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From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dub-lay
Today it means: The robbing of houses by picking the locks. Full definition →
Today it means: The robbing of houses by picking the locks. Full definition →
From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.