yegg
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yegg
- /jɛɡ/
Rhymes with -ɛɡ
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noun yeggs · yeg
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A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
1904, Edwin S. Porter (director), Capture of the ‘Yegg’ Bank Burglars
Similar: safecracker, yeggman
verb yeggs · yegging · yegged · yeg
- To rob. The bookmakers were yegged as they left the track in the era of the hand-books.
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noun a person who breaks open safes; a burglar
| Русский | взло́мщик vzlómščik |
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@misc{yegg_2026,
title = {yegg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yegg},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
