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A list of words in thieves' cant.

A[]

ab
instead of[1]
abaddon
informant[2]
aban
to leave (a thing)[1]
abbess
madam[3]
aby
horse[1]
abyhin
stable[1]
academy
brothel[3]
ace in the hole
something useful held back[2]
acorned
hanged[4]
affidavit man
false witness[3]
ahak
arch[1]
air and exercise
whipping[3]
akbot
skull[1]
akbotark
skeleton[1]
akbun
desert[1]
akfur
god[1]
akoy
emerald[1]
akto
leg[1]
al
off[1]
albir
middle[1]
all is bob
"all is safe", "everything's fine"[2]
altan
to know (someone)[1]
alub
place[1]
alun
wall[1]
am
nine[1]
amas
garden[1]
amon
to hold hostage[1]
amus
beer[1]
amuse
to con, to lie[3]
an
yes[1]
angle
to steal by pickpocketing[2]
angler
thief who draws in victims in order to rob them;[3] street prowler who's always on the lookout to commit small robberies[2]
angling cove
receiver, fence[2]
ankat
lawlessness[1]
annex
to steal[2]
anukit
pole[1]
aoro
curtain[1]
aram
cat[1]
arch rogue
leader of a guild of thieves[3]
ard
stolen[3]
arhobol
prince[1]
ark
man;[1] boat[3]
arkar
crowd[1]
arkoba
monster[1]
aron
to wander[1]
arot
cold[1]
asefa
drink[1]
asefan
to drink[1]
ashi
square[1]
asin
demon[1]
asorit
jail sentence[1]
at
any[1]
atami
eye[1]
atbura
anything[1]
atnau
anytime[1]
aunt
harlot[3]
autem diver
pickpocket[3]
awake
to be aware of a criminal's plans[2]

B[]

ba
way[1]
babes in the woods
criminals in the stocks[4]
babon
to rap[1]
bag
to catch, to imprison[2]
baggage man
one who carries stolen property[2]
bagged flash
magic item[3]
bahelan
to destroy[1]
baim
sack[1]
bak
passage[1]
baka
meal[1]
bakat
thousand[1]
baker
out[1]
bakre
a disguise[1]
bakren
to disguise[1]
bal
fire[1]
balab
robe[1]
balolot
amethyst[1]
balsan
to burn[1]
balub
sage[1]
bam
cheat[3]
bamat
rug[1]
bamboozle
make a fool of someone[3]
ban
to go[1]
banal
chin[1]
banasko
people[1]
baral
finger[1]
barbo
boat[1]
barbun
to faint[1]
baron
to pillage[1]
barsan
to blackmail[1]
bart
troll[1]
bash
a smash-and-grab raid[2]
basifen
thieves' cant[1]
basihin
prison[1]
basim
thief[1]
basisala
thieves' tools[1]
bawd
magistrate[3]
baylan
to borrow[1]
bayn
road[1]
be
sapphire[1]
beben
can (to be able)[1]
bebol
cup[1]
beef
wound[3]
beef eater
soldier[3]
beggar maker
tavern owner[3]
behan
to pass[1]
behebe
how many, how much[1]
belon
to make unconscious[1]
bene
good[3]
beo
trail[1]
beon
to trail[1]
berkin
child[1]
berosin
to remove[1]
bersity
correctness[1]
beslin
to approach[1]
beti
if[1]
betita
sand[1]
bi
one[1]
biak
head[1]
bibik
mouth[1]
biby
harness[1]
big boy
head of a gang of criminals[2]
bihe
how[1]
biho
law[1]
bikit
storage[1]
bikitan
to store[1]
bilin
to stand[1]
bin
to move silently[1]
bina
as, like[1]
bink
first[1]
binson
to open[1]
bintal
electrum[1]
binto
amulet[1]
biny
symbol[1]
bio
gallery[1]
bir
past[1]
bira
after[1]
birds of a feather
gang, guild[3]
bisfi
north[5]
bislis
party[5]
bitama
assassin[5]
bite
trap;[3] to steal[4]
bleed freely
to part with money easily[2]
blon
red[5]
blow the meet
to miss an appointment with other rogues[2]
blue pigeon
thief[6]
bo
whether[5]
boblin
pearl[5]
bone
beginning[5]
bones
dice[3]
boozing ken
tavern[2]
bora
highness[5]
born under a half-copper planet, never to be worth a gold
person who is remarkably unsuccessful at anything he attempts[4]
borob
freedom[5]
boroban
to free[5]
borrow
to steal[4]
bosen
to walk[5]
botu
bone[5]
bowman
good, profitable[2]
bowman ken
house that harbors thieves and rogues[2]
box-man
safecracker[3]
bread
money[3]
bridle-lay
robbing from horseback[2]
broka
division[5]
brokan
to divide[5]
brother of the blade
soldier[3]
brother of the string
bard[3]
bruiser
fighter[3]
brun
to think[5]
bu
from[5]
bubber
thief[6]
bufe napper
thief[6]
buk
quilt[5]
bun
to use[5]
bung
purse[4]
bura
thing[5]
burakan
something[5]
burfe
barding[5]
burn the ken
to escape[3]
buron
to stay[5]
bus
against[5]
bus napper
member of the watch[3]
button
fake coin[3]
buzman
pickpocket[3]
buzzing
pickpocketing[2]
byb
pouch[5]
bybi
flint[5]
bylis
danger[5]
byn
road[5]
byntan
path[5]
byrafak
crossbow[5]
bysalik
winter[5]
bysne
white[5]

