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[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: DETECTIVE Bull, dick, Mr Richard.
at bull, n.5
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: ARREST Glaum.
at glom, v.
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: BLOW A SAFE Kick in the gopher.
at gopher, n.2
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: POCKET PICKING GANG Gun mob.
at gun mob (n.) under gun, n.5
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: TO CATCH A TRAIN Hop a rattler.
at hop, v.1
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: BANKER Jugger.
at jugger, n.
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: HOTEL Kipsville.
at kipsville (n.) under kip, n.1
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: TO RUN To tear, to lam.
at lam, v.2
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: BOND JUMPER Lamster.
at lamster, n.
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: SAFE Pete.
at pete, n.1
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: STUD Prop.
at prop, n.3
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: DETECTIVE Bull, dick, Mr Richard.
at Richard, n.
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: STREET CAR Short.
at short, n.
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: HAT Skypiece.
at sky-piece (n.) under sky, n.1
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: CHAIN Slang.
at slang, n.2
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: TO PICK A POCKET To nick, to touch.
at touch, v.1
[Can] ‘Thieves’ Sl.’ Toronto Star 19 Jan. 2/5: SILK Worm.
at worm, n.
[Can] Toronto Star 2 Nov. A4/5: For parents puzzled by talk of hosers and such, Rick Moranis explained in a telephone interview from Edmonton, where the show is taped, that ‘a hoser is what you call your brother when your folks won’t let you swear.’.
at hoser, n.
[Can] in Toronto Star 3 Aug. 🌐 She’s got the hops, she’s like a little colt out there, she’s always moving and doing something. That energy and enthusiasm is something we really need on this team.
at hops, n.1
[Can] Toronto Star 6 May n.p.: ‘I know it’s hard to organize yourself while you’re baked,’ the marijuana party of Canada’s Larry Duprey told the crowd before they set out for the march. ‘You’ve got to think about the traffic coming from the other direction,’ he urged.
at baked, adj.
[Can] Toronto Star 26 Oct. 🌐 Harper has acknowledged some Alliance members are taking out Tory memberships but has denied there is any conspiracy to stack the deck in the ratification vote.
at stack the deck (v.) under stack, v.
[Can] Toronto Star 18 Feb. 47/3: [N]iggeritis is a joking term some blacks use to describe that drowsy after-eating feeling.
at niggeritis (n.) under nigger, n.1
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