CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ETYMOLOGY from nib (n. a gentleman [slang] + - some) EXAMPLE From: The Last Day of a Condemned. Translated (Without Abridgment) from the French of Victor Hugo, By George W.M. Reynolds, 1840 Traps - police officers
Flare up - be cheerful - cheer up! Nibsome coves - gallant fellows Forks - fingers Darbies - chains The nose - the person who betrayed him Cracksman - burglar In lavender I'm laid - imprisoned Blowen - mistress Laid an oak-tree low - killed a man Sap - blood Fak'd - secured - stole Ticker - watch Cly - pocket Fork'd - stole Tin - money With fingers fly - dexterous Nobs - barristers, counsel Driz - good - first-rate Kemesee - linen Tuck-up fair - the place where criminals are hanged, the phrase being applied to any locality so used
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