| 单词 | vincent's law |
| 释义 | > as lemmasVincent's law The dupe in a betting game of bowls or the like. Also Vincent's law, the art of cheating at bowls, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > types of play Vincent's law1591 bias bowling1833 roll-off1886 guarding1897 takeout1958 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe > esp. in betting game pigeon?1525 vincent1591 mug1857 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A3v The Vincents Law is a common deceipt or cosenage vsed in Bowling-allies amongest the baser sort of people. 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A4 The vincent,..that is the simple man that stands by, & not acquainted with their cosenage. < as lemmas |
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