1931 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
1931 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
1931 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.
1931 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.
1931 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
1931 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
1931 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