Some tool used by burglars. Obsolete. rare.
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars (22) tricker1591 Some tool used by burglars. Obsolete. rare. mill1607 A chisel or similar implement used for housebreaking. iron1681 A crowbar or similar implement used for housebreaking; a jemmy. Now rare (slang in later use). Betty1700 Cant name formerly given to a short bar of iron used by burglars as a lever to force open doors: also called a Jenny, and now a Jemmy. centre-bit1746 A drill bit with a central point and side cutters, used for boring cylindrical holes. rook1788 slang and regional (Shropshire). A crowbar. Also: an implement for closing a grate. Cf. crow, n.1 5a. Obsolete. jemmy1811 A crowbar used by burglars, generally made in sections screwing together. roundabout1811 A tool used by burglars for cutting circular holes. Obsolete. rare. James1819 A burglar's crowbar; = jemmy, n. 6. jimmy1848 = jemmy, n., occurring in most of the senses of that word, and in numerous other slang, dialectal, and local uses, for which see Dictionaries… stick1848 A tool, implement, or instrument. Criminals' slang. A crowbar, a jemmy. Jack-in-the-box1850 Any of various machines or devices; esp. one consisting of a jack or lever enclosed in a box or block… A device used by burglars to break open… Jack1862 A short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door. Cf. jemmy, n. 6. Obsolete. alderman1872 A large jemmy or crowbar. slang. Now rare. cane1930 Criminals' slang. A jemmy or crowbar. Cf. stick, n.1 11i. Subcategories:— for picking or forcing locks (3) — for opening safes (2) — to kill or drug dogs (1) — line to trip pursuers (1) |
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