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(ref. to late 19C) in Victorian Und. 160: The ‘neddy’ might be [...] a sausage-like length of sand-stuffed canvas (rather like an old fashioned draught excluder and sometimes referred to as an ‘eel-skin’.at eel skin, n.4
(ref. to late 19C) in Victorian Und. 160: The ‘neddy’ might be [...] a sausage-like length of sand-stuffed canvas (rather like an old fashioned draught excluder and sometimes referred to as an ‘eel-skin’. (con. late 19C) Vict. Und. 135: Many young crooks learned the art of ‘star-glazing’ (much used by housebreakers) while robbing shops with a street gang.at star-glazing, n.
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