| 单词 | highway thief |
| 释义 | > as lemmashighway thief highway thief n. now chiefly historical a person who commits robbery on a public road. ΚΠ 1578 J. Florio Firste Fruites f. 62v If they haue nothing, they go a stealing, & become high way theeues. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. xvii. 219 From huntsman turning highway thefe. 1782 Flora's Banquet 171 Highway thieves; Damn'd wholesale robbers, ne'er content, 'Till the last penny's lost or spent. 1882 M. F. Tupper Parson & Footpad in 3 Five-act Plays & 12 Dramatic Scenes 308 I'm sure such a man as you wouldn't be a highway thief, if he could help it. 1937 I. Brooke & J. Laver Eng. Costume 17th through 19th Cent. 20 So valuable were these hats that they were the first item to be removed by a highway thief or footpad. 2005 J. Becker Rogue Regime ix. 190 In daytime they would prowl the roads like highway thieves, stopping and robbing those travelling on foot. < as lemmas |
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