| 单词 | whizz-boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhizz-boy whizz-boy n. a pickpocket. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket fig-boyc1555 foister1585 foist1591 pickpocket1591 bung1600 diver1608 pocket-picker1622 pocketeerc1626 bung-nipper1659 file1673 filer1674 shark1707 hoister1708 knuckle1781 knuckler1801 buzzgloak1819 cly-faker1819 fingersmith1819 knuck1819 fogle hunter1821 buzzman1832 nobbler1839 wire1851 gonoph1853 wirer1857 dip1859 moll-tooler1859 buzzer1862 hook1863 snotter1864 tool1865 pocket-cutter1885 dipper1889 pogue-hunter1896 pick1902 finger1925 whizz1925 whizzer1925 prat diggera1931 whizz-boy1931 whizz-man1932 reefer1935 1931 M. Allingham Police at Funeral vii. 95 How many murders do we get in this class... It's navvies, whizz-boys, car thieves..who run off the rails and commit murder. 1959 Listener 12 Mar. 485/1 The quick-fingered craft of those whom the Elizabethans called nips and we call whizz boys. < as lemmas |
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