单词 | siphoner |
释义 | siphonern. One who draws off (liquid, etc.) by siphoning; spec. a petrol-thief. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of petrol by siphoning siphoner1961 1961 E. S. Turner Phoney War vii. 44 The scarcity of petrol bred a new type of sneak-thief, the siphoner, who went round with a length of rubber tubing and a can, helping himself to the contents of car tanks. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Sept. 35/1 Mass cruising [in cars] is dying rapidly. About the only people who can do it anymore are the filthy rich and the skillful siphoners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1961 |
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