P

# The Letter P

## PAD

the Highway; also a Robber thereon.

## PADDINGTON-Fair

an Execution of Malefactors at Tyburn.

## Ill cut your PAINTER for ye

I'll prevent your doing me any Mischief: the Tar Cant when they quarrel onw with another.

## PALLIARDS

those whose Fathers were Clapperdogeons, or born Beggars, and who themselves follow the same Trade. The Female sort of these Wretches frequently borrow Children if they have none of their own, and planting them about in Straw, draw the greater Pity from the Spectators, screwing their Faces to the moving Postures, and crying at Pleasure, and making the Children also cry by pinching them, or otherwise; mean time her Com rogue, the Male Palliard, lies bagging in the Fields, with Cleymes or artificial Sores, which he makes by Spere-wort or Arsnick, which draws them into Blisters.

## PANAM

Bread.

## PANTER

a Heart.

## PANTLER

a Butler.

## PAPLER

Milk-Pottage.

## PARINGS

the Clippings of Money.

## PATRI-COVES

## or Pater Cove

strolling Priests that marry under a Hedge, without Gospel or Common-prayer Book: The couple standing on each side a dead Beast, are bid to live together till Death them does part; so shaking Hands the Wedding is ended, also any Minister, or Parson.

## PAUME

See Palm [[not present]].

## PAW

a Hand.

## PAWN

the same as Palm, which see. [[not present]]

## PEAK

any kind of Lace.

## PECULIAR

a Mistress; also particular, private, proper.

## PED

a Basket.

## PEEPERS

a Looking-glass. Track the Dancers and Pike with the Peepers; Whip up the Stairs, and trip off with the Looking-glass.

## PEEPERS

Eyes.

## PEERY

fearful, shy, fly. The Cull's Peery; The Rogue's afraid to venture. There's a Peery, 'tis snitch, there are a great many People, there'sno good to be done.

## PEETER

a Portmanteau, or Cloak-bag. Bite the Peelter, to whip off the Cloak-bag.

## PEG-Trantums

as Gone to Peg-Trantums, dead.

## PELTING Village

blind, obscure.

## PENNANCE Board

a Pillory.

## PENTHOUSE Nub

a very broad brimmed hat.

## PEPPERED off

soundly clapt or Poxt.

## PERIWINKLE

a Peruke, or Perriwig.

## PETER Lay

Rogues who follow petty Thefts; such as cutting Portmanteau's, &c. from behind Coaches, breaking Shop Glasses, &c.

## PETER Lug

Who is Peter Lug? who let's the Glass stand at his Door.

## PETTICOAT Pensioner

a Gallant maintained for secret Service.

## PHARAOH

very strong Malt Drink.

## PHENIX Men

See Firedrakes.

## PHILISTINES

Serjeants, Bailiffs and their Crew. Also Drunkards. I fell among the Philistines, I chopt upon a Knot of drunken Fellows.

## PICKING

little Stealing, Pilfering Petty Larceny.

## PICKAROON

a very shabby poor Fellow.

## PICKLED

very arch or waggish. In Pickle, Poxt. Rods in Pickle, or Revenge in Lavender.

## PIG

Six-pence. The Cull tipt me a Pig, The Man gave me Six pence.

## PIG-Widgeon

a silly Fellow.

## To PIKE

to run away, flee, quit or leave the Place; also to die, Pike on the Been, run away as fast as you can. Pik'd off, run away, fled, broke; also dead. To pass the Pikes, to be out of Danger. There's a Cull knos us; if we dont pike, he'll bone us, that Fellow sees is' if we don't scour off, he'll apprehend us. Then we'll pike, 'tis all Bowman; we'll be gone, all is well, the Coast is clear.

## PIMP-Whiskin

a top Trader in pimping.

## To PINCH

to steal or convey slily any Thing away. To pinch on the Parsons side; to sharp him of his Tithes. At a Pinch, upon a Push or Exigence.

## PINK'D

pricked with a Sword in a re-encounter or Duel. He pinked his Dubblet, he run him through.

## PIT

the Hole under the Gallows, into which those that pay not the Fee, (viz. 6s. 8d.) are cast and buried.

## PIT a Pat

## or Pintle de Pantledy

sadly scared, greviously frighted.

## PLANT

to lay, place or hide. Plant your Whids and stow them, Be wary what you say or let slip.

## PLAISTER of hot Guts

one warm Belly clapt to another.

## PLATE Fleet coes in

when the Money comes to Hand.

## PALTTER-Faces Jade

a very broad ordinary faced Woman.

## PLAY it off

to play Booty; also to throw away, at Gaming, so much and no more. He plays it off, he cheats.

## PLUCK the Ribbon

Ring the Bell at the Tavern.

## PLUMP in the Pocket

flush of Money.

## PLYER

a Crutch; also a Trader.

## POKER

a Sword.

## POLT on the Pate

a good Rap there.

## POPS

Pistols, To pop, to fire a Pistol, &c.

## PORKER

a Sword.

## POST

as From Pillar to Post, from Constable to Constable.

## POT-Valiant

Drunk.

## POULAIN

a Bubo.

## POWDERING-Tub

the pocky Hospital at Kingsland near London.

## POISONED

big with Child.

## POISON Pate

red Haired.

## PRANCER

a Horse.

## PRANCER's Nab

a Horse's Head, used in a sham Seal to such a Pass.

## PRATTS

the Thighs or Buttocks; also a Tinder-box or Touch-box.

## PRATING-Cheat

a Tongue.

## PRATE-Roast

a Talking Boy.

## PREY

Money.

## PRICKEAR'D Fellow

a Crop whose Ears are longer than his Hair.

## PRICK Louse

a Taylor.

## PRIEST Linked

married.

## PRIG

a Thief, a Cheat: also a nice, beauish, silly Fellow, is called a meer Prig.

## PRIGGERS

Thieves.

## PRIGGING

lying with a Woman.

## PRIGSTAR

a Rival in Love.

## PRIGGISH

Thievish.

## PRIG Napper

a Horse-stealer; also a Thief Taker.

## PRIGGERS of the Cacklers

Poultry-stealers.

## PRIGGERS of Prancers

Horse-stealers, who carry a Bridle in their Pockets, and a small pad Saddle in their Breeches.

## PRINCE Prig

a King of the Gypsies; also Top-Thief, or Receiver General.

## PRINCOCK

a pert, forward Fellow.

## PRINKING

nicely dressing. Prinked up, set up on the Cupboards head, in their best Clothes, or in State. Stiff-starched.

## Mistress PRINCUM-Prancium

such a stiff, overnice precise Madam.

## PROG

Meat. Rum Prog., nice eating. The Cull tipt us rum Prog; the Gentleman, so serve a Turn; a Cat's Foot.

## To PUMMEL

to beat, I pummelled his Sides for him., I beat him soundly.

## To PUMP

to wheedle-Secrets out of any one.

## PUNCH-Houses

bawdy-houses.

## PUNK

a little Whore.

## PUPIL Mongers

Tutors at the Universities.

## PURE

a Mistress.

## PUREST-Pure

a Top-Mistress or fine Woman.

## PURL-Royal

Canary with a Dash of Wormwood.

## PUSHING-School

a Fencing-School; also a Bawdy house.

## PUT

A Country Put, a silly, shallow pated, Fellow. Put so it, beset.