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scaldrum dodge

scaldrum dodge noun: a beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.

Noun

scaldrum dodge (plural scaldrum dodges)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.

Forms of scaldrum dodge

pluralscaldrum dodges

Origin of scaldrum dodge

See dodge (“a trick”).

Questions about scaldrum dodge

What does scaldrum dodge mean?
Scaldrum dodge means a beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.
What part of speech is scaldrum dodge?
Scaldrum dodge is a noun.
What is the plural of scaldrum dodge?
The plural of scaldrum dodge is scaldrum dodges.

Words near scaldrum dodge in the dictionary

  1. scaldings
  2. scaldini
  3. scaldino
  4. scaldinos
  5. Scaldisian
  6. scaldrum dodge
  7. scalds
  8. scaldship
  9. scaldweed
  10. scale
  11. scale armor

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