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A dictionary, Spanish and English, and English and Spanish: containing the signification of words, with their different uses; the terms of arts, sciences, and trades; the contructions, forms of speech, idioms used in both languages, and several thousand words more than any other Dictionary; with their proper, figurative, burlesque, and cant significations, &c. Also the Spanish words accented and spelled according to the modern observations of the Royal Spanish Academy of Madrid.
Giral del Pino, Hipólito San Joseph.Date: 1763
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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. Detecting, under each Head or Order, the several Tricks or Pranks made use of by Varlets of all Denominations; and therefore Useful for all Sorts of People (especially Travellers and Foreigners) to enable them to secure their Money and preserve their Lives. 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.
Date: 1725