half-inchv.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈɪn(t)ʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: half inch n.

Etymology: < half inch n., as rhyming slang for pinch v.

British slang (originally London).

transitive. To steal (something); = pinch v. 15a. Also intransitive.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)]

pick?c1300

takec1300

fetch1377

bribec1405

usurpc1412

rapc1415

to rap and rendc1415

embezzle1495

lifta1529

pilfer1532

suffurate1542

convey?1545

mill1567

prig1567

strike1567

lag1573

shave1585

knave1601

twitch1607

cly1610

asport1621

pinch1632

snapa1639

nap1665

panyar1681

to carry off1684

to pick up1687

thievea1695

to gipsy away1696

bone1699

make1699

win1699

magg1762

snatch1766

to make off with1768

snavel1795

feck1809

shake1811

nail1819

geach1821

pull1821

to run off1821

smug1825

nick1826

abduct1831

swag1846

nobble1855

reef1859

snig1862

find1865

to pull off1865

cop1879

jump1879

slock1888

swipe1889

snag1895

rip1904

snitch1904

pole1906

glom1907

boost1912

hot-stuff1914

score1914

clifty1918

to knock off1919

snoop1924

heist1930

hoist1931

rabbit1943

to rip off1967

to have off1974

1891 Man of World 11 Feb. 63/2 Father must be got out on bail. He has been half-inching again.

1900 Sporting Times 17 Nov. 1/5 Literary pirates half-inching this copyright phrase will be reported to the Stewards.

1917 T. Burke Twinkletoes (1918) iv. 70 No, but, Ma—someone's bin and 'alf-inched me powder.

1983 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 3rd Ser. Episode 5. 172 Who 'alf inched the microwave? Was it Trigger? Come along gentlemen, I want a name!

2012 N. Barker Yips iv. 137 Then why didn't you tell her about Stan half-inching the jeep?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

half-inch v. Rhyming slang to ‘pinch’, to steal.

ΚΠ

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 114 Half-inch, to steal.

a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xi. 130 Half-inching is venial, in certain lines of goods.

1948 W. Clewes Journey into Spring ii. 30 We can half-inch those [eggs] from the huts.

1972 Times 24 Aug. 12/1 If people are going to go around half-inching planets the situation is pretty serious.

单词	half-inch
释义	half-inchv. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈɪn(t)ʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: half inch n. Etymology: < half inch n., as rhyming slang for pinch v. British slang (originally London). transitive. To steal (something); = pinch v. 15a. Also intransitive. ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)] pick?c1300 takec1300 fetch1377 bribec1405 usurpc1412 rapc1415 to rap and rendc1415 embezzle1495 lifta1529 pilfer1532 suffurate1542 convey?1545 mill1567 prig1567 strike1567 lag1573 shave1585 knave1601 twitch1607 cly1610 asport1621 pinch1632 snapa1639 nap1665 panyar1681 to carry off1684 to pick up1687 thievea1695 to gipsy away1696 bone1699 make1699 win1699 magg1762 snatch1766 to make off with1768 snavel1795 feck1809 shake1811 nail1819 geach1821 pull1821 to run off1821 smug1825 nick1826 abduct1831 swag1846 nobble1855 reef1859 snig1862 find1865 to pull off1865 cop1879 jump1879 slock1888 swipe1889 snag1895 rip1904 snitch1904 pole1906 glom1907 boost1912 hot-stuff1914 score1914 clifty1918 to knock off1919 snoop1924 heist1930 hoist1931 rabbit1943 to rip off1967 to have off1974 1891 Man of World 11 Feb. 63/2 Father must be got out on bail. He has been half-inching again. 1900 Sporting Times 17 Nov. 1/5 Literary pirates half-inching this copyright phrase will be reported to the Stewards. 1917 T. Burke Twinkletoes (1918) iv. 70 No, but, Ma—someone's bin and 'alf-inched me powder. 1983 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 3rd Ser. Episode 5. 172 Who 'alf inched the microwave? Was it Trigger? Come along gentlemen, I want a name! 2012 N. Barker Yips iv. 137 Then why didn't you tell her about Stan half-inching the jeep? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas half-inch half-inch v. Rhyming slang to ‘pinch’, to steal. ΚΠ 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 114 Half-inch, to steal. a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xi. 130 Half-inching is venial, in certain lines of goods. 1948 W. Clewes Journey into Spring ii. 30 We can half-inch those [eggs] from the huts. 1972 Times 24 Aug. 12/1 If people are going to go around half-inching planets the situation is pretty serious. extracted from half-comb. form half-inch half-inch n. ΚΠ 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 194 Defended by plates of half-inch iron. 1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 53 An half-inch boiler plate. extracted from half-comb. form < v.1891 as lemmas
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half-inchv.

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