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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Guinea-dropper

A cheat. The term is about equal to thimble-rig, and alludes to an ancient cheating dodge of dropping counterfeit guineas.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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