[14] Canisters—Corinthianish for Heads.
[15] Riddled it—made it full of holes, like a riddle.
[16] Bilk, from the Gothic Bilaican, to cheat, to defraud.
[17] What a pity it is that the poor gentleman never thought of cutting his boots away with a knife! But nemo mortalium, &c.
[18] Something which may be drank in a short time, and yet have a lengthy effect.
[19] A dodger is ginshop-ish for a dram.
[20] "This is a sessionable assault; that is to say, an assault worthy of trial at Quarter Sessions."—Country Justice.
[21] Kennedy—St. Giles's for the poker, from a man of that name being killed by a poker, or a man of that name killing another with that instrument.
[22] Query inured.
[23] Gal—cockney for girl.