1. An ideal site for leaving
murder victims, stripped stolen cars, etc.
2. A
railroad or
subway station, or any place where crowds leave a common carrier, as
pickpockets' field of operations.
3. A
house or
buildings, especially a
run-down structure.
4. A
buyer of
stolen goods.
5. Inmates term of
contempt for any
penal establishment.
6. Any
low-grade establishment; a
joint.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950