needle (and pin) n.
gin.
Dundee Courier 14 June 7/2: ‘Needle and pin’ means gin. | ||
(con. 1914–18) Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier. | ||
private coll. n.p.: Gin Needle and Pin. | ||
Up the Frog 12: Two drops of pimple and blotch and needle and pin for the struggle and strife. | ||
Rhy. Cockney Sl. | ||
Cockney Dialect and Sl. 99: ‘Gin’ need not always be Vera Lynn [...] it may be needle an’ pin. | ||
Cockney Rabbit. | ||
Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl. |