mutcher n.
a thief who steals from drunks.
(con. 1840s–50s) London Labour and London Poor IV 282/1: They loiter about the streets and public-houses to steal from drunken persons, and are called ‘Bug-hunters’ and ‘mutchers’. |
a thief who steals from drunks.
(con. 1840s–50s) London Labour and London Poor IV 282/1: They loiter about the streets and public-houses to steal from drunken persons, and are called ‘Bug-hunters’ and ‘mutchers’. |