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单词 to put in the well
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to put (a person) in the well
P2. slang. to put (a person) in the well: to defraud (a confederate) by embezzling a portion of the gains from a criminal activity. Cf. well v.2 1. Obsolete.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > perpetrate (a swindle) [verb (transitive)] > defraud or swindle > of share of booty
well1787
to put (a person) in the well1819
1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. at Garden To put a person in the garden..or in the well, are synonymous phrases, signifying to defraud him of his due share of booty by embezzling a part of the property, or the money it is fenced for.
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