mendicancy squad en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US) Police who arrested beggars and homeless people.
It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the look-out for the mendicancy squad.
1906, O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mendicancy squads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |