Contains numerous Slang terms.
Potter’s (H. T., of Clay, Worcestershire) New Dictionary of all the Cant and Flash Languages, both ancient and modern, 8vo, pp. 62. 1790.
Poulter. The Discoveries of John Poulter, alias Baxter, 8vo, 48 pages. (1770?)
At pages 42, 43, there is an explanation of the “Language of Thieves, commonly called Cant.”
Prison-breaker, The, or the Adventures of John Sheppard, a Farce, 8vo. London, 1725.
Contains a Canting song, &c.
Punch, or the London Charivari.
Often points out Slang, vulgar, or abused words. It also occasionally employs them in jokes or sketches of character.
Quarterly Review, vol. x. p. 528.
Gives a paper on Americanisms and Slang phrases.