(Sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets.
1The dandy struts along the pavement, while the street arab plays in the gutter.
2You are behaving like a street arab.'
3They talked excitedly in whispers and the boy who had just entered gave the street arab some money.
4And the shrewd young street arab arose to his feet, touched his cap with his forefinger, and said:
5He's a street arab at heart!
6I remember the sally of an indignant Parisian street arab, who called after me: "Hey, boy, why so high and mighty?"
7It was the street Arab who had robbed Richard in Park Row!
8The gamin-thestreet Arab-of Paris is the dwarf of the giant.
9If Adamastor were to appear to him, the street Arab would say: Hi there!
10Had it not been for Mr. Griffin you might have been an ordinary street Arab.
11Ragged street arabs and rough sailor-lads crowded about him.
12A foolish west-end life has immeasurably more discomfort in it than that of a street Arab.
13The street Arab impudence was not quite killed in her by the strange influence of this man.
14He gave a shrill whistle, on which a street Arab led across a four-wheeler and opened the door.
15'I don't want every street Arab in London to recognise me.'
16I took up my position before the shop window, alongside some shivering street arabs [Footnote: Street Arabs.
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