Meaning of fullam | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that it always rolls a specific number.
   UK, archaic, slang
2. A surname.
3. A sham; a hoax; a make-believe.
   UK, archaic, broadly, colloquial

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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