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fidlam ben

fidlam ben noun: a thief.

Noun

fidlam ben (plural fidlam bens)

  1. (archaic, thieves' cant) A thief.
    • Given them are fidlam-bens who want Beauty and Booty as the reward of their havin fag'd as many of you as dont pike off, bullets for their prog; and let me see that you are jonnok, when these shabbaroons of England attack you.1834, Seba Smith, Charles Augustus Davis, John Clarke (of Philadelphia), The Life of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States: Illustrated with Numerous Cuts, page 122
    • He could get sent to jail for breaking in like a thieving fidlam ben.2023 December 4, Bree Wolf, Sydney Jane Baily, Tracy Sumner, Charlie Lane, Fenna Edgewood, Jennifer Monroe, Meredith Bond, Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Regency Anthology, WOLF Publishing UG...

Forms of fidlam ben

pluralfidlam bens

Questions about fidlam ben

What does fidlam ben mean?
Fidlam ben means a thief.
What part of speech is fidlam ben?
Fidlam ben is a noun.
What is the plural of fidlam ben?
The plural of fidlam ben is fidlam bens.

Words near fidlam ben in the dictionary

  1. fidgety
  2. fidging
  3. fidibus
  4. fidibuses
  5. fidicinal
  6. fidlam ben
  7. fidlam bens
  8. Fidler
  9. Fidlers
  10. fidlet
  11. fidlets

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