单词 | drop-cove |
释义 | > as lemmasdrop-cove drop-cove n. (see quot.). ΚΠ 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 170 Drop-cove, a sharp who practises the game of ring-dropping. drop-cove b. slang. Cf. drop-cove, drop-game in 23. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > confidence trick > types of drop-game1785 ring-dropping1788 drop1819 pigeon dropping1850 sawdust game1872 pay-off1915 short con1932 hot seat1933 pigeon drop1937 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) The game of ring-dropping is called the drop. 1823 Grose < as lemmas |
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