cat and kitten sneaking

noun

The theft of pint and quart pots and small pewter spirit measures from public houses.

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nouncat and kitten sneaking (uncountable)
  1. UKobsoleteslanguncountableThe theft of pint and quart pots and small pewter spirit measures from public houses.

    In the police courts it is not uncommon to hear that such and such low persons have been "had up" for "cat and kitten sneaking," i.e., stealing quart and pint pots.

    1867, Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten, The History of Signboards, page 177
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