subs. (thieves’).—1.  See quot. and BLUE PIGEON.

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  1811.  GROSE and CLARKE, Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. MOSS. A cant term for lead, because both are found on the tops of buildings.

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  2.  (American).—Money. For synonyms, see ACTUAL and GILT.

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  1859.  G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v.

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