"booster" = shoplifter, antedating to 1911; also "stuss-house" (?)

[Douglas G. Wilson]

Here is "boosting" = "stealing" from 1895 ... also "plugging".

http://tinyurl.com/3nc2h9f

(p. 222)

<<On cross-examination, this witness testified that his business was
that of a gambler; that he had also done a little "boosting" (stealing);
that he was a thief; that Martin (also called "Riley" by the witness)
was a shoplifter; that the witness had done some "plugging" for Martin.
In explanation, he said that Martin was a shoplifter, and he had
disposed of some of his goods.>>

-- Doug Wilson

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