"gooseberry lay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gooseberry lays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gooseberry lay (plural gooseberry lays)
  1. (archaic, thieves' cant) The stealing of linen hanging on a line. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-gooseberry_lay-en-noun-Rm7eSGYp Categories (other): English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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