C[]

cackle
to inform[4]
cadger
thief of lowest order[2]
canter
thief[6]
carry the swag
to remove the booty (as one's role in a robbery)[2]
catch pole
member of the watch[3]
chatts
gallows[4]
chaunt
song[3]
child
parcel or bundle of stolen goods[2]
child's best guide to the gallows
pack of playing cards[4]
click
to hit[3]
clod hopper
farmer[3]
cloy
to steal[4]
cly the jerk
to receive a whipping[3]
cog
cheat[3]
come clean
to tell everything, to confess all[2]
cool off
to stay in hiding until the hue-and-cry is over[2]
cove
man,[3] fellow[2]
crack
to burglarize a house[2]
cracksman
housebreaker[4]
crash
to kill[3]
crib
safe place[2]
crowdero
bard[3]
cry beef
to give the alarm,[2] to call for the watch[3]
cull
gentleman,[2] honest man[3]

D[]

dangled
hanged[4]
danglestuff
rope[3]
darbies
manacles[3]
darkmans
night[3]
dawb
bribe[3]
deadly nevergreen
gallows[4]
death hunter
undertaker[3]
death's head upon a mop-stick
miserable, emaciated person[4]
dimber damber
guildmaster[3]
ding boy
mugger[3]
dip
to pick pockets[2]
dive
hideout; to pick pockets[3]
doing the out and out
killing someone[7]
dommerer
beggar[3]
dowse
to hit[3]
dowse on the chops
blow to the face[4]
drag
to follow[3]
draw the king's picture
to forge coins[4]
dress up
to tie up[3]
dub
lock pick[4]
dub-lay
robbing houses by picking the locks[2]
dummee
purse[4]

E[]

e
you (singular)[5]
earnest
promise to pay[3]
ekmel
mallet[5]
ekob
darkness[5]
emna
statue[5]
enbra
wagon[5]
enit
fountain[5]
equipt
rich[3]
ermina
punishment[5]
erminan
to punish[5]
esim
country[5]
eski
shadow[5]
esoan
to believe[5]
esten
to trap[5]
esun
to ask[5]

