Glasgow magistrate, a salt herring. When George IV. visited Scotland, a wag placed some salt herrings on the iron guard of the carriage belonging to a well-known Glasgow magistrate, who made one of a deputation to receive his Majesty.
Glaze, glass; generally applied to windows. To “star the GLAZE” is to break a window.
Glib, a tongue; “slacken your GLIB,” i.e., “loosen your tongue.”
Glim, a light, a lamp; “dowse the GLIM,” put out the candle. Sea and Old Cant. Glims, spectacles. Gaelic, GLINN, light. German (provincial), GLIMM, a spark.
Glim lurk, a begging paper, giving a circumstantial account of a dreadful fire—which never happened.
Gloak, a man. Term much used in old thieves’ cant.
Glum, sulky, stem; “to look GLUM,” to appear annoyed or disconcerted.
Glump, to sulk.
Glumpish, of a stubborn, sulky temper.
Go, a GO of gin, a quartern of that liquor. (This word, as applied to a measure of liquor, is stated to have arisen from the following circumstance:—Two well-known actors once met at the bar of a tavern to have a “wet” together. “One more glass and then we’ll GO,” was repeated so often on either hand, that in the end GO was out of the question with both of them, and so the word passed into a saying.) Go is also synonymous with circumstance or occurrence; “a rummy GO,” and “a great GO,” signify curious and remarkable occurrences; “all the GO,” when anything creates unusual interest, “no GO,” no good; “here’s a pretty GO!” here’s a trouble; GO, a term in the game of cribbage; “to GO the jump,” to enter a house by the window.—See [LITTLE GO]; also [CALL-A-GO].