Reverse Dictionary: BURGLARY

ADJECTIVES
1769 ► BURGLARIOUS addicted to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary; burglar-like 
1930 ► ON THE PROWL working as a housebreaker, committing or planning a robbery; living on one’s wits → US criminals’ sl.

ADVERBS
1533 ► BURGLARILY after the manner of burglary → obs.

NOUNS
1000 ► HOUSEBREACH the crime of breaking in a house, esp. in order to assault its occupants
1591 ► BLACK ART burglary; lock-picking → thieves’ sl. obs.
..L16 ► WREST a picklock (the thieves’ tool) → cant
..L16 ► WRESTER a picklock (the thieves’ tool) → cant
.M17 ► KATE a picklock → sl.
1690 ► JENNY a small crowbar; also, the hook on the end of a stick → thieves’ sl.
..L17 ► MILL LAY breaking and entering for the purpose of robbery → sl.
..E18 ► FAGGOT AND STALL the act of breaking into a house, tying up the residents and robbing them → UK criminals’ sl.
..E18 ► FAGGOT AND STORM the act of breaking into a house, tying up the residents and robbing them → UK criminals’ sl.
1700 ► DUB a key used by a burglar → sl.
1701 ► FALSE KEY a skeleton key, a picklock 
1739 ► THE GAME burglary, stealing; illicit or criminal activity → criminals’ sl. obs.
1752 ► JEMMY → JIMMY a short crowbar used by burglars, generally made in sections screwing together 
1785 ► THE CRACK-LAY burglary; housebreaking → criminals’ sl. obs.
..L18 ► PANNEY → PANNY a burglary → UK criminals’ sl.
..E19 ► PANNEY-LAY → PANNY-LAY burglary, housebreaking → sl.
..E19 ► TOOLS any implements used in the commission of crime, e.g. housebreaking implements, guns, pistols, or other weapons → UK criminals’ sl.
1819 ► CRACK house-breaking, burglary → thieves’ sl.
1819 ► JAMES a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl.
1823 ► CRACKING TOOLS implements of house-breaking → cant
1840 ► EFFRACTION burglary; housebreaking 
.M19 ► CALEBS a burglar’s device for unlocking doors → US criminals’ sl.
.M19 ► DEAD LURK breaking into houses while the occupiers are at church → UK criminals’ sl.
1857 ► BURST burglary; housebreaking → sl.
1859 ► BUST a burglary → sl.
1879 ► THE STICK a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → criminals’ sl.
1879 ► TWIRL a skeleton key used by a burglar → sl.
1882 ► KEESTER → KEISTER → KEYSTER a burglar’s tool case → US sl.
1889 ► BURGLE a burglary 
1896 ► BESS a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► BETTY a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► CROW a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► DOG a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► JACK IN THE BOX a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► JILT  a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► JILTS housebreaking tools generally → thieves’ sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► LORD-MAYOR a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► PERSUADING PLATE a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► PIG’S-FOOT a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► SCREW a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► TIVVILL a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► TWIRL a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
1896 ► TWIST a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl. (Bk.)
..L19 ► PARLOUR-JUMPING the robbing of private rooms or houses → UK criminals’ sl.
..20C ► JACK IN THE BOX breaking and entering a house or apartment → US criminals’ sl.
..20C ► NIGHT CLOTHES dark, close-fitting clothes used when committing a burglary at night → US criminals’ sl.
1910 ► FAKEMENT burglar’s tools → US criminals’ sl.
1921 ► TWIRLER a skeleton key used by a burglar → sl.
1930 ► STING a burglary or other act of theft, fraud, etc., esp. a complex and meticulously planned one carried out quickly → sl., chiefly US
1941 ► IRON a jemmy used in housebreaking → sl.
1955 ► THE GIN AND JAGUAR BELT the upper-class districts of (esp.) Surrey, and a fruitful area for worthwhile housebreaking → sl.
