Gutter-prowler, subs. (thieves’).—A street thief. For synonyms, see Area-sneak and Thieves.
Gutter-snipe, subs. (common).—1. A street arab. Also Gutter-slush. For synonyms, see Mudlark.
2. (American printers’).—A poster for the kerb.
3. (American Commercial).—An ‘outside’ broker who does business chiefly in the street; a kerbstone broker (q.v.). Fr., un loup-cervier.
Guttie, subs. (golfers’).—1. A gutta-percha ball.
2. (colloquial).—A glutton.—For synonyms, see Stodger.
3. (colloquial).—A forty-guts, which see for synonyms.
Guttle, verb. (vulgar).—To eat greedily; to gormandize (q.v.). Also to drink: e.g., to guttle a pint = to take off, or do, a pint; ‘He’s been guttling swipes’ = he’s been drinking beer. Hence guttler = a coarse, or greedy eater; a sturdy pot-companion: a gorger (q.v.). Cf., Thackeray’s Book of Snobs for Guttlebury Fair. See Guzzle.
1672. Lestrange, Fables, p. 260. A jolly guttling priest. [[240]]
Guttle-shop, subs. (Rugby).—A pastry-cook’s; a tuck-shop (q.v.).