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piddler
What does piddler mean?
An inmate who works in the piddlin' shop — the craft room where eligible prisoners tool leather, carve wood, paint, and produce goods to sell to the public. Earned through good behaviour, done after duty hours. Pays just enough to buy commissary, gamble small, and post the odd thing home. Particularly associated with Texas prisons.
"The old piddlers on the wing could turn out a wallet that'd shame anything in the gift shops."
Origin
From 'piddle' in its sense of pottering or tinkering at small work.
Frequently asked questions
What does piddler mean in prison?
A piddler is a prisoner who makes leather goods and crafts in the prison craft shop.
How do you use piddler in a sentence?
"The piddlers turn out some cracking wallets down in the craft shop."
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