Tup. A ram: figuratively, a cuckold.
Tup running. A rural sport practised
at wakes and fairs
in Derbyshire; a ram, whose tail is well
soaped and
greased, is turned out to the multitude;
any one that can
take him by the tail, and hold him fast,
is to have him for
his own.
T—D. There were four t—ds
for dinner: stir t—d, hold
t—d, tread t—d,
and mus-t—d: to wit, a hog’s
face, feet
and chitterlings, with mustard. He
will never sh—e a
seaman’s t—d; i.e.
he will never make a good seaman.
Turf. On the turf; persons who keep running
horses, or
attend and bet at horse-races, are said
to be on the turf.
Turk. A cruel, hard-hearted man. Turkish
treatment;
barbarous usage. Turkish shore; Lambeth,
Southwark,
and Rotherhithe side of the Thames.
Turkey merchant. A poulterer.
Turncoat. One who has changed his party
from interested
motives.
Turned up. Acquitted; discharged.
Turnip-pated. White or fair-haired.
Turnpike man. A parson; because the
clergy collect
their tolls at our entrance into and exit
from the world.
TUZZY-Muzzy. The monosyllable.
Twaddle. Perplexity, confusion, or any thing
else: a
fashionable term that for a while succeeded
that of bore. See
bore.
TWANGEY, or STANGEY. A north country name for a taylor.
TWEAGUE. In a great tweague: in a great
passion. Tweaguey;
peevish, passionate.
To tweak. To pull: to tweak any one’s nose.
TWELVER. A shilling.
Twiddle-DIDDLES. Testicles.
Twiddle poop. An effeminate looking fellow.
In twig. Handsome; stilish. The
cove is togged in
twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
To twig. To observe. Twig the
cull, he is peery;
observe the fellow, he is watching us.
Also to disengage,
snap asunder, or break off. To twig
the darbies; to knock
off the irons.
Twiss. (Irish) A Jordan, or pot de chambre.
A Mr. Richard
Twiss having in his “Travels”
given a very unfavourable
description of the Irish character, the
inhabitants of
Dublin, byway of revenge, thought proper
to christen this
utensil by his name—suffice
it to say that the baptismal
rites were not wanting at the ceremony.
On a nephew of
this gentleman the following epigram was
made by
a friend of ouis:
Perish the country,
yet my name
Shall ne’er
in story be forgot,
But still the
more increase in fame,
The more
the country goes to pot.
Twist. A mixture of half tea and half coffee;
likewise
brandy, beer, and eggs. A good twist;
a good appetite.
To twist it down apace; to eat heartily.


