(obsolete, slang) a dashing fellow who spends his money freely.
(obsolete, slang) a dashing fellow who spends his money freely.
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(obsolete, UK, thieves) A handsome man.
Old thieves' cant for a gentleman — someone with money, manners, and a target on their back. In the criminal underworld of 18th-century Britain, a gentry cove was the mark worth following through a crowded market. The word "cove" was slang for any man or fellow, while "gentry" flagged his social class. It's the ancestor of every hustle that separates marks from their cash.
(slang, obsolete, UK) A gentleman.
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A friend; a good fellow; a good companion.
(obsolete, UK, thieves) A gentleman.