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单词 snakesman
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snakesmann.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnakesman.
Cant. Now Historical.
(See quot. 1785.)
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > burglar's assistant
snakesman1785
1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Little Little snakesman, a little boy who gets into a house through the sink hole, and then opens the door for his accomplices.
1973 G. Butler Coffin for Pandora vii. 153 Perhaps I did train up one or two snakesmen..and perhaps we did work together.
1975 M. Crichton Great Train Robbery v. 31 A snakesman was a child adept at wriggling through small spaces.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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