think
it is a group of bad people[;
Highwaymen were thieves, robbers and murderers. They were despised.
Alliteration
travelers and thieves
They were very mean thieves.
It is an alliteration
Alliteration. Repetition of initial consonants or sounds is alliteration, and is very handy for emphasizing a certain phrase, or as a memory aid.
Alliteration
Ten.
Thieves or sheep rustlers
no its not
a gang of thieves a den of thieves a skulk of thieves a band of thieves