shallow cove

English

Noun

shallow cove (plural shallow coves)

  1. (UK, thieves' cant, obsolete) A beggar who goes around almost naked.
    Synonym: shallow fellow

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary
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