英语词汇“upon the game”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Engaged in stealing, burglary, or the like. Also upon the game. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > by or in manner of theft [phrase] > engaged in theft

on the game1839

upon (also on) the town1842

at or on the creep1928

on the knock-off1936

1739Upon the Old Game [see sense 7d].

1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 163/1 On the game, thieving.

1892 Proc. Central Criminal Court 12 Sept. 1352 When he was charged he said, ‘Several of them have been on the game; I was pinched, and I kept the boots.’

1905 Daily Chron. 14 Apr. 6/6 Paolillo pressed me to go out ‘on the game’.

1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May (1929) 33 He put her on the game (had her taught thieving).

单词	upon the game
释义	> as lemmas upon the game a. Engaged in stealing, burglary, or the like. Also upon the game. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > by or in manner of theft [phrase] > engaged in theft on the game1839 upon (also on) the town1842 at or on the creep1928 on the knock-off1936 1739Upon the Old Game [see sense 7d]. 1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 163/1 On the game, thieving. 1892 Proc. Central Criminal Court 12 Sept. 1352 When he was charged he said, ‘Several of them have been on the game; I was pinched, and I kept the boots.’ 1905 Daily Chron. 14 Apr. 6/6 Paolillo pressed me to go out ‘on the game’. 1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May (1929) 33 He put her on the game (had her taught thieving). extracted from gamen. < as lemmas
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