subs. phr. (railway).—1. Empties, or empty carriages: see MOLL THOMPSON’S MARK.
2. (common).—An empty bottle; a DEAD-MAN (q.v.).
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v.
subs. phr. (railway).—1. Empties, or empty carriages: see MOLL THOMPSON’S MARK.
2. (common).—An empty bottle; a DEAD-MAN (q.v.).
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v.
