#slang

Cheap, ordinary wine — British slang born from WWI soldiers mangling 'vin blanc'.

Cant for 'good' — the opposite of 'queer'; bene bouse was good drink, a bene cove a sound man.

Cant for a man or fellow — your 'cove' could be a mate, a master, or the mark.

The head — and a 'nab-cheat' was a hat; to nab also meant to seize or arrest.