v. 642. And in Don Quixot fol. ed. 1687. tranflated by Philips, part 2d book 3d chap. 16. I am no Paumer, no high and low-Fulham-man. See also North's Examen. p. 108.

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A GABARDINE, the coarfe frock of a fhepherd, or fisherman, or any peafant: thence alfo any loofe Caffock. Ital. Gavardina. GAIN GIVING, (Vol. 6. 428.) the fame as misgiving, a givingagainst as gain-faying, which is ftill in ufe, is faying against or con. tradicting.

A GALLIMAUFRY, (Vol. 2. 575.) an hoch-poch or hash of feveral forts of broken meat, a medly. Fr. Galimafrée.

To GALLOW, (Vol. 3. 56.) to fcare, to frighten.

GALLOWS, (Vol. 2. 140.) a Knave, one fit for the Gallows. Skin

ner.

GALLOWGLASSES, (Vol. 4. 175.) Soldiers among the wild
Irish, who ferve on horseback.

GARBOILS, (Vol. 5. 289.) disorders, tumults, uproars.
GARISH, gaudy, glaring, flaunting.

GASTED, (Vol. 3. 34.) as aghafted, frighted, dismayed.
A GAUDE, a toy, a trife.

GEAR or GEER, ftuff.

A GECK, a bubble eafily impos'd upon. To GECK is to cheat. GERMIN, the firft fprouting of feed or of a branch. Lat. Germen. GESTS, noble actions or exploits: a word fo ufed by Chaucer and Spencer. Lat. Res gefta or Gefta.

GESTE, (Vol. 2. 514.) the roll or journal of the several days and ftages prefix'd in the progreffes of our Kings; many of them being ftill extant in the Herald's office. Fr. Gife or Gite.

A GIBBE, any old worn-out useless Animal.

GIGLETS or GIGLOTS, wanton Women, Strumpets. GIMMAL or GIMBALD or JY MOLD, this word Skinner interprets only as applied to a ring confifting of two or more rounds, and thence derives it from the French Gemeau and the Latin GemelLus: a Fymold bitt therefore (Vol. 3. 536.) may well be taken in that fenfe from the little rings often annex'd to bitts to play in the horfe's mouth: but Gimmals (Vol. 4. 12.) carries a more general fignification, fuch as the word Gimcracks has now, viz. fome little quaint devices or pieces of Machinery.

A GLAIVE, a cutting Sword, a Cimeterre; ufed alfo by Spencer :

a French word.

To GLEEK, to joke, jeer or fcoff.
To GLOSE, to flatter, to collogue,

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To GLOSS,

To GLOSS, (Vol. 3. 479.) to interpret, to comment upon. Fr. Glöfer.

GODILD you! God fhield you!

GOSSOMER or GOSSAMOUR, the long white cobwebs, which fly in the air in calm funny weather, especially about the time of Autumn. GOUJERES, the French disease (lues venerea) from the French word Gouje, which fignifies a common Camp-Trull, as Goujer fign fies a man who deals with fuch Prostitutes. These words Goaje and Goujer being ufed as common terms of reproach among the vulgar, and becaufe that loathfome difeafe was first brought from the rege of Naples about the Year 1495. by the French Army and the Wimen who followed it, and was by them difperfed over all Esrep, therefore the first name it got among us was the Goujeries; the difeafe of the Goujes.

GOURD, (Vol. 1. 225.) a large fruit fo call'd, which is of fcoop'd hollow for the purpofe of containing and carrying wine and other liquors from thence any leathern bottle grew to be call'd by the fame name, and fo the word is ufed by Chaucer. GOUTS, (Vol. 5. 488.) Drops. Fr. Gouttes.

GRATULATE, (Vol. 1. 385.) Fit for Gratulation.

GRICE or GRISE, or GRIECE, or GREEZE, Stepi,

Stairs. Fr. Grez.

GRIMALKIN, a name given to a Cat.

GRIME, dirt, filth.

A GROUNDLING, (Vol. 6. 373.) a fifh which keeps at the bottom of the water: Hence one of the low vulgar.

GUARDE, the hem or welt of a garment: alfo, any lace or galloon upon the feams or borders of it. To GUARD, to lace over, to adorn.

GUERDON, Reward: an old French word now difufed.
GYVES, Shackles.

