(definition) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Wed May 04 2005 at 16:50:05
TWO THIEVES BEATING A ROGUE
A man beating his hands against his sides to warm himself in cold weather; called also beating the booby, and cuffing Jonas.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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