or cross-fam, subs. (thieves’).—Robbery from the person done CROSS-FAMMED, that is, with one hand (FAM) across, and dissembling the action of, the other.
c. 1864. Broadside Ballad, ‘The Chickaleary Cove.’
| Off to Paris I shall go, to show a thing or two, | |
| To the ‘dipping blokes’ what hangs about the caffes, | |
| How to do a CROSS-FAM for a ‘super’ or a ‘slang.’ |
Verb (thieves’).—To rob from the person.—See subs.
