† lime-fingered, a. Obs.
[Cf. lime n.1 1, limed ppl. a. (sense 1).]
Given to pilfering.
| 1546 J. Heywood Prov. (1867) 21 A cleane fingred huswyfe, and an ydell,..wyll be lyme-fyngerd. 1613 Purchas Pilgrimage viii. iv. 629 They are light-footed and lime fingred. 1624 Bp. Hall True Peace-Maker Wks. (1625) 542 Carelesse, slothfull, false, lime-fingred seruants. |
So † lime-fingers, thievish propensities.
| 1613 Purchas Pilgrimage vii. x. (1614) 700 It is secured from the lime-fingers of any passenger. |