单词 | ninja rock |
释义 | > as lemmasninja rock ninja rock n. a small ceramic object, usually a spark plug insulator, used by thieves as a tool to smash glass quietly. ΚΠ 1994 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Mar. w16 When thrown, ninja rocks are sharp enough to break the thin, stretched skin in tempered glass, which causes the entire pane to shatter. 1999 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 5 Aug. 7 Someone used pieces of spark plugs, which police reports referred to as ‘ninja rocks’, to break the windows of several vehicles and steal women's purses. 2001 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 24 Dec. 131/58 The ninja rock looks like a piece of junk. Only with a string tied to it—as possessed by one frugal thief in a Southeastern state not long ago—does it become a prosecutable burglary tool. < as lemmas |
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