Gonoph Definition

noun

(UK, slang, dated) A pickpocket or thief.

Wiktionary
'If the smallest "Gonoph" about town were crouching at the bottom... Inspector Field would nose him with a finer scent than an ogre's, when adventurous Jack lay trembling in his kitchen copper.' Charles Dickens, 'On Duty with Inspector Field', Household Words, June 14, 1851.
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Other Word Forms of Gonoph

Noun

Singular:
gonoph
Plural:
gonophs

Origin of Gonoph

  • Hebrew גנבֿ, 'gannābh', thief.

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Words Starting With

GGOGON

Words Ending With

HPHOPH

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gonoph

Words Starting With G and Ending With H

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With H