F[]

faburan
everything[5]
fadge
to suffice (mostly in negative "that won't fadge")[2]
fafet
locket[5]
fakab
offering[5]
faki
map[5]
fal
year[5]
falabin
to hand[5]
falaka
barge[8]
falat
leather[8]
falati
sea[8]
falsa
bank[8]
falsat
banker[8]
fams
gloves[3]
fanbo
blood[8]
fang
dog[3]
fanil
artery[8]
fasan
ladder[8]
fasren
to begin[8]
fatas
strength[8]
fatib
chest (torso)[8]
fehin
to read[8]
feku
opposite[8]
fen
to talk[8]
fence
to sell stolen goods[3]
fencing crib
place where stolen goods are received[2]
fencing cull
fence, receiver of stolen goods[2]
ferel
wind[8]
feun
to get[8]
fibbing-gloak
fighter[3]
fibil
discovery[8]
fikisik
sign[8]
filch
to steal[4]
filcher
thief[6]
filta
paladin[8]
filu
ceiling[8]
firen
to win[8]
flag wave
to plan[3]
flash
pertaining to thieves or criminals;[2] magic[3]
flash cove
one who associates with criminals;[2] male wizard[3]
flash ken
house which thieves use[2]
flash mot
female wizard[3]
flo
between[8]
flogger
member of the watch[3]
flogging
whipping[3]
flush in the pocket
having plenty of money[2]
fly
wagon, cart[6]
fob
to con, to lie[3]
foist
pickpocket[3]
fokon
stool[8]
fonbak
muscle[8]
fool finder
member of the watch[3]
foot wabbler
soldier[3]
footpad
common thief[3]
fora
consciousness[8]
foram
where[8]
foren
to rob[8]
fork
to steal by picking pockets[2]
forkel
merchant[8]
forlin
to make a thing[8]
foryhab
store[8]
frun
badness[8]
fu
above, over, up[8]
fuib
crown[8]
fun
to deceive, to outwit,[2] to con, to lie[3]
funar
skin[8]
fy
or[8]
fyal
oil[8]
fybkes
dragon[8]
fysos
shrine[8]
fysy
tower[8]
fyton
to lend[8]

G[]

galoot
mercenary soldier[3]
game
theft[3]
gentry
of the nobility[2]
give the go-by
to pass up, to ignore[2]
glaziers
eyes (as in "cast your glaziers," meaning "take a look")[2]
glim
lantern[3]
go by the ground
short person; halfling[4]
grease
to bribe[2]
green
inexperienced[2]
grifter
con artist[3]
grunter
member of the watch[3]
gudgeon
gullible person;[3] fool[4]
guest house
prison[3]
gull
fool[4]

H[]

haba
length[8]
hack
hired help[3]
had a case of hempen fever
hanged[4]
hal
word[8]
hali
orange[8]
hama
work[8]
haman
to work[8]
hamhin
workshop[8]
hamoki
kobold[8]
handsome reward
horsewhipping[4]
hanfi
stomach[8]
hantak
shield[8]
har
life[8]
harata
rectangle[8]
hari
orb[8]
harman beaks
police, constables[2]
harmans
stocks[3]
harn
to live (not die)[9]
haro
sling[9]
haron
to throw[9]
haten
to ransom[9]
have tea with the pigs
to be tortured[3]
heave
to steal[4]
hek
time[9]
heken
every time[9]
helu
spike[9]
herel
park[9]
heryan
to close[9]
het
center[9]
hetne
noon[9]
hetobne
midnight[9]
hibar
birth[9]
hiblokni
snake[9]
hibmun
nothing[9]
hibni
no, not[9]
higgledy-piggledy
completely mixed up[4]
high and low men
loaded dice[3]
high pad
highwayman[3]
high toby
highway, main road[2]
hike
to escape[3]
hili
bridge[9]
hin
room[9]
hinlan
to pay[9]
hinylot
client[9]
hintyn
to rest[9]
hinunta
arson[9]
hinuntan
to commit arson[9]
hira
rations[9]
His Honor's guest
prisoner[3]
hisuin
to blame[9]
hit-man
assassin[3]
hitter
assassin[3]
hliki
vase[9]
hobuli
newness[9]
hoist
to steal[4]
hole in need of plugging
informant[3]
holok
mayor[9]
holyat
city[9]
hoodwink
to con, to lie[3]
hos
weather[9]
hue
whipping[3]
huli
oldness[9]
huna
secret[9]
hunashin
crypt[9]
hunakal
casket[9]
hunar
death[9]
hunaran
to die[9]
hush
to kill,[3] to murder[6]
huso
basin[9]
hyman
money[9]
hymur
gold[9]
hyutan
to interest[9]

