Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737
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ARK-RUFFIANS
ARK-RUFFIANS, Rogues, who in Conjunction with Watermen, &c. rob and sometimes murder on the Water; by picking a Quarrel with the Passenger and then plundering, stripping and throwing him or her over board, &c.
A Species of Badgers.
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