Ware Hawk (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Ware Hawk

An exclamation used by thieves to inform their confederates that some police officers are at hand.

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

Ware * Warm

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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