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单词 lottery vagrant
释义

lottery vagrant

now historical
noun
A person who illegally sells insurance against the purchase of a lottery ticket which does not win a prize.
  • Earliest in lottery vagrant act, with reference to an Act of Parliament, passed in 1787, which stated that anyone found guilty of selling such insurance would be liable to prosecution under the Vagrancy Act..

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Universal Magazine.

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