cracksman
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The cracksman, instead of a black mask, put on a calf-skin waistcoat and a bottle-nose, and that passed muster for Cox by moonlight; it puzzled Cox by moonlight, and deceived Gardiner by moonlight.
From International Short Stories English by Various
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
And yet we have seen this cracksman captain—for he, too, was a captain at times—jostling and bellowing for odds among some of the highest and noblest of the land!
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith
Bradbury and his fellows went to work to find the old clergyman, alias cracksman.
From International Short Stories English by Various
No single cracksman paramount, no code, No master spirit, that will take the road, But equal dearth of pluck and highwaymen!”
From The Bon Gaultier Ballads by Doyle, Richard
Two reformed cracksmen are unjustly accused of the theft and are severely put to it to prove their innocence when the very pearls turn up in their apartments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jason Statham, ever the East End Bruce Willis, leads the amateur cracksmen as they get tangled in about 56 subplots involving MI5, good and bad cops, porn dealers, black radicals and jealous wives.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cracksmen keep up with the latest technology and quickly find any weak spot in a new design.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the night of Feb. 24, 1917 Spy Master Mayer's safe was rifled by expert Italian cracksmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
If only accurate statistics were available, I would wager and win on the proposition that not half of 1 per cent of all the cracksmen in America have ever seen Alias Jimmy Valentine.
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood
