D

# The Letter D

## DAB

expert, well vers'd in Roguery. A Rum Dab, a very dextrous Fellow at Thieving, Cheating, Sharping, &c.

## DACE

Two-pence; Tip me a Dace, Lend me Two-pence, or pay so much for me.

## DAG

a Gun.

## DAMBER

a Rascal. See Dimber

## DAMME-BOY

a roaring, mad, blustring Fellow, a Scourer of the Streets.

## DANCERS

Stairs.

## DANDYPRAT

a little puny Fellow.

## DARBY

ready Money; as, The Cull tipp'd us the Darby; The Fellow gave us all his ready Money.

## DARBIES

Irons, Shackles or Fetters.

## DARK Cully

a married Man, who keeps a Mistress, and creeps to her in the Night, for fear of Discovery.

## DARKMANS

the Night; The Child of Darkmans or Darkness, a Bell-man.

## DARKMANS-Budge

one that slides into a House in the Dusk, to let in more Rogues to rob.

## DASH

a Tavern-Drawer.

## DAWB

a Bribe, a Reward for secret Service; as, The Cull was gybbed, because he could not dawb. The Rogue was punished, because he had no Pence to bribe off his Sentence.

## DEAD Cargo

a Term used by Rogues, when they are disappointed in the Value of their Booty.

## DEAD-MEN

empty Pots or Bottles ona Tavern Table.

## DEAR Joyes

Irishmen

## DECUS

a Crown or Five Shilling Piece.

## DEFT Fellow

a tidy, neat, little Man.

## DEGEN

a Sword. Nim the Degen, whip the Sword from the Gentleman's side.

## DELLS

young bucksome Wenches, rip and prone to Venery, but who have not lost their Virginity, which the Upright Man pretends to, and seizes: Then she is free for any of the Fraternity. Also a common Strumpet.

## DEVIL-drawer

a sorry Painter.

## DEUSEAVILE

the Country.

## DEUSEAVILE-Stampers

Country Carriers.

## DEWS-wins

## or, Deux-wins

Two-pence.

## DIDDLE

Geneva, a Liquor very much drank by the lowest Rank of People.

## DIMBER

pretty.

## DIMBER-Cove

a pretty Fellow.

## DIMBER-Damber

a Top Man or Prince amongst the Canting Crew; also the chief Rogue of the Gang, or the compleatest Cheat.

## DIMBER-Mort

a pretty Wench.

## To DING

to knock down.

## DING-Boy

a Rogue, a Hector, a Bully, a Sharper.

## DING-Dong

helter-skelter.

## DIPT

engag'd or in Debt, pawn'd or mortgag'd.

## DISMAL-Ditty

a Psalm at the Gallows.

## DISPATCHES

a Mittimus, a Justice of Peace's Warrant to send a Rogue to Prison, &c.

## To DIVE

to pick a Pocket.

## DIVER

a Pick-pocket. See File.

## DOASH

a Cloak.

## To DOCK

to lie witha Woman. The Cull Docks the Dell in the Darkmans; the Rogue lay with the Wench all Night.

## DOCTOR

a false Die that will run but two or three Chances. They put the Doctor upon him; they cheated him with false Dice.

## DOMERARS

## or DROMMERARS

Rogues, pretending to have had their Tongues cut out, or to be born Dumb and Deaf, who artificially turn their Tip of their Tongues into their Throat, and with a Stick making it bleed.

## DOSE

Burglary, a breaking open a House, Lock, Door, &c. as, He is cast for Felon and Dose; i. e. found Guilty of Felony and Burglary.

## DOWN-HILLS

Dice that run low.

## DOXIES

She beggars, Wenches, Whores.

## DRAB

a Whore, or Slut; a dirty Drab, a very nasty Slut.

## DRAWERS

Stockens.

## DRAW-Latches

Robbers of Houses that were fastened only by Latches.

## DRIPPER

a sort of Clap, or venereal Gleet.

## DROMEDARY

a heavy, bundling Thief or Rogue. A purple Dromedary; a Bungler or a dull Fellow at Thieving.

## DROMMERARS

See Domerars.

## DROP a Cog

to let fall (with Design to draw in and cheat) a Piece of Gold; also the Piece itself.

## DROP in his Eye

almost drunk.

## DRUMBELO

a dull, heavy Fellow.

## DRY-Bob

a smart or sharp Repartee.

## DRY-Boots

a sly, close cunning Fellow.

## DUB

a pick-lock Key.

## DUB the Gigger

open the Door. We'll strike it upon the Dub, We will rob that Place.

## DUBBER

a Picker of Locks.

## A DUCE

Two pence.

## DUDDS

Cloaths or Goods. Rum Dudds; fine or rich Cloaths or Goods.

## DUDD-Cheats

Cloaths and things stollen. Abraham Cove has wonne, (or bit) Rumm Dudds; the poor Fellow has stollen very costly Cloaths.

## To DUM-found

to beat soundly.

## DUNAKER

a Stealer or Cows, or Calves, &c.

## DUDDERING Rake

a thundering Rake, or of the first Rank, one devilishly lewd.

## DUP

to enter, or open a Door: Dup the Ken, Enter the House. Dup the Boozing Ken and booz a Gage, Go into the Ale-house and drink a Pot.

## DUST

Money; Down with your Dust, Deposite your Money.

## DUST it away

Drink quick about.

## DUTCH-Reckoning

## or Alte-mall

a verbal or lump Accompt, without Particulars; as brought in at the Spunging-Houses, at Bawdy Houses, and other such like Places of ill Repute.