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Artful Dodger

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Artful Dodger
nickname for the sly pickpocket, John Dawkins. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]
See : Cunning
Artful Dodger
tricky thief; pupil of Fagin. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Oliver Twist]
See : Thievery
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The quarter to five has struck, and the play slackens for a minute before goal; but there is Crew, the artful dodger, driving the ball in behind our goal, on the island side, where our quarters are weakest.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
 
 
 
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