DICTIONARY OF THE UNDERWORLD, BRITISH AND AMERICAN. BEING THE VOCABULARIES OF CROOKS, CRIMINALS, RACKETEERS, BEGGARS AND TRAMPS, CONVICTS...Partridge, EricItem #: 3455 Pages: xv, 804p. Published: Union; Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.; 2004. Subjects: DICTIONARIES Reprint of the second edition. One of the greatestlexicographers of the twentieth century, Partridge compiledthe Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English,Shakespeare's Bawdy, A Dictionary of Catch Phrases and otherbooks. Thoroughly engrossing, A Dictionary of theUnderworld offers definitions for such obscure terms andphrases as "witch-hazel man" (heroin addict), "sarbot"(informer), "eason" (to tell) and "budge a break" (runaway).Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |