porch climber

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• porch climber —    1. American a thief from houses    A convenient mode of access to an upstairs window:     He was a two bit porch climber with a few small terms on him. (Chandler, 1939)    2. an illegal narcotic    I suppose from the effect it has on those who …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• porch climber — noun : cat burglar, second story man * * * porch climber, Informal. a thief who gains entrance to a house by climbing a porch or veranda …   Useful english dictionary

• term —    1. obsolete    the period of menstruation    Literally, any specific period:     My wife, after absence of her terms for seven weeks... (Pepys, 1660)    2.(a) imprisonment    The duration need not be stated:     He was a two bit porch climber… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• burglar — [n] person who steals cat burglar, crook, filcher*, housebreaker, midnighter*, owl*, picklock*, pilferer*, porch climber*, prowler, robber, safecracker, sneakthief*, thief; concept 412 …   New thesaurus

• thief — [n] person who steals bandit, burglar, cat burglar, cheat, clip*, criminal, crook, defalcator, embezzler, heister*, highway robber, hijacker, holdup artist, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter*, moonlighter*, mugger, owl*,… …   New thesaurus

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• Clematis × jackmanii — Clematis Jackmanii Clematis × jackmanii is the first of the modern hybrid large flowered clematises of gardens. It is a climber with large violet purple blooms, still among the most familiar climbers seen in gardens. It was produced from crosses… …   Wikipedia

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