LUSHEY. Drunk. The rolling kiddeys hud a spree, and got bloody lushey; the dashing lads went on a party of pleasure, and got very drunk.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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PRAY. She prays with her knees upwards; said of a woman much given to gallantry and intrigue. At her last prayers; saying of an old maid.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BARKING IRONS. Pistols, from their explosion resembling the bow-wow or barking of a dog. IRISH.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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SPARROW. Mumbling a sparrow; a cruel sport frequently practised at wakes and fairs: a booby having his hands tied behind him, has the wing of a sparrow put into his mouth: with this hold, without any assistance, he is to get the sparrow's head into his mouth.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BOLUS. A nick name for an apothecary.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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JEHU. To drive jehu-like; to drive furiously: from a king of Israel of that name, who was a famous charioteer, and mentioned as such in the Bible.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HOP-O-MY-THUMB. A diminutive person, man or woman. She was such a-hop-o-my thumb, that a pigeon, sitting on her shoulder, might pick a pea out of her arse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DUGS. A woman's breasts,
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CALVES. His calves are gone to grass; a saying of a man with slender legs without calves. Veal will be cheap, calves fall; said of a man whose calves fall away.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BONE PICKER. A footman.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Eine Mauer die auf kreative Art zur Diskussion einläd. Ich bin gespannt, ob sich in den nächsten Tagen noch mehr gedichtete Zettel dazu gesellen werden. 
AUTEM CACKLETUB. A conventicle or meeting-house for dissenters. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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JIBBER THE KIBBER. A method of deceiving seamen, by fixing a candle and lanthorn round the neck of a horse, one of whose feet is tied up; this at night has the appearance of a ship's light. Ships bearing towards it, run on shore, and are plundered by the inhabitants.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO CAP. To take one's oath. I will cap downright; I will swear home. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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TO MELT. To spend. Will you melt a borde? will you spend a shilling? The cull melted a couple of decusses upon us; the gentleman spent a couple of crowns upon us. CANT.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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So. Scoff/scarf, BrE/AmE respectively.
Both come ultimately from the Scots word "scaff," meaning "to beg or ask for (food, etc.) in a mean or contemptible manner." (See Green's Dictionary of Slang https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/xni3vdi)
I have Green's in print form, but that link is to the online version which has all the same information plus more recent entries.
NAZAKENE FORETOP. The foretop of a wig made in imitation of Christ's head of hair, as represented by the painters and sculptors.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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EAT. To eat like a beggar man, and wag his under jaw; a jocular reproach to a proud man. To eat one's words; to retract what one has said.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COUNTERFEIT CRANK. A general cheat, assuming all sorts of characters; one counterfeiting the falling sickness.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COCKSHUT TIME. The evening, when fowls go to roost.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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