subs. (thieves).1. See quot. and BLUE PIGEON.
1811. GROSE and CLARKE, Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. MOSS. A cant term for lead, because both are found on the tops of buildings.
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogues Lexicon, s.v.
subs. (thieves).1. See quot. and BLUE PIGEON.
1811. GROSE and CLARKE, Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. MOSS. A cant term for lead, because both are found on the tops of buildings.
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogues Lexicon, s.v.