A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew

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A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew
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AuthorB. E.
LanguageEnglish
Subject Cant and slang
Genre Dictionary
PublisherW. Hawes
Publication date
Circa 1698
Publication placeEngland

A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew is a dictionary of English cant and slang by a compiler known only by the initials B. E., first published in London c. 1698. With over 4,000 entries, it was the most extensive dictionary of non-standard English in its time, until it was superseded in 1785 by Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue . [1] B. E.'s New Dictionary was used as a source by many subsequent dictionaries.

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Full title

Its full title is A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, in Its Several Tribes, of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats, &c. with an Addition of Some Proverbs, Phrases, Figurative Speeches, &c.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Coleman (2004): pp. 41–42.

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