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Pail Morning and Evening.

Carrots, Red hair'd People, from the Colour of the well known Root of that Name, whence came

Carrot-pated, used in derision.

Carted-Whore, Whipt publickly, and packt out of Town. The Cart before the Horse, of a thing preposterous, and out of Place.

Cash, c. Cheese.

Case, c. a House, Shop, or Ware-house; also a Bawdy-house. Toute the Case, c. to view, mark, or eye the House or Shop. There's a peerey, 'tis snitcht, c. there are a great many People, there's no good to be don. 'Tis all Bob, and then to dub the gigg, c. now the coast is clear, thero's good Booty, let's fall on, and Rob the House. A Case fro, c. a Whore that Plies in a Bawdy-house.

Caster, c. a Cloak.

Cast, to Bowl. A bad cast, an ill laid Bowl, or at great distance from the Jack. He is Cast for Felon and Dose, c. found guilty of Felony and Burglary.

Cat, a common Whore or Prostitute.

Catch-fart, a Foot-Boy.

Catching-harvest, when the Weather is Showery and Unsettled.

Catch-pole, a Serjeant, or Bayliff that Arrests People.

Cat-in-pan, turn'd, of one that has chang'd Sides or Parties. Who shall hang the Bell about the Cat's Neck, said of a desperate Undertaking.

Catchup, a high East-India Sauce.

Caterwauling, Men and Women desirous of Copulation, a Term borrowed from Cats.

Cathedral, old-fashioned, out of Date, Ancient; also a chief Church in a Bishop's See.

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