fullam

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that it always rolls a specific number. UK,archaic,slang
    — Captaine, you perceiue how neere both of vs are driuen, the dice of late are growen as melancholy as a dog, high men and low men both prosper alike, langrets, fullams, and all the whole fellowshippe of them will not affoord a man his dinner, some other means must be inuented to preuent imminent extremitie.
  2. A sham; a hoax; a make-believe. UK,archaic,broadly,colloquial

词形变化

fullam plural fullams plural fullan alternative fullom alternative fulham alternative

词源

From Fulham, a London suburb, which during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I was the most notorious place for blacklegs in all of England. Loaded dice were supposed to have been chiefly made there.
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