Word: sneaking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...time to come. There is something peculiarly underhanded and despicable about the affair, in the utter disregard for the rights of others exhibited by its authors. For the worst of it is that the culprits themselves are too insignificant to suffer the full effect of their charming mixture of sneak and bravado...
...better than that of any other player. Perhaps Mr. Wolff's look of the servile blackguard, Danny Mann, was almost as fit. His likeness to a cringing, cowardly villain was not all the effect of a few daubs of grease paint topped with a very black wig and a sneak thief's cap; there was something about it that displayed clever facial expression...
...sneak thief entered the unlocked door of 51 Grays Saturday evening, and carried away a number of articles of clothing, including several overcoats. He found no money or jewelry, and only took, besides wearing apparel, a clothes brush and a bunch of keys...
...order COMMITTEE.HARVARD ROWING CLUB.- There is a sneak thief among the men who use the Weld Boat House who has been taking rowing clothes and articles of value from the lockers. Members of the club are warned to leave all valuables in the charge of the janitor when they are rowing...
...seeing peddlers in the halls and are not on our guard. To Old John there is, of course, no objection. If the rule were strictly enforced, the first appearance of any such prowler would be evidence against him, and our rooms would be less exposed to the visits of sneak thieves, who now have all the chance they could ask in most of the college buildings...