I[]

i
he, him, she, her, it[9]
ibim
custom[9]
ibit
bat[9]
ibli
because[9]
ihil
lock[9]
ihilin
to lock[9]
ii
they, them[9]
ikiban
to poach[9]
iloka
mound, pile[9]
ily
through[9]
imbo
ten[9]
ime
kid[9]
in the clear
"out of danger"[2]
inat
beard[9]
ine
day[9]
inher
engineer[9]
intan
to kill[9]
invited
arrested[4]
iro
home, house[9]
iroen
to live (somewhere)[9]
iron
money[3]
isala
gem[9]
isili
potion[9]
isimin
to arrive[9]
itak
trap[9]
iti
tooth[9]
itu
plan[9]
ituan
to plan[9]

J[]

jack in a box
cardsharp, cheat, con artist[3]
jack nasty face
common sailor[3]
jailbird
prisoner[3]
jaunt
specific criminal job, such as stealing or robbing[10]
jem
ring[3]
jemmy
crowbar[3]
jigger
whipping post[3]
joke
lock[3]
jordain
staff[3]
jukrum
license to operate within the territory of a thieves' guild[3]

K[]

ka
on top of[9]
kafun
to cover[9]
kahy
wood[9]
kal
box[9]
kalaf
wine[9]
kalakar
barkeep[9]
kalan
to attack[9]
kalinta
burglar[9]
kalintan
to burglarize[9]
kalok
cloud[9]
kaltan
to step[9]
kaluan
to frame[9]
kam
sword[9]
kamkanab
scabbard[9]
kanab
chest (container)[9]
kanabal
fireplace[9]
kandon
to hijack[9]
kanoho
mattress[9]
kar
future[9]
karel
scroll[9]
kargel
letter[9]
kartan
to counterfeit[9]
kaslil
druid[9]
katam
pin[9]
kate
pick-lock, skeleton key[2]
kaual
soldier, warrior[9]
kauhin
barracks[9]
kauta
temple[9]
kawabi
cleric[9]
keffal
horse[4]
kem
jewel[9]
ken
to steal;[9] house,[3] building[2]
ken cracker
housebreaker[4]
kenil
wire[9]
kenon
to pilfer[9]
kentis
string[9]
ker
magic[9]
kest
cart[9]
ketch
hangman[4]
ki
with[9]
kilik
loot[9]
kilikon
to loot[9]
kilu
brick[9]
King's Head Inn
prison in the king's city[4]
king's pictures
money[3]
kisak
million[8]
kiset
barn[8]
kitki
flesh[8]
klin
to stab[8]
klun
to hit[8]
knight of the post
false witness[3]
knight of the road
highwayman[3]
knight of the trencher
great eater[4]
knowledge box
head[4]
koka
defeat[8]
kokan
to defeat[8]
kol
fighter[8]
kolen
to fight[8]
kolibis
triangle[8]
kolnok
medallion[8]
kolta
rightness (position)[8]
koma
speed[8]
konba
valuables[8]
konfa
nail[8]
kontonken
everywhere[8]
kontora
holdup[8]
kontoran
to hold up[8]
koret
black[8]
kosohin
armory[8]
kosol
weapon[8]
kosolit
weaponer[8]
krin
copper[8]
kruteln
to plunder[8]
kubak
bucket[8]
kuena
cave[8]
kufer
screen[8]
kuho
hair[8]
kulamak
illusionist[8]
kulat
illusion[8]
kult
trip[8]
kuly
toe[8]
kumba
ruby[8]
kun
to buy[8]
kunin
to put[8]
kunsal
hill[8]
kura
teacher[8]
kural
mead[8]
kurbe
gnome[8][4]
kurnan
to retreat[8]
kuron
to teach[8]
kusal
building[8]
kusuo
as soon as[8]
kuta
forehead[8]
kutal
lesson[8]
kutin
might[8]
ky
by[8]
kyam
treasure[8]
kymo
however, on the contrary[8]

