noun
Street Slang
sloughworker
SLOW-wur-kur · noun · slang
A thief who robs country houses.
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A sloughworker is a burglar who specializes in robbing houses in the countryside, away from city policing.
“The sloughworker knew which manor kept its silver in an unlocked pantry.”
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sloughworker In A Sentence
The sloughworker knew which manor kept its silver in an unlocked pantry.
Origin & Usage
American underworld slang, early 20th century.
Variants
slough worker
People Also Ask
What is a 'sloughworker'?
A burglar who specialises in robbing houses out in the countryside, away from the tighter policing of cities.
Where does the term come from?
It is early-20th-century American underworld slang for this kind of rural house-thief.
Is 'sloughworker' still in use?
No, it is essentially historical criminal slang and now appears mainly in period crime writing and slang dictionaries.
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