LILLY WHITE. A chimney-sweep; a negro.
LIMB. A lawyer, or lawyer's clerk.
LIMBO. A prison.
LIMBS. A long-legged fellow.
LINGO. Talk; language.
LION. Be saucy; lion the fellow; make a loud noise; substitute noise for
good sense; frighten; bluff.
LISTNERS. Ears.
LIVE EELS. Fields. "Bill has gone to live eels, to read and write with
Joe." _See Read._
LOB. A money-drawer; the till.
LOBLAY. Robbing money-drawers.
LOBSNEAK. A fellow that robs money-drawers.
LOCK. Sometimes a receiver of stolen money; a character. "The cove stood
a queer lock," the fellow had a bad character.
LOLL. The favorite child; the mother's darling.
LOLLOP. Lazy.
LOLLOP FEVER. Lazy fever.
LONG. A large price.
LONG-GONE. Sentenced for life.
LONG-TAILED-ONES. Bank bills for large amount.
LOO. For the good of all.
LOOBY. An ignorant fellow; a fool.
LOPE. Run; be off. "The cove loped down the dancers, and got off with
the wedge-feeders," the thief leaped down the stairs, and got away with
the silver spoons.
LORD LOVEL. A spade or shovel.
LOUNGE. The prisoner's box in a criminal court.
LOW TIDE. Very little money left.
LOWING-LAY. Stealing cattle, oxen, or cows.
LOWRE. Coin.
LUGGER. A sailor.
LUGS. Ears.
LULLABY KID. An infant.
LULLIE-PRIGGERS. Thieves who rob clothes-lines.
LULLIES. Wet linen.
LUMBER. To walk; to walk in a careless, unconcerned manner.
LUMBER. To receive stolen property from a thief for safe keeping, or
disposing of it for his benefit.
LUMBERER. A pawnbroker.
LUMBERER CRIB. A pawnbroker's shop.
LUMBS. Too many; too much.
LUMP. To beat. "Lump the booby," flog the fool.
LUMP OF LEAD. A bullet; sometimes the head.
LUMPING THE LIGHTER. Transported.
LUN. The funny fellow; a clown.
LUNAN. A girl.
LURCH. Abandon. "Lurch the booby, he has leaked his insides out to the
coppers," abandon the fool, he has told the officers all he knows.
LURRIES. Valuables; watches; rings; money.
LUSH. Drink.
LUSHINGTONS. Drunken men.
LUSHY. Drunk. "The bang-up kiddies had a spree, and got bloody lushy,"
the dashing boys had a party, and got very drunk.
LUSTRES. Diamonds.
LYE. Urine.
M
M T. Empty. "The bloke's leather was M T," the man's pocket-book had
nothing in it--was empty.
MAB. A harlot.
MACE COVE. A false pretense man; a swindler; "On the mace," to live by
swindling.
MAD TOM. A fellow who feigns to be foolish.
MADAM RHAN. A bad woman; a strumpet.
MADAME. A kept mistress.
MADE. Stolen. "The copper asked me where I made the benjamin. I told him
I didn't make it, but got it on the square," the officer asked me where
I stole the coat, and I told him that I did not steal it, but got it
honestly.
MADGE. Private places.
MAGG. A half-cent.
MAGGING. Getting money by cheating countrymen with balls, patent safes,
etc., etc.
MAGSMEN. Fellows who are too cowardly to steal, but prefer to cheat
confiding people by acting upon their cupidity.
MAKE HIM SWIM FOR IT. Cheat him out of his share.
MAN-TRAP. A widow.
MANDERER. A beggar.
MARKING. Observing; taking notice.
MARRIED. Two fellows handcuffed together.
MATER. Mother.
MAUDLING. Crying.
MAULD. Very drunk.
MAUNDING. Asking alms; soliciting.
MAWKS. A slattern.
MAWLEY. Hand. "Tip us your mawley," tip us your hand.
MAX. Gin; intoxicating liquor.
MAZZARD. The face.
MEASURE. To examine closely. "The copper snapped and measured me, but
could not drop to my chant or mug, and so he turned me up, and I moved
my beaters like a bull," the officer examined me, but could not
recollect my name or face, and then let me go, and I moved my boots like
a locomotive.
MEDLAR. A fellow that smells bad.
MELLOW. Good-natured; a little intoxicated.
MELT. To spend money. "The cove melted a finniff in lush before we
parted," the fellow spent five dollars for drink before we parted.
MERKIN. Hair-dye.
MESTING. Dissolving; melting.
MIDDLE-PIECE. The stomach.
MILCH COW. A man that is easily cheated out of his money.
MILKEN. A house-breaker.
MILKY. White.
MILKY DUDS. White clothes.