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Recollections of a N.Y. Chief of Police n.p.: He [...] informs his prospective victim that he has a large quantity of ‘green goods’ (counterfeit money) of various denominations [DU].at green goods, n.
Recollections of a N.Y. Chief of Police n.p.: He [...] informs his prospective victim that he has a large quantity of ‘green goods’ (counterfeit money) of various denominations [DU]. Recollections 262: It was an ‘inside’ job from the start, and was managed chiefly by ‘Shang’ Draper and Leslie. In thieves’ slang it was a ‘pudding’.at inside job (n.) under inside, adj.
Recollections 52: His funeral [...] was attended by ‘toughs,’ ‘blacklegs,’ gamblers, and ‘sports’ of all grades.at blackleg, n.1
(ref. to 1847) Recollections 38: One of the men said to the others, ‘Get up – the “cops” are here.’.at cop, n.1
Recollections 189: This indicates that the prisoner is going to pass a bad quarter of an hour, or what is known in police slang as ‘getting the third degree.’.at third degree, n.
(ref. to early–mid-19C) Recollections 32: During the first half of the present century the police were known as ‘Leatherheads,’ a nickname which arose from the fact that they wore leather hats, something like an old-fashioned fireman’s helmet, with a broad brim behind.at leatherhead, n.
Recollections 262: It was an ‘inside’ job from the start, and was managed chiefly by ‘Shang’ Draper and Leslie. In thieves’ slang it was a ‘pudding’.at pudding, n.
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