A publican, or ale-house keeper.
·noun One who makes it his business to ask alms. II. Beggar ·vt To cause to seem very poor and inad...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Begging The poor among the Hebrews were much favored. They were allowed to glean in the fields, and...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·noun One who writes verses; a poet. II. Maker ·noun The person who makes a promissory note. III. ...
·noun One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other. ...
An imaginary being with which children are threatened by servants and nurses, like raw head and bloo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
An old superannuated fumbler, whom none but beggars will suffer to kiss them. ...
A contemptuous term for the missiles which were thrown by the galley-slaves at an approaching enemy....
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun ·Alt. of <<Glassmaker>>. ...
·noun One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. ...
·noun One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. II. Money-maker ·noun One who ...
·noun One who makes widows by destroying husbands. ...
Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students, sweep his room, &c. They will put their hands...
The fundament. ...
A great drinker, one much given to liquor. ...
A manufacturer of blocks. ...
A first-class petty officer in the navy. ...
A qualified person who (with his mates) is employed on board ship in making, repairing, or altering ...
The sugar-stick, or arbor vitae. ...
A maker of bad money. ...