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Definitions by thecleaner

Bengal Lancer 

he passed away from a touch of Bengal Lancer..
Bengal Lancer by thecleaner August 26, 2022

Jam Roll 

Jam Roll refers to Parole when in prison - and hopefully getting some!
'I'm putting all my hope on Jam Roll this year...'. or, 'he's got no chance of Jam Roll'
Jam Roll by thecleaner March 20, 2022

lagging station 

a prison for anyone doing over three years - an old term from the British Midlands.
he'll settle down once he gets to his lagging station.
lagging station by thecleaner November 4, 2020
a person with mental issue of some kind.....or is socially inept.

as in, 'don't bother with him - he's a patient'

(originated in UK prisons during the early 1980's and is in wide use inside today)
I'd stray away from him - he's a patient .

'he's on medication - he's a patient'.
a patient by thecleaner June 21, 2018
to travel behind a locomotive hauled train of rail carriages (bashing haulage) usually on a Preserved line, 'bashing' has been a gricers term for many a year with thousands of bashers out most weekends doing haulage - and paying good money for the privilege.
'I was bashing the 37's out of Fort William having festered there all night', which means, travelling out of Fort William in the Highlands behind a Class 37 Locomotive having slept on the platform all night.
bashing by thecleaner December 4, 2011