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the same as bridgeing him. by boring a hole in the win- other money, is, in a com- running off with any valua-
(See Bridge.) A man who dow shutter, and taking out mon sense, to procure, or ble article you can lay hands
falls a victim to any treach- a pane of glass. give, change for it. on; this is called snuffing
ery of this kind, is said to Single-handed: robbery by Smish: a shirt. him, or giving it to him upon
have been sold like a bullock yourself, without a pall. the snuff racket.
in Smithfield. Smut: a copper boiler, or fur-
Sir Sydney: a clasp knife. ance. Sold: See Sell.
Serve: to serve a person, or place, Sound: to sound a person,
is to rob them; as, I serv’d him Skin: a purse, or money bag. Sneak: The sneak is the practice means generally to draw
for his thimble, I rob’d him of of robbing houses or shops,
his watch; that crib has been Skin: to strip a man of all his by slipping in unperceived, from him, in an artful man-
ner, any particulars you want
money at play, is termed
served before, that shop has skinning him. and taking whatever may
been already robbed, etc. To lay most convenient; this is to be acquainted with; as, to
sound a kid, porter, etc., is to
serve a man, also sometimes Slang: A watch chain, a chain commonly the first branch pump out of him the purport
signifies to maim, wound, or of any kind; also a warrant, of thieving, in which young
do him some bodily hurt; and license to travel, or other of- boys are initiated, who, from of his errand, the contents of
his bundle, or load, etc., that
to serve him out and out, is to ficial instrument. their size and activity, appear
kill him. well adapted for it. To sneak your pall may know how to
Slang: to defraud a person of accost him, in order to draw
Shake: to steal, or rob; as, I any part of his due, is called a place, is to rob it upon the the swag. See DRAW and
sneak. A sneak is a robbery
shook a chest of slop, I stole slanging him; also to cheat effected in the above man- KID-RIG. To sound a cly, is to
a chest of tea; I’ve been by false weights or meas- touch a person’s pocket gen-
shook of my skin, I have ures, or other unfair means. ner. One or more prisoners tly on the outside, in order
having escaped from their
been robbed of my purse. A Slang Weights or Measures: to ascertain the nature of its
thief, whos e pall has unjust, or defective ones. confinement by stealth, contents.
without using any violence,
been into any place for the or alarming their keepers,
purpose of robbery, will say Slang-Dues: when a man sus-
on his coming out, Well, is pects that he has been cur- arc said to have sneak’d ‘em,
or given it to ‘em upon the
it all right, have you shook? tailed, or cheated, of any Spangle a British coin officially
meaning, did you succeed in portion of his just right, sneak. See Rush. called a seven shilling piece (one
getting any thing? When two he will say, there has been Sneaksman: a man or boy who third of a guinea). Minted in vari-
persons rob in company, it is slanging-dues concerned. goes upon the sneak. ous issues from 1797 to 1813.
generally the province, or Slang’d: fettered. Sneezer, or Sneezing-Coffer: a Spangle: a seven-shilling piece.
part, of one to shake, (that
is, obtain the swagg), and Slangs: fetters, or chains of any snuff-box. Spank: to spank a glaze, is to
the other to carry, (that is, kind used about prisoners; Snitch: to impeach, or betray break a pane of glass in a
bear it to a place of safety). body-slangs are body-irons your accomplices, is termed shop window, and make a
used on some occasions. snitching upon them. A per- sudden snatch at some ar-
Shallow: a hat.
Slavey: a servant of either sex. son who becomes king’s ticle of value within your
Shan: counterfeit money in evidence on such an occa- reach, having previously tied
general. Slip: the slash pocket in the sion, is said to have turned the shop-door with a strong
skirt of a coat behind. snitch; an informer, or tale- cord on the outside, so as to
Sharp: a gambler, or person, pro- bearer, in general, is called a prevent the shopman from
fessed in all the arts of play; a Slop: tea.
cheat or swindler; any cross- Slop-Feeder: a tea-spoon. snitch, or a snitching rascal, getting out, till you have had
in which sense snitching is
full time to escape with your
cove, in general, is called a
sharp, in opposition to a flat, Slour: to lock, secure, or fas- synonymous with nosing, or booty; to spank a place, is
to rob it upon the spank, a
coming it.
or square-cove; but this is ten; to slour up is also to spank is a robbery effected
only in a comparative sense button up; as one’s coat, Snipes: scissors.
in the course of conversation. pocket, etc. Sniv: an expression synony- by the above means.
Sharping: swindling and cheating Slour, or Slour’d up: locked, mous with bender, and used Disclaimer: In this series intolera-
ble and racist speak may turn
in all their various forms, in- fastened, buttoned, etc. in the same manner.
cluding the arts of fraud at play. Slum: a room. Snow: clean linen from the up from time to time. Such
words are not necessarily the
Shifter: an alarm, or intima- Slum. See Racket and Lodging- washerwoman’s hands, editor’s view. They are pre-
tion, given by a thief to his slum. whether it be wet or dry, is sented merely as facts which
pall, signifying that there is Sly: Any business transacted, termed snow. sometimes show biased atti-
a down, or that some one or intimation given, private- Snooze: to sleep; a snooze tudes from another era.
is approaching, and that he ly, or under the rose, is said sometimes means a lodg-
had, therefore, better desist to be done upon the sly. ing; as, Where can I get a We should look at our his-
tory as it actually was without
from what he is about. Smasher: a man or woman who snooze for this darky in- sanitising it to suit our own
Shiner: a looking-glass. follows the game of smashing. stead of saying a bed. sensibilities. This will hopeful-
Shook: synonymous with rock’d. Smashing: uttering counterfeit Snuffing: going into a shop on ly show up racism and other
money; smashing of queer some pretence, watching evils to be the abomination
Shove-up: nothing. they really are.
screens, signifies utter- an opportunity to throw a
Shutter-Racket: the practice of ing forged bank notes. To handful of snuff in the eyes More flash Language
robbing houses, or shops, smash a guinea, note, or of the shopkeeper, and then next month.
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