hedge creeper

noun

A thief who hides amongst hedges and robs travellers on the road.

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Meanings

nounhedge creeper (plural hedge creepers)

plural hedge creepers

  1. obsoleteA thief who hides amongst hedges and robs travellers on the road.

    Leander could no longer keep her, / Away she goes with this hedge-creeper.

    1653, The Loves of Hero and Leander: A Mock Poem, London, page 12

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hedge creeper

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