"cross cove" meaning in All languages combined

See cross cove on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cross coves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cross cove (plural cross coves)
  1. (thieves' cant, obsolete) A thief or swindler. Tags: obsolete Related terms: on the cross
    Sense id: en-cross_cove-en-noun-fo-pYL3M Categories (other): English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English Thieves' Cant",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thief or swindler."
      ],
      "id": "en-cross_cove-en-noun-fo-pYL3M",
      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "swindler",
          "swindler"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(thieves' cant, obsolete) A thief or swindler."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "on the cross"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cross cove"
}

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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
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        "English Thieves' Cant",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thief or swindler."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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