English Explanatory Dictionary

tosher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thief who steals the copper siding from the bottoms of vessels, particularly in or along the Thames.
  2. A scavenger of valuables lost in the sewers, particularly those of London during the Victorian Age.
adj
  1. comparative form of tosh: more tosh
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Tosh Hassidic community
noun
  1. A member of the Tosh Hassidic community

Word forms

tosher toshers more Tosher most Tosher Tasher

Etymology

From 19th-century British thieves' cant tosh (“copper; items made of copper”) + -er (“one who uses or acquires”).

Derived words

toshing
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