I’ve added the thieves’ cant database search I mentioned last time. It allows you to do a string search on either the cant term, the plain language description or the subject category.

The good news is, I’ve included all (or nearly all - I still have one or two bits to deal with) the terms from both 1736 and 1811. You can search either date or both together.

The bad news is, most of the 1811 terms are in a category called "Uncategorised". You still get to see them - they just won’t be divided up neatly like the ones that have already been categorised. I’ll get around to fixing this but it is a slow, manual task so don’t expect miracles too soon.

Anyway, give it a go. I’m open to any suggestions for improvements. I hope it proves useful.

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