subs. phr. (old).—A money-lender; a pawnbroker; UNCLE (q.v.).
1809. MALKIN, Gil Blas [ROUTLEDGE], 85. I do not wonder … [at] … prejudice against money-lenders … If all my brethren of the BLUE-BALLS were like me, &c….
subs. phr. (old).—A money-lender; a pawnbroker; UNCLE (q.v.).
1809. MALKIN, Gil Blas [ROUTLEDGE], 85. I do not wonder … [at] … prejudice against money-lenders … If all my brethren of the BLUE-BALLS were like me, &c….
