单词 | to work the tubs |
释义 | > as lemmasto work the tubs e. A bus; to work the tubs, to pick pockets on buses or at bus-stops. slang (chiefly Underworld). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > picking pockets > pick pockets [verb (intransitive)] > on buses or at bus-stops to work the tubs1929 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus omnibus1829 bus1832 shillibeerc1835 stage1853 tub1929 1929 G. Dilnot Triumphs of Detection iv. 52 Snatches of their conversation..told that they were on their way to ‘work the tubs’—in other words, to pick pockets at omnibus stopping-places. 1933 C. E. Leach On Top of Underworld x. 141 Tub, omnibus. 1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry x. 85 Inland transport comes along with tubs for buses. < as lemmas |
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