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ROA - ROG

ROAD - adjectives
• BAIN of a road: convenient, direct, near ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DEEP † of ground or roads: covered with a depth of mud, sand, or loose soil ...c1386
• DITCHY of roads: rough, uneven ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EVENLY of grounds, roads, etc.: smooth, even, level, without inequalities ...1733 Sc. & Ireland
• GAIN † of roads or directions: near, straight ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAMMY of a road: dirty, muddy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INVIOUS † having no roads or ways; pathless; trackless ...E17
• JAGGIE, JAGGY having a jerking motion; of a road: bumpy ...1842 Sc.
• KEECHY of roads after rain: greasy ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LABBERY of roads: miry, muddy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MULTIVIOUS having many ways or roads; going or leading in many directions; manifold ...1656
• POTTED (OUT) of a road: full of potholes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAMMAGE † of a road: rough-set ...1809 Sc.
• TENDER of roads: soft, muddy ...1882 Eng. dial.
• UNBAIN of a road: distant, lonely ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNBANE of a road: distant, lonely ...1899 Eng. dial.
road - nouns
• ACNE a rough road surface ...1976 US sl.
• ALA a path, a road ...1951 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• APRON the shoulder of a road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS ASPHALT logs laid side by side to form a 'corduroy' road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK-GATE a way or road that leads behind; a back road ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACKSIDE the side of a road next to rising ground ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BAD STEPS awkward bits of the road ...1827 Sc.
• BAJA a steep descent, road, or trail ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAJADA a steep descent, road, or trail ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BANK the road up a steep hillside ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BARREL the curve of the surface of a road ...1800 Eng. dial.
• BELLY TICKLER an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made. esp. to divert runoff, or to slow automobile traffic ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BENDY-BOW a sudden short dip in a road ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BIAS ROAD a road leading off at an acute angle from the main road ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BIG ROAD a main road or highway ...1818 Amer. dial.
• BLACK-BOTTOM ROAD a road paved with blacktop ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• BLIND LANE a cul-de-sac ...c1386
• BLOW-UP a hole or depression in a street or road ...1973 Amer. dial.
• BONNY-THROW the highway ...L18 US criminals' sl.
• BOW a sudden short dip in a road ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BRAE a declivity, hillside, steep road; a knoll, a hill; the bank of a river ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK 1. the turning-point of a road or hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
  2. a sudden short dip in the road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BREAKER a sudden short dip in the road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BREAK-OFF the turning-point of a road or hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCKET ROAD a badly kept road with bucket-like holes in the surface ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUGGY ROAD an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUGGY TRAIL an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BURR the unpaved part of a graded road along the edge of the pavement ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAHOO a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch ...1874 Amer. dial.
• CAHOO-HOLE a pothole in the road ...1992 Can. sl.
• CAHOT a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch ...1874 Amer. dial.
• CAREER † the course over which any person or thing passes; a road, a path, a way ...1642
• CARFAX a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1357
• CARFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• CARFOX a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet; sometimes extended to more than four ...1357
• CARREFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• CAUTION STRIP the separating area in the middle of a four lane road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CENTER PARK the divider that separates opposing lanes of traffic on a four-lane, or larger, road; a median strip ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHATTER-BUMP a bump or hole in a road that makes a vehicle rattle ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN NEST a pothole ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIPPITY-DO a dip in the road ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIPSYDOODLE a dip in the road ...1946 Amer. dial.
• DIPTY-DIP a dip in the road ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DIVE HOLE a sudden short dip in a road ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DIVIDANCE the separating area in the middle of a four-lane road ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EASY GREASY an icy road ...1976 US sl.
• ELBOW a sharp bend in the course of a river, stream, road, etc. ...1591
• ELEET the point at which four roads meet ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ELITE the point at which four roads meet ...1863 Eng. dial.
• EXCUSE-ME-MA'AM a bump in the road ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT ROAD a road topped with sapling bundles ...1956 Can.
• FARE † a road, a track ...1509
• FARMERS' RAILROAD a road made of planks laid crosswise on longitudinal timbers; popular between 1849 and 1860 ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER BED an unpaved road that gets very rough ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERBED-LANE any bad road ...a1700 sl.
• FIELD ROAD a dirt road ...1900 Amer. dial.
• FOUR-THROWS a point where four roads meet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FOUR-WAY LEET † a meeting of four ways ...1656
• FROG AND TOAD, THE the road ...1859 sl.
• FURTHER WAY † a further-continued road ...1667
• GANG † a way, road, or passage ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GANGWAY † a road, thoroughfare, or passage of any kind ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOOD FEELING PLACE a dip in the road ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GUMBO ROAD a dirt road that becomes sticky when wet ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HEATER the fork of a road ...1893 Eng. dial.  
• HIGH PAD the highway ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH SPICE TOBY the highway as the resort of robbers ...1876 thieves' sl.
• HIGH TOBY, THE highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• I, THE an interstate highway ...2003 US sl.
• INLET an entrance; a road leading into ...1877 Sc.
• JAG a sharp, violent shake; a rut in a road causing a jolt ...1866 Sc.
• JUMBLE-GUT-LANE any very bad or rough road ...B1900 sl.
• KISS-ME-QUICK a sudden dip or rise in the road; a sudden jolt to a vehicle ...a1877 Amer. dial.
