"pennyweighter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pennyweighters [plural]
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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        "A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place."
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        ],
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          "shop",
          "shop"
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        "(archaic) A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place."
      ],
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      ]
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        "A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place."
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