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O YES. To cry out. "The O yes of beef was rushing out of his oven like steam from a bull," the cry of stop thief was rushing out of his big mouth like steam from a locomotive.
O. K. All right; "Oll kerect."
OAF. A silly fellow.
OAFISH. Simple.
OAK. Strong; rich; good reputation.
OAK TOWEL. An oaken cudgel.
OAR. Meddle with.
OCCUPY. To wear. "The cove occupies the oaf's benjamin," the fellow wears the silly man's coat.
OCHIVES. Bone-handled knives.
OCHRE. Money.
OFFICE. Information conveyed by a look, word, or in any way by which the person receiving it is intelligibly impressed. "The cove tipped the office, and I was fly to the cop," the fellow gave me the hint, and then I knew it was a policeman.
OFFICING. Signalizing; a preconcerted signal by a confederate.
OGLE THE COVE. Look at the fellow.
OGLES. The eyes.
OIL OF BARLEY. Strong beer.
OLD DOSS. The Tombs.
OLD ONE. The Devil.
OLD POGER. The Devil.
OLD SHOE. Good Luck.
OLD TOAST. A smart old man.
OLIVER. The moon.
OLIVER'S SKULL. A chamber-pot.
OLLI COMPOLLI. The chief rogue; a very smart thief.
ON A STRING. To send a person to look for something that you are sure is in some other place, is putting him on a string, or humbugging, fooling him.
ON HIS MUSCLE. "The fellow travels on his muscle," he presumes on his abilities to fight.
ON IT. "On the cross," getting a living by other than honest means.
ON THE MACE. Ready to cheat; cheating for a living; a professional cheat.
ON THE MUSCLE. On the fight; a fighter; a pugilist.
ON THE SHALLOW. Half-naked.
ON THE SHARP. Persons who are well acquainted with the mysteries of gaming, and therefore not easily cheated.
OPTIME. Class. "He's optime No. one as a screwsman," he is a first-class burglar.
ORACLE. To plan a robbery or any kind of deceit.
ORGAN. Pipe. "Will you lush and cock an organ with me, my bene cove?" will you drink and smoke a pipe with me, my good fellow?
OSTLER. House thief.
OTTOMISED. To be dissected. "The bene cove was scragged, ottomised, and put in a glass case for oafs to ogle," the good fellow was hung, dissected, and put in a glass case for fools to gaze at.
OTTOMY. A skeleton.
OUT-AND-OUT. A spree; a frolic.
OUT-AND-OUTER. Distinguished; first-class.
OUTS. Ex-officers.
OUTSIDE PAL. The thief that watches outside when his confederates are working within.
OUTSIDE PLANT. A sly place in which the receiver generally keep his goods after purchasing.
OUTSIDER. Not in the secret; not of our party.
OVEN. A large mouth. "The bloke should be a baker—twig his oven," the man should be a baker—look at his big mouth.
OWLERS. Smugglers.
OWLS. Women who walk the streets only at night.