1814 Public Ledger 19 Jan. 3/3: A most abandoned character, well-known at Billingsgate as a fish-prigger or fish-dobber — a person [...] getting his living principally by stealing fish from boats.at dobber, n.4
1814 Public Ledger 19 Jan. 3/3: A most abandoned character, well-known at Billingsgate as a fish-prigger or fish-dobber — a person [...] getting his living principally by stealing fish from boats.at prigger, n.1
1817 Public Ledger 31 Mar. 3/2: Ha! Ha! there is Brackey the darned informer — may bad luck attend him!at darned, adj.
1822 Public Ledger 4 Nov. 3/4: On 28th of May last he was employed by Barnett [...] to go to the defendant’s house to purchase a pint of sixpenny.at sixpenny, n.
1823 Public Ledger 28 Oct. 4/2: Blackee won’t come back; he is gone to prison.at blackie (n.) under black, adj.
1828 Public Ledger 19 July 4/1: Enumerating various six and eightpenny [...] charges for attendance in the style of an attorney.at six-and-eightpenny, adj.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: The principal actors in criminality may be classed under the following heads: [...] Coiners Bit makers.at bit-maker (n.) under bit, n.1
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: All kinds of plundering on the river and its banks, on board shipping, barges, &c. Light horsemen, heavy horsemen, game watermen, lightermen, scuffle hunters, copemen, &c. at copeman, n.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: All kinds of plundering on the river and its banks, on board shipping, barges, &c. Light horsemen, heavy horsemen, game watermen, lightermen, scuffle hunters, copemen, &c. at game waterman (n.) under game, adj.1
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: The principal actors in criminality may be classed under the following heads: [...] Snatchers of reticules, watches, &c &tc. from the person Grabbers.at grabber, n.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: All kinds of plundering on the river and its banks, on board shipping, barges, &c. Light horsemen, heavy horsemen, game watermen, lightermen, scuffle hunters, copemen, &c. at heavy horsemen (n.) under heavy, adj.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: All kinds of plundering on the river and its banks, on board shipping, barges, &c. Light horsemen, heavy horsemen, game watermen, lightermen, scuffle hunters, copemen, &c. at light horseman (n.) under light, adj.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: All kinds of plundering on the river and its banks, on board shipping, barges, &c. Light horsemen, heavy horsemen, game watermen, lightermen, scuffle hunters, copemen, &c. at lighterman, n.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: Swindlers of every description, among which are Macers, duffers, and ring-droppers.at macer, n.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: The principal actors in criminality may be classed under the following heads: Housebreakers Cracksmen, pannymen.at pannyman, n.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: Horse and cattle stealers Prad-chewers.at prad chewer (n.) under prad, n.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: Women and men who waylay inebriate persons for the purpose of robbery Ramps.at ramp, n.2
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: All kinds of plundering on the river and its banks, on board shipping, barges, &c. Light horsemen, heavy horsemen, game watermen, lightermen, scuffle hunters, copemen, &c. at scuffle-hunter (n.) under scuffle, v.
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: The principal actors in criminality may be classed under the following heads: Footpads Spicemen.at spice gloak (n.) under spice, n.1
1832 Public Ledger 12 Nov. 3/3: The principal actors in criminality may be classed under the following heads: Highwaymen and Footpads Grand Tobymen.at tobyman (n.) under toby, n.2