| noun | 1. (slang) A burglar or safecracker. |
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| | | "Old Jones was a former yegg who had a reputation as a master safecracker." |
| | | "The local news reported that a skilled yegg had managed to crack the museum's state-of-the-art safe." |
| | | "In old crime novels, the yegg was often portrayed as a daring rogue." |
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| American English, early 20th century |
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| Safecracker has never really been a viable profession, but a century ago, "yegg" or "yegg-man" was the name for that job. This slang term for a burglar (specifically of safes) was popular in the early 1900s and was associated with the train-hopping culture around the Great Depression. ... | Continue Reading |
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