1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 17: One or two cribs, as these places are called, though they also enjoy the euphonious appellation of ‘badger houses’ – are quite notorious.at badger house (n.) under badger, n.1
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 30: Of great value, cribbed it you know, ’fraid I’ll be bagged if I hock it.at bagged, adj.1
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 30: New York is celebrated for its large army of petty swindlers, or, as they style themselves, ‘fakers’.at faker, n.
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 28: The amount of money a good flim-flam operator can obtain in one day depends upon the character and condition of his victims.at flim-flam, n.
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 28: Among the numerous small swindles [...] there is none more curious than that of the flim-flammer.at flim-flammer, n.
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 25: If they make a ‘hit’ the money invariably goes into the faro bank.at hit, n.
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 41: Real ‘koniackers,’ as we term counterfeiters, never advertise for people to handle their money.at koniacker, n.
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 18: His first step is to seek the residence of the panel thief.at panel thief (n.) under panel, n.1
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 28: A passer of ‘queer’ would rush into a store with a ten dollar note.at queer, n.
1881 Trumble Man Traps of N.Y. 10: Mr. ‘roper-in’ expects this. [...] his partner, ‘roper-in’ No. 2, or, as he is styled, the ‘catcher.’.at roper, n.2