† lime-fingeredadj.

Etymology: Compare lime n.¹ 1, limed adj. (sense 1).

Obsolete.

Given to pilfering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective]

light-fingered1546

lime-fingered1546

pilfering1546

fine-fingeredc1555

filching1570

mitching1576

lurching1577

lime-twig1602

nimming1603

pitchy1660

fingerative1674

marauding1748

light-handed1769

tarry1822

tarry-fingered1825

sticky-fingered1855

panhandling1884

tarry-fisted1906

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. x. sig. Civ A cleane fyngerd huswyfe and an ydel,..will be lyme fyngerd.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. iv. 629 They are light-footed and lime fingred.

1624 Bp. J. Hall True Peace-maker 33 Carelesse, sloathfull, false, lime-fingred seruants.

Derivatives

† lime-fingers n. Obsolete thievish propensities.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun] > propensity to

lime-fingers1613

light-fingeredness1817

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. x. 700 It is secured from the lime-fingers of any passenger.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	lime-fingered
释义	† lime-fingeredadj. Etymology: Compare lime n.¹ 1, limed adj. (sense 1). Obsolete. Given to pilfering. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] light-fingered1546 lime-fingered1546 pilfering1546 fine-fingeredc1555 filching1570 mitching1576 lurching1577 lime-twig1602 nimming1603 pitchy1660 fingerative1674 marauding1748 light-handed1769 tarry1822 tarry-fingered1825 sticky-fingered1855 panhandling1884 tarry-fisted1906 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. x. sig. Civ A cleane fyngerd huswyfe and an ydel,..will be lyme fyngerd. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. iv. 629 They are light-footed and lime fingred. 1624 Bp. J. Hall True Peace-maker 33 Carelesse, sloathfull, false, lime-fingred seruants. Derivatives † lime-fingers n. Obsolete thievish propensities. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun] > propensity to lime-fingers1613 light-fingeredness1817 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. x. 700 It is secured from the lime-fingers of any passenger. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1546
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