cracksman

Example Sentences

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We were flattered by the attentions of a celebrated cracksman.

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles

Storri would have come oftener to observe how London Bill fared with his work, but the cracksman discountenanced the thought.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

You may admire the exploits of a “gentleman” cracksman or pickpocket, if you hear or read them with only their ingenuity put before you.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various

The old cracksman had not warned him of that blinding flash or that sputtering, loud enough, so it seemed, to be heard a block away.

From The House of Toys by Miller, Henry Russell

Our cracksman worked slowly and surely, laying the bricks in the bottom of the drain so as to form a floor on which to stand.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry