A young thief or pickpocket, who in time will ripen into fruit borne by the deadly never-green.
·noun To flourish and prosper. II. Blossom ·noun A blooming period or stage of development; somethi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting him from certain paris...
A halter; see Latimer's sermon before. Edward VI. A. D. 1549. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
or FORETOP A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by ...
·- That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. ...
A carbuncle, or pimple in the face, caused by drinking. ...
A red confluence on the nose and face of an excessive drinker of ardent spirits; though sometimes re...
The Sailor's Word-Book
West out of Laurence Lane, Old Jewry, at No.23 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward. First mention: O.S....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.