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area sneak

noun

Definitions

  1. The practice of breaking into the lower floors of a house via its area to commit theft.

  2. A thief who steals in this way.

    • Old men, young men, and boys, stalwart burglars and highway robbers, slept side by side with wizened pickpockets or cunning-featured area-sneaks.

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