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nose, or snitching, but the by means of artifice, sub- stow. This coup de guerre Steamer: a tobacco-pipe .
phrase is now exploded. mission, bribe, or other- is termed making a regular
wise, is also called stalling it stall at such a place, naming Steven: money .
Stag: to stag any object or per-
son, is to look at, observe, off. the scene of their opera- Stick: a pistol .
tions. See “Stall”.
or take notice of them. A man walking the streets, Sticks: household furniture.
and passing a particular STAMPS: shoes .
Staines: a man who is in pecu- Sting: to rob or defraud a per-
niary distress is said to be shop, or encountering a STAND THE PATTER: See son or place is called sting-
certain person, which or
at Staines, or at the Bush, whom he has reasons for “Patter’d”. ing them, as, that cove is
alluding to the Bush inn at too fly; he has been stung
that town. See “Bush’d”. wishing to avoid, will say to Star. The star is a game chiefly before; meaning that man
any friend who may be with practised by young boys, of-
Stake: a booty acquired by rob- him, I wish you’d stall me ten under ten years of age, al- is upon his guard; he has al-
ready been trick’d.
bery, or a sum of money off from that crib, (or from though the offence is capital.
won at play, is called a stake, that cove, as the case may It consists of cutting a pane Stink: When any robbery of
and if considerable, a prime be) meaning, walk in such a of glass in a shop-window, moment has been com-
stake, or a heavy stake . way as to cover or obscure by a peculiar operation I mitted, which causes much
A person alluding to any me from notice, until we are called starring the glaze, alarm, or of which much is
thing difficult to be pro- past the shop or person in which is performed very ef- said in the daily papers, the
cured, or which he obtains question. fectually by a common pen- family people will say, there
as a great favour, and is Stall: To stall a person up, (a knife; the depredators then is a great stink about it. See
therefore comparatively in- term used by pickpock- take out such articles of “Wanted”.
valuable, would say, I con- ets,) is to surround him in a value as lie within reach of Stone-jug, or Sone-pitcher: See
sider it a stake to get it at crowd, or violent pressure, their arm, which if they are “Pitcher”.
all; a valuable or acceptable and even sometimes in the not interrupted, sometimes
acquisition of any kind, is open street, while walk- includes half the contents of Stoop: the pillory is called the
emphatically called a stake, ing along, and by violence the window. stoop; to be stoop’d, is to be
meaning a great prize. force his arms up, and keep set on the pillory .
Stall: a violent pressure in a them in that position while A person convicted of this Stooping-match: the exhibition
offence is said to have been
crowd, made by pick-pock- others of the gang rifle his of one or more persons on
ets for the more easily ef- pockets at pleasure, the done for a star. the pillory. See “push”.
fecting their depredatory cove being unable to help Start: See “Pitcher”. Stow: to stow any business,
purposes; this is called mak- or defend himself; this is Stash: To stash any practice, employment, or mode of
ing a rum stall in the push . what the newspapers de- habit, or proceeding, signi- life, is the same as to stash
nominate hustling, and is
Stall off: a term variously ap- universally practised at the fies to put an end to, relin- it, etc. See “Stash”.
plied; generally it means a quish, or quash the same;
pretence, excuse, or prevar- doors of public theatres, thus, a thief determined to Stow, Stow it, or Stow Faking:
at boxing matches, ship-
an intimation from a thief to
ication-as a person charged leave off his vicious courses his pall, to desist from what
‘with any fault, entering into launches, and other places will declare that he means he is about, on the occa-
where the general anxiety
some plausible story, to ex- of all ranks, either to push to stash (or stow) prigging. sion of some alarm, etc. See
cuse himself, his hearers or
accusers would say, O yes, forward, or to obtain a view A man in custody for felony, “Awake”.
of the scene before them,
will endeavour, by offering
that’s a good stall off, or, money, or other means, to Disclaimer: In this series intol-
Aye, aye, stall it off that way forms a pretext for jostling, induce his prosecutor’s for- erable and racist speak may
and every other advan-
if you can. turn up from time to time.
tage which the strength or bearance, and compromise
To extricate a person from numbers of one party gives the matter, so as to obtain Such words are not nec-
essarily the editor’s view.
any dilemma, or save him them over a weaker one, his liberation; this is called
from disgrace, is called or a single person. It is not stashing the business . They are presented merely
as facts which sometimes
stalling him off; as an ac- unusual for the buz-coves, show biased attitudes from
complice of your’s being on particular occasions, to To stash drinking, card-play- another era.
ing, or any other employ-
detected in a robbery, etc ., procure a formidable squad ment you may be engaged
and about to be given up to of stout fellows of the lower We should look at our histo-
justice, you will step up as class, who, though not ex- in, for the time present, ry as it actually was without
signifies to stow it, knife it,
a stranger, interfere in his pert at knuckling, render es- sanitising it to suit our own
behalf, and either by vouch- sential service by violently cheese it, or cut it, which sensibilities. This will hope-
are all synonymous, that is,
ing for his innocence, rec- pushing and squeezing in to desist or leave off. See fully show up racism and
ommending lenity, or some the crowd, and, in the con- other evils to be the abomi-
other artifice, persuade his fusion excited by this con- ‘Wanted”. nation they really are.
accusers to forego their in- duct, the unconcerned prigs Stash it: See “Stow it”, which
tention, and let the prisoner reap a plentiful harvest, and has the same meaning .
escape; you will then boast the stallers up are gratified Staunch: a resolute faithful as-
of having stalled him off in with such part of the gains More flash Language
prime twig. acquired, as the liberality sociate, in whom one may next month.
place implicit confidence,
of the knuckling gentlemen
To avoid or escape any im- may prompt them to be- is said by his palls to be a
pending evil or punishment staunch cover .
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