Hearing Cheats (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hearing Cheats

Ears. 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.

Head Rails * Heart’s Ease

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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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Hat
Hatches
Hatchet Face
Havil
Havy Cavy
Hawk
Hawkers
To Hazel Gild
Head Cully of the Pass
Head Rails
Hearing Cheats
Heart’s Ease
Hearty Choak
Heathen Philosopher
To Heave
Heaver
Heavers
Hector
Hedge
Hedge Alehouse
Hedge Creeper