• LANE a roadway ...1796 Eng. dial.
• LANE-ENDS crossroads ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAIN TOBY, THE highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• MALFUNCTION JUNCTION an area characterized by exasperating and confused activity; a bewildering or heavily congested highway intersection; a traffic jam ...1975 Amer. sl.
• MALL a highway median strip ...1947 Amer. dial.
• MANIGATE a straight road over bog or moss land ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARCH-WAY a boundary road ...1892 Sc.
• MEOW a bend or snarl in a line; a crook in a road; anything out of line ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• NECK a back road ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD a by-way, distinguished from a public road ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OCCUPATION ROAD a private road for the use of the occupiers of the land; a by-road or lane ...1895 Eng. dial.
• OUTLET an access road or driveway ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PAD the road ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PALED ROAD a paved road ...c1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALEMENT a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chief Black usage 
• PALE ROAD a paved road ...c1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALING a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage 
• PANNEY the highway ...M18 sl.
• PANNY the highway ...M18 sl.
• PARK the divider that separates opposing lanes of traffic on a four-lane, or larger, road; a median strip ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PARKWAY the divider that separates opposing lanes of traffic on a four-lane, or larger, road; a median strip ...1903 Amer. dial.
• QUARFOXE † a carfax; crossroads ...1483
• QUARREFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• QUARTERING † road surface ...1796 Eng. dial.
• RADAR ALLEY any stretch of a motorway heavily patrolled by radar; esp., Interstate 90 between Cleveland and the New York state line ...1971 US sl.
• RAISE a rising passage or road ...1877
• RAMPART a high road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPER a raised road through a marsh or bog; a raised footway; a high road ...1890 Eng. dial.
• RAMPIRE a raised road or way; the highway ...1848 Eng. dial.
• REAN a footpath or roadway ...1711 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RELEET a place where different roads meet; a crossroads ...1839 Eng. dial.
• RIBBED ROAD a rough road; a road having an irregular or corrugated surface ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RIB ROAD a rough road; a road having an irregular or corrugated surface ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RUMBLE STRIPS roughened areas in a road designed to make high-pitched rumbling noise to warn drivers to slow down ...Bk1998 sl.
• RUM PAD the highway ...L17 cant
• SAG a low point on a roadway; the bottom of a down-grade ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SANDWICH LANE the middle land of a 3-lane highway ...1970s US sl.
• SETTLEMENT ROAD a local rural road ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SHUNPIKE a road used to avoid the payment of tolls on a toll road; a back road ...1853 Amer. dial.
• SILENT COP a yellow 'sleeping policeman' placed in the centre of road intersections (sleeping policeman = speed bump) ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SILENT POLICEMAN a raise concrete mound or other construction in the centre of a road to control traffic flow and speed ...1965 NZ sl.
• SINUOSITY a curve, bend, or winding in a road, river, valley, etc. ...a1774
• SKUNK ROAD a less important road running back from a main road; a side road ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SNOOZE BREAKER a sudden short dip in the road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SPEED BREAKER a sudden short dip in the road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SPRING BREAKER a sudden short dip in the road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SOLID the road ...20C UK tramps' sl.
• SPAGHETTI JUNCTION. a complete of motorways forming a multi-levelled interchange; esp. used of the Gravelly Hill interchange between the M1 and M6 outside Birmingham, UK ...1960s UK sl.
• SPINE ROAD a major road linking other important routes or points ...1961
• SPLICE-TOBY the highway, the main road ...M19 sl.
• THANK-YOU-MA'AM 1. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff, or later, to slow automobile traffic ...1849 Amer. dial.
 2. a level stretch on a steep road where a team or vehicle can pause ...1985 Amer. dial.
• THANK-YOU-MARM an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff, or later, to slow automobile traffic ...1882 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CROSS-WAY the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-ROAD END the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...1867 Eng. dial.
• THREE-TO-LEET the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...1863 Eng. dial.
• THREE-WANT-WAY the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE BUMP an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or, more recently, to slow automobile traffic ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TOBY, THE the highway as the resort of robbers; also, highway robbery ...1812 thieves' sl.
• TRACE a path, a trail, a country road ...1783 Amer. dial.
• TRACK the open road as used by itinerant travellers ...1873 Aust. sl.
• TURN-AGAIN LANE † a cul-de-sac ...1531
• WAFFEL-WAY a road for horses but not for wheeled traffic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHOOPDIEDO an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-DO-DOO. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-TE-DOO an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• YANKEE BUMP. a bump or a depression in a road, esp. a snow-covered road ...1940 Amer. dial.
• YES-MA'AM an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1966 Amer. dial.
road - person
• CARETAKER a man whose job it is to take care of roads in a certain locality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DITCH RUNNER a man whose job is to take care of roads in a certain locality ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GANDY DANCER a member of a road construction crew ...1942 US sl.
• HIGHWAY SURVEYOR a local official responsible for the upkeep of public roads ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MAINTAINER one who keeps roads in good repair ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHUNPIKER one who drives free roads; a tourist who drives back roads ...1951 Amer. dial.
• TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE a local official responsible for the upkeep of public roads ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TRUSTEE a local official responsible for the upkeep of public roads ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TRUSTEE OF ROADS a local official responsible for the upkeep of public roads ...1912 Amer. dial. 
road - verbs 
• SHUNPIKE to use an alternate route in order to avoid the payment of tolls; to drive back roads for pleasure ...1952 Amer. dial.
road - phrases 
• DEVIL BROKE HIS APRON STRING, THE said of a very rocky road ...1939 Amer. dial.
 
