To embezzle.
1882. In former days the driver of a stage was furnished with a cash-box, which was securely fastened to the roof of the coach, at his left hand. All the money received passed through his hands, and he had frequent opportunities of “knocking down,” or appropriating a modest sum to his own use.—J. D. McCabe, ‘New York by Sunlight and Gaslight,’ p. 158–9. (N.E.D.)