L[]

la
two[8]
labne
yesterday[8]
laf
what[8]
lafe
south[8]
lahin
library[8]
laid on the shelf
pawned[4]
lak
torso[8]
lakan
to divert[8]
lakana
diversion[8]
lakat
book[8]
lam
spell[8]
lamin
mirror[8]
land pirate
highwayman[3]
lane
hour[8]
lani
inspection[8]
lanin
to inspect[8]
lank
second (ordinal no.)[8]
lark
fun[4]
lary
name[8]
laryn
to call[8]
lator
wrist[8]
lay
criminal's plan or method of crime,[2] danger[4]
lebon
to show[8]
left at sixes and sevens
in a state of disarray[4]
lekel
highwayman[8]
lema
around[8]
li
on (a wall)[8]
libi
because of[8]
lid
door[4]
lift
to steal[4]
light bob
low-ranking soldier[4]
lightmans
day[4]
likano
month[8]
liki
neck, pillar[8]
likiha
heart[8]
likihyran
heartbeat[8]
liko
bath[8]
likob
necklace[8]
lim
five[8]
limenet
spy[8]
limi
well[8]
limok
west[8]
lina
tongue[8]
lino
week[8]
lisema
charisma[8]
lit
for[8]
little alderman
thief's tool made of a simple wedge of steel[4]
lo
four[8]
loab
cloak[8]
lobun
to sell[8]
lofon
stand[8]
lok
color[8]
loksalik
spring[8]
lone wolf
thief not attached to a guild[4]
lonek
nose[8]
look as if one could not help it
to play dumb[4]
low tide
no coin in a pocket[4]
lulani
ship[8]
lurcher
member of the watch[3]
luset
salt[8]
lusok
caravan[8]
ly
in[8]
lyket
plains [8]
lyn
to give[8]
lynin
to tell[8]
lyny
payment[8]
lyr
gift[8]
lyrib
now[8]
lyrne
today[8]

M[]

mabal
ring[9]
maban
to visit[9]
mace
to obtain goods and credit and never pay[2]
madli
bribe[9]
madlin
to bribe[9]
mafit
breath[9]
mafitan
to breathe[9]
mahan
entrance[9]
make
to steal[4]
mala
poison[9]
maleto
burial[9]
manka
witch[9]
mankero
magic-user[9]
mark
target of a con or crime[4]
matybal
earring[9]
miban
must[9]
mibar
case[9]
mibet
town[9]
milch cow
fool[4]
mill a ken
to break into a house, to rob a house[2]
mina
holiness[9]
mistis
halfling[9][4]
mitaf
shelf[9]
mofit
constitution[9]
moky
but[9]
moll
woman[4]
moly
before[9]
mon
to be[9]
moon pig
night watchman[4]
morning drop
gallows[4]
mort
woman,[4] wife[2]
morukek
sky[9]
moss
lead (the metal)[4]
mot
woman[4]
mubli
snow[9]
mublin
to snow[9]
mun
pickpocket[9]
myban
to return[9]
myn
to wait[9]
myo
cell[9]
mys
clothing[9]

N[]

na
at[9]
nabasin
to repeat[9]
nabbed
arrested[4]
nabi
endurance[9]
nabs
a person of any gender[2]
nafen
to help[9]
nakao
arm[9]
nakaoka
shoulder[9]
naki
wand[9]
nako
bed[9]
nakohin
bedroom[9]
naltos
earliness[9]
naman
to kidnap[9]
nap
cheat[3]
napper of naps
sheep stealer[4]
narak
farm[9]
narko
vault[9]
natty lad
street urchin[4]
natuk
idol[9]
nau
when[9]
ne
across[9]
nebi
minute[9]
nekio
parapet[9]
nerb
blue[9]
nibe
morning[9]
nick
to steal[4]
nilinin
to snitch[9]
nimgimmer
healer[4]
nio
court[9]
nirahin
kitchen[9]
nita
who (relative pronoun)[9]
nob
head[4]
nobal
lateness[9]
nolt
yellow[9]
norb
during[9]
norsalik
fall (season)[9]
noru
brown[9]
nosa
then[9]
nu
below, beneath, under, down[9]
nubbed
hanged[4]
nubbing cheat
gallows[4]
nubbing cove
hangman[4]
nulling cove
fighter[3]
nusen
to crawl[9]
nusfi
earth[9]
nympher
female pickpocket who distracted intended victims[11]
nyo
second (of time)[9]

