n, Any obstreperous
protest;
testimony against an
accomplice.
“What a roar that muzzler (traitor)
put up when I got an s.s. (suspended sentence) and he got hit with a bit (sentenced to prison).”
v. To protest loudly; to complain; to testify against accomplices or to
furnish authorities with information leading to their arrest.
“That sucker (victim) loved it when I put the bend
on (turned down the corner of the key card). But when I hiped him (induced him to increase his bets) and took (swindled) him for two yards (two hundred dollars), he roared murder."
- american underworld dictionary - 1950