| 单词 | to crack a crib |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto crack a crib 11. Thieves' slang. To break open. to crack a crib: to break into a house. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > burgle [verb (transitive)] > break into or open as burglar crack1725 hoist1796 screw1819 jimmy1893 yegg1916 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > burgle [verb (intransitive)] mill1567 housebreaka1822 to crack a crib1838 burglarize1947 1725 New Canting Dict. Crack, is also used to break open; as, To crack up a Door. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 165 Crack, to break open. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xix. 320 The crib's barred up at night like a jail, but there's one part we can crack. 1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe II. xi. 120 If any enterprising burglar had taken it into his head to ‘crack’ that particular ‘crib’ known as the Bridge Hotel. < as lemmas |
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