PRATTLING BOX. The pulpit.
PRAY. She prays with her knees upwards; said of a woman
much given to gallantry and intrigue. At her last prayers;
saying of an old maid.
PREADAMITE QUACABITES. This great and laudable society
(as they termed themselves) held their grand chapter
at the Coal-hole.
P—-K. The virile member.
PRICK-EARED. A prick-eared fellow; one whose ears are longer than his hair: an appellation frequently given to puritans, who considered long hair as the mark of the whore of Babylon.
PRICKLOUSE. A taylor.
PRIEST-CRAFT. The art of awing the laity, managing their consciences, and diving into their pockets.
PRIEST-LINKED. Married.
PRIEST-RIDDEN. Governed by a priest, or priests.
PRIG. A thief, a cheat: also a conceited coxcomical fellow.