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(con. 1865) Ye Olde Fire Laddies 92: I was a jolly runner bold, / When runners were all hunk.at hunk, adj.
(con. 1865) Ye Olde Fire Laddies 92: I was a jolly runner bold, / When runners were all hunk. (con. 1820s–40s) Ye Olde Fire Laddies 101: These hats were made of leather [...] They gave the early New York Policeman his sobriquet of Leatherhead.at leatherhead, n.
(con. 1840s) Ye Olde Fire Laddies 160: Number Six has come on deck / With a new assistant sec., / Do ye mind? / He’s as dirty as its water, / Tho’ he thinks himself a snorter.at snorter, n.2
(con. 1820s–40s) Ye Olde Fire Laddies xi: New York policemen were so called [leatherheads] until about 1845, when they appeared on the streets wearing star-shaped badges made of copper. For a while thereafter they were known as the Star Police, then as coppers, and eventually as cops.at star, n.1
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