A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew
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| Author | B. E. |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Cant and slang |
| Genre | Dictionary |
| Publisher | W. Hawes |
Publication date | Circa 1698 |
| Publication place | England |
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 With over 4,000 entries, it was the most extensive dictionary of non-standard English in its time, until it was superseded in 1785 by Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.[1] B. E.'s New Dictionary was used as a source by many subsequent dictionaries.
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.
