figurative and in extended use. slang (originally cant). A thief who uses a hook attached to a long rod to steal from otherwise inaccessible…
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释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who uses a hook (3) angler1567 figurative and in extended use. slang (originally cant). A thief who uses a hook attached to a long rod to steal from otherwise inaccessible… hooker1567 A thief who snatched away articles with a hook; a pilferer, thief; (in modern use) slang a watch-stealer. curber1591 Thieves' cant. (See quot. 1591.) Obsolete. |
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