Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue

‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’​ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics

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jack, n.12 [late 19C+] 1. a detective. 2. a police officer. 3. as the jacks, the Military Police.

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