HOOK AND SNIVEY, WITH NIX THE BUFFER


Meaning of HOOK AND SNIVEY, WITH NIX THE BUFFER in English

This rig consists in feeding a man and a dog for nothing, and is carried on thus: Three men, one of who pretends to be sick and unable to eat, go to a public house: the two well men make a bargain with the landlord for their dinner, and when he is out of sight, feed their pretended sick companion and dog gratis.

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