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- (historical) A member of the Peaky Blinders gang. They operated in Birmingham from the end of the 19th century until after the First World War. Gang members had a distinctive appearance: close-cropped hair, bell-bottomed trousers, peaked caps, and a white scarf knotted at the throat.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical) A member of the Peaky Blinders gang. They operated in Birmingham from the end of the 19th century until after the First World War. Gang members had a distinctive appearance: close-cropped hair, bell-bottomed trousers, peaked caps, and a white scarf knotted at the throat.
- (archaic) A peaked cap like that worn by a peaky blinder, especially when worn with the peak pulled down to the side of the head.
- (Birmingham) Any ruffian or street gang member.
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