Religious painter.  One who does not break the commandment
  which prohibits the making of the likeness of
  any thing in heaven or earth, or in the waters under the
  earth.

The relish.  The sign of the Cheshire cheese.

Relish.  Carnal connection with a woman.

Remedy CRITCH.  A chamber pot, or member mug.

Remember parson Melham.  Drink about:  a Norfolk
  phrase.

Rendezvous.  A place of meeting.  The rendezvous of
  the beggars were, about the year 1638, according to the
  Bellman, St, Quinton’s, the Three Crowns in the Vintry,
  St. Tybs, and at Knapsbury:  there were four barns within
  a mile of London.  In Middlesex were four other harbours,
  called Draw the Pudding out of the Fire, the Cross
  Keys in Craneford parish, St. Julian’s in Isleworth parish,
  and the house of Pettie in Northall parish.  In Kent, the
  King’s Barn near Dartford, and Ketbrooke near Blackheath.

Rep.  A woman of reputation.

Repository.  A lock-up or spunging-house, a gaol.  Also
  livery stables where horses and carriages are sold by
  auction.

RESCOUNTERS.  The time of settlement between the bulls
  and bears of Exchange-alley, when the losers must pay
  their differences, or become lame ducks, and waddle out
  of the Alley.

Resurrection men.  Persons employed by the students
  in anatomy to steal dead bodies out of church-yards.

Reverence.  An ancient custom, which obliges any person
  easing himself near the highway or foot-path, on the
  word reverence being given him by a passenger, to take off
  his hat with his teeth, and without moving from his station
  to throw it over his head, by which it frequently falls
  into the excrement; this was considered as a punishment
  for the breach of delicacy, A person refusing to obey this
  law, might be pushed backwards.  Hence, perhaps, the
  term, sir-reverence.

Reversed. A man set by bullies on his head, that his
  money may fall out of his breeches, which they afterwards
  by accident pick up.  See hoisting.

Review of the black CUIRASSIERS.  A visitation of the
  clergy.  See crow fair.

Rhino.  Money.  Cant.

Rib.  A wife:  an allusion to our common mother Eve,
  made out of Adam’s rib.  A crooked rib:  a cross-grained
  wife.

Ribaldry.  Vulgar abusive language, such as was spoken
  by ribalds.  Ribalds were originally mercenary soldiers
  who travelled about, serving any master far pay, but
  afterwards degenerated into a mere banditti.

RIBBIN.  Money.  The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is
  plenty of money.  Cant.  Blue ribbin.  Gin.  The cull
  lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common
  gin.