A police officer or prison guard.
The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
A roughly dome-shaped piece of armor, especially one covering the shoulder, the elbow, or the knee.
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
A merlon.
To steal.
To adopt.
To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
To admit, especially to a crime or wrongdoing.
To earn by bad behavior.
Of a pimp: to recruit a prostitute into the stable.
To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
The task of ensuring obedience to the law.