Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US Und.) an escape from prison.

1903

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1989

1903		H. Hapgood Autobiog. of a Thief 302: Before long schemes began to form in my head to make my gets (escape).
1952		C. Hamilton Men of the Und. 322: Gets, An escape from prison.
1989		J. Morton Lowspeak.