Light-fingered (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Light-fingered

Thievish, apt to pilfer.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Light Bob * Light-heeled

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Libbege
Libben
Libken
To Lick
Lickspittle
Lift
Lift-1
Lifter
Lig
Light Bob
Light-fingered
Light-heeled
Light House
Light Troops
Ltghtmans
Lightning
Likeness
Liliputian
Lily White
Lily Shallow
Limbs