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dimber cove

dimber cove noun: a gentleman.

Noun

dimber cove (plural dimber coves)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A gentleman.
    • 'Tis a dimber cove,' whispered one of the younger men to a companion.1837, Benjamin Disraeli, Venetia
    • Is it Mr. Gramp you want, m'dimber-cove?1901, Fergus Hume, The Millionaire Mystery
  2. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A handsome man.
    • I seen his son once—Mr. Charles Avondale. Cor, he's a dimber cove! Hair like gold, and eyes as'd put blue violets to shame. He ever come here?2012, Kate Ross, A Broken Vessel
    • 'Dimber cove, though, ain't he?'¶ 'Except his hair,' the other girl said. 'I don't care for this newfangled fashion, neither wig nor powder.'¶ 'But a fine colour,' Betsy-Ann said, thinking it would be a pity to powder such hair: like dulling a raven's wing.2013, Maria McCann, Ace, King, Knave
    Synonyms:
    beautiful man

Synonyms of dimber cove

  • beautiful man

Forms of dimber cove

pluraldimber coves

Questions about dimber cove

What does dimber cove mean?
Dimber cove means a gentleman.
What part of speech is dimber cove?
Dimber cove is a noun.
What is the plural of dimber cove?
The plural of dimber cove is dimber coves.

Words near dimber cove in the dictionary

  1. DiMattia
  2. DiMattias
  3. DiMauro
  4. dimazole
  5. dimber
  6. dimber cove
  7. dimber coves
  8. dimber damber
  9. dimber dambers
  10. dimber mort
  11. dimber morts

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