koneyacker

English

Noun

koneyacker (plural koneyackers)

1. Alternative spelling of coniacker
   • 1839, “Police Office”, in Morning Herald‎^[1], retrieved 2023-05-30, page 1:

     An Incipient Koneyacker — A man named Richard Dallington was brought before Justice Wyman, charged with being a coiner, or of inducing others to engage in the manufacture of base coin.

   • 1846, “Lives of the Felons. Lyman Parkes alias Wilson, the Counterfeiter”, in The National Police Gazette‎^[2], retrieved 2023-05-30, page 1:

     The neophyte demanded no terms from the veteran "Koneyackers."

   • 1851, George Thompson, Life and Exploits of the Noted Criminal, Bristol Bill‎^[3], page 36:

     Kate, with her sweet face and winning ways, was an apt creature for a koneyacker, and proved very successful in "passing the soft."