"knight of the green baize" meaning in All languages combined

See knight of the green baize on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: knights of the green baize [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|knights of the green baize}} knight of the green baize (plural knights of the green baize)
  1. (dated, humorous, colloquial) A gambler. Tags: colloquial, dated, humorous Synonyms: knight of the green cloth
    Sense id: en-knight_of_the_green_baize-en-noun-N-d-Kunj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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