subs. (thieves’).—A crowd.
1879. J. W. HORSLEY, ‘Autobiography of a Thief,’ in Macmillan’s Magazine, XL. 501. This got a SCUFF round us.
1888. G. R. SIMS, Plank-Bed Ballad [Referee, 12 Feb.]. A SCUFF came about me and hollared.
