handkerchief

Cockney Rhyming Slang

is a small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble orifices about the face and especially serviceable at funerals to conceal the lack of tears.

A small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble offices about the face and especially serviceable at funerals to conceal the lack of tears

is a piece of cloth used for treasuring excreta in the pocket.

a piece of cloth used for treasuring excreta in the pocket.

is a suspicious item. Never trust a man who carries one.

Never trust a man who carries a handkerchief, I always say. One of many prejudicial rules of thumb.

handkerchief, n.Definitions

handkerchief