Vocabulum: Or, The Rogue's Lexicon by George W. Matsell (Compiler) - 2005-01-03

2016. ISBN-13: 9781584774846; ISBN-10: 1584774843. The Rogue's Lexicon Matsell, George W., Compiler. Vocabulum; Or, The Rogue's Lexicon. Compiled From the Most Authentic Sources. Originally published: New York: George W. Matsell & Co., [1859]. vi, 130 pp. frontispiece and 2 additional illustrations. Reprinted 2005, 2016 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774846; ISBN-10: 1584774843. Hardcover. New. $21.95 * As New York City's Chief of Police and an owner of the National Police Gazette, Matsell [1811-1877] had an abiding interest in criminal speechways. Although Matsell compiled this dictionary for his colleagues in law enforcement, he recognized its value to the linguist. As he notes in the preface, criminal terms were beginning to enter general usage and appeared regularly in newspapers, court reports and other publications. Matsell's compilation includes such entries as "acorn" (a gallows), "hemp the flat" (choke a fool), "rumbo" (a prison) and "tyburn blossom" (a young thief). The… Read More

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