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[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: Other curious phrases in [...] use by criminals are ‘rub-a-dub’, club and ‘turtles,’ gloves.
at rub-a-dub, n.2
[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: Slang terms which have been applied to the police are ‘cossacks,’ [...] and ‘crushers’. Have we not heard constables’ boots described as ‘beetle-crushers’.
at beetle-crusher (n.) under beetle, n.1
[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: ‘Booby-hutch’ and ‘flatties’ are the not very respectful terms used to describe prison and policemen.
at booby-hutch, n.
[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: Slang terms which have been applied to the police are ‘cossacks,’ [...] ‘frogs’, ‘blue-bottles,’ and ‘crushers’. Have we not heard constables’ boots described as ‘beetle-crushers’.
at cossack, n.
[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: Slang terms which have been applied to the police are ‘cossacks,’ [...] ‘frogs’, ‘blue-bottles,’ and ‘crushers’. Have we not heard constables’ boots described as ‘beetle-crushers’.
at crusher, n.1
[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: Slang terms which have been applied to the police are ‘cossacks,’ [...] ‘frogs’, ‘blue-bottles,’ and ‘crushers’. Have we not heard constables’ boots described as ‘beetle-crushers’.
at frog, n.1
[UK] Framlingham Eve. News 24 Oct. 2: A thief is called a ‘tea-leaf’, while one specialising in stealing scarf-pins is called a ‘prop-getter’.
at prop-getter (n.) under prop, n.3
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