1892. N. Gould, Double Event, p. 158. ‘She did, honour bright,’ said Smirk.
Hood. two faces under one hood (or Hat), phr. (old).—Double-dealing.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Hood.
1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.
1823. Bee, Dict. Turf, s.v. Hood. May the man be d——d and never grow fat, Who carries two faces under one hat.
To put a bone in one’s hood, verb. phr. (obsolete).—To cuckold.
1560. Nice Wanton (Dodsley, Old Plays, 4th ed., 1875, ii., 169). I could tell you who putteth a bone in your hood. Ibid. (p. 170), Then by the rood, a bone in your hood, I shall put you ere long.
Hoodlum, subs. (American).—A boy rough. Also, a rough of either sex. Also (political), a low-class voter. Originally Californian. Cf., Arab.
1872. Sacramento Weekly Union, 24 Feb., p. 2. All the boys to be trained as scriveners, tape-measurers, counter-hoppers, clerks, pettifoggers, polite loafers, street-hounds, hoodlums, and bummers.
1877. Los Angeles Express, 25 Aug. A gang of boys … associated for the purpose of stealing.… Their words of warning were ‘Huddle ’em, Huddle ’em.’ … soon contracted into hoodlum.