subs. (old).—1. A thieves’ middleman.
1718. C. HIGGIN, True Discovery. I am a LOCKER, I leave goods at a house and borrow money on them, pretending that they are made in London.
2. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see MONOSYLLABLE.
3. (nautical).—A bar-room or GROGGERY (q.v.).
TO BE LAID IN THE LOCKER, verb. phr. (common).—To die. For synonyms, see ALOFT.
1815. SCOTT, Guy Mannering, xxxiii. Brown’s dead—shot—LAID IN THE LOCKERS, man.
DAVY JONES’ LOCKER. See DAVY JONES.
SHOT IN THE LOCKER. See SHOT.
