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单词 sneaksman
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sneaksmann.

Etymology: < sneak n. or sneak v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsneaksman.
Cant.
(See quots. 1819, 1859.)
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > who enters through unlocked door or window
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1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. Sneaksman, a man or boy who goes upon the sneak.
1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood II. iii. v. 344 There was..No such sneaksman..going.
1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 97 Sneaksman, a shoplifter; a petty cowardly thief.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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