The Crack or All The Crack
“The fashionable theme, the go. The Crack Lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.”
Regency romance redrawn with Author Cora Lee
Regency romance redrawn with Author Cora Lee
“The fashionable theme, the go. The Crack Lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.”
And Then She Kissed Him 
I will have to add some thieves into one of my books, just so I can use this term.
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Lol! I’ve never seen this phrase used in regard to burglary–didn’t know that was an alternate meaning until I found this, actually. I may have to try to work it in myself 😉
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