BARKER. One who patrols the streets for customers in front of his employer's shop; vide Chatham street.
BARKING. Shooting.
BARKING-IRONS. Pistols.
BARNACLES. A good booty; a pair of spectacles; hand-cuffs.
BARREL FEVER. Delirium tremens.
BASTER. A house-thief.
BAT. A prostitute who walks the streets only at night.
BAZAAR. A counter.
BEAK. A magistrate; a judge.
BEAKQUERE. A sharp, strict magistrate who is attentive to his duty.