ROADHOUSE - nouns
• PICCOLO JOINT a place where prostitutes ply their trade; an establishment, usually in a rural location, providing liquor, music, entertainment, and often prostitutes; a roadhouse ...1938 Amer. dial.
 
ROADKILL - nouns
• ROAD PIZZA mature roadkill to truckers and other users of CB radio ...Bk1998 sl.
 
ROADRUNNER - nouns
• ARIZONA PEACOCK a roadrunner ...1956 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA PEACOCK a roadrunner ...1956 Amer. dial. jocular
• MEDICINE BIRD a roadrunner ...1917 Amer. dial.
 
ROAM, ROAMING - adjectives
• EXTRAVAGANT † wandering out of bounds; straying, roaming, vagrant ...1604
• FANCY-LOOSE ready to roam at will ...1850
• GALLANTING roving, roaming ...1873 Sc.
• MUNDIVAGANT † wandering about the world, roaming through the world ...1656
• OMNIVAGANT wandering or roaming everywhere or in all directions ...1656
• PLANETICOSE given to wandering or roaming ...1849 nonce word
• VAGABONDIAL † roaming, wandering, vagabondish ...1615
• VAGABONDICAL * roaming, wandering, vagabondish ...1576
• VAGABUNDICAL * roaming, wandering ...1576
• VAGANT † wandering, roaming, roving; travelling or moving from place to place; having no settled home or abiding place ...1382
• VAGARIOUS wandering, roaming, roving ...1882
• VAIG † wandering, roaming; quickly swept away ...1791 Sc.
• VAIGISH roaming, vagrant ...1880 Sc.
• WAITH † wandering, roaming ...1710 Sc.
roam, roaming - nouns
• SCAFF the act of going about idly, roaming around in search of amusement or on the scrounge ...1866 Sc.
• SCAMP idle wandering, roaming about ...1866 Sc.
• VAGARY † a wandering or devious journey or tour; a roaming about or abroad; an excursion, ramble, stroll ...1577
• VAGATION † the act of wandering, straying, or departing from the proper or regular course; a wandering, rambling, or roaming ...c1340
roam, roaming - person 
• GADABOUT one who gads about, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip - an idle, rambling person - a person who is always roaming from home, usually applied to a woman who is over-fond of visiting ...1837 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• GADLING † a wanderer, a traveller; a roamer ...a1542
• GEDLING † a wanderer, a traveller; a roamer ...a1542
• LAND-LOUPER one who roams about the country idly or to escape the law; a vagrant, a roving vagabond, an adventurer, a scamp ...1720 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NIGHT-HAWK a person who roams about by night; a vagabond ...1825 Sc. 
• NIGHT-RAKER one who roams by night ...1897 Sc. 
• RAK one who wanders or roams about idly ...1908 Sc.
• SHOOLER one who roams or idles about ...1916 Amer. dial.
roam, roaming - verbs 
• BANDY to wander or roam about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CATERWAUL to roam at night, as in search of sexual partners ...1785 sl.
• EXTRAVAGATE to wander at large; to roam at will ...1766
• HARRIGOAD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAVE SHOES MADE OF RUNNING LEATHER † to be given to wandering; to move restlessly from place to place; to be a roamer or rover ...1575
• HAZE ABOUT to roam about aimlessly; to loaf about ...1841
• INDIAN to roam or move about, esp. stealthily; to sneak up ...1869 Amer. dial.
• INDIAN UP to roam or move about, esp. stealthily; to sneak up ...1944 Amer. dial.
• QUILL-WHEEL to roam about ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RAIL †* to go about, to wander, to roam ...c1400
• RAK to wander, to roam ...1967 Sc.
• RAKE † to go, to proceed, esp. with speed; to run; also, to go or wander about, to roam, to stray, to ramble; to stroll about idly; to gad about ...a1023 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPSE to rush or roam about, esp. in search of sexual encounters; to gad about, to gallivant ...1929 Amer. dial.
• RANT to roam about, staring into shop windows ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RAVE to roam, to stray ...1841 Sc.
• REEL to romp, to rush; to travel, to roam ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROIL † to roam or rove about ...ME
• SCAFF to wander about in an idle manner; to roam around ...1866 Sc.
• SCAMBLE to ramble, to roam up and down ...1859 Eng. dial.
• SCAMP to go about in an idle manner, to roam, to rove around, often with the idea of intended mischief ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANGE to roam about ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVAIG to roam or gad about ...1932 Sc.
• SHOAL to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SHOOL to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• SHULE to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• SI-FOG to roam or loaf about; to ramble about aimlessly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SI-FOG AROUND to roam or loaf about; to ramble about aimlessly ...1993  Amer. dial.
• SPATIATE to walk about, to stroll; to wander, roam, rove, or ramble ...1626
• TAIVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• TAVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• VAGARY † to wander or roam ...1598
• VAGE to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to gad about ...1701 Sc.
• VAGITATE † to roam or travel ...1614
• VAGRANT * to behave like a vagrant; to ramble or roam ...1886
• VAGUE † to wander; to range, to roam; to ramble idly or as a vagrant ...c1425 Sc. now rare or. obs.
• VAIG to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to stroll; to gad about ...1701 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
ROAR - nouns
• BELLOCH a roar, a bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELLOCK a loud cry, a roar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KEELI-WHABLO a roar, an uproar ...1929 Sc.
• SCOIL, SKOIL, SKOYL † a squeal, a shriek; a yell; a high-pitched roar or bellow, especially of a cow ...1815 Sc. 
roar - person 
• BELDERER a roarer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
roar - verbs 
• BEAL to bellow or roar as cattle; to shout ...1820 Eng. dial.
• BELDER of persons, esp. children: to cry noisily, to roar; to shout ...1809 Eng. dial.
• BELL to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise ...a1000
• BELLICK, BELLOCK of persons, esp. children: to cry loudly, to roar ...1809 Eng. dial.
• BELVE of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BELVER to roar, to bluster, to cry loudly ...1872 Eng. dial.
• BERE † to cry, to roar ...c1225
• BIER to roar or bellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BROLL †* to roar, to sound loud ...1660
• ELATRATE † to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• HAIL to shout; to roar; to cry ...1858 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAIRD to make a loud noise; to shout, to roar; to make a cracking sound ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAME to cry aloud, to shout, to roar ...c1470 obs. exc. Sc.
• RAND to rant and roar like bacchanals ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RANGUNSHOCK vb. to roar incessantly, without alternations of quiet ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANK †* of a tiger: to roar ...1607
• SCOIL, SKOIL, SKOYL † to squeal, to shriek, to scream; to yell or roar in a high-pitched voice ...1866 Sc. 
• YAMMER † to make a loud unpleasant noise or outcry; to howl, to yell; to roar, to shout; to talk loudly or persistently; to scold ...1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERR † to make a harsh noise, to creak, to roar, to rattle; to cry out loudly, to shout out, to yell, to howl ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
ROARING - adjectives
• BELDERING roaring, noisy ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BELLING † roaring, bellowing; noisy ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BERAND † roaring, bellowing ...a1300
• FREMENT † roaring ...1656
• FREMESCENT * becoming murmurous, roaring; growing noisy and tumultuous; riotous, raging ...1837
• REEFU roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• RIERFUL roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• TORY-RORY † boisterous, uproarious, roaring, roistering, swaggering, wild ...1678
roaring - adverbs
• TORY-RORY † in a roaring, wild, or uproarious manner; boisterously, wildly ...1664
roaring - nouns
• BELLING 1. † the roaring of animals; bellowing ...c1440
2. † noisy crying, shouting or roaring of human beings ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BERE † clamour, outcry, shouting, roaring; the noise of voices of men or animals ...c1205
• BOATION * a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar ...1646 
 
ROASTING - nouns
• HASTERY † the process or art of roasting meat; roast meats collectively ...c1420
 
