MACHEATH

Meaning of MACHEATH in English

Mac ‧ heath, Captain /məkˈhiːθ/ BrE AmE

a character in The Beggar's Opera (1728) by John Gay who is a ↑ highwayman (=a man who robbed travellers)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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