(definition) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Tue May 03 2005 at 17:27:14
wiper drawer

A pickpocket, one who steals handkerchiefs.
He drew a broad, narrow, cam, or specked wiper ; he picked a pocket of a broad, narrow, cambrick, or coloured handkerchief.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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