单词 | tier-ranger |
释义 | > as lemmastier-ranger tier-ranger n. a (Thames) river thief. ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > river-thief lumper1781 light horsemen1799 river thief1800 tier-ranger1853 1853 C. Dickens Down with Tide in Househ. Words 5 Feb. 484/1 Tier-rangers, who silently dropped alongside the tiers of shipping in the Pool, by night. 1853 C. Dickens Down with Tide in Househ. Words 5 Feb. 484/2 We took no Tier-rangers..nor other evil disposed person or persons. 1862 J. Binny in H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 370/2 Tier-rangers or river pirates. < as lemmas |
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