ROB, ROBBERY, ROBBING - adjectives
• AT THE CREEP engaged in stealthy robbery ...1928 sl., orig. US
• DIPPING CLOUDY drunkard-robbing ...1889 criminals’ sl.
• DIREPTITIOUS † characterized by pillaging, plundering, or robbery ...1532
• GOOD AS CAZ, AS signifies that any projected fraud or robbery may be easily and certainly accomplished ...1812 Amer. sl.
• HARRYING robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
• HERRYING robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
• ON THE CREEP engaged in stealthy robbery ...1928 sl., orig. US
• ON THE GLAZE robbing jewellers' shops after smashing the windows ...L17 sl.
• PADDING † practicing highway robbery ...1672
• PREDATITIOUS † adj. characterized by plundering, pillaging, or robbing; predatory ...1659
• REIF plundering, robbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
rob, robbery, robbing - nouns
• ALGERINING the act of prowling about with an intention to steal; robbery ...1887 Eng. dial.
• AMATEUR HOUR in the context of bank-robbing: noon, when banks expected to be robbed ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• ARM 1. the act of robbing someone by choking them from behind and thus rendering them immobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
2. an armed robbery ...1990s UK Black sl.
• ARMED BEGGING 'demanding money at pistol point, a hold up' ...M20 sl.
• AUTEM SNEAK the robbery of churches or chapels ...E19 sl.
• BIT OF WORK a crime; a robbery ...1996 UK sl.
• BLAG an act of robbery (with violence) ...1885 Brit. sl.
• BONNY LAY highway robbery ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• BOWMAN KEN a house considered worth robbing ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• BUMP robbery ...1980s US Black sl.
• CARRY-AWAY a robbery in which a safe is taken and opened at leisure away from the crime scene ...1958 US sl.
• DEAD CARGO the proceeds of a robbery that have turned out to be less valuable than hoped ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• DUCK an attractive target for a robbery ...1965 US sl.
• EASY TOUCH a robbery that can be carried out without difficulty ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• FAG-BAGGING a robbing or extorting money from homosexuals ...1977 Amer. sl.
• FAKEMENT any act of robbery or swindling ...19C sl.
• FANCY-LAY any form of swindling or robbery ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• FILCHING theft, thieving, robbery ...M16 sl.
• GAFF a place chosen for a robbery ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• GAROTTE highway robbery performed by throttling the victim ...1852
• GAROTTING the practice of throttling a person for the purpose of robbing him ...1858
• GARROTTE highway robbery performed by throttling the victim ...1852
• GARROTTING the practice of throttling a person for the purpose of robbing him ...1858
• HEIST a robbery or hold-up ...1930 US sl.
• HERRIMENT the act of robbing or plundering ...1787 Sc.
• HERRYING the act of robbing or plundering ...1887 Sc.
• HIGH LAW highway robbery ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADDING highway robbery ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBY, THE highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH TOBY-SPICE, THE robbery on horseback ...c1812 thieves' sl.
• HUSTLING robbery, esp. with violence ...1823
• JOB a robbery; a criminal undertaking ...1722 sl.
• KNOCK-OFF a robbery ...1936 sl.
• LATROCINATION † theft, robbery ...1656
• LATROCINY † highway-robbery; brigandage, freebooting, plundering ...c1430
• LATRONAGE †* robbery, brigandage ...1619
• LIFT a theft or robbery ...1845 Amer. sl.
• LOW TOBY, THE robbery by footpads ...1812 thieves' sl.
• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
• MAIN TOBY, THE highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• MARY ANN, THE the robbery of drunkards by combined pickpocketing and suave talk; frequently the thief pretends to be a sexual pervert to throw off suspicion that he is feeling for the victim's wallet ...1942 US criminals' sl.
• MILL LAY breaking and entering for the purpose of robbery ...L17 sl.
• PAD highway robbery ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDING highway robbery ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• PALMING the robbery of a shop by a pair of thieves, one engaging the shopkeeper in banter, the other committing the robbery ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PANEL GAME the robbing of a prostitute's client by stealing his possessions while he is having sex ...M19 sl.
• RAISE a robbery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAISE-UP an armed robbery or hold-up ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RAMRAID a method of stealing from shops whereby the thief steals a car, uses it as a battering ram to gain entry into the shop-front, smashing it's way through any defenses; the car is filled with loot, then driven away ...1991 sl.
• RAM-RAIDING a method of robbery that utilizes a motor vehicle as a battering ram to gain entry, often using the vehicle to make off with stolen goods ...1991 UK sl.
• RAPE † the act of taking anything by force; violent seizure of goods, robbery ...c1400
• RAPINE the act or practice of seizing and taking away by force the property of others; plunder, pillage, robbery ...a1420
• RAPINES * acts of violent robbery or pillage ...1494
• RAPT †* violent robbery, rapine ...1641
• REAVERIE † robbery, spoliation ..Bk1904 Sc.
• RECRUITING SERVICE robbing on the highway ...Bk1903 sl.
• REIF robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• RIEF robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• RING money extorted by rogues on the highway or by gentlemen beggars ...1785 sl.
• ROAD, THE highway robbery ...Bk1903 sl.
• RUSH † a robbery in which several people violently force their way into the victim's house ...1785 sl.
• SALT AND ROB assault and robbery ...1946 S. Afr. sl.
• SCAMP highway robbery ...M18 sl.
• SCORE a robbery; the proceeds of a robbery ...1914 sl.
• SHIM a plastic strip used to thieves to force locks ...1968 sl., chiefly US
• SHUTTER-RACKET a robbery committed by boring through a shutter, removing a pane of glass and reaching through for anything to steal ...E19 sl.
• SLAP booty, the proceeds of a robbery ...L18 sl., chiefly Anglo-Irish usage
• SNATCH a robbery ...1930s Brit. sl.
• SNEEZE-LURK a style of robbing where a robber would blow snuff into a victim's face ...19C Brit. sl.
• STICK-UP an armed robbery ...1887 sl., orig. Aust., now chiefly US
• STRIKING a robbery, swindle, picking a pocket, or imposition ...1591 sl.
• TAKE n. a theft, a robbery ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
• TAKE-OFF an armed street robbery or mugging ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TOBY, THE the highway as the resort of robbers; also, highway robbery ...1812 thieves' sl.
• TOBY CONCERN, THE highway robbery ...19C thieves' sl.
• TOBY LAY, THE highway robbery ...19C thieves' sl.
• VAMP a robbery ...M19 sl.
• WAGGON LAY waiting in the street to waylay and rob wagons ...18C UK criminals' sl.
rob, robbery, robbing - person (also see ROBBER)
• CHICKEN a victim of a robbery, kidnapping, confidence game, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• STOOL-PIGEON an 'inside man' who takes a job to gain information about the proposed site of a robbery ...1920s US criminals' sl.
rob, robbery, robbing - verbs
• BEAT to succeed in robbing; to rob ...1859 Amer. sl.
• BENIM 1. † to rob, to deprive, to bereave ...c890
2. † to rob, to spoil, to ravish ...c1250
• BLAG to rob (with violence), to steal ...1933 Brit. sl.
• BLITZ to break into a premises for burglary 1980s UK criminals' sl.
• BOOST to steal, to shoplift, to rob ...E20 US sl.
• BOX THE FOX to rob an orchard ...1991 Irish sl.
• BUMP 1. to rob ...1980s US Black sl.
2. to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.
• BUMP AND GRAB to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.
• BURN to cheat or rob someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• BUST to break into and rob a place ...1859 sl.
• BUZZ to rob a person, a by pickpocketing or purse-snatching ...1789 criminals' sl.
• CABBAGE to appropriate surreptitiously; to pilfer, to rob ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CASE to reconnoitre with a view to committing a robbery or other crime ...1914 sl., orig. US
