subs. (old cant).—The gallows. For synonyms, see NUBBING CHEAT. Fr. la sans-feuille.
1830. BULWER-LYTTON, Paul Clifford, ‘The Love of Our Profession.’
| Oh! there never was life like the Robber’s—so | |
| Jolly, and bold, and free; | |
| And its end—why, a cheer from the crowd below, | |
| And a leap from a LEAFLESS TREE! |
