kinchin cove

English

Noun

kinchin cove (plural kinchin coves)

  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) An orphan beggar boy trained to become a thief.
  2. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A man who robs children.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.