Canting Dictionary

Dictionary definitions from Nathan Bailey’s Canting Dictionary [thieving slang], 1736:

A Collection of the Canting Words and Terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads, Highway-Men, &c;

Page images are here; for the text of the dictionary see the transcription page.

Some of the words defined are also used in Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes edited by J. Farmer.

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