| 单词 | toy getter |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoy getter toy getter n. Criminals' slang (now rare and dated) a person who steals watches (cf. sense 6d). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of watches hooker1834 watchmaker1859 thimble-screwer1862 toy getter1879 1879 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 502/1 The following people used to go in there—toy-getters (watch-stealers), magsmen (confidence-trick men), [etc.]. 1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago 102 Dicky knew the small man for a good toy-getter. 1953 L. Gordon Peepshow into Paradise i. i. 18 In thieves' slang a ‘toy and tackle’ means a watch and chain, and a ‘toy getter’ the ancient calling of watch-stealer. < as lemmas |
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