respectively. The most celebrated of these were formerly the Jump, the Go, and the Finish: at the first, supper and wine, the second, max or punch, with an intervening call over at a Mrs. Fubbs's; lastly, ale and more grog-cups of coffee and home, or

Row (a) When people congregate in the streets, and hold. a bother or fight a little pell-mellish, 'tis a row; so, if a man and his wife quarrel, though she may not scratch his smeller, nor tear out his ogles, 'tis equally a row, though wanting those finishing requisites of a bly row. To row in the boat-to partake in the adventure, as robbery, gambling, &c.

Row (the) the birth-place of literature, where dwell some forty or fifty wet-nurses of rhetoric, who when they begin to breed themselves (seldom though it be) always leave the spot. Geographically speaking, 'tis situated near St. Paul's, and the last day of every month, they run up and down like Bedlamites-this is the monthly row. Rowland (a) for an Oliver-to give a man as good as he brings; a confounding repartee in speech or in writing. 'Tis tit for tat,' in low life:

Who knows but Menelaus may,

On this, or hap some other day

Get, though he make such fuss and stir,

A Rowland for his Oliver.'

Rubicund-a red face, mostly masculinam genus.

Rule of thumb-the performing a scientific operation, without knowing aught of science-merely by tact-in fact, no rule at all.

Ruffles-hand-irons or wrist manacles. Rum-any thing large, good, strong, is 'a rum-one;' a rumbeak,' a mild justice of the peace; rum-ogles, big eyes. Rum-clank,' a large silver tankard. It is the opposite of queer. Rum-besides the extract of sugar-cane, it means out-of-the-way,' comical, as when a man is funnily drunk. 'Come it rum'-to talk oddly.

Rum-one-a hit which 'settles the hash,' is described as 'such a rum-one!' pron. rum-mun. A set of the rumones' meet at the Blue-posts, Haymarket: we have tried them on, and they merit the title they have taken. Rump-a certain part of the body, and thence the part of any body (remaining) behind, is deemed the rump. The long (sitting) parliament' wore away, leaving few members

behind-these were the rump (of that) parliament;' and were likened by Butler to the rump of Taliocothus, whose sitting-place remained on his seat, when he was so rudely tweaked off, as 'tis said.

Rump and dozen-a wager oftener proposed than accepted; and, when settled, not so soon adjusted. Before argu

ment stood instead of fact, 'either way' did for either party,' and 'settle it as you like,' was the order of the day, nothing being meant beyond a rump of beef [cut into steaks] and a dozen of wine; now, however, the words for all the party present' being added, a sip nor a scrap would fall to the lot of one half, but for the munificence of the loser: he sometimes gives the devil-and-all of a dinner and wine, and flabbergasts the whole company by ringing the bell for more. Rumping-showing the rump of one to the person to be rumped: 'tis the cut visible, and an invention we owe to Carlton-house. It's master, having occasion to show his displeasure, looks well at the subject to be rumped, and when the latter approaches near the person, he perceives the sitting part most prominent. This mode of enacting a painful but necessary duty, is described as very tasteful and elegant; it is moreover far preferable to his papa's method, which showed itself thus-Robinson you are a scoundrel Cunningham, you are a villain'-and the first mentioned hung, the second drowned for it.

Rum-ti-tum-a bull with horns tipped to be baited. Thus we have Pritchard's rum-ti-tum,' and 'Jem Rolfe's rum-ti-tum-will be out for the spree on Monday.' Run-the track of a hare, or the line of march she adopts in going to feed (at nights) is her run; at her return in the morning, she will walk backward a short space, and leap into her seat in order to elude pursuit, home.

A Runa fox-chase, &c. is described as a fine run, a long run, &c. and so is coursing, as so many runs. Rush (ring;) when a milling-cove runs in at his opponent, hitting away hard and sharp, his head is more or less low. (See Purr). Such must be received by sharp right and left nobbers, continuing to retreat; and tis fair and safe to tumble over the ropes, or drop, as if from the blows. Russian hotel-the Bear tavern or public-house, whether bruin be white, brown, or black.

S.

'Got

Sack it--to appropriate things to oneself, put them into the pocket or sac. 'Bill Richmond sacked the purse at Doncaster (1822) which two men were to contend for.' the sack'-a discharge from a regiment or employment. Salmagundy-a mixture of scraps-dressed up highly to deceive the taste or palate, mental and physical. Sand-boy-all rags and all happiness; the urchins who drive the sand-laden neddies through our streets, are envied by the capon-eating turtle-loving epicures of these cities. As jolly as a sand-boy,' designates a merry fellow who has tasted a drop.

Sapskull-one whose softness retains not the news of the day, nor the art of spelling always alike.

Sandwich (a)-an apology for treating the stomach-cold meat between bread and butter.

Sarvice, sarve out-(ring); see pay-away, which being done effectually, is a sarvice, i. e. of some service towards victory.

