Fullam

Quick meaning: Fullam is a noun meaning (archaic, UK, slang) A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that it always rolls a specific number.

Meaning

(archaic, UK, slang) A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that it always rolls a specific number.

More Meanings

1. (archaic, UK, colloquial, by extension) A sham; a hoax; a make-believe.

Example Sentences

Who! he serve? 'sblood, he keeps high men, and low-men, he! he has a fair living at Fullam.

Let vultures gripe thy guts! For gourd and fullam holds / And high and low beguiles the rich and poor.

Captaine, you perceiue how neere both of vs are driuen, the dice of late are growen as melancholy as a dog, high men and low men both prosper alike, langrets, fullams, and all the whole fellowshippe of them will not affoord a man his dinner, some other means must be inuented to preuent imminent extremitie.

Word Forms

• fullams
• fullan
• fullom
• fulham

Synonyms for fullam

Depending on context, synonyms include gourd, langret, deception.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fulham, flake, fakeloo, flan, falsedom, fakement.

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