| 单词 | prop-nailer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprop-nailer prop-nailer n. = prop-getter n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of jewellery prop-nailer1862 pennyweighter1886 prop-getter1901 prop man1935 1862 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 25 ‘Prop-nailers’, those who steal pins and brooches. 1869 Putnam's Monthly Aug. 241/2 ‘Prop-nailers’, who wrench off the guard-chains of watches and steal brooches and breastpins. 1950 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 8 Feb. 8 The young ones..—with their quickness and their animal cunning—made apt pupils for cracksmen, prop-nailers, thimble-riggers. < as lemmas |
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