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单词 housebreaker
释义 housebreaker
 —housebreaking,  n.  
 /hows"bray'keuhr/,  n.  
  1. a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
  2.  Brit.  
   a. a worker or wrecking company that demolishes houses and buildings, as to make room for new construction.
   b. a person who buys doors, paneled walls, etc., from standing houses, to sell as antiques; a person who dismantles a house of its valuable parts before it is torn down.
 [1275-1325; ME. See HOUSE, BREAKER1]
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