House-breaker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of housebreaker. alt-of, alternative

    "My brother Tom, you know, is on the force, and he has been here telling us all about it; how you’ve been philanderin about with Peg Alick, the well-known house-breaker and thief."

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"My brother Tom, you know, is on the force, and he has been here telling us all about it; how you’ve been philanderin about with Peg Alick, the well-known house-breaker and thief."

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