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friends being present; also, Togs, or Toggery: wearing-ap- about, the door of a house, or her up, and the party so
to sing when called on by parel in general . which they suspect to be turned up, is said to have
the company present . See Tom Bray’s Bilk: laying out ace uninhabited; if the trig re- knap’d turnips.
“Chaunt”. mains unmoved the follow-
and deuce at cribbage . ing day, it is a proof that no Turn up a trump: to be fortu-
Tilbury: a sixpence . nate in getting a good stake,
Tom Brown twelve in hand, or person sleeps in the house, or by any other means im-
Tinny: a fire; a conflagration. crib . on which the gang enter it
the ensuing night upon the proving your finances.
Tinny-hunters: persons whose Tools: implements for house-
practice it is to attend fires, breaking, picklocks, pistols, screw, and frequently meet Twig: any thing accomplished
cleverly, or as it should be,
with a good booty, such
for the purpose of plunder- etc ., are indiscriminately
ing the unfortunate suffer- called the tools . as beds, carpets, etc ., the is said to be done in twig, in
good twig, or in prime twig.
family being probably out
ers, under pretence of as- A thief, convicted on the of town. This operation is A person well dress’d is said
sisting them to remove their
property . police act, of having illegal called trigging the jigger. to be in twig. See “Drop”,
instruments or weapons “Gammon the Twelve” and
Tip: to give, pay, or bribe. To about him, is said to be Try it on: to make all attempt, “Out of twig.”
or essay, where success is
take the tip, is to receive fined for the tools.
a bribe in any shape; and Top: to top a clout or other ar- doubtful. So to try it on with Twisted: hanged .
a woman, signifies to at-
they say of a person who ticle (among pickpockets) is Two pull one: See “Bridge.”
is known to be corruptible, tempt her chastity.
that he will stand the tip. to draw the corner or end Turn up: to desist from, or Tye It Up: to tye up any par-
of it to the top of a person’s
ticular custom, practice, or
The tip is a term frequently relinquish, any particular
used to signify the money pocket, in readiness for habit or mode of life, or the habit, is synonymous with
knifeing, stowing, turning it
shaking or drawing, that is,
concerned in any dealings taking out, when a favour- further pursuit of any object up, or stashing it. To 0’e it up
or contract existing be- you had in view, is called
tween parties; synonymous able moment occurs, which turning it up . is a phrase, which, used em-
latter operation is frequent-
phatically, is generally un-
with the dues. See DUES.
ly done by a second person . To turn up a mistress, or a derstood to mean a course
Titter: a young woman or girl. male acquaintance, is to of depredation and wicked-
Top’d; hanged . drop all intercourse, or cor- ness. See “Square”, and “Do
Toby: to toby a man, is to rob
him on the highway; a per- To the nines, or To the ruf- respondence, with them. the trick.”
fian: These terms are syn-
son convicted of this of- To turn up a particular Unbetty: to unlock. See “Bet-
fence, is said to be done for onymous, and imply an house, or shop, you have ty.”
extreme of any kind, or the
a toby . been accustomed to use,
superlative degree. Undub: to unlock, unfasten,
The toby applies exclusively Tout: to tout a person, is to or deal at, signifies to with- etc. See “Dub up.”
to robbing on horseback; the watch his motions; to keep draw your patronage, or Unpalled: a thief whose as-
custom, and visit it no more .
practice of footpad robbery tout, is to look out, or sociates are all apprehend-
being properly called the To quit a person suddenly in
spice, though it is common watch, while your pall is ef- the street, whether secretly ed, or taken from him by
other means, is said to be
fecting any private purpose.
to distinguish the former by or openly, is called turning unpalled, and he is then
the title of high-toby, and A strong tout, is a strict ob- him up . obliged to work single-
the latter of low-toby. servation, or eye, upon any To turn a man up sweet, is handed .
proceedings, or person .
Toby-gill or Toby-man: prop- to get rid of him effectu- Disclaimer: In this series intol-
erly signifies a highwayman. Tow; or Towline: See “Line”. To ally, but yet to leave him in
tow a person out; that is, perfect good humour, and erable and racist speak may
Toddle: to walk slowly, either turn up from time to time.
from infirmity or choice. from his premises, or post: free from any suspicion or Such words are not nec-
is to decoy him therefrom
discontent; this piece of fi-
Come, let us toddle, is a fa- essarily the editor’s view.
miliar phrase, signifying, let by some fictitious story, or nesse often affords a field They are presented merely
other artifice, while your
for the exercise of consum-
us be going . as facts which sometimes
pall* seizes the opportunity mate address, as in the case
Toddler: an infirm elderly per- of his absence, to rob the of turning up a flat, after show biased attitudes from
son, or a child not yet per- place he has imprudently having stript him of all his another era.
fect in walking. quitted. money at play, or a shop- We should look at our histo-
keeper, whom you have just ry as it actually was without
Tog: a coat; to tog, is to dress *Vaux’s spelling. robbed before his face of sanitising it to suit our own
or put on clothes; to tog a
person, is also to supply Traps: police officers, or run- something valuable, upon sensibilities. This will hope-
ners, are properly so called;
fully show up racism and
the pinch, or the hoist .
them with apparel, and but it is common to include
they are said to be well or constables of any descrip- Turned up: a person acquit- other evils to be the abomi-
nation they really are.
queerly tog’d, according to tion under this title. ted by a jury, or discharged
their appearance . by a magistrate for want of
Trick:TRICK. See “Do the Trick”. evidence, etc ., is said to be
Tog’d out to the nines: a fanci- More flash Language
ful phrase, meaning simply, Trig: a bit of stick, paper, etc., turned up. See “Swell.” next month.
that a person is well or gaily placed by thieves in the Turnips: to give any body tur-
dressed . keyhole of, or elsewhere nips signifies to turn him
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