dummy up
stay quiet
longshoreman
a dockworker, someone who loads and unloads ships
Marquess of Queensbury
A code of rules in boxing which requires boxing gloves and generally endorses sportsmanship and fair play
cheese-eater
informer, someone who betrays their own to the cops
squealing
informing, betraying to the cops
squab
domestic pigeon
gravy train
A job that earns a lot with little effort
potato eater
Irish person
rat
to inform on someone to an authority
“The Sisters”
a convent or a nunnery
Tarrytown
A town just north of New York City
parochial school
a private school associated with a religious organization
fox (as verb)
deceive
right hand
assistant or sidekick
Glockenheimer
a type of beer
fruitcake
an insane person
subpoena
a writ summoning someone to court
pilferage
stealing
Billy Conn
A famous professional boxer
canary
An informer
