Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Drawlatches

Thieves, robbers, wasters, and roberdsmen (5 Edward III. c. 14). About equal to door-openers and shop-lifters.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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