·pl of Thief.
A name given to forty line-of-battle ships ordered by the Admiralty at one fell swoop, to be built b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A cat o' nine tails having knots upon it, and only used for the punishment of theft. ...
(Luke 23:32, 39-43), robbers, rather brigands, probably followers of Barabbas. Our Lord's cross was ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The men who under this name appear in the history of the crucifixion were robbers rather than thieve...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
A man beating his hands against his sides to warm himself in cold weather; called also beating the b...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose