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  1. peaky blinder: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (Peaky Blinder)

noun:  (historical) A member of the Peaky Blinders gang. They operated in Birmingham from the end of the 19th century until after the First World War. Gang members had a distinctive appearance: close-cropped hair, bell-bottomed trousers, peaked caps, and a white scarf knotted at the throat.
noun:  (archaic) A peaked cap like that worn by a peaky blinder, especially when worn with the peak pulled down to the side of the head.
noun:  (Birmingham) Any ruffian or street gang member.
noun:  Alternative form of peaky blinder (“gang member”) [(historical) A member of the Peaky Blinders gang. They operated in Birmingham from the end of the 19th century until after the First World War. Gang members had a distinctive appearance: close-cropped hair, bell-bottomed trousers, peaked caps, and a white scarf knotted at the throat.]

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