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[US] (con. 1870s) A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 59: The doctor’s all right. He couldn’t afford to be mixed up in anything that wasn’t honest.
at all right, adj.
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 6: The detectives ran their hands through the pockets [...] of their prisoners and out upon the high desk tumbled rings and watches, money, nippers, keys, billies, jimmies, gold bricks, and the other paraphernalia of the thief.
at billy, n.4
[US] (con. 1870s) A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 7: The Burnt Rag, Satan’s Circus, Hell’s Kitchen, Cockran’s Roost, McGuirk’s Suicide Hall, the Bucket of Blood, Billy McGlory’s Place, the Slide, and other notorious rendezvous.
at bloody bucket (n.) under bloody, adj.
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 12: ‘This,’ said Kelso, according to the legend, ‘is the crime of a gentleman,’ and he pointed to the imprint. ‘Long, thin, ladylike fingers. A dude killer.’.
at dude, adj.
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 7: Grand Central Pete, who sold gold bricks to farmers arriving at railroad depots.
at goldbrick, n.
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 18: There were some mighty struggles to prevent the operation of ‘mugging,’ as the rogues’ gallery process is termed.
at mugging, n.1
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 27: He pleaded guilty to possessing burglar’s tools and was sent away.
at send away (v.) under send, v.
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 7: A watch was a ‘round piece of white or yellow metal.’.
at white, adj.
[US] A. Carey Memoirs of a Murder Man 7: A watch was a ‘round piece of white or yellow metal.’.
at yellow, adj.
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