- skip - about - login - register

RUFFLERS,

notorious Rogues, who, under Pretence of being maimed Soldiers or Seamen, implore the Charity of well disposed Persons, and fail not to watch Opportunities either to steal, break open Houses, or even commit Murder.

previous entry · index · next entry

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Entry taken from 1736 Canting Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey.

previous entry · index · next entry

ROYSTERS
To RUB
He RUBS us to the Whit
RUFF
RUFFIN
RUFFLERS
RUFFMANS
RUFF-Peck
RUG
RUM
RUM-Beck

Nearby:

Rufflers in the 1811 Vulgar Tongue

Also see examples in Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes collected by John S. Farmer (1896).