gonoph slang.
(ˈgɒnəf)
Also gonnof.
[a. Heb. gannābh thief.]
A pickpocket.
| 1852 Dickens Bleak Ho. xix, He's as obstinate a young gonoph as I know. 1876 Life Cheap Jack (ed. Hindley) 146 [A Jew loq.] Oh, you teif! you cheat! you gonnof! 1884 Pall Mall G. 29 Dec. 4/1 The company must consist of at least three, and preferably of four, gonophs (thieves). |