Bloater.—See [MILD].
Blob (from BLAB), to talk. Beggars are of two kinds—those who SCREEVE (introducing themselves with a FAKEMENT, or false document) and those who BLOB, or state their case in their own truly “unvarnished” language.
Block, the head. “To BLOCK a hat,” is to knock a man’s hat down over his eyes.—See [BONNET]. Also a street obstruction.
Block Ornaments, the small dark-coloured and sometimes stinking pieces of meat which used to be exposed on the cheap butchers’ blocks or counters; matters of interest to all the sharp-visaged women in poor neighbourhoods. Since the great rise in the price of meat there has been little necessity for butchers to make block ornaments of their odds and ends. They are bespoke beforehand.
Bloke, a man; “the BLOKE with the jasey,” the man with the wig, i.e., the Judge. Gipsy and Hindoo, LOKE. North, BLOACHER, any large animal.
Blood, a fast or high-mettled man. Nearly obsolete, but much used in George the Fourth’s time.
Blood-money, the money that used to be paid to any one who by information or evidence led to a conviction for a capital offence. Nowadays applied to all sums received by informers.
Blood-Red Fancy, a particular kind of handkerchief sometimes worn by pugilists and frequenters of prize fights.—See [BILLY] and [COLOUR].
Bloody, an expletive used, without reference to meaning, as an adjective and an adverb, simply for intensification.
Bloody Jemmy, an uncooked sheep’s head.—See [SANGUINARY JAMES]. Also [MOUNTAIN PECKER].