Tabbie—A female.
Take ’em on—Engage them in battle.
Take it out—To undergo imprisonment in
lieu of a fine.
Tart—A young woman (contraction of sweetheart).
Tenner—A ten-pound note.
Time, to do—To serve a term in prison.
Time, to have no time for—To regard with
impatient disfavour.
Tip—To forecast; to give; to warn.
Tip—A warning; a prognostication; a hint.
Tipple—Strong drink; to indulge in strong
drink.
Toff—An exalted persogn.
Togs—Clothes.
Togged—Garbed.
Tom—A girl.
Tony—Stylish.
Took—Arrested; apprehended.
Top, off one’s—Out of one’s
mind.
Top off, to—To knock down; to assault.
Toss in the towel—See “rag.”
Touch—Manner; mode; fashion.
Tough—Unfortunate; hardy; also a “tug,”
q.v.
Tough luck—Misfortune.
Track with—To woo; to “go walking
with.”
Treat, a—Excessively; abundantly.
Tucked away—Interred.
Tug—An uncouth fellow; a hardy rogue.
Tumble to, or to take a tumble—To comprehend
suddenly.
Turkey, head over—Head over heels.
Turn down—To reject; dismiss.
Turn, out of one’s—Impertinently;
uninvited.
Twig—To observe; to espy.
Two-up School—A gambling den.
Umpty—An indefinite numeral.
Upper—cut—In pugilism, an upward
blow.
Uppish—Proud.
Up to us—Our turn; our duty.
Vag, on the—Under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act.
Wallop—To beat; chastise.
Waster—A reprobate; an utterly useless
and unworthy person.
Waterworks, to turn on the—To shed tears.
Welt—A blow.
Wet, to get—To become incensed; ill—tempered.
Whips—Abundance.
White (white man)—A true, sterling fellow.
White-headed boy—A favourite; a pet.
Willin’—Strenuous; hearty.
Win, a—Success.
Wise, to get—To comprehend; to unmask deceit.
Wolf—To eat.
Word—To accost with fair speech.
Wot price—Behold; how now!
Yakker—Hard toil.
Yap—To talk volubly.
Yowling—Wailing; caterwauling.

