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Sharpe of the Flying Squad 240: He was like me, he’d had a few.at have a few (v.) under few, a, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 240: He was like me, he’d had a few. Sharpe of the Flying Squad 332: ‘He’s got some once a week.’ – ‘He is cheeky.’.at once a week, n.1
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 332: rubadub : Club.at rub-a-dub, n.2
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 331: jack’s alive (a) : A five-pound note.at jack’s (alive), n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 332: rat (Rat and Mouse) : A house.at rat (and mouse), n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 330: flounder (Flounder and Dab) : A cab.at flounder (and dab), n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 330: cock and hen (a) : A £10 note.at cock and hen, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: bottle (the): The hip pocket.at bottle (and glass), n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 332: rod : An overcoat or mackintosh.at rod (and float), n.
(ref. to 1910s) Sharpe of the Flying Squad 170: We used to play dice with them for coppers or sixpence; Rats and Mice the game was called.at rats and mice, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 286: You hardly hear of a confidence man who is not an Australian; there’s a little colony of them in London, Aussies to a man.at Aussie, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 330: carpet (or Carpet Bag, or Drag) : Three months’ imprisonment.at carpet-bag, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 78: Dozens of these women made statements, quite a few of them all boloney.at baloney, n.
Sharpe of Flying Squad 331: half a bar : ten shillings.at half a bar (n.) under bar, n.1
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 286: Big time con men live in Park Lane and other wealthy districts.at big-time, adj.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: below (pronounced Bill-O) : Cry of warning meaning ‘Look out!’.at billo!, excl.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: birdlime : Time (in prison). Of an old convict the Underworld would say : ‘He has done plenty of bird’; the ‘lime’ part is usually left out.at bird, n.4
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: birdlime : Time (in prison). Of an old convict the Underworld would say : ‘He has done plenty of bird’; the ‘lime’ part is usually left out.at birdlime, n.2
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 309: In the Underworld it is called ‘The Black.’ (If a man is a blackmailer they say: ‘he’s at the black’).at black, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: Smash and grab raiding is described as ‘The Blague’ or ‘The Smash.’ (‘Billy is at the blague’ – Billy is smash and grab raiding).at blag, n.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 240: Bob, if I push this window in will you blague that wireless set?at blag, v.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 15: Hooks, wizzers, blaggers, screwsmen, hoists, and lowly moll buzzers [...] abound in the Underworld of London.at blagger (n.) under blag, v.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 229: I’ve done nothing wrong since I pinched that load of Joe Blake.at joe (blake), n.
(ref. to 1920s) Sharpe of the Flying Squad 182: For five or ten minutes he blinded and swore.at blind, v.2
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: Blistered, served with a summons.at blister, v.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 219: The professional welsher is a very different sort of person. The Shice or Block of Ice Mob as these gentry are known usually work in fairly large numbers and go out for pretty big money.at block of ice, n.2
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 246: Natural conditions bring about a state of congestion in which it is unnecessary for the pickpockets to ‘put the block on’ themselves.at put a/the block on (v.) under block, n.6
(ref. to 1910s) Sharpe of the Flying Squad 175: At last Johnny got very blown and I caught hold of him.at blown (out), adj.
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: booby or booby hutch : The cell.at booby, n.3
Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: booby or booby hutch : The cell.at booby-hutch, n.
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