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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: hoist

heist

 noun
     
Related topics: Crime
heist [countable]
American English informalSCC an act of stealing something very valuable from a shop, bank etc [= robbery]:
a jewelry heist
—heist verb [transitive]
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