STAR-GAZERS. Prostitutes; street-walkers.
STARCH. Pride.
STARDER. A receiver.
STARK NAKED. Stripped of every thing; "skinned by a Tombs lawyer."
START. The Tombs. "The cove has gone to the old start," the fellow has gone to the Tombs.
STAUNCH. Can not be made to tell; reliable; can be trusted with a secret. "I say, Smasher, won't the cove squeak if he's pinched and promised by the beak to be turned up?" "No, not for all the blasted beaks this side of Sturbin. I tell you he is a staunch cove, and there need be no fear." I say, Smasher, won't the fellow betray us if he is arrested and promised by the judge to be set at liberty again? No, not for all the blasted judges this side of State prison. I tell you he is a reliable fellow, and there is no fear.
STAY-TAPE. A dry-goods clerk.
STEAMBOAT. A term used by gamblers. See Indians about.
STEAMER. A tobacco pipe.
STEEL. House of Refuge.