| 单词 | thimble-screwer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthimble-screwer thimble-screwer n. Criminals' slang one who steals watches or ‘thimbles’ (sense 7); cf. screwer n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of watches hooker1834 watchmaker1859 thimble-screwer1862 toy getter1879 1862 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 25 ‘Thimble-screwers’, those who wrench watches from their guards. 1932 H. Walpole Fortress iii. iv. 467 The perils of London—the cracksmen, the rampsmen, the snorrers and thimble-screwers. < as lemmas |
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