~King's pictures~ (now, of course, QUEEN'S PICTURES), money.
~Kiss-curl~, a small curl twisted on the temple. _See_ BOWCATCHER.
~Kissing-crust~, the soft crust which marks where one loaf has been broken from another.
~Kiss-me-quick~, the name given to the very small bonnets which have of late years become fashionable.
~Kit~, a person's baggage. Also, a collection of anything, "the whole KIT of 'em," the entire lot. _Anglo-Saxon_, KYTH.--_North._
~Kitmegur~, an under-butler, a footman.--_Anglo-Indian._
~Knacker~, an old horse; a horse-slaughterer. Originally _Gloucestershire_, but now general.
~Knap~, _i.q._, NAP, to break.--_Old English_, but nearly obsolete. _See Ps_. xlvi. 9 (Prayer-book version), "He breaketh the bow, and KNAPPETH the spear in sunder;" probably sibilated into "snap."
~Knap~, to receive, to take. Generally applied to the receipt of punishments; "oh, my! wont he just KNAP it when he gets home!"
~Knapping-jigger~, a turnpike gate; "to dub at the KNAPPING-JIGGER," to pay money at the turnpike.
~Knark~, a hard-hearted or savage person. The word is now usually spelt NARK, and is applied to the lowest class of informers.
~Knife~, "to KNIFE a person," to stab; an un-English custom, but a very common expression.
~Knife-board~, the seat running along the roof of an omnibus.
"On 'busses' KNIFEBOARDS stretch'd, The City clerks all tongue-protruded lay."
~Knife it~, "cut it," cease, stop, don't proceed.
~Knight~, a common and ironical prefix to a man's calling--thus, "KNIGHT of the whip," a coachman; "KNIGHT of the thimble," a tailor.
~Knobstick~, a non-society workman. One who takes work under price.
~Knock about the bub~, to hand or pass about the drink. BUB is a very old cant term for drink.
~Knock-down~, or KNOCK-ME-DOWN, strong ale.
~Knocked-up~, tired, jaded, used up, done for. In the United States, amongst females, the phrase is equivalent to being _enceinte_, so that Englishmen often unconsciously commit themselves when amongst our Yankee cousins.
~Knocker~, "up to the KNOCKER," means finely or showily dressed, in the height of fashion; proficient, equal to the task.
~Knocker-face~, an ugly face, _i.e._, like an old-fashioned door-knocker.
~Knocking-in~, coming into college after time. A habit of KNOCKING-IN late generally leads to some unpleasantness.--_Oxford University._