Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, obsolete)The robbing of houses by picking the locks.

Origin

From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)

From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)

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Forms

plural: dub-lays
Singulardub-lay
Pluraldub-lays

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dualdualitydubdubiousduchessduckA2

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