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ˈneedleman
[needle n. 1.]
1. A man who works with the needle, esp. a tailor.
1823Syd. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 24 The nefarious needle⁓man writes home, that he is as comfortable as a finger in a thimble. 1839Ure Dict. Arts 1239 The open thimble being employed by tailors, upholsterers, and, generally speaking, by needle-men. 1876L. Stephen Eng. Th. 18th C. I. 458 The ‘rebellious needleman’ [Paine] was an incendiary.
2. (Spelt as two words, or hyphenated.) A drug-addict, esp. one who is addicted to injecting drugs. U.S. slang.
1925Flynn's 11 July 128/1 So surely was Howard a needle man—that is, a hopeless drug addict. 1955[see hype n.1]. |