A new canting dictionary, comprehending all the terms, antient and modern, used in the several tribes of gypsies, beggars, shoplifters, highwaymen, foot-pads, and all other clans of cheats and villains : interspersed with proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c. : being a complete collection of all that has been publish'd of that kind, with very large additions of words never before made publick ... : with a preface, giving an account of the original, progress, &c. of the canting crew, and recommending methods for diminishing these varlets, by better employment of the poor : to which is added a complete collection of songs in the canting dialect.

Title:	A new canting dictionary, comprehending all the terms, antient and modern, used in the several tribes of gypsies, beggars, shoplifters, highwaymen, foot-pads, and all other clans of cheats and villains : interspersed with proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c. : being a complete collection of all that has been publish'd of that kind, with very large additions of words never before made publick ... : with a preface, giving an account of the original, progress, &c. of the canting crew, and recommending methods for diminishing these varlets, by better employment of the poor : to which is added a complete collection of songs in the canting dialect.
Note:	And sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1725

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Subject:	Cant -- Dictionaries
Subject:	English language -- Great Britain -- Slang -- Dictionaries
Subject:	Rogues and vagabonds -- Language
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