gonoph

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
goniff \gon"iff\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh
   thief.]
   A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled {ganef}, {gonif}, and
   {gonoph}.] [Eng. Slang]
   [1913 Webster +PJC]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gonoph \Gon"oph\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh
   thief.]
   A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled {ganef}, {gonif}, and
   {goniff}.] [Eng. Slang] --Dickens.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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