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dub-lay

dub-lay noun: the robbing of houses by picking the locks.

Noun

dub-lay

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) The robbing of houses by picking the locks.

Origin of dub-lay

From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)

Questions about dub-lay

What does dub-lay mean?
Dub-lay means the robbing of houses by picking the locks.
What part of speech is dub-lay?
Dub-lay is a noun.

Words near dub-lay in the dictionary

  1. dub sacks
  2. dub step
  3. dub up
  4. dub-cove
  5. dub-coves
  6. dub-lay
  7. dub-over
  8. dub-plate
  9. dub-plates
  10. Dub.
  11. Duba

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