Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022.
Morning-sneak
subs. (old).—See quot.
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1819. J. H. VAUX, Memoirs, ‘Glossary.’ s.v. MORNING-SNEAK, going out early to rob private houses or shops by slipping in at the door unperceived, while the servant or shopman is employed in cleaning the steps, windows, &c.
