1812. J. H. Vaux, Flash Dictionary. Bustle, a cant term for money.
Ibid. Any object effected very suddenly, or in a hurry, is said to
be done on the bustle.
Verb (general).—To confuse; confound; perplex.—See previous quot.
1876. Hindley, Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 237. ‘Now
bustle him,’ said Tom Maley; ‘you have got him to-rights now. Let
go your left straight.’
Bust-Maker, subs. (common).—A molrower; a ‘loose fish’; a seducer. For
synonyms, see Molrower. [From bust, a protuberance, + maker.]
Busy-Sack, subs. (common).—A carpet bag. Called in America a grip-sack.
Butcher, subs. (cards’).—1. The king in playing-cards. When
card-playing in public houses was common, the kings were called
butchers, the queens bitches, and the knaves jacks. The latter term is
now in general use. In French slang the king is un bœuf.
2. (American.)—A peripatetic ‘small-boy’ vendor of ‘varieties’ and
‘notions’ on railway cars—at once a convenience and a ‘terror.’