different between thief vs drawlatch
thief
English
Alternative forms
- theef
Etymology
From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þ?of, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Spelling from Northern England, where /e?o/ became [i?] rather than [e?]. (Compare the spelling of deep from Old English deop.)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: th?f, IPA(key): /?i?f/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?if/
- Rhymes: -i?f
Noun
thief (plural thieves)
- One who carries out a theft.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thief
- One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
- (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
- 1640, Joseph Hall, Divine Light
- But hear you , my Worthy Brethren : do not you , where you see a thief in the candle , call presently for an extinguisher
- 1640, Joseph Hall, Divine Light
Hypernyms
- (one who carries out a theft): See Thesaurus:criminal
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- thieve
Translations
Anagrams
- feith, theif
thief From the web:
- what the font
- what theft is a felony
- what theft means
- what the fries
- what the fin
- what the fish
- what the fit
- what theft amount is a felony
drawlatch
English
Etymology
draw +? latch
Noun
drawlatch (plural drawlatches)
- (obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:burglar or Thesaurus:thief
References
drawlatch From the web:
- what is a draw latch
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