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area sneaks

area sneaks is the plural of area sneak.

Meaning of area sneak

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

Questions about area sneaks

What is area sneaks the plural of?
Area sneaks is the plural of area sneak.

Words near area sneaks in the dictionary

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

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