DROP, to give or present a person with money, as, he dropp’d me a quid, he gave me a guinea. A kid who delivers his bundle to a sharper without hesitation, or a shopkeeper who is easily duped of his goods by means of a forged order or false pretence, is said to drop the swag in good twig, meaning, to part with it freely.
DROP A WHID, to let fall a word, either inadvertently or designedly.
DROP-COVE, a sharp who practises the game of ring-dropping.
DROP DOWN. See [Down].
DRUMMOND, any scheme or project considered to be infallible, or any event which is deemed inevitably certain, is declared to be a Drummond; meaning, it is as sure as the credit of that respectable banking-house, Drummond and Co.
DUB, a key.
DUB AT A KNAPPING-JIGGER, a collector of tolls at a turnpike-gate.
DUB-COVE, or DUBSMAN, a turnkey.
DUBLIN-PACKET. See [Double].
DUB UP, to lock up or secure any thing or place; also to button one’s pocket, coat, &c.