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单词 to work the tubs
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to work the tubs
e. A bus; to work the tubs, to pick pockets on buses or at bus-stops. slang (chiefly Underworld).
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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.
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