n. 1. One who, or that which, lifts. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Founding) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Shop + lift. See Lift to steal. ] One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal. [ 1913 Webster ]