The four cautions: I. Beware of a woman before.—II. Beware of a horse behind.—III. Beware of a cart side-ways.—IV. Beware of a priest every way.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Cauliflower * Caw-handedNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes