Talk:shoe-leather

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Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Obsolete slang: used as a warning cry?
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Obsolete slang: used as a warning cry?

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) also defines it as "a thief's warning cry when he hears footsteps". Equinox 20:46, 15 May 2021 (UTC)Reply