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scaldrum dodge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scal-drum -dodge
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

See dodge (“a trick”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

scaldrum dodges (plural)

Questions

What does scaldrum dodge mean?
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.
Where does scaldrum dodge come from?
See dodge (“a trick”).

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