“A quick butchers shows up Old Bill three-handed, also a particularly nasty female grass–-and if looks were acid baths the two she collects from us would reduce her to gristle quicker than Mrs. Durand-Deacon.” CrimeNoirTrue CrimeSlangHard BoiledPatoisEnglish Crime Book:The Crust on its Uppers Source: The Crust on its Uppers