Sheep stealing. Cant.
·adj Crying as a sheep does. II. Bleating ·noun The cry of, or as of, a sheep. III. Bleating ·p.pr...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A blast of wind. II. Rig ·noun A <<Ridge>>. III. Rig ·noun Dress; ·esp., odd or fanciful clo...
Fun, game, diversion, or trick. To run one's rig upon any particular person; to make him a butt. l a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to run a rig upon a person is to banter harshly. To jeer. North. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Colloquially, mischievous frolic not carried to excess. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A sheep. Cant. ...
·- A topmast arranged with metal bands so that it will readily slide up and down the lower mast. ...
·- ·see <<Veda>>. ...
·vt To fallow or till in winter. ...
Stealing ribbands from haberdashers early in the morning or late at night; generally practised by wo...
To copulate till you are tired, and then turn tail to it. ...
A common fraud, thus practised: A fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before t...
Stealing large pieces of coal from coalsheds. ...
Stealing oxen or cows. ...
A species of cheat carried on by a woman, assuming the character of a dumb and deaf conjuror. ...
A rig which in smooth water surpasses every other, but, being utterly unsuited for sea or heavy weat...
To fit the shrouds, stays, braces, and running-rigging to their respective masts, yards, and sails. ...
A fat wether sheep. CANT. ...
Prepare them for punishment. ...
To fix the bars in their respective holes, thrust in the pins to confine them, and reeve the swifter...
The disposition of the masts, cut of sails, &c., whether square or fore-and-aft rigs. In fact, the r...
To fix the bars in the drumhead in readiness for heaving; not forgetting to pin and swift. (See caps...