subs. (old).—1. A sheriff’s officer (GROSE).
1827. BULWER-LYTTON, Pelham, xxix. We have done many a mad prank together, which I should not like the BUGABOOS and bulkies to know.
2. (provincial).—A tally-man.
3. (common).—A weekly creditor: e.g., a landlord’s agent or the like.
