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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A shield or thimble of horn for the thumb, used by pick-pockets as a protection in cutting out purses. 182
- n. Hence A pickpocket.
Examples
“I mean a child of the horn-thumb, a babe _of booty_, boy, a cutpurse.”
“_ I mean a child of the horn-thumb, a babe _of booty_, boy, a cut purse.””
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A Whiz Mob
Pickpocket lingo. Words culled from and inspired by this article. See also A Swell Mob and The Grifters.
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