angle for farthings

English

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Verb

angle for farthings (third-person singular simple present angles for farthings, present participle angling for farthings, simple past and past participle angled for farthings)

  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.

References
  • 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue
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