or number six, subs. phr. (thieves’).—A lock of hair brought down from the forehead, greased, twisted spirally, and plastered on the face. For synonyms, see AGGERAWATOR.
1851. H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, v. I., p. 36. As for the hair, they [coster-lads] say it ought to be long in front, and done in FIGURE-SIX curls or twisted back to the ear, ‘Newgate-knocker style.’
