Darkmans

I knew what a " darkmans-budge " was — defined here as " one that slides into a House in the dusk, to let in more Rogues to rob " — simply by having read Dickens ' s " Oliver Twist " back in high school. ❋ Alexander Theroux (2010)

And then I could slooshy his bolshy lumpy boots beating off, him going huh huh huh into the darkmans, and it was only about seven seconds after that I slooshied the millicent-van draw up with a filthy great dropping siren-howl, like some bezoomny animal snuffing it. ❋ John Myles Aavedal (2010)

If the Irish did not cut their throats in the darkmans—that is their flash lingo for night—the North Country would. ❋ Colleen McCullough (2000)

Bein darkmans then, bouse, mort, and ken [33] the bien coue's bingd awast; [34] ❋ John S. Farmer (N/A)

‘Well, for all that, ’ said the other, ‘I think we should be down upon the fellow one of these darkmans, and let him get it well. ❋ Unknown (1917)

'Come, old mort,' said the leader, in a very different tone to the one in which he addressed his young guest, 'tout the cobble-colter; are we to have darkmans upon us? ❋ Benjamin Disraeli (1842)

Men were men then, and fought other in the open field, and there was nae milling in the darkmans. ❋ Unknown (1815)

'Well, for all that,' said the other, 'I think we should be down upon the fellow one of these darkmans and let him get it well.' ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

_cace_ (or _case_) = a sleeping apartment or place -- ward, barn, or inn: _darkmans_ = night + Lat. _casa_ = house etc. ❋ John S. Farmer (N/A)

1Men were men then, and fought other in the open field, and there was nae milling in the darkmans. ❋ Unknown (1917)

"Ah, Bess, my covess, strike me blind if my sees don't tout your bingo muns in spite of the darkmans. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

‘Why,’ replied Jack, ‘the people got rusty about it, and would not deal, and they had bought so many brooms that — ‘Well, for all that,’ said the other, ‘I think we should be down upon the fellow one of these darkmans and let him get it well.’ ❋ Unknown (1815)

[Isaac] always [pulls] a darkman so people are [asking] where he went. ❋ Steven Parker (2005)

Sally: (yelling over [excruciatingly] loud music) Bill, Where's Andy? He was just [standing here] and the beer in his pint is still swaying where he placed it on the bar. Bill and Sally: (in unison after [scanning] the crowded barroom in vain for Andy): darkman... ❋ Mike Zero (2005)