Catchword: mahoff
Part of Speech:
n. The part of speech reflects that used in the
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Quotation: The man known as “the big mahoff” of Philadelphia gambling told the Kefauver senate crime committee today that he…denied cash payoffs to Richardson for protection.…Rosen and Weisberg, both Russian born, came to the hearing together.…Weisberg explained that “the big mahoff” means “the big shot,” but deined he had ever heard Rosen called that.
Article or Document Title:
“‘Big Shot’ Tells of Gifts to Cop in Philadelphia”
Author:
Willam Moore
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Chicago Daily Tribune
Dateline:
Washington, D.C.
Date of Publication:
Feb. 20, 1951
Page Number:
15
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