Satchell-a-sed fellow-a satchell is a bag, and some chaps put on certain habiliments in a very bag-like manner. For fellow,' they sometimes substitute the appellation, 6 son of a whore."

Satisfaction to demand of any man satisfaction, is an invitation to fight. See Duel, Fight.

Satraps-a radical sarcasm on ministers of state, in allusion to the governors among the eastern nations. Saturday-night-is 'kept up' throughout the London district, with ruinous regularity by the heedless and the dissoluteby women and children as well as men. No wonder if the family separate drunk for the night, nor that this brings them to water-drinking next day, nor that they feel compunctious throbbings against the ribs; (see Bluedevils) this is the moral of the following stanzas: Last Saturday-night I lost my wife; Where do you think I found her?At Aldgate-pump, scratching her rump, And the devil was dancing round her.

Say I have no say in the business;' no power, one way or the other. 'Tis true upon my say-so-a species of affirmation. What Sir William is trying to say in the

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House night after night, no one knows'-Echo, himself either.'

nor

Scamp-to go upon the scamp, scamping tricks. A general term for thieves who confine not their abilities to one kind of game. Beggars, who would turn their hands to any thing occasionally, without inquiring in whom the thing vested, are said to go upon the scamp.' Fellows who pilfer in markets, from stalls or orchards, who snatch off hats, cheat publicans out of liquor, or toss up cheatingly -commit scamping tricks.

Scape-or skip; said to a painter who is supposed to neglect his brush.

Scarce my time is up, I shall make myself scarce.'

Schliver pron. Shliver; a clasp-knife of some length, not meant to lie inoffensively, when the owner is grabb'd. Sconce (a)—she's got a pretty little sconce,' said of a girl, a she-ass, or other animal. 'I'll crack your sconce if you shy this vay, master Bill Villis; I'll that in von minnit.' To Sconce to discontinue, surcease. 'Sconce his diet,' give less victuals. Sconce the reckoning,' to go no farther in debt, but bolt. Score-an ale-house reckoning, which is kept in chalk-scores. ¿ Score it up high landlord,' is said by one who would not have it rubbed out by accident; when the personage has scored thence down as low as most men's shoulders, he goes no farther for fear of accidents.' 'Set off at score," a road phrase for a horse gone off full tilt, perhaps at 20 miles an hour; sometimes applied to racers, to pedestrians, &c.

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Scot a butcher's designation of a fractious man, the small Scots oxen coming to their doom with little resignation to fate: indeed, all animals try harder to retain life than man. Scratch-a wig, natural, resembling the wearer's own shocky locks, guess.

"Spruce was the barber's shop; Wigs decorated every block,

From Scratch to Tyburn-top."

The last mentioned, however, is becoming obsolete. Scratch-(ring). 'Not a scratch,' the skin not broke in sight. The scratch,' is a mark made in the middle of a stage, room, or ring, in which men may be fighting, and up to which, as to a centre, the men are to be brought at the commencement of each round; if one cannot come

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to this mark (real or supposed, for 'tis not always distinct) in time, he is pronounced the loser. Fight them at the scratch,' [pit] means to bring the dogs up at short intervals and set 'em on again, when they see each other, and he who has fight in him continues the turmoil; him without it, runs away. Screens-vel screeves; forged notes of the Bank of England. Scrip-on the stock exchange; a written engagement for a loan to government, on which 10 per cent. is commonly paid down and remainder at intervals; soon, however, it becomes omnium, when the bargain has been calculated upon two or more species of property, with bonus, and the contractors transfer omnium, or the whole interest of their bargain to others.

Scrub--a --a shabby fellow whose conduct suits his appearance. One who pays not his whack at the tavern.

Scrub's Coffee-house-Reed's saloop-shop in Fleet-street, was the resort of second-rate gents: there is now a very respectable room, au dedans; the scrubs being restricted to the front slum. Great numbers of such shops sprung up about the year 1812, when the duty on coffee had been reduced. See Coffee-shops.

Every scuddick gone;

Scuddick-is used negatively; 'not a scuddick'-not any brads, not a whinn, empty clies. she gets not a scuddick from me,' matter by repetition.

Scut-the tail of a coney or hare.

does not amend the

To scud, to run, or

sneak off, (among rogues) like those animals. Sea-crabs-sailors. See Flannel.

Seal the marks by which the recesses of the otter are found -his goose-foot, &c. being similar to foiling in stags, &c.

Ah! on that yielding sag-bed, see, once more

His seal I view.

Seedy-shabby dress, without money. Seedy-cove-threadbare, dirty, unshaven, or ragged.

Segar-tobacco-leaves rolled up, tubular-wise; so called after Sir William Segar, garter principal king at arms. Set out (a) which may be a pretty set-out,' or a charming one, a handsome, or a rum set-out-of chaise and horse; 'tis also applied to a side-board, decked out, or a dinner table, set out,

Setter-any dog whatever (chiefly the land spaniel) which