rob-comb. form

Stress may be attracted to this combining form.

Forms: see rob v.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rob v.

Etymology: < rob v.Found in a small number of formations exemplified below, and rob-pot n. Formations are found from the 15th cent. onwards (earliest in rob-house n. at sense 1) and are especially numerous in the 17th cent. Probably attested earlier in a surname, Robertus Robbeioye (1332).

1. Forming nouns denoting someone who robs a specified person or place. See also rob-pot n.

† rob altar n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1591 H. Broughton Treat. Melchisedek sig. A3 σπερμολόγος for unreligious, or robbe Altar.

1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket ii. 49 Will a man rob God?.. But, alas, what law can be giuen to rob Altars?

† rob-God n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1612 W. Sclater Ministers Portion 47 Search records, divine, humane: where findest thou a rob-God without his vengeance?

1623 R. Carpenter Conscionable Christian 80 Sacrilegious rob-Gods, desperate mocke-Preachers.

† rob-house n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

c1450 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Texas) (1940) Prol. l. 659 Robhowses [c1405 Ellesmere in lanes blynde..thise robbours and thise theues..Holden hir pryuee fereful residence].

† rob-orchard n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > of specific place

church robber?1526

rob-orchard1673

bank robber1799

bank snatcher1890

1673 Bp. S. Parker Reproof Rehearsal Transprosed 517 Truants, Loiterers and Rob-orchards.

1728 T. Woolston Third Disc. Miracles 8 If he had had an Opportunity he would have been a Rob-Orchard.

rob-thief n.

Brit.

/ˈrɒbθiːf/

U.S.

/ˈrɑbˌθif/

now rare the action of stealing from a thief (chiefly in to play (at) rob-thief); (also) a person who steals from a thief.

ΚΠ

1600 Looke about You sig. I4 Could I meet him, Ide play rob theefe, at least part stakes with him.

1617 W. Est tr. B. Pirckheimer Praise of Gout 14 Now hee is become a plaine Rob-thiefe, and stealeth from himselfe.

1724 ‘C. Johnson’ Gen. Hist. Pyrates x.169 Kennedy, who had so little Honour as to play at Rob Thief with the Company.

1786 Poet. Epist. from Ghost Dr. Johnson 9 The whole of this curious passage, we are sorry to observe, seems little less than what is vulgarly called rob thief.

1899 A. E. W. Mason Watchers xviii. 266 He played rob-thief—a good game, but it requires a skilled player.

rob-carrier n.

Brit.

/ˈrɒbkarɪə/

U.S.

/ˈrɑbˌkɛriər/

now historical a person who robs a carrier (carrier n.¹ 1a).Only with reference to the activities of certain Royalists during the English Civil War.

ΚΠ

1643 Perfect Diurnall 4 Sept. 60 The said Forces..had sent unto their fellow Rob-Carrier, Colonell Hastings, to assist them speedily.

1649 J. Ricraft Civill Warres (new ed.) xx. 69 The strong Garrison of Basing the very receptacle of rogueing Rob-Carriers.

1853 J. S. Bushnan Burton & its Bitter Beer iv. 67 Marauding parties and ‘rob-carriers’ lying in wait for decent merchants and wool-staplers crossing the long bridge.

2007 I. Roy in J. McElligott & D. L. Smith Royalists & Royalism v. 108 Lord Loughborough..was censured by local MPs as a notorious ‘rob-carrier’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rob-
释义	rob-comb. form Stress may be attracted to this combining form. Forms: see rob v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rob v. Etymology: < rob v.Found in a small number of formations exemplified below, and rob-pot n. Formations are found from the 15th cent. onwards (earliest in rob-house n. at sense 1) and are especially numerous in the 17th cent. Probably attested earlier in a surname, Robertus Robbeioye (1332). 1. Forming nouns denoting someone who robs a specified person or place. See also rob-pot n. † rob altar n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1591 H. Broughton Treat. Melchisedek sig. A3 σπερμολόγος for unreligious, or robbe Altar. 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket ii. 49 Will a man rob God?.. But, alas, what law can be giuen to rob Altars? † rob-God n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1612 W. Sclater Ministers Portion 47 Search records, divine, humane: where findest thou a rob-God without his vengeance? 1623 R. Carpenter Conscionable Christian 80 Sacrilegious rob-Gods, desperate mocke-Preachers. † rob-house n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ c1450 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Texas) (1940) Prol. l. 659 Robhowses [c1405 Ellesmere in lanes blynde..thise robbours and thise theues..Holden hir pryuee fereful residence]. † rob-orchard n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > of specific place church robber?1526 rob-orchard1673 bank robber1799 bank snatcher1890 1673 Bp. S. Parker Reproof Rehearsal Transprosed 517 Truants, Loiterers and Rob-orchards. 1728 T. Woolston Third Disc. Miracles 8 If he had had an Opportunity he would have been a Rob-Orchard. 2. rob-thief n. Brit. /ˈrɒbθiːf/ , U.S. /ˈrɑbˌθif/ now rare the action of stealing from a thief (chiefly in to play (at) rob-thief); (also) a person who steals from a thief. ΚΠ 1600 Looke about You sig. I4 Could I meet him, Ide play rob theefe, at least part stakes with him. 1617 W. Est tr. B. Pirckheimer Praise of Gout 14 Now hee is become a plaine Rob-thiefe, and stealeth from himselfe. 1724 ‘C. Johnson’ Gen. Hist. Pyrates x.169 Kennedy, who had so little Honour as to play at Rob Thief with the Company. 1786 Poet. Epist. from Ghost Dr. Johnson 9 The whole of this curious passage, we are sorry to observe, seems little less than what is vulgarly called rob thief. 1899 A. E. W. Mason Watchers xviii. 266 He played rob-thief—a good game, but it requires a skilled player. rob-carrier n. Brit. /ˈrɒbkarɪə/ , U.S. /ˈrɑbˌkɛriər/ now historical a person who robs a carrier (carrier n.¹ 1a).Only with reference to the activities of certain Royalists during the English Civil War. ΚΠ 1643 Perfect Diurnall 4 Sept. 60 The said Forces..had sent unto their fellow Rob-Carrier, Colonell Hastings, to assist them speedily. 1649 J. Ricraft Civill Warres (new ed.) xx. 69 The strong Garrison of Basing the very receptacle of rogueing Rob-Carriers. 1853 J. S. Bushnan Burton & its Bitter Beer iv. 67 Marauding parties and ‘rob-carriers’ lying in wait for decent merchants and wool-staplers crossing the long bridge. 2007 I. Roy in J. McElligott & D. L. Smith Royalists & Royalism v. 108 Lord Loughborough..was censured by local MPs as a notorious ‘rob-carrier’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. formc1450
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