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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Dictionary of thieving slang #64814 04/09/2002 4:27 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Talk about separated by a common language: on this site I found: KILL-Devil, Rum. And wondered if there had been any rum-running in North Carolina. (Xara never did give us the answer to why Kill-Devil Hills got so named, and I never followed through on my look-up, either.) However--then, I noticed that Rum was highlighted, and found: RUM, gallant, fine, rich, best or excellent. I looked for grass here, but didn't find it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dictionary of thieving slang wwh 04/09/2002 4:05 PM Re: Dictionary of thieving slang Jackie 04/09/2002 4:27 PM Re: Dictionary of thieving slang WhitmanO'Neill 04/09/2002 4:32 PM Re: Dictionary of thieving slang WhitmanO'Neill 04/09/2002 4:36 PM Re: Dictionary of thieving slang Angel 04/09/2002 10:01 PM Re: Dictionary of thieving slang Wordwind 04/09/2002 10:29 PM Re: Dictionary of thieving slang WhitmanO'Neill 04/09/2002 10:56 PM Scrabble consuelo 04/09/2002 10:45 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,371 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 14 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,200 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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