Sportsman's slang; a new dictionary of terms used in the affairs of the turf, the ring, the chase and the cock-pit, with those of bon-ton and the varieties of life / interspersed with anecdotes and whimsies, with tart quotations and rum-ones, with examples, proofs and monitory precepts, useful and proper for novices, flats and yokels, by Jon Bee [pseud].
- John Badcock
- Date:
- 1825
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sportsman's slang; a new dictionary of terms used in the affairs of the turf, the ring, the chase and the cock-pit, with those of bon-ton and the varieties of life / interspersed with anecdotes and whimsies, with tart quotations and rum-ones, with examples, proofs and monitory precepts, useful and proper for novices, flats and yokels, by Jon Bee [pseud]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![be considered as most appropriate to the lower affairs of life —whence down ; the other to arts, science, philosophy, and school learning. Thus a Bishop may be up to the classics, but he is not down to foraging like a soldier. A cobbler is down upon the most prizeable sorts of leather; but he is not up to the best mode of tanning it. “ I was up to his slang and down upon his tibimeans a knowledge of the kids’ talk, and of his loco-motions, or what he would be after, what was to be the effect thereof. 4 Down upon his luck’—a man who is in the mumps by rea- son of his losses, is said to be down upon his luck; when his liberty or life is placed at stake by his misfortunes, he is then 4 down upon himself.’ A wopnan who cries bitterly is equally down, or 11 in a gallows-taking fit.’ 4 Downey coves,’ men who are knowing upon ordinary matters: e. g. c< We inquired of Jack Acherley, Jack Watkins, and others, the most downey coves of the dog-fighting and bull-hanking system, which way the rum-titum was gone,” &c. 4 No down’ among thieves—none know of our doings. Drag—any wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse; but a cart is the radix of drag ; any thing inferior, drawn by cat’s-meat cattle is a thing indeed. Drag' s-man, a carman. 4 Drain, of gin’—the third person in a quartern of gin, when the glass is too large for 4 three outs/ Draw—4 To draw a wipe,’ a tattler, or reader, is to pull either article from the pocket of a person. 4 I drawed the cove,’ I robbed the person alluded to. 4 Come, I say, we’re go’en on the draw’—going out to rob. To draw one m conversation, is to extract his secrets from him. 4 Draw the badger’ [Pit], is performed thus : an oblong badger- box being provided, which has its smaller end with a door to it, the dog is permitted to run in and seize the badger (in spite of his teeth), which he draivs forth by running backward, or his owner (player) pulls the dog out per queue. This being repeated as often as may be, until the dog refuses the badger, constitues the game. See, also, 4 Badger-baiting.’ To draw a bet—is for each to receive back his stake. A draiv in backgammon or draughts, is that final state of the game when neither party can win. A huntsman with his terriers and hounds is also found 4 upon the draiv,' occasionally, but then this is of4 a covert.’ Dreams—visits paid by the stomach to the brain, by deputa- tion of fume and consequent impregnation of folly : those](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29298453_0072.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
