cracksman

Example Sentences

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Storri would have come oftener to observe how London Bill fared with his work, but the cracksman discountenanced the thought.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

Bob and the cracksman had two years longer; but as they managed to secure the convict's prize, they were sent out to Australia, and were liberated, I believe, two years before me.

From Six Years in the Prisons of England by Henderson, Frank

No single cracksman paramount, no code, No master spirit, that will take the road, But equal dearth of pluck and highwaymen!”

From The Bon Gaultier Ballads by Doyle, Richard

I thought possibly you knew of some reformed cracksman who would do this one favor for me just to tide things over.

From R. Holmes & Co. by Bangs, John Kendrick

Who would connect that all too common occurrence, a tramp maimed by the railroad, with, the mysterious disappearance of the cracksman, Slippy McGee?

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway