jilter n.
(orig. US) a sneak thief.
Vocabulum. | ||
Cornhill Mag. vii, 91: Another notable class of criminals called jilters or Noteblankers: they go pairs [F&H]. | ||
Sl. Dict. (1890). | ||
Anatomy of Crime 193: Jilter: Hotel thief. | ||
Lowspeak. |
(orig. US) a sneak thief.
Vocabulum. | ||
Cornhill Mag. vii, 91: Another notable class of criminals called jilters or Noteblankers: they go pairs [F&H]. | ||
Sl. Dict. (1890). | ||
Anatomy of Crime 193: Jilter: Hotel thief. | ||
Lowspeak. |