robbin

British  

/ ˈrɒbɪn /

noun

1. nautical another word for roband

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Example Sentences

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

Meynell advised that they should all unite in sending a round robbin to Lady Mabel, begging her to smile upon their colonel, and put him in an amiable mood.

From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru

Why is a thief called a "jail-bird?"—Because he has been a "robbin."

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various

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

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