murkarker n.
(UK, London) a monkey.
[ | ![]() | Life in London (1869) 257: The dog-fancier [...] sidled up to the Swells, touching his castor, and thus addressed Jerry. ‘Mayhap, as how, Sir, you vou’d like to see a bit of fun to night vith this here little phenonmy Monkey. He has spoilt all the dogs that has fought him. Jacco Maccacco is nothing else but a hout-and-houter’]. |
![]() | Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 66: MURKARKER, a monkey. | |
![]() | Story of a Lancashire Thief 9: As a lad, he remembered Jackey Macauco, the murkarker, which used to fight at the Westminster pit, and was chawed up at last by a whopping big bull terrier. | |
![]() | Sl. Dict. |