'Gonoph' definitions:

Definition of 'Gonoph'

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  • Gonoph \Gon"oph\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh thief.] A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled ganef, gonif, and goniff.] [Eng. Slang] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'gonoph'

From: GCIDE
  • goniff \gon"iff\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh thief.] A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled ganef, gonif, and gonoph.] [Eng. Slang] [1913 Webster +PJC]