Green’s Dictionary of Slang

the fingers.

a.1639		R. Davenport King John and Matilda in Retrospective Rev. (1821) 91: Since they have neither eaten bit nor drunk drop, nor by these ten stealers shall not, till I heare againe from my Lord .
1830		Bell’s Life in London 21 Feb. 3/2: The veteran spoke, ‘I’d like quite well enough to lay my stealers on the grubbing stuff’.
1944		D. Burley Orig. Hbk of Harlem Jive 17: The banter laid her stealers on her flappers, and booted her to the jive that the skull was trying to drop a hype on her.