or -toff, -block, etc., subs. phr. (London).—A man (or woman) well dressed on occasion: in derision of supposed borrowed plumage. [Blackford’s is a well-known misfit tailor’s and outfitting establishment which also lets out evening and other garments on hire.]
18[?]. Music Hall Song, ‘The Boy about Town.’
| He looks very well that’s beyond all dispute | |
| For at BLACKFORD’S he’s rigged up and down, | |
| For BLACKFORD lends suits, from the hat to the boots, | |
| And that just suits the Boy about Town. |
