T
Taffy—a Welshman
taper-fencer—a merchant who sells candles
tar—a sailor
tib—a girl
tickle—strong drink
tilly-tally—nonsense
tilt—a fight
tod—alone
togs—clothes
tol-lol—well enough
top lights—eyes
topping man—a boss
tumble—to have intercourse
twig—to realize, understand, or discover
V
vaulting school—a brothel
vellum—paper
vestal—a nun
W
ware—beware
ware hawk—the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. (Grose)
wear the bands—to wear the bands, is to be hungry, or short of food for any length of time; a phrase chiefly used on board the hulks, or in jails. (Vaux)
well-breeched—wealthy. The swell is well breeched, let’s draw him; the gentleman has plenty of money in his pocket, let us rob him. (Vaux)
whid—a word
whid the scrap—he whiddles, he peaches. He widdles the whole scrap: he tells what he knows. (Grose)
windward passage—the anus
ALSO BY PADDY HIRSCH
The Devil’s Half Mile
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
New York: September 1803
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One
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Twenty-Three
Twenty-Four
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Twenty-Eight
Twenty-Nine
Thirty
Thirty-One
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Thirty-Three
Thirty-Four
Thirty-Five
Thirty-Six
Thirty-Seven
Thirty-Eight
Thirty-Nine
Forty
Forty-One
Forty-Two
Forty-Three
Forty-Four
Forty-Five
Forty-Six
Forty-Seven
Forty-Eight
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Also by Paddy Hirsch
About the Author
Copyright
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