O[]

o
I, me[9]
O Be Joyful
a threat, meaning "I'll give you something to cry about"[4]
oak
rich;[3] wooden cudgel[4]
oaken towel
wooden cudgel[4]
obamon
to release[9]
obarhobol
princess[9]
obark
woman[9]
oberabas
dishonesty[9]
obersity
incorrectness, wrongness[9]
obfiken
to lose (a thing)[9]
obfora
unconsciousness[9]
obina
unholiness[9]
obine
night[9]
obinta
unlike[9]
obla
half[9][4]
obok
slowness[9]
obora
lowness[9]
obsalo
third (fraction)[9]
obtylo
heaviness[9]
obul
behind[9]
obykar
loudness[9]
odd-come-shortly
sometime or another[4]
oe
you (plural)[9]
oeo
we, us (including person spoken to)[9]
ogles
eyes[2]
okam
since[9]
okob
kick[9]
olarhe
language[9]
old hand
thief[6]
olon
to take[9]
om
that, which (relative pronoun)[9]
omban
bracelet[9]
onbom
expense[9]
onion
ring[3]
oo
we, us (excluding person spoken to)[9]
oren
to wash[9]
orib
moment[9]
orni
zero[9]
ornek
castle[9]
oroen
to look for[9]
ortob
heat[9]
os
garlic[8]
osalos
cupboard[8]
otan
to move[8]
outrun the constable
to live beyond one's means[4]

P[]

pad
highway[4]
pair of eyes
lookout[4]
panny
house[3]
pater cove
cleric[6]
peach
to inform[4]
pig
member of the watch[3]
pig poker
dagger[4]
pigeon
target of a con or crime[4]
pike on the been
to run away as fast as possible[2]
plate
money[3]
pop
to pawn[4]
pop shop
pawnbroker[4]
porridge
prison[3]
pothooks and hangers
extremely poor handwriting[4]
pound
prison[3]
prancer
horse[4]
prig
thief,[6] pickpocket[2]
prig napper
bounty hunter[4]
prince prig
leader of a guild of thieves[3]
pudding sleeves
cleric[6]
punchline
lock pick[4]
purse collector
pickpocket[3]

Q[]

quacking cheat
duck[4]
quick and nimble
(sarcastic) more like a bear than a squirrel[4]
quirks and quillets
tricks and devices[4]
quod
prison[3]

R[]

rabalan
to detect traps[8]
rafak
bow[8]
raiga
ruins[8]
rakin
to fall[8]
rakomo
size[8]
raoka
animal[8]
rap
false oath[4]
rarkan
painting[8]
rat
informant;[3] to inform[4]
ratik
marsh[8]
rattler
coach,[4] stage[2]
rattling mumper
beggar who targets coaches[4]
reader
purse[4]
reader merchant
pickpocket[3]
ready
money[3]
recruiting service
robbery[4]
relbat
booty[8]
repository
city or town jail[4]
resa
leftness (position)[8]
resalik
summer[8]
resen
green[8]
resurrection man
body snatcher[4]
ret
dagger[8]
rimnok
fork[8]
riso
rain[8]
rison
to rain[8]
risin
desk[8]
ro
of[8]
roal
scholar[8]
robal
silence[8]
rokatin
armorer[8]
rokato
armor[8]
rolko
traitor[8]
rolkon
to betray[8]
roller
watchman on patrol[4]
ronen
to strangle[8]
rootin'
committing crimes[4]
ror
dungeon[8]
ros
water[8]
rosati
monk[8]
roskanab
waterskin[8]
rounder
burglar[4]
rover
thief[6]
rub
price;[8] to escape[3]
ruba
table[8]
rubel
silver[8]
ruka
throne[8]
rum
good[3]
rumble
to arouse suspicion, to be detected (as in "he rumbled my lay")[2]
rumble-tumble
coach[4]
ry
near[8]
rybun
violet[8]
ryki
without[8]
rylo
human[8]
ryn
to stop[8]
rytena
keg[8]

