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X. . or LETTER X, a method of arrest used by policemen with desperate ruffians,—by getting a firm grasp on the collar, and drawing the captive’s hand over the holding arm, and pressing the fingers down in a peculiar way—the captured person’s arm in this way can be more easily broken than extricated.
 
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Ingle : n. Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace.; n. A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle.; v. t. To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See Engle.
 
Based on the Slang Dictionary by John Camden Hotten, published by CHATTO & WINDUS, 1913
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