Ark Ruffians (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Ark Ruffians

Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, &c. A species of badger. Cant.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

Ark * Arrah Now

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

Buy a modern reprint of this book from Amazon CA; US;

April Fool
Apron String Hold
Aqua Pumpaginis
Arbor Vitæ
Arch Duke
Arch Rogue
Arch Dell
Ard
Armour
Ark
Ark Ruffians
Arrah Now
Ars Musica
Arse
Arsy varsey
Arthur
Articles
Article
Ask
Assig
Athanasian Wench