subs. (thieves’).—See quot. For synonyms, see GOLGOTHA.
1888. The Sportsman, 22 Dec. The judge said that he had noticed that one of the witnesses had referred to the hat as a MUDGE, a word which he had not heard of before. One had always to learn, and for the future he should be able to add MUDGE to his vocabulary. The gangs of Liverpool are clever at ‘bashing MUDGES,’ ‘slipping wipes,’ and ‘catching a Waterbury wind-for-ever.’
