cat and kitten sneaking
English
Noun
cat and kitten sneaking (uncountable)
- (Britain, slang, obsolete) The theft of pint and quart pots and small pewter spirit measures from public houses.
- 1867, Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten, The History of Signboards (page 177)
- In the police courts it is not uncommon to hear that such and such low persons have been "had up" for "cat and kitten sneaking," i.e., stealing quart and pint pots.
- 1867, Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten, The History of Signboards (page 177)
References
- 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary