"dimber cove" meaning in English

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      "form": "dimber coves",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "53 47",
      "word": "dimber mort"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1837, Benjamin Disraeli, Venetia:",
          "text": "'Tis a dimber cove,' whispered one of the younger men to a companion.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1901, Fergus Hume, The Millionaire Mystery:",
          "text": "Is it Mr. Gramp you want, m'dimber-cove?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1918, Jeffery Farnol, Our Admirable Betty:",
          "text": "\"Come now, Benno my dimber cove,\" cried Jerry at last, \"what's the game? What ha' ye brought me here for? Tip us the office!\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A gentleman."
      ],
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          "gentleman",
          "gentleman"
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      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
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        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A gentleman."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, Kate Ross, A Broken Vessel:",
          "text": "I seen his son once—Mr. Charles Avondale. Cor, he's a dimber cove! Hair like gold, and eyes as'd put blue violets to shame. He ever come here?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Maria McCann, Ace, King, Knave:",
          "text": "'Dimber cove, though, ain't he?'¶ 'Except his hair,' the other girl said. 'I don't care for this newfangled fashion, neither wig nor powder.'¶ 'But a fine colour,' Betsy-Ann said, thinking it would be a pity to powder such hair: like dulling a raven's wing.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A handsome man."
      ],
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          "handsome",
          "handsome"
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          "man",
          "man"
        ]
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      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A handsome man."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "sense": "handsome man",
          "word": "beautiful man"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "dimber cove"
}

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      "form": "dimber coves",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dimber mort"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1837, Benjamin Disraeli, Venetia:",
          "text": "'Tis a dimber cove,' whispered one of the younger men to a companion.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1901, Fergus Hume, The Millionaire Mystery:",
          "text": "Is it Mr. Gramp you want, m'dimber-cove?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1918, Jeffery Farnol, Our Admirable Betty:",
          "text": "\"Come now, Benno my dimber cove,\" cried Jerry at last, \"what's the game? What ha' ye brought me here for? Tip us the office!\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A gentleman."
      ],
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        [
          "gentleman",
          "gentleman"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A gentleman."
      ],
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          "ref": "2012, Kate Ross, A Broken Vessel:",
          "text": "I seen his son once—Mr. Charles Avondale. Cor, he's a dimber cove! Hair like gold, and eyes as'd put blue violets to shame. He ever come here?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Maria McCann, Ace, King, Knave:",
          "text": "'Dimber cove, though, ain't he?'¶ 'Except his hair,' the other girl said. 'I don't care for this newfangled fashion, neither wig nor powder.'¶ 'But a fine colour,' Betsy-Ann said, thinking it would be a pity to powder such hair: like dulling a raven's wing.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A handsome man."
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "thieves' cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A handsome man."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "handsome man",
      "word": "beautiful man"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dimber cove"
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