Andrews’ (George) Dictionary of the Slang and Cant Languages, Ancient and Modern, 12mo. London, 1809.
A sixpenny pamphlet, with a coloured frontispiece representing a beggar’s carnival.
Ash’s (John, LL.D.) New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols. 8vo. 1775.
Contains a great number of Cant words and phrases.
Bacchus and Venus; or, A Select Collection of near Two Hundred of the most Witty and Diverting Songs and Catches in Love and Gallantry, with Songs in the Canting Dialect, with a Dictionary explaining all Burlesque and Canting Terms, 12mo. 1738.
Prefixed is a curious woodcut frontispiece of a Boozing-Ken. This work is scarce, and much prized by collectors. The Canting Dictionary appeared before, about 1710, with the initials B. E. on the title. It also came out afterwards, in the year 1751, under the title of the Scoundrel’s Dictionary,—a mere reprint of the two former impressions.
Bailey’s (Nath.) Etymological English Dictionary, 2 vols. 8vo. 1737.
Contains a great many Cant and Vulgar Words;—indeed, Bailey does not appear to have been very particular what words he inserted, so long as they were actually in use. A Collection of Ancient and Modern Cant Words appears as an appendix to vol. ii. of this edition (third).
Bang-up Dictionary; or, the Lounger and Sportsman’s Vade-Mecum, containing a copious and correct Glossary of the Language of the Whips, illustrated by a great variety of original and curious Anecdotes, 8vo. 1812.