τοιχωρυχέω

English (LSJ)

   A dig through a wall like a thief, to be a housebreaker, Ar.Pl.165, Pl.R.575b. X.Mem.1.2.62: c. acc., τοῖχον Arist.EN1138a25.    2 metaph., οἷα ἐτοιχωρύχησαν περὶ τὸ δάνειον what thievish tricks they played with their loan, D.35.9; τοὺς λόγους τινός Philostr. VS2.1.6; πάντα Ph.2.527.