prigmann.

Brit.

/ˈprɪɡm(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈprɪɡm(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s pridgeman, 1500s 1900s prygman, 1800s prigman.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prig v.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < prig v.¹ + man n.¹ Compare prig n.³, prigger n.¹

Now historical.

A thief; = prig n.³ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]

mitcher?c1225

nimmera1325

pilferer1350

truffer1485

lurcher1528

picker1549

filcher1557

purloiner1557

prig1567

prigger1567

prigman1567

fingerer1575

piker1590

prag1592

nibbler1598

lurch-man1603

petty larcener1640

budge1673

catch-cloaka1679

prigster1682

sutler1699

marauder1764

snib1823

chicken thief1840

lurker1841

souvenir hunter1862

robberling1865

jackdaw1887

miker1890

frisker1892

bower-bird1926

jagoff1931

magpie1944

slockster-

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Hij A pridgeman from him pryuilie His money did purloyne.

1575 J. Awdely Fraternitye of Vacabondes (new ed.) sig. A2 A Prygman goeth with a stycke in hys hand like an idle person. His propertye is to steale cloathes of the hedge..or els filtch Poultry.

1892 W. Besant London vi. 318 The ‘prigger of prancers’, a horse thief; the ruffler, the swigman and prigman, are also gone, but their descendants remain with us, zealous in the pursuit of kindred callings.

1967 Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 17 Oct. a14/4 The convenience of being able to spread the laundry on sunny lawns and hedges was offset by the hazards of washday thieves, or ‘Prygmen’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prigman
释义	prigmann. Brit. /ˈprɪɡm(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈprɪɡm(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s pridgeman, 1500s 1900s prygman, 1800s prigman. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prig v.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < prig v.¹ + man n.¹ Compare prig n.³, prigger n.¹ Now historical. A thief; = prig n.³ 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun] mitcher?c1225 nimmera1325 pilferer1350 truffer1485 lurcher1528 picker1549 filcher1557 purloiner1557 prig1567 prigger1567 prigman1567 fingerer1575 piker1590 prag1592 nibbler1598 lurch-man1603 petty larcener1640 budge1673 catch-cloaka1679 prigster1682 sutler1699 marauder1764 snib1823 chicken thief1840 lurker1841 souvenir hunter1862 robberling1865 jackdaw1887 miker1890 frisker1892 bower-bird1926 jagoff1931 magpie1944 slockster- 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Hij A pridgeman from him pryuilie His money did purloyne. 1575 J. Awdely Fraternitye of Vacabondes (new ed.) sig. A2 A Prygman goeth with a stycke in hys hand like an idle person. His propertye is to steale cloathes of the hedge..or els filtch Poultry. 1892 W. Besant London vi. 318 The ‘prigger of prancers’, a horse thief; the ruffler, the swigman and prigman, are also gone, but their descendants remain with us, zealous in the pursuit of kindred callings. 1967 Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 17 Oct. a14/4 The convenience of being able to spread the laundry on sunny lawns and hedges was offset by the hazards of washday thieves, or ‘Prygmen’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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