‘A person employed by the vendor at an auction to run the biddings up’ (Hotten's Slang Dict. 1860).
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [noun] > performing spectators > assistant > in raising prices (7) setter1699 ‘A person employed by the vendor at an auction to run the biddings up’ (Hotten's Slang Dict. 1860). showman1797 A person employed to pose as a customer (see quot.). Obsolete. rare. bonnet1831 A person employed as a decoy or accomplice, such as a pretended player in a gambling house or a fictitious bidder at an auction, who colludes with… Funk1842 (A name for) a perpetrator of any of various ruses to raise prices or otherwise cheat buyers at an auction; = Peter Funk, n. button1851 British Criminals' slang. A decoy or accomplice, esp. one who lures others into gambling or who poses as a customer to encourage other buyers. Cf. bu… shill1916 A decoy or accomplice, esp. one posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc. ampster1941 An accomplice of a showman or swindler who is planted in an audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. |
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