SHERIFF
(also see POLICE)
NOUNS
1926 — COOKIE-CUTTER a sheriff’s star-shaped badge → Amer. carnival usage
NOUNS, PERSON
1297 — BAILIE in England, formerly applied to the king’s officers generally, including sheriffs, mayors, etc. nominated by him, but especially to the chief officer of a hundred; a bailiff → obs.
1377— CATCHPOLE — CATCHPOLL a petty officer of justice; a sheriff’s officer or sergeant
1559 — BEAGLE one who makes it his business to scent out or hunt down; a spy, an informer; a constable, a sheriff’s officer
1591 — SCAB a constable or sheriff’s officer → sl.
1721 — MESSENGER in law: a sheriff’s officer → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1721 — MESSENGER-AT-ARMS — MESSENGER-OF-ARMS in law: a sheriff’s officer → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1775 — SCABINUS a sheriff, an alderman, the clerk of a market, a warden (Bk.)
1799 — BEAK a sheriff’s officer; a policeman → UK sl.
1818 — BEEGLE a beagle; a sheriff’s officer → Sc. (Bk.)
1859 — SHERRY a sheriff → UK sl.
1889 — BUCKEYE a sheriff → Amer. dial.
1899 — SHURF a sheriff → Amer. dial.
1910 — MITNEY a sheriff or policeman → Brit. criminals’ sl.
1910 — JOHNNY TINPLATE a rural sheriff → US sl.
1966 — BADGE-TOTER a sheriff → Amer. dial.
1967 — BIG HAT a law enforcement officer; a policeman; a sheriff 26 Amer. dial.
1967 — BIG STAR a law enforcement officer, a sheriff → Amer. dial.
1967 — FEE GRABBER a policeman; a deputy sheriff; a constable → Amer. dial.
1967 — JINGLES a sheriff → Amer. dial.
1968 — HAWK a sheriff → Amer. dial.
1982 — BEAKY a sheriff’s officer; a policeman → US sl.
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