(see quot. 1891).
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释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > confidence trick > types of (9) drop-game1785 (see quot. 1891). ring-dropping1788 the method of swindling practised by a ring-dropper. drop1819 slang. Cf. drop-cove, drop-game in 23. pigeon dropping1850 the action of carrying out a pigeon drop or other confidence trick. sawdust game1872 a type of confidence trick. pay-off1915 Criminals' slang. A fraud or confidence trick in which the victim is encouraged by the success of a small bet, investment, etc., to gamble or venture… short con1932 a small-scale confidence racket; also (with hyphen) attributive. hot seat1933 British Criminals' slang. A confidence trick in which money is obtained from a person as a surety for an apparently much larger sum, which turns out… pigeon drop1937 a confidence trick; spec. one which begins with the pretence that money has been found or otherwise acquired and that the victim can secure a… |
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