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单词 robberling
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robberlingn.

Brit. /ˈrɒbəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɑbərlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: robber n., -ling suffix1.
Etymology: < robber n. + -ling suffix1.
literary and poetic.
A petty thief; a small robber.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]
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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
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miker1890
frisker1892
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jagoff1931
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1865 R. G. White tr. M. Boiardo in Mem. Shakespeare 37 The man who steals..such a trifle..may be justly called a robberling [It. ladroncello].
1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 8 Under the glistening cherries... Three dead birds lie: Pale-breasted throstles and a blackbird, robberlings Stained with red dye.
2000 S. Bernofsky tr. R. Walser Robber 100 The last thing they wanted was to leave the Robberling, that so exceedingly delicate creature, alone and in peace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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