Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737
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WHIP-Jacks
WHIP-Jacks, counterfeit Mariners begging with false Passes, pretending Ship-wrecks, great Losses at Sea, narrow Escapes, &c. telling dismal Stories, having learnt Tar-Terms on purpose: but are meer Cheats, and will not stick to rob a Booth at a Fair, or an House in soem By-road. They often carry their Morts or Wenches, which the pretend to be their Wives, whom they miraculously saved in the Shipwreck, altho' all their Children were drowned, the Ship splitting on a Rock near the Lands-End, with such like Forgeries.
| WHIPPER-Snapper |
| WHIRLEGIGS |
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