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Dictionary of the Underworld

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This work looks at the area defined as "cant". It includes the vocabulary of "crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars, tramps, convicts and the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic and spivs", gathered from many countries and from obscure sources.

Language: English

Pages: 624

Format: Paperback

Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company

Release: April 01, 1998

ISBN: 1853263613

ISBN 13: 9781853263613

Dictionary of the Underworld

4.3/5 ( ratings)

This work looks at the area defined as "cant". It includes the vocabulary of "crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars, tramps, convicts and the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic and spivs", gathered from many countries and from obscure sources.

Language: English

Pages: 624

Format: Paperback

Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company

Release: April 01, 1998

ISBN: 1853263613

ISBN 13: 9781853263613

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