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To HACK, (Vol, 1. 232.) to hackney, to turn Hackney or PreAtitute.

An HAGGARD, (Vol. 1. 479.) a wild Hawk.

To HARP, (Vol. 5. 516.) to feize, to lay hold of. Fr. Harper. HARPER, (Vol. 5. 514.) a name given by the Witches to feme of their mifchievous Imps.

To HARRY, (Vol. 5. 328.) to hare, to ruffle. Fr. Harer.

To HATCH, (Vol. 6. 22.) a term in drawing, to fhade off and finish with the fine ftrokes of a Pen.

A HAVING (a fubftantive) is very frequently used for a poffe fion in any thing.

HEFTS, (Vol. 2. 529.) the fame as Heavings,
HELMED, (Vol. 1. 347.) guided, conducted.

A HENCH

A HENCHMAN, (Vol. 1. 89.) a Page.

To HEND, to feize, to lay hold of: alfo, to hem in, to furround. HESTS or BEHESTS, Commands.

HIGHT, named or called: or, is named or called.

HILDING or HINDERLING, bafe, degenerate, fet at nought. To HOCKLE, to hamftring, to cut the linews about the ham or hough.

1 HOLDING fometimes fignifies the burthen or chorus of a fong. HOLLIDAM, (Vol. 2. 333.) holy dame, blessed Lady.

* HOSE, (Vol. 2. 125.) Breeches. Fr. Chauffes, or Haut de chauffes. To HULL, (Vol. 4. 446.) to float, to drive to and fro upon the water without Sails or Rudder.

TO HURTLE, to skirmish, to clash, to run against any thing, to justle, to meet in fhock and encounter. Fr. Heurter.

ture.

Ital. Ur An HYEN, (Vol. 2. 231.) or HYENA, an Animal of which many wonderful things are told, among which one is, that it can imitate the voice and laughter of Men.

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JESSES, a term in falconry: fhort ftraps of leather tied about the legs of an Hawk, with which the is held on the fist.

IMBOST, (Vol. 2. 392.) a hunting term when a Deer is hard
run and foams at the mouth, he is faid to be imboft. A Dog alfo
when he is strained with hard running (especially upon hard ground)
will have his knees fwell'd, and then he is faid to be imboft: from
the French word Boe which fignifies a tumour.

IMPORTANCE, (Vol. 2. 506.) the fame as Importunity.
IMPORTANT, the fame as Importunate.

An INDIGEST, (Vol. 3. 185.) a Chaos, (rudis indigeftaque
moles.)

INDUCTION. (Vol. 3. 322.) the fame as introduction: alfo, inducement.

To INHERIT, (Vol. 3. 194.) to poffefs. It has the fame fenfe in other places.

To INSCONCE, (Vol. 1. 257.) to cover as with a fort,to fecure. INTRENCHANT, (Vol. 5. 541.) incroaching. The intrenchant air means the air which fuddenly incroaches and clofes upon the space left by any body which had pafs'd through it. JYMOLD, fee GIMMAL.

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KAM, "Clean kam," (Vol. 5. 142.) crooked, athwart, awry, crefs from the purpose. Ital. a.fchembo. Clean kam is by vulgar pronunciation brought to kim-kam.

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To KEEL, (Vol. 2. 167.) seems here to mean to drink fo deep a to turn up the bottom of the pot; like turning up the keel of a ship A KERN, an Irish Boor.

A KESTREL, (Vol. z. 436.) a little kind of bastard hawk. A KETCH, a tub, a cask. Fr. Caque.

KICKSY-WICKSY, (Vol. z. 373.) a made word in ridicule and difdain of a Wife.

KINDLED, (Vol. 2. 216.) to kindle is the word for rabbits bring. ing forth their young.

A KIRTLE, a woman's gown.

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LABRA, (Vol. 1. 217.) a lip; an Italian word.

To LAND-DAMM, (Vol. 2. 533.) probably this was a coar expreffion in the cant ftrain formerly in common ufe, but fince laid afide and forgotten, which meant the taking away a man's lift. For Land or Lant is an old word for Urine, and to ftop the common paffages and functions of Nature is to kill.

LATTEN, (Vol. 1. 217.) a factitious metal. Fr. Letan s

Laiton.

LAUND, the fame as Lawn, a plain extended between woods. Fr. Lande.

