subs. (old).—1. See quot. 1785.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v.
1725. A New Canting Dictionary, s.v.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. KIDDER, a forestaller.
2. (common).—A glib and taking speaker; a master of chaff.
1888. Sporting Life, 15 Dec. Ask Mr. Baldock … to whom I allude, and he will probably reply the champion KIDDER.
1891. J. NEWMAN, Scamping Tricks, p. 88. He was a beautiful KIDDER and could patter sweet and pretty just as if he were courting.
