DEAD MEN. A cant word among journeymen bakers, for
loaves falsely charged to their masters' customers; also
empty bottles.
DEADLY NEVERGREEN, that bears fruit all the year round.
The gallows, or three-legged mare. See THREE-LEGGED
MARE.
DEAR JOYS. Irishmen: from their frequently making use
of that expression.
DEATH HUNTER. An undertaker, one who furnishes the
necessary articles for funerals. See CARRION HUNTER.
DEATH'S HEAD UPON A MOP-STICK. A poor miserable, emaciated fellow; one quite an otomy. See OTOMY.—He looked as pleasant as the pains of death.
DEEP-ONE. A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one.
DEFT FELLOW. A neat little man.
DEGEN, or DAGEN. A sword. Nim the degen; steal the sword. Dagen is Dutch for a sword. CANT.
DELLS. Young buxom wenches, ripe and prone to venery, but who have not lost their virginity, which the UPRIGHT MAN claims by virtue of his prerogative; after which they become free for any of the fraternity. Also a common strumpet. CANT.
DEMURE. As demure as an old whore at a christening.