LAVOLTA, an old dance, in which was much turning and mach capering. Fr. La volte.

A LEASH, a leathern thong, by which a Falconer holds his Hank or a Courfer leads his Greyhound. Ital. Laccio.

To LECH, (Vol. 1. 106.) to lick over.

Fr. Lêcher.

To LEECH, to cure. Á LEECH, a Physician.
LEER or LEAR, Earth, Mold.

A LEMAN, a fweet-heart, a gallant, or a miftrefs. Fr. L'aimant,
L'aimante.

A LIBBARD, (Vol. 2. 156.) a Leopard.

LIEF, dear, beloved.

A LINSTOCK, a ftaff of wood with a match at the end of it
ufed by Gunners in firing Cannon.
LITHER, (Vol. 4. 71.) foft, mild.

A LOB, (Vol. 1. 86.) a lubber, a looby.
LOCKRAM, a fort of coarse linnen.

LOGGATS, (Vol. 6. 417.) the ancient name of a play or game, which is one among the unlawful games enumerated in the Stat. 33. H. 8. It is the fame which is now called Kittle-pins, in which Boys often make ufe of bones inftead of wooden pins, throwing at them with another bone inftead of bowling.

LOZELL, a lazy lubber.

A LUCE, (Vol. 1. 214.) a Pike or Jack.

LUNES, fits of lunacy or frenzy, mad freaks. The French fay of a Man who is but fantaftical and whimfical, Ila des lunes.

LUSH,

LUSH, (Vol. 1. 24.) of a dark deep full colour, oppofite to pale and faint. Fr. Loufche.

LUSTICK, (Vol. 2. 366) lufty: a Dutch word.

LUSTRUS, (Vol. 2. 357.) full of luftre.

LYM, (Vol. 3. 67.) a lime-hound: J. Caius derives the name from Lyemme, which is an old word fignifying a strap or thong with which Dogs are led.

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MAIL'D, (Vol. 4. 127.) cloath'd or cover'd as with armour. MALICHO, (Vol. 6. 377) a wicked act, a piece of iniquity. Span. Malhecho.

To MAMMER, (Vol. 6. 487.) to hefitate, to ftand in fufpence.
The word often occurs in old English writings, and probably takes
its original from the French M'amour, which men were apt often
to repeat when they were not prepared to give a direct answer.
A MAMMET, a puppet, a figure drefs'd up.

MAMMUCCIO, (Vol. 2. 117.) the fame as MAMET. Ital.
Mammuccia.

MANOUR or MAINOUR or MAYNOUR, an old Law-
term, (from the French mainaver or manier. Lat. manu tractare)
fignifies the thing which a thief takes away or fteals and to be
taken with the manour or mainour is to be taken with the thing
stolen about him or doing an unlawful act, flagrante delicto, or, as
we fay, in the fact. The expreffion is much used in the Foreft-
Laws. See Manwood's Edition in quarto, 1665. p. 292. where it
is fpelt manner.

MAPPERY, (Vol. 6, 25.) the art of planning and designing.
To MATE, (Vol. 5. 532.) to confound, to overcome, to fubdue.
Spen.

A MAUKIN or MALKIN, a kind of Mop made of clouts for
the use of sweeping Ovens: thence a frightful figure of clouts dress'd
up: thence a dirty wench.

A MAZZARD, (Vol. 6. 417.) a jaw. Fr. Mafchoire.

A MEACOCK, (Vol. 2. 289.) an uxorious or effeminate man.
MEED most frequently ftands for Reward: but it is fometimes used
for Merit: as Vol. 4. 266. and Vol. 5. 14. See alfo Minshew.
MEERED, (Vol. 5. 343.) relating to a boundary: MEER being a
boundary or mark of divifion.

A MEINY, (Vol. 3. 44.) a retinue, domeftick fervants. Fr. Mefnie.
To MELL, (Vol. 2. 407.) to mix, to mingle. Fr. Méler.
MEPHOSTOPHILUS, the name of an infernal Spirit in the
old fabulous hiftory of Dr. Fauftus.

A MICHER, (Vol. 3. 318.) a lazy loiterer, who fculks about in
corners and by-places and keeps out of fight: a hedge creeper.
MICHING, (Vol. 6. 377.) fecret, covered, lying hid
A MINNOW, the fmallest of fishes.

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