"heavy mob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heavy mobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heavy mob (plural heavy mobs)
  1. (UK, informal) A group of bodyguards, enforcers, burly criminals or police, or similar heavies. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-heavy_mob-en-noun-CqXmyXj5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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