A cheat; also a woman's privities. The cull wapt the mort's bite; the fellow enjoyed the wench heartily. Cant.
·v A cheat; a trick; a fraud. II. Bite ·v A sharper; one who cheats. III. Bite ·v A morsel; as muc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Is said of the anchor when it holds fast in the ground on reaching it. Also, the hold which the shor...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. II. Flea-bite ·noun A trifling wound ...
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
One who combines with a sharper to draw in a friend; also, to counteract or disappoint. CANT.--This ...
A trifling injury. To send any one away with a flea in his ear; to give any one a hearty scolding. ...
A clever cheat, a clean trick. ...
The Clupea alba, a well-known fish caught in the Thames, but strictly a sea-fish, erroneously held t...