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hedge creeper

hedge creeper noun: a thief who hides amongst hedges and robs travellers on the road.

Noun

hedge creeper (plural hedge creepers)

  1. (obsolete) A thief who hides amongst hedges and robs travellers on the road.
    • Leander could no longer keep her, / Away she goes with this hedge-creeper.1653, The Loves of Hero and Leander: A Mock Poem, London, page 12

hedge creeper meaning in Tamil

hedge creeper in Tamil

கொருடன்

Forms of hedge creeper

pluralhedge creepers

Words that rhyme with hedge creeper

Questions about hedge creeper

What does hedge creeper mean?
Hedge creeper means a thief who hides amongst hedges and robs travellers on the road.
What is hedge creeper in Tamil?
Hedge creeper in Tamil is கொருடன். See Hedge creeper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hedge creeper?
Hedge creeper is a noun.
What is the plural of hedge creeper?
The plural of hedge creeper is hedge creepers.

Words near hedge creeper in the dictionary

  1. hedge bindweed
  2. hedge bindweeds
  3. hedge cacti
  4. hedge cactus
  5. hedge clippers
  6. hedge creeper
  7. hedge creepers
  8. Hedge End
  9. hedge fund
  10. hedge funds
  11. hedge garlic

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