CONSOLATION. Assassination. To kill a man, is to give him consolation.
COPBUSY. The act of handing over stolen property by a thief to one of his pals for the purpose of preventing its being found on him if arrested.
COPPED. Arrested. "The knuck was copped to rights, a skin full of honey was found in his kick's poke by the copper when he frisked him," the pickpocket was arrested, and when searched by the officer, a purse was found in his pantaloons pocket full of money.
COPPED TO RIGHTS. Arrested on undoubted evidence of guilt.
CORINTHIANS. Bad women who move in respectable society.
COVER. The follow that covers the pickpocket while he is operating.
COVING. Palming; stealing jewelry before the face and eyes of the owner, or person that is selling it.
CRACKSMAN. A burglar who uses force instead of picklocks or false keys.
CRASH. To kill. "Crash that cull," kill that fellow.
CREEME. To slip money into the hands of another.
CROKUS. A doctor. "The cove sold a stiff un to a crokus for twenty cases," the rogue sold a corpse to a doctor for twenty dollars.
CROSS-COVE. A thief; any person that lives in a dishonest way is said to be "on the cross," from the fact that highwaymen were in the habit of waiting for their victims on the cross-roads.
CROSS-DRUM. A drinking-place where thieves resort.
CROSS-FANNING. Picking a pocket with the arms folded across the chest. A knuck in the front rank of a crowd desiring to steal a watch from the pocket of a gentleman standing on either side of him, first folds his arms across his breast; and pretending to be intensely looking at some object before him, stretches out the arm next his victim, and by rapid movements of his fingers and hands excites his attention, and, while in this attitude, with the hand which is stretched across his own breast, he twists the watch from the other's pocket.
CROSSED. To meet another and pass him. "The swell moved as he crossed me," the gentleman bowed as he passed me.
CROW. The crow is the fellow that watches outside when his accomplices are inside, and gives them warning of the approach of danger.
CULING. Snatching reticules and purses from ladies.
CUPBOARD LOVE. He or she loves only for what they can get.
CURBINGLAW. Stealing goods out of windows.