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

clifty

/ˈklɪfti/

verb (clifties, cliftying, cliftied) [with object] Australian dated, informal

Steal or take without permission: he had a primus he’d cliftied from one of the officers [no object]: Australians called the locals thieves but were guilty of cliftying themselves...

They had an uncanny ability to slit a tent at night in just the right spot to clifty a rifle, ammunition, or other vital equipment.
Every one of these items had been cliftied, and appropriately, the marquee was also illegally acquired.
A bust of Mussolini was cliftied by their squadron.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek kleptēs 'thief'.

单词	clifty
释义	clifty /ˈklɪfti/ verb (clifties, cliftying, cliftied) [with object] Australian dated, informal Steal or take without permission: he had a primus he’d cliftied from one of the officers [no object]: Australians called the locals thieves but were guilty of cliftying themselves... They had an uncanny ability to slit a tent at night in just the right spot to clifty a rifle, ammunition, or other vital equipment. Every one of these items had been cliftied, and appropriately, the marquee was also illegally acquired. A bust of Mussolini was cliftied by their squadron. Origin Early 20th century: from Greek kleptēs 'thief'.
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