A particular lock or fall in the Broughtonian art, which, as Mr. Fielding observes, conveyed more pleasant sensations to the spectators than the patient.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Cross Bite * Cross PatchNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes