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London’s Underworld choose

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[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 57: A blackmailer. Of the highest possible type, of course — a top-notcher, a king-pin, a crackajack, an ace.
at ace, n.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 55–6: The latter was a woman of the town plying her trade, but when she saw this child of fifteen she left her ‘beat’ and took her into a restaurant.
at beat, n.1
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 51: Is it too late to do a show?
at do, v.2
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 81: Scotland Yard were put on to them and they faded away.
at fade, v.2
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 114: ‘Hell’s bells!’ he cried. ‘And I took you for the best kind of sucker! I thought you’d be easy!’.
at hell’s bells! (excl.) under hell, n.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 45: The greater section of the Underworld emerges from bolt-holes and luxury flats alike, intent on the evening’s ‘kill’.
at kill, n.2
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 57: A blackmailer. Of the highest possible type, of course — a top-notcher, a king-pin, a crackajack, an ace.
at kingpin, n.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 22: Voyageurs [...] drift in to this ‘kip’ to eat, drink, sleep, hear the latest news concerning their kind, and to plan fresh crimes.
at kip, n.1
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 141: He was extremely anxious to pull his weight, receive a flattering encomium concerning his knowledge, and justify his beer-shifting — in short, an honest knave after his lights.
at light, n.
[UK] Sydney Horler London’s Und. 178: Low-down bookmakers are the most ready buyers of ‘snide’, as the product of the present-day coiners is known in the Underworld.
at lowdown, adj.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 77: She had taken me for something of a muggins.
at muggins, n.1
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 62: His only stipulation being that they are wealthy. He has no use for ‘pikers’.
at piker, n.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 66: A tale of glittering gauds and rich in the best criminal lore. In fact, a pippin!
at pippin, n.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 102: Too much like plurry work!
at plurry, adj.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 119: It will be a very swagger lunch indeed, complete with vintage wines and the best cigars.
at swagger, adj.
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 134: They’d think nothing of travelling through six countries with a really good ‘touch’ — i.e. victim.
at touch, n.1
[UK] S. Horler London’s Und. 105: He touched me for a tenner, but it was worth it to watch his technique.
at touch (someone) for (v.) under touch, v.1
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