Idioms

arch cove

arch cove

obsolete The leader of a male band of thieves or gypsies. The arch cove kept the audience dazzled and distracted while his gang went through and pickpocketed the crowd. While one should be wary of the traveling group, the arch cove who orchestrates them is especially dangerous. See him there? He's the group's arch cove and is not to be trusted under any circumstances.
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The model also has the original proscenium arch cove, hand-crafted washbasins and toilets, heating and cooling systems, a restaurant, box of-fice and a spiral metal staircase like the one inside the back of the real cinema today.
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