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screwsman, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the noun screwsman is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for screwsman is from 1819, in the writing of James Vaux. screwsman ...
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Screwsman - Oxford Reference
noun A thief or burglar. 1812–. J.Prescot What does our imaginary screwsman do? He gets his hands on the ...
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screwman - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From screw + man. Noun. edit. screwman (plural screwmen). A laborer who uses screws to make adjustments.
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screwsman
screwsman slang. (ˈskruːzmən) [f. screw n. + man n.: after cracksman, etc.] A thief; a house-breaker, a burglar; also, a safe-breaker.1812 J. H. Vaux Flash Dict. Mem. 1819 II. 204 Screws⁓man, a thief who goes out a screwing. 1879 [see dead a. A. 18 b]. 1910 Dundee Advertiser 8 Jan. 7, I believe you ...
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SCREWMAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SCREWMAN is one who passes metal through a rolling mill and reduces it to desired thickness by adjusting screws that regulate roller ...
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Screwsman - Urban Dictionary
Screwsman: A thief well versed in burglary by means of skeleton keys, waxing keys (creating [imprints] for duplication), or [picking locks]. Exemplified by.
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screwer
screwer (ˈskruːə(r)) [f. screw v. + -er1.] 1. One who or that which screws. Also with up.1654 R. Whitlock Zootomia 484, I am, saith he, incredibly taken with Musick and Dancing..it seemeth a Screwer up of lower Passions (more than Pins). 1826 Cobbett Rural Rides (1885) II. 198 A cruel screwer down o...
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The Great Train Robbery (novel) - Wikipedia
Robert Agar - A twenty-six-year-old screwsman (criminal who is skilled with copying keys and picking locks) at the beginning of the novel, Agar is pivotal ...
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"SCREWMAN": A person who tightens screws - OneLook
Usually means: A person who tightens screws. Definitions Related words Mentions. We found 3 dictionaries that define the word screwman: General (3 matching ...
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screw-man, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun screw-man is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for screw-man is from 1852, in New-York ...
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Oak Tree Farms - Facebook
"Robert Agar, Screwsman : You're out of your bloody mind, Pierce, trying to rob a moving train! It can't be done!
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Screw Men - Dorrance Bookstore
Screw Men is a story about author Michael Martino's experience working in sales. In his experience, he tells us how one can excel and help the company they ...
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The Great Train Robbery (novel)
Robert Agar - A twenty-six-year-old screwsman (criminal who is skilled with copying keys and picking locks) at the beginning of the novel, Agar is pivotal
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screwing
▪ I. screwing, vbl. n. (ˈskruːɪŋ) [f. screw v. + -ing1.] a. The action of the verb (in its various senses); also, an instance of this.1673 Remarques Humours Town 54 A scruing up the courage of a friend to those fantastick heights. 1680 Bunyan Mr. Badman (1905) 115 Extortion is a screwing from men mo...
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The First Great Train Robbery
Pierce recruits Robert Agar, a pickpocket and screwsman. ingots from the London-to-Folkestone passenger train was stolen by Pierce and his accomplices, a clerk in the railway offices named Tester, and a skilled screwsman
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