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Vocabulum
George W. Matsell
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CROSLEITE. To cheat a friend.
CROSS. Dishonest.
CROSS-COVE. A thief; any person that lives in a dishonest way is said to be "on the cross," from the fact that highwaymen were in the habit of waiting for their victims on the cross-roads.
CROSS-DRUM. A drinking-place where thieves resort.
CROSS-FANNING. Picking a pocket with the arms folded across the chest. A knuck in the front rank of a crowd desiring to steal a watch from the pocket of a gentleman standing on either side of him, first folds his arms across his breast; and pretending to [pg 23] be intensely looking at some object before him, stretches out the arm next his victim, and by rapid movements of his fingers and hands excites his attention, and, while in this attitude, with the hand which is stretched across his own breast, he twists the watch from the other's pocket.
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Community Reviews
Just an index of words used by criminals back when. Interesting and a lot of fun, although I have to say some of these are pretty goofy.
This is an amazing find and would make a great gift for anybody with a love for the language of the underclasses or law enforcement...or crime! So many great ethnic phrases and terms here. This is an authentic joy to peruse. I got the 1977 edition, which is tall and white, rather than the 2008 editi