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Sharper
·noun A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a chea...

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sharper
A cheat, one that lives by his wits. Sharpers tools; a fool and false dice. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Gull
·noun One easily cheated; a dupe. II. Gull ·noun A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. III. Gull ·nou...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gull
A simple credulous fellow, easily cheated. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
gull
n. common English name for a sea-bird.The Australian species are – – Long-billed Gull – – Larus lon...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
gull
1. A cheat; a fraud; a trick. 2. A stupid animal; one easily cheated.--Johnson. I should think ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
gull
A well-known sea-bird of the genus Larus; there are many species. Also, a large trout in the north. ...

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Sea gull
·- Any gull living on the seacoast. ...

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ivory gull
, or snow-bird. The Larus eburneus of Arctic seas. It has a yellowish beak, jet black legs, and pl...

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sea-gull
A well-known bird. When they come in numbers to shore, and make a noise about the coast, or when at ...

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