SPANISH FAGGOT. The sun.
SPANISH GOUT. The pox.
SPANISH PADLOCK. A kind of girdle contrived by jealous husbands of that nation, to secure the chastity of their wives.
SPANISH, or KING OF SPAIN'S TRUMPETER. An ass
when braying.
SPANISH WORM. A nail: so called by carpenters when they
meet with one in a board they are sawing.
SPANKS, or SPANKERS. Money; also blows with the open
hand.
SPANKING. Large.
SPARK. A spruce, trim, or smart fellow. A man that is always thirsty, is said to have a spark in his throat.
SPARKISH. Fine, gay.
SPARKING BLOWS. Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel.