A deceiver, cheat, sharper (at dice). (Cf. quots. s.v. coll, n.3, apparently in sense of ‘dupe’, but referring to gaming.)
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释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > player > cheat (8) colec1555 A deceiver, cheat, sharper (at dice). (Cf. quots. s.v. coll, n.3, apparently in sense of ‘dupe’, but referring to gaming.) foisterc1555 One who foists, in senses of the verb. One who ‘foists’ dice. cogger1576 One who cogs at dice. palmer1671 A person who conceals cards, dice, etc., in the hand in order to cheat at a game; a conjuror who conceals objects in the hand. topper1671 One who ‘tops’ (top, v.1 17a) at dice; a cheating gamester. Obsolete. rare. tat-monger1688 a sharper who uses false dice. tatsman1825 A dice-player, or a sharper who cheats with dice. dice-man1871 a sharper who cheats with dice. |
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