Jet. A lawyer. Autem jet; a parson.
Jew. An over-reaching dealer, or hard, sharp
fellow; an
extortioner: the brokers formerly
behind St. Clement’s
church in the Strand were called Jews
by their brethren
the taylors.
Jew. A tradesman who has no faith, i.e. will not give credit.
Jew bail. Insufficient bail: commonly
Jews, who for a
sum of money will bail any action whatsoever,
and justify,
that is, swear to their sufficiency; but,
when called on, are
not to be found.
Jew’s eye. That’s worth
a Jew’s eye; a pleasant or agreeable
sight: a saying taken from Shakespeare.
Jibber the KIBBER. A method of deceiving
seamen, by
fixing a candle and lanthorn round the
neck of a horse,
one of whose fore feet is tied up; this
at night has the
appearance of a ship’s light.
Ships bearing towards it, run
on shore, and being wrecked, are plundered
by the inhabitants.
This diabolical device is, it is said,
practised by the
inhabitants of our western coasts.
Jig. A trick. A pleasant jig; a witty
arch trick. Also a
lock or door. The feather-bed jig;
copulation.
Jigger. A whipping-post. Cant.
Jilt. A tricking woman, who encourages the
addresses of
a man whom she means to deceive and abandon.
Jilted. Rejected by a woman who has encouraged
one’s
advances.
Jingle boxes. Leathern jacks tipped
with silver, and
hung with bells, formerly in use among
fuddle caps.
Cant.
Jingle brains. A wild, thoughtless, rattling fellow.
JINGLERS. Horse cosers, frequenting country fairs.
Impost takers. Usurers who attend the
gaming-tables,
and lend money at great premiums.
Impudent stealing. Cutting out the
backs of coaches,
and robbing the seats.
Impure. A modern term for a lady of easy virtue.
Inching. Encroaching.
Indies. Black Indies; Newcastle.
India wipe. A silk handkerchief.
INDORSER. A sodomite. To indorse with a
cudgel; to drub
or beat a man over the back with a stick,
to lay cane upon
Abel.
INEXPRESSIBLES. Breeches.
Inkle weavers. Supposed to be a very
brotherly set of
people; ‘as great as two inkle weavers’
being a proverbial
saying.
Inlaid. Well inlaid; in easy circumstances,
rich or well
to pass.
Innocents. One of the innocents; a weak
or simple person,
man or woman.
Inside and outside. The inside
of a **** and the outside
of a gaol.
Job. A guinea.


