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High-fly. World English Historical Dictionary

High-fly. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022. High-fly TO BE ON THE HIGH-FLY, verb. phr. (thieves’).—Specifically, to practise the begging-letter imposture, but (generally) to tramp the country as a beggar.

1   1839.  W. A. MILES, Poverty, Mendicity, and Crime, 163. The HIGH-FLY—beggars, with letters, pretending to be broken down gentlemen, captains, etc.

2   1857.  SNOWDEN, Magistrates Assistant (3rd ed.), p. 445. Begging letters—THE HIGHFLY.

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