1976 ► COLD PROWL an assumed easy house to rob → Can. sl.
1982 ► AMERICAN TWEEZERS any specialty tool used by a burglar → US sl.
1996 ► SNEAK JOB burglary; housebreaking → UK sl.
2007 ► BAG JOB a theft or burglary → sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
..16C ► DIVER a small boy who is put through an otherwise impassably small window; once inside the house, he either lets in the gang or passes booty out to them → sl.
1533 ► BURGLARY a burglar → obs.
1598 ► BURGLARER a burglar → obs.
1620 ► GILT a person who picks locks; a burglar or thief → sl. obs.
.M17 ► MILKEN → MILL-KEN a housebreaker → sl.
1661 ► GLAZIER a person who burgles houses by entering through a window → UK criminals’ sl. obs.
1663 ► GILTER a person who picks locks; a burglar or thief; a housebreaker who uses a skeleton key → sl. obs.
..L17 ► BUDGE AND SNUDGE  a housebreaker and their accomplice → criminals’ sl.
..E18 ► EVESDROPPER a burglar who lurks outside a house waiting for the chance to break in while the owners are absent; thus, a petty thief → sl.
..E18 ► FAGGOT AND STALL  burglar who enters a house, ties up the residents and then robs them → UK criminals’ sl.
..E18 ► FAGGOT AND STORM a burglar who enters a house, ties up the residents and then robs them → UK criminals’ sl.
1708 ► HEISTER a housebreaker; a shoplifter, a pickpocket, a robber → criminals’ sl.
1712 ► JACOB a housebreaker or thief carrying a ladder → sl. obs.
1749 ► CRACK a burglar → thieves’ sl.
1785 ► GILT DUBBER a burglar who is artful at picking locks → criminals’ sl.
..L18 ► LITTLE SNAKESMAN a small boy in a gang of burglars who is put through a narrow opening into a house, then lets the gang in → UK criminals’ sl.
..19C ► PANNYMAN a burglar; a housebreaker → sl.
..19C ► RAFFLES a gentleman or society thief, esp. a burglar → sl.
1810 ► CRACKSMAN a burglar → cant
1812 ► SCREWSMAN a housebreaker or thief → sl.
1821 ► SCAMP a burglar → Brit. criminals’ sl.
1834 ► BACKSMAN a burglar → US sl.
1840 ► GAME ‘UN a burglar; a person, esp. a man, living dishonestly, as a swindler, etc. → UK sl.
.M19 ► DANCER a housebreaker, esp. one who enters through the roof of a building; a cat burglar; a sneak thief → arch.
.M19 ► SIFTER a burglar; a housebreaker → sl.
1857 ► INSIDER the inside worker in a gang of burglars → US criminals’ sl.
1859 ► BUSTER a burglar → Amer. criminals’ sl.
1860 ► DANCING-MASTER a cat-burglar → sl.
1860 ► PARLOUR-JUMPER a common housebreaker → sl.
1862 ► CANARY a burglar’s assistant → Eng. dial.
1864 ► GARRETER a burglar who roams rooftops, entering victims’ homes or stores through attic windows or skylights → UK criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1866 ► BURSTER a burglar → Amer. criminals’ sl.
1879 ► CRIB-CRACKER a burglar → sl.
1883 ► MOONLIGHTER a burglar who operates at night; in Ireland, usually a cattle thief → UK criminals’ sl.
1886 ► SECOND-STOR(E)Y MAN a cat-burglar → Amer. sl.
1891 ► BILL SIKES → BILL SYKES a burglar → sl. (Bk.)
1891 ► GAY CAT the member of a bank-burglar gang whose business it is to enter a bank as a crippled beggar, or the like, in order to ascertain if the bank is protected by burglar alarms, etc.; a burglar’s ‘pathfinder’ → thieves’ sl. (Bk.)
..L19 ► MACE-COVE a housebreaker → Aust. criminals’ sl.
