or James, subs. phr. (streets’).—See quot.
1887. Standard, 20 June, 5, 2. The half-hearted beggars … are the ‘Shallow Coves’ and SHIVERING JEMMIES of London slang.
1900. FLYNT, Tramping with Tramps, 240. One day he is a ‘shallow cove’ or ‘SHIVERING JIMMY.’
