subs. (old).—See quot. 1819, and NOB, sense 3.
1819. J. H. VAUX, Memoirs, s.v. NOBPITCHERS, a general term for those sharpers who attend at fairs, races, &c. To take in the flats at prick in the garter, cups and balls, and other similar artifices.
1823. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue [EGAN], s.v.
