wedge adj.
silver, silver-plated.
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Conduct of Receivers and Thief-Takers 15: A Wedge Lobb, alias Gold or Silver Snuff Box. | |
| Key of Pierce Egan’s Trip to Ascot Races [printed panorama] [T]he slouched castor, the open breeches at the knees, the short jacket, the fogle loosely twisted round his squeeze, the large wedge broach, the long quartered shoe and silver buckles, the bit of myrtle in his gig, and the cut altogether of a ‘rolling kiddy’. | |
| Finish to the Adventures of Tom and Jerry (1889) 175: as 1827. | |
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | glossary in Occurence Book of York River Lockup in (1999) 37: Was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer so I must hoop it. | |
| ‘Autobiog. of a Thief’ in Macmillan’s Mag. (London) XL 504: I guyed away to Malden and touched for two wedge teapots. | |
| Morn. Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) 16 Aug. 3/3: I claimed two wedge spoons, and was just going up the dancers when a slavey piped the spoons sticking out of my skyrocket and I got smugged. |
In compounds
(UK Und.) a silver snuff-box.
| Vulgar Tongue. |
a silver spoon.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | ‘Flash Lang.’ in Confessions of Thomas Mount 18: Silver spoons, wedge feeders. | |
| Vocab. of the Flash Lang. | |
![[Scot]](/static/img/flags/sco.png "Scotland") | Autobiog. 69: I got a scout, some wedge-feeders, and a pair of boots. | |
| Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 166/1: Wedge-feeder – silver spoon. | |
| Mysteries of London III 85/1: Three wedge-feeders, a yack, and a dee . | |
| , | | Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. |
| , , | | Sl. Dict. |
| Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 9: Wedge Feeder - Silver spoon. | |
| Aus. Sl. Dict. [as 1882]. |
a silver snuff-box.
| (con. 1715) Jack Sheppard (1917) 141: A wedge-lobb, otherwise known as a silver snuff-box. |
(UK Und.) a silver watch.
| Leaves from Diary of Celebrated Burglar 25/1: Tommy had a pretty little ‘wedge-super’ which he carried along with him. |