| 单词 | gold-dropper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgold-dropper gold-dropper n. now archaic a swindler or confidence trickster who drops a gold coin and then pretends to have found it, in order to accost and gain the confidence of the intended victim; also in extended use (cf. money-dropper n. at money n. Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Gold-droppers, Sweetners, Cheats, Sharpers. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Gold-droppers, sharpers who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person..; this they pretend to have found, and..they invite him to a publick house to partake of it [where]..they seldom fail of stripping their prey. 1793 Fortnights Ramble through London 69 We have among us—Rum-drivers.., Gold-droppers.., and Wiper Drawers. 2008 K. Kamensky & J. Lepore Blindspot 107 London whelped they is. Lobsterbacks, gold-droppers, and affidavit men, with one hand full of court papers and the other in our pockets. < as lemmas |
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