• CASE THE GAFF to inspect a place before robbing it ...1929 sl., orig. US 
• CASE THE JOB to inspect a place before robbing it ...1929 sl., orig. US 
• CASE THE JOINT to inspect a place before robbing it ...1929 sl., orig. US 
• CASH ONE'S PISTOL to rob a bank at gunpoint ...1880 US West. sl.
• CLIP to swindle; to rob, to steal ...E20 sl., orig. US
• CLOCK to reconnoitre a place to be robbed ...1978 Amer. criminals' sl.
• COLLECT RENT to rob travellers on the  highway ...Bk1903 cant
• DISTRESS of a gang: to carry out a robbery of a collection of people, as on the underground ...1980s UK Black sl.
• DO to burgle or rob a place ...1774 sl.
• DO A PANNY to rob a house ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• DRAG to rob vehicles ...1970 UK sl.
• DRAW A DAMPER. to take or rob a  money drawer or till ...1848 US sl.
• DRUM to ring or knock on the door of a house to see if it is unoccupied before attempting a robbery; to reconnoitre with a view to committing a robbery ...1933 Brit. sl.
• EASE to rob, to steal ...E17 sl.
• EAT A FIG to commit burglary, to rob a house ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'crack a crib'
• FADE to hold up with a gun ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• FAG-BAG to beat up and rob a homosexual ...1977 US sl.
• FAKE to steal or rob ...1812 thieves' sl. Hist Amer Sl.
• FAN to feel or touch the pocket of a victim for the presence of money or valuables; broadly, to rob in this manner ...1847 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FRAGGLE to rob, to despoil ...1889 Amer. sl.
• FILCH to steal; to pilfer; rarely, to rob ...M16 cant
• FLAP to rob; to swindle ...Bk1893 thieves' sl.
• GAROTTE to throttle a person in order to rob him ...1858
• GARROTTE to throttle a person in order to rob him ...1858
• GIP to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
• GO A-PADDING to rob on the highway ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• GO THROUGH to search and rob a person or place ...1861 sl., orig. US
• GUT A HOUSE to empty a house of its furnishings; to rob it ...17C criminals' sl.
• GYP to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
• GYPSY to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HAG to rob, to take ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARROW to harry, to rob, to spoil ...c1000
• HEAVE † to 'lift', to rob ...1567 thieves' cant
• HEIST to steal, rob, or hold up ...1931 sl., orig. US
• HERRY to rob, to plunder, to pillage; used esp. of robbing birds' nests ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOCUS to drug a person with a mixture of snuff and beer before robbing them ...M19 sl.
• HOIST to steal or rob ...1931 sl., orig. US
• IMP to deprive of, to rob ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACK UP to rob, to steal; to hold up ...1971 Amer. dial.
• JIP to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
• KEEP IN GAMMON to engage a person's attention while a confederate is robbing him ...1821 thieves' sl.
• KICK IN to break into a building, room. safe, etc. ...1926 US sl.
• KNOCK to rob, esp. a safe or till ...1767 sl.
• KNOCK OFF to steal or rob ...1919 sl.
• KNOCK OVER to rob; to burgle; to commit a planned crime of robbery ...1928 US criminals' sl.
• LATROCINATE † to rob, to play the thief ...1623
• LIFT to pick the pocket of someone; to rob ...1526 sl.
• LIGHT-FINGER vb. to steal; to pilfer; to rob ...1956 US sl.
• LUSH to rob a drunk ...1910s sl.
• LUSH DIP to rob a drunk ...1910s sl.
• LUSH-ROLL to rob drunkards ...1957 US sl.
• MAKE A RAISE to pick a pocket; to rob ...19C US criminals' sl.
• MILL THE GLAZE to break a window, esp. as a means of entering a house ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• MUG to attack and rob someone ...1864 sl.
• NAB THE REGULARS to take one's usual share of a robbery's proceeds ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• NAP THE REGULARS to take one's usual share of a robbery's proceeds ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• NICK * to rob a bank, etc. ...1829 sl.
• NIDDLE † to overcome and rob ...1824 Sc. 
• OFF to steal; to rob, usually with violence ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• PAD † to rob on the highway; to be a footpad ...1638
• PANEL to pursue the 'panel game' (the robbing of a prostitute's client by stealing his possessions while he is having sex) ...M19 sl.
• PICK UP to steal; to rob ...1770 sl.
• PINCH to steal; to rob ...1656 sl.
• PLY THE TOBY to practice highway robbery ...19C thieves' sl.
• PROWL to reconnoitre with a view to committing a robbery or other crime ...1914 US sl.
• PULL † to fleece, to rob. to cheat ...LME
• PULL DOWN to rob a place ...1992 US sl.
• RAG to attack, to cause trouble; to rob ...20C sl.
• RAME to steal, to rob, to plunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMP to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet  ...1812 UK sl.
• RAM-RAID to rob a premises, using a vehicle as a battering ram and driving it through a window or wall ...1987 UK sl.
• RAPE * to rob, to strip, to plunder a place ...a1721
• RAPINE †* to commit rapine; to plunder, to carry off as loot ...1580
• RAT to search someone, their belongings, etc. for something to steal; to rob or pilfer surreptitiously ...1919 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• REAVE to rob, to steal, to plunder; to bereave of ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIDE to rob on the highway ...1605 sl.
• RIDE THE TOBY to practice highway robbery ...19C thieves' sl.
• RIP to search; to rummage, esp. with a view to plunder ...c1388 sl.
• ROLL to rob someone, esp. someone who is asleep, drunk, or otherwise incapacitated ...1873 sl.
• RUM-PAD to attack or rob on the highway ...L19 cant
• SACK to rob, to steal; to take possession of, to pocket ...L18 sl.
• SANDWICH to rob someone ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• SAY to rob, to break into ...1900 US criminals' sl.
• SCALE to steal, to rob a person, to defraud ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCHIEST to rob ...2000s US sl.
• SHAKE to steal goods; to rob a person ...c1412 sl.
• SHIM to break open a lock using a 'shim' ...1972 sl., chiefly US
• SMASH AND GRAB to hurt or kill someone, then rob them ...1990s US Black sl.
• SNUFF to throw snuff into a victim's face, rendering them temporarily blind and thus easier to rob ...19C criminal sl.
• SPANK to rob someone ...1976 US sl.
• STEAL SOMEONE BLIND to rob someone of everything ...1976 US sl.
• STEAM to rush in a gang through a public place, train, etc. robbing anyone in one's path ...1987 Brit. sl.
• STICK UP to rob a place or person at gunpoint, knifepoint, etc. ...1846 sl., orig. Aust.
• STRIP to rob or gut a house; to rob a person ...c1696 sl.
• STRIP THE KEN to rob a house ...c1696 sl.
• SUCK to draw money, information, or the like from a person; to rob a person or thing of its resources or support; to drain, to 'bleed' ...1558
• TAB to survey a place prior to robbing it ...1920s sl.
• TAB UP to survey a place prior to robbing it ...1920s sl.
• TAKE to rob ...1926 sl.
• TAKE DOWN to cheat, to swindle, to rob ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• TAKE OFF to rob someone or burgle or hold up a place ...1970 US Black sl.
• TAKE TO THE ROAD to turn highwayman, beggar, or tramp ...Bk1903 sl.
• THIEF to steal, to rob; to commit theft ...1838 Amer. dial.
• THIEVE to steal, to rob ...a901
• TICKLE to rob or burgle ...1945 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• TICKLE THE PETER to rob a safe, till, or cashbox ...1945 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• TICKLE THE TILL to rob or embezzle ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• TIP THE GARROTTE to strangle and rob ...1856 sl.
• TOBY to rob on the highway ...1812 thieves' sl.
• TURN A TRICK to commit a successful robbery ...1865 US sl.
• TURN DOWN THE DAMPER to rob a cash drawer or till ...1893 US sl.
• TURN OVER to ransack a place, usually in order to commit robbery, or searching a person ...1859 sl.
• UNLOAD to take someone's money or possessions ...M18 sl.
• UNTHIMBLE to rob a man of his watch ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
rob, robbery, robbing - phrases 
• FAT'S A-RUNNING used to indicate that a loaded van is passing along the street and may be robbed, to the greatest extent, by opportunists ...L19 UK criminals' sl.

