SILK
NOUNS
– selling fake silk WORM HUSTLING 1930s US criminals’ sl.
– selling fake silk WORM WORK 1930s US criminals’ sl.
– silk CAT’S MILK 1940s US criminals’ rhyming sl.
– silk WORM 1910s US criminals’ sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
– a dealer in smuggled silk TURKEY MERCHANT M19 UK criminals’ sl.
– a person who wears a silken gown or dress SILK-WORM 1613 contemptuous usage, rare
– a thief who specializes in stealing silk WORM-WORKER 1910s US criminals’ sl.
VERBS
– to parade or prank oneself out in silk and satin SUPPORT ONE’S SILKS AND SATINS L19 modistes’ colloq.
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