"fulham" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-fulham.ogg [Australia] Forms: fulhams [plural]
Etymology: So called because loaded dice were supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, originally in Middlesex, England. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fulham (plural fulhams)
  1. (archaic, UK, slang) Alternative form of fullam (“loaded die”) Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, archaic, slang Alternative form of: fullam (extra: loaded die)
    Sense id: en-fulham-en-noun-9Qejb7YA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (archaic, UK, colloquial, by extension) Alternative form of fullam (“sham”) Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, archaic, broadly, colloquial Alternative form of: fullam (extra: sham)
    Sense id: en-fulham-en-noun-3gGIGqeK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

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