the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A pickpocket or thief.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See gonof.
Word Usage
"They had been notified that "that gonoph of a Whiffler was kicked out, and a new feller was in, who looked cranky enough, and wanted to see 'em and tell 'em whether he was a damn 'fool or not.""