ROBBED - adjectives
• HACKED of a place to be robbed: watched by a security guard ...1914 Amer. sl.
• HARRIED plundered, robbed, pillaged ...1844 Sc.
• PINCHED TO THE BONE robbed of all ...1757
• RATTED of people: robbed; of objects: stolen ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• VULPECULATED † robbed by a fox ...1671
robbed - nouns
• HOT JOINT somewhere that is robbed while the owners are in occupation ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• HOT SLOUGH somewhere that is robbed while the owners are in occupation ...1920s US tramps' sl.
robbed - person
• DACOITEE one robbed by a dacoit ...1887
• SACABETE one that has been robbed ...Bk1775
• SACABURTH one that has been robbed ...Bk1775
• SAKEBERE † one that has been robbed of his goods ...Bk1775

ROBBER - nouns  (also see HIGHWAYMAN, THIEF)
• FAMILY PEOPLE the underworld of thieves, robbers ...L18 cant
• LATROCINY † a band of robbers ...1474
• PADDING working as a highway robber ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
robber - person (also see HIGHWAYMAN)
• ARM MAN a strong arm man; a highway robber; one who robs someone by choking them from behind, thus rendering them immobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BANDITTO an outlawed person in Italy turned robber; a highwayman ...Bk1708
• BANDOLERO a highwayman or robber ...1832
• BANK BURSTER † a bank robber who uses explosives to enter vaults and safes ...1880 US criminals' sl.
• BANKER a bank robber ...1933 US criminals' sl.
• BANKIE a bank robber ...1887 US criminals' sl.
• BANK-MAN † a bank robber ...1901 US criminals' sl.
• BANK MOB a gang of bank robbers ...1920 police sl.
• BANK SNATCHER † a bank robber ...1890
• BEARER-UP † a robber who pulls his victim's hat over the eyes to prevent identification or interference during a robbery ...1910 criminals' sl.
• BENGAL LANCERS violent robbers who slash victims with Bengal razor blades embedded in corks ...1931 Aust. criminals' sl. 
• BLAGGER a robber or thief ...1938 Brit. sl.
• BLAG MERCHANT a pay-roll robber ...c1950 sl. 
• CREEP a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1914 sl., orig. US
• CREEPER a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1906 sl., orig. US
• CUTPURSE one who steals by the method of cutting purses, a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles; hence, a pickpocket, a thief, a robber ...1362
• DACOIT a member of a class of robbers in India and Burma, who plunder in armed bands ...1810 Anglo-Indian
• DUFFER a person who, following some honest pursuit during the day, occasionally sallies forth at night to commit some house robbery ...1872 US police sl.
• FACE a professional criminal, usually an armed robber with no territorial ambitions ...1960s UK criminals' sl.
• FAG-ROLLER a robber of homosexuals ...1962 Amer. sl.
• FAWNGUEST † one who robs or swindles another under the guise of friendship ...1602
• GANG-ROBBER a member of a gang of robbers; a dacoit, one of a class of robbers in Indian and Burma who plunder in armed bands ...1812
• GAROTTER one who garrottes, or throttles a person in order to rob him ...1859
• GARROTTE-MAN one who performs a highway-robbery by throttling the victim ...1862
• GAT GOOSE a hold-up man; an armed robber ...1935 US criminals' sl.
• GAZLIN a robber, a crook, a bandit ...Bk1982 Jewish
• GENTLEMAN OF THE PAD a street-robber ...c1820 sl.
• GHOUL a grave robber ...1927 US sl.
• GILLIE WHEESEL a gypsy pickpocket; a robber ...1818 Sc.
• HARRIER, HARRYER a robber; a rifler of birds' nests ...1835 Sc.
• HEDGE BIRD a person born or brought up on or frequenting the roadside; a vagrant; a footpad
• HEISTER a housebreaker; a shoplifter, a pickpocket, a robber ...1708 criminals' sl.
• HEIST MAN a professional thief or hold-up man ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• INSIDE MAN someone involved in any of various special roles in a confidence trick or robbery ...1935 US sl.
• JACK-BOY a street criminal who relies almost exclusively upon force and terror; a hold-up man; an armed robber ...1989 US sl. 
• JACKER a street robber, a thief ...2000s sl.
• JACKROLLER a criminal who specializes in robbing debilitated victims, i.e. the aged, drunkards, etc. ...1922 Amer. criminals' sl. 
• JUG HEAVY a criminal who specializes in robbing bank vaults and safes ...1949 US sl.
• LADRONE a highwayman, pirate, robber, thief (main usage in books on Spain or Spanish America) ...1832
• LAND-PIRATE one who robs on land; a highwayman ...1609
• LARRONE † a robber ...a1300
• LATRON † a robber, a brigand, a plunderer ...1613
• LOW TOBYMAN a footpad ...1811 thieves' sl.
• LUSH DIP one who specializes in robbing sleeping or passed-out drunks, esp. in subways ...1910s sl.
• LUSH DIVER one who specializes in robbing sleeping or passed-out drunks, esp. in subways ...1910s sl.
• LUSHER one who specializes in robbing sleeping or passed-out drunks, esp. in subways ...1910s sl.
• LUSH GRAFTER one who specializes in robbing sleeping or passed-out drunks, esp. in subways ...1910s sl.
• LUSH-ROLLER a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1919 criminal & police sl.
• LUSH-TOUCHER a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1904 criminal & police sl.
• LUSH-WORKER a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1908 Amer. criminal & police sl.
• MALANDRYN †* a highwayman; a robber ...1460
• MOONMAN †* a person, esp. a criminal, who works at night; a robber, thief or highwayman who follows his vocation chiefly by moonlight ...1632
• MORNING-GLORY BANDIT a nickname for a robber who robs a bank just before opening time ...1955 
• MUGGER someone who commits robbery with violence in a public place ...1865 sl.
• MUG-HUNTER a mugger who robs drunkards by night ...1887
• PAD † an armed robber; a highwayman; one who robs on foot ...1652 UK criminals' sl. 
• PADDER a footpad, a highwayman, a robber ...1610
• QUEER BIRD a mendicant villain who, recently released from prison, returns to robbery, specializing in stealing horses ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUIRE BIRD a mendicant villain who, recently released from prison, returns to robbery, specializing in stealing horses ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• RABIATOR * a violent, noisy, greedy person; a lout; a boor; a violent or ruthless bully; a robber; a spoiler; a plunderer...c1745 Sc. 
• RAMPSMAN someone who commits robbery with violence ...1859 sl.
• RAM-RAIDER a perpetrator of 'ram-raiding' ...1991 Brit. sl.
• RAPTOR † a plunderer, a robber ...1667
• REAVE † a robber, a plunderer ...1793 Sc.
• REAVER a robber, a plunderer; esp. a border thief ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIPPER a robber ...Bk1903 sl.
• ROB-ALTAR a sacrilegious plunderer ...a1655 sl.
• SANDBAGGER a street robber, a 'mugger' ...1882 US sl.
• SAND-MAN a footpad; a 'mugger' ...1941 Aust. sl. 
• SHUTTER-RACKET WORKER a robber who specializes in the 'shutter racket' (see 'robbery' noun) ...E19 sl.
• SNAPHANCE † an armed robber or marauder; a freebooter or highwayman; a thief or desperate fellow ...1538
• SNUDGE † a thief who first enters a house, then hides, and emerges when the coast is clear to effect the robbery ...1676 cant
• STRIKER a robber who uses violence ...1598 sl.
• TAKE-OFF ARTIST a successful robber, rapist, or killer ...1966 US criminals' sl.
• TAKER one who takes something from another by force or wrongfully; a robber, a thief, a plunderer, a pilferer ...1500-20
• TAR FINGER a robber, because everything he touches sticks to his fingers ...1925 US criminals' sl.
• TOOLMAN a gun-carrying robber ...2000s sl.
• VAMP a robber ...1782 sl.
• WANDERING STAR a woman who coyly seduces men in the street in order to rob them ...1837 UK sl.
• YEGG  a hold-up man, a robber with violence ...1912 sl.
• YEGGER a hold-up man, a robber with violence ...1921 US sl.
 
ROBIN - nouns
• BOB-ROBIN the robin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAREWELL-SUMMER the robin redbreast, Erithacus rubecula ...1852 Eng. dial.
• REDDOCK the robin redbreast ...1777 Eng. dial.
 
ROBOT - nouns
• BOOPER a robot ...Bk1998 sl.
• BOT a robot ...1969 orig. science fiction usage
• CYBERNAUT a robot; a cyborg ...1965
 
ROBUST - adjectives
• BAWF well-grown, robust, fine, stout ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CORN-FED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DERF † strong, sturdy, stout, robust ...c1340
• FULL OF GUTS vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUTSBALL courageous, spirited, plucky; robust ...1963 Amer. sl.
• GUTSY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HAIL † free from injury, infirmity, or disease; sound, unhurt, safe; healthy, robust; hale ...c1205
• HARD big, strong, robust, well-grown; full-grown ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HARD AS NAILS vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARDISH strong, robust, well-grown ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HARDLY hardy, robust, strong ...1845 Eng. dial.
• HEFTY vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKELY vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMBASK † robust ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMBUSK † robust ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMBUST robust, vigorous ...1825 Sc.
• RENCING strong; great, robust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• ROBUSTIOUS of persons: robust, vigorous, violent; stout and strong or healthy-looking ...a1548
• RUGGED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STALWORTH † of persons and animals: strong and stoutly built; sturdy, robust ...c1175 obs. exc. arch.
• STRAPPING tall, robust, well-made ...1678 sl.
• THRUNTY healthy, hardy; sturdy, robust, strong ...1790 Eng. dial.
• VIKKEND stout, sturdy, robust, well-made; usually of a young man or boy ...1929 Sc.
• WALLY of persons and animals: big and strong, robust, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
• WANTON † robust, overflowing with health ...1674
• WELL-FED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIGHT strong, robust, mighty; exercising strength, energetic ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
robust - person
• BELCH a very lusty, robust person ...1825 Sc.
• STRAMULLION a strong, robust, masculine woman; a virago ...B1900 Sc.
 
