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angle for farthings
Verb
idiomatic
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
（廃語・慣用句）刑務所の窓から、長い紐に繋がれた帽子や箱を下ろして、物乞いをする行為
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(obsolete, idiomatic) To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
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angle for farthings
Every morning the old prisoner would angle for farthings from passersby by lowering his battered cap out of the cell window on a long string.
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Every morning the old prisoner would angle for farthings from passersby by lowering his battered cap out of the cell window on a long string.
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