单词 | resurrection cove |
释义 | > as lemmasresurrection cove resurrection cove n. slang (now historical) = resurrection man n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > bodysnatcher > [noun] resurrectionist1777 resurrection man1781 resurrection woman1815 body snatcher1819 resurrection cove1819 resurrectioner1822 resurrection jarvey1825 grab1831 snatcher1831 body lifter1832 all-night man1861 resurrector1861 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > exhumation > [noun] > one who > for anatomical purposes resurrectionist1777 resurrection man1781 resurrection woman1815 resurrection cove1819 resurrection jarvey1825 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 201 Resurrection-cove, a stealer of dead bodies. 1837 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood (rev. ed.) iii. xxxiii. 279 Do you take me for a resurrection cove; for a dealer in dead stock, eh! sirrah? 1929 J. S. Montgomery in Salt Lake Tribune 21 July 3/3 Resurrection Coves, Bridle Culls, Family-men, and such ilk, all candidates for a ‘Tyburn tippet’. < as lemmas |
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