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• Canting Crew — The Canting Crew is an informal name for a group of Ankh Morpork beggars in Terry Pratchett s Discworld series. Too anarchic for the Beggars Guild, which tends to constrain them with rules, they frequently beg from it themselves, and often come… …   Wikipedia

• A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew — Infobox Book name = A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew image caption = author = B. E. country = England language = English subject = Cant and slang genre = Dictionary publisher = W. Hawes pub date = Circa 1698 A… …   Wikipedia

• Canting keel — A canting keel is a form of sailing ballast, suspended from a rigid canting strut beneath the boat, which can be swung to windward of a boat under sail, in order to counteract the heeling force of the sail. The canting keel must be able to pivot… …   Wikipedia

• Cant Jargon —    , CANTING GREW    Some people believe that the word cant is eponymous for Andrew Cant (1590 1663), a Presbyterian minister in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Reverend s speech was hard to understand because of the dialect he used, The Spectator… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• Discworld characters — This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchett s Discworld series. This list consists of human characters. For biographies of noted members of the Discworld s ethnic minorities (Dwarfs, trolls, undead), see the… …   Wikipedia

• Thieves' cant — or Rogues cant was a secret language (a cant or cryptolect) which was formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English speaking countries. The classic, colourful argot is now …   Wikipedia

• Gaspode — infobox Discworld character name=Gaspode description=A small terrier like mongrel associations=The Canting Crew location=Ankh Morpork firstseen= Moving Pictures alsoin= Men At Arms , Soul Music , Feet of Clay , Hogfather , The Fifth Elephant ,… …   Wikipedia

• Slang dictionary — A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.… …   Wikipedia

• Flora and fauna of the Discworld — Terry Pratchett s fictional Discworld has a large number of creatures and plants unique to it or its parasite universes (such as Fairyland or Death s Domain). Contents 1 Fauna 1.1 Ambiguous Puzuma 1.2 Basilisk …   Wikipedia

• British slang — circuBritish slang is English language slang used in the UK. Slang is informal language sometimes peculiar to a particular social class or group and its use in Britain dates back to before the 16th century. The language of slang, in common with… …   Wikipedia

• Guilds of Ankh-Morpork — Cover art from Discworld Fools Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001 featuring Dr Whiteface. In Terry Pratchett s Discworld series of fantasy novels, there are almost 300 Guilds in the city of Ankh Morpork. Nanny Ogg s Cookbook, The Thieves Guild Diary… …   Wikipedia