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BETTY, BESS,

a small Engine to force open the Doors of Houses; Mill the Gig with your Betty; i.e. Break open the Door with your Instrument.

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Entry taken from 1736 Canting Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey.

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BENESHIP
BENEFEAKERS
BENEFEAKERS OF GYBES
BESS
BET
BETTY
BEVER
BEVERAGE
BIDDY
BILK
BILL

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The Vulgar Tongue originally collected by Grose, 1811.

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