grave-rob

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English

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Etymology

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Back-formation from graverobbing.

Verb

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grave-rob (third-person singular simple present grave-robs, present participle grave-robbing, simple past and past participle grave-robbed)

  1. (transitive) To steal (items) from a person's grave.
    Hypernym: see at disentomb
  2. (transitive) To steal from the grave of (a person).
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