A new canting dictionary: Comprehending All the terms, Antient and Modern, Used in the Several tribes of Gypsies, Beggars, Shoplifters, Highwaymen, Foot-Pads, and all other Clans of Cheats and Villains. Interspersed With Proverbs, Phrases, Figurative Speeches, &c. Being a Complete Collection of all that has been publish'd of that Kind. With very large Additions of Words never before made Publick. Detecting, under each Head or Order, the several Tricks or Pranks made use of by Varlets of all Denominations; and therefore Useful for all Sorts of People (especially Travellers and Foreigners) to enable them to secure their Money and preserve their Lives. With a Preface, giving an Account of the Original, Progress, &c. of the Canting Crew; and recommending Methods for diminishing these Varlets, by better Employment of the Poor. To which is Added, A complete Collection of Songs in the Canting Dialect
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Veröffentlicht: London printed; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster 1725
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Beschreibung:Based on: 'A new dictionary of the terms antient and modern of the canting crew; London, 1699
English Short Title Catalog, T62084
Reproduction of original from British Library
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