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heist
OXFORD DICTIONARY
heist, n. & v. US sl.
--n. a robbery.
--v.tr. rob.
--n. a robbery.
--v.tr. rob.
Etymology
repr. a local pronunc. of HOIST
THESAURUS
heist
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