ROBUSTNESS - nouns
• HALENESS the quality or state of being hale; healthiness, robustness ...1862
• LUSTIHOOD lustiness, vigour of body, robustness ...1609 arch.
• VALIDITY † the state of being physically strong or sound; robustness; strength ...1578
 
ROCK, ROCKY - adjectives
• HAGGLY rough; covered with rocks ...1939 Amer. dial.
• QUICK † of rock: natural, 'living' ...c1475
• SASSINOUS † rocky, stony ...1632
• SCARRY bare, rocky; full of precipices ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
rock, rocky - nouns 
• ALLEY APPLE a rock, stone, or piece of rubble found in an alley and used as a missile ...1913 US sl.
• BANKS precipitous rocks or crags ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BERG a rock ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BO a submerged rock ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUGHOLE a small cavity in a rock ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CARR a rock ...c950 Eng. dial.
• COONDIE a stone or rock, esp. one a small stone suitable for throwing ...1941 Aust. sl.
• GROUND APPLE a stone; a rock ...1931 Amer. sl.
• HAG(G) a rock or cliff; an abrupt, cliffy prominence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• INDIAN-HEAD a rock, stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour ...1945 Amer. dial.
• INTERLAKE POTATO a rock ...1987 Can. sl.
• LOVE LETTER a stone or rock thrown at someone ...1940s US Black sl.
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a rock, a stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour; a black boulder partially submerged in the water ...1847 Amer. dial.
• OVEN cavernous holes in the rocks on the seashore ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• RAAB a fall of rock from a cliff face, an avalanche ...1866 Sc.
• RATCHER a rock ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCAR a precipitous rocky place; a cliff; a low or submerged rock in the sea ...1300 Brit.
• SCARTH a place cut off; a cliff; a rock, esp. a rock bare of vegetation ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCLIMPET a small thin piece of anything, as of rock ...1825 Sc.
• SCOUT † a high rock or hill; a projecting ridge; a precipice ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SKELLY * a rock, a skerry ...1513 Sc.
• SKERRY a rugged insulated sea-rock or stretch of rocks, covered by the sea at high water or in stormy weather; a reef ...1612
• VACKEL a reef of rocks in the sea; a 'skerry' ...Bk1905 Sc.
rock, rocky - person
• ROCK-HOG a labourer engaged in tunnelling through rock ...1909 chiefly Can.
rock, rocky - verbs 
• HAINCHIL to rock from side to side in walking ...1825 Sc.
• HENCHIL to rock from side to side in walking ...1825 Sc.
• RAAB of a mass of rocks: to fall from the face of a cliff ...a1838 Sc.
• SHIG-SHOG to rock or vibrate; to walk in a jerky manner; to trot or amble in riding ...1897 Eng. dial.
• TITUBATE * to stagger, to stumble, to trip, to reel, to totter; to rock, roll ...1575
• TOTTLE to totter, to rock; to cause to totter ...c1820 Eng. dial.

ROCK CLIMBING - person
• GAPER in rock climbing: a non-climber who watches climbers ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• RADS in rock climbing: sport climbers ...Bk2006 Amer. sl. 

ROCKIES, THE, ROCKY MOUNTAINS - nouns
• HUMP, THE the Rockies ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• STONY MOUNTAINS † the Rocky Mountains ...1811
 
ROD - nouns
• BASTINADO a stick, staff, rod, cudgel, truncheon ...1598
• GAD a rod or wand; a fishing rod; also, a stake or stout stick ...1535 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE-TAIL a schoolmaster; a rod ...1785 sl.
• TICKLE-TOBY a birch, a rod, a switch ...1830
• VERGE * a rod, wand, or stick ...1897
• WAND † a rod, stick, or switch for chastisement ...1297
• YARD † a stick or rod used as an instrument for administering strokes by way of punishment or otherwise ...c1000
 
RODEO - nouns
• BICYCLING among rodeo cowboys: the act, when riding a bucking horse, of scratching with first one foot and then the other in the manner of riding a bicycle ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NANNY WHAMMING in rodeo: the joke event of goat tying ...1987 Can. sl.
rodeo - verbs 
• DALLY in western Canadian rodeos: to loop the lariat around the saddle horn ...1987 Can. sl.
 
