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Meaning of lob-crawling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Theft from a shop's cash till by crawling stealthily towards it while the shop owner is not looking.

UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Ginger Stagg was pinched for lob-crawling.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

lob-on lob-sneaking lob-worm Löb's paradox Löb's theorem Loba-loba