jack-rollingn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakrəʊlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækˌroʊlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Jack n.², roll v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < Jack n.² + roll v.² (compare roll v.² 18e) + -ing suffix¹, perhaps after either jack roll n. at Jack n.² Compounds 2a or jack roller n. 1.

U.S. slang. Now historical.

Robbery or pickpocketing, esp. of a person who is drunk, drugged, or asleep. Cf. rolling n.¹ 8c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from drunk or sleeping person

jack-rolling1908

1908 Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 30 Nov. We have started out to eliminate leg pulling, graft, bribery, back-capping, jack-rolling.

1923 N. Anderson Hobo iv. 51 ‘Jack rolling’ may be anything from picking a man's pocket in a crowd to robbing him while he is drunk or asleep.

2015 R. M. Lemov Database of Dreams viii.193 Jack-rolling was a hobby that consisted of scoping out..old men and beating them up for their money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack-rolling
释义	jack-rollingn. Brit. /ˈdʒakrəʊlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌroʊlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Jack n.², roll v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < Jack n.² + roll v.² (compare roll v.² 18e) + -ing suffix¹, perhaps after either jack roll n. at Jack n.² Compounds 2a or jack roller n. 1. U.S. slang. Now historical. Robbery or pickpocketing, esp. of a person who is drunk, drugged, or asleep. Cf. rolling n.¹ 8c. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from drunk or sleeping person jack-rolling1908 1908 Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 30 Nov. We have started out to eliminate leg pulling, graft, bribery, back-capping, jack-rolling. 1923 N. Anderson Hobo iv. 51 ‘Jack rolling’ may be anything from picking a man's pocket in a crowd to robbing him while he is drunk or asleep. 2015 R. M. Lemov Database of Dreams viii.193 Jack-rolling was a hobby that consisted of scoping out..old men and beating them up for their money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
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