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fulham

/ˈfʊləm/

fulham is the alternative form of fullam.

Meaning of fullam

Noun

fullam (plural fullam or fullams)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that it always rolls a specific number.
    • Captaine, you perceiue how neere both of vs are driuen, the dice of late are growen as melancholy as a dog, high men and low men both prosper alike, langrets, fullams, and all the whole fellowshippe of them will not affoord a man his dinner, some other means must be inuented to preuent imminent...1594, Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traveller
  2. (UK, archaic, broadly, colloquial) A sham; a hoax; a make-believe.
    Synonyms:
    deception

See all 3 meanings of fullam

Proper noun capitalized: Fulham

Fulham

  1. An area in southwestern London, England, on the north side of the River Thames.
    • There were only four in the starting XIs as Sunderland were beaten 1-0 by Jol's side – Jack Colback and Adam Johnson for Sunderland and Kieran Richardson and Steve Sidwell for Fulham – but Jol's shrug was one of resignation rather than indifference.2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian
  2. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Forms of fulham

pluralfulhams

Origin of fulham

So called because loaded dice were supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, originally in Middlesex, England.

From Old English Fullanhām, Fullanhōm, from personal name *Fulla + Old English hamm (“riverbend land”).

Words formed from fulham

Phrases with fulham

Words that rhyme with fulham

Questions about fulham

What does fulham mean?
Fulham means an area in southwestern London, England, on the north side of the River Thames.
What is fulham the alternative form of?
Fulham is the alternative form of fullam.
What part of speech is fulham?
Fulham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fulham?
Fulham is pronounced /ˈfʊləm/.

Words near fulham in the dictionary

  1. fulgurites
  2. fulgurous
  3. fulgurously
  4. fulgury
  5. Fulhadhoo
  6. fulham
  7. Fulham virgin
  8. Fulham virgins
  9. fulhams
  10. Fuli
  11. Fuliang

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