half-inchingn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈɪn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈɪn(t)ʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-inch v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < half-inch v. + -ing suffix¹.

British slang.

The action or practice of stealing; theft.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun]

theft688

stalec950

stealc1200

stoutha1300

stealing13..

stealtha1325

lifting1362

briberya1387

stoutheriec1440

larcenya1475

larcerya1500

conveyancea1529

thieving1530

bribing1533

larcinc1535

embezzling1540

embezzlement1548

thiefdom?1549

theftdom1566

bribering1567

milling1567

thievery1568

larcinry1634

panyarring1703

abduction1766

smugging1825

pickup1846

lurking1851

make1860

tea-leafing1899

snitching1933

lapping1950

1919 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 3 Sept. 10/3 What is known in King's English as ‘theft’ has been translated into military parlance as ‘winning’, ‘scrounging’, or ‘half-inching’ by the English Tommy.

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

?1978 E. Chappell Rising Damp (2002) iv. ii. 458/1 We can leave the half-inching in Woolworth's until later.

2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 24 June 29 It wasn't just au pairs doing the half-inching.

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

单词	half-inching
释义	half-inchingn. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈɪn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈɪn(t)ʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-inch v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < half-inch v. + -ing suffix¹. British slang. The action or practice of stealing; theft. ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] theft688 stalec950 stealc1200 stoutha1300 stealing13.. stealtha1325 lifting1362 briberya1387 stoutheriec1440 larcenya1475 larcerya1500 conveyancea1529 thieving1530 bribing1533 larcinc1535 embezzling1540 embezzlement1548 thiefdom?1549 theftdom1566 bribering1567 milling1567 thievery1568 larcinry1634 panyarring1703 abduction1766 smugging1825 pickup1846 lurking1851 make1860 tea-leafing1899 snitching1933 lapping1950 1919 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 3 Sept. 10/3 What is known in King's English as ‘theft’ has been translated into military parlance as ‘winning’, ‘scrounging’, or ‘half-inching’ by the English Tommy. a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xi. 130 Half-inching is venial, in certain lines of goods. ?1978 E. Chappell Rising Damp (2002) iv. ii. 458/1 We can leave the half-inching in Woolworth's until later. 2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 24 June 29 It wasn't just au pairs doing the half-inching. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas half-inching half-inching n. extracted from half-comb. form < n.1919 as lemmas
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half-inchingn.

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