dubsman
English
Etymology
dub
+
-s-
+
-man
Noun
dubsman
(
plural
dubsmen
)
(
obsolete
,
slang
)
A
jailer
.
1846
, George William MacArthur Reynolds,
The Mysteries of London
, page
60
:
[
…
]
C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate
;
/
D was a
Dubsman
, who kept the jug-gate.
[
…
]
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