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ˈsnakesman Cant. Now Hist. (See quot. 1785)
1785Grose Dict. Vulgar T. s.v. Little, Little snakesman, a little boy who gets into a house through the sink hole, and then opens the door for his accomplices. 1973G. Butler Coffin for Pandora vii. 153 Perhaps I did train up one or two snakesmen..and perhaps we did work together. 1975M. Crichton Great Train Robbery v. 31 A snakesman was a child adept at wriggling through small spaces. |