单词 | crib-cracker |
释义 | > as lemmascrib-cracker crib-cracker n. slang a burglar (see 3b); so . ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] housebreakera1400 burglary1533 burglar1541 burglarer1598 mill1607 mill-ken1667 hoister1708 crack1749 cracksman1819 screwsman1819 screwer1831 crib-cracker1879 cracker1886 key worker1895 houseman1904 home invader1907 in and out man1961 1879 Punch 3 May 201/1 A bludgeon as big As a crib-cracker's nobby persuader. 1883 G. R. Sims How Poor Live ii. 10 His talents as a ‘cribcracker’, and his adventures as a pickpocket. 1906 Daily Chron. 5 Dec. 6/6 The house is adequately protected against burglars and is proof against the amateur crib-cracker. < as lemmas |
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