water thiefn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə θiːf/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌθif/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌθif/

Forms: see water n. and thief n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., thief n.

Etymology: < water n. + thief n. In sense 2 perhaps after classical Latin clepsydra or its etymon ancient Greek κλεψύδρα, lit. ‘water-stealer’ (see clepsydra n.); with this sense compare earlier clepsydra n.

1. Chiefly poetic. A pirate; (sometimes more generally) a person engaged in stealing, plunder, etc., who travels by water.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate

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skimmera1387

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galliotc1425

reaver1434

piratea1475

freebooter1570

sea-rover1579

filibuster1591

water rat1600

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picaroon1624

sea-rata1640

Algerine1657

marooner1661

rat1675

Likedeelers1764

Viking1807

sea-wolf1837

piratess1862

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > pirate > [noun]

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water thief1600

buccaneer1846

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > pirate

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reaver1434

freebooter1570

filibuster1591

water thief1600

picaroon1624

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buccaneer1846

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 23 There be land rats, and water rats, water theeues, and land theeues, I meane Pyrats.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kk3/2 A Merchant of your ranke, that have at Sea So many Bottoms in the danger of These water-Theeves.

1780 J. Green Plan for Better Regulation Mariners 50 You would be enabled to recruit your armies with more expedition; mariners would be increased, water thieves lessened, &c. &c.

1861 Bell's Life in London 10 Nov. (Suppl.) 1/2 He is not likely to face cold and wet, with a very fair chance of a sound drubbing..should he attempt to interfere with the midnight water thief.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 304 A Tyrrhenian water-thief.

1957 H. W. Tilman Mischief in Patagonia iii. 33 If we thought of going ashore all together we must employ a watchman, otherwise water-thieves..would strip the ship to the last nut and bolt.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 14 July (Guide Suppl.) 57 The sea-bound Sinbad is imperilled when his ship is captured by the water thieves.

2. Any of various devices for drawing or sampling a small quantity of water from something. Cf. clepsydra n. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1877 Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1876 103 Tin ‘bung-bucket’ or ‘water-thief’, and Provincetown doryman's ‘fog’ or ‘lipper’ horn.

1884 Nat. Museum Bull. No. 27. 778 Bung-bucket or water-thief... Used instead of a pump for drawing drinking-water from the bung-hole of a cask.

1918 Proc. 14th Ann. Meeting Amer. Wood-preservers' Assoc. 203 Thief, water, glass sampling device for determining amount of water on surface of liquids heavier than water.

3. A fitting for the end of a hosepipe for dividing the flow into three or more separate streams.

ΚΠ

1941 Fire Def. (Nat. Fire Protection Assoc.) xii. 145 There will also be..50 feet of ½-inch garden hose with a ⅛-inch needle spray nozzle and ‘water thief’ connection.

1986 H. Richman Truck Company Fireground Operations (ed. 2) viii. 130 Either of these operations can be carried out with a water thief.

2011 Fire Service Pump Operator (Internat. Assoc. Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection Assoc.) ix. 225/1 A water thief is similar to a gated wye, but includes an additional 2½″ (64 mm) outlet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water thief
释义	water thiefn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə θiːf/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌθif/, /ˈwɑdər ˌθif/ Forms: see water n. and thief n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., thief n. Etymology: < water n. + thief n. In sense 2 perhaps after classical Latin clepsydra or its etymon ancient Greek κλεψύδρα, lit. ‘water-stealer’ (see clepsydra n.); with this sense compare earlier clepsydra n. 1. Chiefly poetic. A pirate; (sometimes more generally) a person engaged in stealing, plunder, etc., who travels by water. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate sea-thiefc1050 skimmera1387 scummera1398 galliotc1425 reaver1434 piratea1475 freebooter1570 sea-rover1579 filibuster1591 water rat1600 water thief1600 picaroon1624 sea-rata1640 Algerine1657 marooner1661 rat1675 Likedeelers1764 Viking1807 sea-wolf1837 piratess1862 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > pirate > [noun] pirate?a1425 water thief1600 buccaneer1846 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > pirate rovera1393 pirate?a1425 reaver1434 freebooter1570 filibuster1591 water thief1600 picaroon1624 marooner1661 Likedeelers1764 buccaneer1846 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 23 There be land rats, and water rats, water theeues, and land theeues, I meane Pyrats. View more context for this quotation a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kk3/2 A Merchant of your ranke, that have at Sea So many Bottoms in the danger of These water-Theeves. 1780 J. Green Plan for Better Regulation Mariners 50 You would be enabled to recruit your armies with more expedition; mariners would be increased, water thieves lessened, &c. &c. 1861 Bell's Life in London 10 Nov. (Suppl.) 1/2 He is not likely to face cold and wet, with a very fair chance of a sound drubbing..should he attempt to interfere with the midnight water thief. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 304 A Tyrrhenian water-thief. 1957 H. W. Tilman Mischief in Patagonia iii. 33 If we thought of going ashore all together we must employ a watchman, otherwise water-thieves..would strip the ship to the last nut and bolt. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 14 July (Guide Suppl.) 57 The sea-bound Sinbad is imperilled when his ship is captured by the water thieves. 2. Any of various devices for drawing or sampling a small quantity of water from something. Cf. clepsydra n. Now rare. ΚΠ 1877 Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1876 103 Tin ‘bung-bucket’ or ‘water-thief’, and Provincetown doryman's ‘fog’ or ‘lipper’ horn. 1884 Nat. Museum Bull. No. 27. 778 Bung-bucket or water-thief... Used instead of a pump for drawing drinking-water from the bung-hole of a cask. 1918 Proc. 14th Ann. Meeting Amer. Wood-preservers' Assoc. 203 Thief, water, glass sampling device for determining amount of water on surface of liquids heavier than water. 3. A fitting for the end of a hosepipe for dividing the flow into three or more separate streams. ΚΠ 1941 Fire Def. (Nat. Fire Protection Assoc.) xii. 145 There will also be..50 feet of ½-inch garden hose with a ⅛-inch needle spray nozzle and ‘water thief’ connection. 1986 H. Richman Truck Company Fireground Operations (ed. 2) viii. 130 Either of these operations can be carried out with a water thief. 2011 Fire Service Pump Operator (Internat. Assoc. Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection Assoc.) ix. 225/1 A water thief is similar to a gated wye, but includes an additional 2½″ (64 mm) outlet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1600
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