Nob Thatchers.—Straw bonnet makers, also wig makers.
Nod.—He’s gone to the land of Nod, i.e., he’s gone to bed.
Noodle.—An ass of the human species.
Nose.—An informer. Out on the nose, a night search.
Nun.—A mealy mouthed prostitute.
Nurses.—Guardians, tutors, &c.
Nutty.—To be nuts upon, is to be very much pleased or gratified with any thing: thus, a person who conceives a strong inclination for another of the opposite sex is said to be quite nutty upon him or her.
Who on a lark, with black-eyed Sal (his blowing)
So prime, so swell, so nutty, and so knowing.
Byron’s Don Juan.
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