STOLEN GOODS
NOUNS
1579 ► stolen goods which are thrown away by the thief when in flight, for fear of being apprehended → WAIFS → obs.
17C ► something stolen → FILCH → sl.
1681 ► the receiving of stolen goods → RECEIPT → Sc.
1753 ► a house or room where stolen goods are hidden → LUMBER → UK sl.
1794 ► stolen goods; loot, bounty → SWAG → UK sl.
1862 ► something ‘cribbed’ or stolen → CRIBBAGE → sl.
M19 ► a haul of stolen goods → DARBY → DERBY → UK criminals’ sl.
L19 ► a place where the identity of stolen jewellery is altered → CHURCH → US criminals’ sl.
L19 ► stolen property → DABBLE → UK criminals’ sl.
1900 ► stolen articles as evidence of guilt → THE GOODS → sl.
1900 ► stolen clothes → BULL’S WOOL → African-American sl.
1929 ► something stolen or smuggled → RABBIT → naval & Aust. sl.
1930 ► a hiding place for stolen goods → TRAP → US sl.
1931 ► a hiding place for stolen goods → DROP → sl.
1934 ► voluntary return to a victim of stolen goods → BLOW-BACK → criminals’ sl.
1946 ► the notional procedure attached to stolen materials → MOONLIGHT REQUISITION → US sl.
1955 ► a warehouse or other location to which stolen goods are driven for concealment → RUN-IN → UK criminal’s sl.
1963 ► stolen property → KNOCK-OFF → sl.
1970 ► a thief’s stash-point for stolen goods → ALADDIN’S CAVE → Brit. police sl.
1970 ► possession of stolen or illicit goods → POSSESSION → sl., orig. US
1970 ► stolen money → GRAND THEFT → US sl. (Bk.)
1980 ► stolen property → CHAWRY GOODS
2000 ► something stolen → SNATCH → UK sl.
2000 ► a stolen vehicle → BOOST → US criminals’ sl.
2002 ► a bag for carrying away stolen property → SHUSH BAG → UK sl.
2003 ► a hiding place for stolen goods → CRAN → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1591 ► a dealer in stolen goods → MARTER → thieves’ sl. obs.
1591 ► one who receives stolen goods → SANTAR → thieves’ sl. obs.
1641 ► a receiver of stolen goods → RESETTER → Sc.
L17 ► a fence, a criminal receiver → ADAM → UK criminals’ sl.
1700 ► a dealer in stolen goods → FENCE → sl.
1721 ► a receiver of stolen goods; an accomplice of thieves → INTAKER → Sc. obs.
1725 ► a receiver of stolen goods → ADAM TILER → ADAM TYLER → criminals’ sl.
1773 ► a receiver of stolen goods → RECEIPT → Sc.
1788 ► a cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods → CUNNING MAN → sl.
L18 ► a receiver of stolen goods → ANGLING-COVE → sl.
L18 ► a receiver of stolen silver plate who melts down the stolen goods, thus rendering them untraceable → MELTING POT RECEIVER → UK criminals’ sl.
E19 ► a receiver of stolen goods → FAMILY MAN → sl.
E19 ► a female receiver of stolen goods → FAMILY WOMAN → sl.
E19 ► a Jewish receiver, money-lender, pawnbroker, or peddler → IKEY-MO → sl.
1825 ► one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief’s confederate → HEALER → Eng. dial.
1826 ► an individual who purchases stolen property → WALKING FENCE → criminals’ sl.
1830 ► one who, professionally, recovers property from the thief or thieves concerned → MIDDLEMAN → Brit. criminals’ sl.
1859 ► a receiver of stolen goods → FATHER → sl.
1864 ► a Jewish receiver of stolen goods → IKEY → UK criminals’ sl.
1872 ► a top dealer in stolen goods → BIG BOSS → criminals’ sl.
1896 ► a Jew street buyer or salesman, generally of stolen goods → JEW-FENCER → sl. (Bk.)
20C ► a receiver of stolen goods → BUYER → UK police & criminals’ sl.
20C ► a receiver of stolen goods, esp. furs → RABBIT-BUYER → criminals’ sl.
1901 ► a receiver of stolen goods → MOSES → Aust. criminals’ sl.
1904 ► a person who disposes of stolen goods → GAGER → UK criminals’ sl.
1915 ► a dealer in stolen goods → DROP → sl.
1920 ► a receiver of stolen goods → SHADE → US criminals’ sl.
1925 ► a female ‘fence’ → OLD LADY → US criminals’ sl.
1929 ► a receiver of stolen property → SMASHER → sl. rare
1940 ► a receiver of stolen goods → STOP → sl.
1941 ► a receiver of stolen goods → TAKER → UK criminals’ sl.
1946 ► a small-time crook who deals in smuggled or stolen property → TANGLER → sl.
1949 ► a receiver of stolen goods → GAGGER → US criminals’ sl.
1950 ► a person who buys stolen goods from criminals → UNCLE → US sl.
1954 ► a person who traffics in stolen equipment → MIDNIGHT SUPPLY MAN → US sl.
1969 ► a dealer in stolen goods → PLACER → UK sl.
1992 ► a large-scale receiver of stolen goods → BIG FENCE → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1992 ► a large-scale receiver of stolen merchandise → BIG GUY → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1610 ► to handle or sell stolen goods → FENCE → sl.
1685 ► to receive stolen goods → RECEIPT → Sc.
M19 ► to go off with stolen property → SPEEL THE DRUM → sl.
1865 ► to hide stolen goods, etc. in order to incriminate the person in whose possession they are found → PLANT → sl.
1883 ► to flee or run away with stolen goods or contraband → GIVE LEG → GIVE LEGS → obs.
1890 ► to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property → BAG THE SWAG → sl. (Bk.)
1924 ► to share out stolen goods → BRASS UP → criminals’ sl.
1928 ► to return stolen goods → BLOW BACK → criminals’ sl.
1960 ► to go riding in a stolen car → LURK → African-American sl.
1971 ► to sell stolen goods at wholesale; to fence → DOWN → US criminals’ sl.
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