1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Hertfordshire Kindness, drinking twice to the same person.
Hewgag. The Hewgag, subs. (American).—A name for an undeterminate, unknown, mythical creature.—Slang, Jargon, and Cant.
Hey-gammer-cook. To play at Hey-gammer-cook, verb. phr. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms, see Greens and Ride.
1720. C. Johnson, Highwaymen and Pyrates, ‘Margaret Simpson’ (q.v.).
Hiccius Doccius, subs. phr. (Old Cant).—A juggler; also a shifty fellow or trickster.
1676. Shadwell, Virtuoso, ii., p. 19. I shall stand here till one of them has whipt away my Mistris about business, with a Hixius Doxius, with the force of Repartee, and this, and that, and Everything in the world.
1678. Butler, Hudibras, iii., 3, 579. At Westminster, and Hickses-Hall, And Hiccius Dockius play’d in all.
1688. Wycherley, Country Wife, iii. That burlesque is a Hocus-pocus trick they have got, which by the virtue of Hictius doctius, topsey-turvey, etc.
1812. Johnson, Eng. Dict., s.v. Hiccius doccius … a cant word for a juggler; one that plays fast and loose.
Adj. (old).—Drunk; slovenly. Also, Hickey (q.v.). For synonyms, see Drinks and Screwed.