GUY. A dark lantern.
H
HACKUM. A bravado; a slasher. "Capt. Hackum," a fellow who slashes with a bowie-knife.
HALF-A-HOG. A five-cent piece.
HALF-A-NED. A five-dollar gold piece.
HALF-A-STRETCH. Six months' imprisonment.
HAMLET. A captain of police.
HAMS. Pants.
HANDLE. Nose. "The cove flashed a rare handle to his physog." The fellow has a very large nose.
HANG BLUFF. Snuff.