[每日] yegg (n) 偷保險箱之賊
Word of the Day (Saturday January 3, 2009)
yegg \yeg\, noun:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/515lG
a burglar who robs safes; safecracker
Except for a series of cartoons, showing Tammany as a little yegg
in a tiger-striped sweater, Mr. Hearst subsequently published
nothing very damaging to the Brown Derby.
-- Time, 1928-09-10
"A train robber is better than a public yegg" has been the
campaign slogan of A. L. Jennings, train robber and member of
the famous Dalton gang, who was nominated in today's primaries
for County Attorney over a half dozen opponents.
-- New York Times, 1912-08-08
by 1903, underworld slang of unknown origin, possibly the name of
an American burglar and safecracker
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