booth n.
1. a thieves’ den.
New Dict. Cant (1795) n.p.: booth, or lumber a house or ken for harbouring thieves. | ||
Dict. Sl. and Cant. | ||
Flash Dict. | ||
Modern Flash Dict. 7: Booth – a place for harbouring thieves. | ||
Flash Dict. in Sinks of London Laid Open [as cit. 1835]. | ||
New and Improved Flash Dict. | ||
Vocabulum. |
2. (Polari) a room, usu. a bedroom.
Fabulosa 289/2: booth a room, especially a bedroom. |