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autem diver en · NOUN
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(archaic, idiomatic, qualifier:thieves' cant) Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.
“You are up to a thing or two,” said he, “and it is a pity to see a fine lad like you nailed to a stall, like a clodpole.”
“But how am I to get hold of money otherwise?”
“In the same way as I got this,” showing a handful of silver, “by turning autem diver..."
1823, anonymous author, Tales of My Father, and My Friends:
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