GENERAL ROAD SLANG AND TERMS. 



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Stage . 

 Natty . 

 Set-out 



Getting hanged 

 A bite. 

 Short shillings 



To kick 

 Shouldering 



A shoulder-stick, a 



bit of fish, or a 



short one 

 A scaly one 

 Tipping the double 

 A flash of lightning, a " 



drop of short, or ■ 



don't stop to mix it . 

 Benjamins and upper "I 



benjamins J 



Dressing 

 A good bit of broad " 



cloth or neatish 



toggery 

 A lily shallow 

 A white castor 

 The Beaufort 

 The Anglesea 



A drab surtout . 

 Belchers 



A little of the spot \ 

 about the neck J 



The distance run with the same team. 



Neat. 



Turn-out. 



Your thong catching in your bar. 



A wet thong getting hanged. 



Fares that coachmen are allowed not to 



put on the way-bill — generally the 



first stage off the stones. 

 To take presents from the passengers. 

 Taking a fare not on the way-bill, and 



unknown to the proprietors. 



A passenger not on the way-bill. 



A shabby pay. 

 Not paying at all. 



A glass of spirits neat. 

 Great coats. 



Putting on great coats and shawls. 



Good clothes. 



A white hat (fiat, low crowned). 



A white hat. 



Smaller hat with narrow rim. 



One higher, and very fore and aft in 



brim. 

 A drab frock. 

 Two or three times round your neck 



handkerchiefs. 



Having on a bird's-eye fogle. 



