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In a WOOD, or, In a Maze,

In a Peck of Troubles; being in a Doubt, or at a Loss, what Course to take, by Reason of some very critical Turn in one's Affairs; or, among Canters, by being surpriz'd, and in great Danger of being taken, in a Robbery, or any other unlawful Act.

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Entry taken from 1736 Canting Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey.

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To WOBBLE
WOMAN of the Town
WOMBLE-Ty-Cropt
WOODEN-Ruff
WOOD-Pecker
In a WOOD
WOOLLY-Crown
WOOL-Gathering
WORD-Pecker
WORM'D

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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).