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fullam
/ˈfʊləm/
noun 2name 1
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1ADJ.
fair, high, living
Definitions
noun
1
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 extremitie.
Let vultures gripe thy guts! For gourd and fullam holds / And high and low beguiles the rich and poor.
2
A sham; a hoax; a make-believe.
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A surname.
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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 o
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Let vultures gripe thy guts! For gourd and fullam holds / And high and low beguiles the rich and poor.
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Who! he serve? 'sblood, he keeps high men, and low-men, he! he has a fair living at Fullam.
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