(UK, obsolete, slang) A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.
(UK, obsolete, slang) A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.
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(UK, _, dialectal, archaic) A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms.
(slang, transitive) To fake, counterfeit or concoct (something) dodgy.
(transitive, slang) To kill (someone), especially by shooting; to attack (someone).
(UK, dialectal, or, obsolete) Wild, mischievous, thievish.
(transitive, UK, slang) To prepare food or drink with improvised implements, e.g. while camping; especially, to make tea in something other than a tea kettle.