half-inch

Cockney slang transitive

(transitive, Cockney rhyming slang) To pinch, to steal.

Japanese Meaning

ひったくる / 盗む

He decided to half-inch the manager's cufflinks during the meeting.

彼は会議中にマネージャーのカフリンクスをこっそり盗むことにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive, Cockney rhyming slang) To pinch, to steal.

No cox'n will ever be hanged; he will always have "half-inched" the rope from the hangman first.

half-inches

（ present singular third-person ）

half-inching

（ participle present ）

half-inched

（ participle past ）

half-inched

（ past ）