单词 | to go regulars |
释义 | > as lemmasto go regulars 6. Criminals' slang. In plural. A share of the profits of a crime. Chiefly in to go regulars: to share profits. Now rare.See also quots. 1840, 1902 at reg'lar n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] > of booty, spoils, or profits fee14.. fleece1601 snappage1602 guile-shares1723 reg'lar1777 regular1811 share-out1864 corner1878 rake-off1887 split1889 tantième1897 cut1918 1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Regulars, share of the booty. The coves cracked the swell's crib, fenced the swag, and each cracksman napped his regular. 1839 Proc. Old Bailey 16 Sept. 841 Loader was close by, and said she would go regulars—she meant she would share it together. 1846 Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper 27 Feb. 5/2 Burton..offered to let Duffill go regulars in any job he could put the gang up to. 1865 in Comments on Etymol. (1986) 15 xv. 21 When the ‘regulars’ were put around, we parted from Folkstone, and proceeded on our way to our home. 1882 Sydney Slang Dict. 10/1 A cross-cove, who had his regulars for stalling, cried ‘Cop bung’, as a pig was marking. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 693/2 Regulars, a division of booty. < as lemmas |
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