1899 ► CROOKED MAN a burglar; a thief → US tramps’ sl.
..20C ► CREEPER a burglar who specialises in robbing hotels or brothels → Brit. sl.
..20C ► PORCH CLIMBER a burglar → US sl.
..20C ► WINDOW CLIMBER a burglar → US sl.
1900 ► CLIMBER a cat-burglar → criminals’ sl.
1902 ► HEEL an opportunistic burglar; a sneak thief; a pickpocket; a petty criminal → US criminals’ sl.
1903 ► YEGG a burglar; a safe-breaker → US
1904 ► HEAVY WORKER a burglar → criminals’ sl.
1904 ► HOUSEMAN a burglar → US sl.
1906 ► YEGGMAN a burglar; a safe-breaker → US
1914 ► HEAVYWEIGHT a desperate burglar; a hold-up man → US criminals’ sl.
1914 ► HIRAM a burglar; an initiate into criminality; a thief → US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1920 ► MIZZEN → MIZZEN-MAST WORKER a top-storey burglar → US criminals’ sl.
1923 ► TAXI-MAN a burglar who takes a taxi to and from a job → UK criminals’ & police sl.
1924 ► HEAVY MAN a burglar who specializes in robbing banks or safe-breaking → criminals’ sl. obs.
1925 ► OILER a burglar addicted to the use of nitroglycerin → US sl.
1926 ► INSIDE an accomplice inside a place that is to be burgled → US criminals’ sl.
1931 ► INSIDE MAN → INSIDE WORKER an accomplice inside a place that is to be burgled → US criminals’ sl.
1932 ► SCREWER a housebreaker → sl.
1937 ► IN-AND-OUT BOY a burglar → UK criminals’ sl.
1940 ► BUSMAN → BUSTMAN a burglar, a housebreaker → Aust. sl.
1957 ► IN-AND-OUT MAN an opportunistic burglar → UK sl.
1969 ► BURGALIZER a burglar → Amer. dial.
1976 ► MIDNIGHT SHOPPER a burglar → US sl.
1992 ► BLACK ARTIST an individual engaged in the professions of burglary or lock-picking → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1992 ► SPARK a cunning burglar → sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
1739 ► ON THE GAME said of someone actively engaged in burglary → sl., chiefly Brit.
1996 ► ON THE MOVE about to commit a burglary → UK sl.

VERBS
1696 ► STRIP to burgle or gut a house; to rob a person → sl.
1696 ► STRIP THE KEN to burgle a house → sl.
..L17 ► MILL THE GLAZE to break a window, esp. as a means of entering a house → UK criminals’ sl.
..18C ► CRACK A CRIB to burgle; to break into a building → criminals’ sl.
1725 ► CRACK → CRACK UP  to burglarize; to break open or into for the purpose of theft → Amer. sl., orig. criminals’ usage
1774 ► DO to burgle; to rob a place → sl.
1791 ► CRACK A KEN to burgle; to break into a house → Amer. criminals’ sl.
..L18 ► DO A PANNY to burgle; to rob a house → UK criminals’ sl.
.M19 ► EAT A FIG to commit burglary, to rob a house → rhyming sl. for ‘crack a crib’
..L19 ► DEAD-LURK to burgle; to break into a house when the occupants are away, esp. when they are at church on a Sunday → UK criminals’ sl.
1911 ► BREAK to burgle → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BREAK UP to break into, as a burglar → Sc. (Bk.)
1928 ► KNOCK OVER to burgle; to rob; to commit a planned crime of robbery → US criminals’ sl.
1943 ► CRACK THE JOINT to burgle; to break into a place → Amer. sl.
1945 ► TICKLE to burgle; to rob → sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
1969 ► BURGALIZE to burgle → Amer. dial.
1970 ► TAKE OFF to burgle; to hold up a place → African-American sl.
1970 ► TOOL UP to carry housebreaking implements → sl.