rounder
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1VERB + ROUNDER
eyes, grew
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noun
A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
My daddy was a rounder, he wore a rounder's hat and coat.
A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
1923, Traditional(Arr. Fiddlin' John Carson), Casey Jones Come all you rounders if you want to hear A story I'm a-tellin' on a brave engineer Casey Jones was this rounder's name On a six-eight wheeler boys he won his fame...
A person who earns a living by playing cards
A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué
2006, based on traditional, "Cocaine Habit", Old Crow Medicine Show Take a whiff on me Take a whiff on me All you rounders, take a whiff on me Hey, hey, honey, take a whiff on me
One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
[…] itt is order'd that 18 Souldiers, 1 Corporall & 1 Rounder goe upon the Sloop […]
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4My daddy was a rounder, he wore a rounder's hat and coat.
Wiktionary1923, Traditional(Arr. Fiddlin' John Carson), Casey Jones Come all you rounders if you want to hear A story I'm a-tellin' on a brave engineer Casey Jones was this rounder's name On a six-eight wheeler
Wiktionary2006, based on traditional, "Cocaine Habit", Old Crow Medicine Show Take a whiff on me Take a whiff on me All you rounders, take a whiff on me Hey, hey, honey, take a whiff on me
WiktionaryTom's eyes grew rounder.
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