ROGUE - nouns
• FAW-GANG a gang of gypsies, rogues, or beggars ...1777
• RATBAGGERY acting like a rogue or eccentric ...L19 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• YOUR ROGUESHIP a mock title of respect given to a rogue ...L16
rogue - person 
• ABRAM-COVE a lusty strong rogue ...Bk1699 sl.
• ANOINTER a scapegrace, a complete rogue or rascal, a mischievous fellow ...1884 Eng. dial.
• ARTIST a person who practices artifice, deception, cunning, etc., a schemer, a rogue ...1648
• BAD EGG a rogue, a villain, a scoundrel, a rascal, a worthless fellow ...1847 sl., orig. US
• BAD HAT a scoundrel, a ne'er-do-well; a rogue; an untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous individual ...1831 sl.
• BAD LOT a rogue, a villain, an untrustworthy person ...1848 sl.
• BADMASH one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel, a rogue; a hooligan, a ruffian ...1843 Anglo-Indian
• BAD 'UN a rogue, an untrustworthy person ...1823 sl.
• BESONIAN † a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal ...1611
• BLACK a shabby rogue; a blackguard ...1797 UK sl.
• BOINARD † a fool, a simpleton; a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel, a low person; a term of reproach ...a1300
• CAD an ill-bred, ill-mannered lout; one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; an upper-class rogue ...1827 sl.
• CARTSO, CARTZO a rogue or rascal ...L16 sl.
• CATAIAN † a rogue, a scoundrel, a rascal, a knave, a blackguard; a sharper ...1598
• CATSO, CATZO † a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, scamp ...1602 sl.
• CAZZO a rogue or rascal ...L16 sl.
• COISTRIL, CUSTREL * a worthless or contemptible person; a knave, a rogue; later, a cowardly or timorous person; a foolish or inexperienced youth ...1570 arch.
• CLOWES, CLOWS a rogue ...L17 Brit. cant
• CRACK HALTER a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• CRACK HEMP a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• CUSTRON an assistant to a chef or cook; a kitchen servant, a scullion; also, a term of abuse, a man of low birth or status; a knave, a rogue, a scoundrel ...c1400 arch.
• DAMBER a rogue, a rascal ...M17 sl.
• DEAD-NAP a cheat; a downright rogue ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLASH-MAN a rogue, a thief; the landlord of a 'flash-case' ...1789 sl.
• GADDERMAN a rogue; someone too wise for his years ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
• GADLING a term of contempt or abuse; a worthless person; a rogue ...a1300
• GALLOWS a person of bad character; a rascal, a rogue; one deserving the gallows ...1598
• GEDLING a term of contempt or abuse; a worthless person; a rogue; an idle vagabond ...a1300
• GILD ROGUE, A a great wag or rogue ...1825 Sc.
• GIPSY † a cunning rogue ...a1633
• HARLOT † a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225
• JACK-THE-LAD (a nickname for) a troublemaker or rogue, esp. one regarded with both admiration and mistrust; someone noticeably sharper, smarter, or smugger than the rest; a young impudent man; a popular villain; also, a wanted criminal...1981 Brit. colloq.
• JAIL-BIRD a term of reproach; an incorrigible rogue ...1603
• LADRONE a vague term of reproach; a rogue, rascal, blackguard; a lazy knave ...a1557 Sc.
• LAMMOCK a rogue, a rascal ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LATHERIN a vague term of reproach; a rogue, a blackguard ...1789 Sc.
• LAYDRON a vague term of reproach; a rogue, a blackguard ...1706 Sc.
• LIMMER † a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a scoundrel ...1456 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LOREL † a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• MAKESHIFT † one who is given to making shifts; a shifty person, a rogue ...1565
• MASSE-STAPLER a rogue disguised as a woman ...18C Brit. sl.
• MONIMENT a ridiculous or objectionable person; a laughingstock, a fool, a rogue ...1866 Sc.
• MONUMENT a ridiculous or objectionable person; a laughingstock, a fool, a rogue ...1866 Sc.
• NICKUM, KNICKUM a scamp, a rogue, a mischievous boy ...1804 Sc. 
• OLD SETTLER † an experienced rogue ...1872 US criminals' sl.
• OLLI COMPOLLI 'the name of one of the principle rogues of the canting crew' ...L17 UK criminals' sl. 
• PICARA a female rogue or adventurer
• PICARO a male roguish adventurer
• PICAROON, PICKAROON an adventurer or rogue ...17C arch.
• QUAIST † a rascal, a rogue, a wag ...1880 Sc.
• QUEEF an engaging, roguish girl ...1923 Sc.
• QUEER THIEF OF THE WORLD, THE a thief, a rogue ...1896 Ireland
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RADICAL a wild, unruly person; a rogue, a blackguard, a rascal ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMPALLION † 1. a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
† 2. a female rampallion, knave, rogue, rascal ...1602
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• RASCALLION * a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• RATBAG a term of abuse; a rogue, an eccentric ...1890 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• RENEGATE a reprobate, an unprincipled person, a rogue, a rascal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAB 1. a term of abuse; a mean, low scurvy fellow; an unpleasant or despicable man; a mean or contemptible person; a rascal, a scoundrel, a rogue ...1590
2. an unpleasant or despicable female; a female rogue ...a1700
• SCALAWAG, SCALLAWAG, SKALAWAG, SKALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLY a young man who may range from a lovable rogue to a hooligan ...1986 Brit. sl.
• SCALLYWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCAMP a young or playful rogue ...1837
• SCANDERBEG † a rogue, a rascal, a knave ...a1635
• SCAPEGRACE a man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
• SCAPE-RAPE one who has escaped hanging; a rogue ...1836 Sc.
• SCELLUM, SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHAVEL † a rogue ...1861 Sc.
• SCHELLUM † a rogue, a rascal ...1814 Sc.
• SCHELM † a rogue, a rascal ...1814 Sc.
• SCOWBANK a loafer, a rogue, a rascal ...1881 sl.
• SCOWBANKER a loafer; a rogue, a rascal ...1864 sl.
• SCOWDER a term of contempt for a rogue or scamp; one likely to be singed in hell ...1894 Sc. 
• SINNER a reprobate, rogue; an offender against some rule or custom ...1809
• SKEESICKS, SKEEZACKS, SKEEZECKS, SKEEZICKS a rogue, a ne'er-do-well ...1850 US sl.
• SKEESTER a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKELL a villain, a rogue, esp. a vagrant who lives on the streets; a street derelict who may be a villain ...1957 US sl.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SON OF A GUN a rogue, rascal ...sl.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• TASTRILL a saucy, impudent child; one who is badly behaved; a mischievous character; a cunning rogue, a rascal ...Bk1892 Eng. dial.
• TILT † a cant name for some species of rogue ...1620 sl.
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• UNCONSCIONABLE an arrant rogue ...1825
• VAGABOND a disreputable or worthless person; an idle, good-for-nothing fellow; a rascal or rogue ...1686
• VAGRANT a disreputable or worthless person; an idle, good-for-nothing fellow; a rascal or rogue ...1452
• VARLET a person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a have, a rogue, a rascal ...1555
• WAGHALTER † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ; a rogue, knave, or rascal worthy of hanging...1570 
• WAG-PASTIE a rogue, urchin, rascal; a term of endearment ...1534 sl.
• WAG-PASTY † a mischievous rogue; a rascal, an urchin; a term of contempt ...a1553
• WAG-WITH † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird'; a rogue, knave, or rascal worthy of hanging  ...1611
• WARLOT a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel ...1584 Sc.
• WIDDIEFOO, WIDDIEFU, WIDDYFU one fit to fill a hangman's noose; a gallows-bird; a scoundrel; a scamp, a rogue, a mischievous person, a romp; a person of small stature and short temper ...1721 Sc.
• WIDDIEFOW one fit to fill a hangman's noose; a gallows-bird; a scoundrel; a scamp, a rogue, a mischievous person, a romp; a person of small stature and short temper ...1721 Sc.
• WIDE BOY a rogue, a ne'er-do-well ...1937 Brit. sl.
• WIDE-OH a villain; a petty criminal; a rogue ...1988 Sc. sl.
• WIDO a villain; a petty criminal; a rogue; a hooligan ...1935 Sc. sl.
• WILY-PIE † a crafty or cunning fellow; a sly rogue ...c1450
• WITHERON a rogue ...Bk1866 Sc.
• WORRY-BOGGLE a rogue, a rascal ...1718 Sc.
rogue - verbs
• BEROGUE † to call one a rogue; to abuse ...1673
• PLAY THE JACK † to play the rogue or knave; to do a mean trick ...1609
rogue - phrases 
• MORE R THAN F applied to one who is more rogue than fool, esp. to a servant that seemed foolish ...c1860 sl.
 
ROGUERY - nouns
• CATZERIE roguery ...L16 sl.
• DEVILMENT mischief, teasing, frolicking, roguery, trickery ...1844 Amer. dial.
• DEVILTRY mischief, teasing, frolicking, roguery, trickery, wickedness, devilry ...1839 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• PALLIARDRY † roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...1513
• PALLIARDY † roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...c1560
• RASCALMENT roguery, knavery, rascalry ...1832 nonce word
• RASCALRY roguery, knavery ...1868
• SCALLYWAGGERY roguery, political opportunism ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAGISM roguery, political opportunism ...L19 sl.
roguery - verbs
• SACKER to seem innocent when up to roguery; to tell false tales of distress ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
ROGUISH - adjectives
• ALSATIAN criminal, roguish ...L17 sl.
. • DUNGEONABLE † malicious, damnable; roguish, devilish ...1691 Eng. dial.
• GADAMAN † roguish, mischievous ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PRATTIE roguish, mischievous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-PROTTED roguish, mischievous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-TRICKED roguish, mischievous ...1873 Sc.
• ILL-TRICKY mischievous, roguish ...1873 Sc.
• MAKESHIFT † of persons: shifty, roguish ...1592
• MAKE-SHIFTY shifty, roguish ...1858
• RAPSCALLION roguish, rascally, knavish ...1711
• RAPSCALLIONLY rascally, roguish, knavish ...1832
• SLY playfully mischievous or malicious; roguish, waggish ...a1771
roguish - person
• BILLY BENTIE a smart roguish boy ...1825 Sc.
• GILPEY, GILPIE, GILPY † a frolicsome young fellow; a roguish or mischievous boy...1718 Sc.
• WANTON † a person, esp. a child, of playful, roguish or sportive conduct; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1589
• WITCH-CAT a mischievous, high-spirited person, esp. a child; a frolicsome girl, a roguish boy ...1844 Amer. dial.