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moskeneer, v. slang.|mɒskəˈnɪə(r)|
Also moschkener, moshkeneer, moskuiner, moskeener.
[Of Yiddish origin, f. mod.Heb. mashkōn a pledge, whence mishkēn to pawn (Dalman Aram.-neuhebr. Wb.).]
trans. To pawn (an article) for more than it is worth.
1874in Slang Dict. 1887Henley Villon's Straight Tip 10 Fiddle, or fence, or mace, or mack; Or moskeneer, or flash the drag. 1890Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang, etc., Moshkeneer. 1893P. H. Emerson Signor Lippo xxii. 100 He moschkeners from twenty to thirty supers a week. |