<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title>E</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFAFA" text="#330000"> <h1>The Letter E</h1> <div class="entry"> <h2>EAGLE</h2> <p>a winning Gamester.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EARNEST</h2> <p>Part or Share. <i class="eg">Tip me my Earnest</i>, Give me my Snack or Dividend.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EASY</h2> <p>facile, supple, pliable, mnageable. <i class="eg">As make the Cull easy</i>; Gagg him, tht he may make no Noise;sometimes used for murdering a Person robbed, for fear of Discovery.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EBB <i>water</i></h2> <p>when there is but little money in the Pocket.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EDGE</h2> <p>as, <i class="eg">Fall Back, fall Edge</i>; <i>i.e.</i> <span class="meaning"><i>At all Adventures</i></span>; used to express a villainous and daring Resolution for Mischief, whatever may be the Consequence.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2><i>To</i> EDGE</h2> <p>or, as 'tis vulgarly call'd, <i>To</i> EGG one on; to stimulate, provoke, push forwards, so sharpen, or whet on for Mischief.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>ELBOW-<i>shaker</i></h2> <p>a Ganester or Sharper.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>ELF</h2> <p>little.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EMPTY</h2> <p>as, <i class="eg">The Cull looks Empty</i>; or, <i class="eg">'Tis all Empty</i>; i.e. the Person or House has not the Riches reported, or is not worth attempting.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>ENGLISH <i>Manufacture</i></h2> <p>Ale, Beer, or Cyder.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EQUIPT</h2> <p>rich; also having new Cloaths. <i class="eg">Well equipt</i>, plump in the Pocket, or very full of Money; also very well drest. <i class="eg">The Cull equipt me with a Brace of Meggs</i>, The Gentleman furnish'd me with a Coupleof Guineas.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>ERIFFS</h2> <p>Rogues just initiated, and beginning to practice.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EVES</h2> <p>Hen-Roosts.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EVES-<i>Dropper</i></h2> <p>one that lurks about to rob or steal.</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h2>EWE</h2> <h2>or, <i>The white Ewe</i></h2> <p>a Top-woman very beautiful.</p> </div> </body> </html>