http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits The Dead Rabbits were a gang in New York City in the 1850s, and originally were a part of the Roach Guards. The name has a second meaning rooted in Irish American vernacular of NYC in 1857. The word “Rabbit” is the phonetic corruption of the Irish word raibead, meaning “man to be feared”. […]
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