| 单词 | guinea-dropper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasguinea-dropper guinea-dropper n. one who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster > types of ring-chopper1575 ring-faller1575 guinea-dropper1710 gambler1735 money-dropper1737 ring-dropper?1780 pigeon dropper1858 bunco-steerer1875 1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 209 'Tis astonishing that a young gentleman, bred five or six years in our own universities, shou'd, at his first coming to London, be drawn in by guinea-droppers. 1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 69 Who now the Guinea-Dropper's Bait regards, Trick'd by the Sharper's Dice or Juggler's Cards? < as lemmas |
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