[i. e. Whittington's.] Newgate. Cant.--Five rum-padders are rubbed in the darkmans out of the whit, and are piked into the deuseaville; five highwaymen broke out of Newgate in the night, and are gone into the country.
WHIT
Meaning of WHIT in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012