"fairbank" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: fairbanks [present, singular, third-person], fairbanking [participle, present], fairbanked [participle, past], fairbanked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} fairbank (third-person singular simple present fairbanks, present participle fairbanking, simple past and past participle fairbanked)
  1. (gambling, slang, transitive) For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her favour, to encourage further play and facilitate a later swindle. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-fairbank-en-verb-~1eWUqPy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: gambling, games

Inflected forms

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