To Bum (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Bum

To arrest a debtor. The gill bummed the swell for a thimble; the tradesman arrested the gentleman for a watch.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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