| 单词 | tobyman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtobyman ˈtobyman n. a highwayman. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman > mounted prancera1640 priggera1640 bridle cull1718 high toby gloak1811 toby-gill1811 tobyman1811 1811 Lexicon Balatronicum (at cited word) Toby, High toby man, a highway~man. Low toby man, a footpad. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. s.v. 219 Toby-gill or Toby-man, properly signifies a highwayman. 1834 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood II. iii. v. 309 Jack Hall, a celebrated tobyman. 1881 Daily News 22 Dec. 1/3 When the footpad and ‘high-tobymen’ of ancient turnpike roads are replaced by male and female brigands armed with pistol and chloroform. 1902 Illustr. London News 20 Dec. 951/3 I am a-looking anxiously for a tobyman that has wickedly robbed a lady. < as lemmas |
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