"pennyweighter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pennyweighters [plural]
Etymology: pennyweight + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pennyweight|er}} pennyweight + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pennyweighter (plural pennyweighters)
  1. (archaic) A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pennyweighter-en-noun-jN4S5Htf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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