"blood-red fancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blood-red fancies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blood-red fancy (plural blood-red fancies)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A red neckerchief worn at prizefights to show support for a contender. Tags: obsolete, slang Related terms: Randal's man

Inflected forms

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