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area sneak

area sneak noun: the practice of breaking into the lower floors of a house via its area to commit theft.

Noun

area sneak (plural area sneaks)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The practice of breaking into the lower floors of a house via its area to commit theft.
  2. (archaic, historical) A thief who steals in this way.
    • Old men, young men, and boys, stalwart burglars and highway robbers, slept side by side with wizened pickpockets or cunning-featured area-sneaks.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of his Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 52

Forms of area sneak

pluralarea sneaks

Questions about area sneak

What does area sneak mean?
Area sneak means the practice of breaking into the lower floors of a house via its area to commit theft.
What part of speech is area sneak?
Area sneak is a noun.
What is the plural of area sneak?
The plural of area sneak is area sneaks.

Words near area sneak in the dictionary

  1. area of occupancy
  2. area of operations
  3. area rug
  4. area rugs
  5. area rule
  6. area sneak
  7. area sneaks
  8. area state
  9. area states
  10. area studies
  11. Area V4

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