单词 | body stealing |
释义 | > as lemmasbody stealing body stealing n. = body-snatching n. 1. ΘΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > bodysnatching > [noun] body stealing1818 body-snatching1819 resurrectionizing1819 resurrectionism1849 1818 Times 8 Dec. 2/3 Whatever number of bodies were given for dissection, by so many would the necessity of body-stealing be diminished. 1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician I. 368 My..exploit in the way of body stealing. 2005 Victorian Poetry (Nexis) 22 Sept. Memories of the depradations of body stealing by ‘resurrection men’ were still fresh. < as lemmas |
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