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单词 portico thief
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portico thief
portico thief n. now rare = cat burglar n. at cat n.1 Compounds 3.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > cat-burglar
dancer1864
portico thief1870
porch climber1883
second-story man1886
climber1900
cat burglar1907
1870 Times 19 Oct. 9/5 While their houses were watched, a whole school of climbers or portico thieves were found out.
1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xxv. 254 Cat-burglars have existed since there have been houses to climb, but until comparatively recently they were always known by the more prosaic title of Portico Thieves.
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