S[]

sa
beside[8]
sab
that[8]
sabit
insanity[8]
sabnolan
to write[8]
safe
food[8]
safen
to eat[8]
sahal
container[8]
sahas
barrel[8]
sakam
back[5]
sakambar
backpack[5]
sakana
pillow[5]
sakel
hand[5]
sala
equipment[5]
salan
to do[5]
salane
afternoon[5]
salarka
body[5]
salif
east[5]
salo
three[5]
salonk
third (ordinal no.)[5]
sambil
chain[5]
samun
opal[5]
san
to climb[5]
sanatan
to pull[5]
sanili
arrest[5]
sanilin
to arrest[5]
sankot
brain[5]
sanla
hall[5]
sanlun
to climb walls[5]
sany
gate[5]
sarhin
guardroom[5]
sarhon
to look at, to watch[5]
sarum
why[5]
satek
jug[5]
scamp
fellow criminal or bandit[10]
score
loot, treasure[6]
scragged
hanged[4]
screw
skeleton key[4]
sen
to run[5]
setter
watchman on guard duty[4]
seyen
to tie[5]
shall have a swimmer
to plan to escape by boat before an execution date[4]
sham
illicit, bogus, fake,[2] to con, to lie[3]
sharping-lay
swindling[2]
sheepskin fiddler
bard[3]
sheriff's hotel
prison[3]
sheriff's picture frame
gallows[4]
shiners
coins[2]
shoulder clapper
high-ranking member of the watch[4]
shoulder tap
backstab[4]
shut the potato trap
to be quiet[4]
si
until[5]
sib
may[5]
signals
plan[4]
sihal
sheet[5]
sihyres
museum[5]
sikla
kettle[5]
silkaba
saddle[5]
simar
dog[5]
simarhin
kennel[5]
simik
alchemy[5]
simikir
alchemist[5]
sing
to inform[4]
sinkin
to distribute[5]
sintur
belt[5]
sio
bigness[5]
siril
goblet[5]
sirine
tomorrow[5]
siterke
music[5]
sito
six[5]
slur
cheat[3]
smooth
quiet, without trouble[6]
snaffle
to steal[4]
snap the glaze
to break the windows of a shop[4]
so
toward[5]
solen
to know (a fact)[5]
solet
gray[5]
sorba
pound[5]
sorrow shall be his sops
he'll regret this[4]
sosan
stairway[5]
soul doctor
cleric[6]
sound
to check out, to pump for information, to investigate before a theft[2]
sounder
someone who makes a reconnaissance of a building and of the habits of its occupants[2]
sparklers
diamonds, jewels; eyes[2]
spider
housebreaker harness[12]
spiv
petty crook who will do anything as long as it's dishonest[2]
spout
to pawn[2]
stalling ken
hideout[3]
stand buff
to stand firm, to confess nothing[2]
ste
question particle[5]
stop hole abbey
hideout[3]
stretched
hanged[4]
sublin
platinum[5]
sulan
glass[5]
sun
to prepare[5]
sunin
intelligence[5]
suon
to practice[1]
sur
hundred[1]
suso
forest[1]
swag
loot, treasure[6]
swell
remarkable for beauty or elegance (as in "a swell crib," meaning "a gentleman's house"); wealthy-looking[2]
swimmer
boat[3]
swod
soldier[3]
swodkin
soldier[3]
swung
hanged[4]
sy
to[1]
sya
cut[1]
syan
to cut[1]
syet
goodness[1]
syetken
goodbye[1]
syetonta
hello[1]
syf
date[1]
syhi
about[1]
syili
bench[1]
syt
bird[1]
syto
experience[1]

