robbin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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An igstrawnary tail I vill tell you this veek— I stood in the Court of A'Beckett the Beak, Vere Mrs. Jane Roney, a vidow, I see, Who charged Mary Brown with a robbin of she.
From Ballads by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Why is a thief called a "jail-bird?"—Because he has been a "robbin."
An' we know, if they hadn't a-ben watchin' us an' a tryin' tew git hold of that thar skin map, they wouldn't have found out 'bout Dickson's gold an' did th' robbin'.
From The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 by McNeil, Everett
He says there's been too many robbin pies.
From The Admiral's Caravan by Birch, Reginald Bathurst
From similar information, I may add that there are careful observers in the streets who rarely pass a day without their setting their eyes upon a robbin'.
From Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour by Various
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