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thief (n.) Old form(s): Theefe, thiefe
villain, scoundrel, rogue, wretch
1H4 III.i.229[Lady Percy to Hotspur] Lie still, ye thief [affectionate]
2H4 V.iii.56[Shallow to Page] Welcome, my tiny little thief [affectionate]
Cym IV.ii.86.2[Cloten to Guiderius] Thou injurious thief
Cym V.v.220[Posthumus to Cymbeline, of Pisanio] A sacrilegious thief
MA III.iii.127[Borachio to Conrade] what a deformed thief this fashion is
MM V.i.40[Isabella to Duke] Angelo is an adulterous thief
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