subs. (common).—A bird catcher. [From DICKEY, a pet name for a bird + LAGGER, one who lays hold of.]
1881. W. BLACK, The Beautiful Wretch, ch. xviii. ‘They’re starved out in this weather, Miss; and then the boys come out wi’ their guns; and the DICKY-LAGGERS are after them too.’ ‘The what?’ ‘The bird-catchers, Miss.’
