yeggmen

yeggmen
yegg·man || 'jeg(mən) n. criminal; burglar

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • yegg — ☆ yegg [yegmən] n. pl. yeggmen [yegmənyeg ] n. [< ?] [Old Slang] a criminal; esp., a safecracker or burglar: also yeggman [yegmən] n. yeggmen [yegmən] …   English World dictionary

  • yeggman — /yeg meuhn/, n., pl. yeggmen. yegg. [1900 05, Amer.; appar. YEGG + MAN, though the appearance of yegg as an independent word is later] * * * …   Universalium

  • yeggman — /ˈjɛgmən/ (say yegmuhn) noun (plural yeggmen) → yegg …  

  • yeggman — noun see yegg * * * /yeg meuhn/, n., pl. yeggmen. yegg. [1900 05, Amer.; appar. YEGG + MAN, though the appearance of yegg as an independent word is later] …   Useful english dictionary

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