Randal’s man, green, with white spots; named after the favourite colours of Jack Randal, pugilist.
Water’s man, sky coloured.
Yellow fancy, yellow, with white spots.
Yellow man, all yellow.
Billy, a policeman’s staff. Also stolen metal of any kind. Billy-hunting is buying old metal. A Billy-fencer is a marine-store dealer.
Billy-Barlow, a street clown; sometimes termed a JIM CROW, or SALTIMBANCO,—so called from the hero of a slang song. Billy was a real person, semi-idiotic, and though in dirt and rags, fancied himself a swell of the first water. Occasionally he came out with real witticisms. He was a well-known street character about the East-end of London, and died in Whitechapel Workhouse.
Billy-Cock, a soft felt hat of the Jim Crow or “wide-awake” description.
Bingo, brandy.—Old Cant.
Bingy, a term largely used in the butter trade to denote bad, ropy butter; nearly equivalent to VINNIED.
Bird-Cage, a four-wheeled cab.