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- noun nonstandard Plural form of
thief .
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Examples
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She sat on the other side of the table and went on knitting, while at the same time she looked after two children who were playing at testing each other's eyes with those grasses which are known in the country as "thiefs" or "sweeps."
Jean-Christophe, Volume I Romain Rolland 1905
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Warning to all travelling through Tampico ... the transitos there are thiefs.
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Warning to all travelling through Tampico ... the transitos there are thiefs.
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Warning to all travelling through Tampico ... the transitos there are thiefs.
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THey are now wanting to expand the police state so that the cops can seize your cars for even more minor offenses ... originally was to be used for dope seizure cases ... dosen't this make the cops Judge, Jury, Prosecutor and oh yes thiefs by stealing your property?
Health Reform | Obama's New Strategy, Democrats, Republicans 2009
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Now I might keep a bottle of pepper spray somewhere handy as well, although Mexican thiefs might be immune to the effectiveness of chile powder!
Safety in Hotels 2009
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Must be some kind of very American wild west fantasy where the men have guns to protect their families and not to commit suicide or shoot petty thiefs that would run away if you just say boo, which is the more likely use of those guns in reality. toby Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Dowd: Obama Should Act Like “Strong Father Who Protects the Home from Invaders” 2010
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Murderers, thiefs, rapists from Mexico come one come all under OBAMA'S Policy as long as you vote Democrat.
Should path for citizenship be made easier for illegal immigrants? 2010
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If their job depended on public support we would not see car thiefs with 20 convictions getting trivial punishments.
Locally Elected Police Chiefs, Yeah? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Now I might keep a bottle of pepper spray somewhere handy as well, although Mexican thiefs might be immune to the effectiveness of chile powder!
Safety in Hotels 2009
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