† St Gilesn.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name St Giles.

Etymology: < St Giles, the name of a parish and district in London, named after the church of St Giles-in-the-Fields.

British slang. Obsolete.

In genitive compounds used to refer to criminals as a class, as St Giles's breed, St Giles's company, etc.The slum parish of St Giles in London was noted for its high proportion of criminal inhabitants.

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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > collectively

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1714 A. Smith Hist. Lives Highway-men 163 This second German Princess being one of sweet St. Giles's Breed, who is better to hang than to feed.

1795 Monstrous Good Songs, Toasts & Sentiments sig. C5^v A first-rate blowen, true St. Giles' breed.

1848 ‘N. Buntline’ Mysteries & Miseries N.Y. i. 34 The bull-doggish look about his eyes and mouth..proclaim him to be what he is,—an Englishman of the real St. Giles's order.

1899 W. Besant Orange Girl ii. xiv. 228 Is it one of the St. Giles's company?

1911 F. W. Hackwood Good Old Times 241 It [sc. St Giles parish] produced..a goodly proportion of malefactors..in accord with the old saying—‘St. Giles's breed Better hang than seed’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	st giles
释义	† St Gilesn. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name St Giles. Etymology: < St Giles, the name of a parish and district in London, named after the church of St Giles-in-the-Fields. British slang. Obsolete. In genitive compounds used to refer to criminals as a class, as St Giles's breed, St Giles's company, etc.The slum parish of St Giles in London was noted for its high proportion of criminal inhabitants. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > collectively St Giles1714 boy1834 felonry1837 1714 A. Smith Hist. Lives Highway-men 163 This second German Princess being one of sweet St. Giles's Breed, who is better to hang than to feed. 1795 Monstrous Good Songs, Toasts & Sentiments sig. C5^v A first-rate blowen, true St. Giles' breed. 1848 ‘N. Buntline’ Mysteries & Miseries N.Y. i. 34 The bull-doggish look about his eyes and mouth..proclaim him to be what he is,—an Englishman of the real St. Giles's order. 1899 W. Besant Orange Girl ii. xiv. 228 Is it one of the St. Giles's company? 1911 F. W. Hackwood Good Old Times 241 It [sc. St Giles parish] produced..a goodly proportion of malefactors..in accord with the old saying—‘St. Giles's breed Better hang than seed’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1714
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