scuttlers
Those who flee
Scuttlers is the plural of scuttler—someone or something that scuttles.
A ship's scuttler deliberately sinks it by opening holes in the hull.
More commonly, scuttlers are creatures that move with quick, hurried steps: Crabs are natural scuttlers.
In late Victorian Manchester, scuttlers were members of youth gangs known for street fighting.
Struggles for domain control
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- violenceHarmful physical force
- brawlsNoisy, disorderly fights
belt buckles · knives · stones · youth · juvenile · delinquency · initiation · loyalty
Slightly ill-looking
- clogsWooden-soled shoes
- shawlsFabric shoulder coverings
- LancashireNorthwestern English county
- mill townsSettlements around manufacturing plants
back-to-backs · terraces · dialect · brass bands · Irish immigrants · slums · tenements · turf wars
Cheap Victorian horror serials
- social reformOrganized push for societal betterment
- povertySevere lack of resources
- policingEnforcing laws officially
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
reformatory · slums · tenements · workhouse · moral panic · newspapers · sensationalism · hooliganism
turf wars
Struggles for domain control
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- violenceHarmful physical force
brawls · belt buckles · knives · stones · youth · juvenile · delinquency · initiation · loyalty · notoriety
peaky
Slightly ill-looking
- clogsWooden-soled shoes
- shawlsFabric shoulder coverings
- LancashireNorthwestern English county
mill towns · back-to-backs · terraces · dialect · brass bands · Irish immigrants · slums · tenements · turf wars · belt buckles
penny dreadfuls
Cheap Victorian horror serials
- social reformOrganized push for societal betterment
- povertySevere lack of resources
- policingEnforcing laws officially
magistrates · reformatory · slums · tenements · workhouse · moral panic · newspapers · sensationalism · hooliganism · crime
scuttlersfighters
Those who engage physically
standers · resisters · defenders · warriors · combatants
scuttlersswaggerers
Boastful, cocky walkers
strutters · paraders · prancers · show-offs · exhibitionists
- coal scuttleContainer for solid fuel