GILFLURT. A proud minks, a vain capricious woman,
Gill. The abbreviation of Gillian, figuratively
used for
woman. Every jack has his gill; i.e.
every jack has his
gillian, or female mate.
Gills. The cheeks. To look rosy about
the gills; to have
a fresh complexion. To look merry
about the gills: to
appear cheerful.
Gilly GAUPUS. A Scotch term for a tall awkward
fellow.
Gilt, or rum dubber. A thief who
picks locks, so called
from the gilt or picklock key: many
of them are so
expert, that, from the lock of a church
door to that of
the smallest cabinet, they will find means
to open it;
these go into reputable public houses,
where, pretending
business, they contrive to get into private
rooms, up
stairs, where they open any bureaus or
trunks they happen
to find there.
GIMBLET-eyed. Squinting, either in man or woman.
Gimcrack, or JIMCRACK. A spruce wench; a
gimcrack
also means a person who has a turn for
mechanical
contrivances.
Gin Spinner. A distiller.
GINGAMBOBS. Toys, bawbles; also a man’s
privities. See
THINGAMBOBS.
Ginger-pated, or ginger-hackled.
Red haired: a
term borrowed from the cockpit, where
red cocks are
called gingers,
Gingerbread. A cake made of treacle, flour,
and grated
ginger; also money. He has the gingerbread;
he is
rich.
Gingerbread work. Gilding and carving:
these terms
are particularly applied by seamen on
board Newcastle
colliers, to the decorations of the sterns
and quarters of
West-Indiamen, which they have the greatest
joy in defacing.
Gingerly. Softly, gently, tenderly.
To go gingerly to
work: to attempt a thing gently,
or cautiously.
Ginny. An instrument to lift up a great,
in order to steal
what is in the window. Cant.
Gip from gups a wolf. A servant at college.
Girds. Quips, taunts, severe or biting reflections.
Gizzard. To grumble in the gizzard; to be
secretly
displeased.
Glass eyes. A nick name for one wearing spectacles.
GLAYMORE. A Highland broad-sword; from the Erse
Glay, or glaive, a sword; and more,
great.
Glaze. A window.
Glazier. One who breaks windows and shew-glasses,
to
steal goods exposed for sale. Glaziers;
eyes. Cant.—
Is your father a glazier; a question asked
of a lad or young
man, who stands between the speaker and
the candle, or
fire. If it is answered in the negative,
the rejoinder is—
I wish he was, that he might make a window
through
your body, to enable us to see the fire
or light.


