(definition) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Tue May 03 2005 at 20:47:42
WHIP JACKS
The tenth order of the canting crew, rogues who having learned a few sea terms, beg with counterfeit passes, pretending to be sailors shipwrecked on the neighbouring coast, and on their way to the port from whence they sailed.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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