crossman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thief, forger, or other criminal. obsolete,slang
    — There is a house in Cherry street, not far from Catherine Market […]. A little to the north of its door stands an old-time tree; and for many a year it has been known to the “crossmen” and “knucks” of the town as “Jack Circle's watering place” and “fence.”

词形变化

crossmen plural

词源

From cross + -man; perhaps related to on the cross (“dishonestly”).
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