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Farewell, Mr Gangster! choose

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[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 276: Airedale – a dependable pal.
at airedale, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 276: Bee drinker – a night-club hostess who drinks cold tea but for which the sucker pays a whisky price.
at B-girl, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 276: Basket man – a graft collector.
at basket man (n.) under basket, n.1
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Snowbird – woman coke-seller.
at snow bird, n.2
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 281: Kid Open Face – wonder if he is a blabbermouth or a confidence man?
at blabbermouth, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] Booby hutch – prison.
at booby-hutch, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 277: Bottle it – keep quiet.
at bottle it, v.1
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] Brass nob – a prostitute.
at brass, n.2
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 277: Brown paper man – a cheap chiseler.
at brown paper man, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] Do a bust – burglary.
at bust, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 277: cold meat party – a wake.
at cold meat party (n.) under cold meat, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 278: Derrick – to shop lift expensive goods.
at derrick, v.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 278: Drying room – police third-degree room.
at dry room (n.) under dry, adj.1
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 278: Elephant ears – a detective.
at elephant ears (n.) under elephant, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Put up the fanny – told false story.
at fanny, n.2
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 278: Fortune teller – a judge.
at fortune-teller, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] To come grass – to give away.
at come grass (v.) under grass, n.3
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] Con head – confidence man.
at head, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr. Gangster! 278: Lizzie lice – policemen in a radio car.
at lizzie-louse (n.) under lizzie, n.1
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] Lollied – informed against.
at lolly (up), v.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 278: One thousand miles – a dark or black shirt.
at thousand-miler, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Swell mob – well-selected and trained mob.
at swell mob, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 279: Slang used by English criminals [...] Packed it in – given it up.
at pack in (v.) under pack, v.1
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 277: Bill poster – passer of counterfeit money.
at post bills (v.) under post, v.2
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Prop – a tie-pin.
at prop, n.3
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Ramp – public house.
at ramp, n.3
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] A red lot – gold watch and chain.
at red lot (and tackle) (n.) under red, adj.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Shant – drunk.
at shant, adj.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Sparkle – jewelry.
at sparkle, n.
[US] H. Corey Farewell, Mr Gangster! 280: Slang used by English criminals [...] Speiling [sic] – playing cards.
at spieling, n.
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