pennyweighter
pennyweighter · pennyweighters
A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in…A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place.
Origin
From pennyweight + -er.From pennyweight + -er.
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Forms
plural: pennyweighters| Singular | pennyweighter |
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