thief

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From Old English þēof, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

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thief (plural thieves)

  1. One who has carried out a theft.
  2. (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)

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