abscotchalater
English
Etymology
UK C19. From US absquatulate + -er
Noun
abscotchalater (plural abscotchalaters)
- (archaic, thieves' cant) Someone hiding from the police.
Synonyms
References
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “abscotchalater”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 9.
- John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “abscotchalater”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 12.
- Jonathon Green (2023), “abscotchalater n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang
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