Suck-casa, a public-house.—Lingua Franca.
Suck the mop, to be the victim of an omnibus nursing exploit. When an omnibus is being nursed, the driver of the hindmost vehicle keeps so close to his opponent that the horses get their heads almost into the doorway. The nursed omnibus is then said to SUCK THE MOP. Nursing is, thanks to tramways and the Metropolis Streets Act, almost a thing of the past. At the East-end, however, it still goes merrily on.
Suck the monkey, to rob a cask of liquor by inserting a straw through a gimlet-hole, and sucking a portion of the contents. Originally, as Captain Marryatt states, to SUCK THE MONKEY, was to suck rum from cocoa-nuts, which spirit had been inserted in place of the milk, for the private use of the sailors. See [TAP THE ADMIRAL].
Suck up, “to SUCK UP to a person,” to insinuate oneself into his good graces.
Sudden death. In tossing, to be decided by the first call is to “GO SUDDEN DEATH,” as distinguished from the longer forms of “best two out of three,” and “first three.” At the Universities a crumpet, or Sally Lunn, is so called.
Sufferer, a tailor; the loser at any game.
Sugar, money.
Suicide, four horses driven in a line. See [HARUM-SCARUM].
Sulky, a one-horse chaise, having only room for one person. Used nowadays only in trotting matches.