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The Criminal Prisons of London choose

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[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: ‘Fogle,’ for a handkerchief, a ‘bird’s eye wipe’ (German vogel, a bird) has been taken [...] from the German vagrants.
at bird’s eye wipe, n.
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 5: He wants a more nobby crib, as the one he hangs out in now is only fit for some pleb or cad.
at cad, n.1
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: The term ‘carser,’ for a gentleman’s house (Italian casa), has been borrowed from the organ boys.
at casa, n.1
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 5: ‘I say, Curly, will you do a top of reeb (pot of beer),’ one costermonger may say to the other.
at do, v.1
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: [as cit. 1856].
at domino, n.1
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: The term ‘fake’ (to do anything) is merely the Latin facere.
at fake, v.1
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 305: Daring youths [...] were constantly in the habit of making ‘foxes’ (artificial sores).
at fox, n.1
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: [as cit. 1856].
at paste-horn, n.
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: [as cit. 1856].
at mushroom, n.
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 5: He wants a more nobby crib, as the one he hangs out in now is only fit for some pleb or cad.
at nobby, adj.
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: [as cit. 1856].
at parney, n.
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: [as cit. 1856].
at rocker, v.
[UK] Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 5: He wants a more nobby crib, as the one he hangs out in now is only fit for some pleb or cad. It really isn’t the Stilton.
at Stilton, the, n.
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