PATRICO, or Pater-cove.  The fifteenth rank of the canting
  tribe; strolling priests that marry people under a
  hedge, without gospel or common prayer book:  the
  couple standing on each side of a dead beast, are bid to live
  together till death them does part; so shaking hands, the
  wedding is ended.  Also any minister or parson.

Pattering.  The maundering or pert replies of servants;
  also talk or palaver in order to amuse one intended to be
  cheated.  Pattering of prayers; the confused sound of a
  number of persons praying together.

To patter.  To talk.  To patter flash; to speak flash, or
  the language used by thieves.  How the blowen lushes
  jackey, and patters flash; how the wench drinks gin, and
  talks flash.

PAVIOUR’S workshop.  The street.

To paum.  To conceal in the hand.  To paum a die:  to
  hide a die in the palm of the hand.  He paums; he cheats. 
  Don’t pretend to paum that upon me.

Paunch.  The belly.  Some think paunch was the original
  name of that facetious prince of puppets, now called
  Mr. Punch, as he is always represented with a very
  prominent belly:  though the common opinion is, that both
  the name and character were taken from a celebrated Italian
  comedian, called Polichenello.

Paw.  A hand or foot; look at his dirty paws.  Fore paw;
  the hand.  Hind paw; the foot.  To paw; to touch or
  handle clumsily.

Paw paw tricks.  Naughty tricks:  an expression used
  by nurses, &c. to children.

To pay.  To smear over.  To pay the bottom of a ship or
  boat; to smear it over with pitch:  The devil to pay, and
  no pitch hot or ready.  Sea term.—­Also to beat:  as, I will
  pay you as Paul paid the Ephesians, over the face and eyes,
  and all your d—–­d jaws.  To pay away; to fight manfully,
  also to eat voraciously.  To pay through the nose:  to pay
  an extravagant price.

To peach.  To impeach:  called also to blow the gab, squeak,
  or turn stag.

Peak.  Any kind of lace.

Peal.  To ring a peal in a man’s ears; to scold at him:  his
  wife rang him such a peal!

Pear making.  Taking bounties from several regiments
  and immediately deserting.  The cove was fined in the
  steel for pear making; the fellow was imprisoned in the
  house of correction for taking bounties from different
  regiments.

Peccavi.  To cry peccavi; to acknowledge one’s self in an
  error, to own a fault:  from the Latin peccavi, I have sinned.

Peck.  Victuals.  Peck and booze; victuals and drink.

Peckish.  Hungry.

Peculiar.  A mistress.