subs. (common).—1. A prostitute’s bully; a PONCE (q.v.). Hence a general term of contempt.
2. In pl. (stock exchange).—See quot. 1895.
1889. The Rialto, 23 March. Tintos climbed to 121/4, and even KAFFIRS raised their sickly heads.
1895. Daily Telegraph, 1 April, p. 1, col. 6. Advt. KAFFIRS, as South African Mining shares are euphemistically called by dealers in the London Stock Exchange have been the leading market for the past few months.
