subs. (thieves’).—The head of a gang of counterfeiters; who makes the coin, but does not himself attempt to pass it. [From DANDY, subs., sense 2, + MASTER.]
1883. GREENWOOD, Tag, Rag, & Co., ‘Planting the “Sours.”’ The spirits obtained being mostly bottled and labelled, and unopened, find a ready sale at public-houses known to the ‘DANDY MASTER,’ so that no serious loss is experienced in that direction.
