| 单词 | to star the glaze |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto star the glaze cant and Criminals' slang. to star the glaze: to cut or break the glass of a window, display case, etc., in order to carry out a robbery. Cf. sense 5a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (intransitive)] > smash and grab to star the glaze1777 1777 Thieving Detected 41 It is almost useless to mention, that the instrument made use of in Starring the Glaze is a glazier's diamond. 1828 Courier 4 Oct. Charles Thorogood, one of the city constables, swore positively that he saw the prisoner Simpson ‘star the glaze’ (crack the glass). 1865 Express 7 Apr. 2/6 Robberies by ‘starring the glaze’ have of late been very frequent. 1926 Devon & Exeter Daily Gaz. 23 June 5/5 One of them withdrew a pane of glass with a knife—‘starring the glaze’, as it was expressed in their jargon—and then put in his hand to catch hold of the padlock. < as lemmas |
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