(idea) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Wed Jun 15 2005 at 13:48:29
to swaddle

To beat with a stick.
swaddlers

The tenth order of the canting tribe, who not only rob, but beat, and often murder passengers. Cant.

Swaddlers is also the Irish name for methodist.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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