A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.
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A DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG, CANT, AND VULGAR WORDS,
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
CONTENTS.
THE HISTORY OF CANT, OR, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF VAGABONDS.
ACCOUNT OF THE HIEROGLYPHICS USED BY VAGABONDS.
THE HISTORY OF SLANG, OR THE VULGAR LANGUAGE OF FAST LIFE.
A DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG, CANT, & VULGAR WORDS; MANY WITH THEIR ETYMOLOGIES TRACED.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE BACK SLANG, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF COSTERMONGERS.
GLOSSARY OF THE BACK SLANG.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE RHYMING SLANG, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CHAUNTERS AND PATTERERS.
GLOSSARY OF THE RHYMING SLANG.
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SLANG, CANT, AND VULGAR LANGUAGE; OR A LIST OF THE BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSULTED IN COMPILING THIS WORK, COMPRISING NEARLY EVERY KNOWN TREATISE UPON THE SUBJECT.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, &c.
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