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Phenomena in Crime 62: A professional’s work — and an ‘ace’ at that.at ace, n.
Phenomena in Crime 62: A professional’s work — and an ‘ace’ at that. Phenomena in Crime 13: ‘Ace’ crooks and petty thieves.at ace, adj.
Phenomena in Crime 134: By ‘amateur’ is meant a crook who has not been in trouble with the police.at amateur, n.
Phenomena in Crime 253: Pony and trap. Silver articles.at pony (and trap), n.
Phenomena in Crime 93: The part he so ably played, that of a down-and-out.at down-and-out, n.
Phenomena in Crime 251: April fools. Meaning tools. Burglarious implements and the like.at April fools, n.
Phenomena in Crime 254: A stoolie, Noah’s ark, a grasshopper. A nark or informer.at Noah’s (ark), n.1
Phenomena in Crime 143: They would cheerfully put him away.at put away, v.
Phenomena in Crime 175: Shoot me for a bee fool.at b, adj.
Phenomena in Crime 88: The Yard Dope Squad caught Eddie ‘bang to rights’.at bang to rights (adv.) under bang, adv.
Phenomena in Crime 253: Flagging the banner. Soliciting by a male prostitute.at flag the banner (v.) under banner, n.
Phenomena in Crime 254: Barney Moke. Derived from ‘poke’, a pocket wallet.at barney moke, n.
Phenomena in Crime 144: The elegantly attired crooks strolled casually along and ‘put the bash in’.at put the bash in (v.) under bash, n.1
Phenomena in Crime 136: The ‘basher’ breaks the windows or grilles.at basher, n.1
Phenomena in Crime 253: White stuff. Diamonds. Also referred to as glass, ice, beads.at beads, n.1
Phenomena in Crime 106: A [...] gangster strong enough to oppose the encroachment on her ‘beat’.at beat, n.1
Phenomena in Crime 63: He mentioned [...] the time ‘The Steeple jack’ would spend in the ‘Big House’.at big house, n.
Phenomena in Crime 86: The dope game in [New York] was under the control of ‘big-shot’ grafters.at big-shot, adj.
Phenomena in Crime 194: In the legs of her step-ins she concealed a folding jemmy, known as a ‘bishop’.at bishop, n.2
Phenomena in Crime 253: Blacking a steam-tug. Blackmailing a ‘mug’ (or victim).at black, v.
Phenomena in Crime 138: A ‘blag’, which means snatching from the counter.at blag, n.
Phenomena in Crime 196: I was showing her that blasted watch.at blasted, adj.1
Phenomena in Crime 175: I recognizes who said ‘Hello’ — it were a bleedin’ parrot!at bleeding, adj.
Phenomena in Crime 25: Hello, Blondie.at blondie, n.
Phenomena in Crime 34: The bluest profanity always ‘on tap’.at blue, adj.3
Phenomena in Crime 251: Bomber. Cracksmen who can use explosives.at bomber, n.1
Phenomena in Crime 253: A boodle buyer. A ‘fence’ who buys bulky items.at boodle buyer (n.) under boodle, n.1
Phenomena in Crime 39: The biggest thieves’ kitchen in the East End, controlled by a person referred to as ‘The Boss’.at boss, n.2
Phenomena in Crime 14: It caused him no concern to be seen in an hostelry favoured by the ‘boys’.at boys, the, n.
Phenomena in Crime 62: The press ‘boys’ came along at the double.at boys, the, n.
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