| 单词 | stop thief! |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstop thief! b. stop thief! a cry for help to arrest a running thief. Also slang (see quot. 1857). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > under arrest [phrase] > cry for help to arrest thief stop thief!1714 hot beef1861 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > article of > specific deadman1764 stop thief!1857 prat poke1924 1714 A. Smith Hist. Lives Highway-men (ed. 2) I. 67 He espy'd Cox,..and crying out Stop Thief, he was apprehended in St. Clement's Church-Yard. 1760 O. Goldsmith in Brit. Mag. Oct. 579/1 I had not gone far from the house, when I heard behind me the cry of, Stop thief! 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 20 Stop Thief, meat stolen. ‘I have got this piece of stop thief.’ I stole this piece of raw meat. Th[ieves]. 1887 Times 26 Aug. 10/2 Prosecutor having called out ‘stop thief’ he was apprehended. < as lemmas |
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