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Meanings of little thief in English

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Usage of little thief in English
1
Aziz grabbed his radio and barked the name of his little thief.
Transfer of power
2
Consequently, the little thief was restored to his usual state of jaunty cheekiness.
The Albert Gate Mystery / Being Further Adventures of Reginald B...
3
Speaking of the president, how is our little thief proceeding?
Transfer of power
4
Or had that by-product not crossed your minds when you dispatched your little thief?
Seven Surrenders
5
Let's see what the little thief knew about it.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
6
None of the children liked Louie, he was a little thief and a terrible liar.
The new yorker
7
She even noticed one little thief that darted in and pecked shamelessly at her own slice.
Child Life in Town and Country / 1909
8
I turned my attention to this little thief, who was, as I had suspected, quite young.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
9
Greedy little thief, the trouble she had caused.
Devil's keep
10
You don't suppose I will hand it over to that little thief of a French girl?
The Children's Pilgrimage
11
She has stolen her mother's place; little thief!
The Wedding Guest: A Friend of the Bride and Bridegroom
12
By this time my rage was such that I would have followed that little thief almost anywhere.
The Firefly of France
13
I have you now, you little thief.
Pinocchio in Africa
14
When he had checked on his little thief some four hours earlier, the sound had been pronounced.
Transfer of power
15
He was widely known to be craven, a cowardly nodding little thief who lived alone in the forest.
The adventures of button
16
Bradachin (Brad-da-chin) From the Scots Gaelic meaning " little thief." The ch is pronounced as in loch.
The witch queen
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