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Panel thief

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)



   2. (Law)
      (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the
          names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff;
          hence, more generally, the whole jury. --Blackstone.
      (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar
          of a criminal court. --Burrill.

   3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a
      soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.

   4. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove
      of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.

   5. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt.

   6. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of
      canvas, a picture is painted.

   7. (Mining)
      (a) A heap of dressed ore.
      (b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size,
          into which a mine is laid off in one system of
          extracting coal.

   8. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or
      plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a
      dress, for ornament.

   9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or
      struts, as in a bridge truss.

   {Panel game}, a method of stealing money in a panel house.

   {Panel house}, a house of prostitution in which the rooms
      have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices
      of the inmates.

   {Panel saw}, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out
      panels, etc.

   {Panel thief}, one who robs in a panel house.
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