Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to pawn stolen goods.

1812		Vaux Vocab. of the Flash Lang.
1836		A. Thornton Don Juan in London II 406: He braces up – but I forgot you’re not initiated – he receives stolen goods.
1859, 1860		Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
1864, 1867, 1870		Hotten Sl. Dict.
1873		Sl. Dict.
1909		J. Ware Passing Eng. of the Victorian Era.