subs. phr. (old).—A pawnbroker’s; UNCLE’S (q.v.). [GROSE: ‘alluding to the three blue balls, the sign of that trade; or perhaps to its being TWO TO ONE that the goods pledged are never redeemed.’]
subs. phr. (old).—A pawnbroker’s; UNCLE’S (q.v.). [GROSE: ‘alluding to the three blue balls, the sign of that trade; or perhaps to its being TWO TO ONE that the goods pledged are never redeemed.’]
