harman-becks
harman-becks is the plural of harman-beck.
Meaning of harman-beck
Noun
harman-beck (plural harman-becks)
- A policeman.
- The Ruffin cly the nab of the Harmanbeck,
If we mawnd Pannam, lap, or Ruff-peck,
Or poplars of yarum: he cuts, bing to the Ruffmans,
Or els he ſweares by the light-mans,
To put our ſtamps in the Harmans.1609, Thomas Dekker, “Lanthorne and Candle-light. Or, The Bell-man’s Second Nights-walke. […] The Second Edition, […]: Of Canting, How Long It hath beene a Language: How It Comes to bee a Language...
- The Ruffin cly the nab of the Harmanbeck,
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