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GABBEY. A foolish fellow.
GABS. Talk.
GADDING THE HOOF. Going without shoes.
GAFF. A theatre; a fair. "The drop-coves maced the joskins at the gaff," the ring-droppers cheated the countrymen at the fair.
GAFFING. Tossing; pitching; throwing.
GAGE. Man; fellow. "Deck the gage," see the man.
GAGERS. Eyes.
GAIT. Manner; fashion; way; profession. "I say, Tim, what's your gait now?" "Why, you see, I'm on the crack," (burglary.)
GALIGASKIN. A pair of breeches.
GAM. Stealing.
GAME. The particular line of rascality the rogue is engaged in; thieving; cheating.
GAMMON. To deceive. "What rum gammon the old sharp pitched into the flat," how finely the knowing old fellow flattered the fool.
GAMMY. Bad.
GAN. The mouth or lips.
GANDER. A married man not living at home with his wife.
GANG. Company; squad; mob.
GAPESEED. Wonderful stories; any thing that will cause people to stop, look, or listen.
GARRET. The head.
GARRETTING. To rob a house by entering it through the scuttle or an upper window.
GARROTE. To choke.
GARROTERS. Fellows that rob by choking their victim. Three fellows work together in this manner: The tallest of the three steps behind the victim, and putting his right arm around the neck, compresses the windpipe, and at the same time, locks the right leg by throwing his own around it. Another of the confederates secures his hands, while the third rifles his pockets. Should the garroting be done on a public thoroughfare, where people are passing, the garroters engage in laughter and jocular remarks, as if it were a pleasant lark among friends. They sometimes sprinkle rum on and about the victim's neck and face, so as to induce persons who find him, after they have left him half-dead and stupified, to believe that he is drunk.
GATTER. Drink of any kind.
GELTER. Money.
GERMAN FLUTE. A pair of boots.
GETAWAY. A locomotive; railroad train.
GHOULS. Fellows who watch assignation-houses, and follow females that come out of them to their homes and then threaten to expose them to their husbands, relatives, or friends, if they refuse to give them not only money, but also the use of their bodies.
GIG. A door. "Dub the gig of the cosa," break open the door of the house.
GIG-LAMPS. A pair of spectacles.
GIGG. A nose. "Snitchel the bloke's gigg," smash the man's nose.
GIGGER. A lock or door. "Dub the gigger," open the door.
GIGGER-DUBBER. A turn-key; a prison-keeper.
GILFLIRT. A proud, capricious woman.
GILL. A woman.
GILT or JILT. A crowbar.
GILT-DUBBER. A hotel-thief.
GILYORE. Plenty.
GINGERLY. Cautiously.
GIP. A thief.
GLASS. An hour. "The badger piped his Moll about a glass and a half before she cribbed the flat."
GLAZE. Break the glass. "I say, Bill, you mill the glaze, and I'll touch the swag and mizzle," I say, Bill, you break the glass, and I will steal the goods and run away.
GLAZIER. A fellow that breaks windows or showcases, to steal the goods exposed for sale.
GLIB. Smooth; polite. "The bloke is glib," the fellow is polite.
GLIBE. Writing; a written agreement.
GLIM FLASHY. In a passion; savage.
GLIMMER. The fire.
GLIMS. Eyes.
GLIMSTICKS. Candlesticks.
GLUM. Sombre; low-spirited.
GLUTTON. A fellow that can stand a great deal of beating.
GNARLER. A little dog, who, by his barking, alarms the family. Gnarlers are more feared by burglars than guns or pistols.
GNOSTICS. Knowing ones; smart fellows; sharps.
GO. The fashion. "All the go," all the fashion.
GO BACK. To turn against. "He won't go back on the cove; he is staunch," he will not turn against the fellow, for he is a true man.
GO THE JUMP. Sneak into a room through the window.
GOADS. Peter Funks; cappers in.
GOATER. Dress.
GOAWAYS. Railroad trains. "The knuck was working the goaways at Jersey City, and had but just touched a bloke's leather, as the bull bellowed for the last time, and so the cove mizzled through the jigger. The flat roared beef; but it was no go, as the bull was going very mad," the pickpocket was busy in the cars at Jersey City, and had just stolen a man's pocket-book, as the locomotive blew its whistle for the last time. The thief bolted through the door, and off the cars, just as the victim had discovered his loss and cried, "stop thief!" But it was of no avail, as the locomotive was going very fast.
GOB. The mouth.
GOBSTICKS. Silver forks or spoons.
GOBSTRING. A bridle.
GODFATHERS. Jurymen; so called because they name the degrees of crime as to grand or petit larceny, etc., etc.
GOLDFINCH. Gold coin.
GONNOFF. A thief that has attained the higher walks of his profession.
GOOH. A prostitute.
GOOSEBERRY-LAY. Stealing wet clothes from clothes-lines or bushes.
GOOSEBERRY-PUDDING. Woman.
GOOSECAP. A silly fellow; a fool.
GOOSING SLUM. A brothel.
GOREE. Gold dust.
GORGER. A gentleman; a well-dressed man.
GOT HIM DOWN CLOSE. Know all about him; know where to find him.
GOT HIM DOWN FINE. Know for a certainty; Know all his antecedents.
GOVERNOR'S STIFF. A governor's pardon.
GRABBED. Arrested.
GRABBLE. To seize. "You grabble the goose-cap and I'll frisk his pokes," you seize the fool, and I'll search his pockets.
GRAFT. To work.
GRAFTING. Working; helping another to steal.
GRASSVILLE. The country.
GREASE. A bribe. "Grease the copper in the fist, and he'll be as blind as your mother," put money in the officer's hand, and he will not watch you.
GREED. Money.
GRIG. A merry fellow.
GRIM. Death; "Old Grim."
GRIN. A skeleton.
GRIPE-FIST. A broker; a miser.
GROANERS. Thieves who attend at charity sermons, and rob the congregation of their watches and purses, exchange bad hats for good ones, steal the prayer-books, etc., etc.
GROGHAM. A horse.
GROPERS. Blind men.
GROUND SWEAT. A grave.
GRUEL. Coffee.
GRUNTER. A country constable.
GUERRILLAS. This name is applied by gamblers to fellows who skin suckers when and where they can, who do not like the professional gamblers, but try to beat them, sometimes inform on them, and tell the suckers that they have been cheated.
GUMMEY-STUFF. Medicine.
GUN. To watch; to examine; to look at.
GUN. A thief.
GUNNED. Looked at; examined. "The copper gunned me as if he was fly to my mug," the officer looked at me as if he knew my face.
GUNPOWDER. A scolding or quick-tempered woman.
GUNS. Pickpockets.
GUTTER-LANE. The throat.
GUY. A dark lantern.