1807–8. Hollinshed, Chronicles of England, ch. 12. Covered only with a sheet, under coverlets made of dag-swain, or hop-harlots.
Hopkins (Hoppy, or Mr. Hopkins), subs. (old).—A lameter. For synonyms, see Dot-and-go-one Giles.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
Don’t Hurry, Hopkins! phr. (American).—Ironical to persons slow to move or to meet an obligation.
Hop-merchant (or Hoppy), subs. (common).—A dancing master; a caper-merchant (q.v.). Also, a fiddler.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v.
1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1823. Bee, Dict. Turf, s.v.
1892. Sydney Watson, Wops the Waif, ch. iii., p. 4. Who-ay, Cully, here’s Hoppy with the rozin. [[350]]