Marker?
Hi, can anyone please help me with the following sentence?
I was doing a click, after their cooking pots for the marker.
It's old British English circa from 1890s. I guess the "click" means he was stealing, but I'm helpless with the "marker". I don't know if it's an error and there should be "market" or if there's some meaning I can't find?
Thank you.
Top answer
Yes, doing a click is stealing. "Marker" is an obsolete word for a fence, a receiver of stolen goods. I found it in the OED marked " cant ".
- Yes, doing a click is stealing.
- "Marker" is an obsolete word for a fence, a receiver of stolen goods.
- I found it in the OED marked " cant ".
- The lone citation was from 1591.
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Yes, doing a click is stealing. "Marker" is an obsolete word for a fence, a receiver of stolen goods. I found it in the OED marked "cant". The lone citation was from 1591.
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