subs. phr. (pugilists’).—A yellow silk handkerchief: cf. YELLOW-FANCY.
1832. P. EGAN, Book of Sports, xiii. 199. Sporting the YELLOWMAN, made on purpose for him at Spitalfields. The wipe was of bright yellow, with a scarlet border.
subs. phr. (pugilists’).—A yellow silk handkerchief: cf. YELLOW-FANCY.
1832. P. EGAN, Book of Sports, xiii. 199. Sporting the YELLOWMAN, made on purpose for him at Spitalfields. The wipe was of bright yellow, with a scarlet border.
