| 单词 | whizz-mob |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhizz-mob whizz-mob n. slang a gang of pickpockets. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket > gang or class of swell mob1836 whizz-mob1929 1929 G. Dilnot Triumphs of Detection iv. 47 A ‘wizz mob’ which operated, say, at Hammersmith Broadway, would immediately suspend business..if they saw a local detective in the vicinity. 1941 J. Phelan Murder by Numbers v. 53 ‘Putting a smother they call it... Crowd cover up something...’ ‘I see. Like a whizz mob—pickpockets, I mean.’ 1955 D. Webb Deadline for Crime iii. 52 Provincial police forces looked to him for help when they wanted their towns cleared of the ‘whiz mob’, as English pickpockets are known in the underworld. < as lemmas |
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