Storyville. A large restricted district operating in New Orleans between 1897 and 1917. It was named after city alderman Sidney Story who introduced the ordinance setting aside a specific part of the city for prostitution.

– Prostitute Dictionary of the Old West by Jay Moynahan.

TOLLIBAN RIG, subs. phr. (old). — ‘A species of cheat carried on by a woman, assuming the character of a dumb and deaf conjuror’ (GROSE).

– Historical Dictionary of Slang by J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley

TAIL-RACE. _ The water which leaves the paddles of a steam-boat.  Also, the water-course of a mill beyond the water-wheel.

– The Sailor’s Word Book (1867) by Admiral W. H. Smyth

gimp (n.) Silk, wool, or cotton tape used for edging. In 1774 Alexander Bartram advertised in a Philadephia newspaper, “pinchbeck, hand stilliards, gimp, and glover’s needles.”

– Colonial American English: A Glossary by Richard M. Lederer, Jr.

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And, in case you were wondering:

pinchbeck (n.) An alloy of four parts of copper to one part of zinc, used to imitate gold in cheap watchcases, invented by Christopher Pinchbeck, a London watchmaker (1670-1732). A 1754 South Carolina newspaper advertised: “An assortment of gold, silver and Pinchbeck watches.”

REDINGOTE _ A woman’s coatdress modeled on the man’s greatcoat, especially fashionable in the 1780s.

– What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society edited by Melissa Leventon, glossary

x-chaser. ‘A naval officer with high theoretical qualifications’ [Royal Navy] : from early C. 20 … The x is that x which figures so disturbingly in mathematics. Also [Royal Air Force] : ‘Damned if I know. Chasing X has never been my strong suit.’

– Partidge’s Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English from the work of Eric Partridge

ghiyar
Compulsory distinctive patch of colored cloth (for example, red, blue, yellow) worn by dhimmis.*

zunnar
A distinctive girdle or belt worn by dhimmis.

– Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World (glossary) by James E. Lindsay

* J’s note: Dhimmis were/are non-Muslims living in Muslim lands.

COCK-LOFT, subs. (old). — The head. [A COCK-LOFT is properly a small loft, garret, or apartment at the top of a house …] An old proverb runs, ‘All his gear is in his COCK-LOFT’; i.e., ‘all his wealth, work, or worth is in his head.’

– Historical Dictionary of Slang by J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley

lilo [1930s] The word lilo describing a mattress-like inflatable for use on water is an alteration of lie low.

– The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories by Glynnis Chantrell

house dick: a hotel detective

– The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition Through World War II by Marc McCutcheon, Section Five, “Crime”