horse-thief

My father, as well as an ogre, was a California horse-thief.

CHAPTER III 2010

Well, Ossawatomie Brown, mad and murderous old horse-thief that he was, played just as big a part in setting the darkies free as she did - aye, or Lincoln or Garrison or any of them, I reckon.

THE NUMBERS 2010

The head stableman was a notorious horse-thief, known far and wide as a great rogue, who, for his many misdeeds, was finally exiled to Siberia.

The Kreutzer Sonata, and other stories 2003

In the stalls to either side of him, a succession of prisoners had come and gone: a disorderly drunk rescued by his weeping wife, a prostitute who had stabbed her customer and been branded in retribution, a horse-thief who had been taken away to hang.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998

He went on to say that the only way to nab a horse-thief or an express robber was to go right up to him, don't you know, like the little boy went up to the sign-post that he thought was a ghost.

Young Henry and the Old Man 1996

He went on to say that the only way to nab a horse-thief or an express robber was to go right up to him, don't you know, like the little boy went up to the sign-post that he thought was a ghost.

Young Henry and the Old Man 1996

Kicking Wolf was the best horse-thief in the tribe, and also the best stealer of children.

Dead Man’s Walk Larry McMurtry 1995

Well, Ossawatomie Brown, mad and murderous old horse-thief that he was, played just as big a part in setting the darkies free as she did - aye, or Lincoln or Garrison or any of them, I reckon.

Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995

Well, Ossawatomie Brown, mad and murderous old horse-thief that he was, played just as big a part in setting the darkies free as she did - aye, or Lincoln or Garrison or any of them, I reckon.

Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995

Kicking Wolf was the best horse-thief in the tribe, and also the best stealer of children.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995