Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Newgate, n. 1. any prison. 2. the inside jacket pocket.
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Newgate bird
(n.)
a prisoner, esp. a sharper (not necessarily imprisoned in Newgate); also attrib. under Newgate, n.
Newgate collar
(n.)
a collar-like beard worn under the chin. under Newgate, n.
Newgate drops
(n.)
a form of hairstyle worn by those adjudged (potentially) criminal. under Newgate, n.
Newgate hornpipe
(n.)
a hanging. under Newgate, n.
Newgate knocker
(n.)
1. a lock of hair shaped like the figure 6 and twisted from the temple back towards the ear; thus phr. flash as/right as the knocker of Newgate. 2. used of a woman’s hairstyle. under Newgate, n.
Newgate necklace
(n.)
the hangman’s noose. under Newgate, n.
Newgate nightingale
(n.)
a novice criminal. under Newgate, n.
Newgate nob
(n.)
a criminal type of person. under Newgate, n.
Newgate saint (canonized at the Old Bailey)
(n.)
a prisoner under sentence of death. under Newgate, n.
Newgate solicitor
(n.)
a second-rate lawyer who hangs around prisons (including but not invariably Newgate) in the hope of picking up work. under Newgate, n.
Newgate tackle
(n.)
a watch and chain. under Newgate, n.
Newgate tippet
(n.)
the hangman’s rope. under Newgate, n.
Newgate tree
(n.)
the gallows. under Newgate, n.
Newgate University
(n.)
Newgate prison. under Newgate, n.
Newgate gaol, n. a tale, esp. of the ‘hard-luck’ variety.
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