Souper, an Irish Roman Catholic who pretends conversion—or perversion—so as to obtain a share of the soup and blankets provided for Protestants only by Christian missionaries. These recalcitrants are also called “swaddlers.”
Sou’-wester, a hat with a projection behind. Much worn at sea in “dirty” weather. A hat similar to that of a dustman or coalheaver, which is called a “fantail.”
Sov, contraction of sovereign; much used in sporting parlance to denote the amount of entrance money, forfeit, and added coin in connexion with a race. In the published conditions of a race the word SOVS is almost invariably used in preference to pounds, though in reckoning the net value of a big stake, after its decision, the common £ is used.
Sow, the receptacle into which the liquid iron is poured in a gun-foundry. The melted metal poured from it is termed [PIG].
Sow’s baby, a pig; sixpence.
Spanish, money. Probably a relic of buccaneering days.
“Save its synonyms Spanish, blunt, stumpy, and rowdy.”—Barham.
Spank, a smack, or hard slap.
Spank, to move along quickly; hence a fast horse or vessel is said to be “a SPANKER to go.”