fullam

noun
/ˈfʊləm/

Etymology

From Fulham, a London suburb, which during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I was the most notorious place for blacklegs in all of England. Loaded dice were supposed to have been chiefly made there.

Definitions

  1. A false die

    A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that it always rolls a specific number.

    • Let vultures gripe thy guts! For gourd and fullam holds / And high and low beguiles the rich and poor.
    • Who! he serve? 'sblood, he keeps high men, and low-men, he! he has a fair living at Fullam.
  2. A sham

    A sham; a hoax; a make-believe.

  3. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA