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swell mobs

swell mobs is the plural of swell mob.

Meaning of swell mob

Noun

swell mob (plural swell mobs)

  1. (archaic, slang) Well-dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded collectively.
    • But some of the Swell Mob, on the occasion of this Derby that I refer to, so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay; start away from London by Whitechapel, and miles round; come into Epsom from the opposite direction; […]1850 September 14, [Charles Dickens], “Three “Detective” Anecdotes”, in Charles Dickens, editor, Household Words. A Weekly Journal., volume I, number 25, London: Office, […], →OCLC

Questions about swell mobs

What is swell mobs the plural of?
Swell mobs is the plural of swell mob.

Words near swell mobs in the dictionary

  1. swell
  2. swell box
  3. swell boxes
  4. swell hell
  5. swell mob
  6. swell mobs
  7. swell organ
  8. swell organs
  9. swell out
  10. swell paper
  11. Swell Street

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