| 单词 | the heeler is as bad as the stealer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe heeler is as bad as the stealer 3. English regional (chiefly south-western). A person who conceals another's wrongdoing; one who receives or harbours criminals or stolen goods. Frequently contrasted with stealer, esp. in proverbial phrases such as the heeler is as bad as the stealer. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > one who or that which conceals hiderc1374 coverer1393 heelera1586 secreter1755 hugger-mugger1862 a1586 J. Rowll Cursing l. 15 in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 162 Bayth the haldaris and the heilaris Ressattaris and the previe steilaris. 1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. 163 The 2 common Malefactors (both of like guilt in Law) caled the Stealer and Heler. 1662 W. Sheppard Action upon Case for Slander ii. 6 To say of one in Devonshire, and thereabouts, Hee is a healer of Felons; For there it is taken for a hider, or concealer of Felons; where it is said, The healer is as bad as the stealer. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Heler A proverbial saying heard in the neighbourhood of Stoddesden:—‘The heler's as bad as the heaver’. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Heler ‘The heler's so bad as the stealer.’ a1894 J. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) 92 Hailer or Healer, a receiver of stolen goods; the encourager of another in wrong-doing. ‘The healer is as bad as the stealer.’ < as lemmas |
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