robberlingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒbəlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑbərlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: robber n., -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < robber n. + -ling suffix¹.

literary and poetic.

A petty thief; a small robber.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]

mitcher?c1225

nimmera1325

pilferer1350

truffer1485

lurcher1528

picker1549

filcher1557

purloiner1557

prig1567

prigger1567

prigman1567

fingerer1575

piker1590

prag1592

nibbler1598

lurch-man1603

petty larcener1640

budge1673

catch-cloaka1679

prigster1682

sutler1699

marauder1764

snib1823

chicken thief1840

lurker1841

souvenir hunter1862

robberling1865

jackdaw1887

miker1890

frisker1892

bower-bird1926

jagoff1931

magpie1944

slockster-

1865 R. G. White tr. M. Boiardo in Mem. Shakespeare 37 The man who steals..such a trifle..may be justly called a robberling [It. ladroncello].

1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 8 Under the glistening cherries... Three dead birds lie: Pale-breasted throstles and a blackbird, robberlings Stained with red dye.

2000 S. Bernofsky tr. R. Walser Robber 100 The last thing they wanted was to leave the Robberling, that so exceedingly delicate creature, alone and in peace.

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

单词	robberling
释义	robberlingn. Brit. /ˈrɒbəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɑbərlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: robber n., -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < robber n. + -ling suffix¹. literary and poetic. A petty thief; a small robber. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun] mitcher?c1225 nimmera1325 pilferer1350 truffer1485 lurcher1528 picker1549 filcher1557 purloiner1557 prig1567 prigger1567 prigman1567 fingerer1575 piker1590 prag1592 nibbler1598 lurch-man1603 petty larcener1640 budge1673 catch-cloaka1679 prigster1682 sutler1699 marauder1764 snib1823 chicken thief1840 lurker1841 souvenir hunter1862 robberling1865 jackdaw1887 miker1890 frisker1892 bower-bird1926 jagoff1931 magpie1944 slockster- 1865 R. G. White tr. M. Boiardo in Mem. Shakespeare 37 The man who steals..such a trifle..may be justly called a robberling [It. ladroncello]. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 8 Under the glistening cherries... Three dead birds lie: Pale-breasted throstles and a blackbird, robberlings Stained with red dye. 2000 S. Bernofsky tr. R. Walser Robber 100 The last thing they wanted was to leave the Robberling, that so exceedingly delicate creature, alone and in peace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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