broadsman

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cardsharp. UK,slang
    — In order better to appreciate the use of argot among thieves, a visit to a few public bars of the third-class public houses of Kennington or in the immediate vicinity of the Elephant and Castle would prove of great value, as hoisters, whizzers, tea-leaves, con-heads, broadsmen and brass nobs […]

词形变化

broadsmen plural

词源

From broad + -s- + -man, from broad (“a playing card”).
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