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R. M. D. . cash down, immediate payment. The initial letters of READY MONEY DOWN. Another version of this is P. Y. C. (pay your cash), often seen in the market quotations,—as, “Meat fetched 6_s._ 4_d._ a stone, P. Y. C., and 6_s._ 6_d._ for the account.”
Rabbit . when a person gets the worst of a bargain, he is said “to have bought the RABBIT.” From an old story about a man selling a cat to a foreigner for a rabbit.
Racket . a dodge, manœuvre, exhibition; a disturbance.
Rackety . wild or noisy.
Racks . the bones of a dead horse. Term used by horse-slaughterers.
Raclan . a married woman. Originally Gipsy, but now a term with English tramps.
Rafe . or RALPH, a pawnbroker’s duplicate.—_Norwich._
Raff . a dirty, dissipated fellow; RAFFISH, looking like a RAFF.
Rag . to divide or share; “let’s RAG IT,” or “go RAGS,” _i.e._, share it equally between us.—_Norwich._
Rag . a bank-note.
Rag and Famish . the Army and Navy Club. From Ensign RAG and Captain FAMISH, imaginary characters, out of whom Leech some years back obtained much amusement.
Rag-shop . a bank.
Rag-splawger . a rich man.
Ragamuffin . an ill-clad vagabond, a tatterdemalion.
Rain napper . an umbrella.
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