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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Swell Mob

The better-dressed thieves and pickpockets. A “swell” is a person showily dressed; one who puffs himself out beyond his proper dimensions, like the frog in the fable.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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