Two Thieves Beating a Rogue (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Two Thieves Beating a Rogue

A man beating his hands against his sides to warm himself in cold weather; called also beating the booby, and cuffing Jonas.

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

Two Handed Put * Two To One Shop

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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

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