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Track up the Dancers, c. whip up the Stairs.

Tract, the footing of a Boar.

Train, a Hawk's or Peacock's Tail; also Attendants or Retinue.

Trajoning, when a Roe crosses and doubles.

Tansnear, c. to come up with any body.

Translators, Sellers of old Shoes and Boots, between Shoe-makers and Coblers; also that turn or Translate one Language into another

Transmogrify, to alter, or new vamp.

Tranter, the same as Crocker.

Trapan, c. he that draws in or wheedles a Cull, and Bites him. Trapan'd, c. Sharpt, ensnar'd.

Trapes, a dangling Slattern.

Trassing, when the Hawk raiseth any Fowl aloft, and soaring with it, at length descendeth with it to the Ground.

Tree the Martern, Dislodge him.

Treewins, c. Three-pence.

Trigry-mate, an idle She-Companion.

Trib, c. a Prison. He is in Trib, for Tribulation, c. he is layd by the Heels, or in a great deal of Trouble.

Trim, Dress. in a sad Trim, Dirty, Undrest. A Trim-Lad, a spruce, neat, well trickt Man.

Trimmer, a moderate Man, betwixt Whig and Tory, between Prerogative and Property. To Trim, to hold fair with both sides. Trim the Boat, poise it. Trim of the Ship, that way she goes best.

Trimming, c. Cheating People of their Money.

Trine, c. to Hang; also Tyburn. Trining, c. Hanging.

Trinkets, Porringers, and also any little odd thing, Toies and Trifles.

Tringum-Trangum, a Whim, or Maggot.

Tripolin, Chalk, nicknam'd and us'd by the French Perfumers as A-labaster