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Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 114: He’s a right down chap, a chickle-a-leary chap, and a loving cove.at chickle-a-leary, adj.
Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 114: He’s a right down chap, a chickle-a-leary chap, and a loving cove. Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 113: Some of the girls at Milberry’s pick pockets [...] but they are not dextrous, they pull it out all of a flare.at all of a flare, adv.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 165/1: Slick a Dee – pocket-book.at slick-a-dee, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/1: Alderman – half-a-crown.at alderman, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 167/2: To put a fellow up to his arm-pits – to cheat a companion out of his share of the plunder.at put someone up to their armpits (v.) under armpit, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 165/2: Soot-bag – a reticule.at soot-bag, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/1: Ball – prison allowance, six ounces of meat.at ball, n.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/1: Beaker Hunter – poultry stealer.at beaker-hunter (n.) under beaker, n.2
Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 115: The new term for handkerchiefs is a Billy, for which pickpockets have peculiar terms known only in the trade.at billy, n.3
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/1: To Blew it – to inform.at blew it (v.) under blew, v.1
Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 115: The new term for handkerchiefs is a Billy, for which pickpockets have peculiar terms known only in the trade. blood red fancy, all red.at blood-red fancy (n.) under blood, n.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/2: Blower – a girl; a contemptuous name in opposition to a jomer.at blower, n.1
Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 115: The new term for handkerchiefs is a Billy, for which pickpockets have peculiar terms known only in the trade. [...] blue billy, which is a blue with white spots.at blue billy (n.) under blue, adj.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/2: Booked – caught, taken, disposed of.at booked, adj.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/2: To Bounce – cheat of one’s share.at bounce, v.1
Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 91: There is another ‘caste’ or class called ‘bouncers,’ who enter a shop, and while bargaining contrive to steal property.at bouncer, n.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/2: Bounetter – one who entices another to play.at bounetter, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/2: Breaky leg – a shilling.at breakyleg, n.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 161/2: Buttoner – one who entices another to play.at buttoner, n.
Poverty, Mendicity and Crime; Report 112: Two ‘stall’ while the other ‘buzzes’.at buzz, v.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: Cadging – begging.at cadging, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 168: Shallow fellows gad the hoof, and fence their cant of togs.at cant of togs (n.) under cant, n.2
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 163/1: Flash – the cant language.at cant, n.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: To Crack a Case – burglary.at crack a case (v.) under case, n.3
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: Case – a house.at case, n.3
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: Case – a bad crown piece. Half a case – bad half-crown.at case, n.4
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: Cat – a muff.at cat, n.1
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: Chattry feeder – a spoon.at chattry-feeder, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: Chovey – a shop.at chovey, n.
Dict. of the Flash or Cant Lang. 162/1: To Christen a Yack – to alter the maker’s name in a yack.at christen, v.
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