What is "shover"

Usage examples of "shover".

The shover was in a michty hurry to get on the road and he wadna stop to speak to me--said he would come back the morn.

With the class trade we have plenty of shysters come snooping round for easy money off the shovers and taximen.

He acquired an array of confidence men and hotel beats and queer shovers and bank sneaks and wire tappers and drum snuffers.