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kinchin cove
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kinchin
cove
(
plural
kinchin coves
)
(
obsolete
,
UK
,
thieves' cant
)
An
orphan
beggar
boy
trained to become a
thief
.
(
obsolete
,
UK
,
thieves' cant
)
A man who
robs
children
.
References
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John Camden Hotten (
1873
)
The Slang Dictionary
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