T[]

tabo
battle[1]
tafen
to find[1]
tak
orc[1][6]
taka
number[1]
takali
curse[1]
takan
to heat[1]
take
booty, haul, stolen goods[2]
takin
would[1]
takobla
half-orc[1][6]
tambon
to push[1]
tan
littleness[1]
tanina
moustache[1]
tankan
to handle[1]
tanob
question[1]
tanol
necessity[1]
tapper
member of the watch[3]
tara
jaw[1]
taron
to dress[1]
tato
stone[1]
tatobal
lantern[1]
te
you (singular)[1]
tehel
who[1]
teize
whipping[3]
tek
group[1]
tekenon
to swear[1]
teko
dwarf[1][6]
tell a joke
to pick locks[6]
teltan
galley[1]
teltin
office[1]
telu
boot[1]
terabas
honesty[1]
tern
to leave (a place)[1]
three-legged mare
gallows[4]
ti
he, him, she, her, it[1]
tickle text
cleric[6]
tif
helmet[1]
tik
except[1]
tili
target[1]
tilted floor
wall[6]
tilya
quiver[1]
timon
rope[1]
tin
to listen[1]
tip
to pay someone not to beat you up[6]
tip the double
to run off, to escape[2]
tip your lour or I'll mill ye
give me money or I'll beat you[4]
tiran
drawer[1]
tirib
key[1]
tisan
to decide[1]
titani
drug[1]
titanin
to drug[1]
tithe
dues owed to the guild[6]
tlin
to shoot[1]
tlinkit
medicine[1]
to
I, me[1]
toa
aunt, uncle[1]
tobalon
sun[1]
toe
you (plural)[1]
toeo
we, us (including person spoken to)[1]
toka
broach[1]
tolata
pocket[1]
tomuk
blanket[1]
tonlub
sanctuary[1]
tonta
safety[1]
tontyha
stronghold[1]
too
we, us (excluding person spoken to)[1]
topping cove
hangman[4]
toran
to save (a life)[1]
torin
to save (conserve)[1]
tormentor of catgut
bard[3]
tot
arrow[1]
totak
honor[1]
totakalan
to curse[1]
trap
member of the watch[3]
tru
lock pick[1]
trun
to pick a lock[1]
tryn
to see[1]
tuck in bed
to knock unconscious[6]
tufa
club[1]
tulo
eight[1]
tulokto
spider[1]
tulon
to observe[1]
tumble
to detect, to recognize that something is wrong (as in "he tumbled to what we were doing")[2]
tumbler
wagon, cart[6]
tun
to come[1]
tur
dart[1]
tura
dexterity[1]
turen
to hide[1]
turyas
evidence[1]
tyhin
to enter[1]
tylo
lightness (weight)[1]
tyn
to have[1]
tyna
ear[1]

U[]

uale
while[1]
uha
choice[1]
uhan
to choose[1]
uhasi
tapestry[1]
uhob
door[1]
uhys
tinder[1]
ukal
boss, chief, master[1]
uket
foot[1]
ul
in front of[1]
ula
seven[1]
ulim
elf,[1] eladrin[6]
ulimobla
half-elf[1][6]
ulof
steel[1]
unahob
secret door[5]
une
end[5]
uneklin
to backstab[5]
unen
to finish[5]
unta
escape[5]
untan
to escape[5]
uon
to want[5]
upright man
leader of a guild of thieves[3]
uro
torch[5]
urtel
diamond[5]
usal
mountain[5]
use up
to kill[3]
usen
to swim[5]
uta
light (illumination)[5]
utan
to light[5]
utho
lake[5]

V[]

vamp
to pawn[4]
vardo
wagon, cart[6]
visit the neighborhood
to commit a burglary[6]

W[]

wait
bard[3]
walk up against the wall
to run up a tab in a tavern[4]
wedge
money[3]
wet work
to murder[6]
whip jack
thief[6]
windmills in the head
foolish projects[4]

Y[]

yarn
story[6]
ybel
floor[5]
ybila
sconce[5]
Yellow Boys
gold coins[2]
yellow tin
gold[6]
yhy
deal[5]
ykanan
bandit[5]
ykar
softness, quietness[5]
yli
chair[5]
ylink
to wake[5]
ylo
candle[5]
ymasan
to wear[5]
ymus
ale[5]
young nipper
cutpurse[6]
yran
noise[5]
yta
shortness[5]

Z[]

zany
bard[3]

Appendix[]

Further Reading[]

  • Aurelio Locsin (October 1982). “Thieves' Cant: A primer for the language of larceny”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #66 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 35–44.

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