2. (old).—A window thief. Cf., Glaze.
1725. New Cant. Dict. Song ‘The Twenty Craftsmen.’… A glazier who when he creeps in, To pinch all the lurry he thinks it no sin.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
Gleaner, subs. (old).—A thief. Cf., Hooker, Angler, etc. For synonyms, see Thieves.
Glib, subs. (common).—1. The tongue. Slacken your glib = loose your tongue. For synonyms, see Clack.
2. (old).—A ribbon.
1754. Discoveries of John Poulter, p. 42. A lobb full of glibbs, a box full of ribbons.
Adj. (old, now recognised).—Smooth; slippery; voluble; glib-tongued or glib-gabbit (cf., Gab) = talkative; ready of speech.
1605. Shakspeare, Lear, Act i., Sc. 1. I want that glib and oily art, To speak and purpose not.
1659. Torriano, Vocabolario, s.v.