subs. (old).—1. A shoplifter; a HOIST (q.v., sense 1). Also a pickpocket.
1847–50. J. H. JESSE, London and its Celebrities, i., 30. He that could take out a counter without any noise was allowed to be a ‘public HOYSTER.’… N. B.—That a ‘hoyster’ is a pickpocket.
2. (common).—A sot. For synonyms, see LUSHINGTON.
