abandannaad
English
Alternative forms
Noun
abandannaad (plural abandannaads)
- (archaic, thieves' cant) A pickpocket specialising in bandanas and handkerchiefs.
- (archaic, thieves' cant, by extension) A petty thief.
References
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “abandannaad”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volumes I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 2.
- John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “abandannaad”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 3.
- Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co.
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