The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue dates from 1811 and this is probably the only full, uncensored and searchable version of this dictionary on the internet. All the original crudities have been restored and it offers an interesting perspective on Common English from the time of the Regency and Jane Austen.

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Entries releated to SCREW

 

PANNY		A house. To do a panny: to rob a house. See the Sessions Papers. Probably, panny originally meant the butler's pantry, where the knives and forks, spoons, etc. are usually kept The pigs frisked my panney, and nailed my screws; the officers searched my house, and seized my picklock keys.
PRINT		All in print, quite neat or exact, set, screwed up. Quite in print; set in a formal manner.
SCREW		To copulate. A female screw; a common prostitute. To screw one up; to exact upon one in a bargain or reckoning.
SCREW		A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not bolted, but merely locked.
SCREW JAWS		A wry-mouthed man or woman.
SINGLETON		A corkscrew, made by a famous cutler of that name, who lived in a place called Hell, in Dublin; his screws are remarkable for their excellent temper.