Anthony or tantony pig.  The favourite or smallest pig
  in the litter.—­To follow like a tantony pig, i.e.  St.
  Anthony’s pig; to follow close at one’s heels.  St. Anthony
  the hermit was a swineherd, and is always represented
  with a swine’s bell and a pig.  Some derive this saying
  from a privilege enjoyed by the friars of certain convents
  in England and France (sons of St. Anthony), whose swine
  were permitted to feed in the streets.  These swine would
  follow any one having greens or other provisions, till they
  obtained some of them; and it was in those days considered
  an act of charity and religion to feed them.

To knock Anthony.  Said of an in-kneed person, or one
  whose knees knock together; to cuff Jonas.  See Jonas.

Ape leader.  An old maid; their punishment after
  death, for neglecting increase and multiply, will be, it is
  said, leading apes in hell.

Apostles.  To manoeuvre the apostles, i.e. rob Peter to
  pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay
  another.

Apostles. (Cambridge.) Men who are plucked, refused
  their degree.

Apothecary.  To talk like an apothecary; to use hard or
  gallipot words:  from the assumed gravity and affectation
  of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this
  profession, who are commonly as superficial in their
  learning as they are pedantic in their language.

APOTHECARY’S bill.  A long bill.

APOTHECARY’S, or law Latin.  Barbarous Latin, vulgarly
  called Dog Latin, in Ireland Bog Latin.

Apple cart.  Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw
  him down.

Apple dumplin shop.  A woman’s bosom.

Apple-pye bed. A bed made apple-pye fashion, like what
  is called a turnover apple-pye, where the sheets are so
  doubled as to prevent any one from getting at his length
  between them:  a common trick played by frolicsome
  country lasses on their sweethearts, male relations, or
  visitors.

April fool.  Any one imposed on, or sent on a bootless
  errand, on the first of April; which day it is the custom
  among the lower people, children, and servants, by dropping
  empty papers carefully doubled up, sending persons
  on absurd messages, and such like contrivances, to impose
  on every one they can, and then to salute them with
  the title of April Fool.  This is also practised in
  Scotland under the title of Hunting the Gowke.

Apron string hold.  An estate held by a man during
  his wife’s life.

Aqua PUMPAGINIS.  Pump water.  APOTHECARIES Latin.

Arbor vitae.  A man’s penis.