subs. (old).—1. A blind man; HOODMAN (q.v.).
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v.
1728. BAILEY, English Dictionary, s.v.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
2. (old).—A pocket. For synonyms, see BRIGH and SKY-ROCKET.
1789. G. PARKER, Life’s Painter, p. 143. GROPERS. Pockets.
3. (old).—A midwife; a FINGERSMITH (q.v.).
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
