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(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 119: Penny a pound [...] the ground.at penny (a pound), n.
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 119: Penny a pound [...] the ground. (con. 1920s) Hell’s Kitchen 216: It was not often we had to use socks when we were out on a job. Fancy paying sevenpence each time for a pair of ‘almond rocks’.at almond rock, n.
Hell’s Kitchen 307: I settled down to go straight when I got out of prison four months ago. As the Underworld puts it, I decided to ‘swallow the anchor’ or to ‘take the seconds’.at swallow the anchor (v.) under anchor, n.
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Bushel and peck ... neck.at bushel (and peck), n.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 42: He had added the ‘It’s on the bottle.’ In other words, it is in his hip-pocket.at bottle (and glass), n.
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 120: Rod ... overcoat.at rod (and float), n.
(con. 1920s) Hell’s Kitchen 199: They are making a song about it! They’re full of it!at make a song and dance (about) (v.) under song and dance, n.1
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Back doubles ... back streets.at back double (n.) under back, adj.2
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Ball of chalk ... walk.at ball of chalk, n.
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Blag ... to snatch.at blag, v.
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Brief ... a letter.at brief, n.1
(con. 1920s) Hell’s Kitchen 243: We were taken back to Edinburgh and bunged into Carlton Gaol.at bung, v.1
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Burnt cinder ... a window.at burnt (cinder), n.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 156: The term ‘fence’ belongs to the Upper-world; receivers of stolen property are known in the Underworld as ‘buyers’.at buyer, n.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 66: The owner of this ‘caff’ was a negro.at caf, n.
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Camera cuss ... a bus.at camerer cuss, n.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 117: A ‘jemmy,’ [...] is known variously as a ‘cane’ and a ‘stick’.at cane, n.1
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 118: Carpet ... three months’ imprisonment.at carpet, n.2
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 160: And doesn’t a scream go up, too, when one of them is ‘catched’ (found out).at catch, v.1
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 186: He (Ingram) got us the biggest ‘choking off’ we ever had from the Home Office.at choke off, v.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 124: When any sort of climb is indulged in it is referred to as ‘at the climb’ [...] ‘At the climb’ is usually done during the evening, frequently when the occupants of the house are at dinner. [Ibid.] 125: ‘Climbing’ is indulged in by high-class crooks.at climb, n.1
(con. 1920s) Hell’s Kitchen 246: The Other Bird ‘had come it all,’ even to telling who would identify me.at come it, v.2
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 89: The inexperienced are generally safe in the matter of honour until they are ‘knocked off’ (arrested) [...] A whisper to the effect that the detectives are on the job is frequently sufficient to cause these unreliables to ‘come it’ (lay information) against their pals.at come it, v.1
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 84: Millie frequently took her ‘corner’ (share) in the gamble.at corner, n.1
(con. 1920s) Hell’s Kitchen 195: One of the toughest nuts to crack would have been Maiden Erlegh, the residence of Mr. Solly Joel.at crack, v.2
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 181: He had been boxing with a corporal [...] and had crocked his thumb badly.at crock, v.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 84: The crooks used to wonder how the ‘D’s’ (detectives) got their information.at D, n.2
(con. 1910–20s) Hell’s Kitchen 119: La-de-da ... car, motor-car, tram.at la-di-da(h), n.2
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 84: Many a job was planned in Millie’s flat [...] Many a ‘dance job,’ that is a daylight marauding, was framed. [Ibid.] 122: ‘Dancing’ is practised more often than any other method. It consists in getting in and out of a house in daylight in a very little while.at dance, v.
(con. 1910s) Hell’s Kitchen 123: Expert ‘dancers’ are fast workers. They have to be, since they are doing their job in the dangerous hours of daylight.at dancer, n.
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