shillabern.
/ˈʃɪləbə/ slang (chiefly North American).
= shill n.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > decoy
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1913 Collier's 6 Dec. 29/2 The business men turned out to be ‘shillabers’, if you know what ‘shillabers’ are.
1924 G. Bronson-Howard Devil's Chaplain vii. 111 One time ‘ballyhoo’ and ‘shillaber’, proprietor of ‘Chief Big~spoon's..’ medicine show.
1940 Amer. Speech 15 122/1 Shill or shillaber, an accomplice who plays a confidence game so that the mark sees him win.
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