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fidlam bens

fidlam bens is the plural of fidlam ben.

Meaning of fidlam ben

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

Questions about fidlam bens

What is fidlam bens the plural of?
Fidlam bens is the plural of fidlam ben.

Words near fidlam bens in the dictionary

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

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