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Pinkerton (iou)



Pinkerton noun & adjective. L19.
[Allan Pinkerton (1819-84), founder of a semi-official detective force in the US in 1850.]
A. noun. A detective, esp. one who is armed. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to a detective; that is a detective. L19.