Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Indoor Paupers 45: So the thing goes on until some one on the watch cries, ‘Nix, lads, buttons!’ – the warning that the taskmaster is approaching.at buttons, n.
Indoor Paupers 38: When their mistresses come to grief, and are placed under lock and key, which happens frequently, the fancy man usually manages to skulk out of the mischief and escape scot-free.at fancy man, n.1
Indoor Paupers 1: Most of these people knew how to mouch or beg with skill and effect.at mooch, v.
Indoor Paupers 39: Tiptop-spree men, mouchers, thieves, and bullies make many recruits, especially among the juniors.at moocher, n.
Indoor Paupers 45: So the thing goes on until some one on the watch cries, ‘Nix, lads, buttons!’ – the warning that the taskmaster is approaching.at nix!, excl.
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