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[UK] Ragged School Mag. Dec. 294: [of a boy] Our profession was ‘moll tulers’ (or ladies’ pickpockets).
at moll-tooler (n.) under moll, n.
[UK] Ragged School Mag. Dec. 294: I was sometimes the ‘tool,’ and sometimes the ‘stall’ or ‘nark’. Our profession was ‘moll tulers (or ladies’ pickpockets) .
at nark, n.1
[UK] Ragged School Mag. Dec. 293: Here I got acquainted with several daring thieves, and shofle pitchers, (passers of bad coin,) cracksmen, (housebreakers,) and others.
at shoful-pitcher (n.) under shoful, n.
[UK] Ragged School Mag. Dec. 294: I was sometimes the ‘tool,’ and sometimes the ‘stall’ or ‘nark’. Our profession was ‘moll tulers (or ladies’ pickpockets) .
at stall, n.1
[UK] Ragged School Mag. Dec. 294: I was sometimes the ‘tool,’ and sometimes the ‘stall’ or ‘nark’. Our profession was ‘moll tulers (or ladies’ pickpockets) .
at tool, n.1
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