Creeme, to put money in the hands of another
Cross, on the, getting a living by dishonest means
Cross the herring pond, transported to Botany-bay
Culch, cag-mag meat, or the refuse of anything
Curlers, Jews who sweat gold coin by rubbing them together, for the dust
Cursitons, broken down lawyers, Newgate attorneys
Cut, sheer off, go, avoid, or shun a companion
Darby's fair, the day when felons are removed to Newgate for trial
Darken the daylights, to close up the eyes
Diamond a horn to, to put a stone under the shoe, to sham walking lame
Die proud, or game, to die with courage, or hardened
Dimber damber, the king of the canting crew
Don't name em's, inexpressibles, breeches
Down in the mouth, having nothing to say, low spirited
Drawing a thimble, picking a pocket of a watch
Drawing a wiper, picking a pocket of a handkerchief
Drawing a long bow, telling a lying story for truth
Dromedary, a clumsy thief, a young beginner
Drops, who go about to public houses to cheat unwary countrymen at cards
Duffers, swindlers, who go about with articles pretending they are smuggled and to sell them at an apparently cheap rate
Dummy, a stupid fellow, one who has nothing to say for himself
Dunnaken, if it be necessary to explain the word, a privy
Dupe, a victim to artifice and misrepresentation
Eve droppers, vagabonds who rob hen roosts
Feck, to, to discover which is the safest way of obtaining stolen goods
Fencing ken, a house where stolen goods are deposited
Fibbing, pummelling a head while in chancery
Flich me some panea and causau, cut me some bread and cheese
Figure, a little boy put in at a window to hand goods to his accomplices
Fives, a bunch of the fist, the hand closed
Flash, language used by thieves, gypsies; to sport
Flash cove, the keeper of a place for the reception of stolen goods
Flat, a raw, an inexperienced fellow, a fool
Flat-catcher, an article to dupe the public
Floating academy, the hulks at Woolwich for convicts
Floorers, fellows who throw people down in the street, &c. when their companions under the pretence of assisting, rob them
Flowers of society, the ornaments of high life, big'uns
Flying colours, to come off with, to come off with luck, to do anything with advantage to yourself
Footing, money paid by a prostitute when going among her companions, also money paid on entering into any trade or calling amongst mechanics