yegg

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yegg

(yĕg)

n. Slang

A thief, especially a burglar or safecracker.

[Origin unknown.]

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yegg

(jɛɡ)

(Law) slang chiefly US a burglar or safe-breaker

[C20: perhaps from the surname of a burglar]

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yegg

(yɛg)

n. Slang.

a safecracker or burglar.

[1900–05]

Translations

scassinatore

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