| 释义 |
ˈcrackmans Thieves' cant.
[see crack n. 18: cf. darkmans = night.]
A hedge.
1610S. Rowlands M. Mark-all, Crackmans, the hedge. 1621B. Jonson Masque Met. Gipsies, To their libkins at the Crackmans. 1725New Cant. Dict. s.v., The Cull thought to have loap'd by breaking through the Crackmans. 1737Bacchus & Venus, Thou the Crackmans down didst beat. |