START. The Tombs. "The cove has gone to the old start," the fellow has
gone to the Tombs.
STAUNCH. Can not be made to tell; reliable; can be trusted with a
secret. "I say, Smasher, won't the cove squeak if he's pinched and
promised by the beak to be turned up?" "No, not for all the blasted
beaks this side of Sturbin. I tell you he is a staunch cove, and there
need be no fear." I say, Smasher, won't the fellow betray us if he is
arrested and promised by the judge to be set at liberty again? No, not
for all the blasted judges this side of State prison. I tell you he is a
reliable fellow, and there is no fear.
STAY-TAPE. A dry-goods clerk.