thievingn.

/ˈθiːvɪŋ/

Etymology: apparently < thieve v. + -ing suffix¹; but perhaps < thief n.

1. The action of a thief; the committing of theft; stealing. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun]

theft688

stalec950

stealc1200

stoutha1300

stealing13..

stealtha1325

lifting1362

briberya1387

stoutheriec1440

larcenya1475

larcerya1500

conveyancea1529

thieving1530

bribing1533

larcinc1535

embezzling1540

embezzlement1548

thiefdom?1549

theftdom1566

bribering1567

milling1567

thievery1568

larcinry1634

panyarring1703

abduction1766

smugging1825

pickup1846

lurking1851

make1860

tea-leafing1899

snitching1933

lapping1950

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 699/2 A nyghtes he gothe a thevyng.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (x. 8) They made royall palaces theyr theeuing-places, too cut silie mens throtes in.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 185 These Mallabars..excell in theeuing.

1892 J. A. Symonds Life Michelangelo (1899) II. xi. 54 Your failure to discharge your obligations is regarded as an act of thieving.

2. concrete. A thing obtained by theft.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > article of

stealth1426

rifle1657

steal1825

filching1834

cribbing1837

thieving1861

cribbage1862

rabbit1927

1861 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 328 The Louvre, at that time full of Napoleon's magnificent thievings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

thievingadj.

Etymology: < thieve v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthieving.

a. That thieves or acts like a thief.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to

bribering?1529

picking1535

thievish1538

prigging1567

felonous1570

thieving1598

Hungarian1608

theftuous1632

felonious1637

predacious1665

furacious1676

priggish1699

furtive1816

kleptic1865

1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 70 Theeuing Mercury That euen in his new borne infancy Stole faire Apollos quiuer.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 135 I will teach these misbelieving, thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. vi. 107 Canoes..drawn up out of the reach of the ever-mischievous, thieving sea.

†b. thieving nutmeg n. Obsolete see 1669.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > fruit or seed > nutmeg

nutmeg1387

nuta1425

thieving nutmeg1669

1669 Philos. Trans. 1668 (Royal Soc.) 3 863 The Nutmeg called Theeving; because that being put among a whole room full of good Nutmegs, though it be but one, it will corrupt them all.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iv. iii. 376 The Fruit..of..the Thieving-Nutmeg, because it infects and spoils the good ones where it lies.

1693 T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 45.

Derivatives

ˈthievingly adv. by way of thieving, theftuously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adverb]

theftuouslyc1400

thievishly?c1450

thief-likea1625

thievously1658

make1699

larcenously1864

thievingly1880

thiefwise1898

1880 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera lxxxix. 144 Every pleasure got..cheaply, thievingly, and swiftly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	thieving
释义	thievingn. /ˈθiːvɪŋ/ Etymology: apparently < thieve v. + -ing suffix¹; but perhaps < thief n. 1. The action of a thief; the committing of theft; stealing. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] theft688 stalec950 stealc1200 stoutha1300 stealing13.. stealtha1325 lifting1362 briberya1387 stoutheriec1440 larcenya1475 larcerya1500 conveyancea1529 thieving1530 bribing1533 larcinc1535 embezzling1540 embezzlement1548 thiefdom?1549 theftdom1566 bribering1567 milling1567 thievery1568 larcinry1634 panyarring1703 abduction1766 smugging1825 pickup1846 lurking1851 make1860 tea-leafing1899 snitching1933 lapping1950 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 699/2 A nyghtes he gothe a thevyng. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (x. 8) They made royall palaces theyr theeuing-places, too cut silie mens throtes in. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 185 These Mallabars..excell in theeuing. 1892 J. A. Symonds Life Michelangelo (1899) II. xi. 54 Your failure to discharge your obligations is regarded as an act of thieving. 2. concrete. A thing obtained by theft. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > article of stealth1426 rifle1657 steal1825 filching1834 cribbing1837 thieving1861 cribbage1862 rabbit1927 1861 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 328 The Louvre, at that time full of Napoleon's magnificent thievings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). thievingadj. Etymology: < thieve v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthieving. a. That thieves or acts like a thief. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to bribering?1529 picking1535 thievish1538 prigging1567 felonous1570 thieving1598 Hungarian1608 theftuous1632 felonious1637 predacious1665 furacious1676 priggish1699 furtive1816 kleptic1865 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 70 Theeuing Mercury That euen in his new borne infancy Stole faire Apollos quiuer. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 135 I will teach these misbelieving, thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. vi. 107 Canoes..drawn up out of the reach of the ever-mischievous, thieving sea. †b. thieving nutmeg n. Obsolete see 1669. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > fruit or seed > nutmeg nutmeg1387 nuta1425 thieving nutmeg1669 1669 Philos. Trans. 1668 (Royal Soc.) 3 863 The Nutmeg called Theeving; because that being put among a whole room full of good Nutmegs, though it be but one, it will corrupt them all. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iv. iii. 376 The Fruit..of..the Thieving-Nutmeg, because it infects and spoils the good ones where it lies. 1693 T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 45. Derivatives ˈthievingly adv. by way of thieving, theftuously. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adverb] theftuouslyc1400 thievishly?c1450 thief-likea1625 thievously1658 make1699 larcenously1864 thievingly1880 thiefwise1898 1880 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera lxxxix. 144 Every pleasure got..cheaply, thievingly, and swiftly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1530adj.1598
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